NHTSA Complaint #746816 — 2001 FORD ESCAPE

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	746816
Vehicle	2001 FORD ESCAPE
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	June 1, 2001
Date Filed	June 20, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IN

Consumer Description

TIRE THUMPING WAS NOTICED AFTER 6K MILE SERVICING. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THUMPING AND HAS ORDERED TIRE REPLACEMENT. SURFACE DEFECT NOTICED ON TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT OR DRIVEN IN ABNORMAL OR ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THESE TIRES. DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THEY WILL REBALANCE REMAINING 3 TIRES WHEN REPLACEMENT TIRE ARRIVES FOR VEHICLE. AS OF THIS WRITING, FAULTY TIRE IS ON LEFT (DRIVERSIDE) REAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, SINCERELY ROBERT E. SMITH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

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