2001 GMC Yukon Tires & Wheels Problems

A SPRING FROM A LARGE VEHICLE ON 20TH STREET ENSLEY EXIT GOT INBEDED IN MY TIRE LAST NIGHT 1/17/17 AT ABOUT 7:50PM. WHICH MADE A BIG HOLE AND I AM IN NEED OF A TIRE. I CALLED AAA AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED BECAUSE OF HOW FAST AIR CAME OUT AND ALDOT STOPPED TO HELP BUT HAD NO PLUGS. SO IT WAS TOWED

TIRES WERE PURCHASED SEPT. 25, 2009 AND NOW HAVE EXTENSIVE WEATHER CRACKING. COSTCO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES WHEN I REPORTED THE QUALITY DEFECT IN AUGUST, 2014, JUST 59 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE APPEALED THAT DECISION AND EXPECT TO FIND OUT TOMORROW IF THEY WILL MAKE GOOD ON THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THEY CLAIM THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS WEATHER CRACKING THAT THE TIRES ARE SAFE. I DOUBT THEY WOULD USE CRACKED TIRES LIKE THAT ON THE VEHICLE CARRYING THEIR OWN FAMILY. *TR

01 GMC YUKON DENALI XL - SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE AND SPARE TIRE FELL FROM VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOBODY WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN VERY SERIOUS. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON I-10 BACK TO PHOENIX HAD PAST MARANA OUTSIDE OF TUCSON WHEN MY SUV STARTED TO TREMBLE A LITTLE BIT WONDERING WHAT THAT WAS BUT BEFORE I CAN PULL OVER THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND LOST CONTROL FOR A SECOND BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND GET PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE FREEWAY. WHEN I GOT OFF TO CHECK THERE WAS NOT MUCH TIRE AND IT HAD MADE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUV NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE INSURANCE TO ESTIMATE THE DAMAGES AND COST TO REPAIR IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. IN 2004, SHE PURCHASED FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT 50,000 MILES. WHEN THE TIRES REACHED 25,000 MILES, EACH OF THEM FAILED ONE BY ONE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES HAD A HOLE IN THEM AND THE RADIAL CORD SEPARATED IN ONE SPOT. SHE AGAIN PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES OF THE SAME BRAND AND ON JUNE 19, 2007, ONE OF THE TIRES FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL SPORT LT/SUV, P26/70R16. THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD SEPERATION STEELTEX RADIAL R4S, LT245/75R16, MANUFACTURE DATED 36 MONTH 2001, WITH 16000 MILES OF WEAR. HANDLING DIFFICULTY AT LOW AND MID SPEEDS. REPLACED TIRE AND HAVE THE DEFECTIVE ONE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 59 NORTHBOUND BEFORE THE LOUISE, TX EXIT, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM MY BACK DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY FENDER AREA AND BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR. MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT LT245/75R16 TIRE WAS NOT FLAT, THE TREAD JUST CAME OFF. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 GMC YUKON AND IT CAME WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRES LT 245/75R 16. THE TIRE'S DOT # IS VN11 BAC 4700. I WAS GOING SOUTH ON HWY 101 AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO VIBRATE. BEFORE, I COULD PULL OVER THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CORE AND WAS FLYING ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. THE CORE STILL HELD AIR AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH OUT ANY INCIDENTS. I DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 1 MILE TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR BODY DAMAGE WHERE THE TREAD HIT THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL (DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT). I HAVE SENT THE CORE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY SUSTAINED HIGH PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. I DISAGREE WITH THIS BECAUSE ALL 4 TIRES HAD EVEN TREADS WITH OUT ANY BALD AREAS IN THE MIDDLE AND THE TIRE PRESS WAS CHECKED RIGHT BEFORE MY TRIP. WHEN I REPLACED THE 4 TIRES, THE SALESMAN LOOK AT THE OTHER 3 AND HE SAID THAT THEY WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. THEY STILL HAVE THE CORE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE IT. *NM

