Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079248 | Incident Date: Sep, 14 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PAULDEN | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX R4S | 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#: 1GCGK29U21Z | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 17 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving north on hwy 89 to paulden, az. at about 70 mph i noticed a severe vibration coming from my front end. i drive a 2001 chevy 2500 silverado which had firestone steeltex r4s tires all the way around with approximately 32000, miles on them. the tread life looked like maybe 10000 more miles. before i had a chance to pull over, my front left tire blew. i swerved into the south bound lane and luckily no oncoming traffic was coming and i was able to slow down and stop on the north bound shoulder. the tread had separated from my tire causing a blow out. my mirror broke and also my fender guard got partially torn off and the truck has damage from the tire thread hitting the side of the truck. i found pieces of shattered mirror inside my truck from when the treads hit my mirror. i had my window open and am fortunate that none of that mirror went into my eyes. *jb |