Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 3425 | 3425A | 10021075 | Unable to program tire size in ebcm/vses. *kb | 03/01/2007 | |
| 3562 | 3562C | 10021010 | Bridgestone dueler product information update. *kb | 02/22/2007 | |
| 4223 | 10021020 | Bridgestone duravis tire chip and tear issue. *kb | 02/22/2007 | ||
| 4193 | 12/01/2007 | 4193D | 10021022 | P245/70r17 general ameritrac tire wear vibration. *kb updated 12/13/07. *nj updated 1/30/08. *nj | 02/22/2007 |
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| 4422 | 4422A | 10022362 | Service tire monitor message with aftermarket wheels. *kb updated on 09/20/07. *nj | 08/03/2007 | |
| 070316002 | 11/01/2007 | 070316002A | 10022262 | Tire pressure monitor system concerns. *kb 2008 passenger cars and trucks (including saturn). updated 2/26/08. *nj | 07/24/2007 |
| 060316003 | 12/01/2006 | 10021101 | Information on recognizing tire pressure monitoring (tpm). avoid damage to the tpm sensor during tire/wheel service. *kb | 03/05/2007 | |
| 4220 | 10020882 | Rubber valve stem pressure release learn method. *kb | 01/26/2007 | ||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||||
| 4261 | 12/01/2007 | 4261A | 10021081 | Tire sidewall irregularities. *kb updated 1/30/08. *nj | 03/01/2007 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 01/10/2010 | 1 | ||
| 2007 chevorlet silverado 1500 2wd v8 4.8l, engine fire. fire department & insurance company both do not believe there was fraud or arson. total loss. the vehicle was parked outside of my residence on the residential driveway at about 3:50a.m. we heard a blow which was the tire in the front driver's side. we called police plus fire department. the engine front part of truck plus the 2 tire's in front and engine caught on fire. the hood still on, and the windows did not break. the inside of the vehicle good just wet after the fact. fire report says area of fire origin was the engine area, running gear, wheel area. item first ignited was the pipe, duct, conduit & hose covering. it was about 2:30a.m. same day we got home. it had not been 2 hours that we drove the vehicle. it was parked and the ignition off when this fire started. my driver and passenger door must have unlocked and the back driver and passenger doors stayed locked because when the fire department put out fire the doors were that way. i have a 6 year old daughter that rides in the back seat. the fire department said the fire started drivers side/engine. this is a very terrifying time. i'm scared to even purchase a truck anymore. we could have been in the vehicle, my husband and i plus our daughter. i used to drive my truck with the thought that i was safe in it for the size of it and that it was a chevy, but now i can't even have that thought cross my mind. your not safe anywhere, not even in your vehicle because not only if there is a car wreck, a drunl driver hits you, someone failed to stop at a stop sign and hit you, now if your ignition is in the off position your truck can catch on fire, at your residence, parked in a garage, parked beside other vehicles, and who knows the fire could have started as i and my family were in it too. your not safe. insurance co pays the value and book closed. i have no vehicle to show for those 3 years. no fraud no arson and no vehicle. and nothing done. it's not right. *tr | |||
| 11/30/2009 | 46000 | 1 | |
| I was driving my 2007 chevy silverado 1500 at about 40 mph when i felt a large bump. i looked in my rear view mirror and saw something flying in the air about 20 feet off the ground behind me. when i started to pull over, it bounced several times in about 20' high bounds and started rolling at me with significant velocity. that's when i realized that it was my spare tire that fell off from underneath my truck. i barely moved out of the way of the rolling tire before it hit me. it continued rolling through a busy intersection nearly hitting three cars and a pedestrian. it bounced off a brick wall and came back through the intersection and finally stopped in the middle. i retrieved the tire and found that the entire hoist and tire assembly is only secured with one small bolt. the bolt was still in the chassis, but the bracket it was holding was literally ripped away from the bolt. i am an engineer and after doing a few rough calculations, i found that this is a serious design flaw that will result in serious injuries or deaths, if it hasn't already. it is imperative that the manufacturer correct this as soon as possible. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 20000 | 1 | |
| I recently had my truck serviced and the dealership found that one of my tires, a general ameritrac p245/70/r17 had belt separation. i insisted that this is a defect. they have yet to remedy the problem. i a concerned that the other tires, including my spare may incur this issue and lead to an accident. *tr | |||
