Problems with 2003 Chevrolet S-10 TIRES

While driving down the road (luckily not fast and without traffic!!) . i felt a slight bump. first thought was i hit a pothole or ran over something in the road in spite of the fact i did not see anything. naturally, i checked the rearview mirror and to my surprise, saw a wheel in the middle of the street which i know i did not run over- next thought was "its from my truck! thank god i was not on the highway !!". upon further inspection, i found that the spare tire retaining cable had rusted thru and allowed the wheel to drop off from under the bed of the truck. i called chevy to complain but was met with the anticipated resistance to warranty repair. i suggested to my wife that it would not be wise to drive behind any chevy s10 trucks! *tr

Pulling away from a stop light, an a metallic clank was audible. looking back the spare tire lay on the road. returning to the spare tire, it the keeper and the end of cable were recovered. the cable had broken at the cable stop resulting in a single part failure incident. had this incident occurred shortly before this as i drove to this location on the freeway, serious injury or fatalities were probable. this tire hoist mechanism was only raised into place with by qualified personnel. *tr

Upon personal inspection of my vehicle i discovered my spare tire was missing and the cable had snapped due to cable fraying or corrosion. the exact time and speed of this failure is unknown but the danger could be potentially hazardous for the following reasons a: the tire could pose a hazard to traffic behind the vehicle. b: the tire could roll into lanes of traffic or pedestrians. c: the tire could fall at such an angle to lift and deflect the rear end of the vehicle causing damage and unexpected loss of control. d: the operator could find themselves stranded without a spare tire. *tr

Cable rusted underneath truck, spare tire came off, caused traffic tie-p. *tr

While driving my 2003 chevy s10 the assembly that holds the spare tire underneath of the vehicle disengaged when the cable snapped. the tire became wedged between the road and the rear bumper causing my vehicle to fishtail. no accident occurred despite the tire bouncing across 4 lanes of traffic and down a side street where it came to rest against a curb. the "priority" dealership said this was not covered by the warranty. this is the 3rd case i have heard about this happening in my area. *tr

While driving at 65 mph with the window down driver smelled a burning odor. he was able to pull over to the shoulder, and noticed that right side tire had smoke coming from underneath. firestone, atx, p235/70r15, dot number utdoua. the driver took vehicle to the dealer for analysis. but the odor could not be duplicated.*ak

All four of my tires have had leaks since new. had them checked several times to no avail. i think that my tiger paws are defective and maybe dangerous to keep using. i only have 32,000 miles on them. also they have been developing cracks on the sidewalls. *tr

the rear left tire blewout at the sidewall. tire info: goodyear p235/75r15 dot no. md111tbdr2002 ph