Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / RADIAL TIRE / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003247217 Incident Date: Oct, 21 2003
Consumer's City: BLOOMFIELD HILLS Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: RADIAL TIRE 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#: JT2BK12U110 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 09 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving the vehicle at 35mph, the front passenger tire blew out. (size # p175/65r14) (dot # unknown.) the manufacturer has been contacted. please provide further information. *ph tires were rotated when the oil was changed. dealer stated tires failed due to lack of rotation. on one occasion, consumer thoroughly checked the tire before driving. took vehicle to the dealer and they found a worm nail after looking for over an hour. consumer has the tires. after the first failure, the consumer contacted went to firestone for replacement tires. firestone stated they could another tire and get the same effect since they didn't have it in stock. toyota stated differently and nor did they have the tire in stock. after days of threats, toyota had the same exact tire available for the consumer. *ph