1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY FAILED. EXPLANATION FROM THE DEALER WAS METAL SEPERATED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY.

THE TIRE SEPARATED AND BLOWED OUT,DESTROYING THE RIM.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMA238 TIRE SIZE: P26575R16 )

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING POWER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CUSTOMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD REOCCUR ANYTIME IN THE FUTURE. CUSTOMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND REAR GEARS ON REAR AXLE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND WHEN EXITING A FREEWAY RAM STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND LOST CONTRO/ SPAN AND STRUCK A ROAD SIGN FRONT FIRST. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

CONSUMER EXPRIENCED A LOUD RATTLLING FROM STEERING COLUMN. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME TO BE REPLACED & NO REASON WHY IT HAD OCCURRED. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED 12 IN THE LAST YEAR & THEY HAVE STARTED TO KEEP SOME IN STOCK.*AK

WHEN STOPPING ON ROUGH ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASED AND THEN LOCKED UP. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEMS. PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOVED.

THE TIRE SEPARATED AND BLOWED OUT,DESTROYING THE RIM ALSO.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMA238 TIRE SIZE: P26575R16 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER HAD HAD PARKED HIS CAR IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THERE WERE STRESS MARKS ON THE TIRE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT P26575R16. HE SAID THAT HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK

LARGE CHUNKS OF TREAD MISSING FROM TIRE, UNUSUAL WEAR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P26575R16 )

THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

THE TIRE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AS WELL AS THE RIM.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: UNABLE TO GET TIRES TO BALANCE BY THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS ON A 1999, CHEVROLET, SILERADO; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P265/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO CHECK THE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A RECALLS TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R16 *MW

LEFT SIDE ENGINE NOISE, LIFTER NOISE ON START UP, DETONATION SOUND WHILE MOVING

FRONT SEAT WENT FROM FULL BACK TO FRONT AT STOP LIGHT PART LAYED UNDER SEAT. *AK

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK UP ON THE PASSENGER THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO MOVE, NOT UNLESS YOU RELEASE THE BUCKLE; ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE REPAIRS/ REPLACEMENT AND CONDITION STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

TRAVELING DOWN WINDING 6% MOUNTIANOUS GRADE PULLING TRAILER ON BUSY LABORDAY WEEKEND. I COULD FEEL A SLIGHT VIBRATION BEGIN TO BUILD, I TOLD MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATLY AND PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. AS SHE WORKED HER WAY OVER A LOUD POP COULD BE HEARD, LUCKLY WE HAD SLOWED CONCIDERABLLY. THE TRUCK STARTED TO WIGGLE AS WE PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE TREAD HAD STARTED TO DELAMINATE FROM THE SIDEWALL. HAD I NOT BEEN VERY ATTUNED TO THE FEEL OF THE TRUCK AND ROAD WE MAY HAVE BEEN THE NEXT TO BE IN THE NEWSPAPER. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE OUR 1 YEAR OLD TRUCK AT SPPEEDS OVER 45 MPH.( DOT NUMBER: W273 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

THIS TIRE SEPARATED ON ME. IT THREW THE TREAD OFF JUST LIKE THE 15" TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED. IT CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER, BUT NO DAMAGE OR INJURY TO ME OR MY TRUCK OCCURRED. THERE WAS 56% OF THE TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE.THE FIRESTONE DEALER FOUND NO APPARENT ROAD DAMAGE TO THE TIRE TO CAUSE THE SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )

I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A RELATIVELY STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS HAVING AN AIR-BAG FOR BRUNCH. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER BOTH SAID THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOOKED SUSPICIOUS. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BLOWN OUT THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD AREA.DUE TO THE RESTRAINTS AND VEHICLE DESIGN I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT BE SERIOUSLY INJURED HOWEVER I DID TOTAL A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE WHEN I HIT A CONCRETE CULVERT ABUTMENT.( DOT NUMBER: NOT AVAIL. TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )

WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE ACCELERATOR STICKING, THE DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO WE LITERALLY HAD TO SMASH OUR FOOT ON THE ACCELATOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELORATE. AT TIMES WE WERE TRYING TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AT WHICH POINT THE DEALER COULD REDUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS CLEANED. APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MONTHS LATER IT BEGAN SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS ONLY THIS TIME IT IS TAKING LONGER TO COMPLETELY STICK. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PARTS BY GM IF THEY CAN'T PROVE THE ACCELERATOR STICKS FIRST. MY QUESTION THEN IS DO I HAVE TO BE KILLED BY AN ONCOMING SEMI WHILE TRYING TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE SOMEONE WILL FIX MY VEHICLE PROPERLY. MY NEXT QUESTION IS AM I THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. MY LAST QUESTION IS WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD A VARIETY OF EXCUSES THAT THROTTLE PLATES GET DIRTY, A NEW CAR SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT, ETC, ETC. HELP!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

STEERING WAS PULLING TO RIGHT AFTER TIRE ROTATION WITH GRADUAL PROGRESSION AND AFTER 4 ALIGNMENTS AND 3 FRONT TIRE SWAPS IT STILL PULLS TO RIGHT NOT AS SEVERELY BUT NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE ROTATION. ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE MORE PLAY IN THE STEERING WITH ABOUT A 1/4 TO 1/2" RADIUS OF NO TIRE MOVEMENT EVEN THOUGH I AM MOVING THE WHEEL. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE 2 DAYS AND SAID THEIR MACHINE WAS OFF BUT I HAD THE JOB DONE THE FIRST TWO TIMES AND 1 FRONT TIRE SWAP AT ANOTHER PLACE AND THEY ALSO CHECKED TO SEE IF THE MACHINE WAS OFF AND IT WASN'T. ANY SUGGESTIONS. IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL I WILL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DIVERT TO THE RIGHT. WHAT IS THE STANDARD FOR A VEHICLE AFTER IT IS ALIGNED-HOW FAR SHOULD YOU BE ABLE TO TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE ASSUMING THE ROAD IS LEVEL?

THE ABS SYSTEM/PUMP MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO STATED JUST TO UNPLUG THE ABS POWER SUPPLY BUT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. ANOTHER FRIEND, JULIAN SCAFF, HAS THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR TRUCK AND HAS HAD THE EXACT ABS FAILURE. BOTH WERE AT APPROX. 45,000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES LOCKING UP AND NOT UNLOCKING FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS CAUSED UNTOLD WEAR AND REDUCED FUEL MILAGE CONSIDERABLY. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES.

FIRST INCIDENT - TRAVELING ON I435 KANSAS CITY, MO AT 65MPH. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW AT 21:00. 2ND INCIDENT - TRAVELING ON US 71 AT 50MPH. RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW AT 23:30.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

CANNOT GET A ANSWER IF MINE COULD BE BAD( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P275R16 )

ABS FAILED ON WET SURFACE,SPUN 450 DEG,AFTER SPIN FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. HISTORY: APPOXIMATELY 4-6 TIMES OVER A NINE MONTH PERIOD, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE FIRST APPLIED THEY DID NOT APPEAR TO WORK. UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE AND REAPPLYING, THE BRAKES THEN WORKED. THEN OVER THREE MONTH PERIOD THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FEEL CHOPPY WHEN STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL FOUR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED (ONLY 10000 MILES ON VEHICLE). TWO DAYS LATER ON A WET SURFACE, GOING 16-20 MPH ON A RIGHT TURN WITH A SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK CAME SPINNING AROUND IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. AT 90 DEGREES THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. THE TRUCK SPUN A TOTAL OF 450 DEGREES. THEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD, YOU COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF THE ABS BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL, THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER NEEDS REPLACING. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED.

TIRES STARTED MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DUE TO RECENT RECALLS, I PURCHASED NEW TIRES AT A COST OF $750. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THESE TIRES ARE RECALLED OR BEGIN TO FAIL OTHERS.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMR129 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, AT NIGHT, DEALER STATED "THIS IS NORMAL" SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER RECYCLING EVERY 90 SECONDS. SURE IS ANNOYING

INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT REOCCURRED AND COULDN'T DETERMINE CAUSE. ALSO, A CLUNK IN THE FRONT END INDICTA A LOOSE PART IN THE SUSPENSION OR ENGINE . DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 6 TIMES, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY LET GO AND IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ALL. SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. TOLD THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST THE ABS SYSTEM AND I WAS NOT USE TO IT BUT IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THIS WAS NOT NORMAL THEY HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ONLY VEHICLE WE OWN AND AM AFRAID WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

