GOODYEAR VIVA TIRES Complaints

MY DAUGHTER, A SINGLE MOTHER, BOUGHT GOODYEAR VIVA 16X225/60R16 98T FROM WALMART ON 10-20-2011. ONE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WALL AND ANOTHER DEVELOPED A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL AND HAD BULDGES ALL ALONG THE OUTER WALL. THE OTHER TWO HAVE POOR WEAR. THE TIRES ARE A BUNCH OF JUNK. WE NEED A TOTAL RECALL AND DESTRUCTION OF THE INFERIOR PRODUCT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *JS

GOODYEAR VIVA 2 TIRES FROM WALMART HAVE GONE OUT-OF-ROUND REPEATEDLY. THE MECHANICS AT ANOTHER TIRE SHOP SAY THEY SEE THIS ALL THE TIME WITH WALMART GOODYEARS. I GAVE UP ON WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS, SINCE THEY ALSO FAIL, AND I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS AND A WIFE DRIVING THESE CARS WITH FAILING TIRES. I SACRIFICED THE WARRANTIES AND PUT KUMHOS ON THE CARS. I HAVE 6 VOLVO 240S AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD FAILURES OF WALMART TIRES. GOODYEAR, DOUGLAS AND UNIROYAL. 185 -70 - 14. IN EVERY CASE THE TIRES GO OUT-OF-ROUND AND CANNOT BE BALANCED. THEY WOBBLE AND SHAKE, BECAUSE OF BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS AND THE TREAD FACE, OR FLAT SPOTS IN THE TREAD FACE, WHERE THE BELTS OR BANDS INSIDE THE TIRE ARE SEPARATING AND THE TIRE STRUCTURE ITSELF IS FAILING. IN EVERY CASE THE TIRES ARE A FEW MONTHS OLD AND STILL HAVE THE BRAND NEW MOLD NIPPLES, AND THE TREAD DEPTH IS ALMOST BRAND NEW. I HAVE TAKEN THE CARS TO FRONT END ALIGNMENT SHOPS AND NONE OF THEM NEEDED SUSPENSION PARTS OR ALIGNMENT - IT HAS BEEN TIRE FAILURE SHAKING THE CARS. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 8 OF THESE TIRES FAIL IN THIS MANNER. *TR

DRIVING PASSENGER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A TOLLROAD. NORMAL CLEAR DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 80 DEGREES. THERE WAS A LOAD NOISE, THEN SMOKE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE STABILITY. PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF OF THE TIRE IN THE SIDE WALL AREA WAS TORN APART. TIRE WAS REPLACED. *TR

I AM ON MY THIRD GOORYEAR VIVA 2 THAT WOBBLES AT 65 MPH AND HAS EVENTUAL KNOT OR BUBBLE AND FAILS. *TR

TIRES FROM WALMART STORE#1541, WITH LESS THEN 10,000, ROTATED & BALANCED,AT 45-55 MPH TIRES WOBBLE & SHAKE. THEY REBALANCED THEM TODAY X2 BUT STILL NOT CORRECT AT 50-60 MPH THEY STILL WOBBLE. I JUST COULDN'T GO BACK A THIRD TIME. THE STORE MANAGER JUST SAID FIX THEM TO HIS STAFF AND WALKED AWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE VEHICLE HAD GOODYEAR VIVA TIRES, SIZE P215/70/R15. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHICH CONSISTED OF AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC DETECTED THAT THE FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. THE THREE TIRES EXPLODED WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AFTER THE INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TIRES SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TWO TIRES AT HALF THE COST, AND THE THIRD TIRE WAS CHARGED AT REGULAR COST DUE TO THE AIR PRESSURE LEVEL IN THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/16/10 *CN ALL THREE TIRES HAD THE EXACT SAME DAMAGE. UPDATED 07/22/10*JB

ANEW SET OF GOODYEAR VIVA, P195/70R14 WAS PURCHASED AT WALMART SORE 1195, WAVELAND, MS ON 5/8/08. I NOTICED A PRONOUNCED PULL TO THE LEFT AND ON 5/12/08 I TOOK THE CAR TO LEGGETT'S TIRE & AUTO FOR ALIGNMENT. AFTER THE ALIGNMENT PULL TO THE LEFT WAS STILL PRESENT. I RETURNED TO LEGGETT'S AND AFTER CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS DUE TO A TIRE PULL. I WENT BACK TO WALMART AND AFTER CHECKING THE BALANCE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. I HAVE ROTATED TIRES ABOUT EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE AND THE PULL TO THE LEFT IS PRESENT AFTER EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE. I HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT DONE FOR THE THIRD TIME RECENTLY AT A& A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IN OCEAN SPRINGS, MS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PULL WAS NOT IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS A TIRE PULL WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SEPARATION. I WENT TO WALMART STORE 2715 IN D'IBERVILLE TO EXPRESS MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD RESEARCH IT. DOT CODES ARE: RIGHT FRONT, M6RWH6HR1408; LEFT FRONT, M6RWH6HR_____; LEFT REAR, M6RWH6HR1608;RIGHT REAR, M6RWH6HR_____. *TR

I GOT TWO TIRES FROM WAL MART ON 1/28/2008. COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, I FOUND A TIRE HAS BUMP ON SIDEWALL. I LET WALMART INSPECT IT. THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE OK. WHILE OUR FAMILY (MY WIFE, 5YEARS AND 6 MONTHS BOY'S AND ME) ARE ON VACATION DRIVING FROM AUSTIN TX TO YELLOWSTONE WYOMING, WE STAYED OVER A NIGHT IN FORT COLLINS AND MY WIFE DROVE IN THE MORNING ON 8/11/2009 TO YELLOWSTONE. JUST PASSED EXIT 54 AND CURVED ROAD ON HW25 NB, THE CAR WAS LOST ITS BALANCE AND SHAKEN ALOT WITH BAD SMALL. MY WIFE WAS SO EMBARRASSED AND PULLED OUT THE CAR ON THE SIDE ROAD. IF THERE WAS ANY CAR BESIDE OR BEHIND US, WE WOULD BE IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CHECKED THE TIRE AND SIDEWALL WAS BLOWN OUT WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAS A BUMP. I CALLED TOWING COMPANY FOR REPLACING IT WITH SPARE ONE AND REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO "GOOD YEAR" (CLAIM # - 1061512). ON 8/18, I WENT WALMART WHERE I PURCHASED THEM AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH NEW ONE. I ASKED I WANT TO KEEP INCIDENT TIRE WITH ME BUT THEY HAVE TO RETURN IT BECAUSE OF WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ALFA RLST RV (NA). THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR VIVA TIRES, SIZE LT235/85/R16. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS PERCEIVED AS BEING NORMAL. THE GOODYEAR TECHNICIAN REPLACED TWO OF THE TIRES FOR FREE AND GAVE A PARTIAL DISCOUNT FOR THE REMAINING TWO. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 6/29/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED GOODYEAR PAID FOR ALL 4 TIRES. UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR VIVA TIRES, SIZE P215/65R16. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL TIRE. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL THAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO LOSE ALL OF ITS AIR AND FLATTEN. HE PLACED A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR IN THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.