Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEEL BELTED RADIAL / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000225117 | Incident Date: Jun, 24 2000 |
| Consumer's City: CHICO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEEL BELTED 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, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 20 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My wife and i had a firestone "firehawk ss wl" passenger car tire come apart while we were traveling at freeway speeds on interstate 5 in northern california on june 25, 2000. we filed a claim with firestone tire on july 3, 2000 after the tire was inspected at the local firestone store where it had been purchased. i was referred to an "ed" at the bridgestone/firestone techno center and was told i had to return the tire for their inspection. scott at scott & smitty's firestone, packaged the tire and sent it to the techno center in june 2000. i then submitted the required (1) incident report, (2) a copy of the preliminary estimate" from courtesy motors (for damages to the automobile), (3) a copy of the replacement tire invoice from scott & smitty's firestone (chico, califormin), and (4) photos of the tire and damage to the automobile. i received no response from firestone after june 27, 2000. i sent them another letter on september 1, 2000 and sent the nhtsa a letter on september 5, 2000. i sent a third letter to firestone on january 2, 2001. to date, i have not received a response from either organization.*ak |