1996 GMC Suburban Tires & wheels Problems

TRAVELING UP FROM VA, THE RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE WHICH IS A LT245/75R16 MOUNTED ON A 1996 2500 SUBURBAN LOAD RANGE E TIRE RATED AT MAX 80 PSI, WAS INFLATED TO 65 PSI. I FELT A BOBBLING THEN THE TREAD CAME OFF THE CASING, DAMAGING THE SIDE OF MY SUBURBAN, RIPPING OFF THE MUD FLAP AND DAMAGE THE PAINT AS IT FLOPPED AROUND AND JUST RIPPED ITSELF OFF. FORTUNATELY THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT BUT LOST THE ENTIRE TREAD PORTION. THIS SET OF FOUR WAS PURCHASE AND WAS EXACT REPLACEMENT FROM OEM TIRE WHEN NEW. THERE IS ABOUT 80% TREAD ON TIRES. FIRESTONE IS TELLING ME TO RUN 45 PSI IN THE FRONT END 80 PSI IN THE REAR. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS ACCURATE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10183227

Incident

Feb 21, 2007

Mileage

83,332 mi

I HAD A FIRESTONE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY SUBURBAN. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BELT AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY SUBURBAN. MY SUBURBAN IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT THE RENTAL COVERAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN EXCEEDED. I AM LEGALLY DISABLED AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL RENTAL COST. *NM

NHTSA ID

10138580

Incident

Aug 15, 2005

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW UP. AS RESULT, IT DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, MODEL STEELTEX.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10091896

Incident

Sep 13, 2004

Mileage

58,007 mi

BLOW OUT OF REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ,ON A 1996 GMC, SUBURBAN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ,WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10090906

Incident

Sep 4, 2004

Mileage

57,901 mi

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 72 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING A COLLISION FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX AT, LT245/75R16. DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES HE SUSTAINED FROM THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042232

Incident

Oct 2, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD, 3 OUT OF 4 SCHWAB TIRES BLEW OUT IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10017757

Incident

Apr 2, 2003

TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM REST OF TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. TIRE HAS BEEN SENT TO FIRESTONE FOR "INSPECTION" & THEY DETERMINED THERE WERE NO DEFECTS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER OPINION AS TO WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE WAS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW MORE DETAILS ON PE 00040 ON THESE SPECIFIC TIRES. I NOTICE THAT THE PE WAS CLOSED APRIL 2002 BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY DETAILS ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THESE TIRES.*AK

NHTSA ID

762155

Incident

Mar 15, 2002

R FRONT TIRE COMPLETLE SEPARATED WHERE TREAD & SIDEWALL MEET (DOT NUMBER: V611B1C TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

NHTSA ID

734674

Incident

Oct 17, 2000

TREAD SEPARATED FROM REST OF TIRE WITHOUT WARNING. TREAD DAMAGED VEHICLE BY SLAPPING BODY, WHEELWELL, AND HEATER HOSES. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT VEHICLE SWERVED UNCONTROLLABLY OFF OF THE PAVEMENT, FRIGHTENING MY WIFE AND I. I SHIPPED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE TO FIRESTONE BFTS IN NASHVILLE AND THEY PAID ME FOR THE TIRE AND REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAD TREAD SEPARATION OCCUR ON MY TRUCK ALSO EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIALS, AND I HEREBY REQUEST THAT NTSB REQUIRE FIRESTONE TO RECALL ALL FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W211B11A06 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

NHTSA ID

734032

Incident

Mar 20, 2000

SIDEWALL BLOWOUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75-16 )

NHTSA ID

733201

Incident

Jul 25, 1999

TIRE BEGAN MAKING FLAPPING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PRESSURES CHECKED AND OK. TIRE APPEARS OUT OF ROUND, AND UNSAFE. CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 50-75 MILES. LIVE IN RURAL AREA AND CLOSEST DEALER IS 84 MILES ONE WAY, SINCE OTHER DEALER CLOSED. AWAITING OUTCOME OF NHTSA INVESTIGATION BUT WILL NEED TO REPLACE THESE TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: 23584URBM TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

NHTSA ID

733087

Incident

Jul 15, 2000

ACCIDENT IS IN LITIGATION; TWO EXPERTS HAVE EXAMINED THE TIRE AND DETERMINED THAT SEPARATION CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE HAS I.D. THE TIRE AS MANUFACTURED 7TH WEEK OF 1996 IN DECATEUR FACTORY; THE IS NO ISSUE OF UNDER OR OVER INFLATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL ATTORNEY ROBERT KAHN 650-851-6911( DOT NUMBER: VDW8AXC076 TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )

NHTSA ID

731714

Incident

Aug 13, 1998

THE TIRES THAT I AM REPORTING ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE LIST OF RECALLED TIRES. THE PROBLEM ON THESE TIRES ARE THE SAME AS IN THE RECALLED TIRES. THE TIRES ARE COMING APART AT THE TREAD LINE AT THE SIDEWALL. YOU CAN SEE CRACKS AND BUMPS AT THE SIDEWALL/ TREAD LINE, AND PROTRUDING STEEL BELTS. I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FIRESTONE, BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY RETURN CONTACT. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE I FIRST CONTACTED THEM. I TOOK THE TIRES TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE BUT THE ONLY THING THAT THEY COULD DO WAS TO PRORATE THEM. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THEY WERE DOING THE SAME THING AS THE RECALLED TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE STILL IN MY POSESSION IF YOU NEED PROOF THAT THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS OUT THERE THAN JUST THE TIRES ON RECALL. THANK YOU , REGARDS, JOEL WALTON( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75/16 )

NHTSA ID

731697

Incident

Aug 15, 2000

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A BANGING NOISE, RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE EXPLODED, AND RUBBER WAS FLYING ALL OVER ROAD. FIRESTONE BRIDGESTONE #AT. THERE WAS NO INJURIES, AND CONSUMER WILL CALL FIRESTONE. *AK

NHTSA ID

869049

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE INVOLVED THE TREAD COMING COMPLETELY OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BODY DAMAGE TO THE SUBURBAN (ABOUT $3000). WE WERE TOWING A 30' TRAILER WITH BOTH INSTANCE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVED A BUBBLE FORMING ON THE TIRE TREAD. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID

729200

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED WITH NO WARNING. DID NOT BLOW OUT, JUST CAME APART.( DOT NUMBER: W211BAB445 TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

NHTSA ID

728795

Incident

Aug 23, 2000

THE GOODYEAR TRACKER TIRES (P245/75R16) EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION, 3 OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION AND SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, ANOTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUSTAIN DAMAGE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

558637

Incident

May 1, 1999

LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED FROM RIM.

NHTSA ID

541648

Incident

Aug 15, 1998