1996 Chevrolet Suburban tires problems
Owners reported tires problems in 40 complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet Suburban, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While traveling 75MPH right rear tire blewout. Vehicle vibrated. Pulled to side., and checked tires. Noticed tread had peeled off. Put spare on. Brought another tire to replace spare. 2nd tire left rear blewout, same thing had happened. Then, 3rd tire, right front, same problem. Threw away first tire. Kept other two tires that blew out same day. Vehicle went off road to the left & then back to the right. Driver suffered back injuries due to tread separation of third tire.
My family and I were nearly killed when our right rear tire on our 1996 suburban lost it's tread. The tire was a firestone, at, steeltex, 245/75r16. The tire never lost pressure the tread came off and cause us to go out of control into oncoming traffic where we nearly hit a pickup truck head on. From the point where the tire lost the tread to the time that I avoided hitting the oncoming truck we were in a skid which was about 100 to 150 feet with a chord lenght of about 8'.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Chevrolet Suburban
- Brakes 173 complaints
- Electrical system 60 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 44 complaints
- Engine 34 complaints
- Transmission 25 complaints
- Fuel system 24 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 21 complaints
- Air bags 17 complaints