Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 3157 | 01/01/2004 | 10010018 | Excessive tire spin setting diagnostic trouble code c0543. *tc | 11/03/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 11/05/2010 | 148598 | ||
| There was a loud noise coming from the left front wheel - only while driving at highway speeds. the dealership replaced the left front hub and bearing for $550. | |||
| 11/20/2010 | 27000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 gmc yukon xl. while driving 40 mph, the front driver side tire had a blow out. the vehicle has the original sigma stampede radial tires size p265/70/r16 (na). the contact stated that the treading and belt caused the tire to explode. the dealer had been contacted who offered no assistance. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 27,000. | |||
| 05/07/2009 | 73500 | 1 | |
| I own a 2003 yukon xl. purchased 4 michelin tires from ntb in april 2007, $700.00. new tires have 18,000 miles on them. jan 2009 valve stem failed and was replaced by ntb, no damage to tire. may 2009, second tire went flat doing 70 miles an hour with my kids driving on the highway home from college. tire went flat, immediately pulled off to the side of the road. tire was damaged and had to be replaced, $225.00. cause of damage was valve stem, tr 413. one week later, third tire went flat going back to college. immediately pulled off of highway. michelin tire also ruined, crushed side wall, another $225.00. went back to ntb and complained. at my request inspected 4th tire and it had a bad stem and was leaking. all stems were the tr-413 and not a high pressure stem. this stem is for up to 40 psi. recommended tire pressure is 35 psi, but at high speeds and in hot texas, pressure for sure rises above the minimum 40 psi. original spare has high pressure valve stem. luckily no one was injured. now i found out that these stems are on recall and defective. ntb was not aware of anything and they are the experts. help me!! *tr | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 10/05/2004 | 1 | 02/05/2004 | |
| Poor wear on tires. *ak | |||
| 07/02/2004 | 35000 | 4 | |
| The firestone wilderness tires on my gmc yukon are failing to perform properally. cupping and improper inside wear are a sever problem. the tires have been maintain and rotated for 35,000 miles. alainment has been checked by 2 different sources 1 being the gm dealer. tire ware is a very serious saftey matterwhich could cause serious injury. *ak | |||
| 07/11/2004 | 1 | 01/23/2004 | |
| While driving 70 mph on the interstate, driver felt a vibration with 2003 yukon xl. within a minute the tire on driver's rear side began throwing rubber. driver was able to pull the vehicle to the side. the driver noticed that the tread belt was completely separated from the tire carcass. spare tire was put on and vehicle was driven to a local tire store to have all tires replaced. the tires on the vehicle when blow out occurred were firestone wilderness le, p26570r16, serial number v672wl11703. the driver took tires to dealership were vehicle was purchased and after insecting the tire they found no nails or any other reason,(driver's fault that is), as to why tire came apart while driving. dealership informed driver to contact firestone to see about possible replacements. the driver does not trust firestone's tires and for the safety of the family replaced the tires with a different brand name. *la | |||