Consumer Complaint Detail

STARFIRE / STARFIRE FLITE-LINE IV / P225

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007109664 Incident Date: Jun, 22 2007
Consumer's City: ODENTON Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Model Name: STARFIRE FLITE-LINE IV Model Year: P225
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: Jun, 23 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 12 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I drove from my home to oxon hill, md, a distance of approximately 30 miles and the steering was bumpy. when i reached my destination, i did a visual inspection of the tires and nothing appeared unusual. after approximately 45 minutes, i resumed driving. about 11 miles later at exit 15 (214/central avenue east) on 95/495 northbound, the sidewall of the right front tire blew out. i was traveling at a speed of about 65 mph. i pulled off the interstate and looked at the tire. the tread had separated from the sidewall and was approximately 3/4 detached. i got off at the 214/central avenue east ramp and pulled to the side of the road. by this time, the tread had separated completely from the sidewall. the tire had 20,000 miles on it and was a starfire flite-line iv p21560r16. we will go back to the retailer who sold us the four tires and plan to get all four tires replaced. *ak