GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ONE OF THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES FLATTENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT HAS SINCE CHANGED THE VEHICLES TIRES THREE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE. THE # OF CYLINDERS AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,436.

NOTICED CIRCULAR TEARING OF ALL FOUR TIRES BEGINNING AT 16,000 MILES. LATER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW AND TORE APART. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED AND I FOUND A SMALL EDGE OF THE FREEWAY TO CHANGE THE TIRE, WHICH WAS VERY NERVE RACKING WHEN CHANGING THE TIRE. THIS OCCURRED AT 18,000 MILES, 18 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR. THIS WAS A WEEK AFTER I TOLD NISSAN TO LOOK AT MY TIRES AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM, DESPITE THE CIRCULAR BREAKAGE BEGINNING TO OCCUR. I TOLD THEM TO CHECK FOR LEAKS AS WELL. THEY SAID NO LEAKS. THEY WERE GOODYEAR TIRES 245/45/18 EAGLE RSA TIRES. I HAD TO BUY FOUR NEW TIRES DUE TO SAFETY REASONS AT $575. *TR

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.

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 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P245-45R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS MAKING AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. SHE BELIEVED THAT THERE MAY BE A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES HAD SLITS IN THEM AND WOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE CONSUMER STATED PERFORMED ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE FOR VEHICLE AND COMPLAINED @ 37,000 ABOUT NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE DEALER INFORMED CUSTOMER TIRES WOULD WEAR IN. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR 4 NEW TIRES AT $300 A PIECE. THE CONSUMER STATED GOODYEAR PRORATED THE REAR TIRES BUT CONSUMER FEELS THAT IS NOT SUFFICIENT. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

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

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

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

I HAD A TIRE FAILURE WITH A SET OF GOOD YEAR EAGLES LS1. THE TIRE HAD FIVE TO SIX CRACKS IN THE INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST ONE TIRE, BUT, IT ENDED UP BEING ALL FOUR TIRES. I TOOK THE TIRE IN TO GET ANOTHER ONE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE FLAWED AND THAT I WOULD AND OR SHOULD REPLACE THEM AS THEY WERE NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. MY QUESTION IS, AT WHAT POINT DOES A TIRE BECOME FLAWED? AND WHO SHOULD BEAR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOSE A LIFE BEFORE WE CAN MAKE THESE TIRE COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE? I CONTACTED GOOD YEAR AND I GOT THE SUBSTANDARD RESPONSE THAT I HAD GOT A FAIR PRICE FOR NEW TIRES, AFTER ALL, THEY DID PRORATE THEM. AGAIN, AT WHAT POINT IS A TIRE FLAWED? AND SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO BEAR THE COSTS FOR THESE CORPORATIONS? *TR

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