GOODYEAR WORKHORSE TIRES Complaints

The tires were installed on 8.22.2025 and on the following Thursday, August 28, 2025, all of the tires had low pressure. I returned to the Orange City, FL Tire Kingdom per the managers' (Brittany) request and the mechanic filled all of the tires and said that they were not completely filled when they were installed. The following day, Friday, 8/29, I began my return trip to my home in North Carolina. Within a few hours, the driver’s side front tire exploded and my truck was on the rim of the tire, swerving into the adjacent lane on I-95. I was able to get the truck off of the highway, onto the nearest exit ramp without being hit. I have never been that close to being killed on the interstate. [XXX] came and put the spare on and while I was waiting along the highway I called Tire Kingdom and was advised by [XXX] at the Orange City store to take the truck to the nearest Mavis or Tire Kingdom. The nearest one was Mavis in Brunswick, Ga, about 30 minutes north of the incident. The Brunswick store was closing and I was advised to bring my truck in at 8:00 am. I stayed at a hotel nearby and had the truck there at 7:45 am. I was told that they did not have four replacement tires in stock and could probably have them by Tuesday as it was Labor Day Weekend. They stated that they could replace only the blown tire and “take a look” at the other three tires. There was absolutely no concern for my safety or welfare, and no appreciation of the amount of risk I would be undertaking to continue to drive on the other tires. I went to Firestone and replaced all of the tires and returned home safely. I contacted Tire Kingdom three more times and was advised to return the tires to the Asheville, NC Mavis Tire store for evaluation. The manager, [XXX] and a mechanic inspected all of the tires and immediately stated that all of them were defective.The belt had separated, the sidewall was weak, and the rim/beading was bent. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THREE TIRES HAVE BEEN DEFLATED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE VALVE STEMS, HAVING CUTS IN THEM AT THE RIM. AFTER REPLACING THE VALVE STEMS, ALTHOUGH DAMAGED, THE TIRES ALL STILL HELD AIR. THESE GOODYEAR TIRES WERE BRAND NEW IN 2007 INSTALLED AT A WAL-MART SERVICE CENTER. I AM THANKFUL I WASN'T KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. 2500 MODEL, GOODYEAR, WORKHORSE, LT245/75R16. *AK

TIRE RUPTURED AND EXPLOSIVELY BLEWOUT DELAMINATING OVER 18 INCHES OF TREAD AND SPLIT CASING UNDER TREAD AND DOWN SIDEWALL NEARLY TO SEATING BEAD. VEHICLE WAS PARKED (NOT IN MOTION) AND NOBODY WAS CLOSE. GOODYEAR, WORKHORSE, EXTRA GRIG RADIAL LT245/75R16, CODE 272661GRF80. HAD THIS BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHILE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN INEVITABLE.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR TIRE RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY VEHICLE, STATING THAT AGENCY MODIFIED VAN BECAUSE THEY REMOVED 5TH ROW OF SEATS. VAN IS USED BY A VA HOSPITAL WHICH USES A GURNEY IN PLACE OF SEATS. CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL LETTER SPECIFICALLY STATES THOSE 15 PASSENGER VANS WITH OR WITHOUT THE 5TH ROW OF SEATS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED HALF WAY AROUND. TIRE SIZE #875R165. NOT ORGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK

SEVERAL GOODYEAR WORKHORSE TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

I FIRST BOUGHT A SET OF THESE TIRES IN 1996. THE RIDE WAS ROUGH FROM THE BEGINNING, AND I COMPLAINED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WERE "OUT OF ROUND BUT WITHIN GOODYEAR SPECS". I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM. IN THE FALL OF '98,ONE OF THE IRES DELAMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I PUT ON MY SPARE AND CONTINUED. I COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT LOCALLY, AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE ON MY SPARE. LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LATER, A SECOND TIRE DELAMINATED. I THEN DROVE TO ANOTHER TOWN 50 MILES AWAY AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM, AND INSISTED THEY REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES, WHICH THEY DID AT A PRORATED PRICE.THE SECOND SET RODE WITH A SLIGHT VIBRATION, BUT WAS BETTER THAN THE FIRST. THIS GRADUALLY DETERIORATED, UNTIL I WAS DRIVING WITH MUCH VIBRATION. BALANCING WOULD NOT HELP. IN SET. OF 2000 ANOTHER TIRE DELAMINATED. GOODYERA NO LONGE MAKES THIS TIRE, AND SENT ME A REFUND. I THEN BOUGHT 2 MICHELINS, USING THE MATE TO THE BAD TIRE AS A SPARE. THE RIDE IMPROVED SOME, BUT WAS STILL VIBRATING. IN SEPT. OF 2001 I WENT IN TO GET MY WHEELS BALANCED, AND THEY TOLD ME MY FRONT TIRES WERE DELAMINATING[GOODYEARS]. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THIS. I COMPLAINED TO GOODYEAR, AND THEY RECENTLY SENT ME A CHECK FOR 1/2 OF MY PURCHASE PRICE. I HAVE HAD 5 OUT OF 8 OF THESE TIRES DELAMINATE. I BELIEVE THE ONLY REASON THE OTHER 3 DIDNOT, IS BECAUSE THEY WERE REMOVED BEFORE THEY COULD. *AK (TIRESIZE: 875R16.5 E)

WITH ONLY DRIVER IN VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELINMG AT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD COMMENCED TO SEPARATE WHILE STILL INFLATED ON A 1995, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO; AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 70,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE LT 265/75R16, DOT# MDWSETOV386. GOODYEAR WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TREAD SEPARATION, LOST TOTAL TREAD CAP.$ 2800 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: D11Y7HV387 TIRESIZE: T245-75-16)