NHTSA Complaint #733301 — 1997 FORD F-350 TIRES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	733301
Vehicle	1997 FORD F-350
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	August 1, 1999
Date Filed	October 13, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IN

Consumer Description

I HAVE HAD TWO OF THESE FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S TIRES "BLOW OUT" WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY FAMILY. THE FIRST ONE WAS IN AUGUST OF 1999 IN OHIO ON A WARM, BUT NOT HOT DAY. WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AND BOOM IT WENT. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS ONE OF THE REAR DUEL TIRES AND NOT A FRONT TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND GET IT SAFELY STOPPED. FIRESTONE REPLACED THIS TIRE. THE OTHER WAS IN MARCH OF 1999 ON A COOL DAY IN INDIANA. WE WERE DRIVING AND GOT A TERRIBLE SHIMMY AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. SUDDENLY, BOOM, ANOTHER REAR DUEL TIRE WENT. I AGAIN MANAGED TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND GOT IT CHANGED. FIRESTONE WOULDN'T GIVE ME A NEW TIRE ON THIS ONE. THEY ALLOWED A REPLACEMENT VALUE. I AM DISGUSTED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. LAST MARCH, BEFORE THE MEDIA ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM, I HAD VOWED TO NEVER HAVE ANOTHER FIRESTONE TIRE ON MY VEHICLES. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF ONE OF THE BLOWOUTS HAD BEEN A FRONT TIRE ON THIS 14,000 POUND VEHICLE. PLEASE PURSUE THIS WITH VIGOR. I WANT NEW "NON FIRESTONE" TIRES THAT I CAN TRUST ON MY FUTURE TRIPS. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNILIX8 TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)

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