GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES Complaints

DRIVING AND PARKED CAR. HAVE COMPLETE TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE. CAR IS 2004 DODGE NEON WITH ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 24,000 MILE SON THEM. *JB

TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON REAR TIRE, PASSENGER SIDE, WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. REPORTED TO DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER. *JB

THIS MAY NOT BE A NISSAN EXCLUSIVE STRATEGY. CONSIDER THIS TO BE A WAKE UP CALL AND A POTENTIAL FOR OTHER "FORD-TIRE SUPPLIER" POTENTIAL UPCOMING SCENARIO. THE GOODYEAR'S EAGLE LS2 225/60/17 ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE ARE OEM AND EVEN AFTER FOLLOWING NISSAN'S COMPUTERIZED REMINDING SCHEDULES FOR TIRE ROTATION EVERY 7500 MILES, THESE TIRES (I HAVE NOT MET AN EXCEPTION YET, GO TO TIRERACK.COM TO MENTION ONE SOURCE FOR INSTANCE AND READ THESE TIRES' REVIEWS.... NOT COINCIDENTALLY, MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS YOU'LL READ ARE QUEST MINIVAN OWNERS) ARE WEARING FAST AND NOT AT SAME RATE (WHEN COMPARED FR TO RR..LIKE I SAID EVEN AFTER PROPER P.M AND TOO FAST FOR AVERAGE DRIVERS LIKE MOMS) THE LAUGHABLE MATTER ON ALL THIS IS THAT : A) THESE MINIVANS ARE DRIVEN BY MOMS. B) THESE MINIVANS PER DESIGN HAVE ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES (LIKE MOMS ARE A BUNCH OF STREET TEENS OR DRAG RACERS). C) OEM RECOMMENDED SIZE ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND (ALMOST LIKE A WELL PLANNED MONOPOLY BY AUTO MANUFACTURER AND TIRE SUPPLIER) IF YOU GO TO THE OPTIONAL OEM SIZE 225/65/16 YOU WILL WORSEN THE ALREADY QUESTIONABLE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF THIS QUEST VEHICLE LINE. D) GOODYEAR LAUGHS AT CUSTOMERS LIKE ME WHEN BRINGING MY "SOONER THAN EXPECTED" TIRE WEAR OUT CONDITIONS AND THEY OPENLY ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY NISSAN REQUIRED THESE EAGLE LS2 TO BE OEM EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE GOODYEAR RETAILERS THAT DON'T EVEN ADVENTURE ON SELLING THEM. E) ADDRESSING TIRE WARRANTY ISSUES IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE RE-INVENTED. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU AS THEY RECOMMEND YOU TO BRING IT UP TO CERTIFIED TIRE MANUFACTURER RETAILERS...ANOTHER HUGE HEADACHE FOR AVERAGE JOE (AND A SUBJECT FOR OTHER INVESTIGATION). I AM A EE FOR ONE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER, IF NHTSA IS REALLY INTERESTED ON PROTECTING THE AMERICAN CONSUMER BY ENFORCING THE TREAT ACT, PLEASE LISTEN TO EARLY SYMPTOMS LIKE WHAT I AM PRESENTING TO YOU HERE. *NM

TIRES REPEATEDLY GO FLAT. HAVE BOUGHT MANY NEW SETS AND HAVE HAD RIMS MACHINED TO NO AVAIL. *JB

DEAR SIR, I RECENTLY PURCHASED 2 TIRES FROM WWW.TIRERACK.COM WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AND HAD THEM MOUNTED AND BALANCED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. LAST NIGHT I HAD A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE TIRE THAT FAILED HAD LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT AND WAS CHECKED THE DAY BEFORE FOR PROPER TIRE INFLATION. THIS TIRE FAILURE COULD HAVE COST ME AS WELL AS MY FAMILY, OUR LIVES. I WILL NOT PURCHASE THE SAME GOODYEAR TIRE AGAIN. THE TIRE THAT FAILED WAS A GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 275/55/R20 ANY HELP WITH THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU! *JB

NISSAN QUEST WITH NUMEROUS RATTLES WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED AND GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 ARE WORN OUT AT 28,000. EXTREME VIBRATION AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE FROM THE TIRES. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT RATTLES BY ADJUSTMENTS HOWEVER, THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DEALERSHIP DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH OEM TIRES BUT WILLING TO INSTALL MY OWN CHOICE IN TIRES. *JB

