NHTSA Complaint #10228565 — 2008 NISSAN VERSA

2008 VERSA, CAR STARTED MAKING WHINING NOISE, BROUGHT BACK AND WAS TOLD TIRES HAD CUPPING (SP?) AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. NIGHT BEFORE DEALER APPT. BACK TIRED SHREDDED WHILE TRAVELING ON MAJOR INTERSTATE. LOOKED UP COMPLAINTS UNDER TIRES ON THIS SITE AND THERE IS A PENDING INVESTIGATION ONTO THE CONTINENTAL TIRES FOR "ALLEGE SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TIRE INCLUDING TREAD SEPARATION" NISSAN DEALER SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE BACK TIRE BECAUSE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS. SENT THEM THE INVESTIGATION LINK. WAITING TO HEAR HOW THEY WILL HANDLE. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND COULD BE PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER. (MILEAGE LISTED MAY BE 10-15 MILES LESS THAN ON ODOMETER... DO NOT HAVE VEHICLE STILL AT DEALERSHIP). *TR