2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Tires Problems

I TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE AROUND THE 14TH OF NOVEMBER AND THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. I THINK THIS COULD POSSIBLE BE A FLOOD CAR THERE IS A SMELL OF MILDEW AND THE VISOR ARE WATER DAMAGED. TO THIS DAY THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND IT IS THE 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2011. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING AND I AM AFRAID TO ENTER TRAFFIC AS THE CAR STALLS AND THEN STICKS UPON ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON WHEN THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD TURNED THEM OFF. I CAN SMELL FUMES UPON STARTING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. I AM PARENT AND I DON'T LIKE TO GIVE MY CHILD OR ANY OTHER PERSON A RIDE BECAUSE OF THE SMELLS. THE TIRES WERE BALD ON...

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAME TO ME IN THE MAIL AFTER I BROUGHT MY NEW TIRES AND WAS NOT REIMBURSED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS THAT THEY KEPT REPLACING NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL MY WARRANT RAN OUT AND THAN I HAD TO REPLACE THEM WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS SO IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.NOW AFTER ALL OF THAT AND MORE I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OUT OF NOWHERE MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT BECAUSE OF YEARS NOT MILEAGE AND NO MATTER WHERE I WENT I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A NEW OR USE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON IT.I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT ONLY THE 2004 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

CAR MALFUNCTION ON TRANSMISSION. *TR

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. *NJ 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. *JB

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. *TR

2004 MAXIMA HAS HAD TIMING CHAIN NOISE FOR YEARS HAS BEEN BLOWING OIL FOR 2 YEARS NOW TRANSMISSION IS BANGING AND SHIFTING VERY HARD LOSING POWER ETC. FOR 3 MONTHS NOW HAD TRANS FLUSHED DID NOT HELP AT ALL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST YEAR A/C HAS NOT WORKED FOR 2 YEARS THIS CAR IS VERY MUCH A LEMON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED 10 MILES AWAY TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE TIRE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GOODYEAR FOR TIRES WITH DOT NUMBERS WITH THE 47TH WEEK AND A RANGE OF 3104. THE RECALL EXPIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2007. GOODYEAR REIMBURSED HIM FOR TWO TIRES SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO DECEMBER OF 2007. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2009 WITH A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE 245/45/R18. THE DOT NUMBER WAS MGA9CMDR0506. THE LOW PROFILE TIRES CONTINUE TO FAIL DUE TO THE SIDEWALL CRACKING. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. HE HAS PHOTOS AND...

THE CAR RPM DROP DOWN BELOW 500, LAST YEAR IT LED TO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SPEND AROUND A GRAND, BUT NEVER FIX,UNTIL TODAY THE DEALER CLAIM THAT THIS HAPPENED TO NISSAN MAXIM 04, AND LAST YEAR I START HAVING STEERING SHAKING, THE DEALER TOLD IF I CHANGE MY RIMS AND TIRES IT WILL FIX IT, AND IN AUG-2008 I HAVE 4 NEW RIM AND GOOD YEARS TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM EXIT, I WENT IN JAN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD IF THEY TIGHTENED SOME THING IT WILL FIX, BUT NO I STILL HAVE UNTIL TODAY, CAR SHAKES IF YOU EXCEED SPEED OF 55 OR 50 M/H. I AM STILL HAVING THOSE PROBLEM UNTIL TODAY. *TR

IM HAVING SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE TRANSMISSION GET STUCK IN HIGH GEAR AND SHIFT VERY HARD, MY CAR ONLY HAS 65 K MILES AND THIS SEEN LIKE A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF MAXIM. *TR

TL*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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA XE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45/R18. 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 CONTACT FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE (ODI NUMBER 10259643). THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,913 AND CURRENT...

MY 04 MAXIMA CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED SOME HARD SHIFTS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, BUT THEY HAD BEEN VERY INTERMITTENT. THE OTHER DAY HOWEVER I NOTICED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP I REALIZED THAT I BARELY HAD ANY POWER! AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF THE ACCELERATION WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CODE WAS PULLED AND RESET. P 0797 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID, STUCK ON. REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY 4000 DOLLARS. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. THE STRUTS HAVE ALSO GONE BAD. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR IS WARPED AND CAUSES STEERING WHEEL SHIM WHEN DOWNHILL BRAKING. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. MY CAR HAD BEGUN TO IDLE VERY LOW TWICE AND ACTUALLY DIED ONCE. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. A WELD ON THE HEAT SHIELD OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS...

