Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000056001 Incident Date: Oct, 12 2000
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH6658Y7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 13 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2099
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tire seam blew out, in a perfect circumference, accompanied by profuse smoke. extremely dangerous situation since i could not see what was happening to my car due to the smoke. i thought i blew a gasket. brought tire to firestone dealer, where they did a soap test. no punctures were there except the complete breakdown of the seam on the outside of tire. they replaced it, however, they replaced it with anotherk wilderness tire. in thye 28 years of driving i have had, i have never experienced a blow out like this, or even seen one. the degree of smoke, and perfect failure of the seam point to a problem worthy of your investigation., please notify me, in kind, of the procedure you will under take to insure that the thousands of people driving the new 2000 outback equiped with the wilderness tires will be safe from harm. i believe with all my heart that there is a serious problem here. thank you for your assistance and support in this matter.