Agreed. I experienced the same issue with these tires.
I have an 07 FWD RX 350 with Goodyear Eagle RS/A's and they are terrible (noisy and wear much too quick). Only have 15K miles on my RX and am replacing the wornout RS/A's (down to the tread bars) with Continental CrossContact LX's (255/55HR18) this weekend. Getting a set from Discount Tire for $850 total (including hazard warranty). Continental currently has a great deal. If you purchase a set of 4 tires you get a Magellan Roadmate 1200 GPS ($199 value). You can read many positive reviews about this tire at Tirerack.com and Discounttire.com.
Thanks
John