7 complaints reported

1996 Nissan Maxima Tires

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
7
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2008

OF 4 TIRES PURCHASED IN MAY 2008, 3 HAVE FAILED. ONE TIRE WAS REPLACED DUE TO RADIAL TIRE PULL. A SECOND WAS REPLACED DUE TO A BLISTER THAT DEVELOPED ON THE SIDEWALL. A THIRD WAS REPLACED DUE TO A FLAT SPOT THAT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TREAD, WHICH WAS FOUND WHEN THE TIRE COULD NOT BE BALANCED. ALL 3 TIRES FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST 6,000 MILES OF TREADWEAR. TIRES ARE GOODYEAR COMFORT TREAD. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc. Type: Tire, Vehicle: 9999 GOODYEAR RADIAL, Manufacturer: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Incident: Aug 2008
Sep 2002

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 2 MICHELIN ROADHANDLER T PLUS, P205 65R15, 92T MS DOT B9PA F7PE 078 TIRES WHICH SHOW SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE TIRE BODY, THE TREAD SEPARATION BECAME OBVIOUS AFTER A RECENT VACATION TRIP INVOLVING LENGTHY DRIVES AT HIGH INTERSTATE SPEEDS WHEN OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID NINETIES, A CONTINUOUS OPEN SPLIT OR GROOVE HAS OPENED AROUND THE ENTIRE OUTER TIRE PERIMETER AS IF THEY WERE RECAP TIRES WHERE THE RECAP PORTION IS GETTING READY TO FLY OFF.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Dec 2000

CONSUMER REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES (NO MAKE OR SIZE) DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS ALSO CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE, ONE OF THE PLACES THAT THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2000
Aug 2000

I PURCHASED 4 OF THESE TIRES IN NOV 1998 AND THE 1ST TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION IN NOV 1999(IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT)THE 2ND TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION IN MAR 2000(DRIVER SIDE REAR)----THE 1ST TIRE LEFT DAMAGE ON THE INNER WHEEL WELL OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT---APPROXIMATE DAMAGE $300( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20565R15 )

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jan 2000

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE GONE OUT OF ROUND AND HAVE A NOTICEABLE SIDE TO SIDE MOTION AT SLOW SPEEDS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215R15 )

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2000
Oct 1997

TIRES LEAKED CAUSING FAILURE.(MICHELIN MXV4- TIRE SIZE 205/65 R15- TIRE ID # DOTB9PAANKX505)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 1996
Oct 1997

REAR RIGHT BRIDGESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT. (SIZE P20565R15)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 1997

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1996 Nissan Maxima has 7 Tires complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.