1999 Nissan Frontier Tires

TRAVELING SOUTH ON TX 130 NEAR MANOR AT 65 MPH. BRIGHT COOL, SUNNY WEATHER, DRY ROAD. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. TREAD CAME OFF IN ONE LONG STRIP, WHICH THRASHED THE CAR. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL CAR OFF ROAD, BUT DAMAGE TO RIGHT REAR PANEL, WHEEL WELL, AND FUEL FILLER ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN $1500 AND $3000. THE CAR HAD BEEN VIBRATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A WHILE, BUT I SUSPECTED A SUSPENSION PROBLEM RATHER THAN A TIRE PROBLEM. NOW I NOTICE ALL TIRES APPEAR ROTTEN ON OUTSIDE; THEY HAD NOT BEEN HOLDING AIR WELL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAVE REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES. CAR: 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP. TIRE: WILDERNESS HT, P215/65R15 95S, DOT #W2VF NNA 129. TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH TRUCK, 42000 MILES ON IT, TREAD WEAR MINOR. COMPLAINT FILED WITH FIRESTONE, AND TIRE SENT TO THEM AT MY EXPENSE. THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY, AND CLAIM LOW INFLATION AND AGE ARE THE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM (NOT SURPRISING SINCE THE TIRE NEEDED INFLATING EVERY WEEK). THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE TIRE SENT BACK TO ME, BUT HELL WILL FREEZE OVER BEFORE THAT OR BEFORE I STOP TELLING ANYBODY WILLING TO LISTEN ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE AND FIRESTONE'S RESPONSE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ALL AROUND THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CALL FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P1565R15#DOT W2VSNNA. *JB

THE TIRE HAD BUBBLES AND THE BELT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS SIZE P21565R15 DOT#W2VSNNAS17). *NLM. *AK WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PH *JB

ON 04/20/03 I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING MY '99 NISSAN FRONTIER AT 65 MPH. AS I PULLED OVER, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE (OEM FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P215/65R-15) SHED MOST OF ITS TREAD. TIRE WAS REPLACED AND REMAINING TIRES WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. ONE WEEK LATER, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BEGAN A SIMILAR VIBRATION FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN EXPLODED AT 65 MPH, DESTROYING MOST OF THE SHEET METAL AND BODY SUPPORTS BEHIND THE WHEEL WELL. TIRES HAD 48K MILES, GOOD TREAD, AND WERE PROPERLY INFLATED TO MFRS. SPECS. *NLM

THE REAR TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED, THEN WRAPPED AROUND REAR AXLE AND REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DT

I'VE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS. I HAVE DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE TIRE AND WILL SEND THEM UPON REQUEST. THE FAILURE WAS SIDEWALL BLOWOUT, NOT RESULT OF RUNNING OVER SOMETHING. I'M CONCERNED THAT THESE TIRES ARE ALL IN DANGER OF FAILURE. THE LOOK OF THE BLOW-OUT SUGGESTS SEPARATION OF MATERIAL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA069 TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

WHILE ON THE HWY. THE TIRE BLEW UP. THE SC. HWY. EMRGENCY PATROL CAME WHEN THEY TOOK THE TIRE OFF THEY STATED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAD JUST BEEN TO FIRESTONE ON 8/3/01 AND HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AS PER THE CAR MANUAL. EITHER THE TIRE WAS DEFECTED AS S.H.E.P. HAS STATED OR THEY INCORRECTLY INFLATED MY TIRE. WHEN IT BLEW IT CAUSED THE RIM TO HIT THE GROUND AND DAMAGED THE RIM. I HAVE CALL FIRESTONE AND WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO LUCK. I GLAD TO BE ALIVE HWY 85 AT RUSH HOUR IS SCARY.*AK

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENTON A 1999 NISSAN FRONTIER, TIRE SIZE P21565R15, DOT # W2VFNNA089, TIRES HAVE 24 THOUSANDS MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS NOTICED ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED HAIR LINE CRACKS IN BETWEEN TREAD. CRACKS ARE CONTINUES AROUND THE TIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

LESS THAN 60 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P215/65R15). NLM

LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE(P125 65 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

WHEN TRUCK WAS NEW(LESS THAN 200MILES)- ALL 4 TIRES (ALSO AT'S) WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES (TREAD WAS UNEVEN). NOW REPLACEMENTS ARE DOING THE SAME THING AT 20,000MILES. REED NISSAN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AT THAT TIME WITH THIS TIRE. IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM NOW BEING SEEN ON OTHER TIRES?( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE TRAVELING 65-70MPH VEHICLE JERKED TO THE SIDE & LOST CONTROL. IT STARTED TO SLIDE DOWNHILL & OVER AN EMBANKMENT. FINALLY, CAME TO A STOP & OWNER GOT OUT & CHECKED VEHICLE & TIRES. NOTICED A LARGE HOLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL WHERE IT HAD SPLIT. TIRE HAD BLOWN. VEHICLE HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING. *AK TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P215/65R15 95S. *SLC

ALL FOUR OF OUR TIRES ARE THE SAME BRAND AND DOT NUMBER. THESE TIRES ARE NOT CURRENTLY LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST. THEY CAME ON OUR 1999 NISSAN TRUCK WHEN WE PURCHASED IT NEW. ONE OF THE TIRES HAS ALREADY SEPARATED AND WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SINCE ALL 4 TIRES HAD THE SAME DOT NUMBERS, WE REPLACED ALL 4 OF THEM IMMEDIATELY WITH NON-FIRESTONE TIRES TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. WE DID NOT DISCARD THE FIRESTONE TIRES IN CASE WE NEEDED THEM FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES. AGAIN, WE DO HAVE POSSESSION OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: W2VF NNA TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY REAR RIGHT TIRE SUFFERED A TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION : WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, REAR TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S CAME APART. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGER'S IN THE TRUCK. THESE WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES, SIZES 21565R15. TIRE THAT SEPARATED WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. TIRE MILEAGE WAS 656 MILEAGE, AND WERE THE ORGINAL ONES. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX 215/65/R15 *MW

ALL TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE SPLITS IN THE AREA WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL JOINS.ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO FAILURES AT THIS POINT , IF THESE ARE NOT REPLACED SOOM FAILURE IS A GIVEN. I RECENTLY MEASURED THE TREAD DEPTH ON THESE TIRES AND FOUND 7/32 REMAINING INDICATING PROPER PRESURE AND ALIGNMENT HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED .PLEASE ADD THIS TIRE LINE TO YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURES . THAK YOU , R OGER KNIPPTAINED .( DOT NUMBER: 027537 TIRE SIZE: P21565R15 )

THE TIRE W/TRACTION RATING OF "B" IS INADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK. IN WET CONDITIONS THE TRUCK WILL SKID (WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN)WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN (CLAIM NO. 2889591) AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NEITHER GENERAL 'S OR NISSAN'S RESPONSIBILTY. I DISAGREED WITH NISSAN AND INFORMED THEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THIS TIRE FOR THE TRUCK.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 70R15 )