11 of the 733 complaints about the 2006 Nissan Maxima are about the tires — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 22,254 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
TIRES
BLOW OUT OF SIDEWALL OF TIRE (NISSAN MAXIMA 2006) EAGLE RSA P245 R45 18 THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS FALL OF 2008 THE TIRES ONLY HAD APPROX. 28,000 MILES SO I ONLY REPLACED TWO OF THEM. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. ON ONE OF THE TWO I DID NOT REPLACE APPROX. 42,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10287438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES , TIRE HAD 27,000 MILES ON THEM ALL FOUR TIRES WAS CRACKED AROUND THE INSIDE BEAD AT THE RIM , GOODYEAR SAYS THEY DON'T WARRANTY OEM EQUIPMENT BUT THE DEALER SAYS ITS THERE RESPONSIBILITY, I HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES OUT OF POCKET.
NHTSA complaint #10276126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES KEPT GOING FLAT. THE INNER BEAD WHERE THE CHROME IS LOCATED CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO FLATTEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY VOIDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE ARMOR ALL WAS APPLIED TO THE TIRES, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO FLATTEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,509.
NHTSA complaint #10249421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
MY GOODYEAR RSA TIRE FLEW APART WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. THE SIDEWALL CAVED IN. THE TIRE DIDN'T HAVE ANY VISUAL DEFECTS PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. TRULY CONCERNED WITH THE OTHER TIRES, SIMPLY VANISHING FROM BENEATH THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING. I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THE TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE WAS CONGESTED.
NHTSA complaint #10246880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
INTERNAL SIDE WALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SPLIT OFF THE REST OF THE TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10221411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
INNER TIRE AND OUTER TIRE WALL SEPARATION.
NHTSA complaint #10216554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA SIZE 24545R18. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE SIDE WALL BLEW. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE VISIBLE SIGNS OF CRACKS OR BUBBLES. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRE THAT BLEW, AND WANTED TO CHARGE $100.00 EACH TO INSPECT THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10199916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
2006 EAGLE TIRES HAVE CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALLS. THERE IS ALREADY A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL FOR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S. I HAVE A 2006 WITH THE SAME TIRES (NEWER) BUT SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. GOODYEAR DEALER DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE TIRES AS THEY SAY 2006 IS NOT PART OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES WERE SPLITTING ON SIDEWALLS. PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT CONSUMERS ARE STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH NEWER MODELS. ALTHOUGH THEY PUT NEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THEM ON.
NHTSA complaint #10197355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR RSA EAGLE TIRE OEM ON A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SIZE 245/45/ZR18. DEVELOPED STRESS FRACTURES ON INSIDE SIDE WALLS ON NOV 2006 CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH 20,000 MILES AMPLE TREAD LIFE. APRIL 2007 AT 36,000 TIRE ARE COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITH AMPLE TIRE TREAD LEFT. ALIGNMENT (4 WHEEL) CHECKS OUT OK DEALER INFORMED OWNER IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10188889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2005. TIRES WERE ROTATED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN APRIL 2006 SERVICE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 55MPH. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXPERIENCED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45MPH TO 60MPH. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION STOPS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BEGINS IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AT SPEEDS THAT EXEED 60MPH. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS UNRESOLVED. TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE A DEFECTIVE TIRE. MADE CONTACT WITH NISSAN CORPORATION OF AMERICA (REF# 5602757)WHERE I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO REPORTED COMPLAINTS, RECALLS OR DEFECTS RECORDED. I WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO LOCAL AREA DEALERSHIP AND SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, EVEN AFTER LEAVING MESSAGE. FEBRUARY 2007 CONTACTED GOODYEAR TIRE PER THE ADVICE OF THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN AND REPLACE ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TIRE AT COST TO ME. TO THIS DATE, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
NHTSA complaint #10185404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVES TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH 18 INCH TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THE REASON HE EXPERIENCED THE JERKING OF THE VEHICLE WAS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS 18 INCH WHEELS AND THE WHEELS WANT TO FOLLOW THE ROAD IRREGULARITIES. UPDATED 04/06/06
NHTSA complaint #10152737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.