GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18 109S. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE HAD DRY ROTTED AND HAD CRACKS. THE TECHNICIAN FILLED THE TIRE WITH AIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15T002000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

GOODYEAR TIRES CRACKING, ALL FOUR TIRES, P245/6517 FORTERA SILENT ARMOR PURCHASED JULY 22, 2010. TIRE IDENTIFICATION: DOT PJ8T 65HR 1910, APPROXIMATE 23,000 MILES, TREAD DEPTH REMAINING 8/32. THESE TIRES ARE CRACKING IN THREADS, CIRCUMFERENCE AND RIM LINE. I HAVE CONTRACTED GOODYEAR CASE #1402275. THEY WILL GIVE ME A TIRE CREDIT OF $182.82, I FEEL THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THERE IS NO ABUSE ON THESE TIRES, WELL MAINTAINED, NO CUPPING. I HAVE MANY PICTURES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL. I WILL BE PURCHASING NEW TIRES 06-09-2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA P245 70/ R17 TIRES. . THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD SPLIT ON THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,351 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,391.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA PILOT EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: 245/65 /R17. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60-65 MPH WHEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PUNCTURE TO THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

I DRIVE A 2011 HONDA PILOT. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 2011, A FAMILY MEMBER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE, HAD A FLAT IN THE FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. A REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND THE OLD ONE WAS DISCARDED. I SPECULATED THAT ROAD HAZARD MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PUNCTURE, SO DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT FILING A COMPLAINT. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 6,183 MILES ON IT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 17, 2011, AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE (CONNECTING ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES) IN NEW YORK, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR WENT ON. UPON MY ARRIVAL AT HOME (ABOUT AN 8-MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE BRIDGE), I NOTICED A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE AND IMMEDIATELY CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFLATING. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER INSTALLING THE SPARE, I TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED, WHICH WAS THE SAME ISSUE DISCOVERED WITH THE FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TIRE. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 6,500 MILES ON IT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS TIME I FILED A COMPLAINT SINCE IT WAS HIGHLY COINCIDENTAL THAT TWO TIRES WOULD FAIL WITHIN A 10-DAY PERIOD WITH THE SAME FACT PATTERN. I SUSPECT THAT THE VEHICLE CAME INSTALLED WITH AT LEAST TWO TIRES THAT HAD WEAK SIDEWALLS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2011 HONDA PILOT. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 2011, A FAMILY MEMBER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE, HAD A FLAT IN THE FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. A REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND THE OLD ONE WAS DISCARDED. I SPECULATED THAT ROAD HAZARD MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PUNCTURE, SO DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT FILING A COMPLAINT. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 6,183 MILES ON IT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 17, 2011, AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE (CONNECTING ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES) IN NEW YORK, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR WENT ON. UPON MY ARRIVAL AT HOME (ABOUT AN 8-MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE BRIDGE), I NOTICED A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE AND IMMEDIATELY CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFLATING. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE TIRE WAS FLAT. AFTER INSTALLING THE SPARE, I TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE REPAIRED, WHICH WAS THE SAME ISSUE DISCOVERED WITH THE FRONT, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TIRE. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 6,500 MILES ON IT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS TIME I FILED A COMPLAINT SINCE IT WAS HIGHLY COINCIDENTAL THAT TWO TIRES WOULD FAIL WITHIN A 10-DAY PERIOD WITH THE SAME FACT PATTERN. I SUSPECT THAT THE VEHICLE CAME INSTALLED WITH AT LEAST TWO TIRES THAT HAD WEAK SIDEWALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE 245/65/R17, DOT NUMBER: M68TF4DR3109. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A VALVE DEFECT IN BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES, AS WELL AS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES. P245/65R17 SIDE WALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD CAUSING AIR TO RAPIDLY LEAK OUT. *TR

THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND I HAD A BIG BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY!. THEY ALSO HAVE CAUSED FALSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE ALERTS TO REGISTER ON MY SUV. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS FLAT TIRES, NO WARNING, NOTHING. THE TIRE INSTANTLY WENT FLAT AND I HAD TO RUSH TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID COLLISION. THE REPAIRMAN WHOM WAS CHANGING MY TIRE COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE NOR REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TREAD WAS BARELY WORN, YET THERE WAS A LONG SLIT ON THE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE! THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR A SLIT TO JUST APPEAR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAY AT ALL!!! I AM COMPLETELY LOST AT THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT AND NO ONE WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. DID I MENTION THE PRICE OF ONE TIRE AVERAGES OVER $200 AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OTHER FEES AND TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING A NEW TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE. THE TIRE BRAND WAS GOODYEAR AND THE TIRE SIZE WAS P255/65/R18. THE DOT WAS 4BXMARDR. THE CONTACT HEARD A CHOPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES TO VARIOUS DEALERS AND HAD ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE TECHNICIANS DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES IF SHE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,781.