GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRES Complaints

FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLES ON TREAD SURFACE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

BOUGHT USED A FORD, CLUB WAGON, 1995, TIRE SIZE LT24575R16 LOAD E. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, CAUSING DAMAGES TO HEATER CORE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY AND INSTANTANEOUSLY LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE 95 NORTH IN MD APPROACHING DE BORDER. I QUICKLY LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL, AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILOR AT FULL SPEED. LUCK ALONE GOT MY WIFE AND I TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE INITIAL CONTACTS WITH THE CAR DEALERSHIP, AND WITH A GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER SERVICE CENTER (REISTERSTOWN, MD). BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER DISPLAYED RELUCTANCE TO REPLACE MY TIRE AT NO CHARGE. I DON'T BELIEVE I CAN GET AN HONEST EVALUATION OF MY BLOWN TIRE, AS THEY ARE BOTH FINANCIALLY BIASED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/75R15 )

TWO FRONT TIRES DESTROYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO ANY OBJECT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70516 )

PER NEWS RELEASES RE PENDING INVESTIGATION GOODYEAR LOAD RANGE E TIRES: MY VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES IN QUESTION. TIRES BEGAN IMMEDIATE FAILURE BY SCALLOPING LEADING EDGES OF ALL TREAD BLOCKS. ALIGNMENT, STEERING, BALANCE ALL CHECKED & W/IN SPECS. AT 3150 MILES ROTATION MADE WORSE. AT 3260 MILES DODGE AGREED TO REPLACE 4 TIRES W/ MICHELIN LTS M&S; REFUSED TO CHANGE SPARE, SAME SIZE. TIRES FINALLY RECEIVED AT 4477 MILES. BY THEN TREAD HAD SCALLOPED OFF AS MUCH AS 11/32". DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PENDING INVESTAGATION MATERIAL, BUT I CAN DOCUMENT ALL WITH RO'S & TIRE MEASUREMENT DATA. FYI: 5TH (SPARE TIRE) SOLD AS USED AT MAJOR LOSS AND MATCHING MICHELIN PURCHASED OUT-OF-POCKET. CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IF REQUIRED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16E )

GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRE FAILURE ON TRUCK AND TRAILER DUE TO DELAMINATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R16) ONE OF THE TIRE FAILURES CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE CARCUSS AND SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR AND VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MN60 K60V TIRESIZE: 10.5R15LT)

TIRES CAUSE VEHICLE TO WANDER ACCROSS LANES UNLESS STRICT CONTROL IS USED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 9/1/99 PULLING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AT 55 MPH. TIRE BLEW THE TREAD. SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON 6/18/00 IN IOWA, PULLING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AT 60MPH. PULLED OFF FOR FUEL AND NOTICED STEEL BELT PROTRUDING FROM UNDER TREAD, LOSS OF PRESSURE BUT NOT FLAT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/85R16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/85R16E )

BLOWOUTS OCCURRED RESULTING IN TIRE SHREADING AND FALLING APART MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REPAIR TIRES. THIS SITUATION OCCURED EACH TIME. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. ALL 5 TIMES THAT THE TIRE OR TIRES BLEW OUT THEY WERE IN PIECES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6HH TIRESIZE: P22575R15)