GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES Complaints

FOUR BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE APPEARED - I TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT HAD 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRE WITH ORIGINAL TIRE TREAD OF 7/32 - IT NOW HAS 6/32 TREAD. GOODYEAR GAVE ME A $80.00 DISCOUNT ON A NEW TIRE - I CALLED THEM AND ASKED FOR A 100% DISCOUNT SINCE THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING. I HAVE THREE OTHER TIRES ON THE TRUCK ALL GOODYEAR TIRES AND IT APPEARS THEY COULD BE DOING THE SAME THING. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES HAVING THE SAME ISSUES JUST NOT ON MY TIRE SINCE IT IS MUCH LARGER AND NOT THAT POPULAR. *TR

ON FEB 21,2013 MY WIFE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED,SHE WAS TO ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND SHE CALLED ME WHERE I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE,,I THEN DROVE THE 40 MILES TO WHERE SHE WAS AND HELPED CHANGE THE TIRE ,WHERE WE DETERMINED THE SIDEWALL LET LOOSE,THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER P265/70R17 113S ATS TIRE,AFTER READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PAGE,THIS TIRE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, SIZE:P225 60 R20. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CRACKS IN THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT DISPLAY ANY SHAKING ISSUES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

MY 2012 FORD EXPEDITION SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELLING AT 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRE WAS ONLY 11 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 9000 MILES. THE TIRE WAS INFLATED PROPERLY AND HAD NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF WEAR. SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED I HEARD A SLAPPING SOUND FROM THE LEFT FRONT AND EASED OFF THE GAS. THE TIRE THEN POPPED LOUDLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THE TREAD CAUSED SOME MINOR DAMAGE IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSED BY AN UNRELIABLE TIRE. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RADIAL TUBELESS, SIZE P255/75/R17 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE INNER PART OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED A TOW SERVICE AND THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,426. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 03/07/13

VEHICLE RUNNING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND STEERING BEGAN TO WOBBLE. CHECKED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES .. NOTED A SINGLE BULGE IN THE MIDDLE OF TIRE TREADS. 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES AT/S SIZE P265/70R17 TIRES. ESTIMATED TIRE TO BE SLIGHTLY OVER A YEAR OLD WITH APPROX 25,000 MILES ON IT. STILL PLENTY OF THREAD ON IT. BOUGHT TRUCK TO GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE TIRE INSPECTED. TECHNICIAN VISUALLY INSPECTED TIRE AT PARKING LOT AND CLAIMED THAT FAULT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY TIRE HITTING A POTHOLE OR CURB. TECHNICIAN REFUSE TO PROVIDE ANY FORM OF WARRANTY FOR TIRE. A BULGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE THREAD ISN'T GOOD. NEVER SEEN A TIRE BULGING LIKE THIS BEFORE. LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WILL BRING IT TO ANOTHER TIRE SHOP TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IT WILL NOT BE ANOTHER GOODYEAR TIRE. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT WANTED TO USE THE COMPLAINT THAT WAS SENT VIA EMAIL. JO I PURCHASED THIS USED GMC SIERRA P/U IT HAD GOODYEAR WANGLER ATS TIRES. I WAS DRIVING ON OUR HIGHWAY 3 IN IOWA AND I WAS PASSING A BUS, AT ABOUT 70MPH THE TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED I HAVE A PICTURE TO SEND YOU IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT. LEFT FRONT TIRE. THERE WERE PLENTY OF TREAD AND THE AIR WAS AT PROPER NUMBERS. I WON'T BUY ANOTHER WANGLER BUT THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW. UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 01/17/2013 *JS

DRIVING MY 4 MONTH OLD NEW 2012 RAM 1500 4X4 IN MID MICHIGAN AFTER OUR FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW FALL. ON THE WAY TO MY RAM DEALER FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE IN (FOUR WHEEL DRIVE) AT 35 MPH. SLID RIGHT BY THE DEALER ON THE SNOW, TIRES LOST ANY AND ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. SPOKE TO SERVICE WRITE UP GIRL ABOUT IT, AND TALKED TO MY SALESMAN ALSO VOICING MY CONCERNS. TOLD THEM THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY THE WORST TIRES I HAVE EVER DRIVIN ON THE SNOW WITH BAR NONE. SLID INTO MY SONS CAR WHEN I RETURNED HOME.....NOT HAPPY WITH THESE TIRES AT ALL. WHY WOULD THEY MARKET THESE FOR A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE? *TR

INSIDE OF TIRE IS SEPARATING. LARGE BUBBLE , 4" X 6" IN SIZE. NO OTHER LEAKS OR PUNCTURES OR PATCHES/PLUGS IN TIRE. CAUSES EXTREME VIBRATIONS. HAD TO REMOVE AND REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES FOR SAFETY REASONS. 265 70R 17 WRANGLER AT/S *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, LINE SIZE (235/80/R17) DOT PJAB35HV4109. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES AND NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE CONTACT HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE STATED THE TIRES WOULD BE INSPECTED BY AN ENGINEER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000...UPDATED 10/22/12 *BF THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE REAR TIRES AND DISCOVERED THE INSIDE DUAL HAD FAILED. THREE OF THE SIX TIRES ON THE AMBULANCE PROVED TO BE DEFECTIVE WITH AIR BULGES ON THEM. UPDATED 10/22/12