Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 09/21/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet tahoe equipped with cooper tires, size: 235/75r15. the contact stated that while driving, he heard a loud flapping noise from under the vehicle. the contact took the tires to an authorized dealer to have them inspected where he was informed that all four of the tires were separating from the internal wiring. the dealer advised that there were no recalls for the tires. the failure mileage and vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 09/21/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet tahoe equipped with cooper tires. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds he heard a loud noise and flapping from under his vehicle. he took his tires to an authorized dealer to have them inspected and was informed that all four of the tires were separating from the wiring in the tire. he was also informed there were no recalls on his model tires. dt | |||
| 06/17/2011 | 172000 | ||
| 1999 chevrolet tahoe. the vehicle was taken to a gm dealer to have the tires rotated and balanced. one of the tires goodyear rt/s p265/75r16 114s owl serial mk73d5hr0108 had tread separation at the top of sidewall. i received $75 credit from goodyear due to mileage. the tire had 34,000 miles on it. the tire was replaced with goodyear sra. the tire was purchased 04/05/2008 in illinois. this tire was purchased as a set of two. the second tire is starting to exhibit the same characteristics. | |||
| 02/26/2009 | 104009 | 1 | |
| All tire sidewalls cracked. *tr | |||
| 02/26/2009 | 104009 | 1 | |
| Tires are cracked on sidewalls. *tr | |||
| 03/08/2008 | 58526 | 2 | 07/17/2000 |
| I purchased 4 sumitomo htr sport h/p p285/50r20 on 9/26/2006 from east coast tire sales. this tires were stored in a garage until february 06, 2007 when they were professional mounted, balanced and installed on the chevy tahoe with 53,604 miles. dot id#'s follow. > v4jd3mtr1306 v4jd3mtr1306 v4jd3mtr1306 v4jd3mtr0406 on march 8, 2008, at highway speed the right rear v4jd3mtr1306 blew out for no reason and without any warning. it was replaced with v4jd3mtr4507. the repair shop said that it was road hazard even through there are only 5,000 miles on the tires. i had to pay $117.70 to replace a tire i feel should have been 100% warranty replacement at no cost to me. on march 20, 2008 again at highway speed the left rear v4jd3mtr1306 blew out. again the tire tread is in excellent condition and the blow out occurred with no warning and for no reason. these were both immediate and complete tire failures at 75 miles per hour. i feel these tires are defective and need the remaining two tires to be replaced also. the tires were mounted at 53,604 miles the vehicle now has 58,700 miles this is only 5,100 miles for tires rated utqg 480 aa h-rated durability. > i also purchased the extended warranty from sonsio diamond > 1-800-553-2878 the warranty id #'s are below. > > id# nk-5022-9683 > id# nk-5022-9684 > id# nk-5022-9685 > id# nk-5022-9687 please call 480-497-6710 or email az32guy@yahoo.com a reply to this dangerous safety issue. > chip mandela *tr | |||
| 04/23/2005 | 68075 | 1 | 12/01/2001 |
| Dt: on april 23,05 southbound 1-95 in florida caller was traveling 55 mph in center lane and the right front tire blew out, causing property damage to the car. brand new tires. *ak *jb | |||
| 07/26/2001 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| The right rear unirolyal tiger paw tire blewout while driving (tire size p235/75r15). | |||
| 03/08/2001 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| I was 20 miles from home going 64 mph, on a slight curve. i heard and felt the back tire blow the tire wall from the point of tire wear to the center. i was shocked at the damage.. the tahoe leaned severely to the right, but remained upright. i held the steering wheel tight and straight. and eased the tahoe to the side of the road. the tahoe was hard to control, but was able to get it to the side of the highway. when the tire blew the tahoe leaned severely to the right. when i got out of the tahoe, i discovered the tire had suffered catastrophic failure. the tire compleley collasped. the side wall completely blow away. this tire was a full size spare with only 4000 miles on it. square chunks where removed from part of the sidewall. there were a number of tears in the tire. from the point of the tread to the center.. i called my husband on the cell phone; he was in the middle of a trial (he's an attorney). he drove the 20 miles to the site and he was shocked at the damage. we called a tow truck the wheel itself was damaged. at this time we do not know if the rear axle is damaged, it will be checked out tomorrow. it's at the dealership now. no one had seen anything like it. this was not a flat, it was an entire blowout. we still have possession of the defective tire and photos were taken at the scene and at the dealership.*ak (tiresize: p2451/76r1)( dot number: tire size: p2451/76r1 ) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 04/17/2003 | 3 | ||
