| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041972 | Incident Date: Oct, 08 2005 |
| Consumer's City: RENO | Consumer's State: NV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: 23585R16 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTWW33F9XE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 26 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1. left front tire on 1999 ford f350 four wheel drive dually with 18,800 odometer miles started to shake at highway speed approximately 10 seconds before tire blew from cord separation. tire has almost full tread depth as new tire. it is a general grabber tr in 235/85-r16 size that was equipped as original equipment on this vehicle. tire was inflated to manufacturers specified air pressure of 65 psi. all seven tires on this vehicle had been recently checked (within the last week) for proper inflation and any abnormalities. i was not towing a trailer. there were four adults in the vehicle at the time of this incident. 2. tire blew violently, causing vehicle to swerve into oncoming lane of traffic. fortunately, there was no oncoming traffic at that time. tire remains ruined fender, abs system, bumper guard, and inner fender well, along with wheel and other components before vehicle could be stopped from 60 miles per hour. 3. i was able to limp home approximately 100 miles using spare tire, and wiring, fender well, etc. out of contact with tire. i do have the defective tire. *jb |
