2002 Chevrolet S10

The contact owns a 2002 Chevy S10 equipped with Tornel Classic All Season Tires. Tire Size: 205/75 R15, and DOT Number: N/A. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact's friend noticed that the passenger's front tire had a large bubble.  The contact stated that the bubble was the size of a football.  The tire was recently purchased online from Walmart.  The dealer was not made aware of the failure.  The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000. VIN Unavailable.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET S10 EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW AWP II TIRES, SIZE: P205/75/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. THE TIRE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

I BOUGHT A SET OF GOODYEAR VIVA 2 TIRES AT WALMART. I HAVE LESS THAN 30K MILES ON THEM. I NOTICE THEY SEEM TO ALWAYS BE OUT OF BALANCE, EVEN WHEN I CARRY MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. THE OTHER DAY, I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN AND THE TECH LOOKED AT ONE OF MY TIRES AND NOTICED A BULDGE ON THE SIDE OF ONE OF MY TIRES AND MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE BELTS SEPERATING AND BEING READY FOR A BLOW-OUT. I ASK IF WALMART WAS REPLACING THEM AND HE SAID NO. AFTER GETTING HOME I NOTICED TWO MORE TIRES WITH THAT SAME BULDGE ON THE SIDE.

THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE SPARE TIRE WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 60MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD THUD AND THE TRUCK SHOOK. I LOOKED BEHIND ME TO SEE MY SPARE TIRE SLIDING DOWN THE ROADWAY, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BEHIND ME. IT ALSO PUT A DENT AND REMOVED SOME PAINT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BUMPER. THIS OCCURRED AT 32,000 MILES ON TRUCK. I WENT BACK AND RETRIEVED THE SPARE AND THREW IT INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE DROP DOWN CABLE UNDER THE BED HAD CORRODED AND SNAPPED LESS THAN AN INCH FROM THE END, DROPPING THE TIRE AND LEAVING NOTHING BUT THE FRAYED CABLE BEHIND. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THAT PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET S10. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR COOPER SIGMA REGENT TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE DIFFERENTLY. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, BUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS ALREADY FLAT. THE TIRE FAILED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,174.