I PURCHASED 4 NEW CONTINENTAL-MADE TIRES FOR OUR 2001 GMC YUKON. THESE TIRES CARRY THE "GENERAL" BRAND NAME, MODEL P265-70R16, GRABBER AW, DOT# A3723J82301. I PURCHASED THESE TIRES WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE WARRANTED AGAINST DEFECTS AND ANY DAMAGE OCCURRING AS A RESULT WOULD BE COVERED BY THE TIRE COMPANY. I HAVE PROPERLY MAINTAINED THESE TIRES THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF THEM. AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, ONE OF THE TIRES UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY BLEW UP, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BARELY MISSING AN EMBANKMENT AND CONCRETE BRIDGE COLUMN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, I SAW THAT THE TREAD HAD COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF THE TOP OF THE TIRE. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE LOOSE TREAD WAS "SLAPPING" EVERY PART OF THE VEHICLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA CAUSING OVER $4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE, INCLUDING, BODY DAMAGE, TAILPIPE DAMAGE, ELECTRICAL WIRES CUT, A/C LINES CUT, TAIL LIGHT SEVERED, RUNNING BOARDS BROKEN AND MORE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, I CONTACTED CONTINENTAL AND FILED A CLAIM TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS DAMAGE. AFTER A LENGTHY WAIT, I WAS INFORMED ON JANUARY 26, 2005 THAT THEY WERE DENYING MY CLAIM DUE TO A SMALL TIRE PUNCTURE. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT A SMALL PUNCTURE SHOULD NOT CAUSE THE TIRE TO ABSOLUTELY EXPLODE THE WAY MINE DID. FURTHERMORE, CONTINENTAL CLAIMS THERE WERE OTHER DEFECTS IN THE TIRE, SUCH AS SIDEWALL DAMAGE, THAT WERE ALL CAUSED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. IT HAS SINCE BECOME CLEAR TO ME THAT CONTINENTAL HAS HAD THE SAME SORT OF BLOWOUTS ON SIMILAR MODELS. SEE: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS03/CONTINENTAL.HTML I WOULD LIKE THE COMPANY TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ALL DAMAGES MADE TO MY VEHICLE AND ALSO REFUND MY MONEY FOR ALL THE TIRES SO THAT I CAN PURCHASE A SET FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER SO THAT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY ON THE ROAD CAN BE BETTER ASSURED.

A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A ROCK GRAVEL WAS TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE TREAD, AND THE ROCKS WOULD CUT GROVES INSIDE OF THE ALLOY WHEELS. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE FROM THE TIRES. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER SEEN THAT FRONT/REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE REAR TIRES ONLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM , BUT DID NOT RESOLVE. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX#LT245R16 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER.*AK

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRE. *AK. THE GM DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE. *JB

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 30 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P265/70R16 REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON MY '01 GMC YUKON WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION, AND THE RADIALS BREAKING. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE TIRE WITH OUR SPARE THAT IS THE SAME MAKE/MODEL. APPROX. 10 MINUTES LATER ON A PAVED ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH, THE SPARE BLEW OUT WITH COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. OUR VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY BELIEVE THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON OUR VEHICLE AND KEPT THE FIRESTONE FOR EVALUTION AND ANALYSIS PURPOSES.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON GMC, YUKON, 26575R16 LE; WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH, FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NOTHING SHARP ON THE ROAD, TIRE EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *AK THE FIRESTONE DEALER IS CLAIMING THAT THE TIRE HAD A PUNCTURE, HOWEVER 2 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT, THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES OR LEAKS. *SLC

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P265/70R16, DOT 8X72WLI, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, GMC, YUKON WITH 19000 MILES, DURING TIRE ROTATION DEALER NOTICED BOTH REAR TIRES AND FRONT RIGHT TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*SLC

BRAKING TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, RENDERING VEHICLE UNSTEERABLE, OUT OF CONTROL. SPUN IN CIRCLES AND WENT INTO DITCH IN MEDIAN OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72 TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)

11:45AM ON 8/27/01 TIRE SEPARATION OCCURRED AT 60 MPH ON PA RTE 476S, MILE MARKER 14. CONTACTED GM WHO COULD CARE LESS; THEY DID NOT RECORD THE INCIDENT EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO REPORT IT; THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT FIRESTONE AND THAT IT WAS NOT GM'S PROBLEM; CALLED FIRESTONE AND ALL THEY CARED ABOUT WAS WHETHER IT WAS AN AT WILDNERNESS TIRE; FIRESTONE TOLD ME TO GO TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT HIGH SPEED AGAIN. WHAT SHOULD I DO?*AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72 5000 TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)

TREAD SEPARATION-COMPLETE FAILURE-ONLY 2 PASSENGERS IN VECHILE--NO LOAD-LUCKILY NO INJURY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R16 )

I WAS EXITING THE 5 FREEWAY NORTHBOUND ONTO THE 55 NORTH WHEN MY CARRED SUDDENLY TILTED TO THE LEFT SEVERELY. I DID NOT JERK BACK THE WHEEL AND IT STRATIGHTENED ITSELF OUT. I PULLED OVER AND I HAD A FLAT LEFT REAR TIRE. I DROVE TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM IW WANTED NEW TIRES (MY WIFE HAD PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED NEW TIRES. THEY REFUSED,, IWENT TO COSTCO BOUGHT NEW MICHELLENS . COSTCO FILLED MY FLAT AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE TIRE TO LEAK. IT LOOKED PERFECT AND NEAR NEW. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72WLT TIRESIZE: 26570R16)

TIRE BLEW OUT ON SIDE. NO PUNCTURE ON THE TREAD SIDE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V672 WL1 3 TIRESIZE: P265-70R16)