0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003258461 | Incident Date: Aug, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX R4SII | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCHK23G31F | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 05 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On august 15, 2003, the right rear firestone steeltex r4s tire on my 2001 chevy silverado suffered complete tread separation, commonly referred to as "capping", on the interstate. i filed a claim with gm since the truck was still under mfr warranty. gm referred me to firestone and i filed a claim with them, incident report #826379. sent the tire to firestone for evaluation per their instructions. firestone refused to honor my claim stating the tire was "underinflated for some period of time before the failure". i know this to be false because i checked the tire before leaving home on the trip and it had 80 psi (recommended pressure) and it still had 70 psi when i pulled over to check the tires after the tread separated. tire went flat only after i drove to a safe area to change it, while i was removing the spare from its carrier. i grew up on a farm and am retired military so i know how to care for a vehicle and especially tires. i have all the documentation/correspondence exchanged on the incident. if there is a lawsuit or other action against firestone i would like to know how to request inclusion in it to recover my financial loss.*ak |