Consumer Complaint Detail
PIRELLI / DESERT DOG / 9999
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003239245 | Incident Date: Oct, 08 2003 |
| Consumer's City: PHOENIX | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Pirelli Tire, LLC |
| Model Name: DESERT DOG | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The first tire that the tread came off was while traveling on the freeway - july, 2002. no damage to the vehicle or myself. tow truck driver came out and changed the tire. went to discount tire to have the tire replaced, they replaced it at no cost. when i asked if the others were safe, they said yes, leaving the other desert dog tires on. august, 2003 - driving on the freeway again with my husband, we felt a vibration, pulled off to the side of the road and found that the tread had come off once again. had that replaced at discount tire, where they didn't mention again that there was a recall on the remaining desert dog tire on the vehicle. october, 2003 - my husband was driving on the freeway, traveling about 75 mph, felt a tire go down, this time causing the vehicle to pull right, then back to the left. then there was total loss of control as he veered down into the median where the vehicle rolled 6 - 8 times. once again, the tread had separated causing what could have resulted in his death. luckily, he did not have any serious injuries. the vehicle is totalled. there was a recall on these tires from pirelli on june 7, 2001. the recall states that pirelli would notify their distributors. discount tire should not have let us drive away from their location with those tires!! *la |