Chevrolet R3500

FIRESTONE STEELEX, LT245/75R16. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. IT DAMAGED THE FENDER. DEALER AND FIRESTONE WERE NOTIFIED. NOTE CONSUMER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS CHEYENNE, 1991. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT SEAT BELT. # 10-590-D MANUFACTURED BY BENDIX, WAS NO LONGER MADE. *AK CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL TO CHECK WITH HEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS FOR SEAT BELT PARTS INQUIRIES. *LA

FIRE STARTED W/ SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO ENGINE. DIP STICK DID NOT HAVE A LOCKING MECHANISM. DIP STICK WAS MISSING WHEN THE FIRE WAS OUT.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGERS FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. THE TIRE'S ENTIRE SIDEWALL SHREDDED. TIRE INFO: FIRESTONE P225/70R15 DOT O. ELA6CNJ1402, WITH 60K MILES ON THE TIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE WAS 1/3 WORN AND NOT THE ORIGINAL. *NLM *SCC

VAN HAD COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE AFTER HEARING A THUMP WHILE TURNING AT 15 MPH. OWNER WAS ABOUT TO TAKE THE VAN IN FOR DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALERSHIP. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED DUE TO NO WARNING GIVEN, AT ALL. STEERING WHEEL CAN TURN BUT THE WHEELS ARE NON-RESPONSIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.AK

THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES SEPARATED IN ONE YEARS TIME, TOTAL OF 16000 MILES. *AK

ENGINE NOISE : REPLACE WITH NEW DESIGN CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL GASKET PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #37-66-02B DATED NOV. 1996 AND COVERING P MODELS WITH 7.4L ENGINES (VIN N - RPOL19) AND CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS FOR MODEL YRS. 1982-1995. AN EXHAUST LEAK HAS REOCCURED BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE BLOCK. AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE ORIGINAL CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL GASKET/W ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS INSTALLED.…

ATTORNEY WRITING ON THE BEHALF OF 4 ACCIDENTS IN WHICH HE STATES WERE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION ON GOODYEAR 16 INCH LOAD RANGE E STEEL BELTED RADIAL TIRES, THIS PARTICULAR POLICE REPORT STATES THAT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A ROLLOVER IN WHICH THE DRIVER WAS FATALY INJURED DUE TO BEING EJECTED OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW, OWNER OF VEHICLE IS LYNN BOYER, BOX 1611, ARDIMORE, OK 73401, 746-7187. *SLC

ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO SEPERATE AT THE JOINT AREA. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 1995 TRUCKS HAD WITH THE SHAFT NUT NOT BEING TORQUED TO PROPER SPECS?*AK

LEFT FRONT TIRE LOST THREAD, TORE UP LEFT FRONT QUARTER, TORE UP DOWN UNDER BUMPER RUINED THE WHEEL, REPLACED TWO TIRE.