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM SE, I BOUGHT THE CAR MAY 2008 AND STILL DRIVING. I HAVE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, IT JERKS WHEN GEAR IS CHANGING FROM 2 TO 3 AND INVERSE TOO. THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR IS ABOUT 61,000MI, THE MANUFACTURE WARRANT IS 60,000MI ON TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AT 59,000MI, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO PROBLEM DETECTED ON MY TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE TO PAY $106. THE CAR STILL JERKS ON CHANGING GEARS. THIS THING DISAPPOINTS ME AND IT IS FRUSTRATION. PLEASE ADVICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON APPROXIMATELY SIX OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE REVVED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP. THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURES. THE ABS ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. TWO OF THE GOODYEAR TIRES CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 12/1/08 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 12/05/08. *JB

4 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTREAD TIRES ARE WORN OUT AT 31,000 MILES. THESE ARE ADVERTISED AND WARRANTY FOR 80,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED PERIODICALLY AT SEARS WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. CAR'S ALIGNMENT WAS PERIODICALLY CHECKED. CAR WAS USED PRIMARILY FOR NON-CITY DRIVING. SEARS INDICATES THAT THE TIRES ARE WORN OUT AND IT IS NOT CAUSED BY VEHICLE PROBLEMS AS THEY ARE UNIFORMLY WORN ON ALL 4 TIRES. *TR

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). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF HER TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE FELT A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE-UP AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO MORE OF THE TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL DRIVE "ROUGHLY" DUE TO THE ROAD. IN JUNE, AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO MUCH THAT THE CONTACT COULD VISIBLY SEE IT SHAKING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK...

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY IN NEW JERSEY WHEN A RECALLED GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. KEPT CONTROL OF THE CAR. WENT TO GET A NEW TIRE A FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES THAT WERE RECALLED WERE READY TO BLOW OUT. BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES. THE RECALL DEADLINE FOR THESE TIRES WAS DECEMBER 2007-WHICH WE MISSED. HOW DO YOU PUT A DEADLINE ON A RECALL. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD AND WE WOULD BE PURSUING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, ON FEBRUARY 27 2007 WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FAIL. I NOTICE SOME JERKING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND THEN HIT THE GAS, AS WELL AS A METAL RATTLING NOISE (WHEN I GIVE IT GAS). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT JERK AND THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE HAS BECOME WORSE. NOW A YEAR LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSE THAT MY IGNITION COIL WENT BAD. (HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX) COST $1000. TO THIS POINT THE CAR STILL REMAINS IN THE SHOP DUE TO IGNITION COIL. FINALLY, THE ROTOR WENT BAD WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE AMT $380. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE WHERE THERE HAVE...

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SINCE PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE CAR, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500 SINCE KEEPING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPAIRED. I AM ON MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES AND HAVE HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS AND MY FRONT END INSPECTED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE MOUNT. IN 2006 MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND I SPENT OVER $500 HAVING THAT REPAIRED. NOW I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THERE IS INTERNAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE CLUTCH SLIPPING EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC CAR. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MODEL/YEAR CAR AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR OR THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONCE OF MY FRIENDS JUST REPLACED HIS TRANSMISSION IN HIS 2004 MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS COST...

4 TIRES EAGLE RS-A VSBP245/45R18 96V THE TECNICENTRO MUNDIAL INC CHARGE ME FOR REPLACE THE 4 TIRES WICH THEY HAVE A FACTORY DAMAGE. *TR

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...

