Consumer Complaint Detail

GOODYEAR / GOODYEAR / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045776 Incident Date: Oct, 18 2005
Consumer's City: CONCORD Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Model Name: GOODYEAR 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#: 1GNEK13T65R Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 06 2005 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving a rock penetrated the tread and casing of the tire causing it to go flat. *** no answer required*** *ts updated 11/7/2005 - the vehicle was purchased with an off-road package which included goodyear p265/70r25 m&s on-off road tires. the consumer was driving on an unpaved road when a rock penetrated the tread and casing of the tire causing it to go flat. the vehicle was taken to a goodyear dealer and the tire was replaced (5300 miles). the tire tech stated that he has replaced many of these tires. a little over a week later the consumer was driving on the same unpaved road when a second tire was penetrated by a rock and went flat (6492 miles). the vehicle was taken to the dealer were all four tire were replaced with a different brand. the consumer feels that these tire are unsafe for use on unpaved roads and request reimbursement for the cost incurred due to the faulty tires. *nm