GENERAL TIRE TIRES Complaints

TIRE-TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE DIFFERENT WHEELS BEFORE 18,000 MILES HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON NEW DODGE DUALLY. THESE WERE GENERAL TIRES, LOAD RANGE E . THE WARRANTIES ARE NOT ADHERED TO COMPLETELY. CONTINENTAL TIRE IS THE APPARENT OWNER OF GENERAL TIRE AND CONTINENTAL IS AN OFF-SHORE COMPANY. MISERABLE PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH. *TR

I JUST HAD THE TREAD ON MY LT235 80R17 COMPLETELY LET GO OF THE TIRE. JUST A BIG CIRCLE NOF TREAD. I WAS DRIVING DOWN US 60 LEAVING PHOENIX, AZ. HEADING TOWARDS SUPERIOR, AZ. AS I APPROACHED GONZOLUS PASS. WHICH BY THE WAY IS A HECK OF A DEEP CANYON. *TR

GENERAL TIRES - AMERITRAC MTS LT 235/85R16 - ON 9/23/2010 WE WERE DRIVING ON I-75 IN 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DUALLY - THE LEFT FRONT TREAT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE TIRE DIDN'T LOOSE TIRE PRESSURE, BUT IT CAME APART. IT DAMAGED THE LEFT FRONT FENDER, FRONT BUMPER, AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THESE TIRES HAD OVER HALF OF THE TREAD REMAINING. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT A GMC SIERRA 3500HD DUALLY AND THE TOP ROOF LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS RT AND LT 4TIMES AT THE DEALER . MY WARRANTY 36000MILS EXPIRED AND THE LIGHTS ARE BURNOUT ,I CAN ALSO SMELL BURN SOLDER INSIDE TRUCK CAB. ALSO MY TIRES ARE NO GOOD AFTER 10000 MILES TIRES WORE OUT GENERAL TIRES AW . TIRES SHOULD HAVE LASTED MORE SPECIALLY COMING FROM THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HIS TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE BEFORE HE COULD STOP THE TREAD CAME OFF HIS LEFT REAR DUAL AND CAUSED ALOT OF DAMAGE. ($360)THIS HAPPENED TO HIS FRONT TIRE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK LAST SUMMER. I STARTED LOOKING UP INFORMATION ON THESE TIRES AND ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THERE ARE 15 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON GENERAL TIRES!!! DO SOMETHING BECAUSE CONTINENTAL TIRES WHO OWNS GENERAL IS NOT. I HAVE TRIED TO DO TALK TO THEM AND NO LUCK. THESE TIRES ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY EQUIPPED WITH AMERITRACK TR TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR CENTER WHERE A FULL SIZED SPARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. SIX DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH; THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA WITH GENERAL EXCLAIM TIRES, SIZE P215/55/R17. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED ON JANUARY 2, 2010. HE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE ON MARCH 20, 2010, WHICH HAD A BLISTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO PLACE HE PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT PURCHASE A WARRANTY. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE ALSO HAD A BLISTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THE ALL SEASON GRABBER TIRE TREAD TOR APART AS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY THE TIRE IS HERE STILL BUT THE TREAD OF THE TIRE IS NOT THE TIRE NUMBERS IS : DOT # A3723MN 0103 P265/70R16 ALL SEASON AW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 3500 EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TIRE HIGHWAY SCOUT (NA) TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE TIRE SIZE WAS 215/85R16 AND THE DOT NUMBER ADOP1LD1204 WERE LISTED ON THE HIGHWAY SCOUT TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WHEN BOTH REAR TIRES BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE; SIX TIRES BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED WITHIN THREE MONTHS. THERE WAS ONLY A QUARTER INCH OF TREAD DEPTH REMAINING ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER BUT DISCOVERED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

I AM FINDING IT HARD TO SHED LIGHT ON SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING POORLY MANUFACTURED TIRES. I HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA REGARDING THEIR GENERAL BRANDED TIRES THAT I PURCHASED ON MARCH 19, 2009. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES SINCE THEN AND HAVE TRIED IN VAIN TO HAVE THE TIRE INSTALLERS REPLACE THEM. I THEN ESCALATED IT IN FEBRUARY WITH CONTINENTAL AND THEY HAVE BEEN LACKADAISICAL WITH THEIR APPROACH TO THIS ISSUE. THE TIRES ARE OF POOR BUILT QUALITY, UNRELIABLE, EXTREMELY NOISY AND THE RIDE QUALITY IS TERRIBLE. I EMAILED THEM SEVERAL TIMES POINTING TO THE FACT THE THESE TIRES SOUND AND FEEL UNSAFE, IT SWAYS MY VEHICLE ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER INSPECTION BY A REPUTABLE TIRE DEALER AT CONTINENTAL'S REQUEST IT SHOWED THAT THE TIRES ARE POOR TIRES AND MY VEHICLE HAS NO MECHANICAL FAULT THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR RIDE QUALITY. CONTINENTAL'S ONLY RESPONSE IS TO PROVIDE ONLY 50 % OF THE FRONT TIRES ALONE AND NOTHING FOR THE REARS. IN OTHER WORDS THEY DON'T CARE IF I ALREADY SPENT 700 BUCKS ON THEIR CRAPPY TIRES THEY WANT ME TO PAY MORE TO REPLACE THEM. I AM JUST AN AVERAGE CONSUMER TRYING TO HOLD BIG COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT. I HAVE PROVIDED FOR CONTINENTAL THE COUNTLESS NEGATIVE REVIEWS OF THEIR TIRES THAT POINT TO THE SAME ISSUE OF INSTABILITY ON THE ROADWAY, POOR BUILD QUALITY AND LOUD ROAD NOISE. I HAVE HAD TO RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE ON MOST OCCASIONS BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THOSE TIRES. *TR