2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Tires & wheels Problems

DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON HWY 528 ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF ORLANDO, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN WE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION OF OUR REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. WE WERE TRAILERING A CAMPER AT THE TIME. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WE HAD SUSTAINED CLOSE TO $3000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER AND WHEEL WELL. THIS WAS THE 2ND KUMHO LT 245/75 R16 OF THE SET THAT HAD A SEPARATION. THE FIRST ONE WE WERE ABLE TO SLOW DONE IN TIME TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 18000 MILES ON THEM AND INFLATION PRESSURES HAD BEEN CHECKED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE INCIDENT EACH TIME. AFTER CALLING KUMHO SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE 1ST INCIDENT, THEY GAVE A 67 DOLLAR CREDIT ON THE TIRE. THE SECOND TIME THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS. I HAVE NOW REPLACED AND KEPT THE REMAINING TIRES OF THE SET. I KEPT THEM HOPING THAT NHTSA WOULD TAKE THEM FOR TESTING. I FILED A COMPLAINT BY PHONE WITH NHTSA ON 11/3015 AND MEKO TOLD ME I WOULD BE RECEIVING FORMS IN THE MAIL TO COMPLETE THE COMPLAINT. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER 2 MONTHS, AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM YOU! MY COMPLAINT # WAS 10807471. THESE ARE DANGEROUS FAULTY TIRES AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD KUMHO RESPONSIBLE FRO THESE TIRES BEFORE MORE LIVES ARE LOST SECONDARY TO CATASTROPHIC SEPARATIONS.

NHTSA ID

10824010

Incident

Nov 26, 2015

Mileage

198,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO ROAD VENTURES A/T TIRS, SIZE 245/75 R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT DECREASED THE SPEED TO 10 MPH AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW UP. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW UP. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

NHTSA ID

10807471

Incident

Aug 15, 2015

Mileage

184,000 mi

EXPERIENCED TIRE SEPARATION AT 70MPH OF A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T LT245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E M/S. TIRE SEPARATION DAMAGED THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND FORWARD REAR QUARTER PANEL. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TIRE STORE TO HAVE THE OTHER TIRES INSPECTED. THE REMAINING TIRES WHERE ALL FOUND TO BE SEPARATING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596462

Incident

Jun 5, 2014

Mileage

32,777 mi

DRIVING SILVERADO TRUCK WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE GT2 TIRES, LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND NOT MANY MILES. BLOW OUT TO FRONT TIRE, SEPARATION RIP ON SIDE OF TIRE-LUCKY I WAS NOT ON FREEWAY OR WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL IT HAPPENED SO FAST. IF YOU HAVE THESE TIRES, I WOULD GET NEW ONES. SCARY! *JB

NHTSA ID

10461829

Incident

Jun 14, 2012

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 ON WHICH I HAVE FOUR MICHELIN LTX M/S 245/75-16 TIRES. AFTER 18 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES THE SIDEWALLS BEGAN TO CRACK. I HAVE MICHELIN TIRES ON ALL FOUR OF MY VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE CRACK EVEN ON 6 YEAR OLD TIRES. I CALLED MICHELIN, BUT THEY SAY THAT IS NORMAL WEATHERING. NOW THEY ARE CRACKING TO THE POINT THAT THE TREAD COULD EASILY SEPARATE. MY TIRE DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THEM, BUT MICHELIN WILL NOT REIMBURSE THEM AS MICHELIN DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. I SEE FROM ONLINE BLOGS THAT SIDEWALL CRACKS IN THIS TIRE ARE APPEARING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND MICHELIN IS STONEWALLING IT. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR *JS

NHTSA ID

10451109

Incident

Mar 11, 2012

Mileage

103,340 mi

I HAD A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AT 55 MPH ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF MY 2002 SILVERADO K2500 ON 8/13/2011. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT245/75R16 INFLATED AT 70 PSI WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT. IT FAILED WITH JUST A SMALL VIBRATION WARNING. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. WE RECOVERED THE TREAD IN THE DITCH. IT AND THE TIRE IS AVAILABLE. I REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH GOODYEAR. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PAY FOR THE BODYWORK DAMAGE. FIRESTONE MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECTIVE, DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10419514

Incident

Aug 13, 2011

Mileage

45,000 mi

WE OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. WE PURCHASED COOPER DISCOVERER ATR, SIZE LT265/75R16. WHICH HAS A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. WITH 34,573 MILES ON THE TIRES THE TREAD STARTED CHUNKING OUT OF THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. WE HEARD SOMETHING HITTING THE TRUCK, STOPPED AND REALIZED THE PROBLEM. THE NEW TIRE WAS PRORATED AND WE PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT. AND JUST 5219 MILES LATER THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SHREDDED OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. NO WARNING AT ALL. CAUSING ALOT OF DAMAGE TO TRUCK. THE TIRE STILL FULL OF AIR. CLEARLY DEFECTIVE!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10348541

Incident

Aug 8, 2010

Mileage

100,685 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEEL TEX A/T RADIAL TIRES, SIZE L245/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE DOT NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04T0003000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 6/22/09 *CN UPDATED 06/25/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10265506

Incident

Apr 11, 2009

Mileage

49,000 mi

MY TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF AS I WAS GOING 70MPH ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE YESTERDAY, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, AND RIPPED MY WHOLE PLASTIC DUST PROTECTOR, (NOT SURE OF PROPER NAME) OFF. TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELEX AT LT 245/75/R16 WHICH HAD 40,000MILES, BUT SHOWED VERY LITTLE WEAR. AAA CAME AND GOT ME ON THE ROAD AGAIN, BUT WAS REALLY A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THESE TIRES? THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY CHEVY SILVERADO WHICH I BOUGHT NEW, AND HAVE MAINTAINED FAITHFULLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10222724

Incident

Mar 29, 2008

Mileage

40,600 mi

VIBRATION CLIP BREAKS INSIDE TRANSFER CASE RUBBING HOLE THRU REAR CASE HALF CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID AND RUINING ENTIRE TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY. REPAIR COST APPROX. $2000.00. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205716

Incident

Feb 6, 2007

Mileage

130,465 mi

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE REVEALED A LEAK IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THIS LEAD TO DISCOVER A SMALL HOLE IN THE CASE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A PART DEFECT THAT BREAKS OVER TIME. USUALLY AROUND 85,000 TO 105,000 MILES. THE PART IS AN "ANTI-RATTLE CLIP" THAT PREVENTS THE INNER PUMP FROM OF COURSE RATTLING. WHEN THIS PART BREAKS, THE PUMP THEN RUBS A HOLE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IF THIS IS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME, THE LUBRICATING OIL WOULD RUN DRY AND THIS WOULD LEAD TO A DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. I WILL BE ORDERING A REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASE. YES OLD PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. NOTE: AS OF YET, THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS HAS NO MODIFICATIONS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10151286

Incident

Feb 13, 2006

Mileage

92,000 mi

STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRE FIRESTONE STEEL TX RADIAL A/T LT245/75R16 SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. DRIVER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE BUT TRUCK WHEEL WELL AND BUMPER AND BODY OF TRUCK ARE DAMAGED. DRIVER RECOVERED STEEL BELT FRAGMENTS FROM FREEWAY AND TIRE IS AVAILABLE. FIRESTONE HAS REQUESTED WE SEND TIRE TO THEM. FIVE NEW TIRES WILL BE PURCHASED TO AVOID ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10138710

Incident

Oct 5, 2005

Mileage

45,516 mi

I OWN A 2002 CHEV K2500HD. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS, BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITE TO REPORT THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. FIRST, THE DRYER SWITCH ON THE AC WENT BAD @ 34K. SECOND,@ 65K I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY AS TALKED ABOUT IN ONE OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. THIRD, @ 95K MY TRANSFER CASE DEVELOPED A LEAK AND I LOST ALL THE FLUID. A CHEVROLET MECHANIC SHOWED ME A TRANSFER CASE THAT HAD GONE BAD DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD BEEN USED IN 4WD W/OUT FLUID IN IT. ANOTHER CHEVROLET MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE AND THAT "JB WELD IS YOUR FRIEND". SO I PATCHED THE HOLE, AND 10K LATER IT DEVELOPED A SECOND LEAK IN A SIMILAR LOCATION AND ALSO ABOUT THIS SAME TIME AN ELECTRICAL PART (ABOUT $550) WENT OUT FOR MY 4WD. NOW AT 130K IT HAS DEVELOPED A THIRD LEAK! ALSO STARTING @ APPROXIMATELY 50K, MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS LOCKED UP ON ME SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 CABLES ON MY TAILGATE. AFTER BEING A CHEVY MAN ALL MY LIFE I THINK I WILL LOOK AT TOYOTA. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132114

Incident

Aug 8, 2005

Mileage

34,000 mi

CHEVROLET K2500 2002, BRIDGESTONE DUELLER A/T TIRE DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. *BF *JB

NHTSA ID

10115835

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

PUMP RETAINING PIN ON THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED, PERMITTING THE PUMP TO WEAR A HOLE IN THE TRANSFER CASE WITH SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE ENGINE OIL. CHEVROLET IS NOT CLAIMING KNOWLEDGE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10104338

Incident

Feb 1, 2004

Mileage

6,000 mi

I DROVE MY TRUCK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; PRIMARILY COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK (HIGHWAY MILES). AT ~ 66,000 MILES, FRONT LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY STARTED MAKING INTERMITTENT NOISE AND NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. THE HUB/TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF PLAY WHEN I INSPECTED IT DURING A RECENT TIRE CHANGEOUT. ULTIMATELY, THE HUB ASSEMBLY INTERNALS FAILED AND THE LUBRICATION ESCAPED FROM THE SEAL. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IF LEFT UNCHECKED, THE HUB COULD LOSE ALL LUBRICATION AND EITHER FREEZE UP, FALL APART OR CATCH FIRE. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A HUB TO FAIL AFTER ONLY 68,000 MILES. DEALER CONFIRMS THIS BY TELLING ME THAT THEY'VE NOT SEEN MANY IF ANY 3/4 TON TRUCKS COME THROUGH WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I SUSPECT THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT CANNOT PROVE THIS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LET THE NHTSA TAKE IT APART AND INSPECT IT AND HEAR OF THEIR CONCLUSION. I AM ALREADY OUT THE $400+ DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER "DIS-SERVICE" WOULD NOT ADMIT TO ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I OFFERED TO MEET THEM "HALF-WAY" AND PAY FOR THE LABOR IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE PART. IF THE NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE PART, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WEBSITE. I HOPE NO ONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS I'VE HAD (WITH MY TRUCK AND GM). THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND FEEDBACK!

NHTSA ID

10096104

Incident

Oct 20, 2004

Mileage

66,000 mi

BLOWOUT OF BRIDGESTONE DUELLER AT 693, LT285/75R/16, DOT NO.EJLFCCB2501 CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND $4,000.00 DAMAGE TO TRUCK. NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAVE ROADWAY.*AK *MR

NHTSA ID

10055092

Incident

Jan 1, 2004

Mileage

22,750 mi