Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / 98 / 1981

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999044231 Incident Date: Jul, 20 1999
Consumer's City: TALLAHASSEE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: 98 Model Year: 1981
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3AX69Y0BM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Firestone tire was 2 years old, but unused (spare tire). put on right front of car before trip. driven 200 miles at 70mph (on i 75 south near gainesville, fl) in 95 degree temperature when tread came off right front tire. tire was still fully pressurized, just had no tread. tread coming off car left black rubber marks across paint on front fender and tore off piece of chrome (neither currently repaired). fhp stopped and indicated a nearby exit. drove very slowly to exit and changed tire. returned home and replaced tire. did not request refund as damaged tire had no tread remaining.( dot number: tire size: p21575r15 )