2006 GMC Sierra 1500

THIS CONCERNS AN GENERAL TIRE P245/70R17. THIS TIRE WAS ON MY GMC SIERRA PICK-UP TRUCK. THESE TIRES CAME WITH THE TRUCK. WITHIN A MONTH OF OWNING THIS TRUCK THE TREAD TORE AWAY FROM THE TIRE LEAVING LARGE HOLES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THOSE TIRES IN 2006. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED JUNE 23, 2007. THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. IT ONLY HAD 17600 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE INCIDENT LED ME TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIM AS I TRIED TO PULL OVER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID GENERAL WOULD NOT REPLACE THIS TIRE BECAUSE THIS CAN HAPPEN AND IS A RISK YOU TAKE, I DISAGREE. IF THIS HAD BEEN ON THE FRONT TIRE I HAVE NO DOUBT I WOULD OF EITHER CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR LOST TOTAL CONTROL. *AK

SUSPENSION MADE A 'THUNKING' NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE R. REAR TENSIONER LEAF SPRING WORN OR WAS WORN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I NEVER GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER AS TO WHY, BAD METAL OR WHAT? I'VE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY HEAVY LOADS IN THE BED CAUSING OVER COMPRESSION OF THE LEAF SPRINGS. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO LEAN TO ONE SIDE AND LOOKS LOWER THAN FACTORY HEIGHT. DEALER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. IT NOW SEEMS TO BE MAKING A SIMILAR NOISE BUT FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA WHILE DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND INTO DRIVEWAYS. I HAVE TO VERIFY THIS AND GET IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MORE WORK...AND TRY TO GET ANSWERS. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AIRLINE HWY NORTH BOUND BEFORE PEQUE LANE RIGHT BY GOLF COURSE AT BRIDGE THE ROAD IS NOT REALLY A POT HOLE BUT ROAD IS VERY DISTORTED AND THE WAY I HIT IT, IT PUT A BIG EGG AND SPLIT IN MY TIRE. THIS IS AN AREA WERE IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR AWHILE AND IF YOU HIT THAT SPOT IT WILL MESS YOUR CAR UP OR MAKE IT HARD TO CONTROL YOUR CAR. THE TIRES I OWN ARE VERY HIGH PRICED AND I PURCHASED NOT TO LONG AGO. I WOULD LIKE HELP IN REPLACING THE TIRE. I DID GO BACK AND TAKE PICTURES OF THE AREA IN WITCH I HIT TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE TIRE. THE TIRES ARE $700 TO $800 EACH BUT ONLY ONE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS DAMAGED. I WILL HAVE TO ORDER IT. *JB

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD THERE IS A HARD CLUNKING, ALSO WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS FROM 3RD TO 2ND. I HAVE HAD THIS 2006 GMC FOR ONLY 10 MONTHS AND I PURCHASED IT NEW. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL NOISE FOR A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE HAD MANY 4X4 GMS IN THE PAST AND NOT ONE OF THEM HAS HAD THIS KIND OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. I HAVE PURCHASED THREE NEW GM'S IN THE LAST 4 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ALL OF THEM, I THINK I'M GOING TO TRADE IT IN FOR A TOYOTA. *JB

4.3 ENGINE STARTED SHAKING FOR NOT APPARENT REASON, MILEAGE AT INCIDENT 10,000 MILES. ENGINE RPM'S WOULD GO UP & DOWN AT IDLE & ROUGH IDLE IT DID THIS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND JERKED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WOULD NOT TURN ON. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ECM (COMPUTER) & CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. VEHICLE AFTER TWO WEEKS IS NOW ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES AT START UP & RPM'S AT IDLE STILL VARY AT TIMES. VEHICLE TAKEN IN TO DEALER AND TECH STATED NO HIDDEN CODES VEHICLE CHECKED OUT OKAY ACCORDING TO DEALER??? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, A PASSING MOTORIST MOTIONED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHITE SMOKE ERUPTED FROM BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB OF THE TRUCK AS WELL AS UNDERNEATH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. ALSO, THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO A NEARBY WIRING HARNESS AND ULTIMATELY CAUSING AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH LED TO A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.