Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999043786 Incident Date: Jul, 09 1999
Consumer's City: SARASOTA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2DU52P6VU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: We no longer have the tires on our car. however, all four tires had the steel belts fall apart at one time. the rear right tire had a blowout while we were driving causing close to $11,000 in damage on our vehicle, $3,000 in personal expense for us and other expenses to our insurance company for property damage. the week before our trip in which the tires fell apart, we had our tires rotated, aleigned and checked. we always have our vehicles in top shape not only for a trip, but throughout the year as well. i would also like to mention that i did not know some of the information asked for on the form. i did my best. i am hoping that the investigation into the firestone tires would help to recover some of the expense we and our insurance company had to pay. due to the accident, our rates have increased as well. *ak( dot number: ? tire size: unknown )