Consumer Complaint Detail

PIRELLI / P6 / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272640 Incident Date: Mar, 19 2004
Consumer's City: SCHENECTADY Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Pirelli Tire, LLC
Model Name: P6 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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 07 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Our new audi a6 had the p6 p235/r17 installed as original equipment. within the first 4,000 miles, all under normal driving conditions, a large bulge developed on the sidewall of one of the rear tires. this created a very dangerous driving condition. when we had reported this issue to our dealer, they very rudely disclaimed responsibility and had given us the number for the tire manufacturer. when we had reported this to pirelli consumer affairs division, they quickly ascertained (without inspection) that this was caused by a road hazard, and would not be covered under warranty. at this stage we are looking toward our legal options, since both audi and pirelli are not interested in coming up with a solution short of us buying brand new tires.