2010 Chevrolet Traverse Tires & Wheels Problems

MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW HAD PURCHASED GOOD YEAR TIRES 8 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN ONE TIRE SIDE WALL ON THE TIRE FAILED WHEN THEY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A POT HOLE. THE FAILURE WAS THE SIDEWALL AND THEREFORE IN OUR MINDS THAT PARTICULAR TIRE SIDEWALL HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. GOODYEAR SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS WHERE MY DAUGHTER, SON IN LAW AND GRAND CHILDREN COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME JUSTIFICATION TO THEM OTHER THAN SOME MECHANIC TELLING THEM IT WAS DUE TO A POT HOLE.. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS FOR THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ARE REVERSED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN TELLING ME FOR A WEEK THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE IS LOW (PSI 15 OR LESS). I HAVE PUT AIR IN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY THE WARNING LIGHT, AND THE TIRE GAUGE WOULD READ ABOVE 35. I THOUGHT THE SENSOR WAS READING INCORRECTLY UNTIL I NOTICED THE REAR RIGHT TIRE WAS LOW. ONCE I PUT AIR IN THE REAR RIGHT TIRE, THE READING FOR THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FROM 9 PSI TO 36 PSI. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE ON MY 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LT. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND GETTING THE JACK AND SUCH READY I LOWERED THE SPARE TIRE. AFTER 3 HOURS AND 3 PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE I DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE RELEASE LEVER WOULD NOT LET THE TIRE FREE. GETTING MY SPARE TIRE DOWN SHOULD NOT BE THAT HARD. *TR