NHTSA Complaint #746107 — 2001 FORD FOCUS
TIRES issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 746107 |
| Vehicle | 2001 FORD FOCUS |
| Component | TIRES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
I BOUGHT A NEW FOCUS 01 IN OCTOBER 00. YESTERDAY, I RECOGNIZED ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE A SIGNIFICANT BUBBLE. MOREOVER, I CHECKED ALL OTHER TIRES, AND ALL THREE REMAINING TIRES HAD DEFORMATIONS AT THE THREADS. I TOOK PICTURES OF ALL THE TIRES AND CAN PROVIDE IF REQUIRED. I SHOWED THEM TO MY COWORKERS, AND THEY DID COMMENT THAT THIS WAS UNUSUAL FOR THEM TOO. AFTER WORK, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MOONTOWNSHIP FORD DEALER IN PITTSBURGH, THEY JUST SAID EXCEPT THE BUBBLE SUCH FORMATIONS COULD OCCUR, THEY SAID THEY WERE USUAL INDENTATIONS. MOREOVER, I ALSO CALLED IN THE MORNING MY DEALER (PARKWAY EAST FORD). ONE SERVICE MAN SAID THAT THEY HAD A SIMILAR CASE WITH FOCUS RIGHT AT HAND. BUT I FORGOT TO GET THE SERVICE MAN'S NAME. THE NEXT TIME I CALLED THEM, NOBODY KNEW OF SUCH AN OCCURANCE, WHICH REALLY DISTURBED ME. THE BUBBLE AND THE SO CALLED HUGE EXPECTED "INDENTATIONS" FOR SUCH A NEW CAR IS REALLY UNEXPECTED AND I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL AND ENOUGH FOR YOU. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R14 )
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