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Pontiac Grand Prix Tires Safety Report | Sept 04, 2000



Reported on Sept 04, 2000


I WAS DRIVING BACK TO SAN DIEGO ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10 2000 ON I-15. THE HIGHWAY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONGESTED AND TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AS SLOW AS 20 MPH. A FEW MILES NORTH OF BAKER, CALIFORNIA THE CONGESTION EASED AND TRAFFIC SPED UP TO ABOUT 60 MPH. SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING TO 60 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONFIRMED THE TIRE HAD BLOWN. I DROVE ANOTHER 100 FEET ALONG THE SHOULDER AT 2 MPH TO A PLACE WIDE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE AND REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOW OUT, AS THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRE. I PLACED THE BLOWN OUT TIRE IN THE TRUNK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO BAKER AND PULLED INTO THE FIRST GARAGE. THERE I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND RESUMED MY RETURN TO SAN DIEGO. LATER I NOTICED EXTREME WARE ON THE OUTER EDGE OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND TOOK MY CAR AND THE BLOWN OUT TIRE TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. I ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND SHOWED THEM MY BLOWN OUT TIRE EXPECTING A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AS THIS TIRE CARIES A 70,000-MILE WARRANTY. THE FIRESTONE DEALER REJECTED MY WARRANTY CLAIM, CITING POOR ALIGNMENT AND UNDER INFLATION OF THE TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: EJA6CLH448 TIRESIZE: 22560R16)
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Prix
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 1997
Was a crash reported?
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: SAN DIEGO CA
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2WP52K1VF
Mileage:
Speed: 60 MPH
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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