Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 02/15/2009 | 132889 | 1 | |
| Irregular ride and tire losing air, seperated w/ visible steel inside sears auto billings,mt 2/18 would not warranty or exchange tire with 9/32s measured tread i need an outlet in 59047 or 59718 as sears is 135 miles away. *tr | |||
| 06/23/2007 | 2 | ||
| While driving on an interstate at about 65 miles per hour, one of our firestone fr 410 tires exploded in busy traffic, placing us in a very dangerous situation. the tire blew out on both sides, and the tread separated. this was a front tire on an all-wheel-drive van. putting on the space-saver spare in the dark on the shoulder of the interstate was very nerve-wracking and hazardous. a state trooper gave us advice and warned us about how dangerous the situation was. the other front tire, upon examination at a tire dealer, also had separating tread. the tires are p21575r15. we have never had a blowout or tire problem this severe. of course we had to buy 2 new tires. we wonder if these tires have been recalled or if there is any way to get a remedy for ourselves and warn others who may have these tires. we feel we could easily have been in a very serious accident. we are angry, nervous, and disgusted. *tr | |||
| My name is: steven encarnacion. address: 1204 st. joseph way, petaluma, ca 94954-5360 e:mail stevoe@home.com. telephone #(707)763-7437. this is the fourth of four (1st odi#719304, 2nd odi#719313, 3rd odi#719345) complaints against g&c autobody, re: renting out vehicles with the gross knowledge of safety defects for profit. i rented the chevrolet astro van on 02/09/2000 (rental agreement #25919, repair order #000676, rental rate $5.00 per day) while our vehicle was to be repaired. the rental had leaks in the two front tires, i had to put air in them every other day so they wouldn't go flat. the windshield wipers worked intermittently and of all times , it had to be when we were getting some heavy rain. i couldn't unlock the passenger door from the outside. we were told it would take five weeks to repair our vehicle. when we started complaning about my injury from the third rental they called our insurance company and said our vehicle was totaled, that took six weeks. we suffered for six weeks with faulty rentals, suffered one injury (the petaluma police dept. said g&c has to carry insurance for that), i received a certified letter from g&c telling me i didn't use the faulty sealt belt as intended (i wish he would have told me how to use a saftey hazard properly) and at a cost of two hundred forty dollars. i would really like to know how he can put peoples lives in danger and not feel or be responsible for it? i was told to contact you by contact 4 (channel 4 news in the s.f. bay area). i would very much appreciate a reply concerning the four complaints. i can send you a copy of the certified letter if you wish. i was told by dot on the phone that to be sure to list this as a rental complaint so as not to be thought of as a complaint from g&c. sincerely, steven encarnacion. no safety defect listed in summary. *ak | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1995 | ||
| Rim cracked on the rear/right tire. | |||
| 03/28/1995 | 8 | ||
| Poor traction. | |||
| 11/11/1994 | |||
| The front tire rubs sway bar,brake pedal is too small and too close to the housing there is no room to latch the seat belt. tt | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 09/01/1995 | |||
| Spare tire on vehicle is not safe while driving over 50 mph. tt | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 01/16/2005 | 1 | ||
| 1) events leading up to failure: normal highway driving 2) failure and consequences: wire inside tire failed and caused a knot which made the tire unservicable as the car vibrated significantly 3) failure correction: ordered new tire; defective tire still available. *nm | |||
| 10/10/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling approximately 50 mph in a 1995 chevrolet astro, the left front firestone radial atx tire size: p215/75r15 dot: vdhff3a146 experienced tread separation. there were approximately 10,000 miles on the tire and it was not original equipment. *ak the tread separation caused damage to the vehicle. *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Left rear firestone fr680 tire began to experience tread separation, p205/70r15, dot number w2m0 f61348, consumer replaced tire. *slc | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 200 | ||
| The van rental company purchased firestone firehawk and bridgestone-firestone dueler (225/75/16) tires, the tire treads would separate from the casing with 3000-8000 miles. mlm | |||