| 05/17/2009 | 14000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 55 mph, the front driver's side tire detached from the vehicle. the vehicle slid to a stop. the contact sustained injuries to the back and neck. the vehicle was towed to a dealer and is currently being repaired. the contact no longer wants the vehicle and the dealer is not installing any different parts. the contact is afraid to drive the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 14,000. | |||
| 08/21/2008 | 1 | ||
| Procomp at tires that i have on my truck at this time have two large bulges in the side which look like the cords are coming apart. i took the tires to 4wheel parts and they informed me that they looked fine but would replaced them but i have to pay for the replacements. then i took the tires to two other shops and both informed me that the tires had separated cords and were a danger. now i do not even have 10000 miles on these tires and they are coming apart and the dealer owner of these tires will not do a thing to assist me before they blow. this to me is poor workmanship and sales along with no regards to the public safety. please assist me and others that spent our hard earned money to get these tires either taken off market or replaced. *tr | |||
| 08/14/2008 | 40000 | 1 | |
| After about 7,000 miles the treads start to come off in small pieces on the front tires, (1/8 ). the rear tires chunks are coming off in 1/4 ' to 1/2' in the center 3 rows of the treads. this is my 3rd set of tires. all resulting in lose of treads. *tr | |||
| 12/28/2007 | 2 | 08/14/2006 | |
| 2007 chevy silverado, purchased in late 2006. took vehicle to dealer where purchased could find nothing wrong. brakes squeaking very loudly, truck is bouncing erratically and sense a steering issue. 1st dealer also told me the tires just needed to be rotated. the truck is now at another dealer and i have yet to hear the verdict. the truck makes whining noises like in old trucks when the power steering would go bad. this truck currently has 21,000 miles. *tr | |||
| 06/09/2007 | 4 | 04/27/2007 | |
| On my 2007 silverado 4x4 that now has 4,870 mi.,i'm on the 2nd set of bridgestone deuler tires. the tires won't balance properly,2 of them are out of round according to equ. used by gm dealership. the dealer also refuses to replace them again .i'm concerned that the tires could completely fail and be a safety hazard to me and others!!! *jb | |||
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||
| 06/13/2007 | 0 | 10 | 02/28/2007 |
| 2007 chevrolet silverado tpms (tire pressure monitor system) inoperative. the tpms system does not relearn as outlined in the vehicle owner manual and if attempted the system is rendered inoperative. a consumer may not know the system malfunction until the first attempt to relearn, but gm supplied document id# 1883524 indicates general motors was aware of the issue on 12/28/06. despite this information they continue to ignore this issue. it has now been one year since they have identified this issue. i also attempted the relearn procedure in a 2008 vehicle as well and it did not function either. i have made several attempts contacting gm and including the selling dealer to resolve this and no fix is available. specifically gm business resources paulo salvador (800-231-1841 ext 11824) states ?no fix will be available?. with the assistance of gm customer assistance performing the relearn procedure the system is disabled and inoperative. i don't think this was the intent of the system. the dealer has been able to relearn the system using a tool only and this operation is not 100% either. some instances the tires were relearned in the wrong locations. personally this resulted in a front tire low indication when actually it was the right rear tire that was low. and as stated before when attempting to relearn, the system goes inoperative and no tire pressure information is available. further research concluded that dealer technicians do not relearn tpms when rotating or servicing tires. gm needs to be held accountable for the incompetence in development and repair of this system. gm claims they are working on a fix to correct this issue but it?s been over a year now and this should not be acceptable. i can only imagine what it will take before gm reacts. *tr | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/12/2007 | 6698 | 2 | 11/11/2006 |
| Chevy pu crew cab less than 7000 mi on bridgestone dueler a/t 693ii p26570r17 tires are cracking almost half way around in the tread grooves two tires so far i have taken the truck to the dealer where i purchased it new they said it was a defect as did two other tire suppliers but the bridgestone firestone dealer is not wanting to replace tires on union rd in my town i just hope we don't have another tire co that doesn't want to be responsible for poor work and take care of problem tires before more people get hurt!*jb | |||
| TIRES - VALVE | |||
| 10/10/2008 | 13000 | 1 | |
| I leased a 2007 chevy silverado lt-1500 pickup and the valve stem on a tire was bad i see ford has a problem with theirs? is there a pattern forming here? *tr | |||