Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / WILDERNESS / 9999

0 Injured

0 Death

Yes Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019039 | Incident Date: May, 03 2005 |
Consumer's City: RICHMOND | Consumer's State: VA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
Model Name: WILDERNESS | Model Year: 9999 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU60E33U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: May, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 15 2003 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Passenger-front tire received an impact in an accident. this hit was a "side-crash" where only the tire and a small area of the outside framing above the wheel were damaged. the air bags did not deploy. the truck sparked and ignited on impact. the truck was in full flames in the tire and engine area within 9-11 minutes. the fire burned out the center portion of the windshield, the entire engine area, the dashboard/glove compartment, and the tire area within that time frame. i was moving at approximately 10 mph when the other driver colided with my truck at approximately 40-45 mph; the weather was cloudy/rainy but it had not rained yet during my morning travel. the air |