GOODYEAR UNKNOWN TIRES Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 2002 FORD FOCUS IN JANUARY OF 2005. I LOVE MY CAR, HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT OF THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG LATER. RIGHT NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY FRONT WHEELS. I HAVE PUT SIX USED TIRES ON THE FRONT SINCE I PURCHASED THE FOCUS. IN NOVEMBER I HAD TWO BRAND NEW TIRES PUT ON PLUS IN MAY I HAVE HAD A WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. THE CAR STILL SHAKES VERY BAD. FOUND OUT I NEED MY WHEEL HUB BEARING REPLACE, PLUS I FOUND OUT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THE REAR BEARING WHICH I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE THINGS TO BE DONE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ARE SHOULDERING ON VEHICLE. THE EDGES OF THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ARE WEARING OUT. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY 2005 BY TOYOTA. NOW ,IN DECEMBER 2005, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. HE SPOKE TO TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT WARRANTY TIRES, AND HE SHOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH GOODYEAR. HOWEVER, GOODYEAR CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR STARTED SPINNING AROUND AND HIT AN EXIT SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM. BOTH INSURANCE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE TAKEN. THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTACT WITH GOODYEAR. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

DT: 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRE SPLIT ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE FRONT TIRE SPLIT ON THE COMPLETE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE, BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE TREAD. THESE WERE GOODYEAR TIRES, P245/45R18. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TWO TIRES. *AK

TOOK CAR TO BE SERVICED. TECHS SAW THE TIRE SEPARATION AND STATED IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT TO DRIVE ON THEM. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP&GMAC. GOODYEAR AND FIRESTONE DEALERS SAY IT WAS TREAD SEPERATION DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. TIRES ARE GOODYEAR P225/60R16 ..... BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE SEPARATING ON THE INSIDE. DEALERSHIP BLAMED IT ON NONROTATION (I DO THAT MYSELF SO NO RECORDS.) WHEN THAT DIDNT WORK THEY TRIED TO BLAME IT ON BAD ALLIGNMENT. THIS ALSO WAS NOT THE CASE. THE CAR STAYED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY SO THOUGHTFULLY LENT US A SAFE VEHICLE AFTER THREATENING TO HAVE US ARRESTED FOR REFUSING TO DRIVE THE UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I ARRIVED APPX 7 AM AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND STATED IT WAS OUR FAULT AND THEY ONLY COVER TIRES FOR 7500 MILES. THEY ALSO DID SOME OTHER WARRANTY AND RECALL WORK. I DID NOT LET THEM TOUCH THE TIRES OR ALLIGNMENT BECAUSE OF THEY HAVE A HABIT OF ACTING IN ILL WILL AND I DO NOT TRUST THEM ANY LONGER. MILEAGE OUT-24706 I DROVE TO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER (MILELAGE IN 24708 TIME 8:49 AM) AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE SITUATION. THEY PULLED THE TIRES OFF AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE FAULTY TIRES. I BOUGHT NEW ONES BECAUSE THE OLD ONES WERE TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON AND THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING ANY TIME SOON. FIRESTONE CHECKED THE ALLIGNMENT. DATA WAS AS FOLLOWS: LF CAMBER -0.6, RF CAMBER -1.0, CROSS CAMBER .4, LF CASTER 2.9, RF CASTER 2.9, CROSS CASTER -0.1, (ALL WITHIN SPEC) LF TOE .18, RF TOE .11, TOTAL TOE .29 (MINORLY OUT OF SPEC...BUT POSITIVE TOE WOULD HAVE CAUSED WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES AND WAS VERY OBVIOUS TO ANYONE WITHIN 10 FEET THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM. TIRES FAILED ON THE INSIDE UNDER THE CAR AND ITS POSSIBLE THEY COULD HAVE KILLED US ALL BEFORE WE EVER NOTICED THEM) WE STILL HAVE THE FRONT TIRES IF YOU NEED THEM. (TYPED BY WIFE)

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH DRIVABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUES WITH ITS SUSPENSION ALONG WITH GOODYEAR TIRES BEING OUT OF ROUND AND/OR MANUFACTURED WITH INTERNALS NOT CORRECTLY MOLDED IN TIRE.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING REPUBLIC TIRES. MY INVOICE SAYS 98H S2ULT HP4 RAD G ROAD HAZARD PROTECT (PRO-RATED R 225/60R1. I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE ARE THE PROPER NUMBERS. 5/30/05 WE REQUESTED A HIGH QUALITY GOODYEAR TIRE THAT WOULD PERFORM WELL ON ALL THE RAIN IN FLORIDA AND BE THE BEST AGAINST HYDRO PLANING. THE ALLIED TIRE STORE SOLD US REPUBLIC TIRES AND SAID THEY WERE A BETTER GRADE THAN GOODYEAR. I WAS IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASING MY NEW TIRES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING REPUBLIC TIRES. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ON REPUBLIC TIRES IN CONSUMERS REPORTS, ETC.

HAD TWO (2) GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES BLOW OUT APPROXIMATELY A MONTH APART ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD - HIGHWAY DRIVING...FRONT TIRES, FIRST THE LEFT AND YESTERDAY THE RIGHT TIRE. LUCKILY NO INJURIES. WONDERED IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS.

DT: A BLOWN GOODYEAR TIRE ON THE OWNER'S RV BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR INSIDE DUAL. SPEED WAS 60-65 MPH. THERE WERE ALREADY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE FROM THIS OWNER. THE OWNER HAS ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE OTHER TIRE THAT BLEW IN JUNE 2004. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE RV IS FLEETWOOD, ON AN SPARTAN CHASSIS. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON THE TIRES BEFORE. WHEN THE OWNER HAD THE FIRST RECALL HE HAD 8,000 MILES ON THE TIRES ,AND HAD ONLY OWNED THE RV FOR 2 MONTHS. THE OWNER WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND ALL 6 TIRES WERE CHANGED. THE OWNER HAD TO BEG FOR FLEETWOOD AND GOODYEAR TO HONOR THE WARRANTY AND GIVE HIM ALL 6 TIRES. THE OWNERS 2ND TIRE THAT BLEW ONLY HAS ABOUT 18,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WERE DAMAGES ON BOTH TIRES PROBLEMS FROM THE GOODYEAR TIRES. THE OWNER HAD TO HAVE A NEW TIRE REPLACED AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING THE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR HOME. THE OWNER DOES NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THE DAMAGES FOR THE RV.*AK

WHERE TO BEGIN. PROBLEMS STARTED FROM THE TIME WE TOOK POSSESION. THE IGNITION WOULDN'T RELEASE, BACK TO THE DEALER. THE BREAKS SHUDDER, BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE!! ROTORS WARPED. POWER WINDOWS WORK ON SOME OF THE TIME. STEERING PULSES AT SPEEDS OVER 70. IT'S JUST BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. THE BIGGEST IS THE BRAKES THOUGH, NOW AFFECTING THE WHOLE FRONT END AND SAFETY.*AK