Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX TIRE / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002292356 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2002 |
| Consumer's City: BOUNTIFUL | Consumer's State: UT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX TIRE | 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: Aug, 04 2004 | 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: Vehicle = 2000 ford excursion.res = firestone steeltex while traveling on i-15 southbound from brigham city, utah to salt lake city, utah, the left (drivers side) rear tire on the vehicle blew out. the vehicle was traveling at a speed of approximately 60 mph and did not hit any debris or anything else on the road. the tire was completely distroyed. fairly major body damage occured. at this point, i went to a big-o tire dealer and had them remove all firestone tires from the vehicle and replace them with big-o brand tires. there were no injurys. however, i momentarially lost of control of the vehicle. i had just check the tire pressure in all 4 tires about 45 minutes and 30 miles prior to the blowout.*ak |