NHTSA Complaint #10173574 — 1992 FORD EXPLORER

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FIRESTONE REGARDING THE RADIAL ATX TIRES RECALL DATED SEPTEMBER 2006. ON OCTOBER 4, 2006 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE FIRESTONE STORE AT 7511 NE HIGHWAY 99, VANCOUVER, WA 98665. THEIR SERVICE MAN, BILL AULTMAN, VERIFIED THE TIRE IN QUESTION AND SAID THAT HE WOULD CALL BACK THAT DAY TO ARRANGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RECALLED TIRE. HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. OCTOBER 6, 2006 I CALLED THE SERVICE MAN (AULTMAN) TO FIND OUT STATUS AND TO ASK WHY HE HAD NOT CALLED ME. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK ON TIRES AND WOULD CALL ME BACK THAT SAME DAY (FRIDAY) OR FOR SURE THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. OCTOBER 16, 2006 I CALLED THE FIRESTONE STORE AND ASKED FOR THE PETE DESCHNER, MANAGER. HE WAS NOT IN. OCTOBER 18, 2006 I CALLED THE FIRESTONE STORE AND TALKED WITH PETE DESCHNER, MANAGER. I TOLD DESCHNER ABOUT THE CALLS TO AULTMAN WITH NO RESULTS. DESCHNER SAID HE WOULD CHECK OF AVAILABILITY OF TIRES AND THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK "TODAY OR TOMORROW FOR SURE". HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. OCTOBER 23, 2006 I CALLED THE FIRESTONE STORE AND TALKED TO DESCHNER REGARDING THE RECALLED TIRE AND ASKED WHY NONE OF MY CALLS WERE RETURNED. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON TO CALL IF THERE ARE NO TIRES. I MENTIONED THAT HE HAD SAID HE WOULD CALL ME "FOR SURE" AND THAT I WAS NOT SATISFIED THAT HE AND THE SERVICE MAN WERE SIMPLY IGNORING ME. DESCHNER STATED THAT HE WOULD BE GETTING SOME TIRES IN TODAY OR TOMORROW AND THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK. HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. OCTOBER 31, 2006 I CALLED THE FIRESTONE MANAGER, PETE DESCHNER AGAIN AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE TIRE. DESCHNER SAID HE WOULD HAVE BILL AULTMAN CALL ME BACK FOR SURE TO ARRANGE FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. AFTER ONE PERSONAL VISIT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE AND FIVE PHONE CALLS AND BEING TOLD EACH TIME THEY WOULD CALL BACK AND THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE ME I AM FED UP. *JB