| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019727 | Incident Date: Apr, 21 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ACWORTH | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Model Name: EAGLE | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I bought a 2003 gt mustang conv on friday april 15, 2005. the car had 14432 miles on it and as far as i know it was the original tires. on friday april 22, 2005 i left from work. i was driving down i-575 toward canton when i heard a loud noise. then i heard a thumping noise and i realized that i had a flat tire. i tapped on my brakes to slow down and get over. i was going the speed limit of 65. then i heard a loud pop. at that time my car fishtailed and i lost control of the car. i ran into the guardrail causing me to spin around landing with the rear passenger side against the guardrail. that was the tire that blew. i blacked out during the accident. i came too and slammed the door open not really realizing what had happened. a day later my neck started killing me. i went to the emergency room on sunday april 24. they told me that i had lost some of the natural curvature in my neck and that i was having muscle spasms. they put me on pain medicine and muscle relaxers. the tire completely split apart at the sidewall. the size of the tires was p245-45r17. they were goodyear eagle zr tires |
