Consumer Complaint Detail

CONTINENTAL / CONTITRAC / 9999

A308453

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003248450 Incident Date: Oct, 08 2003
Consumer's City: RALEIGH Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
Model Name: CONTITRAC Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:sidewall
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMCU04164K Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 06 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 05 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at 65 mph consumer heard a flapping sound coming from the rear of vehicle. consumer parked on the shoulder of the highway and inspected the vehicle, discovered that rear right tire collapsed. vehicle was taken to the dealer, who claimed that the tire was punctured which caused it to collapse. *ak the dealer stated that the tire was probably punctured before the sidewall collapsed, but the sidewall should not have ever collapsed. *sc