Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
GOODYEAR ALLEGRA P205 75R15 SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND CRACKING LEAD TO BLOWOUT. INNER SIDEWALL SHOWED CRACKING AND RIPPLING AS THOUGH CHORDS WERE BROKEN. ONLY 25,000 MILES AS MY DAILY DRIVER, NO HEAVY LOADS. *TR
SPARE TIRE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS SECURED UNDERNEATH TRUCK BED. DRIVING ALONG DIVIDED HIGHWAY IN AN AREA WITH NO PULL-OFF AREA, THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM BENEATH VEHICLE INTO ROADWAY. THIS WAS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN AS I HAVE NOT REMOVED OR USED THIS SPARE AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE (APPROX. 5 YRS.). *TR
CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE BREAKS AND SPARE FALLS TO THE ROADWAY. *AK
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE SPARE TIRE, THE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE FRACTURED AND RELEASED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL RECENTLY. THE CONTACT FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT OTHER S10 TRUCKS. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS ON THE TIRE SHEARED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, HE FOUND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. HE PURCHASED CABLE CLAMPS AND USED THE EXISTING CABLE TO INSTALL THE CLAMPS TO HOLD THE TIRE ON. *AK
DT: 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE BROKE. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT FELL OUT. HE NOTICED THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROA.D, HE DID NOT SEE IT FALL OFF. THE CONTACT HAS THE METAL PIECE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED OR FIXED. *AK
THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE TO WINCH SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VECHILE AND CAUSED SEVERAL CARS TRAVELING BEHIND TO TAKE ADVASIVE ACTION TO MISS THE TIRE.
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE (GOODYEAR P20565R15). *NLM
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND FOUND IT WAS A TIRE BLOWOUT, VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN HIT A DRAINAGE SYSTEM CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD JUST REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS WONDERING IF THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE RIM, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P205/55R16, CLAIM 32-V323-692. *SLC
ANY SHARP TURN AT LOW SPEEDS ACTIVATES THE ABS. I.E TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE OLD. THE TIRE STORE SAYS THE TIRES ARE FINE. I HAVE READ ON THE WEB ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOO. *AK
WE HAD A FLAT TIRE DUE TO A NAIL AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. HE SAID HE WOULD NOT PATCH THE HOLE BECAUSE BOTH REAR TIRES WHERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION AND HE DID NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TIRE FAILED. I WENT TO A UNIROYAL DEALER AND THEY WOULD ONLY CREDIT ME 40% OF THE COST OF NEW TIRES. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND I DO NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE TO PAY TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT REPLACED. WE OBVIOUSLY NEED THESE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AS WE ARE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA WITH A TRAILER THIS SUNDAY AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. AM I ENTITLED TO HAVE THESE REPLACED FREE OR NOT. THE TIRE TREAD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. (TIRESIZE: P20575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20575R15 )
RIGHT FRONT TIRE (P209/75 R15 UNIROYAL) HAD A BUBBLE 2" BY 3/4". YH
FRONT TIRES ARE TOO BIG FOR TRUCK CAUSING TIRES TO RUB ON SWAY BAR AND TO WEAR ON THE SIDEWALL OF BOTH TIRES. QCAW
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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