Nissan Murano tire blowout problems

Filed Jan 15, 2026 · Wheels · VA

My wife was driving the vehicle on [XXX] between Leesburg and Purcellville Virginia when a catastrophic tire failure occurred. The right front tire tread totally separated from the sidewall while driving at approximately 60 miles per hour. She told me that she saw the tire pressure warning light illuminate just before the tire failure. She could feel the immediate effect resulting in strong vibration and impact on maintaining control. Fortunately, she was in the right lane and had the presence of mind to pull off the road on to the shoulder. There was heavy traffic at that time and this incident could have resulted in loss of control of the vehicle and a collision. I had recently checked the tire pressures and they were all set correctly. She called me on her cellphone and I drove my car to meet her. I replaced the damaged tire/wheel with a temporary spare. I am a retired Technical Compliance Manager for Nissan where I was responsible for dealing with any safety issues on Nissan vehicles and ensuring compliance with the federal safety agency regulations. I inspected the failed tire very carefully and saw no evidence of a puncture. This appears to me to be a catastrophic failure due to a manufacturing defect. The failed tire is a Bridgestone 255/50R21 Alenza Sport A/S which is the factory-equipped tire. I lease this vehicle directly from Nissan North America as a retiree. I returned the vehicle to Priority Nissan in Chantilly Virginia to have the tire replaced. I also advised the service manager to report this incident to Nissan and save the tire for their inspection. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Aug 16, 2023 · Acceleration, Airbags · TX

While traveling experiences slight vibration in which passenger side tire PULLED oncming lane, nonemergency brakes were applied not notification of crossing outside of lane, passenger side tire blew out, causing to hit a Culvert and all airbags deployed with passenger air bag off. The vehicle would not start.

Filed Aug 24, 2022 · Suspension · WI

The rear K-frame of the vehicle is broken near the mounting for the left side of the rear sway bar. This caused the rear tires to wear excessively on the inside edges of both tires, this wear is not easily seen from the outside of the vehicle. It is fortunate that the vehicle had developed an exhaust leak and the tire wear was discovered at this time before anything more catastrophic happened, the tires were worn down to the steel belting on the inside edges had they worn anymore they would have resulted in a blowout and loss of control of the vehicle which could have resulted in a serious accident. There were no warning lights displayed. The incident was reported to the vehicle manufacturer.

Filed Jul 21, 2021 · AL

I was driving down the road, state highway 78 in Alabama, while going roughly 55 mph, when I heard what sounded like a gunshot or explosion. I stopped to assess the situation, thinking I hit something or a tire exploded. Upon further investigation I discovered that the sunroof had actually exploded. As you can see from the pictures the glass pushed upward and out instead of in and down.

Filed Apr 16, 2019 · Suspension, Wheels · 144,000 miles · IL

I noticed the car handled very poorly in snow/ice/wet conditions over the winter. The car was in the shop for an oil change and the mechanic noticed both rear tires were worn down to nothing on the inside of the tire. Upon further inspection, he found that the rear subframe had rusted through and broken into two. The vehicle was declared unsafe to drive. I bought the car used this past summer, but I have the service records and I know it was properly maintained. The estimated cost of repairs is more than I can afford ($5,000). I contacted nissan to see if they would provide any assistance with repairs and I spoke with 3 different people (first consumer affairs, then a supervisor, and finally a manager), who all told me that they are "not in a position to assist because the vehicle is out of warranty". The last person (manager, consumer affairs) wouldn't even let me speak before he told me they wouldn't offer any assistance. When I asked if there was someone else I could speak with, I was told no - there isn't anyone else who would talk to me and they will not be able to assist me. This is an extremely dangerous situation and I am fortunate that both of the tires did not blow out while I was driving on the expressway. I am shocked that there has not been a recall issued as I see others have complained about the same issue.

Filed Oct 25, 2018 · Tires, Wheels · 159,821 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan murano equipped with antares comfort a5 tires, size: 235/65/r18 (na). The contact stated that the front and rear driver side tires constantly became flat when the vehicle was parked. The tires were taken to an independent mechanic and the valve stems were replaced; however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The tires were included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 17t018000 (tires). The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 159,821. The tire failure mileage was 151,780. *dt updated 11/30/18

Filed Jul 10, 2018 · Wheels · 1,630 miles · NV

While in traffic on a freeway travelling around 25 MPH my back left tire exploded. I heard the boom but did not know what it was. I had not hit anything and was not knocked off course. Fortunately with traffic backed up I was travelling at a lower speed than normal. Shortly after a warning signal came on indicating my back left tire had 00 pressure. My new murano only had 1630 miles on it before the tire blew out. I drove about a mile to an area safe to pull over. A highway patrolman assisted with the removal of the tire. We did not see any damage to the tire. He mentioned it was likely the bead seal wasn't sealed correctly. He wanted to test my other tires but because there was evidence of nitrogen in the tires he chose not to. My tire pressures were around 44 in two tires and 46 in the others before the blowout. I had just taken my car for the first oil change at the nissan dealership I bought my car at maybe two weeks before this and they mentioned they adjusted my tire pressure.

Filed Jan 30, 2018 · Wheels · 139,600 miles · MN

Uniroyal tire failure - complete tire tread separation while driving on the highway operating under normal winter driving conditions and speed.

Filed Nov 17, 2017 · 16,000 miles · WA

On the morning of november 7, 2017, the front/sliding portion of the sunroof on my 2015 nissan murano spontaneously exploded while I was driving down I-5 in seattle, wa, at the posted speed (60 MPH). The sound of the explosion was deafening (I thought that a gunshot had been fired at my vehicle, and/or I had had a catastrophic tire blowout). Luckily the retractable fabric "shield" between the sunroof and the interior of the vehicle was deployed, and the shattered glass did not fall on me. I was able to pull off the freeway and prevent large chunks of glass from flying into on-coming traffic. I subsequently reported this incident to my insurance company, and the sunroof was replaced by my insurer (the cost of the replacement glass was approximately $1500; I paid a $250 deductible, and the insurance company paid the rest).

Filed Sep 16, 2015 · Tires · 12,800 miles · GA

Purchased the 2014 nissan murano new from nalley nissan decatur, georgia. Tires wearing tread quickly; 50% at 12800 miles. Tires are easily punctured. Twice thus far. Researched to find this is common for this tire resulting in some cases twith blow outs. See www.consumeraffairs.com/tires/yokohama. During servicing and tire rotation, I was told that this tire doesn't usually come on the murano from factory as it is considered sub-standard. I was told to inform nissan. Long story short. Both tire manufacturer and nissan refused to assist me to remove these tires. Tires are continuing to wear quickly on my front with no allignment problems or issues. A nissan specialist suggested that I contact the bbb if I a not happy.