Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / WILDERNESS / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014051 Incident Date: Mar, 25 2005
Consumer's City: PHOENIX Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: WILDERNESS 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#: 1GNEC13V85R Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1) purchased new 2005 chevrolet taho with firestone willderness le (p265/70r-16 bw) tires 12/30/04 from bill heard chevrolet, 7224 east mcdowell road, scottsdale, az 85257. with less than 2000 miles on vehicle same tire (right rear) started losing air pressure. 1st time took to dealer they said nothing wrong. 2nd time fradulentlly charged me $17.07 to reppair. warranty book, part #05chevwar a first edition says bumper-to-bumper (includes tires) for 3yers or 36,000 miles. vehicle only 3 months old and less than 4,000 miles. after paying for repairs still have same problem. same tire (right rear) still loses air. (2) luckily no failure yet due to warning light on vehicle that alerts you to check tire pressure before tire blows out due to underinflation. (3). after 2 trips to dealer nothing has been done to correct failure.*ak