GOODYEAR RSA TIRES Complaints

LEASED A 2005 PT CRUISER CONVERTIBLE, DREAM CRUISER SERIES 4 IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. FIRST FAILURE OF THE TIRES WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE IN AUGUST 2006. I WAS PARKED SOMEWHERE WAITING FOR SOMEONE AND WHEN THEY WALKED BACK TO MY CAR THEY NOTICED THAT I HAD A BULGE IN THE TIRE DUE TO A CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL. HAD TO GET THE VERY EXPENSIVE TIRE (GOODYEAR - 205/50/17 RS-A) REPLACED, WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES ON THE CAR. NEXT FAILURE WAS IN OCTOBER OF THE SAME YEAR. DRIVING AT 35 MPH AT THE END OF A LINE OF THREE CARS WHEN ALL THREE HIT THE SAME POTHOLE. THE FIRST TWO CARS DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL AND I HAD TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT, THIS TIME WITH JUST UNDER 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR. BOTH TIRE DEALERSHIPS SEEMED TO CASUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTICULAR TIRES ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CAR. DEALERSHIP DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM EXCEPT TO GIVE ME A NUMBER FOR CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER DOESN'T DEAL WITH TIRES AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO GOODYEAR. GOODYEAR SAID IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE COSTS AND COMPLETELY DENIED HAVING HEARD OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF TIRE. *NM

GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRE FAILED DUE TO CRACKS ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL LEADING TO A BLOWOUT AND NEAR SEPARATION OF THE TIRE FROM THE WHEEL. *NM

EVER SINCE THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, I NOTICED SOMETHING RATHER ODD. AT 50 MPH, EVEN LESS AT MOST TIMES, THERE IS A TERRIBLE SHIMMY WHICH CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH, THE WHEEL SHAKES FEROCIOUSLY OUT OF CONTROL, AND THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS SERIOUS ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IN RAIN OR SNOW, AND EVEN ON DRY LAND. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. EVERYONE WITH A 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A LEMON. *JB

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

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

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

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.

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

BUBBLE ON SIDE WALL RIGHT FRONT BLOW OUT ON FREEWAY JAN 2005 BUBBLE ON SIDE WALL LEFT FRONT STILL THERE JAN 23 2005 LEFT REAR BLOW OUT SUDDENLY ON RESIDENTIAL THROUGH FARE JAN 23 2005 6:00 PM CDT. *JB

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