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 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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.
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LEFT REAR TIRE BECAME "LUMPY" TIRE DEALER INSPECTED AND SAID CORDS HAVE SEPARATED REPLACED TIRE WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. FAILED TIRE WAS AN ADVENTURER FUTURA 265/75 R16 LOAD RANGE E. TIRE WAS ON CHEVY 3500 SINGLE AXLE 2WD. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET K3500. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS NANKANG, BRAND NAME IS GEO TRAC, AND TIRE LINE IS LT/225/75/R16 (NA). UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FOUR OUT OF THE SIX HAD CRACKS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE SIDEWALL. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,803.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN I EXPERIENCED 90% TREAD FAILURE ON MY LEFT OUTSIDE DUAL REAR WHEEL ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET C3500 PICKUP TRUCK. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A GENERAL AMERI 550 AS, SIZE LT225/75R16. NO CRASH OR INJURIES WERE INVOLVED, BUT MY LEFT REAR FENDER WAS OBLITERATED. MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS 40,000 MILES. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SWERVED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER MAINTAINED CONTROL. *AK THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIRE. THE BELTS SLIPPED AND THERE WERE SEPARATIONS. *SC *JB
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION BLOW OUT WITH BODY DAMAGE.*AK
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
I HAVE HAD 6 TIRES REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO TIRE SEPARATION. TWO CAUSED BODY DAMAGE CHEVROET REPLACE 2 TIRES UNDER WARRANTY FOR OUT OF ROUND AT APPROX 1000 MILES. (11/2000) I REPLACED THE LEFT FRON APR 18000 MILES WITH NO DAMAGE. THE RT FRONT CAUSE 1200 IN DAMAGE TO THE RT FENDER IN 2002 AND THE RT REAT CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE REAR OUTER FENDER 1500 IN DAMAGE IN APRIL 2004. GENERAL TIRE DID SEND A CHECK TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE IN WHICH I AM THANKFUL. HOWEVER I RECIEVED THE REIMBURSMENT CHECK ON 6/30/04 CLAIM#4117006. I WAS DRIVING HOME 7/1/04 AND NOTICED A VIBRATION AGAIN. ON 7/3/04 I FOUND YET ANOTHER TIRE SEPERATING SEE FILE #75617. I AM VERY UNHAPPY THAT MY VEHICLE IS BEING DAMAGED FROM THESE TIRES LET ALONE THE INCONVEANCED OF TIME FROM WORK AND RENTAL CAR EXPLENCE. I THING CONTENINTAL TIRE SHOULD REPALCE ALL OF THESE TIRES WITH SOME THING ELSE. AS IT SEAMS TO BRING BACK MEMORIES OF AN OTHER COMPANY (FIRESTONE) I AM VERY FORTUNET THAT NO INJURYS HAVE OCURED FROM THESE TIRE CONSERNS. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS THE LAST TIRE CONCERN TO DATE.*AK
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEN BRAKING, IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *LA THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL COVER CAME OFF. THE TAIL PIPE MADE A RATTLE NOISE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAIL PIPE. THE FOG LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE. THE FRONT BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. THE WOOD TRIM ON THE DASH WAS LOOSE. THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED. THE PLASTIC COMPARTMENT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX WAS CRACKED. THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. *JB
2000 CHEVY K3500,I HAVE HAD 5 TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY TREAD SEPERATION. NONE OF THEM HAD THE TREAD COME COMPLETELY OFF DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM A SHOP FOREMAN/TECHNICIAN WITH 25 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS AND MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE RELIGIOUSLY. PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED TO 65 FRONT AND REAR WHEN TOWING. 65 FRONT AND 50 REAR WHEN USING AS A DAILY DRIVER. NONE OF THESE TIRES HAD PUNCTURE REPAIRS DURING THIER USE. THEY ALL SEPERATED IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE, THE OUTSIDE TWO ROWS OF TREAD IS WERE IT WOULD START. FRONT OR BACK IT DIDNT MATTER. THE TRUCK WOULD DEVELOPE A VIBRATION AND I WOULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED.THEY WERE AMERITRAC 550 AS 245/75R16. I HAVE WITTNESSED MANY TIRES OF THIS SIZE AND BRAND DEVELOPE THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AND MANY OF THEM WILL BLOWOUT AND DAMAGE THE VEHICLES SEVERLY. I FINALLY REPLACED ALL OF THEM WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND BECAUSE I DIDNT FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY WERE SAFE TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN ON. I RETAINED THE TIRES THAT CAME OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE THAT HAD SEPERATED FOR THE LAST TIME. I WORK FOR ONE OF THOUSANDS OF GM DEALERS ACROSSED THE COUNTRY AND I AM SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF TIRES THAT WE SEE WITH DEFECTS. MY CURRENT POSITION IS SHOPFOREMAN AND YES I AM IN CHARGE OF THE TIRE DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER BRAND THAT I SEE ALOT OF WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION AND THE TIRE IS STILL HOLDING AIR IS THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX 245/75R16. I AM NOTE SURE HOW ALL THE POLITICS WORK BETWEEN THE TIRE MAN. AND THE AUTO MAN. BUT IT SURE SEEMS THAT ALOT OF THIS MUST BE GOING UNCHECKED BY THE AGENCIES THAT ARE REGULATING DEFECTS. I WRITE AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN.*AK
