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 1997 Chevrolet Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THEN, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION CONSUMER NOTICED A BASEBALL SIZED HOLE IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, AND TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE TIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED WITH THIS INCIDENT. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED.*AK
WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE DUE TO THE FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-543) *YH
CRACKING NEAR THE RIM ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH SIGNS OF SEPARATION AT THE SIDEWALL/TREAD AREA.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)
IN EARLY MAY 2000, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO REPLACE IT. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE WHICH WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY CHEN CK1500 WITH APPROX 60,000 MILES. THERE IS STILL ADEQUATE TREAD ON THE TIRES. IT LOOKS LIKE A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. (DOT NUMBER: VN11BAB157 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING AND VIOLENTLY SLID TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD (FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL LT245/75R16 6 PLY)
L.REAR TIRE FAILED AFTER DRIVING 35 MILES. @ 65-70 MPH. VEHICLE WAS PARKED PRIOR TO FAILURE. TIRE RUPTURED IN THE CENTER TOF THE TREAD, CAUSING AN APPROXIMATE 12" CIRCUMFERENCIAL TEAR. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED THE SAME DAY. TIRE DEALER REMARKED THAT ALL TIRES REMOVED FROM VEHICLE WERE EXPERIENCCING TREAD SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 275/75R15 )
WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE RUBS AGAINST THE FRAME AND THE SWAY BAR, WHICH EATS UP THE TIRE. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL AND THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER STATES THE SAME. *AK
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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