GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES Complaints

PURCHASED 2 NEW(?) WRANGLER ST TIRES FROM DEALER ON 11/09/2005 BUT DATE CODE ON TIRE WAS 2504 TO MATCH ORIGINAL 2 STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. BREAKS REDONE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. FRONT END OF TRUCK STILL VIBRATED AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON LEVEL ROAD. DEALER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OVER 2-3 YEARS. BALANCED AND REBALANCED THE TIRES. DID HIGH SPEED TEST IN SHOP. SUSPECTED TIRES, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY EXACT PROBLEM WITH TIRES. ON 30 OCT. 2010 WHILE TRAVELING @ 70MPH ON CLEAR DAY ON STRAIGHT INTERSTATE ROAD, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. ROAD WAS CLEAR, NOTHING WAS STRUCK BY TIRE, OUTSIDE TEMP WAS ABOUT 73 DEGREES F. TIRE WAS SHREDDED TO BITS AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 31K MILES ON IT. PLENTY OF TREAD AND NO UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERNS. TOOK TIRE TO DEALER AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES WITH COOPERS AND NOW THERE IS NO VIBRATION IN THE FRONT COMING FROM THE TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RADIAL (P) TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND 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. A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,097 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,660.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S TIRES, SIZE WAS LT265/70R17. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED FROM RIM TO RIM. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 231,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 4BT6FDDR3809.

ON AUGUST 31, 2010 WHILE DRIVING NORTH NEAR RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA ON INTERSTATE 5 (I-5) AT 60 MPH WHEN WE INCURRED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RIGHT REAR GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE ON OUR GMC YUKON DENALI. THESE TIRES ARE OEM TIRES FROM GMC AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR ANY REPAIRS ' ONLY REGULAR TIRE ROTATIONS. WE IMPACTED NO ROAD HAZARDS TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE AS WITNESSED BY THE FOLLOWING: 1.I OBSERVED NO ROAD HAZARDS PRIOR TO TIRE FAILURE. 2.GRANT - LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER EMPLOYEE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME AND OBSERVED NO ROAD HAZARDS. GRANT STOPPED TO ASSIST US WITH CHANGING THE TIRE. 3.THE TIRE BEAD WAS SEPARATED AND SIDEWALL SPLIT YET NO DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE WHEEL RIM AS NOTED BY REDDING, CA. WINGFOOT EMPLOYEES AND GRANT AND DON - LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER EMPLOYEES. THE LOGIC BEING THAT IF A ROAD HAZARD CAUSED FAILURE OF THE BEAD IT WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THE RIM TOO. I HAVE PICTURES ON FILE. FROM WHAT WINGFOOT AND LES SCHWAB EMPLOYEES PLUS INTERNET ARTICLES TELL ME, THE FAILURE OF THIS TIRE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. WITH THIS AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IN MIND, I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES DESPITE STILL HAVING 50% TREAD LIFE LEFT ON THE GOODYEAR TIRES. THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS DROPPED OFF AT WINGFOOT, LLC REDDING, CALIFORNIA FOR FEDEX PICKUP TO THE GOODYEAR FACTORY FOR EXAMINATION. I HAVE RECEIVED A CLAIM DENIAL LETTER FROM GOODYEAR AFTER TIRE EXAMINATION STATING THAT OVER DEFLECTION CAUSED THE TIRE FAILURE. LOGIC DOES NOT HOLD TRUE FOR THIS DETERMINATION. IF TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY THE TIRE OVER DEFLECTION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DAMAGING IT AS WELL AS THE RIGHT REAR BUT ONLY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR

2007 DODGE DURANGO (APPROX 42K) EQUIPPED WITH TPMS TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. ALL 4 VALVE STEMS, METAL IS CORRODED. ONE VALVE STEM BROKEN OFF AT THE THREADS WHEN FILLING TIRE WITH AIR. DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW OF ISSUES WITH CORRODING ON VALVE STEMS WITH TPMS BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT PUT AIR IN ONE TIRE. THIS COULD ALSO BE LEAKING AND WILL CAUSE TIRE TO BE FLAT OR BLOW OUT. REPLACEMENT OF TPMS UNIT IN ORDER TO FIX ALL 4 OR GO TO NORMAL VALVE STEMS WITH NO TPMS. *TR

WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION MY CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK PICKED UP A VIBRATION. UPON CHECKING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD BELT SEPARATION. THE ONLY CORRECTION WAS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WHICH WAS DONE IMMEDIATELY. I NOW KEEP A CLOSE CHECK ON THE REMAINING THREE TIRES. *TR

GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, ALL (INCLUDING) SPARE WITH APPROXIMATELY 54000 MILES ARE ALL CRACKING ON THE CENTER OF THE OUTSIDE WALL. TRYING TO SEE IF THERE IS A SAFETY NOTICE OR RECALL REGARDING THESE TIRES. ONE TIRE HAS A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE THAT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL FROM THE RIM TO THE TREAD. THE TIRES ARE THE ONES ON A NEW PURCHASE OF AN H3 HUMMER (2007). PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES REPORTED SAFETY OR RECALL SIMILAR TO THIS. *TR

MY 2006 DODGE RAM HAS THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP 275/60R20 INSTALLED. MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 40K. MY TIRES ARE ALWAYS ROTATED AND PROPER TIRE INFLATION. I NOTICED RECENTLY THAT MY TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING. FIRST IT WAS MINOR THEN IT FINALLY IS TOO MUCH TO BARE. I HAD TAKEN IT IN TWICE BEFORE THINKING IT WAS A BALANCE WEIGHT ISSUE AND EACH TIME THE TIRE STORED REMOVED OR ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. THERE WAS A BIG DIFFERENCE COMING BACK FROM A 1400 MILE ROAD TRIP RECENTLY. AT FIRST THERE WAS THE USUAL SMALL VIBRATION, BUT AT THE END OF THIS TRIP THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKING BAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR THE 3RD TIME AND COME TO FIND OUT THE REAR TIRE WAS FINALLY SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS TIRE DID NOT SEPARATE DURING MY TRIP. I PLAN ON CONTACTING GOODYEAR, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE OR WILL BLAME IT ON DRIVING STYLE. I HAVE YET TO FIND SOMEONE THAT HAS RECEIVED A WARRANTY OR PRO RATED PRICE FOR NEW TIRES. DODGE NEEDS TO STOP PUTTING THESE ON THE TRUCKS OR SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED, LIKE MY FAMILY ALMOST DID. *TR

GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE FAILURE. I HAVE 235/17/70 TIRES ON MY F150. THE SIDEWALLS ARE PEELING, REVEALING WHITE... I HAVE HAD TWO SIDEWALL FAILURES RESULTING IN HIGHWAY BLOWOUTS. THE REMAINING TWO TIRES APPEAR TO BE DESTINED FOR THE SAME FATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TREAD IS SHOWING PREMATURE WEAR. I WILL BE REPLACING THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-150 HEAVY DUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SPLIT IN HALF NEAR THE CENTER DUE TO INCORRECT LABELING OF THE TIRE RATINGS. HE STATED THE TIRES WERE NOT RATED HIGH ENOUGH FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY DID NOT MAINTAIN TIRE ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES STATED THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS LIABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,280 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