Consumer Complaint Detail

PIRELLI / P6 / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008869 Incident Date: Jan, 06 2005
Consumer's City: SOUTHBOROUGH Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Pirelli Tire, LLC
Model Name: P6 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#: YS3ED49AX43 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 23 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After significant vibration under front end at highway speeds appearing at less than 10,000 miles, car underwent alignment and 3 high speed balances. according to dealership, "all 4 tires were worn on insides and could only be caused by defect." dealer stated that "road forcing will not allow tires to be within the limit. tires need to be replaced. sent tires to manufacturer for warranty." service completed on 10.29.04, with pirellis replaced by same size michelins. work order was completed on 1.7.05, which was the first time i saw details and charges, despite repeated requests since 10.29.04. my understanding, and authorization at the time, was for the pirellis to be replaced because of the defects, but with michelins, to avoid possibility of defects with the replacement pirellis, at a cost of up to $50 per tire because of the change. dealer maintains i owe $915. 82 for the michelins, less the $212.80 credit pirelli issued on 1.7.05. ironically, the vibration in the car continues with the new michelins. i do not believe it was the intent of the dealer to mislead me, but that was the result. a work order provided at the times requested instead of over two months later would have defined the agreement and resulted in a different course of action. *nm