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. GOODYEAR TIRE RECALL CONCERN AND COMPLAINT. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE WITH HIS OWN MONEY. *KB THE CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS ON TWO OF HIS TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL, THEREFORE HE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH THE SAME BRAND THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH DEFECTIVE TIRES CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR PURCHASING 4 NEW TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKS IN THE TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A CONSISTENT LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR A TIRE ALIGNMENT, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A NINE INCH CRACK ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,008 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE AND PICTURES OF THE DEFECTS ON THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER PROVIDED A CHECK FOR THE TIRES BUT CONSUMER STATED IT DOES NOT COVER THE COST OF THE WORRIES AND HEADACHE DEALING WITH THE TIRES. UPDATED 08/23/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS A SET OF GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE P245/45R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INDICATING THAT HER TIRES COULD POTENTIALLY BE DEFECTIVE AND, IF THE TIRES HAVE ANY CRACKS, THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO CRACKS OR DAMAGE TO HER TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRES WERE NEVER INSPECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE FAILED, UNLESS SHE WAS GIVEN A DEFECTIVE SET. HER TIRES DISPLAYED NO EVIDENCE OF THE DEFECT. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD AT LEAST 10,000 MORE MILES LEFT ON THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, DOT NUMBER, AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT FORM CUSTOMER IS UPSET ABOUT 4 YEAR TIME LAPSES**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HAD VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS NOW AND NOW THE DEALER IS INFORMING CUSTOMERS THAT THE TIRES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRACKS IN THE MID TO UPPER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST GOODYEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED AND WOULD NOT BE PURCHASING ANYMORE GOODYEAR TIRES. *TR

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. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES (SIZE P245R18) HAVE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000.

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 OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT AROUND 30,000 MILES DUE TO "CUPPING" ON THE TIRES. THEY WORE TERRIBLY AND WERE MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT AND BEARINGS REPLACED AT 31,000 MILES AND NOW AT 47,000 MILES MY LEFT FRONT STRUT AND BEARINGS NEEDS REPLACING, WHICH WILL COST ME NEARLY $400.00. THE CAR HAS A BAD VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 50-60 MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN BRAKING. NOW, MY NEW SET OF TIRES HAVE WORN BADLY AND ARE SO NOISY THAT YOU CANNOT HOLD A NORMAL CONVERSATION AT FREEWAY SPEED. I LOVE THE LOOK OF THE CAR, BUT I CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF IT! IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE IF THE SUSPENSION BOUNCES YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD! ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE HEAT SHIELD REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT NEEDS...

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

GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA18 TIRES ARE CONSISTENTLY FLAT OVER A FEW MONTH PERIOD. NISSAN STATES THAT IT IS GOODYEARS PROBLEM, BUT GOODYEAR HAS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURN PIKE AT 70 MPH, MY HUSBAND FELT WHAT SEEMED LIKE A TIRE GOING FLAT. HE PROCEEDED TO TRY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. SUDDENLY, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND HE TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AND IN THE REAR. BOTH HE AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. TWO DAYS LATER WE WENT TO SEE THE CAR AT THE TOWING GARAGE AND WE SAW THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALL. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED RECENTLY AND WERE ROTATED AND CHECKED BY GOODYEAR THREE MONTHS AGO. GOODYEAR SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES AT THAT TIME. IS GOODYEAR WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY ISSUES A RECALL? THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RSA18" TIRES. *JB

1) FLAT TIRE ON NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 CAR WITH 2003 MANUFACTURED GOOD YEAR EAGLE RS-A P245 45R18 96V TIRES.... 2) TIES ARE DEFECTIVE AN INDEPENDENT GOODYEAR EMPLOYEE TOLD ME SO, AND TOLD ME THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON AND STILL WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET BUT OFFERED A $100 OFF EACH TIRE, THEY ARE $300 TIRES.. THE TIRES HAVE 24K MILES ON THEM, THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORSE THEN THE REAR BUT ALL ARE THE SAME. THE TREAD STILL HAS AT LEAST HALF THE TREAD IF NOT MORE LEFT... THERE IS SEVERE CRACKING AND IT IS POSSIBLE THEY COULD BLOW OUT ON OTHERS AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, I HAVE PICTURES I CAN SEND IF YOU SEND ME A DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS.. 3) I TOOK THE CAR TO GOODYEAR THEY SAID THE TIRE IS DEFECTED AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT SENT ME...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL 4/20/06. THE NHTSA RECALL, # 05V512000, CONCERNING SEAT: FRONT ASSEMBLY: POWER ADJUST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON 4/21/06 TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE 4/26/06, HOWEVER THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE REMEDIED IN A TIMELY MANOR. *AK UPDATED 5/16/2006 - THE BRAKE MADE NOISE AND THE TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO DRY ROT. *NM

