Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005047998 Incident Date: Aug, 25 2005
Consumer's City: CHICO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX 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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 28 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: 1999 ford f250 with firestone steeltex tires. tread came off left rear tire. an inspection showed tread was separating on rt front tire. sent tire to firestone and got a form letter about abuse of tires (under inflated, over inflated). same letter firestone used when failures of ranger tires were occurring. i have the oil changed every 6000 miles and have tire pressure checked. i also check pressure myself. i also rotated tires as suggested by ford. tires had good tread and wear patterns. these tires are defective. *nm