Nissan Altima Sidewall Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 8
- Years with records
- 2000–2013
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- passenger tire · 4 records
- front passenger · 4 records
- side tire · 4 records
- bridgestone firestone · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Sidewall · Tires
Tire sidewall blowout at low speed from stoplight. Over half the tire shredded from blowout.
ODI 10789228
Air Bags · Sidewall
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 nissan altima equipped with general altimax rt43 (na) tires, size: 215/60/r16 (na). While driving 45 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy and a police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent mechanic. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10787359
Sidewall · Tires
I almost had a horrible accident on 1-22-15. I was going about 50 mph when the rear passenger tire completely disengaged from the tire rim. All that was left on the rim was a two inch remnant of the tire. I will e-mail you a picture of the tire and i assure you that you never saw anything like this. The tire only had 12034 miles on it. The tire was a michelin energy green x. Tire size p215/55r17 which was made in…
ODI 10678823
Sidewall · Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima, equipped with vredestein tires (n/a), line ultrak tecnara (n/a), size: 225/45/18. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the sidewall on the front passenger tire became separated. The road conditions were dry and the weather was extremely hot. The contact replaced the failed tire with the spare however, the sidewall on the front driver's side tire also became…
ODI 10505640
Sidewall · Tires
While driving in the interstate my rear driver's tire went flat. I bought my nissan altima brand new approximately 3 months ago and there are only approximately 2400 miles on the tires. Upon inspection, it was found that the cause of the flat was splitting sidewalls. Additionally, the front passenger's tire is also starting to show signs of splitting sidewalls.
ODI 10240880
Sidewall · Tires
215/55/17 bridgestone turanza el-42 tire on fron driver side begin to split on side tradwear. Only 15000 miles on the tire. Exper tire care would not replace the defetive tire for free. *tr
ODI 10230935
Exhaust System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Sidewall · Steering · Wheels
Vehicle rides unstable. Sharp turns causes car to become unstable, loses controls of turn. Tires or rims unbalanced. Have vehicle seem many times and the problem can not be corrected. Neither representative would confirm problem. Told by american tires sale associate, nissan will not reimburse them for correcting the problems. They rebalanced the tires, but this did not correct the problem. Advise right front tire…
ODI 10264030
Sidewall
Dt the rear driver's side tire separated from inside top on october 1, 2005. Had not contacted the dealer at this point. The rear end had been making a roaring sound at 65 mph, slowed down to 50 mph, and then a few seconds later could hear the plopping sound. These were bridgestone/firestone tires, turanza el 42, p215/55r17. The tires were serviced regularly. There was no vibration, and there was no abnormal bulging…
ODI 10138338