| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000048315 | Incident Date: Jul, 09 2000 |
| Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO | Consumer's State: TX |
| 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, 31 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 tires "float" or "hydroplane" in rain. our constant near wrecks and loss of control during the first 1400 miles driven caused us to replace the tires. my husband, don mcree, called steve formby to discuss the problem. the promised return calls never happened. these tires are extremely dangerous. they are standard equipment on explorer's in snow areas, yet they don't hold the road in light rain. they need to be removed from the market immediately.( dot number: tire size: p255/70r16 ) |
