2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH PRIMEWELL VALERA HT HARRY TRUMAN TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE ALL THE TIRES REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED CORRECTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE OWNED 4 GMC PICKUPS AND HAVE COMPLAINED 2 TIMES ABOUT SPARE TIRES MOUNTED UNDER REAR FRAME THAT HAVE COME OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OUT KNOWING WHERE FROM 1996-2004 ,I NOW HAVE ONE THAT I CANT GET OFF AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL CUT IT OFF AT MY COST YET YOU ARE CHARGING TOYOTA WITH THE SAME FAULT AND RECALL WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT OWN GM AND FORD PRODUCTS! WHY ARE WE LEFT IN THE COLD. YOU NEED TO DUE THE SAME FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BOUGHT AMERICAN MADE, WHAT CARS MY TIRES HAVE HIT WHO KNOWS ! *TR

COMPLETE SUDDEN TIRE FAILURE SIGMA TIRE STAMPEDE RADIAL AS LT265R75/16, DOT UPW8 TWT 3206 CP G04L THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 28000 MILES ON IT WHILE MOUNTED ON MY CHEVROLET 2500 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CREW CAB TRUCK RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, AND HAD 1/3 TO 1/2 OF THE ORIGINAL TREAD REMAINING. I WAS ON I-26 IN SOUTH CAROLINA TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. I FELT A VERY SLIGHT VIBRATION, JUST SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL ROAD VIBRATION AND ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE BODY BETWEEN THE TWO STEEL BELTS. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, OR ROLLING OVER. THE TIRE WAS INFLATED TO MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, AND I HAD HIT NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE TREAD SEPARATION. I HAD STOPPED FOR FUEL ABOUT 20 MINUTES EARLIER, AND THE TIRES LOOKED NORMAL AT THAT TIME. I WAS NOT HAULING A LOAD, OR PULLING A TRAILER AT THE TIME. IN ROUGHLY A MILLION MILES OR DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD A TIRE FAIL LIKE THIS, AND DON'T EVER WANT ANOTHER FAILURE LIKE IT. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD SOME SORT OF WARNING OF AN INCIPIENT FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE ON THE TRUCK WHEN I BOUGHT IT ABOUT ONE AND ONE-HALF YEARS AGO, SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED. I HAD THE TRUCK ALIGNED TWICE, AND THE TIRES ROTATED AS PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE. THE SEPARATED TREAD CAUSED ABOUT $4000 DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED SIGMA PRODUCT LIABILITY AND FILED A REPORT WITH THEM. *TR