GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE DRIVE ONTO A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED TWO RECALLS THAT MAY PERTAIN TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ) AND 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). HE TOOK THIS INFORMATION BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,193 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,055. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, STEERING KNUCKLE, BALL JOINTS AND THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. UPDATED 07/03/08

THE TIRES HAD LESS THAT 2,000 MILES OF USE AND. UPON DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SUFFERED A BLOWOUT IN THE SIDEWALL. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS MANAGED TO BE BROUGHT TO A SAFE STOP. THE TIRE IS UNUSABLE AND WILL BE REPLACED. *TR

WENT TO BUY TIRES AND 03/06/2008- HAD A FLAT WITH THE SIDE WALL POPPING OUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY IN PLACE ONLY FOR 7 DAYS THAT WAS 4 TIRES EVERY SINCE I HAD THE FLAT I'VE BEEN LOSING AIR IN THE OTHER THREE NOT SLOW LEAK PRETTY REPLY . TIRES BRAND WAS 235/75R 15 GOOD YEAR WRANGLER RT/S. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD RANGER WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER 235/75/R15 TIRES. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE TIRES ARE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES AND NOT FOR LIGHT PICK UP TRUCKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE FOR NEW TIRES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN UPDATED 05/13/07. *JB

GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60R20 WITHIN THE 50,000 MILES THAT ARE ON MY 2004 DODGE RAN 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK I HAVE GONE THREW 2 SETS OF THESE TIRES THEY HAVE A MAJOR EARLY WEAR PROBLEM FOR STARTERS. BUT WORST OF ALL AROUND 25,000 MILES THE TREAD SEPARATES ON THE 1ST SET THE TREAD DIDN'T COME ALL THE WAY OFF THE TRUCK JUST BOUNCED ME INTO THE DITCH THE 1ST ONE THAT WENT WAS IN THE FRONT AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT HAPPENS IN THAT CASE THE TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. AFTER I REPLACED IT HAPPENED TO 2 MORE SHORTLY AFTER. NOW I AM ON THE 2ND SET THEY HAVE 25,881 MILES ON THEM YES THAT'S IT AND THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF OF 1 AND ANOTHER IS ABOUT TO DO THE SAME. THEY ALSO HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH EARLY WEAR. THE THING THAT REALLY GETS ME IS WHEN I CALLED GOODYEAR THE 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY WAS UP AFTER A YEAR NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE SAME THING WAS SAID TO ME TODAY WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE SECOND SET. APPARENTLY JODI FROM GOODYEAR CORP. OFFICE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS AT A GARAGE LOCATION EARLIER AND FOUND TO HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. O_O_O_O_O I'M SORRY MR. WOLFE THAT TIRE DOES HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I CAN DRIVE ANYTHING WITH A MOTOR AND ANYTHING THAT DRIVES WITHOUT A MOTOR WHEN THEY GO ON THE HIGHWAY TRUST ME THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. MY FATHER ALSO BOUGHT THE SAME TRUCK AS ME WITH THE 20 IN WHEELS AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START DYEING ON THE HIGHWAYS JUST LIKE FIRESTONE AND GOODYEAR WONT DO ANYTHING FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THEM. GOD BLESS. JW *TR

2 TIRES WITH IN 7 MONTHS GOT BUBBLES IN THE SIDE WALLS. I NOTICED THE BUBBLES IN THE SIDE WALLS AND RETURNED TO GOODYEAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THE BUBBLE WOULD POP THAT THE TIRE WOULD NOT GO FLAT , BUT THE TIRE POP WHILE I WAS THERE AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. THESE TIRES ARE "E" RATRD AND ARE ON HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS PULLING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND WITH A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SOME ONE COULD GET KILLED. !ST TIME DATE WAS 8/16/07. THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT NEW ON 7/17/07.TIRE SIZE NOT LISTED ON NEXT PAGE LT275/70R18 SILENT ARMOR. WRANGLERS. *TR

TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATED WHILE TRAVELLING EAST ON INTERSTATE 84 NEAR DANBURY CT. SPEED: APPX 65 MPH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: HIGH 20S TO LOW 30S ROAD SURFACE: SMOOTH, DRY ONLY OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SHOWS DAMAGE. FAIRLY SURE TIRE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. ALL 4 TIRES RECENTLY REPLACED (NOVEMBER 2007) ON VEHICLE BY SAMS CLUB - KINGSTON, NY. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/D2 SIZE P23570R16 RETAILER WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRE. WAS TOLD BY MANAGER ONLY FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES HAVE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS PURCHASED NEW TIRE FROM RETAILER $127 TOTAL. I HAVE DAMAGED TIRE *CN

ONE OF FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 2004 FORD RANGER EDGE TRUCK WITH 4.0L ENGINE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS (235/75 X 15) WITH ONLY 22,852 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE SIDEWALL EXHIBITED CRACK LINES ALL ALONG THE UPPER PART OF THE SIDEWALL AND I TOOK IT TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR REPAIRS THE TIRE STARTED BULGING OUT ALONG ONE SECTION OF THE CRACKS AND THEIR WAS MASSIVE LEAK OF AIR. I WAS CONCERNED THAT OTHER THREE TIRES WOULD EVENTUALLY BLOW OUT SO I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH A BRAND NEW ONES. *TR

MY 4DR 1999 EXPLORER ROLLED OVER ONE TIME DUE TO A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE GOODYEAR WRANGLER P235/75R 15 ON RIGHT REAR WHEN IT LOST TIRE PRESSURE WHEN I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A DIRT ROAD CAUSING MINOR INJURIES AND TOTALED IT. I WAS CHARGED WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD WHICH IS MY THREE YR OLD NEPHEW BECAUSE THIS TIRE CAUSED ME TO ROLL MY TRUCK - IT WAS A ACCIDENT BY DUNKLIN COUNTY IN KENNETT, MO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S, SIZE P265/70/R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERE CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES AND THEY ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIRE THAT FAILED HAD SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,481 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,562. UPDATED 02-12-BF08 * THE CONSUMER STATED FORD REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH WRANGLER GOODYEAR RT/S DOT MD70 D5HR, MTS P245/75R16 AND CHARGED $100 FOR THE NEW TIRES. UPDATED 02/12/08 *TR