WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TIRE SIDEWALL FAILED AND CAUSED BLOW-OUT OF TIRE. NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON 6/12/2012. NEXEN TIRES 2457516A. THIS IS 2ND TIRE FAILURE FOR OUR VEHICLES. TIRE FAILED AT @ 17,000 MILES. WE HAVE PHOTO'S OF THIS TIRE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED OVER THIS. 2 TIRES TOTAL FAILED WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE. *TR
2006 Chevrolet Express 2500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 12 of 13 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Tires complaints
3 reportsCOMPLAINTS WORKS FOR A DELIVERY SERVICES. REPLACED 12 KONA CLT LT215/85R16 TIRES WITHIN THE PAST 5 MONTHS DUE TO BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL. TIRES HAVE BEEN IN ALL POSITIONS ON VEHICLES AND HAVE DEVELOPED BULGES. SIZE OF BULGES RANGES FROM GOLF BALL SIZE TO SOFTBALL.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE FENDER WELLS. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS, WHILE MAKING TURNS, AND ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED SMALLER TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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