TIRE/TREAD SEPARATION ON A FIRESTONE LT245/75R16. RIGHT REAR WHEEL (THE TIRE DID NOT LOOSE AIR PRESSURE). THIS TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 CHEVROLET PASSENGER VAN - LESS THAN 25000 MILES. *NLM
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. A PASSENGER DIED AND AN OTHER WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. *NLM
BRAKE LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT WERE WIRED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING OPERATION TO WORK REVERSED. BRAKE LINING BROKE OFF FROM METAL PAD WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO ROTORS. ALIGNMENT WARPED ROTORS. AT 30-35MPH THE TIRE INCIDENT THREW THE CAP OFF OF REAR DRIVER SID TIRE, RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO GAS TANK AND TIRE RIPPED OFF THE GAS TANK INLET.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HEARD BANGING SOUND AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO HANDLE ROUGHLY. LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW A PIECE OF TIRE CAME OFF. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX RADIAL, LT 245/75 R 16. *AK BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC
WE PURCHASED THIS CHEVROLET DUALLY TRUCK IN NOV 00. THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AFTER TWO WEEKS OF TRYING TO LOCATE THEM. WE HAVE FOUND THAT GOODYEAR NO LONGER MAKES THESE TIRES. THE TRUCK WAS MFG 03/00 AND THE TIRES HAVE A DOT # THAT INDICATED THE TIRES WERE MFG 07/00. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENTS SHOULD WE HAVE A BLOWOUT. UNDERSTAND A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED DEC 01 RE THESE TIRES. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS GIVEN US THE RUNAROUND FOR THE LAST FOUR WEEKS AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES (TOTAL OF 7 ON THE TRUCK). I DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUCK SAT FOR FOUR MONTHS WITH NO TIRES IN THE BEGINNING. ALSO SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE TOTAL LACK OF ASSISTANCE WITH CHEV CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO RETURN CALLS, LACK OF RESEARCH AND IN GENERAL, A COMPLETE RUNAROUND OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: MK1L TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)
VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 ON MAY 3, 2001. AT FIRST WE COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE PROBLEM SO WE SLOWED OUR SPEED TO WELL UNDER 50 MPH. WE TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE STORE AND THE TREAD SEPARATION IS NOW VERY OBVIOUS. THE FIRESTONE STORE SAID THEY WILL REPLACE TIRE WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE BUT THEY CLAIM THE STEELTEX TIRE IS SAFE AND DOES NOT HAVE TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS A GM CUTWAY, MADE INTO A CLASS B MOTOR HOME BY ROADTREK (HOME AND PARK OF CANADA). IT IS ONE YEAR OLD AND HAS ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT OFFROAD, OVER MEDIANS, CURBS OR SHOULDERS (THIS IS WHAT FIRESTONE HAS PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED WAS PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES USING STEELTEX TIRES). WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THE TV IN THE MOTOR HOME QUIT WORKING AS A RESULT OF THE VIBRATING.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DN11BIA299 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
TIRE BLEW FOR NO APPARANT REASON AT APPROX 70MPH ON INTERSTATE WHILE TOWING AN EMPTY UTILITY TRAILER. TIRE LOOKS SEPARATED AND BLEW INTO 2 PIECES. LOST SOME CONTROL OF VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING CATASTROPHIC CRASH. DAMAGED VEHICLE AND TRAILER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 379 TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A CHEVROLET, K3500, 2000, DOT AD11DOA449, AMERI 500 TR LT245/7516M+S LOAD RANGE E. SIDEWALLS DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLES ABOUT 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER ON TWO REAR TIRES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL GENERAL TIRES ON VEHICLE HAVE FAILED. *SLC
GENERAL AMERI 550 TR TIRES(245 75R 16) EXPERIENCED PEELING AND BUBBLING ON SIDEWALL. *SLC
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