Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ECONOLINE / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001080975 Incident Date: Aug, 07 2001
Consumer's City: JUPITER Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ECONOLINE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDHS24L1VH Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 23 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Original tires. tire #1 (size: lt225/75r16, dot: vd1l1xd267) had side separation at 9,785 miles..tire #2 (size: lt225/75r16, dot: vd1l1xd247) had blowout with total tread separatied on at 70 mph with no warning with 27,572 miles..tire #3 (size: lt225/75r16, dot: vd1l1dx267) had blowout with total tread separtion wih no warning at 65mph with 32,981 miles....tires 2 & 3 blowouts caused damage to both rear underside of vehicle.ie..break system, exhaust sytem, holding tank and running boards..i have had numerous contact with both ford and firestone ..neither are will to acknowledge any problems with these tires. tires available for inspection. *ak (dot number: vdilikd267 tiresize: lt22575r16)