0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111083 | Incident Date: May, 16 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BRAZORIA | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Continental Tire the Americas, LLC |
| Model Name: GRABBER ST | Model Year: P235 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTNX21F01E | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 15 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f250. while driving approximately 60 mph in dry conditions, the rear passenger side tire blew out. before the blow out, the contact heard a noise followed by a loud boom. he then noticed that the tread had separated from the tire before it flattened. the contact was able to pull off the road before a crash occurred. the tire was a continental general lt 265/75r16 tire, which is not the standard issue tire for his vehicle. the tire was also unavailable in the drop down menu at the time of this complaint. the contact called the manufacturer and sent them the failed tire. the manufacturer stated that he must have struck something in the road to cause the failure. the contact has pictures of the failure and the manufacturer is returning the tire. the current mileage is 118,000 and failure mileage was 117,000. |