Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4SII / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004290420 Incident Date: Jul, 22 2004
Consumer's City: KEMP 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#: 1GCHC29171E Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 26 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 01 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1)high vibration felt especially at slower speeds. steering pulling firmly to the right.(2)tread very bumpy aroung all four tires. thumping on tread ,causes hollow sound in various places around circumference of tires. (3) due to the history of firestone tires and reported failures of these tires, i had them replaced before catastrophic failure occurred.*ak