Consumer Complaint Detail

PEUGEOT / 405 / 1997

Recalls
5 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999064088 Incident Date: Dec, 26 1999
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AK
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: PEUGEOT, INC.
Model Name: 405 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 5
Vehicle's VIN#: MOTOR N:000 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving down route 60, province of catamarca (northwest of argentina) when suddenly my car lost control. it made a curve to the left, crossed trough the other side of the road and overturned over the shrubs beside the road. i was driving on a straight and in good conditions road. it was a sunny day of an unpeopled area. a bus stopped and carried us to the next hospital two hours far from the accidents place. the car was totaly destroyed. the drivers side rear tire remained inflated but without its entire tread. the tread was found on the road at about 100 meters from the car. i have a police report, a newspaper report of the accident, photographs and an expert inform written by a governmental organism (c.i.t.i.c. which means +rubber industrys technologycal development and research center; from the i.n.t.i. +national institute of industrial technology;). the informs conclusion says that the tread separated from the rest of the tire because an adhesive manufactured failure. note: refered to argentinas deficient legal sistem, to goodyears and peugeots dishonesty and knowing, in fact, the danger this means i invite you (nhtsa) to investigate offering you every evidence i have. please contact me by email. (dot number: 12 digits tiresize: 175/65 r14)