NHTSA Complaint #733041 — 1995 DODGE INTREPID

TIRE BLEW (TREAD PEELED OFF). AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED THE PREVIOUS EVENING AND WAS FINE. CAR WAS BOUNCING LIKE THE AIR WAS LOW SO I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY TO MAKE A VISIBLE INSPECTION. NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS, BUT I CONTINUED THROUGH TOWN. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL BECAUSE I WAS IN A 35 MPH ZONE. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT BLEW, I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE HAS YET TO RETURN THE CALL. I WILL ALSO ISSUE A COMPLAINT WITH FIRESTONE. (DOT NUMBER: EJA6CLH068 TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)