1995 GMC SUBURBAN Complaints

COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE AT 70 MPH WHILE TOWING TRAILER. TIRES REPLACED WITH SAME MODEL TIRES. SUFFERD SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE. (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

TWO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES FAILED (TREAD SEPARATION), ONE FRONT, ONE REAR WITHIN 500 MILES. ON IN DRIVEWAY, THE OTHER WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE; BOTH TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ARRANGEMENTS. (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

DRIVER SEAT METAL PLATE WHERE BOLTS ARE ATTACHED TO WERE BRAKING DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. DURING AN ACCIDENT SEAT WILL NOT HOLD. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF TIRE BLOWOUTS, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE FROM BLOWOUT. *MJS

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR WHEEL BALANCING AND REPLACEMENT TIRES BECAUSE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES, HE SUSPECTS THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, THE REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VIBRATION.

CENTER OF TIRE THREAD CRACKED OPEN & BULGED EXPOSING INNER CORE WRAPS. (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

PURCHASED 4 REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR GMC SUBURBAN ON DECEMBER 1999 - FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S (OUTLINE WHITE LETTER). ALL MADE IN CANADA. LOTS: 30359 EX BM14480-3. AT 65 MPH THE TRUCK SHIMMIED TERRIBLY. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE ON 5 OCCASIONS; FOR WHEEL BALANCING AND REPLACEMENT TIRES, THE LAST TIME BEING 9/27/00. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THROUGH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, I AM CERTAIN THERE IS A TIRE PROBLEM, RATHER THAN VEHICLE. (I PLAN TO VERIFY WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BUT I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE REAR TIRES.) THROUGH OUT THE FIVE (5) RETURN TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THE 2 REAR TIRES WERE REPLACE WITH MODERATE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VIBRATION (SIMILAR TO A TREAD SEPARATION WHICH I HAVE EXPERIENCED BEFORE). THE REPLACEMENT TIRE LOTS WERE; MADE IN CANADA 30359 EX BM14480-3 AND 32356 EX BM14480-3. PLEASE ADD THIS COMPLAINT AND CONCERN TO YOUR FILES AND ADVISE IF THERE ARE OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS ON THIS SIZE TIRE. I HAVE NOT HAD A BLOWOUT OR TREAD PEEL-BACK, BUT I STRONGLY SUSPECT THERE TO BE A DEFECT IN THESE TIRES. I PRAY THAT IF THERE ARE REPORTED DEFECTS THAT A RECALL BE INSTITUTED IMMEDIATLY BEFORE ANY DEATHS OCCUR. STEPHAN HUMPHREY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

THE LEFT FRONT CORNED OF THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE OFF. THIS MAKES THE EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND CAUSES DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WOULD SPECULATE THAT EVEN IF THE TRACK WAS NOT BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF, THAT IF THE VEHICLE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT COULD BE THROWN BACKWARDS OR SIDEWAYS IF THE WEAKEN FRAME WOULD BREAK THE REST OF THE WAY UPON IMPACT. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS CORP (FILE #C01667539) ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO GROULX OLDS/GMC DEALERSHIP (MONROE MICHIGAN 734-241-3704) TO HAVE THE SEAT INSPECTED, WHICH I DID. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SEAT FRAME, GROULX MECHANICS CONFIRMED THE FRAME HAD FAILED, BUT COULD NOT REPLACED THE FRAME WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM GENERAL MOTORS CORP. UNLESS I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. I TALKED TO GENERAL MOTORS CORP. REPRESENTATIVE IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THIS MEANS THAT IF THE FRAME RUSTS IN HALF OR THE BRAKE LINES FAIL OR A WHEEL FALLS OFF BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT.*JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****732830****

WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65MPH VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF, AND BRAKES/ STEERING LOCKED UP, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INJECTION PUMP FIVE TIMES, AND NOW THE PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING AGAIN. *AK CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER AND THE DEALER REPLACED INJECTION PUMP, MODULE ON THE PUMP, WASTE GATE MODULE BUT ALL WERE JUST BAD GUESS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND DISCOVERED A LARGE BULGE ON THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL OF ONE OF MY TIRES. IT APPEARD THAT THE BELT WAS STARTING TO SEPERATE INTERNALLY BUT HAD NOT RUPTURED THROUGH THE EXTERIOR YET. IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY, IN THE UPPER 90'S. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN THIS OCCURED. THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFELY DRIVEABLE. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE. THE ONLY NUMBER THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH ON IS THE RECALL LINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TIRE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SO THEY PROVIDED 2 CONSUMER AFFAIRS PHONE NUMBERS. ONE OF THE NUMBERS IS DISCONNECTED AND THE OTHER CAN NOT BE REACHED FROM MY CALLING AREA. I CALLED FIRESTONE BACK AND THEY COULD ASSIST ME. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL INFORMATION TO GET THEIR PHONE NUMBER.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: L245/75R16 )