GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THREE TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE LAST ONE; THE REAR RIGHT TIRE FAILED ON 8-16-06. AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON A DRY HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SLIT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIT ON THE SIDE OF ONE OF THE OTHER TWO TIRES THAT FAILED. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED PROPER MAINTENANCE ON THE TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR, WRANGLER. THE TIRE SIZE WAS: P220/75R/16 . *AK UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM

THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP'S ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE WEARING TERRIBLY! THERE ARE ONLY 6400 MILES ON THE SUV AND THE TIRES ARE FEATHERING SOMETHING AWFUL! THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND TIRE ROTATION JULY 31, 2006. I ALSO ASKED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY A SERVICE/PARTS REPRESENTATIVE AT A DIFFERENT LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE STATED THAT IN NO WAY WAS THE TIRE WEAR NORMAL. HE ADDED THAT THE WEAR ON MY TIRES RESEMBLES THAT OF A VEHICLE WITH NEARLY 20,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY EYES. *NM

WAS DRIVING 2006 FORD F350 4X4 ON TOLL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY AND WITHIN SECONDS THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AR OEM TIRE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HAD BLOWN. TIRE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SPLIT AND SHREDDED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO GUIDE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER. HAD I BEEN TOWING A TRAILER, TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR IN THE LEFT LANE, THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. NOW, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE 3 REMAINING WRANGLER AT TIRES. *NM

MY WIFE HAD A FLAT TIRE THIS DATE AND WHEN THE TIRE SHOP SHE TOOK IT TO, PULLED THE TIRE FROM THE WHEEL AND NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE WALLS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THEY TOLD HER THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT SHE PROBABLY CAUSED THE DEFECT BY DRAINING IT 15 MINUTES WITH SLIGHTLY LOW TIRE PRESSURE. TIRE PRESSURES ARE MONITORED CLOSELY AND CHECKED AT LEAST MONTHLY WITH VERY LITTLE VARIATIONS EVER DETECTED. *JB

I LEASE A NEW VEHICLE, TRAILER BLAZER ON DEC 31ST 2005, FROM GRAND PRIZE CHEVROLET ON SW117 AV AND 152 ST. AT THE END OF JUNE 2006 I HAD A BLEW UP TIRE ON I 75 GOING NORTH, REACHING TAMPA. IT EXPLODED ON A SIDE AND BECAUSE THE WAY IT LOOKED I SUSPECT IT WAS DEFECTIVE TIRE. I CALL THE SELLER AT THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED TO HIM. HE TOLD ME TO BRING THE TIRE TO BE INSPECTED. MY WIFE DID IT AND THEY DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT, THEY SAID IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. AM I IN ANY WAY, SINCE IT HAS ONLY 6 MONTH AFTER LEASING IT, PROTECTED AGAINST A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE TIRE ISSUE? *NM

I PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED ON 05/23/2006. PRIOR TO TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND WAS TOLD BY THE SALESPERSON THAT IT PROBABLY JUST NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I RECEIVED AN "WE OWE YOU" FOR THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED ON THE SERVICE SLIP THAT AFTER HE PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT THE LIBERTY STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HE STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE CROWNING OF THE ROADWAY. THE ROAD HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I EVEN DROVE IT ON A FLAT SURFACED PARKING LOT, FIRST DOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND IT PULLED RIGHT AND THEN LETTING LIBERTY COAST AND IT STILL PULLED RIGHT. I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL VEHICLES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. RECEIVED A CALL FROM A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP REGARDING THE VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THAT I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH MY EXPERIENCE PURCHASING THIS JEEP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFIED THE SERVICE MANAGER. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE MANGER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT JEEP HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE PULLING RIGHT ISSUE, AND HAS HAD SOME RECALLS. IT STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SEEMS TO BE WORSE. NUMBER OF FAILURES WOULD BE EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE THING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP CHRYSLER NEEDS TO GET FIXED. THE OTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS WITH THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP TIRES. THESE ARE NOT SAFE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, COMPLETELY STOPPED WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. IT HAD JUST STARTED TO SPRINKLE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO GO FORWARD AND WAS JUST MAKING MY TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED AND I SPUN COMPLETELY AROUND AND WAS FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HOW COULD A VEHICLE SPIN OUT UPON STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT??? *NM

WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE DESERT AT 74 MILES PER HOUR IN 115 DEGREE TEMPERATURE WHEN OUR GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P265/70R16/111S HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT ON THE FREEWAY. OUR TIRES ARE ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS OLD AND WE HAD A COMPLETE SAFETY CHECK INCLUDING TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE LEAVING ON OUR TRIP. THE TIRE SIDE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. *JB

THE SIDE WALLS ON ALL THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES ON MY JEEP HAVE DRY ROT. WHILE DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE, LATE AT NIGHT, ONE OF THE TIRES BLOW THROUGH THE SIDE WALL. DUE TO A SLOW LEAK IN ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES IN THE AREA OF THE SIDE WALL, SULLIVAN TIRE, A LOCAL GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER, INSPECTED THE TIRES AND ADVISED ME THAT ALL THE TIRES HAD SOME DEGREE OF DRY ROT IN THE VICINITY OF THE SIDE WALL (A POSSIBLE QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEM) AND THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. SULLIVAN TIRE IS CONTACTING GOODYEAR FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REPLACEMENTS. *NM

I OWN A 2004 FORD SPORT TRAC XLT WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES (M+S P255/70R16). I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED EVERY 3 TO 5 THOUSAND MILES. PROBLEM IS THE TIRES KEEP CUPPING OUT, WHICH CREATES A LESS SAFE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT AND CAUSES EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL TIRE STORE THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND BUYING NEW TIRES WILL NOT CORRECT IT. HOW SHOULD I PROCEED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED? NOTE, THE WHEELS ARE WITHIN ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS. PLEASE ADVISE...THANKS. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 F150 4X4 REG. CAB 4X4 PICK UP TRUCK. IT HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES ON IT. LT275/65 18C WRANGLER AT/S. THEY KEEP CUPPING. I AM NOW ON MY 5TH SET OF TIRES. FORD WANTS TO AND DID AT ONE TIME PUT ON P275/65 18 ON THE TRUCK. I WAS AGAINST THIS DROPPING TO A P METRIC TIRE. THEY NOW REINSTALLED THE LIGHT TRUCK TIRES AGAIN AT MY REQUEST. FORD STATED THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THEY ARE DROPPING TO A P METRIC FROM A LIGHT TRUCK. THE CUPPING IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN WITH NOT GETTING GOOD CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. I WILL GIVE YOU THE FIST DATE THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I ONLY HAD 181 MILES ON MY TRUCK. *NM