Consumer Complaint Detail
MICHELIN / LT24575R16 / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004289763 | Incident Date: Jul, 17 2004 |
| Consumer's City: FONTANA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: LT24575R16 | 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#: 1GNEC13T01R | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 18 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 14 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: In the last two months, i have had three flat tires. the first was a completely shredded on the freeway at speeds 65 mph. costco replaced the tire, which was only 7 months old on may 3, 2004. a month later, sometime in june, a second flat, on the freeway. costco claimed it was a nail. they said they patched it up and sent us on our way. the third flat, just yesterday on july 18, another flat. we took this tire and to another tire shop and they said it is a problem with the valve stem. we asked that they check the tire, which supposedly costco patched back in june and they said the tire had not been patched and that the air gage was replaced. what we infer is that costco knew something was wrong with these valve stems, lied about it and let us go on our way. knowing full well that we still had two tires with bad stem valves. this third and final example is proof. three out of four tires gone back in a period of 10 months is unusual. i don't know if it is a tire defect or a costco, man-made defect and need help. *jb |