Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/27/2010 | 28328 | ||
| While driving on the highway at 65mph my rear tire had the tread seperate from the tire | |||
| 03/08/2009 | 82000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the vehicle has mastercraft courser a/t 2 tires, size lt265/75r16. while driving 55 mph, on march, 8 2009, the rear driver's side tire blew out. the failure damaged the front driver's side fender and the air lift. the driver noticed that the rear driver's side tire thread was separated. the dot number was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 82,000. | |||
| 09/06/2008 | 24000 | 1 | |
| I was towing my fifth wheel trailer when i noticed the truck started bouncing violently. i looked in my side mirror and noticed the rear wheel wobbling, so i pulled over and changed to my spare tire. i continued driving for approximately another 20 miles when the bouncing started again. it was the other rear tire. i had to call someone to bring me another tire in order to make it back home. i am putting (4) new tires on the truck. the truck is a 2001 chevy 2500hd with only 24000 miles on it. both tires have tread separation on them. *tr | |||
| 04/25/2006 | 75000 | 2 | 01/02/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while approaching a stop, driving 5 mph and applying the brakes, the anti- lock brake system activated. this caused an increased stopping distance. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. upon inspection the speed sensor hub was corroded due to road salt and was replaced. there is a nhtsa recall, # 05v379000, regarding the service brakes, anti-lock. the consumers vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. the alternator failed. the rotors and brakes had to be replaced due to the rotors rusting from the inside. the rotors could not be turned because they were heavily rusted. the left power window failed, the manufacturer used a steel cable for the assembly, which allowed water to seep in which caused corrosion. the left rear outside axle was leaking. the a/c idler pulley and tensioner was making a loud noise. the right power window failed. the tires were cracking along the edges close to the rim. grease leaked out from the cv joint. the rear oil seal was leaking. the rims were delaminating. the cd would not eject from the player. the ignition switch was replaced, the passenger windshield wiper was loose, the multi-function switch was replaced. the accelerator would stick sometimes and the driver side mirror was broken. updated 07/10/06. *jb | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 06/17/2007 | 134753 | 1 | 03/01/2001 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the vehicle has cooper discoverer atr tires. while driving 65 mph, the contact heard a loud bang and felt the rear of the vehicle shake. he pulled over and noticed that the tread on the rear passenger side tire had separated. the repair center replaced the tire, but was unable to determine the reason for the tread separation. the current mileage is 134,773 and failure mileage was 134,753. updated 09/05/07 *tr | |||