Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX AT / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001070526 | Incident Date: Apr, 16 2001 |
| Consumer's City: KALKASKA | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX AT | 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: May, 05 2001 | 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: On april 17 i was driving north on i 75 in michigan when the right front exploded . i had been on the road for 8 hours and it was about 35 degrees . the next day i went to the dealer ship and they sent me to the firestone dealer . i was told the firestone did not make bad tires and told me it was ford problem. called ford back told service manger what i was told . he said he would check in to it . several day later ford called back and said all they would cover was one tire . i do not feel safe with these tires and would like ford replace these tires witth a diferent brand . i pull a 8000 lbs boat and am glad i was not towing it at the time the tire blew out . i have pictures of the tire on the truck as well as off the tk. this tk was assembled in canada. *ak (dot number: vnw8 1xl tiresize: lt265/75r1) |