Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Nissan Pathfinder submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON AUGUST 21, 2005, A BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T, BRAND, OF 4 TIRES BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ON AUGUST 2, 2005 IN A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER AT A COSTCO STORE IN CAGUAS, PR. THIS TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED SUV DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A MEDIAN STEEL FENCE ON EXPRESSWAY PR 22. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIM ADJUSTOR.*JB
WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER, WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN BUCKING AND STALLING UNTIL IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY, WE RECEIVED TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPT WHO INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DAMAGED. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL DEFECT ON THE PART AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS VERY UNCOMMON. THE TRANSFER CASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON THE PATHFINDER - WHICH IS SOMETHING WE HAVE PROBABLY USED LESS THAN 10 TIMES IN THE 4 1/2 YEARS THAT WE HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR. PARTS AND LABOR ON THIS REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2,500. I ASKED FOR NISSAN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND CONTACTED THEM IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PART HAD TO BE SPECIALLY ORDERED AND WOULD NOT BE FIXED FOR 4-5 DAYS. ON THE 4TH DAY, WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE DEPT TO INFORM US THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE PART, BUT THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD APPARENTLY DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WOULD BE THE TOTAL OF REPAIRS TO APPROX $5,000. AGAIN, I CONTACTED THE NISSAN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE I HAD NOT GOTTEN A TELEPHONE CALL FROM MY ORIGINAL CALL. WHEN WE FINALLY REACHED SOMEONE AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT WE EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD GOTTEN ALL THE RECOMMENDED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENACE ON THE PATHFINDER. THIS WAS ALSO THE 3RD NISSAN WE HAD PURCHASED AND UP UNTIL NOW HAD BEEN VERY SATISFIED WITH THEIR RELIABILITY. GIVEN OUR PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE HISTORY,WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE FROM THE SERVICE DEPT THAT NISSAN WOULD GIVE US A BREAK ON THE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE DEFECT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED DURING OUR REGULAR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (WHICH TOTALS IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) AND THAT WHAT WAS AN OTHERWISE WELL MAINTAINED TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED BY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. NISSAN'S FINAL RESPONSE WAS THAT WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR US. WHY WAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT NOT RECALLED? *NLM
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 50 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE'S ENTIRE SIDEWALL TORE AWAY(BLEW OUT) I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND ALL TIRES ARE INFLATED PROPERLY. DT
CLAIM NUMBER 53-C812-159 - WHILE DRIVING NORTH IN THE SIDE LANE, THE REAR TIRE (DUNLOP GRAND TREK P265/70R15 - 110S) SEPARATED CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, SKID TO THE LEFT AND ROLL OVER 2-1/2 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE IN THE MEDIAN. *TT
CLAIM NUMBER 40-2606-213 - WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DUNLOP GRANDTREK (P265/70R15 11OS; DOT DBTR A16 207) TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER TWICE; VEHICLE IS NON-DRIVEABLE, 4 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *TT
TIRE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEVERE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE, FACE SURFACE NEAR THE WEDGE AS OPPOSED TO THE WEAR BEING ON THE PART OF THE TIRE THAT IS IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. THE WEAR IS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE STEEL THREADS HAVE COME THROUGH AND ARE EXPOSED.
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235 75 R15 FAILED, ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED AND TWO FATALITIES DUE TO ACCIDENT. *SLC
ON A CLEAR DAY WITH ONLY ONE OTHER CAR WITHIN SIGHT , IN THE AFTERNOON OUR PATHFINDER WAS INEXPLICABLY DRAWN SIDEWAYS OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL. WE TRAVELED FOR QUITE A DISTANCE ON THE GRASSED AREA WHICH WAS LIGHTLY SNOW COVERED AND CONTINUED CLOSELY BY THE TREE LINE. MY HUSBAND WAS A TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP US FROM HITTING THE TREES BUT WE SLID OVER A DIP IN THE TERRAIN THAT SENT OUR VEHICLE FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AND AFTER LANDING MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO REST IN A DITCH AFTER HITTING A CEMENT CULVERT. WE FOUND WE HAD A BLOWN TIRE IN THE REAR AND THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED ON IMPACT WITH THE CULVERT. THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. ALL OF US WERE IN SEATBELTS. OUR SON DID NOT GET HURT(HE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND I HAD MY BODY TURNED TRYING TO HOLD HIM DOWN. THE IMPACT SENT MY RIGHT HAND SIDE FLYING INTO THE FRONT DASH AND DOOR. I SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE INJURY TO MY RIGHT HAND SHOULDER AND ARM AND WAS OUT OF WORK AND IN PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR MONTHS. MY HUSBAND WAS ALSO THROWN AROUND CONSIDERABLY. TO THIS DAY WE HAVE NO IDEA AND THE POLICE COULD NOT PINPOINT ANY REASON FOR THIS CRASH OTHER THAN A DEFECTIVE TIRE. WE THOUGHT THE DESIGN IN THE PATHFINDER MIGHT BE FAULTY AND I DID REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE NHTSA IN FEB/MARCH OF THAT YEAR. WE HAVE SINCE GOTTEN RID OF THE PATHFINDER AS OUR SON WAS TERRIFIED TO TRAVEL IN IT. THE VEHICLE ITSELF HELD UP WELL IN THE CRASH AND WE CONSIDER OURSELVES LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN IN SUCH A WELL MADE VEHICLE. WE HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A NEWER PATHFINDER AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER THE TIRES FROM THE PREVIOUS PATHFINDER ARE ON MY FATHER-IN-LAWS CHEVY TRUCK AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRE. THIS RECENT RECALL HAS CAUSED US TO THINK ABOUT THAT ACCIDENT AND WE FIRMLY BELIEVE WE HAD DEFECTIVE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: ATXP70 )
(GENERAL TIRE P235/70R15) ONE TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT ON FREEWAY, ON ANOTHER OCCASION ONE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED BY A NAIL CAUSING A SLOW LEAK. *YC
TIRE FAILED. (265/70R/15 BRIDGESTON/DUELER H/T) YH
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