1999 GMC Sierra Tires & wheels Problems

PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE P255/70R16, BOUGHT 7/11/2007 FROM TIRERACK.COM. AT 21,000 MILES, TIRES ARE SHOWING SEVERE WEATHER CRACKING, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY FORD EXPLORER DURING THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL IN 2000. TIRE RACKS WARRANTY SPECIFICALLY STATES TIRES WITH WEATHER CRACKING WHICH WERE PURCHASED MORE THAN 4 YEARS PRIOR TO PRESENTATION FOR ADJUSTMENT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS AMPLE TREAD LIFE LEFT, THESE TIRES ARE SIMPLY NO LONGER SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532122

Incident

Jul 27, 2013

Mileage

64,000 mi

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE PEDAL STUCK, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE OILED. *AK. THIS WAS THE SAME EXCUSE GIVEN BY NULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND CONSUMER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY. CONSUMER CLAIMED HAD MANY CARS AND NEVER WAS THERE A NEED TO OIL THE ACCELERATOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10099522

Incident

Oct 20, 1999

Mileage

6,500 mi

EXPERIENCED MANY OCCURRENCES OF BRAKE PROBLEMS TO WHICH DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE. AT 49,000 MILES, DEALER INFORMED THAT RIGHT WHEEL HUB/ABS UNIT FAULTY. REPLACED AT $387 COST. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 62,000 MILES. ABS PUMP RAN CONTINOUSLY UNTIL DISCONNECTED. DEALER INFORMED ECBM FAILURE. ESTIMATED COST TO FIX $800. DECLINED REPAIRS DUE TO COST. GM DEFINITELY HAS A QUALITY PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10088564

Incident

Jun 30, 2004

Mileage

61,358 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD TAILGATE AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THREAD CRACKS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10061755

Incident

Mar 10, 2004

Mileage

49,900 mi

SIDEWALL OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. *LA

NHTSA ID

10046972

Incident

Nov 14, 2003

BOTH FRONT TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION, REPLACEMENTS DEVELOPED SIDE WALL SPLITS ALSO REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

766046

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED, TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 90'S TODAY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS TIRE SIZE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

763410

Incident

Jun 24, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

761890

Incident

May 14, 2002

TOW HOOK BROKE OFF WHILE PULLING ANOTHER TRUCK, CABLE CAME BEHINED VEHICLE AND WENT THROUGH REAR WINDOW AND OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, ALSO CABLE CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER'S RIGHT EAR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8008410

Incident

Apr 20, 2002

I WAS TRAVELING ON A RURAL PAVED ROAD IN WILLCOX ARIZONA (REX ALLEN DR.) I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. I KEPT THE TIRE AND DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL WELL DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. LOOKING AT THE TIRE (WHAT'S LEFT), IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE SEPERATED CAUSING THE DAMAGE. ALSO, THE ALUMINUM WHEEL IS SCRATCHED BECAUSE IT HIT THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS A SUNDAY AND WILLCOX, AZ IS A SMALL TOWN. I DROVE TO A LOCAL TRUCK STOP (RIP GRIFFEN TRUCK & TRAVEL CENTER - ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY) THAT ACTUALLY SOLD FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE, BUT NOT FOR REGULAR TRUCKS. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SPARE (THE SPARE WAS USED) SO I PURCHASED A KUMHO TIRE OF THE SAME SIZE (IT IS NOW THE SPARE). I DROVE TO TUCSON AZ (ABOUT 70 MILES - CLOSEST LARGE TOWN) AND DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE DRIVING ON THESE FIRESTONES SO I WENT TO ONE OF THE ONLY SUNDAY OPENED TIRE STORES WHICH WAS SAM'S CLUB AND PURCHASED 4 NEW GOODYEAR TIRES AGAIN OF THE SAME SIZE AS THE FIRESTONES. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH THE TIRE (ONLY KEPT THE DAMAGED TIRE - THE OTHER 4 TIRES I CHECKED THE SERIAL NUMBER AND THEY ALL MATCHED AND LEFT WITH THE SAMS CLUB) AND THE WHEEL WELL DAMAGE. THE ALUMINUM WHEEL IS SCRACHED PRETTY BAD ALSO. I ALSO HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS FOR REPLACING THESE 5 TIRES. I ONLY ESTIMATED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND ALUMINUM WHEEL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMA059 TIRESIZE: 265 75R 16)

NHTSA ID

753859

Incident

Oct 28, 2001

STEEL BELTS SEPARATED ACROSS TIRE WIDTH. NO KNOWN ROAD HAZARDS STRUCK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMB139 TIRESIZE: P265-75R16)

NHTSA ID

749499

Incident

Apr 15, 2001

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, GMC, SIERRA PICKUP, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, DOT NUMBER W273WMB129, TIRES HAD 38 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT COMPLETELY AND TREAD SEPARATED. *AK FIRESTONE AT TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

