| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000054518 | Incident Date: Sep, 26 2000 |
| Consumer's City: BALTIMORE | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Model Name: EAGLE GA | 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: Oct, 02 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 tire that failed was a replacement installed on 3/14/98 and it had only 32,000 miles on it. it was repaired by a goodyear dealer for a leaking problem on 8/21/2000. the tire completely failed on 9/27/2000 while i was driving to an appointment on highway 97. the car started to vibrate and then i could hear it thumping the wheel well as the tread came off. i was able to brake and drive to the shoulder immediately, with no further damage to the car. after removing the tire, i observed that the entire tread had separated fom the sidewall on the exterior side and the interior side was 50% separated. this damage occured within 50 yards of my first awareness of a problem to the time i stopped. i braked gradually to leave the road at a safe speed. further examination revealed that there was no obvious hole or damage to the actual tread surface. i decided to report this issue based on the current situation with firestone tires. i also feel that i am fortunate to have survived without damage to my vehicle. i intend to pursue this incident with the tire dealership and/or goodyear for replacement or compensation of the failed tire, at no further cost to myself. i would be glad to discuss this incident and i have pictures of the failed tire, although i did not take pictures at the time of the failure. please contact me immediately if this product is part of a larger product failure investigation.*ak (dot number: jdr046 tiresize: 195/60r14) |