ALMOST IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES AS IN ODI 10137234. BIG O TIRES ALIGNED MY VAN IN OCT 2005 AND DISCOVERED THE TREAD SEPARATION. ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN SPEC, EXCEPT CAMBER OR CASTER ON THE REAR WERE 0.02 DEGREES OUT. THEY REFEREND ME TO THE DEALER. AT FIRST, OVER THE TELEPHONE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS DUE TO NEGLET AND REFERRED ME TO AN AUTHORIZED GOODYEAR DEALER. GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 2004 OLDSMOBILE MINIVAN ON THE INSIDE EDGE, UNDER THE VEHICLE. GOODYEAR SAW MY ROTATION/BALANCE RECORDS AND AGREED TO WARRANT THE TIRES. THIS IS WHY ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN, DUE TO ROTAITON EVERY 6-8K MILES. THEY GAVE ME PRORATED CREDIT BASED ON TREAD DEPTH REMAINING. 50% FOR TWO AND 25% FOR THE OTHER TWO CREDIT. MILEAGE IS AT 32K. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED THAT WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE ON THEM UNTIL REPLACED. OF COURSE I REPLACED THEM WITH ANOTHER MODEL OF GOODYEAR. I WAS CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE AND KIDS WOULD BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT (WIFE'S CAR). BIG O TIRE ALSO STATED THEY HAVE HEARD OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THESE EXACT TIRES, THE LS MODEL, ON OTHER VANS. I DEMAND THAT BOTH GOODYEAR AND OLDSMOBILE SHOULD ADDRESS THIS SITUATION FOR A RECALL. IN ADDITION, FULL REIMBURSEMENT IS NECESSARY FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *NM

THE 17-INCH CHROME RIMS WILL NOT MAINTAIN A BEAD OR HOLD AIR PRESSURE MORE THAN A FEW DAYS. THIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY ON THE 3RD SET OF TIRES IN 80K MILES. DUE TO THE CONSTANT STATE OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE TIRES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES AND THE REPLACEMENT EAGLE LS TIRES. THE LAST SET OF TIRES HAD BEEN REMOUNTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH BEAD SEALANT FROM SEVERAL TIRE INSTALLERS AND A CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER. PROOF IN THE INABILITY OF THE TIRE TO MAINTAIN A BEAD-SEAL EXISTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND DURING A LEFT-HAND TURN TO ENTER THE ROADWAY, THE TIRE SLIPPED FROM THE RIM COMPLETELY AND PARTIALLY DISMOUNTED FROM THE RIM, RESULTING IN THE RIM DAMAGING THE TIRE BEYOND REPAIR. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A LOW-SPEED TURN (5-MPH) ON A TIRE THAT WAS NOT VISIBLY FLAT. THE AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES MOUNTED ON THESE RIMS MUST BE CHECKED ALMOST DAILY IN ORDER TO ENSURE REASONABLY SAFE DRIVEABLITY OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE, IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE WHEEL IS RETURNING BETWEEN THE 11:00 AND 1:00 POSITION. ALSO WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN, SPEEDS NO MORE THAN 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. DEALER HAS ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES, AND MATCH MOUNTED. I WENT TO GOODYEAR AND PAID FOR THEM TO DO THE SAME. THE VIBRATION STILL EXIST. I JUST PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER TODAY,10/21/05, AND THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE AND I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE INTERIOR WAS FULL OF GREASE, ON THE DOOR AND DRIVERS SIDE RUG. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE 2005 NISSAN QUEST HAS TIRES THAT FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE TIRES STAYED AT THE RIGHT PRESSURE, WHICH WAS 35 POUNDS. THE TIRES STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF FEATHERING AROUND 10,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME ON THE VAN. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GOODYEAR AND NISSAN. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN ALIGNMENT THE WHOLE TIME THAT THE CONTACT OWNED THE VAN. SHE STATED THAT GOODYEAR SAID THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY .011. GOODYEAR WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FOUND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM NISSAN HAS CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE WITHIN THE SPECS. THE DAMAGE WAS APPARENT AT 10,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT, GOODYEAR HAS SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR 50% OF THE COST ON ANOTHER SET OF EAGLE LS TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE BRAND OF TIRES. THE CONTACT HAS EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF DOCUMENTATION OF WHERE SHE HAS HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. NISSAN AND GOODYEAR WERE TELLING HER THAT THE PAPERWORK WAS NO GOOD FOR THEM BECAUSE IT DID NOT COME FROM THE DEALERSHIP.*AK