891573

Incident

Jun 24, 2001

IF FORD SEES FIT TO RECALL THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATS THEY INSTALLED, WHY DOESN'T GMC? EITHER THE EXPLORER REALLY IS TO BLAME, OR THE TIRES ARE. IF THE TIRES ARE, WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING THEIR 16 INCH WILDERNESS ATS? *AK

NHTSA ID

746301

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, AND DAMAGED VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, LT245 75R16 . THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

884233

Incident

Mar 25, 2001

CONSUMER HAD 2 TIRE BELTS SEPARATED, ONE AT 25000 AND ONE AT 1500 MILES (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 265-75R16 DOTW273WMA170). NLM

NHTSA ID

559502

I HURT MY NECK AND LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,ALL I WANT IS 5 NEW TIRES THEY WANT TO PRO RATE THEM , NO WAY. I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN I LOST CONTROL.I'M DISABLED AND I NEED GOOD TIRES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, AND I THINK THEY NEW OF THIS TIRE BEING BAD. DONT TRUST GOODYEAR NOW THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION SINCERELY ALBERT MAJEWSKI (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

NHTSA ID

738025

Incident

Dec 10, 2000

I HURT MY NECK AND LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,ALL I WANT IS 5 NEW TIRES THEY WANT TO PRO RATE THEM , NO WAY. I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN I LOST CONTROL.I'M DISABLED AND I NEED GOOD TIRES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, AND I THINK THEY NEW OF THIS TIRE BEING BAD. DONT TRUST GOODYEAR NOW THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION SINCERELY ALBERT MAJEWSKI. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

NHTSA ID

738024

Incident

Dec 10, 2000

TWO OF THE FIVE P25570R16 AMERI 660 AS GENERAL TIRES HAVE FAILED, THE FIRST ONE WENT FLAT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED, THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. ON 10/11/00, WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 75 MPH, THE SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND DID NOT CRASH. THREE OF THE FOUR REMAINING TIRES HAVE CRACKS IN THE AREAS BETWEEN THE RAISED TREAD. OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *CJ

NHTSA ID

556855

Incident

Apr 2, 2000

LOOKS LIKE THE BELT BROKE OR TREAD SEPARATED, THERE IS NO HEAT DAMAGE LIKE IF IT HAD BEEN RUN LOW OR LOST AIR, AIR PRESSURE WAS 40 PSI THE DAY BEFORE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

NHTSA ID

734535

Incident

Oct 15, 2000

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1999, GMC SIERRA, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, PASSENGER FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT FROM INNER SIDEWALL WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

872969

Incident

Aug 7, 2000

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 GMC, SIERRA, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, DOT # W273WMA109. TIRES HAD 18 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS NOTED TWO FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION AT THE SIDE WALL, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO PEEL THE TREAD BACKWARDS ABOUT A INCH. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *AK THERE ARE PLACES THE SIZE OF MY FINGER NAIL THAT PEAL BACK TO SHOW WHITE NYLON UNDER THE BLACK RUBBER SIDEWALLS. *YH

NHTSA ID

871985

LT 245/75R16 VIBRATE/SHAKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AT 40-45 MPH. YOU CAN FEEL IT THRU YOUR BACK. WORSE WHEN COLD IN THE AM. BALANCING BY THE GMC AND FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE NOT HELPED. FIRESTONE HAVE OFFERED A GENEROUS PRORATED TRADE TOWARD DUELLER HT 6 PLY PASSENGER TIRE. 50% OF TIRE HAS WORN BY TREAD DEPTH AT 18000 MILES. SHOULD BE A 50000 MILE TIRE. RIDE HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IN THE LAST FEW THOUSAND MILES. STILL OCCURS IN NEUTRAL AND APPEARS TO COME FROM THE REAR. NO VIBRATION THRU THE STEERING COLUMN. AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 60-65, SOMETIMES IS NOTICEABLE. FEELS VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY TOWING CAMPER AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R )

NHTSA ID

733259

PE00-020; TIRE SIZE P2657516, DOT W273WMA408, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, A BIG CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD, TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CAN STICK FINGER IN IT, AND TREAD IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. *AK FIRESTONW WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

871710

CONSUMER HAS 99 GMC SIERRA. ORIGINAL TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES. DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE SIZE P265/75R16 & DOT UNKNOWN. THE TIRE WAS MAKING A THUMPING SOUND.*AK

NHTSA ID

870676

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

TIRE BLEW CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIM. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. TIRE LISTED IN WALL STREET JOURNAL ON 8/7. (CLAIM# 13-7027-790) *MW

NHTSA ID

6900247

Incident

Aug 3, 2000