GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES Complaints

OUTCOME OF MY COMPLAINT #769146 DATED MAY 1, 2001. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CHROME WHEELS WAS FINALLY RESOLVED WHEN CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FRONT TWO CHROME WHEELS AT 24,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH OUT-OF-ROUND SINCE NEW, CREATING THE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, UNEVEN STEERING, VIBRATION AND TIRE WEAR. I AM STILL AWAITING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TWO NEW PRO-RATED (BY GOODYEAR) EAGLE GT TIRES ON THE FRONT, AS WELL AS AWAITING WORD ABOUT A PROMISE TO REEPLACE THE TWO REAR EAGLE GT TIRES AS WELL. ANYONE WITH THE SAME WHEEL AND/OR TIRE PROBLEMS CAN WRITE TO ME AND I WILL ADVISE YOU AS TO WHAT TO [email protected]

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: TREAD SEPARATION(TIRES)/THE OUTSIDE TIRES CUPPED, MORE WEAR ON THE CENTER, 3-4 TIRES HAD SHOWN A SIGN OF SEPARATING CORDS, THE DRIVER SEAT BACK IS WORN, UNSPECIFIED BAD REMOTE, AND THE SPEAKER WOULD DRIFT AWAY THEN COME BACK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. SCC PH

SINCE DAY ONE HAVE HAD A "WOBBLE" IN FRONT END. STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH. FEEL VIBRATION THROUGH FLOOR BOARD. THIS AT 35-40 MPH. NO "WOBBLE" OR VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TIRES ROTATED AND FRONT END BALANCED THREE TIMES. NO HELP. DODGE DEALER NO HELP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE GOODYEAR TIRES AND TO REPLACE THEM WITH MICHELIN. WILL BE LOOKING INTO FRONT AXLE OR DRIVELINE PROBLEMS NEXT.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE RIM ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A CRACK OF ABOUT TWO INCHES TRUE THE WHOLE RIM AND IS NEVER BEEN USED ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A SPARE TIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. TS

2002 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10MPH. DEALER HAS TRIED 3 TIMES TO FIX AND EVEN REPLACED 2 OF THE 4 TIRES. STILL THE VIBRATION. REPAIR SHOP OTHER THAN THE DEALER SUGGESTED SWITCHING BRANDS OF TIRES BECAUSE AFTER THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT END THEY ROTATED THE TIRES TO TRY TO ISOLATE THE VIBRATION PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ROTATION NULLIFIED THE ALIGNMENT. HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL THE VILLAGERS MANUFACTURED I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

ALL FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES THAT CAME INSTALLED ON MY BUICK PARK AVE HAVE TREAD SEPARATIONS. THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES HAVE OPEN SEPARATIONS. EXPECT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. TREAD SEPARATIONS DEVELOPED OVER SOME TIME.

I WENT TO HAVE BRAKES SERVICED AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE VISABLE TREAD SEPARATIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN IMMEDIATE BLOWOUT ON ANY ONE OR ALL TIRES. I BELIEVE THIS MUST BE THE RESULT OF MANUFACTURERING DEFECT(S) FOR ALL TIRES TO HAVE SAME TREAD SEPARATIONS. HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER INSTANCES? DT

TIRE SIZE P2256/60R16;ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE. THE BOUNCE WORSEN WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO SPEEDS OF 40/65 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCE 3 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURED. WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES SERVICED A FOURTH TIME, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRE HAD FEATHERING. THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AT THE SHOULDERS,THE TREAD DEPTH WAS 33%. PLEASE INCLUDE THE DOT NUMBER. TS

ON NOV. 3RD OF THIS YEAR MY SON HAD A BLOW OUT WITH ONE OF THE NEW EAGLE LS TIRES. HE WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND HIT THE CURB WITH HIS FRONT RIGHT TIRE. HE TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT HITTING THE CURB CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW. THIS TIRE HAD ONLY 2341 MILES ON IT AND I DO NOT THINK THAT HITTING A CURB WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT SHOULD CAUSE THIS TIRE TO BLOW. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS LOOKING OVER THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND A BULGE ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLIANTS ABOUT THIS TIRE. THE TIRE WHICH I AM ASKING ABOUT IS THE P225/55R16 94T S1 EAGLE LS. CAN YOU PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY HAVE ON THIS TIRE. DT

AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS OF FRONT END PULLING, UNEVENNESS AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE, DEALER CONCLUDED FAULTY TIRES. GOODYEAR THEN CONCLUDED CAUSE TO BE OUT-OF-ROUND OEM CHRYSLER 16" CHROME WHEELS. GOODYEAR DID NOT REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PRO-RATION. AS OF THIS WRITING, AM AWAITING TO SPEAK WITH CHRYSLER SERVICE ZONE REP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REQUESTED CHRYSLER REIMBURSE FOR THE TWO FRONT TIRES, PAY FOR REAR TIRE REPLACEMENTS, AND REPLACE ALL FOUR CHROME WHEELS WITH NEW ONES. GOODYEAR STORE MANAGER CONFIRMED MANY PT CRUISERS HAVE BEEN IN HIS SHOP, MISDIAGNOSED BY DEALER TO BE FAULTY TIRES, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE OEM CHRYSLER CHROME WHEELS ARE OUT-OF-ROUND. ALSO TOLD ME 1) EITHER THE OEM WHEELS ARE DEFECTIVE IN MANUFACTURE, OR 2) THE DESIGN OF THE PT CRUISER IS CAUSING ONLY THE CHROME WHEELS TO BECOME OUT-OF-ROUND UPON NORMAL DRIVING/USAGE. MY GOODYEAR TIRES WERE/ARE 3/4 TREAD WORN AT JUST 22,500 MILES. NORMAL TREAD LIFE FOR THESE TIRES IS BETWEEN 45,000-50,000 MILES. DT