Suspension
Filed Jan 27, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 ISUZU TROOPER II. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING HIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REGULAR SERVICE, THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HIS REAR SUSPENSION HAD RUSTED AND WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE OR TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 171,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10379276
- Incident
- Jan 20, 2011
- Mileage
- 171,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 17, 2003
I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 01T016000 WHICH RECALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 TIRES WITH DOT SERIAL NUMBERS ENDING IN "7" (AMONG OTHER NUMBERS). I HAVE THESE TIRES ON MY CAR. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER IN THE RECALL NOTICE FOR FIRESTONE, BUT THEY DENY THERE IS ANY RECALL. HOW DO I GET FIRESTONE TO FOLLOW THE RECALL? *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10010617
- Incident
- Jul 14, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 9, 2001
VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, CONSUMER REDUCED SPEED, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND FOUND BOTH REAR TIRES HAD LARGE SEPARATIONS, AND ALSO A BULGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL 4 (30X930 15 LEMAINS TIRES) CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT HIS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 560721
- Incident
- Apr 30, 1998
MULTIPLE ENGINE FAILURES. A PIN HOLE IN THE CYLINDER ALLOWED THE ANTIFREEZE INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER.
- NHTSA ID
- 532398
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1997
CYLINDER COVER CRACKED.
- NHTSA ID
- 529755
- Incident
- Aug 6, 1997
ENGINE GASKETS AND CYLINDERS FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 523033
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1992
HEAD GASKET FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 510232
- Incident
- Oct 14, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 22, 1996
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE DRIVING; SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, PULLED OVER, CHECKED, FIRE IN AREA OF FIREWALL; CAUSE UNKNOWN; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 984739
- Incident
- May 20, 1996
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.