GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES Complaints

ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 AT 7:30 PM I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR (IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE). I FELT A TIRE GOING FLAT. I PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY GOT OUT AN SAW THAT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED, THE SPARE WAS PUT ON AND THE FLAT TIRE WAS PUT IN THE TRUNK. THE NEXT MORNING MY HUSBAND AND I INSPECTED THE FLAT TIRE AND SAW THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, AND THE STEEL BELT HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE CAUSING THE FLAT. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE FOR INSPECTION OF THE OTHER TIRES AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FLAT. WHILE THERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE ALSO. WE REPLACED BOTH TIRES, BUT LEFT THE REAR TIRES IN PLACE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED HE SEES THIS 2-3 TIMES A WEEK ON GOODYEAR TIRES. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS; THE CAR IS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WE ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TIRE. PLEASE ADVISE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ALONG I-95 AT ABOUT 65 MPH, I FELT A SUDDEN SHUDDERING, I SLOWED DOWN TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS ROUGH PAVEMENT AND THE REAR RIGHT SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THESE TIRES ARE NEWLY MOUNTED, WITHIN THE PAST FIVE MONTHS BY MY FORD DEALER. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD AAA REMOVE THE TIRE. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES TO THE TREAD ONLY A BLOWN OUT SIDEWALL. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. ON JULY 23, 2005 I WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT THE RACK & PINION WAS BADLY RUSTED, AND THAT ONE OF THE RODS WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN! THIS CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 AT THE TIME AND WAS NOT USED A A COMMUTING CAR, AND WAS TREATED VERY WELL. SIMPLY PUT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, GIVEN THE AGE OF THE CAR AND IT'S USE. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I DEALT WITH SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL 300M'S COME IN WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT LIVE IN A CLIMATE WHERE WE GET SNOW, THUS NO SALT ON THE ROADS, AND I AM NOT NEAR THE OCEAN. BASED ON THIS, AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, ONE THAT COST ME $2300, CONVENIENTLY 1 MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE RUSTING OCCURRED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND WOULD HAVE AFFECTED TIRE WARE. THIS EXPLAINS WHY I WENT THROUGH 4 TIRES IN THE PAST YEAR. LUCKILY, THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS POTENTIALLY COULD END UP BEING LIFE THREATENING FOR SOMEONE ELSE!

TO DATE 3 OF THE 4 ORIGINAL GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 P225/65R16 TIRES ARE SEPARATING ALONG THE TIRE WALL SEAM. THE TIRE WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2004 NISSAN QUEST WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES WEAR. A LOCAL RETAILER IS REPLACING THE TIRES AWAITING GOODYEAR'S DECISION FOR COST. THE FIRST INDICATION IS THAT THE TIRE LOOSES AIR PRESSURE AND UPON INSPECTION A PART CAN BE FOUND ALONG THE SEAM. THIS IS DEFINITELY AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM

ON 5-25-05 MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW UP ON MY 6 MONTHS OLD, 9700 MILES NISSAN MURANO GOING UPHILL AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 80. CAAA CAME AND TOOK ME TO A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER 5 MILES AWAY.THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE. THE DEALER CALLED UP 5 GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERS WITHIN 40 MILES RADIUS AND ALL OF THEM DO NOT HAVE IT BUT CAN GET IT THE NEXT DAY AUBURN NISSAN HAS IT AND I GOT IT REPLACED THERE. 5-31-05, I CALLED NISSAN USA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL GOODYEAR GOODYEAY SUPERVISOR SAID THAT I MUST HAVE THE REST OF THE TIRE FOR INSPECTION AND ALSO SAID THAT AUBURN NISSAN IS NOT AGOODYEAR TIRE DEALER. ON 6-13-05 NISSAN USA ASKED ME TO CALL GOODYEAR AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING IT IS NOT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO BEAR WITH ALL THESE. 1. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD WITH 9700 MILES ON IT 2. MY LAST SERVICE WAS AT DORITO BROS NISSAN ON 3-1-05 3. I AM 120 MILES FROM HOME AND CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT DAY FOR THE NEW TIRE FROM A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER. 4. 5 GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERS DO NOT HAVE THAT TIRE 5. GOODYEAR INSISTED ON INSPECTING TTHE TIRE AND HOW CAN I GET IT WHEN IT GOT SEPARATED AND ROLL TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DIVIDER. 6. GOODYEAR INSISTED THAT AUBURN NISSAN IS NOT A TIRE DEALER. 7. NISSAN USA SAID THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THIS HA TO DO WITH GOODYAER 8. GOODYEAR WAS NOT MY CHOICE 9. NISSAN HAS THE FITTED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 10. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TOO OR NEGIOTIATE WITH GOODYEAR PLEASE KINDLY LOOK INTO THIS, THANKS TONY

