1996 Chevrolet Suburban 2500

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1Owner complaints

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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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What owners actually said

1 reports

132,000 miles · Sep 7, 2010

Tires

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, ALL TERRAIN TAKO, SIZE LP245/75R/16E. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. HE PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE TIRES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD A BULGE. HE CHANGED THE TIRE WITH HIS SPARE AND PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. TWO OTHER TIRES ALSO FA…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES, ALL TERRAIN TAKO, SIZE LP245/75R/16E. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. HE PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE TIRES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD A BULGE. HE CHANGED THE TIRE WITH HIS SPARE AND PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. TWO OTHER TIRES ALSO FAILED AND ONE BLEW OUT AND THE OTHER HAD A BULGE. TWO DAYS AGO HIS SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW IT DAMAGED THE LINING OF THE ROOF, MOLDING,SEAT BELT HOLDER AND THE TIRE COVER. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 136,490. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF UPDATED 12/3/10*JB

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