1993 Chevrolet Suburban Tires Problems

“Consumer noticed three tires experienced failures. The two rear driver's side tires experienced tread separation, and the passenger's front tire developed cracks. The cause of the failurue was undetermined.”

“Over the coures of several years I had 5 out of 8 of these tires slip their belts before firestone acknowledged a problem and replaced them with bridgestone equivalents. My wifes van still has them on and she suffered a catastrophic tire failure last year on the highway. (tiresize: 30x9.50r15)( DOT number: tire size: 30x9.50r15 )”

“Traveling at highway speed, the right rear cooper 31x1050r15 tire tread separated, causing my Chevrolet Suburban to rollover 1 and 1/2 times. These tires were 21 months old, with approximately 45,000 miles on them. They were rotated every 3000 miles, the car was aligned every six months and I checked the pressure regularly. I had a tread separation with my previous cooper 30x950r15. The dealer said my load was excessive for the tire so I weighed my truck and he recommended the 1050r15s. …”

“The first tire started losing big chunks of thread while driving on the freeway at 75mph. There was very little damage to the bottom of my vehicle at that time, and that's why I decided not to file a claim when I had the tire replaced. The second tire started making strange noises while driving in the city at 40 MPH. I went back to discount tire where I had bought the four tires to have it inspected. I was told that the thread was separating from the inside out. The tire was replaced at that moment. The third tire blew up while driving on the same freeway at 75 MPH. …”

“While driving the vehicle developed a shimmy, by reducing speed the consumer was able to control the vehicle, upon inspection consumer found out that the left rear tire belt separated and took the tire to firestone dealer where he was told that the tire was not included in recall 00t-005, consumer replaced all four tires with different brand. Nlm”