Consumer Complaint Detail

GENERAL / GENERAL / 9999

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001167857 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2001
Consumer's City: TUCSON Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: GENERAL 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: Feb, 25 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
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: Consumer stated while driving, the right front tire experienced tread separation, suddenly causing vehicle to pull hard to the right and the steering wheel began to shake violently, consumer was able to maneuver vehicle off to the emergency lane, after pulling over, consumer then attempted to restart the engine, but it would not start, consumer then smelled rubber, he then walked around to the vehicle and noticed the tire tread was gone, the plastic cowing in the fender was gone and there were small vacuum hoses hanging down, the tire was still inflated, however the tread was gone from most of the tire.*jb