| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 995054471 | Incident Date: Feb, 28 1995 |
| Consumer's City: RAMONA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNFK16K2RJ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 02 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1994 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased this vehicle as a new demo with 3210 miles. in feb 1995 with only 8000 miles on this vehicle while traveling at 65+ miles per hour on the fwy the left rear tire exploded ( tread separation) . almost causing accident and roll over!( no accident or injuries occured). when i pulled to the side of fwy the left rear tire was completely ripped to shreds. i changed the tire installing the spare. i took failed tire to local firestone tire dealer ( kennedy firestone) for warranty adjustment. they said i must have hit something on the fwy. i explained i never hit anything the tire just blew apart at high speed with no waring. they did not adjust tire for warranty what so ever @ 8000mile. i had all four tires replaced with bfg all terrian tires and have never purchased firestone products since this incident.*ak (tiresize: lt245/75r)( dot number: tire size: lt245/75r ) |
