Complaint 831610

SIGMA SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL SUV • TIRES:SIDEWALL • incident Dec 17, 2010

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
831610
Make
SIGMA
Component
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Incident Date
Dec 17, 2010
Date Received
Dec 18, 2010
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES:SIDEWALL

Owner Narrative

SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIALS FOR MY 04 TAHOE WERE PURCHASED IN FEB. 2009 WHEN MY TRUCK HAD 86,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 65,000 MILE WARRANTY. AT 133,00 MILES, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAME APART ON THE INTERIOR SIDE WALL ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH 1 SEPARATION ON EXTERIOR SIDE WALL. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED BECAUSE I ALWAYS DRIVE SLOWLY AND WAS ON CITY STREET AT TIME. INSPECTION OF OTHER 3 TIRES SHOWS MANY SLITS/CRACKS ON EXTERIOR SIDEWALLS OF 2 OF 3 TIRES. SELLER HAS DONE SOME COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, I THINK THE TIRE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE SITUATION OF THE TIRE COMING APART COULD BE VERY SERIOUS AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.