Consumer Complaint Detail

GENERAL / AMERI-TRAC / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110661 Incident Date: Jun, 26 2007
Consumer's City: GLENWOOD Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: AMERI-TRAC Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTRW14W84K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 02 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 16 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving a 2004 ford 150 pickup south on interstate 29 near glenwood iowa when the steering wheel began to vibrate. i tried to pull to the right to see what was causing it when the right front tire seemed to explode. i was able to pull off the highway to the right without losing control of the truck and got out to see what had happened. i found the right front passenger tire still inflated but without any tread on the tire. i also found half the running board was missing, and a small dent in the door just above where the running board used to be. i called a tow truck and had the vehicle towed to tincher ford in glenwood iowa and had the tire replaced. this cost wa s$157.00. i still did not know what it was going to cost to replace the running board. the mechanic mentioned he had never seen the tread on a tire separate the way this one did. i kept the old tire and replaced it with the exact same brand, a general ameritrac tr p255/70 r17. i am nervous about driving on these tires now with the fear of this reoccuring. i just heard there has been a series of accidents and even deaths caused by this tire. i would also like to recover the cost of the repairs to my pickup and tires.*ak