NHTSA Complaint #877668 — 1998 SUBARU FORESTER

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	877668
Vehicle	1998 SUBARU FORESTER
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	November 30, 2000
Date Filed	January 8, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING, TIRES WOBBLE CAUSING THE FRONT END TO WOBBLE, WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSURE IS RELEASED THE WOBBLE GOES AWAY UNTIL TIRES GET WARMED UP, THEN THE WOBBLE DOES NOT GO AWAY, TIRES WERE REPLACED BEFORE DUE TO THE SAME REASON, DEALER STATES THIS IS ATIRE PROBLEM AND NOT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, TIRES ARE FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE P285/75R15, DOT # HXLR1800. *SLC

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