DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 70-75 MPH, DRY ROAD, 79 DEGREES ON I-10. PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK, LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT, VERY LITTLE TREAD LEFT ON TIRE. VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP THE WEEK PRIOR FOR REG. MAINTENANCE TIRES WERE CHECKED, AIR OKAY, REPLACED MISSING CAPS, TREAD DEPTH WAS 10/32. 2002 CHEVY TAHOE HAS 30,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY. $1400 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE PLUS A NEW TIRE. *LA
2002
VISIBILITY
IN 2006, MY DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WAS LEAKING A BLACK GEL-LIKE SUBSTANCE. AFTER THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, I NOTICED A CIRCULAR "OILY RESIDUE-LOOK" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIRROR. IT LOOKS LIKE OIL WAS RUBBED IN THE CENTER OF THE MIRROR. NOW ALL IMAGES IN THE MIRROR HAVE A "DOUBLE-VISION, BLURRY" EFFECT... AND THE MIRROR HAS LOST THE "DIMMING EFFECT" FOR THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CARS BEHIND ME.. A LOT GLARE IS PRESENT AT NIGHTTIME. DEALERS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT.. AT MY EXPENSE.