| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999048274 | Incident Date: Nov, 13 1999 |
| Consumer's City: EDMOND | Consumer's State: OK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: FR480 | 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, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 31 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: Purchased the car used with 19000 miles. the original spare was new when the second set of tires were needed. went to firestone and said sell me 3 new ones just like the spare. after about half the life of the tires or more, i was driving down the interstate at 70mph on 11-14-98 at 3:00 am in the morning going goose hunting with my two boys. all the tread completetly peeled off the right rear tire and i fishtailed down the interstate. luckliy nobody else was on the road. the tire did not blow out and still had air in it when i got stopped. i changed the spare in the dark with a flashlight and went on. the next day i went to firestone and had the tire adjusted. the next following day i noticed the tire had badly damaged the fenderwell above that tire. went back to firestone and complained why they didnt tell me and requsted they fix it.they first told me nothing could be done without the damaged tire which they suppossedly threw away. i choose not to fix the damage immediately. about a month and a half later a large bubble appeared on the front left tire (one of the three purchased with the second set) where the tread was starting to separate. i took this tire to firestone(same place) and also paid to have it adjusted. after threating to sue for previous damage they referred me to the manufacture in ohio (i think it could have been illinois). i took that tire home. after several disscussions with the manufacture i received a complaint form got 3 estimates on the previous damage and shipped the second tire to them. in may of 99 they paid an adjusted claim of about $1200.00. within a few weeks of that payment the third tire of (3) lost a large piece of its tread. luckily it broke off and hit underneath the car and didn't do any damage. i paid to have this tire adjusted also. i also still have this tire. just wanted to complain and encourage this brand to be recalled. haven't had any problems with the adjusted ones yet, but worry about them with the recent recall |
