GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/R265/18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS DETACHED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I PURCHASED AT FROM MICHIGAN AUTO WHEEL & TIRES (MAWT) AT 38190 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48310 AND HAD THEM MOUNTED, BALANCED, AND INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE IN PREPARATION FOR MY VACATION TRIP. WHILE ON MY TRIP ONE OF THE TIRES WENT FLAT. WHEN I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED, I LEARNED THAT THE 4 TIRES WERE NOT NEW, BUT WERE ALL ABOUT 5 YEAR OLD AND EACH HAD A PATCHES ON THE SIDEWALL. WHEN REPUTABLE DEALERS HAVE A TIRE THAT AGES OUT OF THEIR INVENTORY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS, THEY DESTROY THE TIRE BY DRILLING THE SIDEWALL. THEY PAY A RECYCLER TO DISPOSE OF THE TIRE. IN MY CASE, THE TIRES HAD NO SIGN OF WEAR AND APPEARED NEW. IT APPEARS THAT MAWT IS INVOLVED IN PURCHASING SCRAP TIRES AND REPAIRING THEM, OR PURCHASING REPAIRED SCRAP TIRES, AND SELLING THEM AS NEW. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION.

TIRES CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREAD WHEN THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE CAR TWO YEARS, READ THAT GOODYEAR TIRE COMPANY HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH SOME TIRES, BUT DO NOT SEE MINE LISTED. FORTERA HL 225/65R18 4BXN ARDR 2813 ? I WAS TOLD THESE ARE NOT SAFE.

GOODYEAR FORTERA HL P245/65R17 DOT M78T CCDR 5012, 15,000 MILES, COMPLETE SIDEWALL DISINTEGRATED. ALL THE WAY AROUND. ANOTHER TIRE SHOWS SIDEWALL CRACKING. BLOWOUT AT 50 MPH.

1. NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVE HOME, HEARD A "POP" IN RIGHT REAR OF SUV. ABOUT 5 MILES AFTER "POP" RIGHT REAR BEGINS TO SMOKE. PULLED OVER AND CALLED AAA. PURCHASED THE TIRE ABOUT 11 MONTHS AGO. 2. OCCURRED ONCE. 3. HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. WAS TOLD CONSIDERED A ROAD HAZARD, AND NOT COVERED UNDER LIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY. ISN'T THIS A DEFECT?

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE GOODYEAR FORTERA H.L. TIRES.THEY TEND TO HYDROPLANE EVEN ON A LEVEL SURFACE AND RAIN WATER IS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE ROADWAY.EVEN BRAND NEW SET HAS SAME PROBLEM.IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT IS DUE TO THE SIDEWALL TREAD PATTERN.I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO EAST HILLS JEEP (GREENVALE,N.Y.) AND THEY SAY IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM.I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR,(FREEPORT,N.Y.) AND THE STORE MANAGER SAYS THAT HE HAS SOLD THEM BUT HAS NEVER NOTICED THAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE MOUNTED TIRES-THE SIDEWALL TREAD PATTERN FACES FORWARD.ON THE LEFT SIDE MOUNTED TIRES THE SIDEWALL TREAD PATTERN FACES THE REAR. THESE TIRES ARE ON THE HONDA,PILOT. THE CHEVY,TRAVERSE. THE FORD,EDGE AND THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2008 WHICH I OWN....SOMETIMES WHEN I AM IN PLACES LIKE SHOPPING MALLS,AND I SEE OTHER DRIVERS OF THE FORE MENTIONED VEHICLES I WILL ASK THEM IF THEY HAVE HAD UNWANTED HYDROPLANING WITH THEIR VEHICLE AND THEY RESPOND YES,I POINT OUT THAT I BELIEVE IT'S THE TIRE.I ALSO SHOW THEM THAT THE RIGHT SIDE FACES FORWARD AND THE LEFT SIDE FACES THE REAR AND MOST OF THEM SAY THEY NEVER NOTICED IT UNTIL I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. I ROTATE MY TIRES ABOUT EVERY 6,000 MILES.I TRY TO KEEP A GOOD WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. I OBTAINED A SECOND PAIR FROM THE DEALER AND YET ANOTHER FROM GOODYEAR AND EVEN THEIR MECHANICS DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL I SPOKE UP AND POINTED IT OUT TO THEM. ALMOST EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN TO SAY THEY NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE.ONE MECHANIC AT GOODYEAR WENT BACK INSIDE AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THESE TIRES ARE CONSIDERED OMNIDIRECTIONAL,AND FOUND THAT THEY ARE NOT. ALSO EVEN READING REVIEWS ON THIS TIRE,I FOUND NO ONE WHO SEEMS TO GET MORE THAN 35,000 MILES OFF THESE TIRES. CAN YOU HELP ME GET TO THE ROOT OF THIS COMPLAINT.OR IS IT JUST ME ? PLEASE GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC ACADIA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18 109S. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V044000 (TIRES). THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,537.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE P255/65R18/109S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE CHANNEL AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRES AND THE OUTER TREAD. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15T002000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE TIRES EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18 109S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,661.

2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAME WITH OEM GOODYEAR FORTERA HL 265/50R20 TIRES. THE TIRES HAD ONLY 15K MILES AND WERE INADEQUATE DURING EVEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF RAIN OR SNOW. THE CAR WAS CONSTANTLY LOSING GRIP ON THE ROAD EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ME CRASHING INTO A POLE GOING 20 MPH CAUSING $17K IN DAMAGE. *TR