2000 Nissan Frontier Tires & wheels Problems

WENT TO MY LOCAL GARAGE TO GET MY TIRES BALANCED. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT 1 OF THE 4 TIRES (ALL BOUGHT TOGETHER) WAS BEGINNING TO COME APART INTERNALLY / BELT SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED DURING OCTOBER OF 2019. THEY HAVE LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON THE TIRES. VENDOR IS REIMBURSING ME FOR THE ONE TIRE THAT WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE DEFECT. THANKFULLY THIS WAS CAUGHT EARLY, BUT AM VERY CONCERNED AS THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAVE THE SAME DOT NUMBER.

NHTSA ID

11373763

Incident

Nov 9, 2020

Mileage

179,065 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE PRIMEWELL TIRES, SIZE: 215/65/R15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE THREAD OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,183 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 319. MA 10/19/15

NHTSA ID

10746126

Incident

Jul 28, 2015

Mileage

107,183 mi

TOYO TIRES BELT SEPARATION CAUSING TIRES TO BECOME MISHAP AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO WOBBLE, AND RIDE ROUGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10611025

Incident

Jun 28, 2014

Mileage

289,889 mi

BRAND NEW TIRES WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES ON THEM, AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS THEY STILL WOULD NOT TAKE A BALANCE. OWNER DETERMINED BY SPINNING THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE THAT THE TREAD BLOCK WOBBLED SIDE TO SIDE AND THE SIDEWALL HEIGHT VARIED AS THE TIRE WAS ROTATED. VENDOR REPLACED TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532552

Incident

Jun 22, 2013

Mileage

100,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRES, LINE SIZE P215/65/R15 PURCHASED NEW JUNE 2006. APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 7,000 MILES AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED OF ANY FAILURES WITHIN THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH A FIFTY PERCENT DISCOUNT. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WAS 76,378 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,815. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 03/03/11

NHTSA ID

10372132

Incident

May 1, 2010

Mileage

97,815 mi

WHILE CLEANING TRUCK, I NOTICED HUNDREDS OF SMALL CRACKS IN THE TIRE SIDEWALL AREA ON ALL FOUR TIRES. ALL SMALL CRACKS WERE ON THE SIDEWALL THAT WAS EXPOSED. NO CRACKS WERE OBSERVED ON THE INNER SIDEWALL AREA. NO FAILURE NOTED AS OF NOW BUT I'M LEARY ABOUT KEEPING THESE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE TIRES ARE MICHELIN XCX/APT TRUCK/SUV TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON 10/2004 AND THEY HAVE ONLY 33,268 MILES ON THEM SO FAR (60K MILE WARRANTY). THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER XE, V6, 2WD. THE TIRE SIZE IS P235/75R15. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266137

Incident

Apr 20, 2009

Mileage

68,339 mi

TIRE FAILURE. DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH, FELT VIBRATION IN REAR OF TRUCK THEN LOUD THUMPING NOISE (TREAD SLAPPING REAR FENDER). STOPPED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED TREAD WAS MISSING FROM TIRE. TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10237584

Incident

Jul 24, 2008

Mileage

160,000 mi

SUDDEN TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P215-65R15 TIRES FACTORY INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER XE 2WD DRIVE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ON I-10 EAST AT 75 MPH FROM PHOENIX TO TUCSON AZ, THE TREADS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SLIGHT WOBBLE SIMILAR TO THAT EXPERIENCED WHEN THE WHEELS ARE NOT BALANCED PROPERLY AND WITHIN MINUTES, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAME OFF COMPLETELY. THE FLYING SHARDS OF TREAD RIPPED THE MOLDING UNDER THE BUMPER PARTIALLY OFF, DAMAGED THE RIGHT TURN LIGHT MECHANISM AND CAUSED MINOR DENTS AND PAINT WORK DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A BRIEF INSTANT BUT AS THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO SERIOUS DAMAGE OR BODILY INJURY. COMPLETED TRIP ON SPARE TIRE AND IMMEDIATELY REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. TIRES HAD ~37000 MILES ON THEM AND HAD PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT AS THE MILES WERE MOSTLY SLOW CITY MILES. THE DAMAGED TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157846

