Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003231511 | Incident Date: Aug, 23 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WEATHERFORD | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE | 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: Aug, 24 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Firestone tire 265/75 16, tread peeled off the tire. caused severe damage to front driver side of truck. broke wires loose including antilock brake wire. swerved dangerously to the left across 3 lanes, luckily was able to get the truck back under control. the tire and the 4 others came with the vehicle, 2001 f250sd crew cab, 56,000 miles. last week our other truck, 1998 f150 with wilderness ht tires had a tread separate and 3weeks prior to that the steel belts were broke in another tire. this truck has 28,000 miles. i think something needs to be done with firestone tires, maybe they need to shut down or quit making tires for suv's and trucks.*ak |