Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4SII / 9999

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003298946 Incident Date: Apr, 30 2003
Consumer's City: SAHUARITA Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX R4SII 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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 29 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Problems with steering on 1995 chevrolet c3500 crew cab pickup. *mr while traveling on the highway, the steering wheel started to vibrate then moved from side to side. the consumer felt that he was going to lose control of the vehicle. as the consumer slowed to stop, it was difficult to hold the steering wheel as it rocked back and forth from side to side. the front end of the vehicle obviously swayed back and forth as well. when the consumer was able to inspect the vehicle, he found that the driver's side front tire had ballooned along with sidewall and tread damage. *sc *jb