| The right front tire and both rear tire treads separated at the same time. consumer also reporting sidewall failure of tires. the vehicle has had the tires replaced three times (bf goodrich long tread wear tires). *nlm please provide any additional information / documentation. *mjj returned usps, 2nd attempt made 06/08/07 failed. *lj | |||
| 01/05/1999 | 1 | ||
| Uniroyal tiger paw tires experienced sidewall separation and blowout almost resulting in vehicle collision, consumer wants reimbursement. *slc | |||
| 09/27/2000 | |||
| Consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and heard a noise. he was able to pull vehicle to the shoulder. left driver's side tire rear sidewall completly gone. there was no injuries. tire was a b.f.goodrich, radial long trail t/a ,#p245/75r16 ,109s m+s . tconsumer has contacted b.f.goodrich. *ak | |||
| 01/05/1999 | 500 | 01/01/1999 | |
| You need to pump the brakes in order to feel responsive/ i'm told i'ts normal /uniroyal factory tires are all ready breaking down at sidewalls at 5,000 miles/told it is normal/air constantly comes through center lower vent when system is shut down, told this is also normal... i disagree thank-you( dot number: 00000000 tire size: 16 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/17/2003 | 3 | ||
| The right front tire and both rear tire treads separated at the same time. consumer also reporting sidewall failure of tires. the vehicle has had the tires replaced three times (bf goodrich long tread wear tires). *nlm please provide any additional information / documentation. *mjj returned usps, 2nd attempt made 06/08/07 failed. *lj | |||
| 09/28/2002 | 1 | ||
| While traveling about 65mph on the highway he heard a thumping noise. he was able to pull over to the shoulder the front passenger side tire tread separted from the vehicle. the tire was bf goodwrich p24575r16. nlm | |||
| 07/13/2002 | 1 | ||
| Replacement tires on chevrolet, tahoe, 1999, 32x11.50r15lt113q. while traveling at 55 mph dashboard started to shake. driver's side rear left tire tread separated. cause unknown. *ak while traveling on the highway, the dashboard began to shake. one minute later the rear left tire blew out, and the vehicle started to drift left toward the cable barriers and oncoming traffic. the consumer hit the brakes. the vehicle went to the right and spun around 180 degrees, and had gone up a small bank and into a wall. ($7500+ worth of damage) the consumer said that the tire looked to be defective, the tread has separated throughout over half of the tire and there is a straight slit going across half of the tire, bf goodrich. *scc | |||
| 09/27/2000 | 1 | ||
| Attorney writing on the behalf of 4 accidents in which he states were caused by tread separation, this particular police report states the right rear bf goodrich radial long trail t/a, p245/75r16, 109s m and s tire experienced blowout, causing consumer to lose control of the vehicle, vehicle rolled over, there was one fatality and one injury, this police report is the only one that gives specific tire information. *slc | |||
| 09/22/2001 | 2 | 07/01/2001 | |
| Driving 70 on freeway and tire tread separated causing blowout, tahoe did two 360's hit guardrail and another rear tire started to separate as well.*ak (tiresize: 245/75/r16) | |||
| 08/31/2000 | 1 | ||
| The firestone wilderness at tires on the vehicle experiencing crack lines on the tread line, tires are not included in the firestone recall. *mjs | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1999 | ||
| Pe-00-020; original equipment on a 1999 chevrolet, tahoe, tire size p26575r15, dot number not available, tires have 11 thousand miles on them. consumer has noticed that on all four tires small cracks were developing along the tread line. also, passenger's side rear tire pieces of the tread was missing. .*ak | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 0 | ||
| Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 70mph on highway, and vehicle started vibrating and shaking, and almost lost control. took vehicle to dealership, and mechanic replaced front tires because tread came apart. second time, rear tires did separate, and vehicle almost crashed. tires are b.f. goodrich radial long trail t/a . *ak | |||