GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 2003 DAKOTA QUAD CAB 2WD IN EARLY JANUARY OF 2004. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 21K. SIGNS OF THE STEERING MAKING A CREAKING SOUND WHEN BEING TURNED WERE FIRST NOTICED AT APPROXIMATELY 8000. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN ENTERING AN ELEVATED STREET OR A DRIVEWAY, WHILE MAKING THE TURN. I BELIEVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS UTILIZED IN THE 4X4 DAKOTA ALSO APPLY TO THE 2WD VERSIONS. I WOULD LIKE THE INITIATIVE BE TAKEN TO INCLUDE THE 2WD DODGE DAKOTAS IN THE RECALL AS WELL. MY TRUCK HAS NOT YET BEEN SERVICED, BUT IF STUDY INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, SUCH AS AN ANALYSIS OF THE JOINT, I AM WILLING TO VOLUNTEER MY VEHICLE FOR SUCH A STUDY IF IT WOULD HELP IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RECALL.*AK

THE FRONT TIRE ON MY DODGE DURANGO IS MESSED UP. IT GETS STUCK SOMETIMES WHEN I'M TRYING TO TURN. THE SHOP THAT I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT THE BALL JOINT IN THE FRONT TIRE IS BAD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF A LOT OF DURANGOS THAT WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT MY TIRES ARE BEING WORN DOWN BECAUSE OF THE TURN OF THE WHEEL. I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW SET OF TIRES ALSO. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR ALL THE THINGS I HAD TO HAVE DONE. I SAW A WEBSITE ABOUT IT SO I DECIDED TO REPORT MINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. PLEASE RECALL THESE VEHICLES SO THE WORLD WON'T LOSE ANY OF IT'S PRECIOUS LIFE. MY KIDS LIVES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEM BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PART IN MY CAR. PLEASE CONSIDER THE FACTS ABOUT TAKING HUGE RISKS BY NOT GETTING ALL THESE DURANGOS FIXED.*AK

EAGLE LS KEEPS LOSING TIRE PRESSURE (ABOUT 10PSI) EVERY 5-7 DAYS. HAVE WENT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES NOW FOR THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID TO GO SEE A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER. GOODYEAR SAYS THE TIRE JUST NEEDS AIR AND IT'S OK. THIS CANNOT BE SAFE IF THE TIRE IS CONTINUALLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME FRAME. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. DRIVER'S SIDE GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW WOUT, CAUSING A COLLISION AND BODILY INJURIES ON INTERSTATE 94. VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE MEDIAN HEAD-ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT THE CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, BUT THEN A NOISE WAS HEARD A NOISE AS IF TIRE WAS GOING FLAT. THE CONSUMER STOPPED AND CHECKED TIRES AND NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK ALONG THE OUTSIDE TREAD AREA. THE CRACK WENT AROUND ENTIRE TREAD. THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE OKAY. *JB

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER 2003, IN APRIL OF 2004 I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE MAKING NOISES. THE CAR WENT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE CALIPER AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. IN JUNE OF 2004 THE CAR WENT BACK IN FOR THE SAME BRAKE NOISE THE SHOP RESURFACED MY ROTORS AND REPLACED A MISSING BRAKE CLIP. IN JULY THE CAR WENT BACK INTO THE SHOP FOR THE SAME BRAKE NOISE AGAIN, THE SHOP REPLACES THE BRAKE PADS AGAIN AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS AGAIN. IT IS NOW OCTOBER AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE! IN JULY 2004 THE CAR WENT BACK INTO THE SHOP FOR A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE STRUT MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. AGAIN IN JULY THE CAR WENT BACK IN FOR THE SAME FRONT END NOISE. THE SHOP REPLACED THE STEERING RACK WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO THEY PUT THE OLD ONE BACK IN. THEY THEN REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE NOISE WAS NOT FIXED. IN OCTOBER THEY REPLACED THE STABILIZER SHAFT ISOLATORS AND ALSO REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES DUE TO A BULLETIN. ALSO IN OCTOBER THEY LUBED ALL FRONT END PARTS. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I DECIDED TO CALL TO CALL GM THEMSELVES, SADLY NOT MUCH HAS BEEN DONE THOUGH! *NM

VEHICLE - 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE, LIMITED DELIVERED NEW - NOVEMBER 2003 PURCHASED USED - MARCH 2004, 600 MILES ON VEHICLE, ORIGINAL OWNER DECEASED, PURCHASED FROM ESTATE THE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION PROBLEM BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 45 - 60 MPH. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FIVE (5) TIMES AND BY A GOODYEAR COMPANY OWNED DISTRIBUTOR THREE (3) TIMES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN FORCE BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN REPLACED WITH NEW GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTREAD TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN FORCE BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES BY BOTH CHRYSLER AND GOODYEAR WITH NO ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF POSITIVE IMPACT TOWARDS RESOLUTION. THE VIBRATION CONTINUES TO DATE. IS THERE A VIBRATION PROBLEM IN ALL SUCH VEHICLES? WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION CONTINUES WITH THE VEHICLE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND THE CAR COASTING IN NEUTRAL. IN THIS CONDITION, THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA PICK-UP ON THE EXPRESSWAY MY REAR LEFT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. UPON STOPPING AND INSPECTION, THE TIRE HAD A SIDE BLOWOUT WITH ONLY 15,775 MILES OF WEAR. THIS TIRE CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW IN APRIL 2004. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE ROADWAY AND WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT WHICH CAUSED THE SIDE TIRE BLOWOUT*AK

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN QUEST IN JANUARY OF 2004. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. THE VAN HAD GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN A LITTLE OVER SIX MONTHS AND HAVE HAD THREE BLOWOUTS, ALL OCCURING ON THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. THE FIRST BLOWOUT OCCURRED THE FIRST MONTH WE HAD THE VAN. WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING UP ON THE CURB TO PARK. THE THIRD BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT AS SHE WAS TURNING A CORNER. THERE WERE FOUR RAILS ON THE GROUND AND THE TIRE GRAZED ONE AND TOTALLY BLEW. THIS WAS IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE FOURTH TIRE WAS REPLACED WHEN WE NOTICED A GOUGE IN THE RUBBER OF THE TIRE.WE HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE CAR DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE AND GOODYEAR WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE IMPECCABLE DRIVING RECORDS - NO ACCIDENTS, SPEEDING TICKETS, RECKLESS DRIVING ETC.. SO THIS IS NOT A CASE OF NEGLIGENT DRIVING ON OUR PART.*AK

WHERE THE TREAD AND THE SIDE WALL MEET ON THIS TIRE THERE WAS A HALF INCH SEPARATION ABOUT FIVE INCHES LONG. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SEE THE STEEL BELTS UNDER THE TREAD. THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY EVIDENT ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. *NM *NM