Cut Tire w/less than 500 Miles on Tahoe

[Droc]

This cant be coincidence. There is a youtuber that took a new caddy with those offroad. In his youtube video he got a flat. Guess where? On the sidewall. Looked like someone punctured it but tpms went off and is why he looked. Dont know it they have same tires??

 

[Stbentoak]

This cant be coincidence. There is a youtuber that took a new caddy with those offroad. In his youtube video he got a flat. Guess where? On the sidewall. Looked like someone punctured it but tpms went off and is why he looked. Dont know it they have same tires??

Thats why I brought up that this tire should be carefully and professionally examined...Slashed or cut by something, no big deal. Came apart? Huge deal with huge implications...Consumer safety issue?

Also these tires get terrible ratings on tire rack.com....

 

[RST Dana]

Thats why I brought up that this tire should be carefully and professionally examined...Slashed or cut by something, no big deal. Came apart? Huge deal with huge implications...Consumer safety issue?

Also these tires get terrible ratings on tire rack.com....

I’m remembering Firestone tires about 20 or so years ago. People couldn’t give them away on a Ford Explorer for a while.

 

[Blueinterceptor]

Look at the lug/sidewall below it. It looks like another “slash” is forming.

 

[cdgtahoe]

I have 2 tires with small slash on edge at top. Check my tires a lot to make it is not getting any bigger.

 

[awgunman75]

So, I got my new 2021 Tahoe Premiere about 2.5 weeks ago and took it on it's first road trip down to a friend's place about 60 miles away and when we were driving around that city, we parked somewhere and I could hear air coming out of one of my 22" tires.

We were next to Sam's Club so asked them if they could patch it quick...they checked it out and somehow the tire is split from the tread area through the sidewall. The tire lady there who looked at it seemed pretty knowledgeable, but made the comment she's never seen anything like this before on the inside of the tire.

These 22" tires are Bridgestone Alena 275 50 R22 tires which nobody seemed to have in-stock after calling around to 5 places in that larger community. We managed to get it back to his house where we put the spare tire on using his floor jack (as removing the spare tire on this 2021 is the same amount of fun it was on my 2007) and I had no issues driving it home. The sad part is I'm replacing a tire that looks like wil cost slightly more than $300 on a vehicle that currently has less than 600 miles on it.

I'm going to call my GM dealer on Monday and see if they can get one ordered/installed. My questions are with this being a full-size spare tire (even though the spare is 17"), I'm assuming that I can drive on it without issue for a few days or up to a week since it's a regular tire? Also, I'm including a photo of the gash on the inside of the tire...curious if anyone else has seen this with their 22" Bridgestone tires. I'm guessing there's no road hazard or any type of warranty on these tires unless it's deemed a defect, correct?

Thanks!

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Yes the spare and tire combination are the same overall diameter so you should have no issues driving it for a few days

 

[Micahsd]

Yes the spare and tire combination are the same overall diameter so you should have no issues driving it for a few days

Thanks...so far I've got 150 miles on it without any issues. Aside from it looking like crap, it doesn't seem to drive too much different.

 

[Micahsd]

Thanks for the replies. It sounds like the dealer should have a replacement tire for me by tomorrow.

Hopefully, this isn't the norm for me...if another one goes out, I think I'll switch to the Pirelli's which someone else suggested (I checked out the reviews on these tires and yeah, they don't sound the best...can't believe they'd use tires like this on their higher-end models).

 

[Blueinterceptor]

Check out the Michelin’s Ltx defender ms

 

[Blueinterceptor]

Can the steel interim wheels be used as a spare and carried in the spare tire area in lieu of current spare?

 

[Jwedge]

If that tire came apart on its own, I would think it would be warranted. But if there is any reason or any evidence to show that it has been cut, you’ll have to pay for it out of pocket, I’m pretty sure.
If it truly did it on its own and came apart, that could be scary for a lot of owners and should be a big deal to the mfg....

remember the Firestone issue!

 

[Stbentoak]

Is there any chance you could take these off brand new and get some decent money for them? I'd put it toward Michelins....

 

[swathdiver]

if another one goes out, I think I'll switch to the Pirelli's which someone else suggested

Just be sure to check with that city's tire slashers to see what their preferred tire is... might be Pirelli.

 

[abearsfan]

That's why I got the insurance

 

[Blueinterceptor]

I reread the first post. How or why would someone slash the inside of the tire? Seems to me that would take some work and risk exposure.

I do not believe it was slashed by a person

 

[Micahsd]

Got the new tire today from my dealer and while they see it as an obvious cut from somewhere they were kind enough to "goodwill" it and give it to me for free. Thought that was good of them although I'm guessing they easily made up that cost somewhere on me.

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[2591tdj]

Years ago wife had a blow out on the interstate after midnight with our young child in her brand new Chevy. Dealer said it was a blow out caused by low air and refused to replace the tire. Vehicle had less than 100 miles on it!