GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES Complaints

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

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

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

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

I PURCHASED A NEW MAZDA 3 IN MAY OF 2006. I LIVE NEAR CLEVELAND OHIO WHERE WE CAN HAVE SOME BAD WINTER WEATHER. IN DECEMBER, WE HAD ONE OF THE FIRST SNOW STORMS. MY CAR HAD 6,200 MILES. THE ROADS WERE WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER TO HAVE A LIGHT SNOW COVERING. THE TIRES THAT ARE SOLD OEM ON THIS CAR ARE RATED AS ALL SEASON, SO I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH, AND SLIDE SIDEWAYS FOR ABOUT 50' THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THEN WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A 5' DEEP DITCH. MY CAR HAD ABOUT $1,400 IN DAMAGE, WHICH THE INSURANCE PAID FOR (STATE FARM). I AM A MATURE DRIVER LIVING IN THIS TYPE OF WEATHER FOR MANY YEARS. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE THAT HANDLED SO BADLY IN THE SNOW. THIS VEHICLE WITH THE TIRE COMBINATION AS SOLD IS UNSAFE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS REVIEWS CLAIMING HOW POOR THE TIRES ARE IN WINTER WEATHER. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MAZDA, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. THE CASE NUMBER IS 110849660. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE SOLD THIS THESE OEM TIRES IN THE AREA THAT I LIVE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT I CHANGE THE TIRES. I FEEL THAT MAZDA SHOULD REPLACE THEM FOR ME BECAUSE I BOUGHT A CAR THAT HAS ALL SEASON TIRES THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN THE SNOW. AS NOTED, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE WITH THE OEM 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

TL* - THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2004 INFINITY G35 AUGUST 21, 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT THAT TIME, METRO INFINITY , THE DEALERSHIP, TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR IN MAY 23, 2006. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND IN JANUARY 2007 THAT THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR WERE 2003 TIRES, AND THE TIRES ON THE REAR OF THE CAR WERE 2005. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIZE OF THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR WERE P225/50R 17-9V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WEREWORN IN THE CENTER AND CRACKED ON THE SIDES WHILE THE REAR TIRES WERE LIKE NEW. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE FOR METRO INFINITY TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES. *AK

I WAS WESTBOUND ON 5TH ST. IN OLIVEHURST, CA, AND HEADED TO OLIVEHURST DRIVE. THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND COOL, AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 25 MPH. I HAD NOT YET COME UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT (BELOW 10 MPH) WHEN MY FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE. SECONDS LATER, MY PASSENGER AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND THE FRONT END SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT, AND ENDED UP CLIPPING A POLE (ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD) INSTEAD OF HITTING IT HEAD ON. MY PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BLOW TO HIS KNEE. NO OTHER INJURIES OCCURRED, AND WE DID NOT FEEL IT NECESSARY TO CALL AN AMBULANCE. AS THERE WAS MINIMAL SCRAPES ON THE POWER POLE, AND MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED FOR COLLISION DAMAGE, I DID NOT NOTIFY THE AUTHORITIES. MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS BENT INWARD, AND THE TIRE WAS BLOWN DOWN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD. UPON REPLACING THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE, WE FOUND THAT THE A ARM HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ROTOR, AND THE RIGHT CV AXLE HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRANSMISSION, EFFECTIVELY DISABLING MY CAR. THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS A GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A P195/60R15; THE ORIGINAL TIRE FROM THE PURCHASE DATE OF 9/13/05, AND WITH LESS THAN 27,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE TIRES WERE CLOSE TO BALD PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT, AND I HAD BEEN CONSIDERING TAKING THEM IN FOR A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT DUE TO THEIR SHORT LIFESPAN. I HAVE HAD PRIOR TIRE ROTATIONS DONE AT LARRY GEWEKE FORD IN YUBA CITY, AND THEY HAD NOT INFORMED ME OF ANY TREAD WEAR PROBLEMS AT THE TIME FOR THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. THIS TYPE OF DEFECT COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER IF IT HAD OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *NM

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

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