THE TIRES WOULD NOT PLUG, EVERYTIME THEY PUT A PLUG IN IT THE TIRE WOULD RIP EVEN MORE AND CHUNKS OF THE TIRE RIP OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRES WOULD END UP HAVING UP TO 6 PLUGS IN A SMALL PIN HOLE DUE TO THE RIPPING..( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/16 )

BELTS HAVE SLIPPED ON AT LEAST TWO(2) TIRES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PULL TO RIGHT SIDE, ALIGHMENT IS OK( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT TIRES HAD A BUBBLE IN IT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED A STEERING PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FROM HOME (MESA AZ) TO MILWAUKEE WI, I NOTICED A ONCE PER REVOLUTION THUMP AND UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A THREE INCH CRACK AT THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT THE STEEL BELT LINE. THE CRACK WAS BEGINNING TO PROGRESS OUTWARD RADIALLY INTO THE ACTUAL TREAD AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE CRACK. A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER (DODGE CITY TIRE CENTER (316) 225-9090, EXCHANGED THE TIRE WITH A NEW FOR COST OF BALANCING ONLY. THE CLAIM NUMBER WAS 7797436 WHICH THE DEALER PROMISED ME THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE WITH THAT NUMBER ATTACHED SO IT COULD BE TRACED. I BELIEVE THAT I SAVED FIRESTONE A DAMAGE REPAIR WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO REPLACE THE REST OF THE TIRES IN QUESTION ON MY VEHICLE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN FLINT MICHIGAN REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMB169 TIRE SIZE: P265-75R16 )

ON MARCH 21, 2000 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 84 NEAR THE DALLES, OREGON I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE RUMBLING OF A FLAT TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A FLAT TIRE. I THEN CHANGED THE COMPLETELY FLAT TIRE. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE FLAT TIRE REPAIRED AT A COMMERCIAL TIRE DEALERSHIP IN PASCO, WASHINGTON. THDY TOLD ME THAT THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN PUNCTURED BUT INSTEAD THAT THE WALL HAD SEPERATED FROM THE TREAD AND THAT THE TIRE WAS UN REPAIRABLE. I LEFT THE TIRE WITH THEM AND RECEIVED A BILL FOR $44.00 FFOR THE MOUNTING OF A USED SPARE. MORE RECENTLY THIS SUMMER I HAVE NOTICE A SMALL PIECE OF TREAD HAS DETACHED FROM ANOTHER ONE OF MY TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: W275 WNB TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE TIRE CAME APART ON THE OUTSIDE WALL. THE SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY TORN AWAY FROM THE TREAD SIDE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY PRESSURED AT 35 PSI.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMA358 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

WHEN DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THOTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT TWICE. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *AK

3RD TRANSMISSION RELATED FAILURE

JUST REPORTING THIS AS IT SEEMS PREMATURE FOR A TIRE TO BLOW, ESPECIALLY SIDEWALL WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON. CANNOT SAY FOR SURE CAUSE OF FAILURE BUT IT DID GO COMPLETELY FLAT . IT WAS FINE WHEN I LEFT AND PROPERELY INFLATED, WENT OUT WITHIN A MILE, TRUCK STARTED TO HANDLE ROUGH SO I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TIRE WAS RESTING ON RIM COMPLETELY FLAT WITH SIDEWALL SLIT OPEN.. SINCE IT IS A WILDERENSS TIRE AND THEY HAVE SOME DEFECTS I THOUGHT I SHOULD MENTION THIS. TIRE WAS REPALCED AND DISPOSED BY POMPS SERVICE WHO REPLACED IT. NO ONE COULD REALLY SAY WHAT CAUSED IT TO GO AND I SHRUGGED IF OFF AS BAD LUCK AND BOUGHT NEW ONE. MAYBE IT WAS DEFECTIVE TO START. IF THIS HELPS YOU TAKE A BAD TIRE OFF ROAD, GREAT. DON'T NEED SOMEONE ELSE HITTING THE DITCH BECAUSE OF BAD TIRE. IF I HAD BEEN RUNNING ALONG ON INTERSTATE AT FASTER SPEED I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DITCH.. FORTUNATELY I WAS JUST STARTING OUT AND CLOSE TO HOME AND SLOWED DOWN AND GOT OFF ROAD WHEN I FELT VEHICLE HANDLE SLOPPY. .( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

