2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Tires Problems

I TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE AROUND THE 14TH OF NOVEMBER AND THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. I THINK THIS COULD POSSIBLE BE A FLOOD CAR THERE IS A SMELL OF MILDEW AND THE VISOR ARE WATER DAMAGED. TO THIS DAY THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND IT IS THE 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2011. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING AND I AM AFRAID TO ENTER TRAFFIC AS THE CAR STALLS AND THEN STICKS UPON ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON WHEN THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD TURNED THEM OFF. I CAN SMELL FUMES UPON STARTING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. I AM PARENT AND I DON'T LIKE TO GIVE MY CHILD OR ANY OTHER PERSON A RIDE BECAUSE OF THE SMELLS. THE TIRES WERE BALD ON THE CAR AND TWICE WHEN IT RAINED I ALMOST HAS 2 MAJOR COLLISIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE OTHER LANE DRIVING 45 IN A 65 MPH ZONE. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THIS CAR IS A GOOD CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FINANCE COMPANY AND THEY ARE STATING THIS IS OUT OF THERE HANDS. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE DIFFERENT ITEM THAT SEEMS TO BE WATER DAMAGED. I ALSO WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER LAW GROUP REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAME TO ME IN THE MAIL AFTER I BROUGHT MY NEW TIRES AND WAS NOT REIMBURSED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS THAT THEY KEPT REPLACING NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL MY WARRANT RAN OUT AND THAN I HAD TO REPLACE THEM WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS SO IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.NOW AFTER ALL OF THAT AND MORE I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OUT OF NOWHERE MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT BECAUSE OF YEARS NOT MILEAGE AND NO MATTER WHERE I WENT I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A NEW OR USE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON IT.I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT ONLY THE 2004 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

CAR MALFUNCTION ON TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HIS UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO INITIATE A NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF A PARTICULAR TIRE, DESPITE HIS CLAIMS WHICH SUGGEST THE NEED FOR THE INVESTIGATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED GOODYEAR PRODUCES THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA- 245-45R-18 TIRE THAT IS USED ON VARIOUS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CARS. NISSAN USED THE TIRE ON THEIR 2004 MAXIMA. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS OR HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2009 THE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED AFTER THE RECALL DATE AND BASED UPON THE DATA AT NHTSA AND COMPLAINTS TO GOODYEAR, THE TIRE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS INADEQUATE AND POSSES A SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES. TWO OF WHICH HAD SIDEWALL CRACKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PUT IN A REQUEST TO GOODYEAR REGARDING THIS SAFETY HAZARD AND WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT/REPLACEMENT. I NOW HAVE A THIRD TIRE THAT HAS GONE FLAT DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. GOODYEAR IS FAILING TO RECOGNIZE THIS DEFECT OR ITS DANGER. I SIMPLY AM ASKING FOR REPLACEMENT AS THESE TIRES ARE FAR FROM WORN. *TR

2004 MAXIMA HAS HAD TIMING CHAIN NOISE FOR YEARS HAS BEEN BLOWING OIL FOR 2 YEARS NOW TRANSMISSION IS BANGING AND SHIFTING VERY HARD LOSING POWER ETC. FOR 3 MONTHS NOW HAD TRANS FLUSHED DID NOT HELP AT ALL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST YEAR A/C HAS NOT WORKED FOR 2 YEARS THIS CAR IS VERY MUCH A LEMON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED 10 MILES AWAY TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE TIRE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GOODYEAR FOR TIRES WITH DOT NUMBERS WITH THE 47TH WEEK AND A RANGE OF 3104. THE RECALL EXPIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2007. GOODYEAR REIMBURSED HIM FOR TWO TIRES SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO DECEMBER OF 2007. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2009 WITH A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE 245/45/R18. THE DOT NUMBER WAS MGA9CMDR0506. THE LOW PROFILE TIRES CONTINUE TO FAIL DUE TO THE SIDEWALL CRACKING. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. HE HAS PHOTOS AND INVOICES. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,306. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB ALL OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS. UPDATED 10/07/09

Mileage: 56,306

THE CAR RPM DROP DOWN BELOW 500, LAST YEAR IT LED TO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SPEND AROUND A GRAND, BUT NEVER FIX,UNTIL TODAY THE DEALER CLAIM THAT THIS HAPPENED TO NISSAN MAXIM 04, AND LAST YEAR I START HAVING STEERING SHAKING, THE DEALER TOLD IF I CHANGE MY RIMS AND TIRES IT WILL FIX IT, AND IN AUG-2008 I HAVE 4 NEW RIM AND GOOD YEARS TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM EXIT, I WENT IN JAN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD IF THEY TIGHTENED SOME THING IT WILL FIX, BUT NO I STILL HAVE UNTIL TODAY, CAR SHAKES IF YOU EXCEED SPEED OF 55 OR 50 M/H. I AM STILL HAVING THOSE PROBLEM UNTIL TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

IM HAVING SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE TRANSMISSION GET STUCK IN HIGH GEAR AND SHIFT VERY HARD, MY CAR ONLY HAS 65 K MILES AND THIS SEEN LIKE A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF MAXIM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA XE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45/R18 (NA). THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CRACKING ON THE TWO FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE RODE POORLY ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR THESE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TIRES WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF THE "SPECIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM" TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REMEDY. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,800.

Mileage: 34,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA XE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45/R18. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CRACKING ON THE TWO FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE RODE POORLY ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR THESE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TIRES WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF THE "SPECIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM" TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REMEDY. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE (ODI NUMBER 10259643). THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,913 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,800.

Mileage: 15,913

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR HAS SOME DEFECTS THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED A SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES OR WHEN I DRIVE FASTER THAN 50MPH. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE SLIGHTLY WARPED BUT THAT THIS WASN'T NECESSARILY A SAFETY ISSUE. RECENTLY AT 74,000 MILES THE CARS TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL,SLIPPING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. IT JERKS AGGRESSIVELY WHEN IT SHIFTS AND SMELLS LIKE BURNED RUBBER. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED AND THERE WAS METALLIC RESIDUE IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE AUTO SPECIALIST DETERMINED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED AND THAT EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL STOP WORKING UNLESS I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR SAID THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AND THAT IT ISN'T THERE PROBLEM THAT THE CAR I BOUGHT FROM THEM SIX MONTHS AGO DOESN'T WORK. IT IS UNFAIR THAT I AM PAYING TWICE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OF THE CAR'S WORTH. THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE IS $10,000 IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

MY 04 MAXIMA CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED SOME HARD SHIFTS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, BUT THEY HAD BEEN VERY INTERMITTENT. THE OTHER DAY HOWEVER I NOTICED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP I REALIZED THAT I BARELY HAD ANY POWER! AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF THE ACCELERATION WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CODE WAS PULLED AND RESET. P 0797 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID, STUCK ON. REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY 4000 DOLLARS. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. THE STRUTS HAVE ALSO GONE BAD. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR IS WARPED AND CAUSES STEERING WHEEL SHIM WHEN DOWNHILL BRAKING. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. MY CAR HAD BEGUN TO IDLE VERY LOW TWICE AND ACTUALLY DIED ONCE. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. A WELD ON THE HEAT SHIELD OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS COME LOOSE AND CAUSES A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING WHEN COLD. THIS SUBSIDES ONCE IT'S HEATED UP PROBABLY DUE TO METAL EXPANSION. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TIRES DUE TOO BAD ALIGNMENT CAMBER ON SOME AND ALSO CASTOR I BELIEVE IT WAS WEARING THE TIRES UNEVENLY. *TR

Mileage: 50,400

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM SE, I BOUGHT THE CAR MAY 2008 AND STILL DRIVING. I HAVE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, IT JERKS WHEN GEAR IS CHANGING FROM 2 TO 3 AND INVERSE TOO. THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR IS ABOUT 61,000MI, THE MANUFACTURE WARRANT IS 60,000MI ON TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AT 59,000MI, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO PROBLEM DETECTED ON MY TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE TO PAY $106. THE CAR STILL JERKS ON CHANGING GEARS. THIS THING DISAPPOINTS ME AND IT IS FRUSTRATION. PLEASE ADVICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON APPROXIMATELY SIX OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE REVVED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP. THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURES. THE ABS ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. TWO OF THE GOODYEAR TIRES CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 12/1/08 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 12/05/08. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTREAD TIRES ARE WORN OUT AT 31,000 MILES. THESE ARE ADVERTISED AND WARRANTY FOR 80,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED PERIODICALLY AT SEARS WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. CAR'S ALIGNMENT WAS PERIODICALLY CHECKED. CAR WAS USED PRIMARILY FOR NON-CITY DRIVING. SEARS INDICATES THAT THE TIRES ARE WORN OUT AND IT IS NOT CAUSED BY VEHICLE PROBLEMS AS THEY ARE UNIFORMLY WORN ON ALL 4 TIRES. *TR

