2004 Nissan Maxima

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 TIRES INSPECTED. THE REP. IN THE CORPORATE OFFICE INSTRUCTED ME TO GIVE MY LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER A REFERENCE NUMBER AND HAVE HIM CALL GOODYEAR AFTER THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETE. THE ONLY INFORMATION REQUESTED OF ME WAS THE MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. IT HAS 21,450 MILES ON IT. DURING A REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I FOUND OUT THAT ALL 4 OEM CONTINENTAL TIRES HAD LONGITUDINAL CRACKS ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TIRE WAARANTY AND THEY SENT ME TO THE LOCAL CONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR TIRE CHECKUP. THE DISTRIBUTOR FOUND INDEED THAT ALL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPALCEMENT AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME OR IN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE TIRE MIGHT FAIL. EVEN TOUGH BOTH THE TIRE DISTRIBUTOR AND THE DEALER AGREE THAT THESE TIRES NEED REPALCEMENT, BOTH ARE BLAMING EACH OTHE AND GIVING ME THE LONG RUN. FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I TRULY BELEIVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TIRE MANUFACTURER SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. CAN YOU HELP?*AK

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

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 DEALER, THEY COULDN'T REGENERATE THE PROBLEM THUS THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE TIRE VIBRATE BETWEEN 50-80 MPH AND THEY COULDN'T FIX THAT ONE EITHER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING SO MANY CARS...AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE. THIS IS WOULD BE MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN AND I'M PLANNING TO SALE IT ASAP. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS CAR'S RESALE VALUE WOULD BE LOT LOWER THE MISTSUBISHI. ONE MORE THING; THE DRIVER SEAT COVER ON THE BACK CAME LOOSE ALSO AND IT HANGING ON THE SEAT AND SHOWS THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT. DID I TELL YOU THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK ALREADY? NOW YOU KNOW.*AK

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. LAST WEEK WHILE VIEWING A MAXIMA FORUM, I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR OEM GOODYEAR RSA DEVELOPING SIDEWALL CRACKS. AFTER INSPECTING MY VEHICEL, I NOTICED TWO 2' CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SEARS TIRE CENTER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR STRAIGHT HOME AND TO PARK IT UNTIL THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THEY FOUND MAJOR CRACKS IN THREE OF THE TIRES. THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE CRACKS WERE THERE. *AK

ALL 4 OF THE STOCK GOODYEAR RSA 18" TIRES HAD CRACKING ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. WHAT I MEAN BY THE INSIDE SIDWALL IS NOT THE ACTUAL INSIDE OF THE TIRE, RATHER THE SIDEWALL THAT FACES TOWARDS THE VEHICLE. NO VISIBLE CRACKING WAS OCCURING ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. PICTURES OF THIS CAN BE SEEN ON: HTTP://FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=354119. *AK

FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR TIRE ROTATION, TIRE REPLACEMENT AND LOWERING OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES. ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED AND I AM TOLD THIS IS HOW NISSAN CARS DRIVE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED THAT NHTSA DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONDED TO ABOUT HER REQUEST TO DROP THE COMPLAINT. FRONT END VIBRATION AS DESCRIBED BY THE CONSUMER MAY RESULT IN A STEERING OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE THEREFORE NHTSA REQUESTS FROM THE CONSUMER FOR INFORMATION TO BE KEPT IN FILES. *TC