0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006071212 | Incident Date: Jul, 02 2006 |
| Consumer's City: ABILENE | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FTNW21F21M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 26 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving at approximately 60 mph in my 2001 ford f250 super duty pick up truck, the truck started to vibrate. i shifted into neutral, thinking it might be a u-joint or driveline problem and the vibration got worse. i went back into drive and it settled down somewhat. i stopped and looked over the tires, u-joints (what i could see of them, the truck is 4-wheel drive) and other suspension components. i did not notice any lumps or bumps on any of the tires. i decided to return home, a distance of about 20 miles. approximately 3 miles form home, the truck shook violently and then there was a loud "slapping" noise. i pulled over and saw that i had separated a tread from the right rear tire. i picked up the separated tread and drove home at about 25 mph. i changed the tire at home. the tire was inflated to 55 psi and is still holding that pressure. the tire is a firestone steeltex radial a/t, lr e, dot number vdw8 txl 4400. *jb |