2005 Nissan Maxima: tire blowout or tread separation

6 of the 948 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Maxima describe tire blowout or tread separation.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 24,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Tire blowout or tread separation by model year

2016
1
2014
1
2011
1
2010
2
2009
4
2008
2
2007
1
2006
3
2005
6
2004
24
2003
1
2001
2
2000
3
1999
2
1996
4
1995
3
1993
1
1992
2

What owners say

Filed Sep 23, 2010 · Tires · PA · crash · 2 injuries

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima with b.f. Goodrich tires, size 225/55/r17, dot #ve00ae111109. While traveling 60 MPH the front driver side tire suddenly exploded causing the contact to crash into the median and rollover. The contact injured her ribs, back , and fingers during the crash. A police report was filed. The tire failure was not diagnosed. There were no prior warnings. Updated 12/23/10*lj the passenger was also injured. Updated 04/04/11

Filed Jul 9, 2007 · Tires · 24,436 miles · MN

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While driving 30 MPH, one of the goodyear eagle rs-a tires flattened. The contact took the vehicle to the mechanic who stated that there was tread separation. The contact has since changed the vehicles tires three times since the first failure. The # of cylinders and dot number were unknown. The current mileage is 32,000 and failure mileage was 24,436.

Filed Jul 6, 2007 · Tires · 17,900 miles · TX

Noticed circular tearing of all four tires beginning at 16,000 miles. Later, while driving down the highway, the front left tire blew and tore apart. Luckily, no one was injured and I found a small edge of the freeway to change the tire, which was very nerve racking when changing the tire. This occurred at 18,000 miles, 18 months of owning the car. This was a week after I told nissan to look at my tires and they said nothing was wrong with them, despite the circular breakage beginning to occur. I told them to check for leaks as well. They said no leaks. They were goodyear tires 245/45/18 eagle rsa tires. I had to buy four new tires due to safety reasons at $575.

Filed Jun 27, 2007 · Tires · 40,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. The vehicle has goodyear eagle rs-a p245-45r18 tires. The contact stated that the passenger side front tire was making an unfamiliar noise. She believed that there may be a bubble in the tire. The mechanic stated that both rear tires had slits in them and would be recalled due to a manufacturer defect. The dot number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 40,000. The consumer stated performed all necessary maintenance for vehicle and complained @ 37,000 about noise in the right front tire and the dealer informed customer tires would wear in. The consumer stated feels should not have to pay for 4 new tires at $300 a piece. The consumer stated goodyear prorated the rear tires but consumer feels that is not sufficient. Updated 09/05/07

Filed Apr 21, 2007 · Tires · 24,000 miles · NJ

After 24,000 miles the goodyear eagle tires on my 2005 nissan maxima developed a bubble on the sidewall in exactly the same spot on both tires. When I took the car to the goodyear dealer for warranty repair they told me it was not covered and they said the tires had an "impact break." they said this was not uncommon in this tire and they see it all the time.

Filed Nov 28, 2006 · Tires · 13,000 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated while entering a highway at 40 MPH, the rear passenger tire blew out without warning. There were no obvious road hazards present. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who determined the remaining three tires were cracked along the inside wall and needed to be replaced as well. The tires were wahl, size 245/35r20.