GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES Complaints

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF HIS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRE (P245/45R18). HE SPOKE WITH A TIRE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO TELL HIM WHERE HE MIGHT FIND A TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE TIRE AND COULD TAKE FOUR TO FIVE DAYS TO ARRIVE. THE DOT # WAS M64YDVER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000. THE TIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40000. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SPUN INTO A DITCH. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR EAGLE WITH 6000 MILES. THE AMOUNT OF TREAD ON THE TIRE WAS UNKNOWN. PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT ARE AVAILABLE. VIN AND DOT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

GOODYEAR RSA EAGLE TIRE OEM ON A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SIZE 245/45/ZR18. DEVELOPED STRESS FRACTURES ON INSIDE SIDE WALLS ON NOV 2006 CAR WAS 6 MONTHS OLD WITH 20,000 MILES AMPLE TREAD LIFE. APRIL 2007 AT 36,000 TIRE ARE COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITH AMPLE TIRE TREAD LEFT. ALIGNMENT (4 WHEEL) CHECKS OUT OK DEALER INFORMED OWNER IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*JB

AFTER 24,000 MILES THE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL IN EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT ON BOTH TIRES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THEY SAID THE TIRES HAD AN "IMPACT BREAK." THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS TIRE AND THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME. *TR

NOISE, THUMPING, STEERING VIBRATION CAUSED BY GOODYEAR EAGLE RS A TIRES ON 2004 LEXUS. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS, ETC. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF TIRES.*AK

2006 CHEVY IMPALA SS HAS HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL ISSUES MOST RECENTLY FLAT TIRES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOOSING AIR SLOWLY. TODAY THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT SUDDENLY AND ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF TIRE WAS ON THE INSIDE AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED BY ANOTHER PIECE OF THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER SHIP INSISTS THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS EVERYTIME. THE CAR IS AN UNBELIEVABLE INCONVENIENCE. *JB

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 19000 MILES WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND SPIN INTO CONCRETE DIVIDER AT CENTER OF INTERSTATE.