2002 NISSAN QUEST Tirestreadbelt Problems

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THREE OCCASIONS REAR/FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES STEEL BELT SEPARATED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONTINENTAL, P215/65R16. *AK

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED COMPLETE AND PARTIAL TIRE WALL SEPARATION ON 3 OF 4 CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT A/S P215/65R-16 TIRES DURING ONE 1200 MILE TRIP. THE TIRE WALL SEPARATION OCCURRED ON MY 2002 NISSAN QUEST WHICH HAD ONLY 9500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE THREE TIRE WALL SEPARATIONS OCCURRED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTING IN TWO NEAR-SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND COLLISIONS. UPON INSPECTION BY A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND LOCAL TIRE DISTRIBUTOR, TWO TIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE VERY OBVIOUS AND TOTAL TIRE WALL SEPARATION AND ONE TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE PARTIAL SEPARATION. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY TIRE PUNCTURES OR OBVIOUS DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE WALL SEPARATIONS. DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH CONTINENTAL TIRE FAILURE. UPON CONTACTING THE CONTINENTAL CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE, CONTINENTAL TIRE WAS UNWILLING TO OFFER ANY FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT...

THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB