GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRES Complaints

ALL 5 GOODYEAR WARNGLER AP TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON TRUCK WERE DEFECTIVE WITH BULGES ON SIDEWALLS. BITTERROOT FORD REP DENIED THAT TIRES HAD ANY DEFECTS AND WOULD HAVE "PUT THEM ON HIS WIFE'S CAR" AND IN FACT SAID THAT THEY HAD THE EXACT SAME MODEL TIRES IN THEIR INVENTORY WITH THE SAME BULGES ON THE SIDEWALLS, BUT FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM AND HE REFUSED TO GIVE US GOODYEAR PHONE NUMBER. HOWEVER, WE DID GET THE GOODYEAR PHONE NUMBER FROM OTHER SOURCES AND CALLED GOODYEAR TIRE DIRECT WHO HAD US GO DIRECTLY TO THEIR GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER IN POLSON, MONTANA, WHO EXAMINED ALL 5 TIRES WHICH INCLUDED THE SPARE (WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN ON THE GROUND) AND VERIFIED THAT ALL 5 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE WITH BULGES ON THE SIDEWALLS. HE THEN DIRECTLY INFORMED GOODYEAR TIRE AND THEY IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZED HIM TO REPLACE WITHNO PRO-RATE REDUCTION ALL 5 OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRES WITH ANOTHER MODEL THEIR TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: 302003-GRF TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)

TREAD SEPARATED. CAP CAME COMPLETELY OFF FROM THE SIDEWALLS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

PE 00 046/TIRE FAILURE: LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE STILL INFLATED AT 60 MPH, WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1995 CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN; AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# MD11T5HV208. NO INJURY, BUT VEHICLE'S LOWER QUARTER PANEL RECEIVED SOME DAMAGE. GOODYEAR NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. "TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS" PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40-45MPH VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. TIRES HAD NO GROOVES ON OUTSIDE. HAPPENED ALL THE TIME WHEN ROAD WAS WET. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH RETAILER. RETAILER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. 2000, FORD, F150. *AK

LT245/75 R 16 M+S LOAD RANGE E ONE TIRE HALFWAY DELAMINATED, 2ND TIRE NOW HAS BULGE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

ON OCTOBER 17, 1998 AFTER DRIVING ON A US MONTANA 300 MILES I HAD A FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT. THE LAST I RECALL WAS JERKING THE WHEEL AND WHEN I CORRECTED I STRUCK A SMALL IRRIGATION BRIDGE IN THE ON COMING LANE CAUSING MY TRUCK TO ROLL. THIS CAUSED ME TO FRACTURE MY SKULL, BREAK MY NECK, AND BE HOSPITILIZED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. I HAD AN ENGINEER, WHO IS A PRIVATE CONSULTANT FOR GOODYEAR, EXAMINE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY TIRE AND SENT ME A REPORT SAYING THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO LW AIR PRESSURE. I HAD MY TIRE CHECKED BY A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP THE DAY PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT AND I HAVE PROOF OF THAT. IF THIS TIRE IS THE FAULT OF GOODYEAR IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE OTHERS NEARLY DIE LIKE I DID. I HAVE TWO PEICES OF THE TIRE AND THE RIM IN MY POSSESSION. THE ENGINEER SAID IF I FOUND THE TIRE I MAY FIND MELTED NYLON ON THE SIDEWALL WHICH I DID FIND THE TIRE. IT DOES HAVE MELTED NYLON ON THE RUBBER AND IT IS A 360 DEGREE SEPERATION WITH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE STILL ON THE RIM AND THE TREAD SECTION MISSING. (TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85R16 )

I NEARLY DIED AS A RESULT OF A FRONT, PASSENGER TIRE THAT FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AFTER I TRIED TO CORRECT AFTER THE BLOWOUT. I STRUCK THE END OF AN IRRIGATION BRIDGE AND ROLLED MY TRUCK, BREAKING MY NECK, FRACTURING MY SKULL AND BEING HOSPITILIZED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. I HAD A PRIVATE ENGINEER WHO IS A CONSULTANT FOR GOODYEAR LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY TIRE AND GIVE A REPORT THAT IT WAS A FAILURE DUE TO RUNNING LOW ON AIR. I HAD MY TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND HAVE PROOF OF THAT. I FOUND TWO PARTS OF THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL RECENTLY AND AS THE ENGINEER SAID I WOULD FIND MELT NYLON ON THE SIDEWALL, I DID FIND MELTED NYLON. I HAVE THE TWO PIECES OF THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. (TIRESIZE: 235/85R 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85R 16 )

REPLACEMENT TIRE WITH 20000 MILES ON A 1998, CHEVROLET, TAHOE, 245/75R16 , DOT UNKNOWN. FIRST BLOWOUT IN OCTOBER. AGAIN, TIRE BLOWOUT ON 29 NOV 2000 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. *AK

WE HAD 2 SETS OF GOODYEAR TIRES ON THIS TRUCK. THE 1ST SET (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT) SEPARATED ON A TRIP TO CALIF. FROM NEVADA. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO FEEL SOMETHING WRONG & STOP. THE 2ND SET IS THE SET THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFO ON. IT ALSO SEPERATED ON THE DRIVE TO CALIF. FROM NEVADA. IT SEPERATED WITHOUT WARNING & DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRK. THE WHEEL WELL WAS GONE, THE BODY WAS DAMAGED & THE BUMPER RUBBER WAS TORN OFF, IN ADDITION TO BENDING THE BUMPER. BOTH INSTANCES HAPPENED DURING FAMILY TRIPS. WE SAVED THE TIRE & HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. THIS TRUCK WAS NOT USED COMMERCIALLY. WE CONTACTED GOODYEAR & THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE TIRE WAS UNDERINFLATED. THIS TRK WAS ALWAYS EXPERTLY MAINTAINED. WE WERE VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE LAST TIRE SEPERATION WAS THE LAST STRAW, SO WE SOLD THIS TRUCK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11AMHV42 TIRESIZE: LT245175R1)

I HAVE HAD 2 FAILURES OF MY GOODYEAR WRANGLER LT TIRES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH). ONE OCCURED ON APPROXIMATELY 12/27/98 AND ANOTHER ON 5/28/99. IN BOTH CASES THE TIRE TREAD DELAMINATED RAPIDLY EXPOSING THE STEEL BELTS. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAD THE STEEL BELTS COME APART AS WELL, AND THE BROKEN STEEL WIRES TORE APART MY WHEEL WELL LEAVING A 2' DIA HOLE INTO THE CABIN. THE SPINNING WIRES STARTED TO HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOFA THAT MY SON WAS SLEEPING ON. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE MY SON WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THE TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED TO 58 PSI +/- 2 PSI PER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEALER I PURCHASED THEM FROM. I WOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT EARLIER, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS PERHAPS A ISOLATED RANDOM EVENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE HEARD THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING GOODYEAR AS WELL AS FIRESTONE FOR TIRE FAILURES OF THIS KIND. I THOUGHT YOU FOLKS MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW OF MY EXPERIENCE. I STILL HAVE 3 OF THE ORIGINAL 6 GOODYEARS ON MY MOTORHOME. PERHAPS I SHOULD REPLACE THEM? I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. SINCERELY, JERRY R. FREY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: 8.75R16.5)