2006 Chevrolet Tahoe Tires & Wheels Problems

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT. THE BRAND OF THE TIRE IS LION HART 20". TIRES ARE LESS THEN A YEAR OLD AND HAVE LESS THEN 10K MILES ON THEM. ALL TIRES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OF WEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE EQUIPPED WITH FUZION XTI TIRES, SIZE: P265/70R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,015.

LEFT TO LAS VEGAS FROM LOS ANGELES 7/2/14JUT BEFORE GETTING TO LAS VEGAS THE VEHICLE FELT SHAKING OR TREMBLING BUT I ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROAD. AS TIME WENT BY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IT BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE TO ME AND MY WIFE . I CALLED THE GM DEALER IN VALENCIA CA AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE TIRE WEIGHTS SO I WENT TO JIFFY LUBE FOR INSPECTION AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE ON THE TIRE WEIGHTS. DRIVING BACK ON SUNDAY AT 6:30 AM ABOUT 20 MILES FROM BAKER THE TREMBLING GOT VERY BAD TO THE POINT I DECELERATED BUT TO NO AVAIL. IT GOT TO THE POINT I CALLED THE GM DEALER AGAIN AROUND 7:30 AM AND DURING THE CONVERSATION THE DRIVER REAR TIRE BLEW UP. I SENT THE TIRE TO MICHELIN AND FILED CLAIM BUT THEY DENIED IT ON THE BASIS THAT IT HIT AN OBSTACLE WHICH IS A COMPLETE FABRICATION OF THE EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE TIRE BLOWING UP. I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE LEGAL ACTION BUT I AM TRYING TO LOCATE A GOVERNMENT OR STATE DEPARTMENT WHO WILL INSPECT THE TIRE AND GIVE ME AN HONEST RESULT. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THERE WAS NEVER ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE TIRE EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT IT CAME APART FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT OFFICE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TWICE IN THE PAST 5 YEARS I HAVE HAD A FLAT TIRE. I ALWAYS HAVE TO ENDURE THE EXPENSE OF A ROLLBACK WRECKER TO TAKE ME SOMEPLACE TO GET MY FLAT TIRE FIXED. THE REASON IS A TERRIBLE SECURITY LATCH ON THE SPARE TIRE THAT SEIZES UP AS SOON AS IT FIRST GETS WET. THIS LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE ALLOWING THE CABLE TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE TO THE GROUND. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND, MY 2003 SILVERADO 1500 HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I AM TIRED OF ALL THESE EXPENSIVE FLAT TIRES AND LOST TIME. I COULD CHANGE MY OWN FLAT-IF CHEVY WOULD LET ME! HELP!!!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS, SIZE P225/60R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ALARM SOUNDED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. SHE WENT TO A TIRE STORE AND THE ENTIRE TIRE WAS COMING APART WITH A THREE INCH SPLIT IN THE TREAD IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,700.