Incident

May 11, 2006

Mileage

37,100 mi

MY 9 YEAR OLD SON AND I TOOK A TRIP UP NORTH TO SD. ON OUR FIRST DAY OUT APPROX. 70 MILES AWAY FORM THE BORDER THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE'S TREAD FLEW OFF CAUSING MY 2000 NISSIAN TRUCK TO VERE IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING SEMI TRUCK. WE AVOIDED THE COLLISION AND REMOVED THE DAMAGED TIRE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT IT HAS HAPPEND. THIS TIME WE WERE MOVING AT A SPEED OF 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THE TREAD CAME BACK ON THE TRUCK, SCRATCHED THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL WITH THE STEEL STICKING OUT, TORE OF THE METAL BAR HOLDING THE FENDER ON, TORE THE FENDER HALF WAY OFF AND DENTED THE UNDERSIDE OFTHE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. ABOUT A MONTH EARLER THE PASSANGER SIDE TIRE DID THE SAME THING. I WAS MOVING AT A LOWER RATE OF SPEED AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED THAT TIME. THE NEXT DAY WE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A USED ONE FROM A LOCAL TIRE SHOP AND CONTINUED OUR JOURNEY. TWO DAYS LATER ON OUR VACATION I LOST THE REAR PASSANGER TIRE IN THE SAME FASHION. WE AGAIN MADE IT TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A USED TIRE. BY THIS TIME SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME THAT THE FIRESTOEN TIRE WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE REASON THAT THE TREAD COMES OFF. I HAD THE TIRE SHOP REMOVE MY LAST REMAINING FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE AND REPLACE THE BACK TIRES WITH A MATCHING SET.

NHTSA ID

10128744

Incident

Jun 19, 2005

Mileage

58,000 mi

FIRESTONE TIRES BLOW-OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. *BF DEFORMATION AND RIM FLANGE GROOVING PER INSPECTION. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10095489

Incident

Aug 10, 2004

Mileage

37,850 mi

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK'S REAR END. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10054175

Incident

Jan 14, 2004

Mileage

48,000 mi

TREAD SEPERATED ON MY VEHICLE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY,RESULTING IN $4,000.00 OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE,OVER $3,000.00 IN LOST EARNINGS.AFTER PICKING UP MY TRUCK FROM BODY SHOP,EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER A SECOND TIRE FROM THE SET (B.F. GOODRICH LONG TRAIL 265/75/R15) EXPLODED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IT WASNT A SEPERATION ,THE SIDEWALL LITERALLY BLEW OUT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFRENCE.

NHTSA ID

10032591

Incident

Jun 28, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY 2000 NISSAN TRUCK THE TREAD CAME OFF BUT THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT BUT WHEN IT CAME OFF IT BENT UP THE BED ON ONE SIDE. I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON I 17 MILE POST 217 THE TRUCK HAS 45000 MILE ON IT AD THE TIRES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10021303

Incident

Jun 6, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

FIRESTONE TIRE ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR BLEW OUT AND TREAD CAME OFF AND DAMAGED UNDERSIDE OF REAR FENDER. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 75 IN FLORIDA NEAR WHITE SPRINGS EXIT. I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SWAY. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE ABOUT A 4' PIECE OF TREAD FLYING THROUGH THE AIR BEHIND ME.*JB

NHTSA ID

10018635

Incident

May 4, 2003

Mileage

62,000 mi

THE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE FRONT AND BACK ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING ME TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO MY DRIVER 'S SIDE LEAVING ME WITH OUT A VEHICLE FOUR MONTHS. DT

NHTSA ID

770224

Incident

Jul 5, 2002

WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPEN A PART OF THE TIRE CAME APART AND IT DAMAGE THE BODY AND THE GASOLINE TANK FIXTURE.MY TWO SONS WERE WITH ME AT THE TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID

767311

Incident

Sep 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD. FIRESTONE AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. POR FAVOR DE NUMERO DE LLANTA Y EL NUMERO DEL DOT. *AK

