Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / RADIAL ATX / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998047193 | Incident Date: Aug, 12 1998 |
| Consumer's City: BRANDON | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: RADIAL ATX | Model Year: 9999 |
| 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, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 24 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: In the summer of 1998 (july-august) i had three tire failures. the first tire located on the right rear failed traveling 65 miles per hour on i-75. the tread separated leaving the core inflated. i lost traction on the wheel and the vehicle became hard to control as it when off the road. i was able to stop the bronco and change the tire and continue driving. the second failure occurred when my wife was driving on the left rear a week later on i-4 at 65 miles per hour, the tire separated and deflated and caused about $500.00 damage to the left rear quarter panel. the next week on i-75 the vehicle became unstable and hard to control i stopped the bronco and found the right left rear tire was starting to separate and changed to tire out. i asked my firestone dealer at that time what they thought the problem was with the tires and was told that it was probably the age of the tires. i replaced all the tires on the bronco and kept one of the old atx tires as a spare on 08/13/1998.( dot number: vd60at4493 tire size: 31x1050r15 ) |