Consumer Complaint Detail

GENERAL TIRE / UNKNOWN / 9999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004309463 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2004
Consumer's City: HILLSBOROUGH Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: UNKNOWN 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#: 1FTPX14504F Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 17 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 20 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Twice the engine has gone into "fail-safe" or "limp" mode; diagnosed as a "computer" glitch on a brand new 2004, less than 700 miles, ford f150 pu; once entering the highway; once entering an intersection. when this happens, there is enough power to get you off of the road. stopping the truck, cutting it off and back on allowed for normal use. also excessive vibration checked 3 times, was told under investigation; no fix yet. 3 out of 4 new tires were replaced during diagnostics stating that they had "flat" spots on them.*ak