GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES Complaints

BEFORE TRAVELING, THE DRIVER CHECKED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT A NAIL WAS IN ONE OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER CHECKED ALL OF THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE STEEL BELT WAS SEPARATING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK 11/3/2003 - OPERATOR 161 - CORRECTED THE DOT NUMBER AT CONSUMER'S REQUEST. *SCC *JB

THE TREAD/STEELBELT ON THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES INSTALLED AS OEM ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER MINIVAN (PURCHASED NEW SEPT. 2002) HAVE SEPARATED AFTER 13 MO./28,000 MILES. THE SEPARATION IS WORSE ON THE FRONT THAN ON THE BACK WITH ONE TIRE HAVING A 12 1/2 IN. SEPARATION AND NUMEROUS SMALL SPLITS/SEPARATIONS AND THE OTHER HAVING A 6 INCH SEPARATION AND NUMEROUS SMALL SPLITS/SEPARATIONS. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR/TEAR WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BELIEVE. THERE ARE 7 OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS TIRE WITH NHTSA, FIVE OF WHICH ARE FOR STEAL BELT SEPARATION. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, ON JULY 3, BOTH FRONT TIRES TREAD SEPARATED. DEALER REPLACED BOTH TIRES. ON JULY 26, BOTH REAR TIRES TREAD SEPARATED , FORCING CONSUMER TO PULL OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST INDEPENDENT SHOP. GOODYEAR, EAGLE LS, SIZE P225/60R16, DOT#UNKNOWN.*AK

BULGE ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE. TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.SAID TO BE ROAD HAZARD.NO SUCH PROBLEM WITH OTHER TYPE TIRES

TIRES WILL NOT MAINTAIN INFLATION APPARENTLY DUE TO RIM MATERIAL. MULTIPLE CLEANINGS AND RESEALINGS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEMS. NEW TIRES HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. NEW VALVE STEMS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. INFLATION DECREASES TYPICALLY 10 TO 12 PSI IN A WEEK PERIOD ON FRONT TIRES. SLOWER ON REAR TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER TWO YEARS.*AK

ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES THE STEEL BELTS ARE SHOWING THROUGH. TIRES WERE REPLACED. *AK TECHNICIAN CALLED TIRE "BALD" FROM RUNNING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THERE WERE NO SEVERE INDICATIONS OF MIS-ALIGNMENT WEAR. ONLY ONE TIRE FAILED AS DESCRIBED. INSPECTION REVEALED SAME BELT EXPOSURE ON TWO MORE TIRES. *PH *JB

LEFT REAR TIRE ON A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER. NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGES WERE REPORTED AT THIS TIME (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE IS LS-195/65R15 & THE DOT # M6AEHTDR0202) DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND PLEASE COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE. *PH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HEARD A LOUD "POP" NOISE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL. GOODYEAR EAGLE, LS 225/55R16, DOT- M6T4BMER0902 22,674 MILES ON TIRE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK

THE HVAC (TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL) STARTED FADING IN AND OUT, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WENT BLANK. SEEMS TO WORK FINE. BUT CANNOT TELL WETHER THE DEFROST ETC. IS SET AT AND WHAT TEMPERATURE THE HEAT OR AIR IS SET AT. TOOK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD WOULD COST $600.00 TO FIX. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE WITH WATER COMING INTO THE CAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ON FLOOR. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT MAY BE DRAINING IN FROM UP UNDER WINDSHIELD WASHERS. ALSO, HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR EAGLE LS TIRES. I HAD TERRIBLE VIBRATION, TOOK INTO SHOP AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES. *NLM