NO INCIDENTS LED UP TO FAILURE. WENT TO NISSAN DEALER AND COMPLAINED OF ROAD NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR. DEALER SAID 2 TIRES WERE CRACKED AND POSED A DANGER OF COMING APART. SAID THEY WOULD BE LIABLE IF ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE WITHOUT NEW TIRES. INVESTIGATED ON THE INTERNET: THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S (OEM) THAT HAVE DEVELOPED DANGEROUS CRACKS. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED. CRACKS ARE APPEARING ON "SIDE FACING INWARD" PART OF TIRES NOT EASILY VISABLE BY CONSUMERS. MILEAGE ON TIRES WAS 30348. WAS TOLD TO TAKE TIRES TO GOODYEAR DEALER BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN THERE YET.

DT: 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRE SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE FRONT TIRE SPLIT ON THE COMPLETE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE, BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE TREAD. THESE WERE GOODYEAR TIRES, P245/45R18. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TWO TIRES. *AK

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, IT CAME WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. THE TIRES NOW MAKE VERY LOUD ROAD NOISE. THE DEALER, AFTER 3 OR 4 TRIPS ADVISED THE ROAD NOISE WAS DUE TO A BENT RIM. (THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ROUGHLY, BENT RIM MUST HAVE BEEN FROM ORDINARY DRIVING AND/OR AVERAGE POT HOLE). I HAD THE BENT RIM FIXED. HOWEVER, THE LOUD ROAD NOISE CONTINUES. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES & TELLS ME I NEED TO TAKE THE ISSUE WITH THE TIRE DEALERSHIP, OR MANUFACTURER. THEY EVIDENTLY REFUSE TO BACK THE PRODUCTS, THEY PUT ON THEIR NEW CARS, THEY SELL ON THEIR LOTS. I ALSO HAD A DEFECTIVE STRUT ON THE RIGHT REAR. IT TOOK THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY FOUND. AND THEN A FOURTH TRIP, TO HAVE IT FIXED, ONCE THEY HAD ORDERED & RECEIVED THE PART....

DT: 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS CONTINENTAL, CONTITOURING , TIRE, SIZE P225/55/R17 LEAKED AIR ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING FLAT. THIS HAPPENS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, SUCH AS TWO WEEKS, THESE LEAKS WERE SLOW, AND OCCURRED FOUR TIRES. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND HEARD A POP, PULLED OVE,R AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT ON THE RIM. THIS OCCURRED NEAR A GAS STATION ,AND CONSUMER DROVE THERE TO GAS STATION TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE, BUT THE AIR SYSTEM AT THE GAS STATION WOULD NOT WORK. CALLED FAMILY MEMBER TO BRING AN AIR PIGGY AND THE TIRE WOULD NOT INFLATE. WAITED FOR TIRE DEALER TO OPEN BECAUSE THIS WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEY COULD NOT INFLATE THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THEY NOTE THA T INSIDE OF THE TIRE RUNNING VERTICALLY FROM THE RIM TO THE TOP...

MAXIMA 2004 HAS EAGLE RS-A 245-45 TIRES WHICH BECAME CRACKED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN AT 32,000. GOODYEAR REPLACED TIRES AND OFFERED PRORATE, BUT COST WAS STILL $555.00. INTERNET MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE FOUND CRACKS ON INSIDE OF TIRE AS WELL AS EARLY AS 16,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE NOISE WAS GREATER, THE GRIP OF THE TIRE SEEMED TO BE LESS, THE BUMPS ON THE ROAD WERE MORE NOTICEABLE, AND THE TIRES FELT "WISHY-WASHY" AT TIMES. ONCE I PUT ON THE NEW TIRES AGAIN WITH EAGLE RS-A THE CAR FELT TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND BETTER, ALTHOUGH IT WAS BITTER SWEET TO HAVE THE SAME TIRES AGAIN. CAN YOU HELP IN THIS MATTER PLEASE? *NM

THE NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES FOR A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TIRES WERE CRACKED ON ALL 4 TIRES ON THE INSIDE TIRE WALLS. THESE ARE THOSE GOODYEAR 245 45 18 THAT CAME ON THE CAR. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE!