Mileage: 70,723

AS I WA DRIVING ON I-495, I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE RIGHT REAR. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE TIRE WENT FLAT AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. ON REMOVING THE TIRE, I FOUND THAT THE INNER SIDEWALL HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FRO THE TREAD AND CRACK WAS ALMOST PERFECTLY CIRCULAR AND ABOUT MIDWAY UP THE SIDEWALL. THIS WAS DEFINITELY NOT CAUSED BY ANY FOREIGN OBJECT INTRUSION AS THESE TIRES ARE ALMOST NEW (REPLACED UNDER RECALL LAST YEAR). *TR

Mileage: 43,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF HER TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE FELT A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE-UP AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO MORE OF THE TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL DRIVE "ROUGHLY" DUE TO THE ROAD. IN JUNE, AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO MUCH THAT THE CONTACT COULD VISIBLY SEE IT SHAKING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED ONE MORE TIRE. SHE SPOKE WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER BEGAN COMPILING A CASE FOR HER BASED ON THE FAILURES. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,150 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 09/24/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. SHE WAS FURTHER INFORMED OF A RECALL THAT APPLIED TO HER TIRES. SHE CALLED GOODYEAR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED, AND THEN THE GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE DISCONNECTED THE CALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER RECEIVED THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION, EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2007. THE DOT NUMBER AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY IN NEW JERSEY WHEN A RECALLED GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. KEPT CONTROL OF THE CAR. WENT TO GET A NEW TIRE A FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES THAT WERE RECALLED WERE READY TO BLOW OUT. BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES. THE RECALL DEADLINE FOR THESE TIRES WAS DECEMBER 2007-WHICH WE MISSED. HOW DO YOU PUT A DEADLINE ON A RECALL. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD AND WE WOULD BE PURSUING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, ON FEBRUARY 27 2007 WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FAIL. I NOTICE SOME JERKING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND THEN HIT THE GAS, AS WELL AS A METAL RATTLING NOISE (WHEN I GIVE IT GAS). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT JERK AND THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE HAS BECOME WORSE. NOW A YEAR LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSE THAT MY IGNITION COIL WENT BAD. (HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX) COST $1000. TO THIS POINT THE CAR STILL REMAINS IN THE SHOP DUE TO IGNITION COIL. FINALLY, THE ROTOR WENT BAD WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE AMT $380. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I HIGHLY BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE PLACE TO GET THIS ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE TIRE CRACKING CONDITION RECEIVED THROUGH THE MAIL SUGGEST LOOKING AT TIRES. LOOKED AT TIRES SAW NO CRACKS .A FEW MONTHS LATER A TIRE WAS FLAT EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKED LIKE GOOD THREAD WEAR AND A SECOND TIRE WAS SLOWLY LOSING AIR. THE FLAT TIRE HAD SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE INNER SIDE OF TIRE SIDEWALL. WE CONTACTED THE GOODYEAR COMPANY AND THEY SUGGESTED GOING TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THEM INSPECT THE TIRES. AFTER GOING TO THE SUGGESTED DEALER,THEY CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE TIRES WERE CRACKING AND SUGGESTED NOT RIDING ON THEM. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD A FILE NUMBER FOR THIS INSPECTION FROM GOODYEAR. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE TIRE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST MORE THAN $1,100.00 AND THAT WAS ONLY AN ESTIMATE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH RECALL ON THE GOODYEAR TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM WITH HIS TIRES OCCURRED A YEAR BEFORE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL. CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE GOODYEAR SAID THERE WAS NO PROOF OF SIDEWALL CRACKING ON THE RECEIPT. *KB

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. *JB

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SINCE PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE CAR, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500 SINCE KEEPING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPAIRED. I AM ON MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES AND HAVE HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS AND MY FRONT END INSPECTED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE MOUNT. IN 2006 MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND I SPENT OVER $500 HAVING THAT REPAIRED. NOW I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THERE IS INTERNAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE CLUTCH SLIPPING EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC CAR. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MODEL/YEAR CAR AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR OR THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONCE OF MY FRIENDS JUST REPLACED HIS TRANSMISSION IN HIS 2004 MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS COST ME AT LEAST $5,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IT AND I HAVE NEVER EVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON ANYTHING. I KNOW THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTS IN THE 2004 MAXIMA, BUT ARE NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT AND TALKED ABOUT WITH DIFFERENT 2004 MAXIMA OWNERS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. THE BODY STYLE OF THE CAR IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE CAR ITSELF IS A PIECE OF CRAP DUE TO POOR MECHANICS. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

4 TIRES EAGLE RS-A VSBP245/45R18 96V THE TECNICENTRO MUNDIAL INC CHARGE ME FOR REPLACE THE 4 TIRES WICH THEY HAVE A FACTORY DAMAGE. *TR

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

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

I REC'D A LETTER REGARDING RECALLS ON TIRES ON A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA INFORMING OF DEFECTED TIRE WALLS WHERE THE TIRES CRACK/SPLIT. MY TIRES ARE NOW SHOWING SUCH DAMAGE, BUT, I HAVE MISPLACED MY LETTER INDICATING WHERE TO TAKE THE TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT. PLEASE SEND PERTINENT INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT I CAN HAVE DAMAGED TIRES REPLACED. THANK YOU. D. HAMLET *TR

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.

Mileage: 18,000

2004 MAXIMA WITH CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS AND GOODYEAR FURTHER STATED HE IS INELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE INFORMATION HE SUBMITTED DID NOT SHOW PROOF THAT THE HIS TIRES WERE ADJUSTED FOR SIDEWALL CRACKING. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH TIRES WITH CRACKED SIDEWALLS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER AND THE TIRE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL THEY REPLACED THE REAR TIRES WITHOUT QUESTION. *KB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER FROM GOODYEAR STATING, SHE HAD NOT SHOWN PROOF THAT HER TIRES WERE ADJUSTED FOR SIDEWALL CRACKING. *JB

Mileage: 30,941

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245/45R18 WITH CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAD THE TIRES ADJUSTED TO FIX THE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. *KB THE TIRE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONSUMER A LETTER DENYING THE CLAIM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER HAD NOT SHOWN PROOF THAT THE TIRES WERE ADJUSTED FOR SIDEWALL CRACKING. THE LETTER ALSO STATED UNDER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM AN ORIGINAL PAID RECEIPT WAS REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF PURCHASE WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING AS A REASON FOR REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 32,971

I TOOK POSSESSION OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2005. I NOTICED A CONSTANT, BUT GRADUAL TIRE PRESSURE ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THE TIRE HAD TO BE PATCHED. I ASKED ABOUT THE ACTUAL SIDEWALL AND THEY DID NOT FEEL THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE SIDEWALLS. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALERSHIP THAT FELT THERE WAS INDEED SOME MANUFACTURER PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IF I CHOSE TO I COULD INITIATE A CLAIM WITH BOTH OR EITHER THE GOOD YEAR EAGLE MANUFACTURER OR NISSAN. THE GOOD YEAR EAGLES INSTALLED ON MY MAXIMA HAD LESS THAN 11,000 MILES AND AS THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AMENABLE TO RECONCILING THEIR OPINION ON THE TIRES TO THAT OF AN INDEPENDENT TIRE INSPECTION I DECIDED THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE GOOD YEAR EAGLE TIRES WITH NOKIAN TIRES. THIS REPLACEMENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 6, 2006 WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. I WAS VERY HESITANT TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE TIRE PRESSURE. I WAS FILLING THE TIRES EVERY TWO-THREE DAYS TO MAINTAIN SOME TYPE OF SAFETY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I APPLIED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT ON THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES MY CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE REPLACEMENT WAS DUE TO 'A SIDEWALL ISSUE.' WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MINDS WOULD WILLINGLY CHOOSE TO REPLACE 4 TIRES AT ONCE WITH BRAND NEW TIRES AT ONLY 11,000 MILES IF THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE??? OF COURSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WASN'T WILLING TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TO PROVE THE POINT. THE FOLLOWING IS A WEBSITE (JUST ONE OF MANY) THAT NOTES THE ISSUES AND LACK OF COMPANY RESPONSE. WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/TIRES/GOODYEAR_TIRES.HTML. CLEARLY THE COMPANY IS NOT CORRECTING OR REIMBURSING CONSUMERS FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCTS. I SPENT WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A GOOD DEAL OF MONEY TO MAKE MY 'DREAM' CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. \ *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007 REGARDING THE SIDEWALLS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THEM IF HE COULD PRODUCE THE FAILED TIRES. THE CONTACT FELT THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

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, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE REST OF THE TIRES WERE CRACKED. GOODYEAR SUGGESTED THAT THE CRACKS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CLEANING PRODUCTS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES WITHOUT BEING REIMBURSED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,406.

