GOODYEAR UNISTEEL TIRE TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONSUMER WENT TO CHECK THE PRESSURE OF THE OUTSIDE TIRE AND IT WAS ALRIGHT. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CHECK THE PRESSURE OF THE INSIDE PASSENGER TIRE THE EXTENDER VALVE FELL OFF IN THE CONSUMERS HAND AND THE AIR ESCAPED FROM THE TIRE. IT APPEARED THAT THE EXTENDER VALVE HAD SHEARED OFF. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE FLAT TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE EXTENDER VALVE ON THAT TIRE HAD ALSO SHEARED OFF THUS CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE TIRE TECH INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE EXTENDER VALVES WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BRACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK CAUSED THE OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE TO BLOW OUT WHEN THE INSIDE TIRE WENT FLAT (INSIDE GOOD YEAR TIRE SIZE 265-70R 19.5 UNISTEEL G124). *AK * CB *NLM

3RD UPDATE TO OD ID #8005766. THE GOODYEAR PRODUCT SERVICE BULLETIN (PSB 2002-20), DATED JULY 10, 2002, WAS FOR THE 1999-2001 40 FT. MONACO WINDSOR MOTOR HOME WITH 275/70R22.5 LR H TIRES. OUR 2001 40 FT. DIPLOMATE LE HAS THE SAME TIRES AND WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME. THE WHEELBASE ON THE 40 FT. WINDSOR IS 270 INCHES, THE WHEELBASE ON THE DIPLOMAT LE IS 256 INCHES, WHICH MAKES IT 12 INCHES SHORTER THAN THE WINDSOR AND WITH MORE WEIGHT TO THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME, WHICH COLD BE ONE OF THE CAUSES OF THE STEERING PROBLEM. I TALKED WITH AN ENGINEER FROM GOODYEAR AND HE SAID OUR MOTOR HOME, WITH 125 LBS. OF AIR IN THE TIRES AND RUNNING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IN 90+ DEGREE WEATHER, WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO THE "FIRESTONE FORD ROLLOVER" PROBLEM, WITH THIS SIZE TIRE AND AIR PRESSURE. (HE ALSO INDICATED HE WOULD HAVE TO DENY THIS SHOULD HE BE ASKED BY ANY SAFETY AGENCY). GOODYEAR DOES HAVE A TIRE WHICH IS A SIZE BETWEEN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE WINDSOR (WHICH IS TOO LARGE FOR OUR MOTOR HOME). I TALKED WITH AN ENGINEER FROM MICHELIN AND HE SAID THE MICHELIN 275/80R22X2A2 WOULD BE A LOT SAFER TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THAT TIRE IS 41 INCHES IN DIAMETER AS COMPARED TO OUR 37 INCHES IN DIAMETER, AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STEER BETTER. WE'VE MET A LOT OF PEOPLE AT MONACO RALLYS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND TIRES, BUT THEY SAID MONACO TOLD THEM IF THEY REPORTED ANY PROBLEMS TO THE GOVERNMENT, THEY WOULD NO LONGER TRY TO HELP THEM. WEIGHT & MEASUREMENT CHARTS FOR MONACO COACHES CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.MONACOCOACH.COM. MONACO ONLY MADE THE DIPLOMAT LE IN 2001 AND 2002 AND THEN STOPPED. WE FEEL THIS HAD TO DO WITH THE POOR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT ALTHOUGH THEY DENY THIS.

2ND UPDATE TO OD ID 8005766. THE GOODYEAR TIRE REPLACEMENT, WE ARE TOLD, WAS NOT A RECALL AND DID NOT INCLUDE OUR COACH. HOWEVER, WE FEEL BECAUSE THE TIRE SIZES BEING REPLACED WERE THE SAME AS OURS, WE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. MONACO STATES THEY DID NOT TELL GOODYEAR NOT TO REPLACE THE TIRES, GOODYEAR CHOSE NOT TO PUT LARGER TIRES ON. WE HAVE ALSO SOUGHT TO HAVE THE MONROE SHOCKS REPLACED AND WERE TOLD BY MONROE THAT ROADMASTER WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THEM OFF AND SEND THEM BACK; HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL DISPUTE, ROADMASTER WILL NOT DO THIS. THE SHOCKS ARE UNDER WARRANTY. WE ARE STILL BEING TOLD TO CONTACT A MONROE DEALER. HOWEVER, WE STILL FEEL THAT BECAUSE MONACO HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SINCE WE'VE HAD THE MOTOR HOME, THEY SHOULD BE MORE COOPERATIVE WHEN OUTSIDE AGENCIES TRY TO ASSIST US. WE FEEL THE MOTOR HOME IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING.

UPDATE TO OD ID 8005766. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET OUR STEERING PROBLEM SOLVED WITH MONACO BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE WE HAVE A LAWSUIT PENDING (THE LAWSUIT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE STEERING PROBLEM). WE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT GOODYEAR HAS A RECALL (PSB#2002-20) ON OUR TIRES, WHICH ONLY HAVE 15,000 MILES ON AND ARE BADLY WORN, BUT MONACO WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF OUR LAWSUIT. WE WANT TO UPDATE THIS COMPLAINT SO, IN THE EVENT WE ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WE HAVE ON RECORD THAT MONACO HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS STEERING PROBLEM.

SIZE-2270R22.5. ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT. PLEASE INCLUDE DOT NUMBER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT. CAUSING EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AND COVER. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH WITH DRIVER AND SEVEN PASSEGERS IN A 2002, FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 245/70R19.5, DOT# M193NBAW3400. LEFT REAR INNER DUELLER TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE RIGHT FRONT (GOODYEAR UNISTEEL 275/70/R22.5) TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE TIRE TREAD CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR AND INTO THE MOTORHOME CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE FLOOR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A TIRE BLOWOUT. *MJS