Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000053438 | Incident Date: May, 18 2000 |
| Consumer's City: EL PASO | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 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: Tread seperated, then blew ou after traveling for 4 hours, mild day 80 deg. just rebalanced and rotated tires less than 500 mils prior. no warning, no noticable tire wear or underinflation. damage to truck was extensive, $1100 fender, tire, etc. spoke w/ firestone, they didnt give any aid, just send the tire to nashville, with clain form. i waited for 4 weeks then they sent check w/ simple explanation of damage covered. since then i've no luck speaking w/ them concerning replacement tires or reasonable reparations on remaining 6 tires. remaining tires are showing sidewall cracks and bulges. i will replace these tires myself, but will keep tires for claim / investigations. *ak (dot number: vdor1ww435 tiresize: lt23585r16) |