Mileage: 60,406

AFTER REPLACING THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES ON 5/29/07 FOR CRACKING AROUND THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALLS I RECEIVED A LETTER DATED JUNE 15,2007 STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. OBVIOUSLY I HAD ALREADY PAID $593.80 OUT OF POCKET. BECAUSE DOBBS WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY GOOD YEAR UNTIL JUNE (ACCORDING TO GOOD YEARS ASSISTANCE CENTER) THEY DID NOT PUT THE REASON FOR REPLACEMENT ON MY RECEIPT. I PROMPTLY RETURNED TO THE DOBBS LOCATION AND SPOKE WITH THEM AND THEY FILLED OUT THE CLAIM FORM PROVIDED BY GOOD YEAR TO VERIFY MY THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED FOR THAT REASON. I THEN SENT MY PAID RECEIPT ALONG WITH CLAIM FOR TO GOOD YEAR. NOW, ALMOST THREE MONTHS LATER GOOD YEAR IS REFUSING TO REFUND ME THEIR CONSUMER FOR A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS. THEIR REASONING, THE DOBBS EMPLOYEE DID NOT WRITE ON THE CLAIM FORM (A CLAIM FOR DESIGNED BY GOOD YEAR) WHY THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. COMMON SENSE WOULD TELL A CONSUMER AND THE EMPLOYEE AT DOBBS IF THEY ARE FILLLING OUT A CLAIM FORM, FOR A PROBLEM GOOD YEAR ADMITS THEY ARE HAVING WITH THEIR TIRES ,THAT IS WHY THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. I AM A VERY FRUSTRATED CONSUMER THAT HAD MY TIRES REPLACED DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOW AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM GOOD YEAR WHO IS FULLY AWARE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. I GUESS IN THEIR MINDS I SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TIRES CRACKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS UNTIL I GOT THEIR LETTER AND DOBBS WOULD HAVE NEVER CHARGED ME THE CONSUMER. NEVERMIND THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER AND THEIR PASSENGERS. THE NHTSA IS OBVIOUSLY DESIGNED AS A ORGANIZATION TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE IN THE EVENT OF EQUIPMENT FAILURE SUCH AS THIS TIRE ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS APPARENT TO ME THE GOOD YEAR WILL GO TO EXTREME MEASURES IN ORDER TO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POOR PRODUCT THEY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER. AS THEY CLEARLY, STATE IN THEIR LETTER IT IS JUST A "COSMETIC" ISSUE, THEY ARE TAKING NO RESPONSIBILTY AND ONCE AGAIN THE CONSUMER IS PAYING THE PRICE.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD TIRE FAILURE DUE TO CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL WHICH CAUSED ONE OF THEM TO BLOW OUT. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED. **NAR**KB THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. *JB

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. GOODYEAR TIRE RECALL CONCERN AND COMPLAINT. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE WITH HIS OWN MONEY. *KB THE CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS ON TWO OF HIS TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL, THEREFORE HE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH THE SAME BRAND THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

Mileage: 45,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 58,000

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH DEFECTIVE TIRES CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR PURCHASING 4 NEW TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKS IN THE TIRE. *TR

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

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A CONSISTENT LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR A TIRE ALIGNMENT, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A NINE INCH CRACK ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,008 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE AND PICTURES OF THE DEFECTS ON THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER PROVIDED A CHECK FOR THE TIRES BUT CONSUMER STATED IT DOES NOT COVER THE COST OF THE WORRIES AND HEADACHE DEALING WITH THE TIRES. UPDATED 08/23/07 *TR

Mileage: 54

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

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.

Mileage: 37,000

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 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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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 MAIXMA. CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL FOUR GOOD YEAR TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACED ON MAY 4, 2007. *JB

BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 MAXIMA. IT STARTED WITH JERKING, AND SPEED CHANGES WHILE DRIVING. ROTATORS, AIR CONDITIONING, TIRES, STRUTS, AND TREMBLING IN WHEEL. TRANSMISSION IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. ALSO, THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED, TREMBLING IS STILL THERE, AIR CONDITIONING LOW AND HOSE REPLACED. BUT NOW IT RUMBLES WHEN TURNED ON. TIRES ALMOST COST ME LIFE ON EXPRESSWAY DUE TO CRACK IN SIDEWALLS. *AK

CONSUMER IS A OWNER OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH EAGLE RSAP24/45R18 V GOODYEAR TIRES ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBIT CRACKS IN THE UPPER INTERIOR SIDEWALL. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IN EARLY SEPTEMBER WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE VEHICLE WAS RAISED ON RACKS AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL TIRES EXHIBITED CRACKS IN THE UPPER INTERIOR SIDEWALL AND THEY WERE NOISY IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT PURCHASED ALL NEW TIRES AMOUNTING TO $923.97. THE CONSUMER STATED WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES. ALSO, THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DEFECT. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH DEFECTED EAGLE TIRES CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR TIRES**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LETTER IN THE MAIL AFTER HE REPLACED THE TIRES. *JB

Mileage: 43,105

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES (SIZE P245R18) HAVE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF GOODYEAR EAGLE P245/45/R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE TOP OF HER TIRES WHERE IT APPEARS THEY MAY CRACK. SHE STATED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY HAD THREE TIRES REPLACED FOR THIS SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 34,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 22,000

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.

Mileage: 35,000

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT AROUND 30,000 MILES DUE TO "CUPPING" ON THE TIRES. THEY WORE TERRIBLY AND WERE MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT AND BEARINGS REPLACED AT 31,000 MILES AND NOW AT 47,000 MILES MY LEFT FRONT STRUT AND BEARINGS NEEDS REPLACING, WHICH WILL COST ME NEARLY $400.00. THE CAR HAS A BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 50-60 MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN BRAKING. NOW, MY NEW SET OF TIRES HAVE WORN BADLY AND ARE SO NOISY THAT YOU CANNOT HOLD A NORMAL CONVERSATION AT FREEWAY SPEED. I LOVE THE LOOK OF THE CAR, BUT I CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF IT! IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE IF THE SUSPENSION BOUNCES YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD! ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE HEAT SHIELD REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT NEEDS IT AGAIN. THE POWER OUTLETS ARE IN THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACES I HAVE EVER SEEN. NISSAN....PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THIS FLAW! *TR

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

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

Mileage: 23,550

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

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

INFORMED OF SPLIT TIRE WHILE IN FOR SERVICE ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AFTER TRIP TO OHIO WHEN AIR SENSOR FAILED AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME BELOW 55 MPH IN LIMP/SAFETY MODE. TIRE: GOODYEAR RSA 245/45/18. PAID FOR TWO NEW TIRES. *NM

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

Mileage: 28,000

CONSUMER HAS HAD TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. *TS *JB

ALL FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245/45R TIRES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA DEVELOPED DEEP SIDEWALL CRACKS. NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. GOODYEAR PROVIDED SOME RELIEF BY DISCOUNTING THE REPLACEMENT COST TO $264.15. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND GOODYEAR TIRES, I DISCOVERED THERE WERE 113 REGISTERED OWNERS WHO HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM, EXTENSIVE SIDEWALL CRACKS. NEITHER NISSAN NOR GOODYEAR WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. SOME OF THE OWNERS EXPERIENCED CRASHES AND INJURIES. THE WEB SITE IS HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION.ASP#SAFETYSTATION. UNDERINFLATION WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I CHECK MY TIRES REGULARLY. JACK BURNS.. *NM

Mileage: 24,000

2004 NISSAN WITH GOODYEAR TIRES P245/45R18 HAD CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS INFORMED INSIDES OF TIRES ALL CRACKED AND DEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE BY GARAGE. GARAGE ADVISED TAKE TO GOODYEAR TO REPLACE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TIRES. *NM

GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA18 TIRES ARE CONSISTENTLY FLAT OVER A FEW MONTH PERIOD. NISSAN STATES THAT IT IS GOODYEARS PROBLEM, BUT GOODYEAR HAS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES. *NM

2004 MAXIMA HAS SIDEWALL CRACKS ON GOODYEAR TIRES. *TS ALL FOUR TIRE DEVELOPED CRACKS, BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE HAD BEEN REGULARLY ROTATED AND PER INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE NISSAN OWNER'S MANUAL. *NM

