Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 10/17/2004 | 62000 | 1 | |
| Inconsistent tire wear on 2001 yukon xl, the front tire wear along the inner sides (2 inches) faster the remaining portion of the tire. tires are stock firestone 265r16 size. the front end alignment was check several time by gm deal and by third party. every time the alignment was with in specs. the tire have been rotated every 10,000 miles to increase usability. tires failed at 62000 miles. this is the second yukon i have owned with the same problem. *ak | |||
| 01/26/2004 | 57000 | 1 | 04/05/2001 |
| When driving at an undetermined speed, the right rear tire blew out. this caused the driver to pull off the road. the consumer changed the tire. the tires had 57,000 miles on them, and there were no objects on the road. *ak the temperature was 15 degrees and there was ice on the road. the vehicle swerved from side to side. the tire had been rotated when the vehicle was 39,018. *sc *jb | |||
| 11/22/2002 | 3 | 02/01/2001 | |
| No summary. dt | |||
| 01/07/2001 | 1 | 12/05/2000 | |
| Shortly after purchase of brand new vehicle, consumer took it back to dealer due to a vibration and rumbling sound that was coming from the firestone wilderness le tires, size p265/70r16, dot 8x72wl2, service manager refused to replace tires unless there is a material defect in the tires. *slc | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/13/2004 | 20300 | 1 | |
| Firestone steeltex radial at, lt245/75r16, dot vn11bac4200. while driving 65 mph the tread came off the tire and began tramping. tread peeled off the tire. consumer was able to coast to a stop. the tire still maintained its air pressure. consumer checked the air pressure after the occurrence, and the pressure was 84 psi. the tire was not overloaded, and it was not under pressure. *ak | |||
| 08/08/2003 | 54000 | 4 | 10/15/2000 |
| Significant cracks and belt separation on road with one tire. significant cracks present on all tires on vehicle. vehicle is a yukon sl 2500, 2000, eqiupped with firestone steeltex radial r4s. *ak size of tire is lt 245/75r16 | |||
| 05/03/2003 | 20200 | 2 | 11/01/2001 |
| I have a 2001 gmc yukon xl with firestone 245-75-16 tires. i was on a trip, when the tires started to separate, causing the yukon to vibrate. *jb | |||