Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014216 | Incident Date: Mar, 26 2005 |
| Consumer's City: JUPITER | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX R4S | 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#: 1FDXE45S12H | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 11 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 10 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I am a consumer with some serious problems with firestone tires! i am the owner of a 27 foot gulfstream rv. it being brand new, my first problems were with only ~ 6k000 miles on it--1/2 way across the us. the first tire tread separated--with the tire still full of air. then the treads wore out on he front at ~ 7000 miles. caused problems and big $$ to fix the front end...and 2 more new tires --not firestones. nother tire suddenly developed a huge "bubble" in the sidewall--had to replace out of my pocket-again! :-( last straw...may 26....taking my daughter (5 yrs old) with 5 of her friends on her birthday outing. another tire tread came off--again, with the tire still full of air. again, major damage to the rv, and ruined the day...4 hours later we were home...no party.... sirs, i cannot tell you how worried i am about a company who, just today, told the local tire dealer (about my situation) and i quote: "we just have to wait for the rest of them to blow".............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the......?!??????? i want to be reimbursed for damages and repairs, as well as replacements! i am having them all replaced and never with firestones again. so, how can you assist.*ak |