ALL 4 TIRES OF MY NISSAN 2004 (FIRST OWNER) DEVELOP CRACKS ON SIDEWALLS, NOT SURE WHEN CRACKS DEVELOPED HOWEVER, BASED ON 1/8" WIDE CRACK (GAP) ON RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, CRACK MUST HAVE STARTED BETWEEN 25,000 & 30,000 MILES , ALL ALONG PERIMETER WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS TREAD. TIRE SIZE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER) P245-45-R18, GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A. DEALER (CENTRAL VALLEY NISSAN, MODESTO CA). CONDITION OF TIRES ARE OBVIOUSLY A SIGN OF STRUCTURAL DEFECT. TIRES CAN EXPLODE AT ANY TIME AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL NEW TIRES HAVE BEEN PLACED. DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED TO WATCH FOR CONDITIONS ON MODELS THAT WERE SOLD WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. I FOUND THE CONDITION MYSELF AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE NEVER BEEN WARNED BY THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE ARE AT RISK TODAY AND NOT AWARE OF THE IMPENDING CONSEQUENCE. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE OEM GOODYEAR EAGLES 245/45/18 DEFECTIVE SIDEWALLS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, SUBJECT TIRES DEVELOPED MAJOR CRACKS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS. AN INTERNET QUERY YIELDED NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING MAXIMAS AND GOODYEAR TIRES. THREE OF FOUR TIRES HAD MAJOR CRACKING ON INSIDE SIDEWALL, DAMAGE ONLY DETECTABLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON LIFT. ONE OF FOUR TIRES HAD OBVIOUS SIGNS OF MAJOR CRACKING ON OUTSIDE SIDEWALL; WHICH PROMPTED FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERY OF INNER SIDEWALL CRACKING. ALL TIRES COULD CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL DURING NORMAL USE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED CRACKS WERE NOTICED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED TO CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES DETERMINED THE CRACKS WERE A RESULT OF WEAR AND AGE, NOT DRY ROT. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

ALL 4 TIRES OF MY NISSAN 2004 (FIRST OWNER) DEVELOP CRACKS ON SIDEWALLS (25000 MILES), ALL ALONG PERIMETER WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS TREAD. TIRE SIZE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER) P245-45-R18, GOODYEAR. DEALER (SHEEHY NISSAN, SPRINGFIELD, VA) RELEASED DOCUMENT : "FOUND ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SPLITS IN SIDEWALLS. NO APPARENT DAMAGE -- LOOKS LIKE UNDER WARRANTY." TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED BY DEALER AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS,WHEELS BALANCED. NISSAN MANUAL:AT ROTATION DEALER INSPECTS FOR ABNORMALITIES; NO MENTION OF PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 2600 MILES. DEALER ADVISE CONTACT GOODYEAR HQ, TIRES NOT GUARANTEED NISSAN. WAS ADVISED BY GOODYEAR HQ TO HAVE CAR INSPECTED @ CRAVEN TIRES, FAIRFAX STATION, VA. CRAVEN TIRES RELEASED WRITTEN STATEMENT: "WE FOUND CRACKS IN ALL 4 TIRES INCONSISTENT WITH DRY ROT DUE TO MILEAGE AND AGE OF TIRES. CUSTOMER WAS OFFERED 25% COURTESY DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES. CUSTOMER HAS DECLINED AT THIS TIME. OFFER STANDS FOR 30 DAYS. NOTE TREAD DEPTH ON ALL 4 TIRES IS 4/32 OF AN INCH." NOTE THAT 4/32 IS MEASURED FROM EMBEDDED "CONSUMPTION" BAR, NOTE ALSO THAT NEW TIRES ARE 10/32 INCH, HENCE TIRES WOULD STILL HAVE 40% LIFE (4/10). MY OPINION IS A STRUCTURAL DEFECT AND THEREFORE A DANGER FOR ALL THESE TIRES, NOT ONLY ON MY CAR. DEALER (MR. RON DEL RIO, SHEEHY NISSAN, SPRINGFIELD, VA) CONFIRMED BY MOUTH THAT THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ON MANY OTHER MAXIMAS EN ALTIMAS, BUT THAT ALL CLIENTS HAD DECIDED TO PAY THEMSELVES FOR REPLACEMENT. THESE TIRES WILL SEE SEPARATION OF SIDEWALLS/TREAD, RAPID DEFLATION AND MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. DO NOT USE THE CAR UNTIL THIS IS SOLVED TO MY FULL SATISFACTION; WILL NOT HESITATE TO BRING THE MATTER IN FRONT OF THE COURT. I AM AWAITING ANSWER ON MY NOTES THAT I SENT TO GOODYEAR CORPORATE ADDRESS AND NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICES. NISSAN HAS NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WILL ANSWER ME WITHIN 2-3 DAYS, AS THE MATTER HAD TO BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF "HIGHER LEVEL" PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE, THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE SIDEWALLS WERE WORN AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR, MODEL EAGLE RS-A, P245/45R18.

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURN PIKE AT 70 MPH, MY HUSBAND FELT WHAT SEEMED LIKE A TIRE GOING FLAT. HE PROCEEDED TO TRY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. SUDDENLY, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND HE TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND IN THE REAR. BOTH HE AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. TWO DAYS LATER WE WENT TO SEE THE CAR AT THE TOWING GARAGE AND WE SAW THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED RECENTLY AND WERE ROTATED AND CHECKED BY GOODYEAR THREE MONTHS AGO. GOODYEAR SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES AT THAT TIME. IS GOODYEAR WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY ISSUES A RECALL? THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RSA18" TIRES. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TEARS ON THE INSIDE WALL OF ALL 4 TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE TIRES IN THAT CONDITION, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 32,900

GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES P245/45R18, ON NISSAN MAXIMA 2004, WITH 20,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL. GOODYEAR HAS NO RECALL AND NISSAN HAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER I TOOK THE CAR TO SAID THAT MINE WAS ABOUT THE 3RD NISSAN HE SEEN WITH THIS ISSUE. I JUST TOOK MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM INTO THE DEALER FOR A FRONT SEAT AND UNDERCARRIAGE RECALL ISSUE AND ASK THEM TO LOOK AT MY FRONT TIRE BECAUSE THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE HAD A LARGE SPLIT IN IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BAD ON MY CAR AND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES WERE MUCH WORSE THAN THE SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL THAT I POINTED OUT TO THEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE GOODYEAR WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND SEND THE DEALERS REPLACEMENT TIRES. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT DOCUMENTS A VERY DISTURBING SITUATION REGARDING GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245/45R18 TIRES ON OUR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND THERE WERE 29,500 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAD A VIOLENT FLAT TIRE (PASSENGER REAR) AND UPON REMOVAL NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE SIDE WALL HAD SPLIT IN MULTIPLE REGIONS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. WHEN THE CAR WAS UP ON THE LIFT AS THE TIRE WAS BEING REPLACED AT A GOODYEAR DEALER, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REMAINING THREE TIRES ALSO HAD MULTIPLE LONG, DEEP INSIDE SIDE WALL CRACKS, EVIDENT AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION, AND WE HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE TIRES HAD BEEN IN THIS CONDITION, THOUGH IT LOOKED LIKE THE RUBBER HAD DEGRADED SIGNIFICANTLY. SINCE THE CRACKS WERE ON THE INSIDE, THEY WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WITH NORMAL VISUAL INSPECTION. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT. IT IS ALSO EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE CONDITION OF THE TIRES, FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO ALL FOUR TIRES AT ONLY 29,500 MILES. ONCE HOME, WE CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL ISSUED. WE WERE HORRIFIED TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WE FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PRESTIGIOUS COMPANIES SUCH AS GOODYEAR OR NISSAN WOULD BE SO IRRESPONSIBLE AS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO UNKNOWINGLY DRIVE AROUND ON HAZARDOUS TIRES. WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT MAY BE HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE OF BOTH GOODYEAR AND NISSAN TO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SITUATION. WE BELIEVE THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OR SAFETY ALERT AND FULLY REIMBURSE THE OWNERS FOR THE TIRE COST. WE THEN SENT LETTERS TO BOTH GOODYEAR AND NISSAN TO ADDRESS THEIR INTENT. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR NOW HAS 17000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, POHANKA NISSAN IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA, THE CAR FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TIRES HAVE FAILED. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A M+S P245/45 R18. THE TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES AND CORDS ARE SHOWING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON NISSAN'S EQUIPPED WITH THESE TIRES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM HAS NOT RESULTED IN A RECALL. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE TIRES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AFTER 18 MOS. AND 17,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 17,688

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADDING AIR TO THE TIRES, IT WAS NOTICED THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE CRACKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OF A PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE CRACKED SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO REPLACE THE TWO FRONT TIRES. THE TWO REAR TIRES DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A PROBLEM. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY ROTATED AND THE PROPER PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED. THE TIRE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS THE FORTH VEHICLE SEEN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM RECENTLY. THE TIRE BRAND NAME IS EAGLE RSA AND THE SIZE IS P245/45/R18. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN INSPECTING THE TIRES IT WAS DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED. THE TIRES ARE STILL MAINTAINING AIR PRESSURE; HOWEVER THE CRACKS ARE MORE SEVERE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 7,744

1) FLAT TIRE ON NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 CAR WITH 2003 MANUFACTURED GOOD YEAR EAGLE RS-A P245 45R18 96V TIRES.... 2) TIES ARE DEFECTIVE AN INDEPENDENT GOODYEAR EMPLOYEE TOLD ME SO, AND TOLD ME THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON AND STILL WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET BUT OFFERED A $100 OFF EACH TIRE, THEY ARE $300 TIRES.. THE TIRES HAVE 24K MILES ON THEM, THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORSE THEN THE REAR BUT ALL ARE THE SAME. THE TREAD STILL HAS AT LEAST HALF THE TREAD IF NOT MORE LEFT... THERE IS SEVERE CRACKING AND IT IS POSSIBLE THEY COULD BLOW OUT ON OTHERS AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, I HAVE PICTURES I CAN SEND IF YOU SEND ME A DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS.. 3) I TOOK THE CAR TO GOODYEAR THEY SAID THE TIRE IS DEFECTED AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT SENT ME ON MY WAY BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIME FOR UNSAFE DEFECTIVE TIRES........ SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED DRIVING ON THOSE TIRES.... THEY ARE A ROAD HAZARD... *JB

Mileage: 24,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES IT WAS NOTICED THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED.

