| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004312666 | Incident Date: Dec, 08 2004 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Model Name: EAGLE | 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#: 1FAFP34354W | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 22 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I wish to report a possible defective tire. on nov 20, 2004,i purchased a 2004 ford focus se. with 5.914 miles. on 12/9/04, while driving along the interstate freeway, my car's tire blew out. upon examination, there was several blowout tears along the outer sides of the tire. i reported the incident to the local ford dealer who referred me to goodyear. goodyear said they believed the tires failure was caused by tire "under pressure" and a nail puncture. the goodyear technician made a determination upon visual inspection based on ripples along the tear marks were caused by under pressure. the ford dealer made the same explanation as did goodyear. however, i disagree with the opinions of both ford and goodyear. request an examination of my tire to determine if there is any tire or belt manufacture defects. my tire is a goodyear eagle, rsa version, size p195/60/r15. my tire is available for inspection to determine failure.*jb |
