Consumer Complaint Detail

PEP BOYS / FUTURA / P235

U9M1/XBE3105/B03L

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125054 Incident Date: Aug, 29 2007
Consumer's City: PHOENIX Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: PEP BOYS
Model Name: FUTURA 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#: 1G1BL52PXSR Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 31 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 10 2003
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 1995 chevrolet caprice. the vehicle has pep boys futura, size p235/70r15 tires. on two separate occasions, while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle vibrated. the contact immediately pulled off the road and inspected the front driver side tire. he discovered a bulge on the tread of the tire at 14,000 miles. the contact took the vehicle to a tire dealer and they replaced the tire. approximately two months later, the contact felt a vibration and discovered that the driver side rear tire had a bulge at 16,000 miles. the rear tire was replaced. the current mileage was 165,000 and failure mileage was 163,000. updated 12/12/07 *tr