2004 Nissan Maxima Tires

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A'S THAT CAME ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN LEAKING AIR DUE TO THE SIDEWALL CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON EACH TIRE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED THESE SIDEWALL CRACKS AND THAT MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM LEADS ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. DUE TO THE CONCERN OF MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES. *JB

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. LOW MILE TIRES ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES REPLACED BUT VERY LOUD WITH SAME TIRE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. BOTH REAR TIRES BEGAN TO CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL. A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM GOODYEAR, WHEN HE WENT TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE WAS NOT A NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR RS-A SIZE P245/45R18. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,237.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR RSA, SIZE 245/45/R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS. AFTER 34,000 MILES, THE TIRES BEGAN TO CRACK AGAIN. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

SIDEWALL CRACKS ON ALL 4 TIRES (GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 245-45-18) ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WERE APPARENT AT ABOUT 20-25,000 MILES. I WAS VERBALLY NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS DEFECT BY THE NISSAN DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE NEW SET OF TIRES. I WANTED A SECOND OPINION ABOUT THE CRACKS, AS THERE WAS STILL GOOD TREAD LEFT ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO DISCOUNT TIRE CO. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE CRACKED AND THEREFORE UNSAFE. I HAD ALL 4 OF THEM REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY DIDN'T WRITE THE REASON FOR REPLACEMENT ON MY RECEIPT (CRACKED SIDEWALLS), AND BECAUSE OF THAT OMISSION, GOODYEAR HAS DENIED ME ANY REDRESS AT ALL. TO DATE, THEY STILL HAVEN'T EVEN SENT THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT BACK TO ME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF HER TIRES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER OF A RECALL ON THE TIRES, BUT STATED THAT HERS WERE NOT INCLUDED. THE RECALL NUMBER AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH DEFECTIVE GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES CUSTOMER WANTS ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 2 NEW TIRES FROM SAVITT TIRE DEALERSHIP BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND STATED THE DEALER WHO MADE THE INSPECTION INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. GOODYEAR MADE THE DECISION TO ONLY REPLACE THE FRONT 2 TIRES AND TO SELL THE CONSUMER THE OTHER 2 IN WHICH HE DECLINED. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHY RETAILER SHIPPED 4 NEW TIRES TO THE DEALER BUT GOODYEAR ONLY AGREED TO GIVE THE CONSUMER 2 NEW TIRES. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF A REIMBURSEMENT FORM AND AN ARTICLE ABOUT DEFECTIVE TIRES. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TIRES WITH BLOW OUT PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES HAS CRACKED IN THE SIDEWALLS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED**NAR**CC *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. HE BROUGHT THE LETTER TO THE GOODYEAR REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TIRES AND FOUND CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE COULD REPLACE THE TIRE, BUT THE COST WOULD BE PRORATED. THE BALANCE THAT REMAINED WAS $118. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE FREE, ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE. HE LEFT THE GOODYEAR STORE WITHOUT RECEIVING THE NEW TIRE. HE HAS CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE NOTICE FOR THE PAST WEEK AND THEY CONTINUE TO TRANSFER HIM FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER. THE DOT NUMBER AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE CRACKING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT NO LONGER HAS THE TIRES, RECEIPTS, DOT NUMBER, OR PROOF OF HAVING OWNED THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR RSA. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,049.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INDICATING THAT HER TIRES COULD POTENTIALLY BE DEFECTIVE AND, IF THE TIRES HAVE ANY CRACKS, THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO CRACKS OR DAMAGE TO HER TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRES WERE NEVER INSPECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE FAILED, UNLESS SHE WAS GIVEN A DEFECTIVE SET. HER TIRES DISPLAYED NO EVIDENCE OF THE DEFECT. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD AT LEAST 10,000 MORE MILES LEFT ON THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, DOT NUMBER, AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT FORM CUSTOMER IS UPSET ABOUT 4 YEAR TIME LAPSES**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HAD VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS NOW AND NOW THE DEALER IS INFORMING CUSTOMERS THAT THE TIRES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRACKS IN THE MID TO UPPER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST GOODYEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED AND WOULD NOT BE PURCHASING ANYMORE GOODYEAR TIRES. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TIRES WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT GOODYEAR REFUSES TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THERE EAGLE RSA P245/45R18 TIRES, DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE FIRST TRIED TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY HE WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS COSMETIC. NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME GOODYEAR HAS DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING HE DID NOT SHOW PROOF THAT THE TIRES WERE ADJUSTED FOR SIDEWALL CRACKING. *JB

PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS (2 PURCHASED @ JUST TIRES AND 2 PURCHASED AT GARDENA NISSAN). TIRES FREQUENTLY LOST AIR PRESSURE. I WENT BACK TO JUST TIRES AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE RIMS. I WENT BACK TO GARDENA NISSAN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SO I PURCHASED NITROL THINKING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I TOOK IT BACK, STILL NO PROBLEM FOUND. WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POP, STOPPED AND SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. TURNED INTO GAS STATION ON CORNER AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN, TIRE WOULD NOT INFLATE. CALLED AAA, TOW TRUCK DRIVER REMOVED TIRE AND FOUND 3 CRACKS, 1 OF WHICH HAD BLOWN OPEN. HE SAID IT AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. A WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GOODYEAR FOR THE SAME DEFECT. I TOOK TIRE TO GARDENA NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING-I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO GOODYEAR. I THEN WENT TO JUST TIRES, THEY SAID THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE BUT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DOT AND THEY COULDN'T GET AUTHORIZATION BECAUSE GOODYEAR WAS ALREADY CLOSED FOR THE DAY. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT ONE OTHER TIRE HAD THE SAME CRACKS IN IT. SO I PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES AT THE PRORATED RATE. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR THE NEXT DAY ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL CRITERIA, EVENTHOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SIDEWALLS ON HIS TIRES. IT STATED THAT THIS WAS A COSMETIC RECALL AND WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS INAPPLICABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKED ON ALL FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 09/26/07.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CRACKS WERE PRESENT IN THE TREAD. THE REMAINING GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A (P245/45R18) TIRES WERE ALSO CRACKED. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT HAVE THE INVOICE OR THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE CONTAINS THE ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A (P245/45R18) TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THEM WITH FOUR NEW MICHELIN TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,695 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

THE 4 RSA GOODYEAR TIRES CRACKED WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT. GOODYEAR HAS PRODUCED BAD TIRES AND SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED SOON WHEN THESE TIRES BLOW ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 245/45/18 SIZE, IN SEPT. 2003. IN APRIL 2005 I HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SIDEWALL CRACKING. MY CAR ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT. IN OCT 2006 I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND GOODYEAR COULDN'T DETERMINE IF IT WAS FROM THE CRACKING AND I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE. IN JUNE 2007, WITH ONLY 46000 MILES I SUFFERED 3 FLAT TIRES DUE TO THE CRACKING (THE NEW TIRE I JUST BOUGHT WAS FINE). I COMPLAINED TO GOODYEAR AND THEY REPLACED ALL 4 FREE OF CHARGE WITH A SET OF DUNLOP DIREZZAS. I FEEL THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL ON THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A (P245/45R18) TIRES HAVE BEGUN TO CRACK ON ALL FOUR TIRES. HE ONLY NOTICED THE CRACKING AT 45,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE V SPEED RATED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

BLOWOUT ON REAR TIRE ON EXPRESSWAY,ON INSPECTION FOUND DEEP CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL TIRES,GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA ,ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. *NM

GOOD YEAR EAGLE RSA TIRE BLEW ON I-95 IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF TIRE. TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPLACED BLOWN TIRE, BUT NOTICED ALL OF TIRES LEFT (3) HAD SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT THEY DEEMED UNSAFE. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE 1/2 OF A 32ND LESS TREAD THAN THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE ARE THE TIRES THAT NISSAN PUTS ON ALL OF THEIR MAXIMA MODELS. GOOD YEAR SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE TIRES. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 04 NISSAN MAXIMA IN DECEMBER 2004, AND IN SEPTEMBER . 2005 I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER THAT TWO OF THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. BECAUSE THE CAR HAD ONLY 10,000 MILES GOODYEAR REPLACED THESE TWO TIRES UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. NOW, IN 2007 WITH 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR THE OTHER TWO ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS. OF COURSE GOODYEAR WILL ONLY GIVE ME CREDIT FOR THE WEAR LEFT ON THE TIRES , AND A NEW TIRE COST $300. WE HAVE DECIDED FOR SAFETY REASONS WE WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGLE SIZE 245/45R18V. THIS SEEMED TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS FORD AND FIRESTONE HAD WITH THE EXPLORER SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WHY HAS THE PUBLIC NOT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THE NISSAN/GOODYEAR TIRE PROBLEM. MY CONCLUSION WAS FEWER OF US OWN NISSAN VEHICLES THAN FORDS. SO, IF THE TIRES CAUSE A COUPLE OF US TO HAVE WRECKS THAT WAS JUST THE PRICE OF DOING BIG BUSINESS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,204.