Consumer Complaint Detail

GENERAL / GRABBER AW / 9999

A3CU4575201

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003234129 Incident Date: Aug, 06 2003
Consumer's City: SPRING Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: GRABBER AW 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#: 1FTRW07612K Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 08 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 15 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving 65mph on interstate 45 in houston when truck began to shake violently and a loud tumbling noise started to emit from tires. i pulled over immediately and found the rear passenger tire tread had split apart from the sidewall. general grabber aw p255/70r16, 19k miles. reported to continental tires; they denied the $800 dollars of damage to my rear wheel well claiming the tire was "run flat." before shipping the tire to continental, it was inspected and found defective by my local ford dealer and three other authorized general tire retailers. tires were rotated every 5k miles and otherwise meticulously maintained.*ak