2000 GMC Yukon Wheel & Tire Problems

Which parts fail

• Tread/belt
  9
• Temporary/emergency spare tire
  1

Components named in complaints (wheels, lug nuts, original-equipment tires, TPMS).

Mileage when the problem started

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2000 GMC Yukon owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

Driving along interstate at speed limit,tire tread separated, flew into wheel well. Considerable amount of damage to wheel well, and off course tire damage. Unknown parts repaired/replaced...will take car into dealership tomorrow morning.

While driving, consumer felt vibration and in rearview mirror could see tread flapping, the left rear Firestone wilderness le tire had experienced tread separation, tire size p265/70r16, dot # v672wl11800.

Brought Yukon in to koons GMC in manassas, virginia in 2012 for two recalls which I was told were both done along with getting an estimate for $3300 for largely an intake manifold. I have called GM corp and been told many times over that past two years as more cars have been added to recall lists that there were no remaining recalls for my vehicle; now GM corporate says the wheel sensor recall (necessary to avoid low speed crashes) was actually never performed and GM corporate cannot explain why I have been told by both dealerships in the dc area and GM corporate over the past two years (exceeding 10 total calls) since that there were no remaining recalls left to perform on this Yukon. …

The tire tread came apart and caused us to have a blowout on the freeway. We paid to have the tire replaced at a Firestone dealer because the GM dealer told us it was a defective tire. The Firestone dealer confirmed that there was no indication that we had run over any road hazards to cause the tire to come apart. We are trying to get GM to replace the tires with another brand since this is a brand new car. In light of recent news reports about these Firestone tires, we are not comfortable driving with our family on these tires. We feel fortunate that we were able to get to the side of the road without having an accident and we don't want it to happen again.( dot number: tire size: p265\70ri6 )

Returning from a trip to al after having our Yukon xl for approx. 2 weeks, we had a blowout at 4 am. We heard a clunk and about 15 minutes later, the blowout occurred. The tread totally separated. We were not reimbursed for the tire and had to buy another one. Now that we know Firestone has a problem with these tires, we would like to be able to turn these tires in to Firestone and get a complete refund and then go buy another brand of tires. Firestone has said they will inspect the tires for free and if they see any problem with any tire, they would replace that tire with another Firestone tire. I don't want to keep the Firestone tires. Can you help?( dot number: tire size: p265/70r16 )

Driving on the highway at night at 65 MPH (~60 degrees) when the passengerr rear tire seemed to fall a part. By the time I pulled over the tire was completly destroyed. I have never seen a tire do that before. When I took the tire to Firestone they couldn't tell what went wrong with the tire. They said that I probably hit something in the road. I don't remember hitting anything in the road. There was no dot number on the firesone tire. The tire was made in Mexico with the following number on it 3156 ex bm 20562-3.( dot number: bm 20562-3 tire size: p265/70r16 )

I have had 2 catastrophic failures on the subject Firestone tires @ 60 and 70 MPH respectively. Firestone would not replace the first tire in May, 2001. After the second failure, 8/30/02 I found a recall call notice on firestones website for the wilderness le tires manufactured in Mexico(which mine were) however it only covers dot#v672wl21700. I have appealed to the local Firestone dealer without any satisfaction. My concern is that the problem extends beyond the recall notice and someone will be seriously injured before Firestone is forced to make a broader recall.

At .155" depth of tread and even wear, tire developed 30 to 40 deep radial cracks, 1" to 2" long, between the tire outside edge tread blocks and proceeding toward the sidewall. The tire has always been properly inflated to 36 - 50 psi (80 psi cold max) and was imeadiately removed from the vehicle apon discovery of defect. There is no visible external damage to the tire and it never been off the rim. The tire still holds air. (dot number: v611 tiresize: lt245/r16)

Consumer states he took vehicle into dealership for an inspection of the recalled Firestone wilderness le (p265/70r16) tires, consumer was advised by dealer that the spare tire was one of the recalled tires and all 5 tires would be replaced, consumer made an appointment to come back to have tires replaced, however when the dealership took vehicle to a Firestone dealer, they stated that only one tire needed to be replaced.

Firestone wilderness le tires, p265/70r16, were replaced due to recall, however tires were replaced with other Firestone tires that caused trembling at speeds between 45 and 55 MPH, dealer stated tires were fine, consumer feels they should have been given the opportunity to choose the brand of replacement tires and is requesting reimbursement.

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