GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES Complaints

THE LEFT REAR ORIGINAL GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P265/70R16 TIRE ON MY 2002 DODGE DAKOTA 4WD PICK-UP TRUCK HAS BELT SEPARATION. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 17,685 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK IS USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PRIMARILY AS A SPARE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR IS BEING USED. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE DOT NUMBER. *TR

HIT SMALL BUMP ON EXPRESSWAY CAUSING 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY LIKE THE WHEELS WERE LOOSE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY TO CHECK WHEELS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY THE INITIAL REACTION IS TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION (CRASH). AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE SHAKING HAD STOPPED. *TR

I PURCHASE A NEW 2010 FORD F-150XLT IN APRIL, 2010. THE TRUCK CAME WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES. TWO OF THE TIRES LOST A GREAT DEAL OF TREAD BETWEEN 16500 AND 18000 MILES, NECESSITATING ALL FOUR TIRES BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER AND GOODYEAR AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES ARE BACKORDERED AND HAD TO PURCHASE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ADVENTURE ALL SEASON TIRES. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THEY HAVE SEEN EXCESSIVE WEAR ON MANY OTHER OF THE WRANGLER SRA TIRES. I RECEIVED A PRORATED ALLOWANCE FOR THE NEW TIRES; BUT DO TIRES ONLY LAST 18000 MILES NOW. MY PREVIOUS F-150 TIRES HAD OVER 60000 MILES ON THEM AND HAD MORE TREAD THAN MY 2010 F-150. THERE HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE AND I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *TR

TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY, ALL FOUR OF THEM. WE NOTICED THIS AT 20000 MILES!! WE NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM THE TRUCK AND WHEN THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE TRUCK FOR ROAD INSPECTION THEY SAID IS THE TIRES. AND OF COURSE, THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE, THAT I HAVE TO GO WITH GOODYEAR CO. AND MAKE A CLAIM. WE USED THE TRUCK TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK ONLY! WE DO NOT TAKE THE TRUCK OFF ROAD OR EVEN TO OUR NEIGHBOR COUNTRY (MEXICO) BECAUSE OF ROAD CONDITIONS THERE.THE TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY AND MAKE THIS TERRIBLE NOISE WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ? WE TAKE THE TRUCK EVERY 3000 MILES FOR OIL CHANGE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL RECOMMEND TIRE ROTATION AT 6000 MILES OR SO, WE DO AS THEY RECOMMEND, BUT NOW, NO ONE IS HELPING OUT! HOW COME THEY DID NOT NOTICE THIS EARLY WEAR IN OUR TIRES?. *TR

MY TIRES ON MY TRUCK ARE WEARING EXTREMELY UNEVENLY EVEN WITH CONSTANT TIRE ROTATIONS. GOOD YEAR TELLS ME IT IS AN ISSUE WITH DODGE, DODGE TELLS ME IT IS WITHIN GOODYEAR. THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 31,258 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE BEEN SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR. I ONLY DRIVE THE TRUCK TO & FROM WORK, DO NOT TAKE IT OFF ROADING WHICH WOULD WEAR THE TIRES EVEN MORE. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY GOODYEAR NOT TO TAKE THE TRUCK FOR LONG DRIVES IN THE RAIN OR UP TO THE SNOW WHEN IT STARTS TO SNOW HERE. AFTER DODGE LOOKED AT THEM THEY REFERRED ME TO GOODYEAR SAYING THE ONLY THING THEY CAN THINK OF IS THE TRUCK HAS ALOT OF ITS POWER ON THE RIGHT SIDE, ANOTHER EXCUSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT RIGHT AROUND THE 30,000 MILE MARK IS WHEN ALOT OF OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHER FAMILIES ON THE ROAD. IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN WHO WOULD BE AT FAULT ? OH YES THE DRIVER, NOT GOODYEAR OR DODGE EVEN THOUGH THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO THEM. SO THE ENJOYMENT OF TAKING MY FAMILY TO PLAY IN THE SNOW IS COMPROMISED BECAUSE WHEN THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY GOODYEAR THEY FEEL IT IS AN ISSUE. I ASKED HOW MANY MORE MILES MIGHT I HAVE LEFT ON THE TIRES AND WAS INFORMED MAYBE 3,000. NOW I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE ON GOODYEARS WEBSITE AND THE LOWEST MILEAGE FOR THE TIRES THAT I HAVE IS 50,000 MILES FOR A WARRANTY. SO I AM LOSING OUT ON ABOUT 20,000 MILES WORTH OF TIRE TREAD. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO ALL 4 OF THE TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY "CUPPING." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD RANGER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RADIAL (P) TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SET OF THE SAME TIRES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, TIRE SIZE 235-75-R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE WRIST, LOWER BACK, AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 180,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WE HAD THREE BLOW OUTS ON GOODYEAR TIRES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON A 50000 MILE TIRE IN LESS THAN 1 MILE ON A STATE GRAVEL ROAD. WE WERE ONLY GOING 20 MPH AND THE BELTS BROKE IN THE THICKEST PART OF THE TIRE. I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERSON ON THE THIRD ONE. GOODYEAR IS NOT STANDING BEHIND TIRES SAYING I WAS OFF-ROADING ON A STATE ROAD. IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD OF FLIPPED. I TALKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER 15,000 MILES. I COULD UNDERSTAND WITH ONE , MAYBE TWO TIRES, BUT THREE AT20MPH WITH A SHORT DISTANCE. GOODYEAR TOLD ME THE TIRES ARE NOT TO BE DRIVEN ON GRAVEL. 90 PERCENT OF PEOPLE DRIVE ON SOME TYPE DURING THE LIFE OF TIRE. THEY WERE BEING SOLD IN A AREA WERE GRAVEL IS PREVALENT AND THEY ARE NOT SAFE. NO TIRE SHOULD FAIL IN THIS WAY AT 20 MPH WITH A BELT BREAK WITH A SMALL ROCK LIKE WOULD BE FOUND ON MANY HIGHWAYS IN MANY SITUATIONS. THESE ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLERS SR-A MADE FOR OFF ROAD VEHICLES SUCH AS 4X4S, TRUCKS AND MANY OTHER VEHICLES MADE FOR DIRT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER GS-A TIRES, SIZE 30X9.50 R 15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CRUSHED HAND AND BACK INJURIES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HAND INJURY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON AN ASPHALT SURFACED FREEWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC SIDE-WALL FAILURE AND BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE LED TO A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE SPEED WAS REDUCED AND CONTROL WAS REGAINED. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 75 DEGREES AND THE TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON IT. *TR