| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003238749 | Incident Date: Jul, 11 2003 |
| Consumer's City: PHOENIX | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: RADIAL | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:temporary/emergency spare tire |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZF5596RZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 04 2003 | 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: I own a 1994 saturn, which i purchased in october 1993. the spare tire in the car has never been used. it still has the little bar things on it which stick up. i recently had to go out of town and checked the spare and other tires and when i opened the trunk and lifted out the spare, it had blown up. the rubber was shredded around the place it exploded. we talked to saturn about this and they said too bad essentially. so i thought i'd write to you. like i said, the tire has never been used. yes, i know its hot in phoenix, but just thinking about the danger i could have been in if i did not to check the tire and broke down on the highway leaves me kinda shaky. the tire is one of those smaller doughnut ones, # 1115 70r/14, radial tempa spare. i still have it. i had to purchase another one from saturn though, to be safe. i would appreciate your input on this. when you test these for quality control, do you expose them to high temperatures for prolonged periods of time? this probably does not happen very often, though saturn said they had seen a few of these. i would be surprised if they had not told you about it. thank you for your attention to this. betty gregar 3623 e winchcomb phoenix, az. 85032 602-971-7128 october 7, 2003. *jb |
