0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006072495 | Incident Date: Jun, 02 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SAN JOSE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations |
| Model Name: STEELTEX A/T | 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#: 3GKGK26U11G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 22 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 01 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2001 gmc yukon and it came with firestone steeltex at tires lt 245/75r 16. the tire's dot # is vn11 bac 4700. i was going south on hwy 101 and the front end began to vibrate. before, i could pull over the tread completely separated from the tire core and was flying all over the highway. the core still held air and i was able to pull over with out any incidents. i drove the vehicle about 1 mile to the next exit where i was able to change the tire and examine the vehicle. the vehicle sustained minor body damage where the tread hit the inside of the wheel well (driver's side front). i have sent the core to firestone and they said that it was caused by sustained high pressure in the tire. i disagree with this because all 4 tires had even treads with out any bald areas in the middle and the tire press was checked right before my trip. when i replaced the 4 tires, the salesman look at the other 3 and he said that they wasn't anything wrong with them. they still have the core if you would like to examine it. *nm |