2003 GMC Yukon Tires & Wheels Problems

THE RIGHT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HUBS WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF AND MY ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL GENERAL GRABBER TIRES, SIZE: 305/23/40R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRES VIBRATED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE MECHANIC, BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS PROVIDED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,799 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,201.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON XL EQUIPPED WITH ORIGINAL SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL TIRES, SIZE P265/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD AND BELT CAUSED THE TIRE TO EXPLODE. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WHEN CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL - ONLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING FOR $550. *TR

I OWN A 2003 YUKON XL. PURCHASED 4 MICHELIN TIRES FROM NTB IN APRIL 2007, $700.00. NEW TIRES HAVE 18,000 MILES ON THEM. JAN 2009 VALVE STEM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY NTB, NO DAMAGE TO TIRE. MAY 2009, SECOND TIRE WENT FLAT DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY KIDS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HOME FROM COLLEGE. TIRE WENT FLAT, IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, $225.00. CAUSE OF DAMAGE WAS VALVE STEM, TR 413. ONE WEEK LATER, THIRD TIRE WENT FLAT GOING BACK TO COLLEGE. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF OF HIGHWAY. MICHELIN TIRE ALSO RUINED, CRUSHED SIDE WALL, ANOTHER $225.00. WENT BACK TO NTB AND COMPLAINED. AT MY REQUEST INSPECTED 4TH TIRE AND IT HAD A BAD STEM AND WAS LEAKING. ALL STEMS WERE THE TR-413 AND NOT A HIGH PRESSURE STEM. THIS STEM IS FOR UP TO 40 PSI. RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE IS 35 PSI, BUT AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IN HOT TEXAS, PRESSURE FOR SURE RISES ABOVE THE MINIMUM 40 PSI. ORIGINAL SPARE HAS HIGH PRESSURE VALVE STEM. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. NOW I FOUND OUT THAT THESE STEMS ARE ON RECALL AND DEFECTIVE. NTB WAS NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING AND THEY ARE THE EXPERTS. HELP ME!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC YUKON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV P225/70R16. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

I CROSSED OVER SUNSET AND GOT ON 77 S AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 P.M. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE SPINNED OUT OF CONTROL. IT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT, I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT SKIDDED BACK TO THE RIGHT, SPINNED AROUND. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED I WAS FACING TRAFFIC. I REPORTED IT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY THE NEXT MORNING. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. I DID NOT GET SERIOUSLY HURT. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND GOT MYSELF CHECKED. I HAD A BIG BRUISE ON MY LEG AND I WAS SOUR FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS.

8 TIRE FAILURES DUE TO SMALL DRIVEWAY PEBBLES. GM WON'T DUE A THING. GOODYEAR CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID SOMETHING LIKE " SMALL STONES CAN PUNCTURE TIRE AND TIRES SHOULD BE UPGRADED".*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE P265/70R16 TIRES ON IT. HAVE BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES AS RECOMMENDED. PREVIOUS BALANCED/ROTATE AT 20,000. CURRENT MILEAGE 24,000 AND MECHANIC REFUSED TO ROTATE DUE TO BROKEN BELTS AND WASHBOARD EFFECT SHOWING ON ALL TIRES. MECHANIC STATED THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE TREAD/BELT SPERARATION.*AK

POOR WEAR ON TIRES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, DRIVER FELT A VIBRATION WITH 2003 YUKON XL. WITHIN A MINUTE THE TIRE ON DRIVER'S REAR SIDE BEGAN THROWING RUBBER. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TREAD BELT WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL TIRE STORE TO HAVE ALL TIRES REPLACED. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN BLOW OUT OCCURRED WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE, P26570R16, SERIAL NUMBER V672WL11703. THE DRIVER TOOK TIRES TO DEALERSHIP WERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND AFTER INSECTING THE TIRE THEY FOUND NO NAILS OR ANY OTHER REASON,(DRIVER'S FAULT THAT IS), AS TO WHY TIRE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED DRIVER TO CONTACT FIRESTONE TO SEE ABOUT POSSIBLE REPLACEMENTS. THE DRIVER DOES NOT TRUST FIRESTONE'S TIRES AND FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FAMILY REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND NAME. *LA

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES ON MY GMC YUKON ARE FAILING TO PERFORM PROPERALLY. CUPPING AND IMPROPER INSIDE WEAR ARE A SEVER PROBLEM. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAINTAIN AND ROTATED FOR 35,000 MILES. ALAINMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY 2 DIFFERENT SOURCES 1 BEING THE GM DEALER. TIRE WARE IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFTEY MATTERWHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER'S REAR TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THAT TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO TREAD WEAR. *AK

FRONT TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR. DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE FRONT AND REAR RIGHT TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB THE TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO A 360 DEGREE TURN ON THE INTERSTATE. *SCC