Best tires for the Chevrolet Uplander

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES, SIZE P225/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 3/4 OF THE TIRE SIDEWALLS COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE PINHOLES IN THE TIRE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,508 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 123,045, 164,508, AND 164,750. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 02/04/15

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, DURING CLEAR, DRY CONDITIONS, A THREE INCH SECTION OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CENTER OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, EXPOSING THE BELT BENEATH. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED FOUR TIRES.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN THE AREA, THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH A LOT OF SNOWBANKS. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE SNOW BANKS, THE SNOW IMPACTS THE INSIDE OF THE ALUMINUM RIMS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOW PROFILE TIRES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE ONLY REMEDY WOULD BE TO INSTALL A PLATE IN THE TIRES TO PREVENT SNOW FROM ENTERING THE RIM. THE FAILURE ALSO THROWS ALL FOUR TIRES OUT OF BALANCE. THE DOT NUMBER AND MANUFACTURER OF THE RIMS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,724. UPDATED 02-23-09 *BF UPDATED 02/26/09. *JB UPDATED 02/26/09.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING TIRES, SIZE A/S P225-60R17 (NA). WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRES WERE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HEAT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRACKS IN THE TIRES WERE NORMAL. HE TOOK THE TIRES TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED DUE TO THE SEVERE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 10/29/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE WASHING THE TIRES, HE NOTICED CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREADS. THE DEALER STATED THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO HEAT. UPDATED 11/02/09.