NHTSA ID

8018213

Incident

Sep 2, 2002

B.F. GOODRICH, RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A TIRES P235/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, NISSAN, FRONTIER WITH 18000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT REAR SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. NO ACCIDENT.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT PART OF THE TIRE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE TREAD DESIGN AND THE GROOVED FREEWAY SURFACE, AT 65 MPH WITH PROPER TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE THE TRUCK VIBRATES BADLY, THE CONSUMER IS UNAWARE THAT THE TIRE IS LOSING PRESSURE UNTIL THE TIRE BLEWOUT THE SIDEWALL. *NLM

NHTSA ID

896149

Incident

Aug 30, 2001

CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS AT ALLSTAR NISSAN IN BATON ROUGE,LA AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY TIRE AND WAS ONE OF THE BRANDS THAT WAS RECALLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: HT21565R15)

NHTSA ID

751091

Incident

Aug 22, 2001

I WAS DRIVING ALONE AT FREEWAY SPEED OF 65MPH, WHEN IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT A STRONG WIND, BUT THE TREES AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WERE NOT MOVING, SO I STARTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF THE TIRE. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE TIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE RIM IS PRETTY TORN UP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2VFNNA199 TIRESIZE: P21565R159)

NHTSA ID

747402

Incident

Jun 25, 2001

SINCE OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE CONSUMER STATES HE FELT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING WHEEL, AS HE WAS DRIVING HOME HE LET THE STEERING WHEEL GO AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND DROPPED IT OFF WHEN HE RETURNED TO PICK VEHICLE UP AND DROVE AWAY CONSUMER STATES HE ALMOST HIT A CURB SO VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AND CONSUMER WAITED FOR VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT MECHANIC TAKE A TEST DRIVE WITH HIM, MECHANIC DID SEE WHAT IT WAS AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP DID PERFORM A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING AGAIN, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER ALSO STATES DRIVESHAFT HAS RUSTED. *JB

NHTSA ID

561216

Incident

Mar 27, 2001

DURING NEW YORK STATE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION OF ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE, IT WAS POINTED OUT BY THE LICENSED INSPECTOR THAT THE TIRES ON SAID VEHICLE SHOWED AN ABNORMAL AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CRACKING/CHECKING IN THE DEEP PORTION OF THE TREAD(INNER AND OUTER GROVE OF EACH TIRE). FOR A TIRE WITH THESE FEW MILES AND LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD THE INSPECTOR FELT THAT, EVENTHOUGH THEY PASSED INSPECTION, I SHOULD PERSUE THE MATTER FURTHER WITH REGARD TO WARRANTEE AGREEMENTS. THE INSPECTOR SEEM TO FEEL THAT THERE WAS REASON TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS TIRE IF I WAS GOING TO DO SOME TOWING LATER IN THE YEAR. I CALLED NISSAN MOTOR-FILED A REPORT WITH THEM-THEY SENT ME TO CALL ON BF GOODRICH-FILED A REPORT WITH THEM.-BF GOODRICH SENT ME TO A DEALER THAT HANDLES THERE CLAIMS-HE LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DRY ROT AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL-I HAVE SINCE GONE TO ANOTHER NYS MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION, THEY SEEM TO FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A TIRE WITH THESE FEW MILES AND THIS AGE..I HAVE SINCE BEEN LOOKING AT TIRES OF OTHER VEHICLES WITH EVEN MORE MILES AND DO NOT SEE ANY CRACKING/CHECKING TO THE EXTENT THAT I DO WITH THESE TIRES..CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?*AK (DOT NUMBER: APM1HL1123 TIRESIZE: P235/70R15)

NHTSA ID

744897

Incident

May 2, 2001

WILDERNESS HT FIRESTONE (P215/65R15) TIRES HAVE UNDULATIONS IN SIDEWALLS, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY FIRESTONE DEALER THAT WAS NORMAL, CONSUMER HAS REPORTED TO FIRESTONE CONSUMER AFFAIRS THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD OF THE TIRES. *JB

NHTSA ID

560899

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOTICED VIBRATION. CONSUMER SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN. BACK RIGHT TIRE SIDEWALL HAD A BLOWOUT. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE, SIZE P215/65R15, DOT WZVFNNA347. *SLC

NHTSA ID

881963

Incident

Feb 19, 2001

AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICE VIBRATION DUE TO FAULTY TIRE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND REQUEST REIMBURESEMENT. NLM

NHTSA ID

557958