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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000043507 | Incident Date: Apr, 22 2000 |
Consumer's City: TAMPA | Consumer's State: FL |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 1997 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:tail lights |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU32XXVU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 06 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My wife and i were driving on i 75 in florida going about 60mph on easter sunday 2000(1997 ford explorer xlt). without any warning the back passenger side tire blew out. the car pulled suddenly to the right, i managed to gain control of the vehical and stop it in the middle of the road. the tire did $2800($500 deductable) in damage to the vehical. the tred peeled off of the tire and bent the rear fender under the car. it also broke the rear tail light and scratched the paint. a claim was filed with nationwide ins. and with ford motor credit.( dot number: tire size: 235/75 ) |