Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX AT / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001083088 Incident Date: Sep, 24 2001
Consumer's City: MIAMI Consumer's State: FL
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, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 04 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tire had catastophic failure, possible fatal accident narrowly avoided. tire inflated to correct safe pressure. tire info. sticker on vehicle is disputed by firestone, however tires were inflated correclty. 2 independent firestone stores said tire was defective. both stores checked and verified pressures as being safe and adequate. clearly, it is a defective tire. tire sent to firestone for evaluation, returned with excuses letter attached. firestone refuses to make good on defective product. i have destroyed tire/rim in my possesion, i would be glad to have it evaluated again. i hereby request payment for replacement tuires and subsequent damages from firestone. *ak (dot number: vnw81xl010 tiresize: 265-75r16e)