General Motors has issued another tire recall for select Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC models that may have been delivered with defective tires.
The problem: vehicles involved in this tire recall campaign were delivered with Continental brand tires that were overcured during the manufacturing process.
The hazards: Continental claims that overcured tires “may experience a carcass break in the sidewall with sudden air loss or could develop a belt edge separation which could lead to partial or full tread/belt loss.” A tire failure or sudden loss of air pressure could increase the risk of a crash.
The fix: dealers will inspect affected Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles and replace tires that have DOT number and production mold number combinations that reflect the defective units identified by Continental.
Affected components: Continental brand tires.
Affected vehicles:
- 2020 Buick Enclave
- 2020 Cadillac Escalade
- 2020 Cadillac Escalade ESV
- 2020 Cadillac XT4
- 2020 Cadillac XT5
- 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer
- 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express
- 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2020 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2020 Chevrolet Traverse
- 2019-2020 GMC Acadia
- 2018-2021 GMC Savana
- 2018-2020 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2020 GMC Yukon
- 2020 GMC Yukon XL
Next steps: GM will notify owners of affected Chevy, Cadillac, Buick and GMC vehicles and instruct them to make an appointment with their dealer. If owners are unsure whether or not their vehicle is affected by this tire recall, they can visit my.gm.com/
This recall is an expansion of a related recall that was issued in November of last year for certain GM brand vehicles that were also delivered with overcured Continental brand tires. The initial recall involved 11,728 tires and 7,516 GM vehicles. It’s not yet clear how many tires and vehicles this expanded recall includes.
Contacts:
- GM recall number: N212329050
- Chevrolet Customer Service: 1-800-222-1020
- GMC Customer Service: 1-800-462-8782
- Cadillac Customer Service: 1-800-333-4223
- Buick Customer Service: 1-800-521-7300
- NHTSA Toll Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
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Comments
Too bad they would not cover the Michelin tires on the Acadia Denali that seldom go 20,000 miles.
Factory tires on all cars have had short lives for decades. They’re highly optimized for fuel economy and noise due to regulatory testing and new car customer satisfaction. Cost is next, and treadwear is last.
That hasn’t been my experience in decades. Some standard equipment may not be suited to one’s driving conditions or style, but the trash tire days seem to be gone; at least in my experience. I’ve even had factory Good Years, that both lasted well, and were – for once in a Good Year – actually round.
Totally agree…barely got 30K out of mine. Replaced with Uniroyal Tiger Paw Touring.
Probably what I’ll get when I need tires. Tiger paw tires.
had continentals debelt before and Continental refused to stand behind their product. Will never ever run them again
Cheap asses
Tires are typically installed on new vehicles by the lowest bidder at the time the vehicle is produced. There are exceptions to that like anything else.
Crappy tires from a crappy company.
I am a GM guy ( lifer ) plus ex Chevy bolt owner 2019 new . When I got the notice that my bolt may burn up if put under normal class 2 charge at my home I traded it on a Buick at the same dealerships that I purchased it . It
Has anyone else traded off their bolt for a non electric runner .
I only lost about $20,000.00 on the purchase
That’s why you should buy EVs used. Great vehicle overall.
My 2015 Sierra (L86/8L90) DUHnali came with 22″ Bridgestone Duelers.
Working towards eliminating the flutter, clunks, shudders, stalls and just plain confused drivability of the truck I took it into my TIRE GUY for a rotate and balance to eliminate the TIRES as a possible cause of the occasional FLUTTER, CLUNKS, SHUDDERS, STALLS AND CONFUSED DRIVABILTIY of the truck before visiting my servicing GM Dealer.
Tire guy could not service the OEM Duelers as they were COMING APART. Steel wire sticking out of the treads and sidewalls! JUNK!
Hows the drivability of the DUHnali now daze? FINE. Went with full synthetic TF and aftermarket TUNEZ. Drives as smooth as a new Hemi Ram only faster, much FASTER!
I wonder if this has anything to do with the loss of tire pressure in my 2020 Blazer tires. I took delivery of the Blazer in Sept of 2020 for my wife. I spent all fall and winter dealing with low tire pressure warnings and adding air to the tires. On a different note, the first few months the Blazer handled great. Now with 6000 miles on it the suspension feels like it has 200,000 miles on it. It drives like my 2000 Impala did just before I replaced the struts on it at 150,000 miles.
The lease is up on my vehicle soon. I was going to get another Blazer or other GM product. I spent 2 years doing highway and city testing GM products and never found a suspension issue with any GM product even after 60,000 or 70,000 miles.
Joe, that’s why I left GM after decades and went to Lincoln. The 2019 Nautilus that we drive is so far superior in overall ride and handle. The seats are so much more plush than the 2016 SRX we traded in on the Lincoln.