Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272744 Incident Date: Apr, 03 2004
Consumer's City: FLAGSTAFF Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE 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#: 1FMNU43S12E Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 28 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 15 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 4/4/04 i rec'd a flat ti,e told it was irreparable since air was seeping out of the sidewall. 4/5/04, i receive letter from firestone/ford reagrding tire recall on my 2002 ford excursion.. 4/6/04 i phone 3 ford dealerships and 5 firestone stores trying to locate replaceable tires. told they had no idea when tires would be avail. i called ford corp., they blame firestone, call firestone hotline, they blame ford. ford corp- keisha, cust. service told me to - drive as little as possible, wear my seat belt, ck air in tires and drive under the speed limit. 4/6/04 i ordered 5 new recommended b.f. goodrich tires fromjim babbitt ford, flagstaff, az. i ck each wk on order. still have no idea when tires will be in. called ford corp., cust service -charmaine today & was told "it is not ford problem", even though the replacement tires were advised & ordered thru ford. ford certainly does not take this tire replacmeent seriously nor cares !! meanwhile i am driving with no spare due to a faulty tire already !