GOODYEAR REGATTA TIRES Complaints

ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH ABOUT 1:00PM, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED AND WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I DROVE TO A NEARBY BY GAS STATION TO AWAIT MY MOTOR SERVICE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I PHOTOGRAPHED THE DAMAGED TIRE. ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 27H, GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRE AND STATED AGING WAS A FACTOR IN THE TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE SERVICED BY THE SAME GOODYEAR STORE ON FRIDAY JANUARY 23RD AND NO MENTION OF AGING OR REPLACING THE TIRES WAS STATED BY GOODYEAR. I STILL HAVE TO REPLACE THREE (3) OF THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

ME AND A CO WORKER PURCHASED GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. BOTH OF OUR VEHICLES HAVE DEVELOPED UNSAFE TIRE OUT OF ROUND CONDITIONS THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES SAFELY. BOTH TIRE SETS HAVE UNDER 20,000 MILES ON THEM. GOODYEAR HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO COMPLAINTS AND I FEEL THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF BLOWOUTS DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THESE TIRES. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

SIDEWALL FAILURE ON GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL 4 TIRES. 75,000 MILE TIRES WITH 27,000 MILES ON THEM. GOODYEAR USED THE EXCUSE , CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES, SIZE 205/70/15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING. THE VIBRATIONS WORSENED AS THE SPEED INCREASED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE ROAD FORCE VARIATIONS. A ROAD FORCE BALANCING MEASUREMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE DEFECTIVE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FOUR TIRES MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED UNIFORM WEAR AND TREAD LIFE. THE TIRES WERE TEMPORARILY ROTATED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,355 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,305. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN UPDATED 08/13/09.*JB

1. DRIVING 60 MPH ON A DRY EXPRESSWAY, LIGHT TRAFFIC, SHORTLY AFTER DARK. CAR LIGHTLY LOADED (ONE PERSON, NO LUGGAGE), TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED 2. LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, DESTROYING A GOOD PART OF THE SIDEWALL; ABLE TO PULL TO A SAFE STOP AND CHANGE TIRE. 3. TIRE COMPANY (GOODYEAR) HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN MADE. *TR

WATCHED 20/20 MAY 9TH 2008 ABOUT HOW TO CHECK FOR PRODUCTION DATE ON TIRES. CHECKED DATE ON TIRES MAY 10TH 2008. DATE IS REMOVED OR BUFFED OFF OF TWO FRONT TIRES! THE CIRCLE WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IS STILL ON THE TIRE BUT THE DATE HAS BEEN REMOVED. TWO FRONT TIRES WERE BOUGHT APRIL 22ND 2008. (I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT). *TR

GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES WITH 23 THOUSAND MILES ARE BEGINNING TO LEAK AND SPLIT HALF WAY UP THE SIDEWALL OF BOTH FRONT TIRES FROM A RAISED AREA AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE INSIDE OF EACH TIRE. *TR

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OF THE BASE OF THE TIRE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE NUMBER IS P20570R15. *JB

IN ONLY FOUR MONTHS, ALL 4 OF MY GOODYEAR REGATTA TIRES WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON THEM BLEW OUT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. (4 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS). THE COMPANY HAD AUDACITY TO TELL ME THAT THESE WERE ALL THE RESULTS OF "ROAD HAZARDS" AND THAT THE SAME COULD HAPPEN TO ANY TIRE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BLOW OUT UNTIL ALL FOUR OF THESE TIRES BLEW OUT OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS. HAS TO BE THE TIRES, NOT THE ROADS. *TR

GOODYEAR REGATTA 225/65R16 SIDEWALL FAILURES - FOUR TIRES OF THIS BRAND HAVE FAILED ON OUR 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE. THREE ARE FROM A REPLACEMENT SET PURCHASED AROUND 2002, AND ONE OF THE PRO-RATA WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS JUST FAILED. THE FIRST THREE WERE FULL-ON BLOWOUTS AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT HITTING ANY BUMPS AND THE MOST RECENT WAS MULTIPLE LARGE BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL AND A FLAT TIRE DEVELOPED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *TR