Mileage: 25,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL 4/20/06. THE NHTSA RECALL, # 05V512000, CONCERNING SEAT: FRONT ASSEMBLY: POWER ADJUST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON 4/21/06 TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE 4/26/06, HOWEVER THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE REMEDIED IN A TIMELY MANOR. *AK UPDATED 5/16/2006 - THE BRAKE MADE NOISE AND THE TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO DRY ROT. *NM

Mileage: 35,916

AT A RECENT OIL SERVICE THE TIRES ON MY CAR WERE FOUND TO HAVE DEEP CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE TREAD ON THE TIRES APPEARS TO BE GOOD FOR 10K MORE MILES. HOWEVER I HAD TO HAVE THEM CHANGED AS THEY AMY FAIL DUE TO RUPTURE OF THE SIDEWALLS. *JB

Mileage: 22,940

I NOTICE A FEW DAYS AGO THAT 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE SIDE WALLS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA IS REQUIRED. LETS NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. THE TIRES ARE MANUFACTURED BY GOODYEAR. THE MODEL OF THE TIRES ARE EAGLE RS-A P245/45 R18. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON FRIDAY NIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. ON SATURDAY MORNING THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE SIDE WALL WAS SPLIT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A SPLIT ON THE SIDE WALL, BUT ONLY ONE HAD GONE FLAT. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE SIDEWALL DAMAGE.

Mileage: 44,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE TREAD ON THE TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE TIRES BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 30,381

I OWN A 2004 MAXIMA AND HAVE GOODYEAR RSA245/45/18 TIRES. I HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. CHECKED MY TIRES THIS WEEKEND FOUND SIDE WALL CRACKS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND SEVERE SIDEWALL FAILURE ON INSIDE OF REAR TIRES. I HAVE REPLACED TWO TIRES DURING THE FIRST YEAR DUE SIDE WALL CUTS WAS TOLD IT WAS ROAD HAZARD. HOW COULD A CAR WITH JUST 40K HAVE HAD 3 OUT OF FOUR TIRES REPLACED AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR AGAIN. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. *NM

Mileage: 6,000

EAGLE RSA P245/45R18 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA DOWN RT. 3 EAST IN NJ GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT THE CAR START TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE TERRIBLY I REALIZED I HAD A FLAT. BEFORE I COULD EVEN HAVE ANY REACTION, THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT, THEN TO THE RIGHT, I TRIED TO STOP IT AND I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR WHO WAS TRYING TO PASS ON MY RIGHT. MY CAR CAME TO A REST WITH MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND MY CAR BLOCKING OFF THE LEFT AND THE MIDDLE LANE, AND LITERALLY 1 INCH FROM CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. LUCKILY ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED, AND THE PASSENGER AND MYSELF IN MY CAR WERE NOT INJURED. HOWEVER THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WE HIT CLAIMING INJURY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE NEVER SAW ANY TIRE LIKE THAT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR, AND I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE TIRES SENT TO AKRON, OHIO FOR TESTING,(THE ADJUSTOR THAT CAME TO PICK UP THE TIRE TOLD ME SHE NEVER SAW A TIRE LIKE THAT EITHER) THAT WAS 10 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN AN ANSWER FROM THEM. NOW AS I WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (DECEMBER 22, 2005) GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THIS TIME. I AM WORRIED THAT I AM NOT GOING TO BE SO LUCKY WHEN THIS OCCURS FOR A THIRD TIME. I ROTATE MY TIRES EVERY 6,000 MILES AND CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE IN THEM REGULARLY. I'VE FILED ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR BUT WHAT GOOD IS THAT GOING TO DO? THEY WON'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER AND I HAVE TO WAIT TO BE CONTACTED AGAIN BY THEIR INSURANCE ADJUSTOR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS, I BOUGHT A $30,000 CAR, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AFTER READING THE ENTRIES ON THIS SITE, I KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE NOW WITH THIS PROBLEM, THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! I AM LOOKING FOR HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. *NM

Mileage: 13,000

MY GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES HAVE SPLIT ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THE LOCAL RETAILER TOLD ME THESE TIRES ARE KNOWN TO DO THAT AND THAT GOODYEAR HAS A STRICT POLICY OF NOT ALLOWING ANY REPLACEMENT OR PRO-RATED CREDIT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE FATALITIES IN THE EVENT OF TIRE FAILURE. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY, 2003 AND THESE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND ROTATED EVERY 7,500 MILES WITH PROPER INFLATION. THERE'S PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT ON THESE TIRES AND THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED ALOT LONGER. THE TIRES ARE SPLITTING ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THREE OF THE 4 TIRES HAVE DONE THIS, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 OF THEM. MAKE / MODEL: NISSAN MAXIMA 2004; VIN [XXX]; TIRE MODEL: GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE TIRE PRESSURE: 44; TIRE SIZE: P245 / 45R18; MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT: 46,903; INCIDENT DATE: 12/09/05; MAXIMUM LOAD RATING: 1,565; STATE OF REGISTRATION: OKLAHOMA; NUMBERS ON SIDE OF TIRE (POSSIBLE "TIN" ?): [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 46,903

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 3.5 LITER V6 WITH A MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD TIRE SIZE OF P245/45R18. CURRENTLY GOODYEAR IS HAVING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE TIRES LISTED ABOVE. THE SIDE WALLS ON THESE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AND THEY ARE DOING A RECALL ON THEM...I GUESS THEY ARE GOING TO REACTIVE RATHER THAN PROACTIVE...JUST LIKE FIRESTONE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW BEFORE SOMEONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE REASON I AM WRITING IS BECAUSE I HAVE THOSE SAME TIRES INSTALLED AND THEY ARE SPLITTING AROUND THE SIDE WALL AND THE ONLY REASON I KNOW ABOUT THIS IS THE DEALER STATED THAT GOODYEAR KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IS RELUCTANT TO INITIATE A RECALL...WORRIED ABOUT DOLLARS RATHER THAN SAVING LIVES. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A SMALL SPLIT BUT RATHER A SPLIT THAT COVERS ALMOST 3/4 OF THE RADIUS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE. I REALLY THOUGHT YOU AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC NEEDED TO KNOW BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENED. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS GETTING LOW ON AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HER THE TIRE HAD A CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS ON THE INSIDE BEADING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND NO LONGER EXPERIENCED A DEFECT. *AK (12/02/05) *SC

NO INCIDENTS LED UP TO FAILURE. WENT TO NISSAN DEALER AND COMPLAINED OF ROAD NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR. DEALER SAID 2 TIRES WERE CRACKED AND POSED A DANGER OF COMING APART. SAID THEY WOULD BE LIABLE IF ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE WITHOUT NEW TIRES. INVESTIGATED ON THE INTERNET: THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S (OEM) THAT HAVE DEVELOPED DANGEROUS CRACKS. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED. CRACKS ARE APPEARING ON "SIDE FACING INWARD" PART OF TIRES NOT EASILY VISABLE BY CONSUMERS. MILEAGE ON TIRES WAS 30348. WAS TOLD TO TAKE TIRES TO GOODYEAR DEALER BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN THERE YET.

