| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004301635 | Incident Date: Jul, 08 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS | Consumer's State: NV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: FR680 | 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#: 4T3ZF13C32U | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 05 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 28 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving south on i-15 north of las vegas, tire tread on passenger side rear wheel separated without warning. it was a hot day (around 110 degrees) and the highway speed there is 75 m.p.h. the tread flew up and smashed the side window of the sienna minivan, tore off part of the side fender and damaged the sliding door. the tires had been well maintained and had been inpected within the previous month at the toyota dealer. nonetheless, firestone has refused to compensate us for the monetary loss and has tried to shift the blame to us, saying there was proof that the tire had been run low, etc. (we had to drive on the tire after we lost the tread as we were in a remote area. since there was still air in the tire i drove slowly to where we could get help.) thus i have argued that the wear found by their "engineers" was due to driving on a treadless tire which was losing air. i have requested firestone to send us back the damaged tire. the damage repair bill was $1780, plus the cost of the rental car etc.*ak |
