Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / RADIAL TIRE / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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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 |