NHTSA Complaint #741970 — 1992 FORD EXPLORER

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	741970
Vehicle	1992 FORD EXPLORER
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	March 5, 2001
Date Filed	March 16, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO NOTICED VEHICLE WAS HANDLING ROUGH AND THE SOURCE SEEMED TO BE THE FRONT WHEELS. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL TODAY (3/5/01) WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MENTIONED ROUGH HANDLING PROBLEM. MECHANIC (RAY'S CHEVRON PALMDALE, CA) TOLD ME THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE AND WAS COMING APART. I WAS UNAWARE UNTIL TODAY THAT COOPER TIRES ARE HAVING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO FIRESTONE. I THANK GOD THAT THE TIRE DIDN'T FAIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P23575RX15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575RX15 )( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575RX15 )( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575RX15 )

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