GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE TIRES Complaints

I HEAR A POPPING/GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF MY 2003 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP UNDER WARRANTY 3 TIMES. TWICE THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE TIRES ARE WEARING OUT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE BALL JOINTS APPEAR TO BE GOING BAD. *JB

BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 MAXIMA. IT STARTED WITH JERKING, AND SPEED CHANGES WHILE DRIVING. ROTATORS, AIR CONDITIONING, TIRES, STRUTS, AND TREMBLING IN WHEEL. TRANSMISSION IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. ALSO, THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED, TREMBLING IS STILL THERE, AIR CONDITIONING LOW AND HOSE REPLACED. BUT NOW IT RUMBLES WHEN TURNED ON. TIRES ALMOST COST ME LIFE ON EXPRESSWAY DUE TO CRACK IN SIDEWALLS. *AK

EXPENSIVE RUN FLAT GOODYEAR TIRE ON CORVETTE FAILED WHEN A NAIL PIERCED IT. TOLD IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. HAD TO REPLACE WITH TWO NEW TIRES , GOODYEAR EAGLE, EACH OVER $300. WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO WARRANTY ON THE NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUN FLATS , AND THAT I COULD NOT SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER TYPE OF TIRE BECAUSE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. HOW SAFE ARE THESE TIRES IF THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO GIVE WARRANTY. NOW I AM TOLD THAT I COULD NOT HAVE JUST ANY GARAGE CHANGE THE TIRES IF I RECEIVE ANOTHER FLAT BECAUSE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT HAS TO BE USED TO PROTECT THE AIR PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM.*AK

PROBLEM_COMPLAINT: TIRE SHREDDING PROBLEM_DESCRIPTION: GOODYEAR EAGLE RS A TIRE PROBLEM AND GOODYEAR DOESN'T CARE, THIS IS THE SECOND SET THAT HAVE DONE THIS. SUBMIT_BUTTON: SEND TO HEY HOWARD PERSONAL INFORMATION REMOVED. *JB

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY CALLED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM". IT CONCERNS THE EAGLE RSA EMT (RUN FLAT) TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MY 2006 JEEP. I CALLED THE CONSUMER RELATIONS NUMBER LISTED ON THE LETTER AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TIRES CAN SEPARATE INSIDE AND BASICALLY COME APART! THE DEALER HAS TO TAKE THEM OFF THE RIMS AND INSPECT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND THEN DETERMINE IF IT'S GOOD OR BAD. IF IT'S BAD THEY WILL REPLACE THAT TIRE, BUT ONLY IF THEY "THINK" IT'S BAD? WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY THINK IT ISN'T BAD AND IT COMES APART LATER ON? EITHER THIS IS A RECALL OR IT ISN'T? IF IT IS THEN ALL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED! *NM

MY WIFE'S X TYPE 2002 JAGUAR WAS RIDING VERY ROUGH AND I ASKED OUR LOCAL MECHANIC TO BALANCE THE TIRES. HE CALLED IN SHOCK ADVISING THAT THE INTERIOR WALL OF A REAR GOODYEAR AMERICAN EAGLE TIRE WAS CRACKED ALL AROUND THE RIM OF THE TIRE AND WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. FROM THE OUTER WALL AND THE TREAD THE TIRE APPEARED PERFECT. I HAVE THE TIRE AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH I WILL FORWARD WHEN PROVIDED AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TEARS ON THE INSIDE WALL OF ALL 4 TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE TIRES IN THAT CONDITION, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN INSPECTING THE TIRES IT WAS DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED. THE TIRES ARE STILL MAINTAINING AIR PRESSURE; HOWEVER THE CRACKS ARE MORE SEVERE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN ALERTED.

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND SEVERE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. IN APRIL 2006 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THE STRUTS AND SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE PLACED AND INSISTED I PAY FOR IT. THE STRUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED IN THE CAR PREVIOUSLY IN APRIL OF 2005 ALONG WITH DEFECTIVE ROTORS. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THE BELTS BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE CRACKING. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS YET, BUT PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION EXHIBITING ALL SIGNS OF DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. ADDITIONALLY I REPLACED TWO OF THE ORIGINALLY TIRES (GOODYEAR RSA 18") AT 12K AND 20K MILES FOR TEARS IN THE SIDEWALLS. I HAVE REVIEWED THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM OTHER OWNERS AND UNFORTUNATELY I SHARE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY MAXIMA. *NM

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 3.5 LITER V6 WITH A MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD TIRE SIZE OF P245/45R18. CURRENTLY GOODYEAR IS HAVING A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE TIRES LISTED ABOVE. THE SIDE WALLS ON THESE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AND THEY ARE DOING A RECALL ON THEM...I GUESS THEY ARE GOING TO REACTIVE RATHER THAN PROACTIVE...JUST LIKE FIRESTONE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW BEFORE SOMEONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE REASON I AM WRITING IS BECAUSE I HAVE THOSE SAME TIRES INSTALLED AND THEY ARE SPLITTING AROUND THE SIDE WALL AND THE ONLY REASON I KNOW ABOUT THIS IS THE DEALER STATED THAT GOODYEAR KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT IS RELUCTANT TO INITIATE A RECALL...WORRIED ABOUT DOLLARS RATHER THAN SAVING LIVES. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT A SMALL SPLIT BUT RATHER A SPLIT THAT COVERS ALMOST 3/4 OF THE RADIUS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE. I REALLY THOUGHT YOU AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC NEEDED TO KNOW BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENED. *NM