NHTSA Complaint #730091 — 1993 FORD EXPLORER

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON HWY 21 FROM NORTH ZULCH, TEXAS TO BRYAN, TEXAS I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AN HOUR, BUILDING SPEED TO 70. I HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE . I STOPPED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BACK QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED AND THE SIDE MOLDING WAS TORN OFF.MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE WHERE THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT WE SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON THE VECHICLE. AT THIS TIME WE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH NEW FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX II . THE CAR WAS REPAIRED IN CALDWELL TEXAS AT AUTOFRAME BODY WORKS AT A COST OF 19, 0215.34.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )