NHTSA Complaint #747714 — 1998 FORD TAURUS
TIRES issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 747714 |
| Vehicle | 1998 FORD TAURUS |
| Component | TIRES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | MI |
Consumer Description
ON 6-28-01 I WAS ON I-75 GOING NORTH. MY TIRE UNRAVELED ON ME. MY HUSBAND AND A STATE TROOPER PUT ON A SPARE. MY HUSBAND HAD MY TIRES ROTATED 2 MONTHS BEFORE. I HAVE HAD 3 FLATS AND TIRE REPLACEMENTS ON MY CAR. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS. NICK (800-392-3673) TOLD ME FORD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GENERAL TIRES. HE TRANSFERRED ME TO GENERAL TIRES (800-847-3349). EILEEN AT GENERAL TOOK THE COMPLAINT AND GAVE ME A FILE #38421. I AGREED TO GO TO BELLE TIRE TO HAVE THE TIRE INSPECTED. EILEEN CALLED BELLE TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE TO BELLE TIRE ON 7-2-01. DARRELL AT BELLE TIRE (313-271-9400) CALLED GENERAL TIRE. JILL AT GENERAL TOLD HIM A FILE SHOULD NOT HAVE EVER BEEN MADE ON MY COMPLAINT AND I SHOULD JUST TAKE THE TIRE BACK TO WHERE I GOT IT. SHE WAS VERY ABRUPT AND RUDE. I LEFT.*AK
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