Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / RADIAL ATX / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999043799 | Incident Date: Aug, 21 1999 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: TX |
| 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:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 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: One year ago on august 22,1999, while driving on the sam houston tollway near greenspoint drive in houston,texas at a speed of 65 mph, an 8 inch long piece of the tire tread on my right rear tire separated from the tire. i did not suffer a blowout and was able to safely change the tire and continue home. the following day i purchased 4 brand new michelin radial tires at ntb. i did not report this tread failure to firestone or the ford dealership at the time since i was unaware that other explorer drivers were experiencing similar tread failures. after reading recent reports about firestone atx tire tread failures in usa today i decided to send this e-mail so that my experience can be documented and included in your statistics. i did not keep the damaged tire nor do i have any photographs of the tread failure. i consider myself lucky that the tire did not blow out and i did not suffer the same fatal consequences as other ford explorer drivers. while driving down the highway i could feel an extreme bumpiness before the piece of tread let loose with a loud "pow" and a cloud of dust and rubber in my rear view mirror. hopefully my experience will have some value in your investigation, and i would be happy to discuss my experience with you further. - charlie curtin s( dot number: ? tire size: p235/75r15 ) |