2001 Nissan Sentra tires problems

Filed Dec 7, 2012 · Tires · CA

Tire sidewall bulging can't drive with vibration.

Filed Aug 8, 2009 · Tires · OH

New michelin harmony tires installed 1/07 by reputable dealer; tires regularly checked/rotated by dealer. Driving fine, was parked, came out to leave and car sounded funny...pulled over on same parking lot and discovered flat tire. Tire dealer reports "bad valve...there is a silent recall". Other dealer who installed the tires found this hard to believe; he'd not heard about it...took bad tire out to him, and also found recall info on line by googling "tire valve recall". They determined there was sidewall damage and tire should be replaced for safety reasons. Road hazard guarantee not applicable due to determination that "tire was run flat". Only was driven on parking lot a about 100 yards at most. Info on net indicates tires could lose pressure rapidly and it would not be visually evident; driving on low pressure would cause such damage as I had. Never was notified by tire retailer; did not know about this. Had to replace tire and endure much lost time and inconvenience as well as expense. Saw that many others have had same problem per articles on consumer reports blog. Also purchased new valves and had them all replaces on my car...napa store sells shrader which had been made in us until about 5 years ago I learned.

Filed Aug 6, 2008 · Tires · 200,251 miles · NY

Valve stem split resulting in flat tire and destruction of tire. Tire needed to be replaced.

Filed May 17, 2007 · Tires · 79,400 miles · TX

On 5-4-07 I noticed driver's side rear tire was flat. My boyfriend filled it with air and I thought nothing further of it. On 5-15-07 I picked him up from work and had a flat on the way out of the parking lot. We filled it with air, but could not make it home before it was totally flat again. Since it was after 11 pm and we were close to home I continued to drive. Once we arrived the tire had a chunk of tread missing, exposing metal barbs, on the outside of the tire. The boy friend changed it the next day so we could take it to discount tire. They informed us that 3 of the 4 tires were bad, the other 2 would end up having tread torn in the same wa, due to mechanical error in manufacturing of the tire. Although they were still under warranty per mileage, we still had to buy 4 new tires.

Filed Oct 23, 2004 · Tires · 40,041 miles · CA

My daughter was driving at the speed limit on highway 94 in san diego, when the rear right tire exploded at approximately 1:45 p.m. The blowout caused extensive damage to the right side door, rear right panel and rear bumper. The car went into a 360 spin in the fast lane and median of the freeway. The car was taken to a&c paint and body at 7083 broadway, lemon grove, ca at the request of my daughter's insurance agency - topa insurance. The obvious damage was repaired. However after picking the car up, my daughter noticed a shimy in the front end of the car. There is some sort of apparent damage to the front end that was not detected by the body shop. Additionally, the day after picking the car up she noticed that the rear left tire is also badly damaged, probably from the car spinning during the accident. The old tire was completely shreaded, so there is no old part available for inspection. I had her park the car until we can contact her insurance company to report the previously undetected damages. My daughter was helped by a san diego county sheriff, but he did not write any type of incident report. He only asked if anyone was injured and if there was any property damage. Since neither happened, he did not make a report. My daughter contacted her insurance company immediately. A&c paint and body sent a tow truck to her apartment three days later and towed it to their facility, where they did the repairs I have already described.

Filed Aug 25, 2004 · Tires · 45,850 miles · VA

Rear tire blew out on highway. Found a lump starting in second rear tire. Previously I had replaced the two front tires on 3/24/04 due to lumps or bubbles forming. One of these tires started wearing in an odd way and caused very pronounced vibration. These were the oem tires and at that time had 37,486 miles. Several days prior to the failure I had noticed vibration and skirmyness while driving. I visually inspected the tires and noticed they seemed out of round and odd shaped. I planned to replace themm in a few days. I did not think at the time a failure was imminent. I was wrong as the failure occured two days before I planned to replace them.

Filed Aug 20, 2004 · Tires · 31,500 miles · KY

While driving 70 MPH, the front end began to vibrate at 29k miles. As a result,the driver side tires tread separated. No impact reported. *ak the vibration had become progressively worse. The consumer returned the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer advised the consumer that a tire was defective. *sc

Filed Oct 1, 2003 · Tires · 35,000 miles · NV

While driving front tires wear prematurely. Consumer states tires have been replaced three times. *ak tires have been replaced three times due to premature wear.

Filed Sep 24, 2003 · Tires · FL

While traveling at highway speed vehicle began to vibrate. Driver pulled over and noticed a bubble in the right front tire, and the steel belts were coming out of tire. Currently, the right rear tire developed the same problem.

Filed Jun 8, 2003 · Tires · 30,000 miles · FL

Dunlop tires sp20fe came completely apart while traveling down the highway. This tire failure caused significant damage to my car and potential life threatening situation while I was going over a seven mile bridge.