Mileage: 30,348

DT: 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRE SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE FRONT TIRE SPLIT ON THE COMPLETE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE, BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE TREAD. THESE WERE GOODYEAR TIRES, P245/45R18. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TWO TIRES. *AK

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 24K MILES. EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE R-SA P245/45R18 TIRES. LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES SHOWS SIGNS OF SIDEWALL SEPARATION (ONE INCH FROM RIM). TREAD DEPTH WAS MEASURED AT 7/32 AND 8/32. TALKED WITH DEALER WHO SAID HE HAD ANOTHER MAXIMA GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRES ON DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION. GOODYEAR HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AT LESS THAN THE PRO-RATED WARRANTY AMOUNT. THIS COMPLAINT IS MEANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO POSSIBLY A "BAD" PRODUCTION RUN OR ENGINEERED DEFECT. *NM

Mileage: 24,000

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, IT CAME WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. THE TIRES NOW MAKE VERY LOUD ROAD NOISE. THE DEALER, AFTER 3 OR 4 TRIPS ADVISED THE ROAD NOISE WAS DUE TO A BENT RIM. (THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ROUGHLY, BENT RIM MUST HAVE BEEN FROM ORDINARY DRIVING AND/OR AVERAGE POT HOLE). I HAD THE BENT RIM FIXED. HOWEVER, THE LOUD ROAD NOISE CONTINUES. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES & TELLS ME I NEED TO TAKE THE ISSUE WITH THE TIRE DEALERSHIP, OR MANUFACTURER. THEY EVIDENTLY REFUSE TO BACK THE PRODUCTS, THEY PUT ON THEIR NEW CARS, THEY SELL ON THEIR LOTS. I ALSO HAD A DEFECTIVE STRUT ON THE RIGHT REAR. IT TOOK THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY FOUND. AND THEN A FOURTH TRIP, TO HAVE IT FIXED, ONCE THEY HAD ORDERED & RECEIVED THE PART. IT'S TOO BAD SUCH A POTENTIALLY GREAT CAR, HAS CREATED SUCH A BAD EXPERIENCE FOR ME, A FIRST TIME NISSAN BUYER. THIS, DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT FROM NISSAN MOTORS & LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL ON SUSPENSIONS & TIRES. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AUTOMOBILE, DUE TO THIS EXPERIENCE & LACK OF PRODUCT BACKING BY THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES WERE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF OLD. THE TIRES CAME ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT. A GOODYEAR DEALER CHECKED THE TIRES AND THE CONSUMER WOULD REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR EAGLES RSA. CONSUMER NOTICED THE CRACKS YESTERDAY. THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WAS WILL CHECK THE TIRES. *AK *JB

Mileage: 29,738

DT: 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS CONTINENTAL, CONTITOURING , TIRE, SIZE P225/55/R17 LEAKED AIR ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING FLAT. THIS HAPPENS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, SUCH AS TWO WEEKS, THESE LEAKS WERE SLOW, AND OCCURRED FOUR TIRES. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND HEARD A POP, PULLED OVE,R AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT ON THE RIM. THIS OCCURRED NEAR A GAS STATION ,AND CONSUMER DROVE THERE TO GAS STATION TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE, BUT THE AIR SYSTEM AT THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT WORK. CALLED FAMILY MEMBER TO BRING AN AIR PIGGY AND THE TIRE WOULD NOT INFLATE. WAITED FOR TIRE DEALER TO OPEN BECAUSE THIS WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEY COULD NOT INFLATE THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THEY NOTE THA T INSIDE OF THE TIRE RUNNING VERTICALLY FROM THE RIM TO THE TOP OF THE TIRE HAD A SPLIT. DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION THIS COULD NOT BE REPAIRED , AND A NEW TIRE WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED DISCUSSING THIS MATTER WITH TIRE MANUFACTURER. CONTACTED CONTINENTAL, WHO SAID CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TAKETIRE TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER WHICH WAS A CONSIDERABLE DRIVE FOR INSPECTION OF THE TIRE. CALLED A SECOND TIME, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND OUT A CALL TAG AND REQUEST TIRES BACK. CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND AND PAID FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET. HAVE NOT SENT THOSE TIRES TO CONTINENTAL AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 10,000

MAXIMA 2004 HAS EAGLE RS-A 245-45 TIRES WHICH BECAME CRACKED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN AT 32,000. GOODYEAR REPLACED TIRES AND OFFERED PRORATE, BUT COST WAS STILL $555.00. INTERNET MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE FOUND CRACKS ON INSIDE OF TIRE AS WELL AS EARLY AS 16,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE NOISE WAS GREATER, THE GRIP OF THE TIRE SEEMED TO BE LESS, THE BUMPS ON THE ROAD WERE MORE NOTICEABLE, AND THE TIRES FELT "WISHY-WASHY" AT TIMES. ONCE I PUT ON THE NEW TIRES AGAIN WITH EAGLE RS-A THE CAR FELT TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND BETTER, ALTHOUGH IT WAS BITTER SWEET TO HAVE THE SAME TIRES AGAIN. CAN YOU HELP IN THIS MATTER PLEASE? *NM

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS OF ALL 4 TIRES WERE SHOWING CRACKS, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD CRACKS AND A BULGE COMING OUT. THIS WAS WHEN THE CAR HAD ONLY ABOUT 26,000 MILES. HE SAID THE COST TO REPLACE THE TIRES IS $245 EACH TIRE, PLUS INSTALLATION COSTS. HE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE AT LEAST THE TWO FRONT TIRES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I THEN TOOK THE MAXIMA TO A DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALER FOR THEIR OPINION AS WELL. THAT DEALERSHIP AGREED THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAD CRACKS ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS, AND THE BULGE WAS THERE ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. I TOLD THEM IT SEEMS ABSURD THAT TIRES THAT ARE SO NEW WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES AND I SHOULD GO TO GOODYEAR TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER ALL OR PART OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. I CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS (1-800-NISSAN-1) AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING, IT IS NOT NISSAN'S RESPONSIBILITY, BUT GOODYEARS'. GOING TO GOODYEAR THIS AFTERNOON TO HAVE THEM CHECKED -- AND IF SAFETY RISK EXISTS I WILL OF COURSE HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES. I HAVE A WIFE AND A 21-MONTH OLD BABY, AND CANNOT RISK A BLOWOUT OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHE THAT MAY CAUSE INJURY TO MY FAMILY. NO TIRES SHOULD FAIL LIKE THIS SO QUICKLY. GENERAL RULE IS IF SOME OBJECT OR THING GOES INTO A TIRE, THAT IS JUST A RISK THAT THE OWNER MUST BEAR. BUT IF THE TIRES SHOW PROBLEMS COMING FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THAT INDICATES A TIRE DEFECT. I WILL UPDATE THIS AFTER MEETING WITH GOODYEAR. *NM

Mileage: 20,000

THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES FOR A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TIRES WERE CRACKED ON ALL 4 TIRES ON THE INSIDE TIRE WALLS. THESE ARE THOSE GOODYEAR 245 45 18 THAT CAME ON THE CAR. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE!

Mileage: 40,000

IN SEPTEMBER 2004 I TOOK MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN FOR SOME WARRANTY WORK, AND SCHEDULED MAINTAINENCE. I ADVISED THAT MY FRONT END FELT FUNNY, I EVENTUALLY HAD TO BRING IT BACK IN FOR THE SKYROOF RECALL AND AGAIN ADVISED THAT THE CAR STILL FELT ROUGH, I WAS ADVISED IT WAS JUST FROM THE TIRE ROTATION AND WOULD EVENTUALLY SMOOTH OUT, IT NEVER DID. THE SKYROOF STARTED LEAKING AND IT TOOK THREE MORE TRIPS TO GET IT FIXED, EVERY TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN I TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE CAR STILL FELT ROUGH. ON JUNE 15, 2005 I TOOK MY CAR BACK IN FOR THE 30,000 MILE MAINTAINENCE. THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED AND SAID ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WERE COMING APART ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL, THE TIRES WERE ACTUALLY SPLITTING THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFRENCE OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN TIRES SPLIT LIKE THAT. THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED GOODYEAR AND WERE TOLD THEY WERE HAVING A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THOSE TIRES AND WOULD SELL ME NEW ONES FOR $900.00 THE DEALER DECLINED THAT PRICE AND GOODYEAR CAME UP WITH A PRICE OF $550.00 FOR NEW TIRES I WAS CALLED AND TOLD OF THE FINAL PRICE AND ADVISED THE DEALER I WOULD BE CONTACTING AN ATTORNEY. THEN DEALER THEN CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY HAD A SET OF TIRES AND RIMS THEY WOULD SELL ME FOR $400.00 I AGREED BECAUSE I WAS LEAVING FOR A TRIP TO INDIANA THE NEXT MORNING. THE TIRES THAT THEY PUT ON MY CAR WERE THE SAME EXACT GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245/45R18 THAT WERE DEFECTIVE. MY HUSBAND CALLED A FRIEND AT A LOCAL TIRE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE SEEING ALOT OF THOSE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGE RS-A. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A COMPANY WOULD ENDANGER THE LIVES OF THE VERY CONSUMERS THAT BUY AND TRUST THEIR PRODUCTS TO BE SAFE. I SENT A LETTER TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT ON JUNE 20, 2005 DOCUMENTING ALL THE PROBLEMS, AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE SO I HAVE TURNED TO YOU FOR SOME GUIDANCE AS TO MY RIGHTS TO BE WARNED AND PROTECTED WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DIASTER WITH THEIR PRODUCT.

Mileage: 31,000

GOOD YEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES SIZE 245-45R18 THESE ARE ORGINAL EQ. ON MY 2004 NISSIAN MAXIMA. THESE TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED SPLITS ONLY ON THE INSIDE SIDE WALLS OF ALL 4 TIRES THEY HAVE 32000 MILES ON THEM W/SOME GOOD TREAD. I FEAR THESE SPLITS WILL SEPERATE THE TREAD AND CAUSE SOME DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT. THE SPLITS WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED THE OTHER DAY. YET ON THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL EVERYTHING APEARS TO BE OK. THIS IS POSSIBLELY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FACT THESE SPLITS IN THE SIDE WALLS ARE ONLY ON THE THE INSDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES.

