Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 25, 2005
Crash reported
1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SUFFERED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WHEN A BLOWOUT OCCURRED.*MR *JB *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10119107
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2005
1998 Chevrolet Suburban Tires & wheels Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Tires & wheels reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Apr 25, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 201 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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.
Owner reports naming tire or wheel
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 27, 2002
KUMHO ROAD VENTURE HT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING A 26 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER AT 68 MPH . TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 38,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE 245/75R16, DOT# H211YD1P309. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE TIRE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE FAILED TIRE AND FOUND NO DEFECT. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 8017391
- Incident
- Oct 21, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 1, 2002
THE TIRE BLEW UP - COMPLETETLY DISINTERGRATED WITHOUT WARNING - THE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP AND NO ROAD HAZRARDS WERE NOTICED - HOWEVER THE CAR FOLLOWING NOTED THE TIRE LOOKED LOW BEFORE IT BLEW - SO IT HAD TO HAVE LOST PRESSURE DURING THE @10 MILES AND THEN DISENTERGRATED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 763708
- Incident
- Jun 29, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 12, 2002
WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 70 MPH ON I-35; ALL TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED; THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS OR DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY; WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART. THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE, WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE WHILE THE WHEEL KEPT TURNING. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON YOUR SITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FIRESTONE/EXPLORER PROBLEMS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 763004
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 11, 2002
ORGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE, STEELTEX TIRES, SIZE LT245/75 R16 DOT # V611B1A, AT 25,000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 8003883
- Incident
- Aug 4, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 14, 2001
TREAD SEPARATION. AMBIENT TEMP 96 DEGREES. INFLATION 80 POUNDS COLD. MUD/SNOW TREAD. TOWING 6200 LB TRAVEL TRAILER WITH EQUILIZING HITCH.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B3A477 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
- NHTSA ID
- 750429
- Incident
- Aug 8, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 6, 2001
LT265/75R16, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT TIRE WITH 10000 MILES ON A 1998, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. NO ACCIDENT.*AK *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 893524
- Incident
- Jul 15, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 13, 2001
PE 00 040/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH DRIVER AND THREE PASSENGERS, ONE ADULT IN A 1998 CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16. *AK DOT NUMBERS V611B1A447 AND V611B1A487 FOR THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES, FRONT TIRES WERE KEPT AT 70PSI AND REAR TIRES 75PSI. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 890265
- Incident
- May 14, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 6, 2000
WE HAVE HAD TWO TIRES SEPERATE ON THIS VEHICLE PLUS THREE TIRES ON ANOTHER CHEVROLET SUBURBAN OF THE SAME SIZE AT AN EARLIER DATE. (DOT NUMBER: V611 B1A TIRESIZE: 245X75X16)
- NHTSA ID
- 735817
- Incident
- Nov 6, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 28, 2000
WHEN THUMPING OCCURRED AND VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO RIGHT WE HAD TIRES BALANCED. THIS DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM SO TOOK IT IN TO HAVE TIRES CHECKED MORE THROUGHLY. WE WERE TOLD THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND TO GET THEM OFF IMEDIATELY. THUMPING AND PULLING CEASED AFTER NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON. (DOT NUMBER: TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)
- NHTSA ID
- 735327
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 26, 2000
THESE TIRES DID NOT LAST ONE YEAR. ODOMETER READING 30249 WHEN TIRES NEW. I CHANGED THE TIRES AT ODOMETER READING 59126 MILES. THE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 50,OOO. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED BEFORE I TOOK A TRIP TO KANSAS CITY THIS PAST SUMMER IN MAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER OF THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER IN BEAUMONT TEXAS THAT THE REASON FOR THE TIRE FAILURE WAS UNDER INFLATION. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS ONE INFLATION AND THE AUTO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS ANOTHER. I ASKED THE GOODYEAR SERVICE MANAGER IF GOODYEAR HAD THIS IN WRITING HE SAID NO. I BELEIVE I GOT RIPPED OFF! THE TWO TIMES I HAD MY VEHICLES TIRES BALANCE I WAS NOT TOLD THAT AT THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIPS THAT THEY WERE UNDER INFLATED. I WOULD NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER GOODYEAR TIRE EVEN THOUGH THE COMPANY I WORK FOR HAS THEM AS A CUSTOMER BUTADIENE CUSTOMER. I WENT TO ANOTHER COMPANY AND GOT TIRES FOR MY VEHICLE AND MET A GOODYEAR EMPLOYEE AND THE BEAUMONT TEXAS FACILITY THAT TOLD ME HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN THOUGH HE WORKED FOR GOODYEAR PLANT HE WOULD NOT PURCHASED THEIR TIRES. HE ALSO BY HERE SAY TOLD ME THAT A RETIRED GENTLEMAN AT THE FIRESTONE FACILITY IN ILLONOIS PLANT TOLD HIM THAT THEY MADE TIRES WITH OTHER TIRE COMPANY NAMES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND A SICK WIFE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE DUPED BY CONGLOMERATE TIRE MANUFACTURES. IF I HAVE BEEN WRONGED AS I FEEL I THINK THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SOULD BE PROTECTED AGAINST SUCH PRACTICES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75R1C)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R1C )
- NHTSA ID
- 735233
- Incident
- Sep 23, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 2, 2000
THE STEEL BELT BROKE, CAUSING A LUMP ON THE TIRE. CHANGED TIRE OUT IMMEDIATELY. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
- NHTSA ID
- 733182
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2000
BrakesTires & wheels
Filed Jan 26, 1999
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO OVERHEATING, PADS FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 543511
- Incident
- Dec 18, 1997
EngineTires & wheelsVisibility
Filed Sep 24, 1998
DIGITAL COMPASS/TEMPERATURE READOUT GIVING INACCURATE READING FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 541068
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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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