TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUZUKI AERIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, BUT FLAMES CAME FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
2004
TIRES
I HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED. NO MAJOR TREAD WEAR AND THEY PASSED SITE INSPECTION. I WAS EXITING A CONSTRUCTION ZONE GOING 35 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY LEAVE THE ROAD THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE TIRE AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIM. ON INSPECTION AFTER TIRE WAS CHANGED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY BALD ALSO AND DOWN TO THE THREADS