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Chevrolet Equinox Sidewall Problems

5
Owner complaint records in our dataset
4
Years with records
2009–2016
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 5 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4
60–100k mi1

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • April 27, 2016 · 475 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    2016 chevrolet equinox, michelin latitude tour 17" p225/65r17 100t left rear tire had a major blowout on the exterior sidewall after being driven less than 500 miles -- total. All tires were brand new, properly inflated and maintained. No nail or obvious puncture point was found. Vehicle was being driven 55 mph on an interstate in clear weather. Temperature was about 70 degrees. Blowout occurred during 10-minute…

    ODI 10865785

    2016 records in this system

  • November 19, 2013 · 27,948 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    My wife was driving my 2013 chevy equinox back to pennsylvania and she had a blow out on interstate 80 in new jersey. I had to pay $165.00 to have my truck towed off the high way. She put the donut on and continued driving to pennsylvania. She got the tire replaced another $205.00. The guy at the tire place gave her the tire back and suggested we file a complaint because he didn't understand how it happened. The…

    ODI 10553610

    2013 records in this system

  • July 7, 2013 · 6,000 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet equinox equipped with michelin latitude tour tires, size p255/65r/17. The contact stated that the tire pressure warning light illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the rear passenger side tire had multiple holes on the sidewall. The contact replaced the tire but the failure recurred. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 13t006000 (tires) that…

    ODI 10526139

    2013 records in this system

  • June 19, 2012 · 1,200 miles

    Sidewall

    Sidewall damage to tire. Purchased 03/12 and the vehicle has 1200 miles on it. No wrecks or accidents in car. *js

    ODI 10462314

    2012 records in this system

  • January 15, 2010 · 87,769 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet equinox. The vehicle was equipped with firestone destination le 235/65/16 tires. The contact was driving approximately [redacted] conditions when there was a loud noise outside of the vehicle. Suddenly, the vehicle swayed off the road into a ditch. There were no personal injuries. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The front passenger tire exploded and the rear…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10301907

    2009 records in this system