This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
: the contact stated while driving 70 mph on the interstate during dry road conditions, the tread separated from the driver's rear tire. The contact heard a vibration in the rear of the vehicle prior to the incident. The dealership was not notified. The tire was a Firestone steel tx radial R4S.
The contact stated the tread separated from the left rear tire. This happened on a rental car that the contact's husband was driving. The tire dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. Updated- the consumer struggled to maintain control of the vehicle, however he did managed to bring the vehicle to a safe stop.
I run a rental car co. In the past 6 months I have had 5 of the Firestone S4S steeltex radial 16 inch tires, that the tread had rolled off the 15 pass van, someone is going to get hurt bad.. I went to the local Firestone store and all they want to do is make an adjustment on the tires that failed, but I have this tire on all 7 of my vans and I am afraid to rent them out... I need some help from Firestone to replace all of these tires...help me before someone gets hurt.
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- Tallahassee, FL, USA