2001 Chevrolet Blazer Tires & Wheels Problems

REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SERVICEMAN SAID NO SIGN OF A PUNCTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAS FATE RANGE RUNNER HT TIRES, SIZE 235/75R15 (NA). THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DOT NUMBER HAD BEEN MECHANICALLY REMOVED FROM ALL FOUR TIRES WHEN HE HAD THEM ROTATED AND BALANCED. HE INTENDS TO CALL THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,886 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,851.

TREAD SEPARATION ON UNIROYAL LAREDO P235/70R15 ALL SEASON AWR TIRE CAUSED OVER $2,000 DAMAGE TO SUV AND A MESSED UP VACATION. CANISTER WAS JUST HANGING AFTER THE FAILURE. (CANISTER BRACKET WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND HOSE FROM GAS TANK WAS DISCONNECTED.) THE DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAZARDOUS IF A FIRE STARTED. *NM

IN DECEMBER OF 2003 MY WIFE AND I DROVE OUR 2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER 4X4 HOME TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM MASSACHUSETTS WHERE I AM STATIONED IN THE US COAST GUARD. ON JANUARY 14, 2005 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ITS STATE INSPECTION IN NC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT WHEEL HUB WAS SO LOOSE THAT THE WHOLE WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE ODOMETER READ 68267. TODAY (8/13/2005) MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM CHURCH AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BLAZER. THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I WAS CURIOUS SO I JACKED UP THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND COME TO FIND OUT THE RIGHT WHEEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF. THE HUB IS THAT LOOSE. I AM GOING TO FIND OUT MORE ON MONDAY WHEN I GET THE VEHICLE IN A SHOP. *JB

LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING BAD AT 52,401 MILES

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY BLAZER, 4 DR & 4 WHEEL DRIVE. AND AFTER ONLY 28,660 MI. ALL 4 FRONT & REAR ROTORS RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FRONT & REAR BRAKE PADS & ROTORS TO BE REPLACED.FOR ALL 4 ROTORS TO RUST OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE REQUIRES ME TO COMPLAIN. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I COMPLAINED TO THE CHEVY DIVISION WITH NO RESULTS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHICH I THINK IS REDICULOUS. I OWNED CHEVIES MOST OF MY LIFE AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I COULD SEE ONE OR TWO ROTORS GOING BAD BUT NOT 4 AT THE SAME TIME.ESPECIALLY RUSTING OUT.

UNIROYAL TIRES HAVE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TREADS. THE AREA BETWEEN THE TREADS LOOKS LIKE IT IS DRY-ROTTED. *JB

I HAVE AT LEAST 1 FRIEND WHOSE GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY AT SIMILAR LOW MILEAGE. WHEEL BEARINGS ON A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 37,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLET DEFECT.*AK

THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT ABOUT 4600 MILES. I TOOK THE TIRE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE TIRE SHOP I USE. THEY TOLD ME IT HAD SOME BELT SEPARATION. I THEN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TO TAKE IT TO GOODYEAR. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY SPARE TIRE WAS ALREADY ON THAT I SHOULD KEEP IT ON AND THAT THE TIRE ONLY NEEDED A FLAT REPAIR. IN SEPTEMBER 2001 I STARTED TO NOTICE A SLIGHT THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2001 THEY REPLACED A FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BUT STILL THE THUMP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRE AND THAT I HAD TWO BAD TIRES AND NEEDED TO GO BACK TO GOODYEAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE OTHER TIRE WAS BAD TOO, NOT WHAT GOODYEAR TOLD ME APPROX. 8 MONTHS EARLIER. I AM BEING TOLD THESE TIRE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY MY DRIVING. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE CASE, I HAD A BLAZER 3 YRS PRIOR TO THIS ONE WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES AND NOT ONCE DID I HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/70R15)

A PROBLEM WITH SLAMMING TIRE CATCH FOR OUTSIDE REAR SPARE TIRE TO PROPERLY BE SECURED. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE METAL TO WEAKEN AND LOOSEN WITHIN TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK