1998 Nissan Frontier Tires & wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP, EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER HT TIRES, SIZE LT235/70/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD EXHIBITED A BULGE AND WAS CAUSING TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TIRES WERE FOUND IN VERY BAD CONDITIONS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 11,000.

NHTSA ID

10463515

Incident

Jun 28, 2012

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, SIZE P215/65R15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE JOLTED. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRES. HE STATED THAT THE MUD FLAP, SUPPORT BRACKETS, AND GAS LINE MEDAL NOZZLE WERE MISSING. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

NHTSA ID

10209059

Incident

Nov 7, 2007

Mileage

123,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER HAD JUST WENT AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW, SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT A SIGN AND THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10119076

Incident

Apr 18, 2005

Mileage

200,000 mi

FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P215/65R15, DOT#W2ZFNNA377. TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT NOTHNG WAS HIT TO CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP. IT WAS ALSO CHECK 30 MIN PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT BECUASE THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION N THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH TIMES THE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10090031

Incident

Jul 27, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH WILDERNESS HT TIRES. *MR THERE WAS A BAD VIBRATION. THE INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THERE WERE 6-8" SPLITS IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD/GROOVE. *SCC

NHTSA ID

10022343

Incident

May 7, 2003

Mileage

34,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT (P195/75R14 DOT# WZKANNA128)TIRE BLEW OUT, AS THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, THE OTHER 3 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT (P19575R14 DOT # WZKANNA1Z8) TIRES DELAYERED APART AND FLATTENED OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO A GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE HAD OVER $3300 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE, ONE PERSON WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT

NHTSA ID

564346

Incident

Aug 17, 2001

WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, CONSUMER NOTICED A BULGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDEWALL TIRE. DROVE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BULGE DUE TO IMPACT BREAK. TIRE SIZE P215/65R15.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

8002559

Incident

Jan 21, 2002

SERIES OF CRACKS ENCIRCLING ALL FOUR TIRES BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE TREADS. ALSO VISIBLE BULGES APPEARED ON TWO OF THE TIRES AFTER JUST TWO HOURS OF INTERSTATE TRAVEL. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT NISSAN AND FIRE STONE WERE UNPRODUCTIVE. NISSAN SAID TELL FIRESTONE. NO ANSWER AT NUMBER GIVEN FOR FIRESTONE. THESE TIRES WERE BLOW OUTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. REPLACED TIRES BEFORE FAILURE. WE HAVE STORED THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION/RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/65R15 )

NHTSA ID

747333

Incident

Jun 19, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA TIRESIZE: P21565R15)

NHTSA ID

742574

Incident

Mar 17, 2001

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P215 65 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557247

THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING WITH 25,000 MILE ON IT (P215/65R15 95S M+S DOT W2VF JBA 309). NLM

NHTSA ID

557407

Incident

Oct 13, 2000

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH ON RAMP AND LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND TIRE WAS CHANGED. FIRESTONE FIREHAWK #SS10, P215/ 65R15 AND DOT #W2VFJBA309. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND ALSO THERE WAS A WHITE CIRCLE AROUND THE TIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

873520

Incident

Oct 13, 2000

PE00 020; CONSUMER CHECKED HER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#HT TIRES, P21565R15, AND SHE SAW CRACKING AND STRESS LINES ALL AROUND THE TIRES. CONSUMER NOTTFIED FIRESTONE. *AK

NHTSA ID

870502

Incident

Sep 14, 2000

WHILE REFUELING I NOTICED 3-4 OR MORE PLACES ON THE TIRE WHERE THUMBNAIL SIZE CHUNKS OF RUBBER HAVE COME OFF OF THE TREAD.BEEN TO 1 FIRESTONE RETAILER & 1 FIRESTONE MASTERCARE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER COMPANY OWNED STORE. NO ONE WILL HELP. JUST KEEP GETTING RUN AROUND & TOLD TO GO TO ANOTHER STORE OR CALL SOMEONE ELSE. MADE A DOZEN OR MORE PHONE CALLS & VISITED TWO PLACES AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED & STILL NO HELP. I'VE ALSO CALLED THE 800 465-1904 NUMBER. THEY JUST REFER ME BACK TO A LOCAL STORE THAT I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO. CAN YOU HELP?( DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA178 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

NHTSA ID

730538

Incident

Sep 3, 2000

TIRE SERVICER REPORTED POSSIBLE START OF INNER BELT SEPARATION AT SEAM, TIRE WAS RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR CREDIT ON A REPLACEMENT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215-65-R15 )

NHTSA ID

728688

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

WHAT IS A "COUNTER BALANCED TIRE?" NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE MY ORIGINAL TIRES. IT TOOK THEM 22,000 MILES TO FIGURE OUT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. WAYNE SIMS A SERVICE ADVISOR AT PELTIER, KEPT SPEAKING OF COUNTER BALANCED TIRES, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS. WITH THIS FIRESTONE SCARE, I'M AFRAID THERE ARE OTHER SIZES THAT HAVE A PROBLEM AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT. WITH ONLY 2000 CHARACTERS, I CAN'T TYPE EVERYTHING I NEED TO..( DOT NUMBER: W2VF TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

NHTSA ID

728371

Incident

Nov 7, 1998

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD RUBBER HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. HE PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT, SIZE P156516 R15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/65/R15 *MW

NHTSA ID

867963

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A NISSAN FRONTEER PICK UP 1998. WHILE DRIVING RIGHT BACK TIRE BLEWOUT. THERE WERE 1294 MILES ON THE TIRE. *AK THE TREAD ROLLED OFF INTO PIECES FOLLOWED BY BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE INTO NUMEROUS PIECES. THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING ON THE ROAD CAUSED IT. *YH

NHTSA ID

867815

Incident

Nov 23, 1998

IS FIRESTONE GOING TO COVER SIZES OTHER THAN 235? MY TIRES HAVE BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL. ARE THEY SAFE??( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31 X 10.5 )

NHTSA ID

727302

FOUR INCH GAP IN TIRE... TREAD PEELING OFF( DOT NUMBER: 027537 TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

NHTSA ID

727297

Incident

Aug 8, 2000

TIRE DEFECT WAS FOUND BY MECHANIC ON OIL CHANGE BEFORE I WENT ON VACTION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2VF TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

NHTSA ID

727033

Incident

Mar 10, 1999

I WAS TRAVELLING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE NEAR ORLANDO AT 70MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE SHAKING BECAME MORE VIOLENT. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THERE WAS A TERRIFIC BANG, THE SOUND OF TEARING METAL AND THE CAR BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND PULL ON TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE I SAW THAT THE FRONT, LEFT TIRE HAD LOST ITS TREAD. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED $1500+ *AKDOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IT COST ME $250 DEDUCTIBLE AND I ALSO HAD TO BUY A NEW SET OF TIRES. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TIRE. I WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER WITH THE DAMAGED TIRE AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD MORE THAN 30,000 MILES ON THEM. AM I ENTITLED TO RECOVER THE DEDUCTIBLE I PAID FROM FIRESTONE???*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R15 )

NHTSA ID

724852

Incident

May 9, 2000

ALL BUT ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES BLEW, TWO TIRES BLEW WHILE TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR ALMOST WRECKING THE VEHICLE DUE TO FISHTAILING. YH

NHTSA ID

782016

Incident

Jun 1, 1998