1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, NOTICED A SQUIRMING, WIGGLING, AND THEN A "WUMP,WUMP,WUMP". PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ABOUT HALF INFLATED AND BLISTERED ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE TREAD. (TIRESIZE: 245/75R-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R-16 )

WHEN CONSUMER RELEASES BRAKES TO GO FOWARD FROM A STOP VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC, AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED.*AK

THE FIRESTONE TIRE (STEELTEX A/T; 245 75R16) THAT BLEW OUT ON MY SUBURBAN WAS BRAND NEW. IT WAS MY SPARE TIRE. I DROVE ON IT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES WHEN AN APPROXIMATELY 6 INCH SQUARE PIECE OF THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IN LIGHT OF ALL THE RECENT PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES AND RECENT NEWS REPORT THAT THIS PARTICULAR TIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS TIRE FAILURE. (TIRESIZE: 245 75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245 75R16 )

OUTSIDE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT WITH NO WARNING. SIDEWALL SHREDDED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11 B3A TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

BRAKES POOR; AFTER A WEEK FRONT DISK SQUEELED, DEALER REPAIRED; RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO INSPECT BRAKES AND DEALER ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES TO CLOSEST TO DRUM TOLERANCE; SAID DUST COLLECTING MUST BE CLEANED OUT EVERY 6000 MILES

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ABOUT 106 DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. IT DISINTEGRATED. I CROSSED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A HALT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I'M EVEN ALIVE. I HAD AAA CHANGE THE TIRE. A LOCAL TIRE PLACE REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE WITH AN IDENTICAL ONE. AT THE TIME I ASKED IF MY TIRES WERE PART OF THE RECALL. THEY ASSURED ME THEY WERE NOT. NOW I HEAR YOU ARE LOOKING INTO THE EXACT TIRES I HAVE...THE EXACT ONE THAT DISINTEGRATED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW IT HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY TIRES END UP ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR NOW-ESPECIALLY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MILLY WOODHOUSE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: R4S TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)

BRAKE ARE NON RESPONSIVE AND A SAFERY HAZARD, BRAKING SYSTEM NOT TO RESPOND WHEN APPLIED. STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THE 10/2/00 WSJ ARTICLE INDICATED NOW FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES WERE UNDER INVESTIGATION. OUR STEELTEX R4S 16 TIRES APPEAR TO BE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. FURTHER, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE APPEARS TO BE WEARING EXCESSIVELY AND UNEVENLY. THIS EVENING, I HAVE E-MAILED FIRESTONE SEEKING A REPLACEMENT REFUND OFFER SIMILAR TO THE ATX RECALL, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THEIR RESPONSE. WITH THIS BEING MY WIFE'S CAR AND WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN, 12, 10 AND 6, I AM VERY CONCERNED. WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO AT THIS TIME?*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

VERY UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR PATTERN ON THESE TIRES. UNDER 16K MILES ON NEW TIRES. TIRES LOOK LIKE THEY ARE READY TO SEPERATE TREADS. PLEASE ADVISE OF RECALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245-75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-75R16 )

PREMATURE TREAD WEAR AT 26,000 MI OR LESS. TWO FLATS, NO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )