| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000092644 | Incident Date: Apr, 13 2000 |
| Consumer's City: CHEYENNE | Consumer's State: WY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 1994 |
| 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: May, 06 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2093 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased the firestone wilderness at tires at the tire station in sacramento, ca in june 1997. the first problem i had with the tires was a blowout of the rear left tire traveling at 60mph on interstate 5 from california to oregon. during most of the life of my wilderness at tires i was living in bishop, ca and yucca valley, ca, which are both hot desert climates, which i understand are where most of the other tread separations have occurred. the tread separation occurred on the left front tire as i was traveling down a hill on hwy 62 from yucca valley to palm springs, ca. i barely kept control of the vehicle. i thought that it was simply a flat tire, but the tire people said they could not repair it because the tread had separated, and they showed me a large bubbled up area of the tire. because i had heard of similar incidents with wilderness at tires involving fatalities, i opted to replace all four tires (though i still have a wilderness at under the truck as a spare). i replaced them with bridgestone duellers because they had a better reputation for quality, and i had heard at the time that the replacement tires for the faulty wilderness at's should be throught firestone or bridgestone. when the recall became official, i obtained a letter from the tire place noting the tire separation so that i could be reimbursed for the failed tires. shortly after obtaining the letter, not knowing where to send it, my job transferred me to cheyenne wyoming, and i only recently relocated the letter, as well as learned that the wilderness at tires that i purchased were officially deemed as faulty and unsafe. i was able to escape injury, but i attribute that to my excellent driving skills - the tires truly created an unsafe situation for me.*ak |
