Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL 23 DEGREE / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000053466 | Incident Date: Aug, 18 2000 |
| Consumer's City: TAMPA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL 23 DEGREE | 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: Sep, 27 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: Driving south on i-25 from albequerque to el paso. tire blew out & i made a controlled stop. looking under the rear inside dual wheel i saw the tire was shredded. i exited almost at once to a small town named belen, n.m. this occurred almost noon on a saturday. i considered myself lucky to find a tire store open in such a small town. i'm almost 75 with a heart condition. no way i was going to attempt to change that tire on a hot interstate alone. craig tire co. explained the recall policy. they replaced the blown tire (in 2 pieces) and placed it in my rv motor home. i paid them $165.08 and have the receipt. i was lucky to have found a tire dealer on saturday in the middle of the new mexico desert. i have called ford, firestone, the rv dealer, the rv manufacturer, the local tv station, even the newspaper. i understand there have been many complaints. thank god no one was injured or killed. thence, news of no importance! wrong! i'm retired. unexpectingly i purchased this vehicle to travel at my leisure. the price of almost $69,000.00 is not primarily important. someone selling me something that could have ended my wife's and my lives is my major concern. how many other unexpecting buyers may not be as fortunate? i used to drive a semi; i owned 12 trucks. good thing i had experience with blowouts. perhaps the next person won't know how to handle the blowout. luckily, this was not a front tire, but an inside dual rear tire. i don't want the firestone i have. no one is interested in my problem nor reimbursement. additiionally, on closer examination i found another tire, same size, on the right rear outside dual has a 2" crack in the sidewall, which i deem unsafe to drive on. i also own a 1998 ford ranger equipped with firestone wilderness ht tires, p225/70r15 m/s 1005. this vehicle has only 5,281 miles, purchased new. i'm told wildreness ht's are not included in the recall. i would appreciate your clarification. (dot number: vd1l 1xd tiresize: 225/75r16e) |