I STARTED TO GET A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHECKED AND DETERMINED THAT THE STEEL BELTS INSIDE THE TIRES HAVE SHIFTED. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I PURCHASE NEW TIRES

I CURRENTY OWN A 2003 DODGE DURANGO, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN NOV 2003. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TROUBLE FROM DAY 1. I'VE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACE 3 TIMES, DUE TO PULSATING AND PULLING FROM THE FRONT END. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR CLICKING & POPPING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHICH DEALER CLAIMED ON BOTH OCCASSIONS THEY COULD NOT FIND. DEALER KEEPS STATING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHEN IT COMES TO BRAKES WHICH I DON'T COMPREHEND SINCE I'VE OWNED NEW VEH BEFORE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 3 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. I'VE PAID FOR 2 HIGH SPEED WHEEL BALANCES, AND THE DEALER HAD THE NERVE TO THREATEN ME WITH THE FACT THAT IF VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AGAIN FOR BRAKES I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. ALSO RECENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOUD NOT COME ON OR SHUT OFF ON COMMAND. OFCOURSE AT THE TIME I NEEDED THEM TO VISUALLY SEE THE ROAD SINCE IT WAS RAINING. I CLICKED ON MY RIGHT SIGNAL IN ORDER TO GET OFF THE ROAD ONCE I SAW THE MALFUNCTION OCCURING ONLY TO HAVE THE WINDHSHIELD WIPERS MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO START WORKING. I'VE KEPT A LOG OF EVERY REPAIR SHOP VISIT AND LACK OF REPAIR FINDING BASED ON DEALER ENDS. CHRSYLER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE I'VE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS.

TREAD SEPARATION ON GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES. ON 5-17-05 DURING SCHEDULED TIRE ROTATION , DISCOVERED 2 OF 4 EAGLE LS 225-65R-16 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION @ 51,660 MILES.MADISON GOODYEAR DEALER, IN LIEU OF REQUESTED ADJUSTMENT OFFERED SALE TIRES @ $119.00 EACH. INSTEAD I PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM A COMPETITOR.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND GOODYEAR DEALER WERE CONTACTED HOWEVER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. *TT

COMPLETE LOSS OF TRACTION - SPIN OUT AT 30MPH WHILE OTHER CARS PASSED ME BY NORMALLY. FELT LIKE THE REAR END JUST COULD NOT STAY ON THE ROAD. CRAWLED 100 MILES TO THE AIRPORT AT 30-35MPH WITH CONSTANT LOSS OF TRACTION MOST OF THE WAY ON A MOIST HIGHWAY. CAR KEPT WANTING TO TURN SIDEWAYS. TIRES LOOKED GOOD AND STILL DO. TRIED SHUTTING THE TRAC ON/OFF, NO CHANGE EITHER WAY. COULD NOT KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AS THE REAR END KEPT SLIDING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I FEEL LIKE THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS LOCKED IN EITHER THE ON OR OFF POSITION OR, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. SCARY. THIS HAPPENED IN SOUTHERN OREGON, CAR WAS PURCHASED IN SOUTHER CALIFORNIA. DEALER IN OR WON'T LOOK AT, SINCE I CAN'T REPRODUCE EFFECT.