Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX AT / 9999

VNW8 1X0 050

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003230833 Incident Date: Jul, 16 2003
Consumer's City: FRISCO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX AT 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#: 1FMSU43F4YE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 16 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 17 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Firestone steeltex a/t tread and steel cord peeled off from tire carcass causing over $2,000 damage to vehicle and momentary loss of vehicle control. this is third steeltex failure on same vehicle in less than 2 months. remaining tire has been removed from the vehicle. firestone refused to warranty out either tire (blown or still in service) or pay for vehicle damage.*ak