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)
2004 Nissan Maxima tires complaints
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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.
2004 nissan maxima with 24k miles. Equipped with goodyear eagle r-sa p245/45r18 tires. Left front and right rear tires shows signs of sidewall separation (one inch from rim). Tread depth was measured at 7/32 and 8/32. Talked with dealer who said he had another maxima goodyear replaced the tires on due to sidewall separation. Goodyear has offered to replace the defective tires at less than the pro-rated warranty amount. This complaint is meant to bring attention to possibly a "bad" production run or engineered defect.
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. It's too bad such a potentially great car, has created such a bad experience for me, a first time nissan buyer. This, due to lack of support from nissan motors & lack of quality control on suspensions & tires. I will never purchase another nissan automobile, due to this experience & lack of product backing by the manufacturer.
Dt: the consumer stated that the tires had cracks on the sidewalls. The tires were about a year and a half old. The tires came on the vehicle when the car was bought. A goodyear dealer checked the tires and the consumer would replace all 4 tires. The tires were goodyear eagles rsa. Consumer noticed the cracks yesterday. The factory representative was will check the tires. *ak
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 of the tire had a split. Due to tread separation this could not be repaired , and a new tire would have to be purchased. Contacted dealer, who suggested discussing this matter with tire manufacturer. Contacted continental, who said consumer would have to taketire to an authorized service center which was a considerable drive for inspection of the tire. Called a second time, and they said they would send out a call tag and request tires back. Consumer had all four tires replaced with a different brand and paid for this out of pocket. Have not sent those tires to continental at this time.
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?
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.
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!
In september 2004 I took my 2004 nissan maxima in for some warranty work, and scheduled maintainence. I advised that my front end felt funny, I eventually had to bring it back in for the skyroof recall and again advised that the car still felt rough, I was advised it was just from the tire rotation and would eventually smooth out, it never did. The skyroof started leaking and it took three more trips to get it fixed, every time I took my car in I told the service dept. That the car still felt rough. On june 15, 2005 I took my car back in for the 30,000 mile maintainence. The service dept. Called and said all four of my tires were coming apart on the inside sidewall, the tires were actually splitting the entire circumfrence of all four tires. They said they had never seen tires split like that. The service dept. Called goodyear and were told they were having a few problems with those tires and would sell me new ones for $900.00 the dealer declined that price and goodyear came up with a price of $550.00 for new tires I was called and told of the final price and advised the dealer I would be contacting an attorney. Then dealer then called me back and said they had a set of tires and rims they would sell me for $400.00 I agreed because I was leaving for a trip to indiana the next morning. The tires that they put on my car were the same exact goodyear eagle rs-a p245/45r18 that were defective. My husband called a friend at a local tire dealership and was told they were seeing alot of those same problems with the goodyear eage rs-a. I cannot believe that a company would endanger the lives of the very consumers that buy and trust their products to be safe. I sent a letter to nissan north american consumer affairs dept on june 20, 2005 documenting all the problems, and have had no response so I have turned to you for some guidance as to my rights to be warned and protected when they know there is the potential for diaster with their product.
Good year eagle rsa tires size 245-45r18 these are orginal eq. On my 2004 nissian maxima. These tires have developed splits only on the inside side walls of all 4 tires they have 32000 miles on them w/some good tread. I fear these splits will seperate the tread and cause some damage or an accident. The splits were brought to my attention when I had my tires rotated and balanced the other day. Yet on the outside side wall everything apears to be ok. This is possiblely a very dangerous situation due to the fact these splits in the side walls are only on the the insde sidewall of the tires.
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: contact states that the goodyear tires on her vehicle are cracking. One tire is cracking on both sides, three are on the inside of the tire.*ak dealership told consumer that cracked tires were good. Consumer had to replace all the tires.
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.
Dt: contact states the tires on his vehicle have large cracks on the inside wall. The tires only had 20,000 miles, the service dealer stated they were 75,000 mile tires. The tires have been replaced by a local service dealer.
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 issue. I have been driving for 32 years and never had a problem with a rim on a car. Now in the space of a month or two, I had a dented rim that stranded me in a remote area until I could change the tire, and now a cracked rim that I had to immediately remove from the car. I don't know whether it is because the rim is aluminum and perhaps brittle and not sturdy, or because low profile tires leave relatively little tire between the road and the rim, making "everyday potholes" that are common in the northeast in the springtime a hazard to the wheels ("rims"). But after having two rims that failed just a month or two apart such that they each had to be totally replaced, I believe there is a design flaw in this car that lends itself to these safety problems that I experienced with my car. I opened a complaint on this issue with nissan, file #4947551. I was given no assurance that any action would be taken, except that they would "look at this", and was told they would not even send me any response to my complaint to let me know their decision as to what they do or don't plan to do regarding my issue.
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.
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.
After a 600 mile trip on the pennsylvania turnpike, by left rear tire sidewall failed. The outer wall separated from the inter cord for about 3 inches. The manufacturer said it was not a manufacturing problem. The tire was almost new. It had 3,700 miles on it, was properly inflated and I hit no road hazard. The tire lost air and we lost control of the car. Some minor damage. It appears to have failed due to heat. Manufacturer: continental, conti-touring contact p225/55r17 95v. It was original equipment on a nissan 2004 maxima. I replaced the tire with same and kept the defective tire.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cracks in all four tires necessitated replacement after only 21,000 miles.
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.
Goodyear tires eagle rsa 245/18 side wall has cracks in tire.
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 the federal safety agency 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 the federal safety agency requests from the consumer for information to be kept in files.
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