2000 Cadillac Escalade Tires & Wheels Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR CONTINENTAL SPORTIVA (SIZE P265/70R16) TIRES BLEW OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE LED TO SUCH A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TIRES SPLIT ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON ALL FOUR OCCASIONS, THE TIRE THAT SPLIT WAS THE SAME SIZE AND MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR TIRE SPLITS SINCE 33000 AND 68000 MILES AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE WAS COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE (H-RATED), SIZE: 225/60R16.*AK UPDATED 10/17/2006 - WHEN IONE OF THE TIRE SEPARATED IT DAMAGED THE VEHICLE'S WWHEEL WELL LINING, TORE APART TWO WIRING HARNESSES, AND DAMAGED TEH BUMPER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH TREAD SEPARATED ON THE TIRE, CAUSING A BLOW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR, 265/75R16 . *AK

THE REAR WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING COMPLETE WHEEL SEPARATION FROM VEHICLE, THREE BOLTS WHERE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY SHEARED AT HUB. *YD

WHEELS - 3 BOLTS SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF DURING DRIVING CAUSING WHEEL TO SEPARATE COMPLETELY FROM VEHICLE. BATTERY: BATTERY HAS FAILED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS REQUIRING A JUMP START. LIGHTING: PARK LIGHTS - INTERIOR OF LIGHT HAS CONDENSATION AND MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND/OR SEAL IS BAD. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH REAR END OF VEHICLE 'FISH-TAILED' 360 DEGREES. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEEL HAD BROKEN COMPLETLETLY OFF. *AK

THE VEHICLE VIBRATED REPEATDLY WHEN THE SPEED APPROACHED 70 MPH CONSUMER BELIEVES THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER P265/70R16 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE CAUSE. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 72 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE TREAD BLEW OUT. *AK