Mileage: 32,000

I'VE GOT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE APROX 21,000 MILES ON IT. MY GOODYEAR RSA TIRES (OEM) HAVE STARTED TO SPLIT ON THE SIDE WALL. MY TIRES STILL HAVE OVER 60% OF THE TREAD LEFT. GOODYEAR IS PRORATING THE TIRES AT 25% OF TIRE WEAR USED. MY CONCERN IS THAT I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MY MAXIMA IS NOT THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THESE TIRES. IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE, IF SOMEONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SIDE OF THEIR TIRE BLEW OUT. FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG HAS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM.

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRES ON HER VEHICLE ARE CRACKING. ONE TIRE IS CRACKING ON BOTH SIDES, THREE ARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE.*AK DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT CRACKED TIRES WERE GOOD. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES.*SB

Mileage: 25,602

DT: CONSUMER LEASED NEW MAXIMA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEALER AND HAD REPLACEMENT. OVER THIS WEEKEND A DIFFERENT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE REPAIRED TIRE HAS SLITS IN THE TREAD AS ALL THE OTHER ONES DO AS WELL. THE DEALER NOTED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA. ALSO THERE IS SHOCK PROBLEMS KNOWN TO NISSAN BUT NO RECALLS BUT DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS AND MUST REPLACE THOSE ISSUES INCLUDING THE SUNROOF WHICH APPARENTLY CAN SHATTER UNDER EXTREME HEAT. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR REPAIR. *AK

Mileage: 14,500

DT: CONTACT STATES THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE LARGE CRACKS ON THE INSIDE WALL. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES, THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY WERE 75,000 MILE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER.

PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE IN JULY, 2003. IT HAS ALUMINUM WHEELS ("RIMS") AND LOW PROFILE TIRES. IN MARCH, 2005, I HIT A POTHOLE, WHICH FLATTENED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND DENTED THE RIM. I HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND THEN REPLACED THAT RIM (TIRE WAS OK). IN MAY, 2005, MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS LOW. I DROVE A HALF MILE AT 20 MPH TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION AND FILLED THE TIRE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE WHY IT WAS LOW. THEY NOTED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED, SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THAT WAY, AND PUT THE "DONUT" SPARE ON IN PLACE OF THE CRACKED RIM. BESIDES THE CRACKED RIM BEING A SAFETY ISSUE (THE DEALER SAYS THAT I "MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING", AND CLAIMS TO HAVE NO WARRANTY LIABILITY), I BELIEVE THE WHEEL/TIRE DESIGN OF THE 2004 MAXIMA IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 32 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A RIM ON A CAR. NOW IN THE SPACE OF A MONTH OR TWO, I HAD A DENTED RIM THAT STRANDED ME IN A REMOTE AREA UNTIL I COULD CHANGE THE TIRE, AND NOW A CRACKED RIM THAT I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY REMOVE FROM THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT IS BECAUSE THE RIM IS ALUMINUM AND PERHAPS BRITTLE AND NOT STURDY, OR BECAUSE LOW PROFILE TIRES LEAVE RELATIVELY LITTLE TIRE BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE RIM, MAKING "EVERYDAY POTHOLES" THAT ARE COMMON IN THE NORTHEAST IN THE SPRINGTIME A HAZARD TO THE WHEELS ("RIMS"). BUT AFTER HAVING TWO RIMS THAT FAILED JUST A MONTH OR TWO APART SUCH THAT THEY EACH HAD TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CAR THAT LENDS ITSELF TO THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY CAR. I OPENED A COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE WITH NISSAN, FILE #4947551. I WAS GIVEN NO ASSURANCE THAT ANY ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN, EXCEPT THAT THEY WOULD "LOOK AT THIS", AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT EVEN SEND ME ANY RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT TO LET ME KNOW THEIR DECISION AS TO WHAT THEY DO OR DON'T PLAN TO DO REGARDING MY ISSUE.

Mileage: 24,942

GOODYEAR HAS A KNOWN DEFECT ON THEIR GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES (245/45R18) THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THE2004 NISSAN MAXIMA (AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHER VEHICLES). THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS NOT PROPERLY MADE AND DEPENDING ON MILES (I HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM ON MAXIMA'S WITH MILEAGE RANGING FROM 4,000 MILES UP TO 30,000). GOODYEAR STATES YOU SHOULD CONTINUELY INSPECT THEM AND IF CRACKING OCCURS, THEN THEY WILL REPLACE THEM. I AM VERY COCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY WHEN DRIVING NOW, ESPECIALLY LONG DISTANCE, I MAY BE ABLE TO INSPECT THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALLS, HOWEVER NOT THE INNER. IF I CAN'T SEE THE PROBLEM I CANNOT GET IT CORRECTED. THE CRACKING AND COMPOSITION OF THE SIDEWALLS COULD LEAD TO A BOWOUT OR ROLLOVER IF IN A TURN WHEN THE PRESSURE AGAINST THE TIRE SIDEWALL IS GREATEST. A NISSAN MAXIMA IS A PERFORMANCE FAMILY SEDAN SO SOMETIMES DRIVEN HARD. MY NEXT CONCERN IS HAVING TO HEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM WORD OF MOUTH THROUGH OTHER MAXIMA CAR OWNERS. NO SAFETY LETTER FROM GOODYEAR TELLING OWNERS TO INSPECT TIRES REGULARLY, NOTHING. THEY ARE PLAYING THE NUMBERS WITH MY FAMILY AND MY LIFE AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE FORCE THEIR HAND TO DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU CAN READ AN INTERNET THREAD FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AT, OVER 5 PAGES: HTTP://FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=388048. *AK

THE DRIVER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING,A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGN DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. A FIX WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *NM TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAL. DEALER SAID IT WAS A CREEP GROAN AND COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 4 FLAT TIRES (GOODYEAR P245/45R18 - MODEL # 96VS2EAGRS-AVSBRPTL) ALL FOUND TO HAVE DEFECTIVE SPLITS CALLED SIDEWALK CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKS. CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A SUN ROOF SHATTER CONDITION. *TT

AFTER A 600 MILE TRIP ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, BY LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL FAILED. THE OUTER WALL SEPARATED FROM THE INTER CORD FOR ABOUT 3 INCHES. THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE TIRE WAS ALMOST NEW. IT HAD 3,700 MILES ON IT, WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND I HIT NO ROAD HAZARD. THE TIRE LOST AIR AND WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. SOME MINOR DAMAGE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED DUE TO HEAT. MANUFACTURER: CONTINENTAL, CONTI-TOURING CONTACT P225/55R17 95V. IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A NISSAN 2004 MAXIMA. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH SAME AND KEPT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE.*JB

Mileage: 3,800

SIDEWALL TIRE CRACKS - GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 245/45/18. THESE TIRES CAME STOCK WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 20K ON THESE TIRES AND THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2003. IN DECEMBER OF 2004 WHILE MOUNTING MY SNOW TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT CRACKS IN ONE TIRE WHICH RAN LATERALLY AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE INNER TIRE WALL. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, ONE OTHER TIRE APPREARED TO HAVE SMALLER/FINER CRACKS IN THE SAME LOCATIONS. I VISITED THE WEBISTE MAXIMA.ORG AND NOTICED THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS TIRE ON THEIR VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE GOODYEAR CORPORATE OFFICE AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS ISSUE. ONCE I IDENTIFIED THAT I OWNED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH THESE TIRES I WAS IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED. THE REP. IN THE CORPORATE OFFICE INSTRUCTED ME TO GIVE MY LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER A REFERENCE NUMBER AND HAVE HIM CALL GOODYEAR AFTER THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETE. THE ONLY INFORMATION REQUESTED OF ME WAS THE MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 22,000

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. IT HAS 21,450 MILES ON IT. DURING A REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I FOUND OUT THAT ALL 4 OEM CONTINENTAL TIRES HAD LONGITUDINAL CRACKS ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TIRE WAARANTY AND THEY SENT ME TO THE LOCAL CONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR TIRE CHECKUP. THE DISTRIBUTOR FOUND INDEED THAT ALL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPALCEMENT AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME OR IN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE TIRE MIGHT FAIL. EVEN TOUGH BOTH THE TIRE DISTRIBUTOR AND THE DEALER AGREE THAT THESE TIRES NEED REPALCEMENT, BOTH ARE BLAMING EACH OTHE AND GIVING ME THE LONG RUN. FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I TRULY BELEIVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TIRE MANUFACTURER SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. CAN YOU HELP?*AK

