GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES Complaints

INCIDENT-2005 DODGE DAKOTA, SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN REAR OF TRUCK. SO FAR DEALER HAS CHANGED 11 GOODYEAR EAGLE LS & 8 WHEELS AND VIBRATION STILL THERE. DEALER ADVISES THAT CANNOT CHANGE BRAND IF TIRES WITHOUT DODGE PERMISSION. AWAITING PERMISSION. THE VIBRATION IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE REAR END OF TRUCK WILL HOP AROUND ON ROUGH OR POORLY MAINTAINED ROADS. I HAVE DRIVEN 5 SEPARATE 2005 DAKOTA'S AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON ALL 5 TRUCKS. DEALER RESPONSE IS THEY ALL DO IT, SO IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. ALSO, SECOND CONCERN IS THE POSITIONING OF THE 2 HEADRESTS IN REAR SEATING AREA AS THEY REDUCE REARWARD VISION BY 25%. IT WOULD REQUIRE A MAJOR DIS-ASSEMBLY OF THE INSIDE BACK OF TRUCK TO REMOVE. THEY ARE NOT NEEDED WHEN THE REAR SEATS ARE REMOVED. *NM

THE REAR TIRE HAS BLOWN WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE AT LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH), CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINING. TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST. EMERGENCY BRAKE LINING MUST BE REPLACED AT MY COST.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED BY AAA. *AK *JB

SEVERE SHIMMY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH. CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD WITH 18K AND HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT NEEDED TIRES REBALANCED. HAD TIRES REBALANCED AT 18,197 MILES. 21K PROBLEM GOT WORSE, WAS TOLD BY DEALER GOODYEAR TIRES WERE NO GOOD AND NEEDED BRAKE ROTORS TURNED. PADS WERE FINE, METALLIC PADS CAUSE ROTOR WARPAGE IN JUST A FEW MILES. REPAIR ESTIMATE ON A TWO YEAR OLD CAR IS $495.00. NO WARRANTY ON BRAKES OR FACTORY TIRES.*AK

GOODYEAR TIRE DEFECT GOODYEAR LS TIRE. TIREES ARE CUPPING STARTING AT APPROX.15000 MILES. TIRES MUST BE REPLACED AT 20000 MILES. NO RESPONSE BY GOODYEAR. GOODYEAR HAS HAD 294 ON-LINE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS TIRE WITH APPROX. 85% FOR THIS OR SIMULAR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED OKAY. SEE WWW.GOODYEAR.COM. *AK

JUST ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS FROM WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, MY 17" ALUMINUM WHEEL RIMS CORRODED & OXIDIZE ENOUGH TO CAUSE HEAVY FLAKING THAT BREAKS THE SEAL ON THE TIRES CAUSING AIR TO LEAK OUT. I HAVE COME OUT TO FLAT TIRES ON AT LEAST 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES THEMSELVES, JUST THE HEAVY CORROSION ON THE WHEELS. I HAVE THE LOCAL TIRE PLACE TAKE THE TIRES OFF THE RIMS, SCRAPE THE WHEELS, SEAL & REINFLATE THE TIRES JUST ABOUT EVERY 9 MONTHS. I'VE BEEN TOLD CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NEVER REC'D A RECALL NOTICE. *NM

ON 12-17-04 MY TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED AT DISCOUNT TIRE CO. THIS RESULTED IN VIBRATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN MY STEERING WHEEL. DISCOUNT RECHECKED THE BALANCING, BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I MOVED THE L/F TIRE TO THE REAR TO SEE IF THE WHEEL MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM - THE VIBRATION STOPPED! ON 12-23-04 I STOPPED BY THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THEM. IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT ALL I WANTED WAS A TIRE SAFETY INSPECTION AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO INSPECT THE TIRE AT NO COST AND THE NEXT MORNING I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT 7AM (12-24-04). A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER GOODYEAR CALLED AND SAID THE L/R TIRE WAS BAD (TREAD SEPARATION) , THAT THEY HAD REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TIRE, AND IT WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF ANY COST INVOLVED, AND I ASSUMED IT WAS A FREE REPLACEMENT (27K MILES). WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PRO-RATED CHARGE OF ALMOST $80 FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE (GOODYEAR EAGLE LS P205/55R16). I TOLD THEM THERE WAS TO BE NO EXPENSE TO ME FOR THE TIRE INSPECTION - THAT IF THEY FOUND THE TIRE BAD I WAS GOING TO HAVE A COMPLETE SET PUT ON AT PEPBOYS. THEY PUT MY OLD TIRE BACK ON AND AGREED THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR ANYTHING.*AK

THERE WAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. THE TREAD SURFACE LIFTED OFF OF THE CAP. THERE WERE CHUNKS OF TREAD THAT HAD BROKEN OFF. *SC *JB

INTERMITENT GRINDING NOISE THAT WAS DETERMINED AT HUNTINGTON BEACH MITSUBISHI TO BE THE TIRE FROM GOODYEAR ,P205, LS55 R16 89H

IN THE PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES ON OUR CAR, AND THE REAR PASSENGER ONE TWICE. IN TOTAL, 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY ALL START TO HAVE SLOW LEAKS AND THEN GO FLAT. THEY ARE THE ONLY TYPE OF TIRE THAT CAN GO ON THE LHS AND ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE. *AK