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.

DT: CONSUMER LEASED NEW MAXIMA. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEALER AND HAD REPLACEMENT. OVER THIS WEEKEND A DIFFERENT TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE REPAIRED TIRE HAS SLITS IN THE TREAD AS ALL THE OTHER ONES DO AS WELL. THE DEALER NOTED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA. ALSO THERE IS SHOCK PROBLEMS KNOWN TO NISSAN BUT NO RECALLS BUT DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS AND MUST REPLACE THOSE ISSUES INCLUDING THE SUNROOF WHICH APPARENTLY CAN SHATTER UNDER EXTREME HEAT. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR REPAIR. *AK

PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE IN JULY, 2003. IT HAS ALUMINUM WHEELS ("RIMS") AND LOW PROFILE TIRES. IN MARCH, 2005, I HIT A POTHOLE, WHICH FLATTENED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND DENTED THE RIM. I HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND THEN REPLACED THAT RIM (TIRE WAS OK). IN MAY, 2005, MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS LOW. I DROVE A HALF MILE AT 20 MPH TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION AND FILLED THE TIRE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE WHY IT WAS LOW. THEY NOTED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED, SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THAT WAY, AND PUT THE "DONUT" SPARE ON IN PLACE OF THE CRACKED RIM. BESIDES THE CRACKED RIM BEING A SAFETY ISSUE (THE DEALER SAYS THAT I "MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING", AND CLAIMS TO HAVE NO WARRANTY LIABILITY), I BELIEVE THE WHEEL/TIRE DESIGN OF THE 2004 MAXIMA IS A SAFETY...

GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES SLL CRACKED ON INNER SIDEWALLS AND COULD NOT BE USED, HAD TIRES REPLACED. *BF ALL OF THE TIRES WERE CRACKED ON THE INNER SIDEWALLS. *SC

SIDEWALL TIRE CRACKS - GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 245/45/18. THESE TIRES CAME STOCK WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 20K ON THESE TIRES AND THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2003. IN DECEMBER OF 2004 WHILE MOUNTING MY SNOW TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT CRACKS IN ONE TIRE WHICH RAN LATERALLY AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE INNER TIRE WALL. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION, ONE OTHER TIRE APPREARED TO HAVE SMALLER/FINER CRACKS IN THE SAME LOCATIONS. I VISITED THE WEBISTE MAXIMA.ORG AND NOTICED THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS TIRE ON THEIR VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE GOODYEAR CORPORATE OFFICE AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS ISSUE. ONCE I IDENTIFIED THAT I OWNED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH THESE TIRES I WAS IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE...

THE DRIVER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING,A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGN DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. A FIX WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *NM TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAL. DEALER SAID IT WAS A CREEP GROAN AND COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 4 FLAT TIRES (GOODYEAR P245/45R18 - MODEL # 96VS2EAGRS-AVSBRPTL) ALL FOUND TO HAVE DEFECTIVE SPLITS CALLED SIDEWALK CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKS. CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A SUN ROOF SHATTER CONDITION. *TT

THE WINDSHIELD RUBBER ON THE TOP WAS LOOSE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR. ALSO I NOTICED THERE WAS A SCRATCHY SOUND WHEN I TURNED ON THE WIPER RIGHT ON THE FIRST DAY I TOOK THIS CAR HOME. I CHECKED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE WIPER RUBBER WAS CAME LOOSE AND THE STEEL TOUCH THE WINDSHIELD CLASS. IT SCRATCH THE WINDSHIELD. THE STEVENS CREEK DEALER WAS VERY NICE AND THEY DID CHANGE THE WINDSHIELD AND TIGHTEN THE SEAL ARROUND THE WINDSHIELD. 2 DAYS AGO IT WAS RAIN PREATY HARD IN WHERE I LIVE. IN THE MORNING WHEN I DROVE THE CAR I WAS SHOCK THAT THERE WAS WATER COMING OUT FROM THE LIGHTS INTERIOR. IT WAS PREATY BAD AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE I PAID SO MUCH FOR THIS PIECE A JUNK. MANY TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD STALLED, YOU CAN'T GAS AND LOOSE THE POWER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE SAME...