2004 Nissan Maxima

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON A POSITION AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE CONTACT SHOVED THE STEERING WHEEL EACH TIME TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A 5 MINUTE INTERVAL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AT DIFEO NISSAN DEALERSHIP OF JERSEY CITY. SINCE I GOT IT, I HAD TO TAKE IT FOUR TIMES TO THE DEALER TO CHANGE FRONT STRUTS. RIGHT NOW AS I AM SENDING YOU THIS EMAIL, I CAN HEAR THAT SOUND AGAIN. THIS IS CAUSING ME A LOT OF INCONVIENCE, SO I WOULD BE GLAD IF SOMEONE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE GOING THROUGH ALL THIS FRUSTRATION FOR A CAR I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY FOR. SECONDLY THE C.D. DON'T PLAY WHEN IT'S COLD IN THE CAR. PLEASE COULD SOMEONE GET BACK TO ME OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS FOR ME PLEASE. THANK YOU,SEEPERSAUD. *NM

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

EAGLE RSA P245/45R18 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA DOWN RT. 3 EAST IN NJ GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT THE CAR START TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE TERRIBLY I REALIZED I HAD A FLAT. BEFORE I COULD EVEN HAVE ANY REACTION, THE CAR JERKED TO THE LEFT, THEN TO THE RIGHT, I TRIED TO STOP IT AND I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR WHO WAS TRYING TO PASS ON MY RIGHT. MY CAR CAME TO A REST WITH MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND MY CAR BLOCKING OFF THE LEFT AND THE MIDDLE LANE, AND LITERALLY 1 INCH FROM CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. LUCKILY ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED, AND THE PASSENGER AND MYSELF IN MY CAR WERE NOT INJURED. HOWEVER THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WE HIT CLAIMING INJURY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE NEVER SAW ANY TIRE LIKE THAT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR, AND I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE TIRES SENT TO AKRON, OHIO FOR TESTING,(THE ADJUSTOR THAT CAME TO PICK UP THE TIRE TOLD ME SHE NEVER SAW A TIRE LIKE THAT EITHER) THAT WAS 10 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN AN ANSWER FROM THEM. NOW AS I WAS ONCE AGAIN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (DECEMBER 22, 2005) GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THIS TIME. I AM WORRIED THAT I AM NOT GOING TO BE SO LUCKY WHEN THIS OCCURS FOR A THIRD TIME. I ROTATE MY TIRES EVERY 6,000 MILES AND CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE IN THEM REGULARLY. I'VE FILED ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR BUT WHAT GOOD IS THAT GOING TO DO? THEY WON'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER AND I HAVE TO WAIT TO BE CONTACTED AGAIN BY THEIR INSURANCE ADJUSTOR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS, I BOUGHT A $30,000 CAR, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AFTER READING THE ENTRIES ON THIS SITE, I KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE NOW WITH THIS PROBLEM, THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! I AM LOOKING FOR HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. *NM

MY GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES HAVE SPLIT ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THE LOCAL RETAILER TOLD ME THESE TIRES ARE KNOWN TO DO THAT AND THAT GOODYEAR HAS A STRICT POLICY OF NOT ALLOWING ANY REPLACEMENT OR PRO-RATED CREDIT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE FATALITIES IN THE EVENT OF TIRE FAILURE. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY, 2003 AND THESE TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND ROTATED EVERY 7,500 MILES WITH PROPER INFLATION. THERE'S PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT ON THESE TIRES AND THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED ALOT LONGER. THE TIRES ARE SPLITTING ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THREE OF THE 4 TIRES HAVE DONE THIS, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 OF THEM. MAKE / MODEL: NISSAN MAXIMA 2004; VIN [XXX]; TIRE MODEL: GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE TIRE PRESSURE: 44; TIRE SIZE: P245 / 45R18; MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT: 46,903; INCIDENT DATE: 12/09/05; MAXIMUM LOAD RATING: 1,565; STATE OF REGISTRATION: OKLAHOMA; NUMBERS ON SIDE OF TIRE (POSSIBLE "TIN" ?): [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 3.5 LITER V6 WITH A MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD TIRE SIZE OF P245/45R18. CURRENTLY GOODYEAR IS HAVING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE TIRES LISTED ABOVE. THE SIDE WALLS ON THESE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AND THEY ARE DOING A RECALL ON THEM...I GUESS THEY ARE GOING TO REACTIVE RATHER THAN PROACTIVE...JUST LIKE FIRESTONE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW BEFORE SOMEONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE REASON I AM WRITING IS BECAUSE I HAVE THOSE SAME TIRES INSTALLED AND THEY ARE SPLITTING AROUND THE SIDE WALL AND THE ONLY REASON I KNOW ABOUT THIS IS THE DEALER STATED THAT GOODYEAR KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IS RELUCTANT TO INITIATE A RECALL...WORRIED ABOUT DOLLARS RATHER THAN SAVING LIVES. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A SMALL SPLIT BUT RATHER A SPLIT THAT COVERS ALMOST 3/4 OF THE RADIUS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE. I REALLY THOUGHT YOU AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC NEEDED TO KNOW BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING THE NIGHT, THE GLASS OF THE ELECTRIC SUNROOF SHATTERED AND BROKE. IT WAS RAINING, SO THE ROOF LINING AND THE SUNROOF COVER GOT DAMAGED BY THE WATER. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING AND BREAKING THE GLASS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL OF OTHER MAXIMAS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS (WITH THE SKYVIEW). THE PARTS ARE ORDERED AND WILL ARRIVE IN 2 TO 3 WEEKS. THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL ON THE CAR, WHICH CAN NOT BE USED WHEN RAINING. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED BILL IS GOING TO BE OVER $2,800 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS GETTING LOW ON AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD HER THE TIRE HAD A CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS ON THE INSIDE BEADING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AND NO LONGER EXPERIENCED A DEFECT. *AK (12/02/05) *SC