GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE NEON. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS, SIZE P225/60R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT QUICKLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. SHE LATER PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. SHE DID NOT CALL THE DEALER, BUT FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. SHE HAS PICTURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

NISSAN & GOODYEAR MONOPOLY ON 2004 QUEST TIRES. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN CONTRACTED WITH GOODYEAR TO PRODUCE AN OEM PROPRIETARY 225/65/16 TIRE THAT ONLY GOODYEAR CARRIES AND ONLY IN ONE STYLE. WHEN REPLACING THE TIRES CONSUMERS HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO GO WITH THAT TIRE OR GO WITH A NON MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED SIZE LIKE 235/60/16 WHICH COULD CAUSE ISSUES SUCH AS SPEEDOMETER READINGS OFF... AS FAR AS I CAN DETERMINE ONLY NISSAN QUESTS USE THIS 225/65/16 TIRE. TREAD WEAR ON THE GOODYEAR OEM TIRE IS VERY POOR CAUSING AN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. I HAVE FOUND NOKIAN A FINISH TIRE THAT IS SOLD IN THE USA ALSO PRODUCES THIS SIZE TIRE. THE PRICE IS THE SAME BUT THE TIRE IS A MUCH BETTER QUALITY. I'LL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN OR GOODYEAR PRODUCT. *JB

I HAD A TIRE FAILURE WITH A SET OF GOOD YEAR EAGLES LS1. THE TIRE HAD FIVE TO SIX CRACKS IN THE INNER AND OUTER SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST ONE TIRE, BUT, IT ENDED UP BEING ALL FOUR TIRES. I TOOK THE TIRE IN TO GET ANOTHER ONE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE FLAWED AND THAT I WOULD AND OR SHOULD REPLACE THEM AS THEY WERE NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. MY QUESTION IS, AT WHAT POINT DOES A TIRE BECOME FLAWED? AND WHO SHOULD BEAR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOSE A LIFE BEFORE WE CAN MAKE THESE TIRE COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE? I CONTACTED GOOD YEAR AND I GOT THE SUBSTANDARD RESPONSE THAT I HAD GOT A FAIR PRICE FOR NEW TIRES, AFTER ALL, THEY DID PRORATE THEM. AGAIN, AT WHAT POINT IS A TIRE FLAWED? AND SHOULD THE CONSUMER HAVE TO BEAR THE COSTS FOR THESE CORPORATIONS? *TR

BOTH BACK TIRES HAD A FAILURE OF THE BELTS CAUSING THE TREAD TO WARP CASUSING A SIGNIFICANT VISIBLE PROBLEM. *TR

MY PONTIAC 2005 GRAND PRIX CAME WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, TWO OF WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 18,317 MILES. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY ROTATED, BALANCED, AND ALIGNED PRIOR TO THIS.*TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, 205/55 R16 EAGLE LS. AT 31,000 MILES THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT, AND HE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE BELTS ON THE TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TREAD TO SHIFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 41,000 MILES THE BACK OF THE CAR BEGAN SWAYING SIDEWAYS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BELTS ON THE TIRE SEPARATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS FINE, THE BELT IN THE TIRE WAS FAULTY. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD A SLIGHT OIL LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

BAD GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. JUST REPLACED L FRONT TIRE WITH ONLY 1 LOW PRESSURE SIGNAL - TIRES WENT BAD IN ONE WEEK. NOW THE R FRONT TIRE HAS COME UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS ONLY 28,000 PLUS MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 50 TO 60 THOUSAND MILES. *NM

WE PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS @ JIM JOHNSON NISSAN HERE IN BOWLING GREEN,KY IN DECEMBER OF 2006. SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN FEELING A "THUMPING" WHILE DRIVING-NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO JIM JOHNSON A COUPLE OF TIMES, WHICH TIRES WERE TAKEN OFF-BALANCED AND RE-BALANCED AND STILL THE SAME ISSUE. JIM JOHNSON HAD PLACED 2 NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT BUT WE ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TIRES WE HAVE ON THERE ARE GOODYEAR EAGLES. WE CALLED GOODYEAR CONSUMER CTR. THEY IN TURN HAD US GO TO A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER FOR A TIRE INSPECTION, UPON WHICH THEY FOUND A "THUMPING" IN THE TIRES. GOODYEAR CONSUMER CENTER HAD OFFERED US $58. FOR EACH TIRE REPLACEMENT TOWARDS THE WARRANTY. WE FEEL FOR OUR SAFETY AND OTHERS AROUND OUR CAR,WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND ANY MONEY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO TIRES THAT ARE FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE, WE FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THEM AT NO CHARGE TO US FOR SAFETY REASONS AND THE IDEA THAT THEY ARE FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE NO MATTER WHAT THE WARRANTY CLAIMS ARE. WE FEEL THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *JB

I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES IN SEPT (LAST YEAR). AFTER 2000 MILES, I BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. WHEN GETTING IT REPAIRED, THE SHOP SAID 2 OF THE REMAINING TIRES SHOWED BULGES INDICATING POSSIBLE FUTURE FAILURE OF THE SIDEWALL. THEY BLAMED IT ON POTHOLES AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. *JB

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN QUEST, IT CAME WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2, THE SIZE 225/6516. THERE IS ONLY ONE COMPANY WHICH MAKES THAT TIRE, GOODYEAR. I ROTATED TIRE AS SUGGESTED. THE TIRE TRACTION IS LOWEST ONE CAN GET. AFTER DRIVING 20,000 MILES ON THE TIRE STARTED SHOWING SEVERE WEAR. BUBBLE SHOWING ON THE OUTSIDE WALL. WROTE TO NISSAN 3 TIMES, THEY NEVER BOTHERED ME CONTACT ME BACK, CALLED ONCE AND TOLD ABOUT THE TIRE PROBLEM, THE ANSWER WAS WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO PUT SAME TIME I.E. GOODYEAR 225/6516. AND GOOD YEAR KNOWING THAT THEY ONLY MANUFACTURE THAT SIZE PRICED THAT TIRE IS $150+ EACH, BUT ACTUALLY IT IS WORTH $39.99. THE PROBLEM IS IT IS JUST THE MONOPOLY BETWEEN NISSAN AND GOODYEAR, THEY COULD HAVE CHOSEN DIFFERENT SIZE, WHICH WILL GIVE CONSUMER MORE CHOICE. *NM