2005 Chevrolet Colorado Tires Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO EQUIPPED WITH LAREDO TIRES, SIZE P235/70/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY COLORADO AND I CANNOT GET THE SPARE TIRE TO RELEASE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE THE SPARE AS WELL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AS I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE AND COULD BE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND UNABLE TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE BECAUSE THE SPARE WILL NOT RELEASE. DEFINITELY POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES, SIZE P26570R16. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SHE EXAMINED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE MANUFACTURED DATE FOR EACH ONE WAS FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THEIR PURCHASE DATE. THE TIRES WERE INTENDED TO BE NEW. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,763. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ UPDATED

TOOK CAR TO WAL-MART SERVICE TO HAVE OIL CHANGE AND TIRES ROTATED. WAS ADVISED THAT THE GENERAL TIRES, WHICH WERE O.E. TIRES HAD A BELT SEPARATION (24K MILES) AND THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE AND THEY REFUSED TO ROTATE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING ABNORMALLY. THE DEALERSHIP ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WEARING WAS WORSE ON THE INSIDE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONTACTED AND TWO MONTHS LATER THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED. TWO MONTHS LATER, THESE TIRES ARE WEARING ABNORMALLY IN THE MIDDLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THE WEAR IS OCCURRING *GENERAL TIRES). *NM

DT CONTACT STATED THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT. THIS WAS THE THIRD SET OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY TIRES. THE TIRES WERE SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHEN THE TIRES WORE OUT TO A CERTAIN POINT ONE FELT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

DT: GENERAL, AMERITRAC TIRE SIZE P265/75R15 BLEW OUT ON 8-25-05 WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE. THE LOCATION OF THE TIRE WAS ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE TIRE COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT OF GENERAL TIRES # 05677. *AK

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO Z71 4X4 CREW CAB. I'VE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE THE END OF FEBRUARY AND NOW HAVE THE TIRE VIBRATION PROBLEM. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET. THEY'VE ROTATED AND BALANCED THE ORIGINAL TIRES, THEY'VE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH NEW GENERAL TIRES, AND STILL NOW IT HAS A BAD VIBRATION PROBLEM THAT IS WORSE NOW. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT FIXED. *NM

225 75 R15 GENERAL AMERI-GS60 TIRES, ALL 4 TIRES ARE SEPARATING ON THE OUT SIDE TREAD AND THE FIRST AND SECOND TREAD BANDS. THESE TIRES ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON MY 2005 CHEVY COLORADO. THE TIRE WERE MADE 0505. THE TRUCK HAD A BAD VIBRATION AS THE TREAD BEGAN TO COME APART. I TOLD MY DEALER AND HE ORDERED REPLACEMENT TIRES. THIS HAPPEN WITH 3057 MILES ON THE TRUCK. *JB