1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER Tires Problems

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 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 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

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...

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...

(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