GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES Complaints

I BOUGHT NEW GMC SIERRRA IN MID 2004, TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST. TRUCK EXHIBITS VERY POOR WET TRACTION AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. WHEN TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 18,000 MILES HAD SERIOUS SPIN OUT ON I75 SOUTH OF TAMPA IN LITE RAINY CONDITION. SINCE THEN NOTICED TIRE SPIN ON SLIGHTEST WET ROADS, EVEN HAS TROUBLE PULLING OUT OF CAR WASHES. THIS IS DANGEROUS TIRE AND SHOULD NOT BE INSTILLED ON LARGE VEHICLES. TIRE IS DOWN TO WEAR MARKS AND ONLY HAS 28000 MILES. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND MAINTAINED ONLY BY GM DEALERS. GOODYEAR DEALER STATES THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON FULL SIZE TRUCKS, IT WILL WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND MAY LEAD TO BLOWOUT. DEALERSHIP WON'T DO ANYTHING AND GOODYEAR STATES IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR

NOTICED ROAD NOISE THAT INCREASED WITH MILEAGE. THEN SLIGHT VIBRATION OVER TIME. HAD TIRE ROTATIONS BY OIL CHANGERS AND DEALERSHIP. THEY NOTICED NOTHING ABOUT TIRES. WHEN CONDITION GOT MORE NOTICEABLE,I WENT TO 2 TIRE SHOPS. THEY FIRST TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO A GOODYEAR SHOP BECAUSE I HAVE TIRE SEPARATION. THE SECOND WAS A GOODYEAR STORE THAT TOLD ME THAT I HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND TWISTED BELTS WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING THE STRIKE AT GOODYEAR AND MADE BY OFFICE PERSONNEL. SINCE THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE TIRE, IN MY EYES, I FELT THAT GOODYEAR SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF NEW TIRES. THE GOODYEAR SHOP STATED THAT THEY WILL SUBMIT THIS AS ROAD NOISE AND GET A MINIMUM L REFUND BACK TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF NEW TIRES THAT I MUST BUY AT THE TUNE OF $700.00. OF COURSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THE SAME TIRE BACK ON THE TRUCK. ALSO THESE TIRES HAD 26,300 MILES ON THEM. I HAVE DONE NOTHING EXCEPT CHECK PRICING AT OTHER TIRE PLACES TO SEE IF I AM GETTING ANY DISCOUNT AT ALL. TOTALLY FRUSTRATED I FELT THAT GOODYEAR SHOULD PAY FOR THESE TIRES TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THEY OF COURSE WILL CHARGE ALL THEIR OTHER CHARGES, BALANCE,TIRE DISPOSALS,TIRE CHARGES,BALANCE. EVEN THOUGH CLEARLY THIS IS A GOODYEAR FIASCO. I WAS CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE GOODYEAR SHOP KNEW ALL ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER. THE CONTACT HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. HE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS A CRACK NEAR THE BEAD AND SIDEWALL. HE FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE TIRE CAN BLOW OUT AT ANYTIME. THE TIRE HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE TIRE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED *JB

I BOUGHT A GMC SIERRIA LAST AUGUST IN 2006 AND IT HAD 6,440 MILES ON IT. YESTERDAY, I GOT A FLAT TIRE. I GOT THAT TIRE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BELT WAS BROKEN IN IT WITH A PUNCHURE IN IT. THEN ABOUT 4 HRS LATER I GOT ANOTHER FLAT TIRE WITH THE BELT BROKE IN IT.*AK

2004 DODGE DURANGO WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P265/ 70R16 THAT SEPARATED AND STARTED TO LEAK AROUND THE SIDEWALLS**CC *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 YUKON DENALI AT 60 MP, HE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES WITH FAILURE MILEAGE 65,000). THE CONTACT TOOK RHE VEHICLE TO THE RICKYSMITH DEALERSHIP, FROM WHOM HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CONTINUING TO HAVE TIRE BLOWOUTS, AS A RESULT THE REAR MUD FLAP BLOWINGT OFF.*AK

