PE 00020: GOING 65MPH & HEARD 2 LOUD BANG NOISES. PULLED OVER & CHECKED TIRES & HAD A FLAT. MOTHER CONTACTED SON, WHO NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRE WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTONE & IT WAS REPLACED. FIRESTONE IS REQUESTING THE TIRE. *AK FIRESTONE ATX RADIAL 23575R15 *YH
2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE RADIATOR, FUEL FILTER, AIR FILTER, AND STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED AS WELL. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LESS THAN ONE MINUTE LATER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHAL DETERMINED THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL FAILURE MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT FILED.
