In the last 2 months I have had the front passenger tire blow out 3 times. After this last tire repair the car started to shake, vibrate and make a knocking noise while driving. When driving faster the steering wheel would jerk me almost offthe road. It was so bad I pulled over and when I looked at the front passenger tire it was smoking and sitting sideways. I had to get my vehicle towed and now I have no way to work. I have included an estimate of the repairs as well as a written warranty that was given to the previous owner. I was told this was no longer valid since I am not the original owner of the vehicle. The way the steering jerked and how the tire went sideways I feel that is a safety issue.
Infiniti I30 tire blowout problems
11 of the 249 owner complaints about the Infiniti I30 describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 1996 model year.
- owner complaints
- 11
- worst model year
- 1996
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20012
- 20003
- 19971
- 19965
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 infiniti i30. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle swerved from left to right and the steering made a shaking motion. The failure recurred multiple times. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the front passenger side tire blew out. The tire was replaced with a spare until the tire was replaced. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the front passenger and driver side lower control arms needed to be replaced, which caused the tires to blow out. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 02v146000 (suspension); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The passenger front tire blew, the car then locked up, the steering wheel locked up, the car sped out of control (police estimated up to 70 miles per hour), the car ran into a brick building. The air bags did not deploy! I woke up surrounded by a crowd of people. Although, I pressed the brakes to the floor, and there were black marks on the parking lot leading up to the car inside the brick building, the car continued to accelerate, out of control.
I believe there should be a recall on this tire : bridgestone re 92 225/50vr17. These tires are original tires from my vehicle: 2000 infiniti i30i here is my compliant: about 1 year ago I discovered by accident that one of my tire had a tire tread separation. Bridgestone was at the time kind enough to replace that tire for free. However, now I find out the other 3 tires are doing the same thing. I tried calling the firestone/bridgestone corporation, but manager (name roger from portland. Or) said these tires are out of warranty and there is nothing they can do for me. I think there should be a recall on these tires. These tires were never abused in anyway. The car is always park in the garage when possible. No alignment problem with the car. Yes, I know these tires are out of warranty after 5 years, but these tires shouldn't separate when there are sufficient amount of tread left. In addition, these tires are considered high performance tires costing about $175 per tire. Please find out if other vehicles with these tires had a blowout. Thank you. Sincerely, michael
On feburary 20,2007 my mom's leftt front tire blew out, causing vehicle to ram the guard rail and the rear tire to blow out, pushing the car up an embankment. She was taken to military hospital for treatment.
While driving on a clear day, no wet road, etc., on saturday september 4, 2004, my 1996 infiniti i30 mysteriously went out of control, went into a slide, crossed a two lane highway, went down an enbankment, flipped over, and crashed top-first into a tree; driving the roof into the driver's seat. The airbags never did empoly. The investigating officer did not issue a citation since he could not determine the cause for the car going out of control. I was checked for sobriety, etc. And it was determined that I was not impaired. All tires were in excellent condition, there was not a tire blowout. The front was aligned about 6 months ago. The tires were recently rotated and balanced. The right front tire was replaced at that time because the tire had a slight indentation due to possibly hitting a side walk curve.
Dunlop tire failed while driving at high speeds. Consumer was able to get assistance before blowout. Dealer advised that tire was defective and would have blown out if driven further.
While traveling 65mph on interstate consumer heard a noise and the lost control of vehicle due to a tire tread separation. Dealership was aware of problem.
Passenger side rear tire blew out.
Toyo tire failure.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Infiniti I30 tire blowout
Which Infiniti I30 years have tire blowout or tread separation problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1996 (5 complaints), 2000 (3 complaints) and 2001 (2 complaints).
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