Tire Sidewall problems of the 2004 Nissan Maxima - part 1

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.

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.

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. 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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I have a 2004 Nissan Maxima se that I bought 2 years ago with 14000 miles on it. Currently have 24000 miles so I don't drive a lot. In those 2 years, I've had struts, brakes, rotors,a/c problems, tons of anti-lock brake issues(was in shop 4 times) and at 19000 miles, a tire blowout and again another one at 24000 miles. I submitted my paperwork for cracked sidewalls on my goodyear rsa tires on July 1,2007 and have not heard anything yet. This car has been the car from you know where. It just has problem after problem--I get one thing fixed and something else seems to come up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2004 Nissan Maxima with defected eagle tires customer wants to be reimbursed for tires** the consumer replaced the tires due to sidewall cracks. The consumer received a customer satisfaction letter in the mail after he replaced the tires.

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. ** the consumer lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a guardrail.

2004 Nissan maixma. Consumer states that all four good year tires have sidewall cracks. The consumer stated the tires were replaced on may 4, 2007.

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.

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.

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.

Consumer has had tires replaced due to cracks in the sidewall.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

: 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.

2004 Maxima has sidewall cracks on goodyear tires. 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.