1995 Chevrolet Suburban Tires

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A CHEVROLET SUBURAN, TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM TIRES. *AK BOTH REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S II TIRES (24575R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AND THESE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DOT#VN11B1B501 *SLC

TIRE TREAD WAS DELAMINATING FROM THE CORE. HAPPENED AT 33617 MILES ON INITIAL TIRE AND THEN AGAIN ON SECOND TIRE AT 39539 MILES. REPLACED ALL TIRES EXCEPT THE SPARE AT THAT POINT. THIS TIRE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL AT THIS POINT.( DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

OUR TIRE SHREDDED WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING ON A CALIFORNIA FREEWAY AT 75+ MILES PER HOUR. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW AND NEITHER MYSELF, MY HUSBAND OR 18 MONTH OLD BABY WERE INJURED. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT TIME ONE OF OUR TIRES SHREDS. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL MORE PEOPLE DIE OR GET INJURED TO RECALL THESE FAULTY TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

AT LEAST ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES STARTED MAKING A RAPID, VIBRATING, SLAPPING NOISE THAT WAS VERY UNUSUAL, AND MUCH FASTER THAN THE ROAD JOINTS. I WAS GOING 70 MPH WHEN THE NOISE STARTED. MY WIFE AND I AND TWO KIDS WERE SCARED. WE PULLED OVER AND I LOOKED AT ALL THE TIRES. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS FROM A VISUAL INSPECTION. WE RESUMED, AND THE NOISE RESUMED AT 70. WE DROVE AT ABOUT 50 ON THE REST OF THE TRIP, AND HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO TAKE THE SUBURBAN ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE. I READ IN THE PAPER TODAY THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STEELTEX R4S FOR DEFECTS. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE TWICE PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THESE TIRES. THE FIRST TIME, I GOT A NON-RESPONSIVE GENERIC RESPONSE ON THE WILDERNESS RECALL. THE SECOND TIME, I GOT NO RESPONSE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TIRES. HOW SHOULD I PROCEED WITH FIRESTONE OR CHEVROLET TO GET THESE TIRES REPLACED WITH SAFE TIRES. I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEELTEX R4S TIRES. PLEASE HELP. THANKS. JEAN R. KROEGER II. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B14045 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

LT245/75R16 TREAD SEPARATION ON ONE TIRE, TREAD DIDN'T COME OFF BUT WAS WRINKLED. JUST ANOTHER DATAPOINT FOR YOU. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE SPARE IS STILL THE ORGINAL OF THAT SERIES.( DOT NUMBER: VN11B3A TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )