Consumer Complaint Detail

PEP BOYS / FUTURA GLS SUPER SPORT / P225

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005115037 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2005
Consumer's City: SANTA MONICA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: PEP BOYS
Model Name: FUTURA GLS SUPER SPORT Model Year: P225
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT2SV22E3J3 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 09 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1988 toyota camry with pep boys futura 185/14 radial 775 tires. while driving (mph unknown) he heard a thumping noise. he pulled over and noticed bubbles formed on the tread. he stated that the failure occurred on all four tires on five separate occasions. the tread separated on the fifth occasion. the manufacturer has discontinued the tire. the failure mileage was 7,000 and the current mileage was 170,000. the tire size and the model number were not available on the drop down menu.