Mileage: 21,400

THE GOODYEAR RSA TIRES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAVE SPLITS ON THE SIDE WALL. GOODYEAR CLAIMS TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE SIZE, 245/45/18. NUMEROUS MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD TIRES REPLACED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT GOODYEAR IS UNCOOPERATIVE.( MAXIMA.ORG) I HAVE CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND. IF THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF A TIRE PROBLEM THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. I CHECKED WITH NISSAN AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF A TIRE PROBLEM. YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD RUBBER ON THE TOP WAS LOOSE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR. ALSO I NOTICED THERE WAS A SCRATCHY SOUND WHEN I TURNED ON THE WIPER RIGHT ON THE FIRST DAY I TOOK THIS CAR HOME. I CHECKED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE WIPER RUBBER WAS CAME LOOSE AND THE STEEL TOUCH THE WINDSHIELD CLASS. IT SCRATCH THE WINDSHIELD. THE STEVENS CREEK DEALER WAS VERY NICE AND THEY DID CHANGE THE WINDSHIELD AND TIGHTEN THE SEAL ARROUND THE WINDSHIELD. 2 DAYS AGO IT WAS RAIN PREATY HARD IN WHERE I LIVE. IN THE MORNING WHEN I DROVE THE CAR I WAS SHOCK THAT THERE WAS WATER COMING OUT FROM THE LIGHTS INTERIOR. IT WAS PREATY BAD AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE I PAID SO MUCH FOR THIS PIECE A JUNK. MANY TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD STALLED, YOU CAN'T GAS AND LOOSE THE POWER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE SAME DEALER, THEY COULDN'T REGENERATE THE PROBLEM THUS THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE TIRE VIBRATE BETWEEN 50-80 MPH AND THEY COULDN'T FIX THAT ONE EITHER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SO MANY CARS...AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE. THIS IS WOULD BE MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN AND I'M PLANNING TO SALE IT ASAP. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS CAR'S RESALE VALUE WOULD BE LOT LOWER THE MISTSUBISHI. ONE MORE THING; THE DRIVER SEAT COVER ON THE BACK CAME LOOSE ALSO AND IT HANGING ON THE SEAT AND SHOWS THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT. DID I TELL YOU THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK ALREADY? NOW YOU KNOW.*AK

GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES SLL CRACKED ON INNER SIDEWALLS AND COULD NOT BE USED, HAD TIRES REPLACED. *BF ALL OF THE TIRES WERE CRACKED ON THE INNER SIDEWALLS. *SC

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. LAST WEEK WHILE VIEWING A MAXIMA FORUM, I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR OEM GOODYEAR RSA DEVELOPING SIDEWALL CRACKS. AFTER INSPECTING MY VEHICEL, I NOTICED TWO 2' CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SEARS TIRE CENTER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR STRAIGHT HOME AND TO PARK IT UNTIL THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THEY FOUND MAJOR CRACKS IN THREE OF THE TIRES. THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE CRACKS WERE THERE. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

CRACKS IN ALL FOUR TIRES NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES. *AK

ALL 4 OF THE STOCK GOODYEAR RSA 18" TIRES HAD CRACKING ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. WHAT I MEAN BY THE INSIDE SIDWALL IS NOT THE ACTUAL INSIDE OF THE TIRE, RATHER THE SIDEWALL THAT FACES TOWARDS THE VEHICLE. NO VISIBLE CRACKING WAS OCCURING ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. PICTURES OF THIS CAN BE SEEN ON: HTTP://FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=354119. *AK

Mileage: 7,500

GOODYEAR TIRES EAGLE RSA 245/18 SIDE WALL HAS CRACKS IN TIRE.*AK

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR TIRE ROTATION, TIRE REPLACEMENT AND LOWERING OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES. ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED AND I AM TOLD THIS IS HOW NISSAN CARS DRIVE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED THAT NHTSA DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONDED TO ABOUT HER REQUEST TO DROP THE COMPLAINT. FRONT END VIBRATION AS DESCRIBED BY THE CONSUMER MAY RESULT IN A STEERING OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE THEREFORE NHTSA REQUESTS FROM THE CONSUMER FOR INFORMATION TO BE KEPT IN FILES. *TC

Mileage: 40

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AT SPEEDS FROM 50-80 MPH AND ALSO SHIMMIES HARSHLY WHEN BRAKING AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAD THIS IN FOR REPAIR TWICE SO FAR. THE FIRST TIME THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. THE NEXT TIME THEY ROTATED THE TIRES. ALSO, HAD GPS/NAV SYSTEM IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES TO DATE. THE DVD WAS REPROGRAMMED THE FIRST TIME AND REPLACED TWICE. I'M GETTING READY TO FILE A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT. *NM

Mileage: 4,727

FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE CRACKED ON THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL. *AK PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE CRACKED ON THE INSIDE OF SIDEWALL. GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE STATED THERE WAS A BAD BATCH OF TIRES AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED A NUMBER OF BAD TIRES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED . *TC

Mileage: 27,000

I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IN MARCH OF 2004 AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS FOR ROTATIONS AND BALANCING, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED ON THE ENTER WALL OF THE TIRES. NISSIAN SUGGESTED THAT I GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRES AND FIVE MONTHS LATER, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKED AGAIN. WE QUESTIONED NISSIAN TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO CRACK. NISSIAN ADVISE ANY PROBLEM CONCERING THE TIRES SHOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH GOODYEAR AND SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT THIS TIME, AUGUST 17, 2004 I STILL HAVE ALL FOUR CRACKED TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS VIBRATING EVEN MORE. GOODYEAR ADVISED THAT THE ONLY SET OF TIRES MADE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-AP245/45R18. GOODYEAR ADVISED US THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS TIRE IN STOCK AND IT WILL BE ABOUT A WEEK OR SO BEFORE THEY CAN GET IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *JB

MARCH 2004 ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOUND TO HAVE CUTS TO THE INSIDE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND ALL FOUR TIRES.THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RUN FLAT, DUE TO THE CUTS AND CRACKING ON THE TIRES.CAR TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER.SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE TIRES.SUGGESTED I GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE TIRES REPLACED.SUGGESTED THAT THE TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION IN STEERING.GOODYEAR REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES IN MARCH 2004.AUGUEST 2004 FIVE MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM PERSIST, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CUTS AND CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THEM SAME AS BEFORE.CAR STEERING IS VIBRATING MOORE.PROBLEM NOT SOLVED CAR TAKEN BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT.SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT PROBLEMS WITH TIRES HAVE TO BE TAKEN UP WITH TIRE MANUFACTURE,DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT TIRES,TOLD ME HE COULD NOT GET TO ME TODAY AUG 18,04,COME BACK AUG20,04 AND THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO.GOODYEAR INSPECTED THE TIRES AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES ON THIS YEAR ,MAKE AND MODEL CAR.IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT IS CAUSEING THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES,THE GOODYEAR DEALER DO NOT HAVE THE TIRES IN STOCK,AND DO NOT NO EXACTLY WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THEM.GOODYEAR ONLY MAKE ONE TIRE TO FIT THE MAXIMA SE P245/45R18.MEANWHILE I AM STILL TRAVELING ON THE DEFECTED TIRES PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK.I HAVE TO TRAVEL 45 MILES ONEWAY TO GET TO THE NEAREST NISSAN/GOODYEAR DEALER.THIS WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDARATION.GOODYEAR AND NISSAN ARE PLAY ING PASS THE BUCK.HOWEVER THEY ARE PLAYING WITH MY FAMILIES LIFE.PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTILL A LIFE IS TAKEN BEFORE YOU ACT,TO MANY LIVES ARE AT RISK.*ALL

I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING OF MY NEW 2004 MAXIMA. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS FOR ALIGNMENT, ROTATIONS AND BALANCING - I WAS ADVISED I HAD A BAD TIRE BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED I GO TO THE LOCAL GOOD YEAR DEALER AND HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. UPON ARRIVING AT THE GOOD YEAR DEALER - I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR AND IT'S ABILITY TO ABSORB OSCILLATION OF THE TIRE.*AK

Mileage: 4,500

GOODYEAR TIRE 245/45/18. *AK

I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES. THERE IS A NOISE APPARENTLY COMING FROM THE TIRES THAT SOUNDS LIKE A RINGING NOISE. WHEN GOING OVER A LINE CRACK IN THE PAVEMENT OR BUMP BETWEEN 20-50 MPH IT SOUNDS LIKE A HOLLOW RINGING SOUND. I UPGRADED TIRES FROM FACTORY INSTALLED TO MICHELINS AT ABOUT $500 MORE AND THE RINGING CONTINUES. WHAT GIVES? *NM

Mileage: 100

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AT SPEEDS FROM 50-80 MPH AND ALSO SHIMMIES HARSHLY WHEN BRAKING AT LOWER SPEEDS. *NM

Mileage: 4,727

4 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL. *AK

Mileage: 4,600

4 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL. *AK

Mileage: 4,600

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES. ALL FOUR ORGINAL TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCE ON FOUR SEPERATE OCCASIONS AMONG THREE DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALERS. THE TIRE MANUFACTURE REPLACED TWO TIRES THAT WERE ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 8,000

FRONT END VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BUT IT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. ALSO, DEALERSHIP NOTICED CRACKS IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE TIRE CRACKS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION.*AK

Mileage: 3,500