POINT 1. - EVENTS WERE UN-NOTICED SIDEWALL "DRY-ROTTING" OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P235/75R15 TIRES FOR 21000 MILES.....THESES TIRES WERE 'ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT' ON A NEW 2003 CHEVY S-10 CREW CAB 4WD TRUCK. THE "FAILED" TIRE WAS ON THE FRONT, DRIVERS SIDE. SIMPLE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 60 MPH (RT.1 N., DELAWARE), DRY CONDITIONS, 65 - 70 DEGREES TEMPERATURE. TIRES WERE RELIGIOUSLY 'ROTATED' AT 6500 - 7500 MILES. POINT 2. - TIRE LOST AIR, EVENTUAL "FLAT" DURING 60 MPH HIGHWAY DRIVE. THERE WAS NOT A WHOLE LOT OF "PULLING" INVOLVED. ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO ME BY A "PASSING" DRIVER, UPON WHICH TIME I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. POINT 3. - CHANGED THE "FAILED" TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE (SAME MODEL), EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE "SUSPECT" TIRE WITH A NEW SAME MODEL (ERGO, TWO NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT).INSPECTED THE THREE OTHER ORIGINAL TIRES AND NOTICED "DRY ROT" ON ALL TIRES RANGING FROM MEDIUM 'BAD' TO JUST-AS-'BAD' AS THE FAILED TIRE. GOODYEAR PERSONNEL ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME THAT THEY SEE THIS 'DRY-ROTTING' QUITE OFTEN ON THESE TIRES. OLD TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION...THERE IS NO "ROAD HAZARD" INVOLVED...THE 'LEAKS' ARE DEFINITELY FROM THE "DRY ROTTED" SPLITS IN THE SIDEWALL CLOSE TO THE THREAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS TIRE...I KEEP REMEMBERING BRIDGESTONE AND FORD EXPLORER FROM A FEW YEARS AGO!! *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS THE RAIL, AND AT THE END OF THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLE THEN PULLED AGAIN TO THE RIGHT QUICKLY AND SHARPLY. THE TIRE BLEW OUT, SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER 2 OR 3 TIMES AND LANDED ON THE TIRES. IT DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE WEATHER WAS NICE THAT DAY, AND THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 50-60 MPH. THE TREAD QUALITY ON THE TIRE WAS GOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET PICTURES OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

DEAR SIR/MAM, I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM NEW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES I HEARD ABNORMAL SQUEALING AS I TURNED ONTO OTHER STREETS AT A LOW SPEED. I ALSO NOTICED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO DEFECTS AND TO SEEK OUT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. IN FEBRUARY 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 58,400 MILES ON THE TRUCK I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN AND HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM MY REAR END. I LOCATED A MECHANIC THAT OPENED UP MY DIFFERENTIAL PAN AND FOUND METAL PIECES LAYING IN THE PAN. MY TRUCK HAS A LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL WITH 4:10 GEARS. THIS LAYOUT OF GEARS IS PART OF THE HEAVY DUTY OFF ROAD PACKAGE DODGE OFFERED WITH THEIR TRUCKS AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE. MY MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE POSI- TRACTION SPACERS HAD EXPLODED AS THEY HAD APPEARED TO HAVE STUCK TOGETHER. THE PIECES OF METAL THEN EVENTUALLY TRIED TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE RING AND GEAR CAUSING CHIPPING. THE END RESULT IS TO HAVING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY REPAIRED AT A COST WITH PARTS AND LABOR EXCEEDING $1300.00. I RECALLED BACK TO MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH DODGE OF THE EXCESSIVE TIRE SQUEALING AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AT 10,000 MILES AND BASED UPON MY KNOWLEDGE BELIEVE THAT THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING WHILE TURNING ONTO OTHER STREETS AS THE REAR END WAS LOCKED UP IN THE POSI TRACTION MODE. I CONTACTED DODGE SEVERAL TIMES AND SPOKE WITH THEIR CHIEF CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF PAT. DODGE STATED AT THE END OF EACH CONVERSATION THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME IN THIS ISSUE EVEN AFTER I ADVISED THEM OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE IN THEIR DODGE TRUCKS. I HAVE SPOKE AND LOCATED FOUR OTHER DODGE OWNERS IN MY TOWN THAT HAVE HAD TO REPAIR THEIR DODGE TRUCK REAR ENDS. AFTER OBSERVING THE METAL PIECES IN THE DIFFERENTIAL AND FROM SOME PERSONNEL EXPERIENCE FROM A PREVIOUS INCIDENT IN A FRIENDS TRUCK YEARS AGO I MADE THE FOLLOWING DETERMINATION, THE PIECES THAT EXPLODE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL WILL MAKE A CLUNKING NOICE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. *JB

TIRES SHOWING UNEVEN WEAR ON INSIDE TREADS...LOUD IN CABIN, COMPLETELY PREMATURE AND STRANGE TIRE WEAR AT 19,000 MILES. VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE DUE TO THE WEAR BEING ON THE INSIDE TREADS OF ALL 4 TIRES. *NM