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1997 Chevrolet Tahoe 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.
9
Latest Oct 29, 2012
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.
2%
of 410 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.
0
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 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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

BrakesElectricalOther / unspecified+1 more
Filed Oct 29, 2012

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT CAR HOP IN ARLINGTON TX. I WAS SOLD IT WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, BAD TIRES, BAD BRAKES, ONE OF THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, BAD BATTERY, BAD INSPECTION, NO COVER FOR FUEL FILTER, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, KEEPS DYING, SPARE TIRE FLEW OFF ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE MY KIDS AND I WERE DRIVING. I AM A DISABLED MOTHER OF TWO AND THEY KNEW THEY GAVE ME A BAD CAR. THE FIRST I HAD 5 KIDS WITH ME AND IT WAS A KIA MINI VAN DIDNT EVEN MAKE IT HOME, THEY HAD TO COME TOW IT. THEN THAY GAVE ME THIS TAHOE. PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE NO OTHER CAR AND IT SCARES ME AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. I AM PAYING EVERY MONTH ON THIS VEHICALE AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO CORPORATE. THEY SENT ME TO THEIR MEHCANIC AND HE EVEN WROTE A E-MAIL DESCRIBING THE CONDITION AND STILL DID NOT CARE CAR HOP. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!! GOD BLESS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10482549
Incident
Jan 3, 2012
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Aug 20, 2011

SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER VEHICLE. METAL WIRE USED TO HOLD SPARE TIRE UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE BECAME CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10420821
Incident
Jul 30, 2011
Mileage
249,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed May 6, 2009

2 BLOW OUT ON 2 SEPARATE TIRES IN A MATTER OF 3 WEEKS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10267836
Incident
May 4, 2009
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 10, 2008

WENT TO BUY TIRES AND 03/06/2008- HAD A FLAT WITH THE SIDE WALL POPPING OUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY IN PLACE ONLY FOR 7 DAYS THAT WAS 4 TIRES EVERY SINCE I HAD THE FLAT I'VE BEEN LOSING AIR IN THE OTHER THREE NOT SLOW LEAK PRETTY REPLY . TIRES BRAND WAS 235/75R 15 GOOD YEAR WRANGLER RT/S. *TR

NHTSA ID
10224056
Incident
Mar 29, 2008
Mileage
143,480 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 31, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT ON AND OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID
10006077
Incident
Jan 29, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 12, 2001

BF GOODRICH TIRE (P255/17R15) DOT# BEM2NX71U49 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK CENTER GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
558798
Incident
Oct 27, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 12, 2000

CONSUMER HAD TIRES INSPECTED AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE SEPARATING ON THE CORNER OF THE TREAD AND SIDEWALLS. ALSO FOUND BUBBLES, TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R16, DOT W70IRF368. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
870335
Incident
Aug 29, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 22, 2000

TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM TIRES - I AM REPLACING THE TIRES NOW RATHER THAN WAIT FOR THE RECALL TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 16" TIRES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255 70 16 )

NHTSA ID
728660
Incident
Jan 8, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 13, 2000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE. WHEN WE STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, WE FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD FAILED. THERE APPEARS TO BE DEFORMED RUBBER ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE IS A FIRE-HAWK R4S LTP235/75R15. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHKFMA109 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NHTSA ID
727776
Incident
Aug 13, 2000

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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