TRANSMISSION EMITS AN INTERMITTENT HOWLING NOISE DURING WHICH TIME TORQUE TRANSFER FROM ENGINE TO DRIVE TRAIN IS REDUCED. NOICE MAY LAST FROM 10 MINUTES TO 10 HOURS. TRANSMISSION ALSO OCCASIONALY DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP. DEALER FIRST DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE FAULTY TRANSMISSION PUMP BUT DID NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE.

ANTI-SWAY BAR ON FRONT END, WELD THAT HOLDS THE BAR IN PLACE HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM FRAME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES RELEASED WHILE BRAKING CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

AFTER 235-15 RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT I DECIDED TO CHECK THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK. ONE OF THEM SUFFERED FROM BELT SEPARATION. I TOOK IT BACK TO FIRESTONE AND THEY REPLACED IT WITHOUT ANY PRO-RATED CHARGES. THIS PROBLEM MAY BE BIGGER THAN JUST ONE TIRE SIZE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265R75-16 )

HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. CONSISTENTLY CALLED GENERAL MOTORS WITH NO RESPONSE. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE MUST KEEP HANDS IN 10-10:30 POSITION TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT. UNABLE AT THIS TIME TO ROTATE TIRES THUS CAUSING MORE UNEVEN WEARING. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS JUST NORMAL FOR CHEROLET. THIS IS THE SECOND Z71 IN OUR FAMILY AND MY SON HAD WORSE PROBLEMS THAN MINE. AT PRESENT RATE I WILL BE LUCKY TO GET 40,000 MILES OUT OF TIRES. FIRESTONE INSPECTED (VISUAL ONLY) AND SAID WEAR WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER YOU CAN SEE SPLITS AND CUTS IN TREADS ALREADY.( DOT NUMBER: W278WMA458 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO STOP. WOULD LIFT FOOT OFF & APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN BEFORE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, EACH TIME BRAKE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK

ON BUMPY SURFACE BRAKES WILL NOT CATCH, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL. *AK

TREAD HAS SEPARATED ON AT LEAST ONE TIRE. MANUFACTURING LOCATION POSSIBLY M/S??. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

A 10 INCH PIECE OF RUBBER BLEW OUT THE SIDE OF TIRE ON A TRIP TO VIRGINA. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND THE TIRE BLEW AT 70MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED WITHOUT A CRASH. A STATE TROOPER CAME AND CHANGED THE TIRE. SHE TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY ACTED LIKE THE TIRE BLOWING OUT WAS NO BIG DEAL. I THINK IT IS!!! BEING 600 MILES FROM HOME ALL SHE COULD DO WAS BUY A NEW TIRE, BUT THE DEALER MADE SURE THAT THEY KEPT THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT. I WONDER WHY!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16IN. )

WHILE DRIVING MY PICKUP ON A 4 LANE ROAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE BLOWOUT. THE TIRE HAD A HOLE IN IT THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT NEXT TO THE TREAD. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A CHEV DEALER IN PHOENIX ARIZONA AND THEY GAVE ME A DISCOUNT ON ANOTHER TIRE BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE IT FREE. I ALSO WENT TO A FIRESTONE STORE OWNED BY FIRESTONE. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT SELL ME A NEW SET OF TIRES. THEY DID TELL ME THAT A PASSENGER TIRE FOR A PICKUP WAS NOT THE IDEA TIRE. HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME TO APPEAL TO WOMEN DRIVERS AND GET A SMOOTH RIDE THEY PUT PASSENGER TIRES LIKE MINE ON CHEVROLET TRUCKS. GREAT HUH? I JUST MISSED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. NOBODY AFTER LOOKING AT THE TIRE COULD TELL ME WHAT CAUSED IT TO EXPLODE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE BLEWOUT AT 28,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAS HAD TIRE REPLACED. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH STEERING. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT P26575R16/114S/M/S. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRE. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R16 *MW