0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026522 | Incident Date: Jun, 18 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SCHENECTADY | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations |
| Model Name: DUELER 684 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEK13T94J | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While drive a 2004 tahoe with approx. 14, 000 miles on tires, proceeding on a smooth, flat secondary road at approximately 35-40 mph, low tire pressure sensor alarm registered on the dash panel. within 30 seconds of the alarm the tire went flat from a sidewal failure of approx. 4 inches long. i drove approx. 1/4 mile on the rim/sidewall to gain a safe place to change the flat. after waiting for over an hour for gm roadside assistance, i changed the tire myself with the aid of a local resident. after contacting gm dealer, northstar chevrolet clifton park, ny, district service director said that the faliure was from road hazard and would not pay for replacement [$181.39]. the service director said the failure was from the outside in, good man could tell this with a tire which was driven on the sidewall for approx. 1/4 mile. i still have digital pictures of damage tire. |