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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000045064 | Incident Date: Jul, 27 2000 |
| Consumer's City: CLEMSON | Consumer's State: SC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: ATX | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The problem started close to 6 months ago. i noticed anytime i reached speeds abouve 60 mph my explorer would begin to vibrate violently. i didn't think much of it at the time. i always keep my tires roatated and inflated properly, so i didn't think that was the problem. i recently was going down a back road and hit a bump. i felt my car jerk and then felt my tire was flat. upon exaiming the flat tire i observed that the tread had peeled partly off. at the time i was unaware that my tire was prone to this type of failure. i had the tire replaced with a uniroyal. up to this point i had been totally unsatisfied with my tires. they handle poorly in wet conditions and are noisey. recently the shaking became more frequent. i had the shocks replaced thinking that was the problem. the shaking continued. and last week i started reading the first stories about my tires. upon exaiming my tires, it was quite apparent that tread failure was the problem. i observed a large crack all the way around the tire tread on all the of my firestone tires and the spare. i documented this all with photographs. i was in a bind about what to do. i go back to college this coming friday, the 18th. this will involve a long drive at high speeds and carrying heavy loads. i realized i need to have my tires replaced asap. i began looking at tires and became concerned that i, a cash-strapped college student, would have to replace relativly new tires because of a manufacture's defect. lucky a recall was issued, but this has done little to resolve my problem. with my move-in day rapidly approaching i have been placed on a waiting list for tires. i felt the nhtsa should be aware of my story and the fact that i'm a resident of south carolina, which has been given a low priority in the recall. thank you for your time and i hope this helps you in investigating the situation.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 ) |
