Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| NTB-09-101 | 09/29/2009 | 10031305 | Nissan: tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) warning light on/flashing. no models or model years listed. *pe | 01/04/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/26/2005 | 1 | 04/10/2003 | |
| I am writing to your department with respect to the firestone tire recall. from what i gather the recall has been expanded to include other models of firestone tires not originally included in the initial recall. therefore, i wanted to provide you with the following information on my situation to determine if i would qualify for recall relief. vin # 3n1ab51d62l701728, 2002 nissan sentra ser, firestone firehawk gta02 tires, p195/55r16 86h and labeled made in mexico. there was no plant number listed on the inside wall of the tire. please let me know if i have any claims under these circumstances, thanks! *jb | |||
| 01/07/2005 | 28000 | 4 | 03/12/2002 |
| In mar '02, i bought a new nissan sentra se-r that came w/ firestone firehawk gta-02 195/55/r16 tires. i always rotate my tires every 2 oil changes (~7000 miles) and check/inflate tire psi every few months. in jan 05 i went to allied tires for an alignment. when i picked up my car, they showed me large splits/cracks all around the inner sidewall of all 4 tires. (at this point my car had ~28000 miles) they said if i didn't get the tires replaced asap, i would have a blowout. none of them had ever seen anything like this. i had all 4 tires replaced at sears soon after. (it was est. 10000 miles of tread left on the faulty tires) the mechanic said he also noticed the splitting on the faulty tires and hadn't seen anything like it either. on may 31, 05, i took the faulty tires (which i still have) to nissan. they didn't know what could have caused the splitting, and said to deal w/ firestone. at firestone, the mechanic said it looked like i got a bad batch of tires with the car, but that his comment was off the record since he didn't want to bad mouth firestone. when the manager came out, he blatantly beat around the bush, saying that since the tires weren't on the car, they didn't know if i was telling the truth (ie: since the tires were off, he thought i could have purposely damaged the tires to take advantage of him, even though i had 3 other companies as eye witnesses). he then said if i had the tires still on the car, he would've been able to give me a pro-rated reimbursement. i still don't understand why the tires needed to be on the car for the manager to notice the fault in them... in the end, i was offered no compensation for these faulty tires, but the more important problem in my eyes is that of safety. i don't believe these tires are safe, esp. considering my experience w/ them. for tires to split as mine did makes everyday driving for me and others around me very dangerous. i can send pictures via email if desired. thanks for your time | |||
| 04/11/2003 | 1 | 10/25/2002 | |
| Poor paint quality....how can an auto maker be allowed to put summer low profile tires on a car that is sold in new england?? *la | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 01/07/2005 | 28000 | 4 | 03/12/2002 |
| In mar '02, i bought a new nissan sentra se-r that came w/ firestone firehawk gta-02 195/55/r16 tires. i always rotate my tires every 2 oil changes (~7000 miles) and check/inflate tire psi every few months. in jan 05 i went to allied tires for an alignment. when i picked up my car, they showed me large splits/cracks all around the inner sidewall of all 4 tires. (at this point my car had ~28000 miles) they said if i didn't get the tires replaced asap, i would have a blowout. none of them had ever seen anything like this. i had all 4 tires replaced at sears soon after. (it was est. 10000 miles of tread left on the faulty tires) the mechanic said he also noticed the splitting on the faulty tires and hadn't seen anything like it either. on may 31, 05, i took the faulty tires (which i still have) to nissan. they didn't know what could have caused the splitting, and said to deal w/ firestone. at firestone, the mechanic said it looked like i got a bad batch of tires with the car, but that his comment was off the record since he didn't want to bad mouth firestone. when the manager came out, he blatantly beat around the bush, saying that since the tires weren't on the car, they didn't know if i was telling the truth (ie: since the tires were off, he thought i could have purposely damaged the tires to take advantage of him, even though i had 3 other companies as eye witnesses). he then said if i had the tires still on the car, he would've been able to give me a pro-rated reimbursement. i still don't understand why the tires needed to be on the car for the manager to notice the fault in them... in the end, i was offered no compensation for these faulty tires, but the more important problem in my eyes is that of safety. i don't believe these tires are safe, esp. considering my experience w/ them. for tires to split as mine did makes everyday driving for me and others around me very dangerous. i can send pictures via email if desired. thanks for your time | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 12/31/2002 | 16000 | 0 | 02/15/2002 |
| Visible tire separation on firehawk gta 02 p195/55r16 86h m+s. the tires were replaced with michelin all weather here at dr. tire, hwy 21, beaufort, sc,29906. these tires would not have made the trip to charleston 80 miles away at the firestone dealer. we did not keep the tires. i am only offering this info as a courtesy to the rest of the planet, who may have the same tires. fortunately for my son and his family, he arrived for new year's without incident. i have photos of the faulty tire. all tires were replaced. the tire was split about 12 inches around where the tread interfaced with the sidewall and was separating. i did communicate with firestone consumer affairs, but since i didn't take it back to a firestone dealer, there was not much they could do for me. my husband followed him to the dr. tire in the event there was a problem. we could not have driven the 80 miles to the firestone dealer. ts | |||