GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES Complaints

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

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.

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