GOODYEAR EAGLE GT TIRES Complaints

2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES NEED TO FLIP THE CONTROL BAR FOR MULTIPLE TIMES. FAIRLY DANGEROUS FOR CHANGING LANES OR TURNING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. PUSHING THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROLLER DOWNWARD MAKES THE SIGNAL WORK. PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT. *TR

THIS IS THE REQUEST IN ORDER TO BEGIN INVESTIGATIONS, INSPECTIONS, ANALYSIS ON THE FORD 2006 MUSTANG. THE DATA BASE HAS BEEN SEARCHED AND FOUR TO FIVE RECALLS HAVE BEEN ALREADY LISTED. THIS REQUEST IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OWNERS HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY DEFECTIVE, RECALLED EQUIPMENT FOR THE 2006 FORD MUSTANG. *TR

GOODYEAR EAGLE GT TIRE SIDEWALL SPLITTING/TEARING. I PURCHASED FOUR NEW GOODYEAR GT TIRES, SIZE 215/50R-17 FROM RETAILER DISCOUNT TIRE IN CHARLOTTE, NC. ON MARCH 13, 2010 I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT-TIRE WAS SPLITTING ON THE SIDEWALL. THESE "SPLITS" APPEARED ALONG THE "GOODYEAR" BRAND AREA, AROUND APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TIRES SIDEWALL AREA. *TR

2 TIRE VALVE FAILURE, BOTH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRES MOUNTED 02/08 AT A GOODYEAR SHOP IN MARYSVILLE, OHIO 1ST FAILURE 06/12/09, AND THE 2ND 06/28/09. I WENT BACK TO THE SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE "I DROVE ON THE FLAT TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD" I RUINED THE TIRE. I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A BUNCH OF BAD CHINESE MADE VALVES. *TR

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST 2008, I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE HIGHWAY 99 IN MY WIFE'S 1998 FORD EXPEDITION FROM FRUITRIDGE RD TO FLORIN RD. AS I EXITED ONTO FLORIN RD GOING WESTBOUND, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE PLASTIC CAUGHT ON THE SIDE. I PULLED INTO THE 76 GAS STATION ON FLORIN ROAD AND EAST PARKWAY TO ASSES THE DAMAGE. THE VALVE STEM ON MY NEARLY NEW GOODYEAR EAGLE GT II 285/50-20 TIRE HAD TORN. THE HORROR IS THAT I DECIDED TO TAKE MY WIFE'S TRUCK AND LEAVE MY 2002 FORD EXCURSION AT HOME THAT MORNING BECAUSE IT HAD MY BOAT ATTACHED AND I DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE IT. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREME HARM DONE TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. IT COST ME TIME AND MONEY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

GMC SAVANA 2006 WITH ONLY 9,300 MILES ON IT. HAD DEALER IN FL CHECK VEH BEFORE WE LEFT ON VAC TO NJ. ON WAY TO NJ WE KEPT HEARING THINGS HITTING UNDER THE CARRIAGE NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER HERE IN NJ AND THEY CHECKED AND SAW THAT ALL THE WEIGHTS HAD COME OFF THE RIMS/TIRES. THE TIRES ARE P275R45/20 WITH CHROME RIMS ON A CUSTOM HANDICAPPED VAN WITH LIFT. DEALER IN NJ STATED THEY REPLACED THE WEIGHTS THAT WERE MISSING AND ALSO TOLD US WE NEEDED TO HAVE ROTORS CUT DOWN. COST OF $60.00 FOR WEIGHTS AND ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. NOT EVEN 2 MILES UP ROAD AND THE WEIGHTS CAME OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME I CALLED TO DEALER IN FL. THEY TOLD US TO GO TO REPUTABLE TIRE CO AND HAVE IT CHECKED BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE WEIGHTS WERE PLACED ON PROPERLY AND SECURED NOT TO FALL OFF AGAIN ON TRIP HOME TO FL. WE TOOK TO GOOD YEAR DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES BUT THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE TIRES WERE ALL ROTTING AND SLICES WERE ALL OVER THE SIDEWALLS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE. HE ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THE TIRES WERE ALL FROM THE SAME LOT AND CUT AND CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS ALSO. HE RECOMMENDED TO CORP THAT THEY AGREE TO REPLACE ALL 4 BECAUSE HE WAS NOT SURE THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE TROUBLE ON THE WAY HOME. WE AGAIN WERE CHARGED FOR THE BALANCE AND WEIGHTS AND LABOR BUT NOT CHARGED FOR THE TIRES EXCEPT FOR THE TRADE OF 50.00 EACH TIRE FOR THE WORN TREAD OF 9,300 MILES WEAR AND TEAR. I FELT THAT IT WAS AGREED THAT THESE TIRES IN THE LOT NUMBERS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SAFETY REASONS. WE ALSO HAD THE NITRO IN THE TIRES WHICH COULD HAVE EXPLODED FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE TIRE PROBLEM. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT TO KNOW THAT THIS LOT OF EAGLE TIRES : EAGLE GT 2 : P275R45/20 ARE SERIOUS DEFECTS. TIRES CAN BE REPLACED BUT LIVES CAN NOT . *TR

AFTER INSTALLING FOUR NEW TIRES NOTICED THUMPING NOISE IN FRONT. HAD MECHANIC CHECK THE TIRES. HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A HIGH SPOT AND CHOPPING ALONG THE EDGE. HAD TIRE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING AT 65MPH ON I75 THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE. INSPECTION SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 10 CM X 2 CM SEPARATION ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE BETWEEN THE STEEL BELTS. (NYLON OVERLAY MAINTAINED THE INTEGRITY OF THE TIRE). LATER INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SHOWED A BELT EDGE SEPERATION OF 3 CM.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 FORD F150. ON JUNE 5, 1998 A SET OF 4 NEW GOODYEAR EAGLE GT2 TIRES , SIZE M+S P255/70R15 108S WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 75,808 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TWO YEARS ALL FOUR TIRES BEGAN TO SHOW VISIBLE CRACKS ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES FROM THE RIM AROUND THE BEAD AREA OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO GOODYEAR, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN IN TOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,5733. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST GOODYEAR SINCE THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN ONLY USED ABOUT 29,000 MILES AND BEGAN TO SHOW VISIBLE CRACKS TWO YEARS AFTER THEY WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WANTED TO MAKE REFERENCE TO ODI 8008687 AND 10037981. IN ADDITION, DOT# WAS T277225-GCW-71MW, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE; DO# T277223-GCW-71MW, REAR DRIVER'S SIDE; AND DOT# T277227-CGW-71MW, FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED FEB 2004 WITH 25/30 K ON THEM DRY-ROTTED TO THE POINT THEY COULD NOT BE BALANCED AND WERE A SAFETY ISSUE. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE GOODYEAR AMERICAN EAGLE GT SIZE P225/5516BW.. THESE TIRES WERE NOT PARKED ON ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE A MOISTURE ISSUE AND THEY WERE NEVER CLEANED WITHOUT PROPER CLEANING MATERIALS. *NM