GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRES Complaints

A SMALL NAIL HOLE WAS FOUND IN TIRE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE TO TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M6HL TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

SPLIT IN SIDEWALL NEAR RIM OF WHEEL. IT WAS NOTICED WHEN OIL WAS CHANGED. GOODYEAR SAID THEY WERE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

OUR FIRST BLOW OUT CAME ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE OF OUR NEW DODGE RAM VAN. AFTER RETURNING TO A GOODYEAR DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE ONE TIRE. SINCE THAT DATE UP UNTIL JULY 1999, I HAD 11 FAILED TIRES. EITHER BLOW OUTS OR FLATS. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER MARK THOMAS MOTORS, CHRYSLER, MARK III CONVERSION, GOODYEAR (THIS PROCESS TOOK ABOUT 4 MONTHS), THEY AGREED MAYBE MY TIRES HAD A PROBLEM. THEY AGREED TO PAY 200.00 TOWARDS A 500.00 BILL TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I HAD NO CHOICE SINCE I REALLY WANTED TO DRIVE MY NEW VAN. THEY SAID THE TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN TO LIGHT TO BE PUT ON THE HEAVY DUTY VAN. I HAVE SINCE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENTS, ALSO GOODYEAR WRANGLERS. THESE WERE TO BE FOR HEAVY DUTY WEAR. THEY ARE FAR FROM WEARING WELL. I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT NONE AS SERIOUS AS THE TIRE PROBLEM. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS I WAS TOLD BY ALL AGENCIES THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST REPORTED THIS ORIGINAL TIRE PROBLEM. IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD ALONG WITH A FINAL THREAT TO CALL MY ATTORNEY BEFORE I GOT ANY ASSISTANCE. AFTER THE FIRESTONE PROBLEM..I AM VERY CONCERNED AND WANT TO BRING THIS PROBLEM OUT TO THE PUBLIC..MY CHILDREN, THEIR FRIENDS, MY HUSBAND AND MY LIFE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. TO BAD GOODYEAR DOES NOT FEEL THE SAME. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MY DEALER AGAIN AS OF TODAY 112100. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND OBVIOUS CONCERNS IN THIS MATTER. KAREN BACA. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

ROTORS HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND TIRES ARE GOING TO BE REPLACE FINALLY (TIRESIZE: P22575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22575R15 )

LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND SIDEWALL CIRCUMFERENTIAL DISINTEGRATION, WITH LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE SUV. IT WAS DRY ROAD, DAYTIME, OUTSIDE TEMP ABOUT 55F, SPEED ABOUT 42 MPH, AND CAR HAD BEEN MOVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM COLD START. CAR CAREENED SIDE TO SIDE OF 2 LANE MEDIUM SPEED HIGHWAY, FINALLY STOPPING IN ABOUT 1/4-1/3 MILE. REQUIRED EXTREMELY VIGOROUS MUSCLE TO LIMIT LATERAL TRAVEL AND TORQUE ROLL OF VEHICLE. THE SOUND WAS LIKE A HELICOPTER ROTOR CHOP THAT BECAME RAPIDLY LOUDER OVER 5-10 SEC, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONTROL. TIRE INSPECTED BY INSURANCE WHO CERTIFIED THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD CAUSE, AND 'HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE DISINTEGRATE LIKE THIS BEFORE'. TIRES ARE OEM, ORIGINAL, ROTATED PER SCHEDULE, MAINTAINED PRESSURE PER LABELLING. VEHICLE HAD TWO PERSONS, NO TOWING OR LOADS MORE THAN 1-2 ADDITONAL PASSENGERS AT ANY TIME. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245-70-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-70-16 )

WHILE CHECKING AIR PRESSURES,FOUND CRACK IN SIDEWALL ABOUT FOUR INCHES LONG PARALLEL TO TREAD AND ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM EDGE OF RIM. ON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND ANOTHER TIRE WITH SIMILAR CRACK ABOUT 1 INCH LONG (DOT NUMBER: MK11 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

TREAD SEPERATION, GOODYEAR DENIED CLAIM SAID I HIT SOMETHING (TIRESIZE: 235-75-15D)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-75-15D )

TREAD SEPERATION AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL AND FENDER (DOT NUMBER: MD11AMHV 4 TIRESIZE: LT245/7R16)

LT245/75R16 E, DOT MD11 BTOV 116 333L, TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE STAYED INFLATED TO 80LBS, TREAD FLEW OFF EXPOSING STEEL BELT, DAMAGING LEFT REAR FENDER WELL AND SIDE PANEL, HAD TO REPLACE PICKUP BOX SIDE PANEL. GOODYEAR DEALER FOUND 2ND TIRE WITH BUBBLE IN TREAD AREA. THEY REFUSED TO PRORATE BUT DID GIVE ME $10.00 DISCOUNT ON EACH OF TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES. THEY TRIED TO KEEP DEFECTIVE TIRE BUT AFTER A BIG ARGUMENT LET ME KEEP TIRE SO MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER COULD TAKE PICTURES OF IT. I STILL HAVE TIRE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT ME AT [email protected] . THANKS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MD11 BTOV TIRESIZE: T245/75R16)

ON MAY22 A TIRE SEPARATED. GOODYEAR WAS NOTIFIED, AN OTHER FAILED ON OCTOBER 3. TIRE WAS ADJUSTED AT GOODYEAR DEALER. OCTOBER 22, THE TIRE SEPARATED ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT. THE TRED SEPARATED AND FLEW INTO THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE TRAVELING WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN, A YOUNG MOTHER, AND 2 SENIOR CITIZENS, PLUS A VERY VALUABLE JUNIOR RODEO HORSE. A FRIEND CAME BY AND HELPED US GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. GOODYEAR WAS NOTIFIED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 THAT THESE TIRES WERE MALFUNCTIONING, AND DID NOT DISCLOSE TO US THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THEY WERE TOLD THAT WE HAUL. HORSES AND CHILDREN, AND CHOSE TO KEEP IT A SECRET. THESE CHILDREN HAVE SUFFERED A TERRIBLE TRAUMA BEING OUT ON THE FREEWAY WITH THIS TIRE FAILING AND CAUSING A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN IT HIT THE FENDER, CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT. THIS IS A VERY SCARY THING. GOODYEAR ADVERTISES THAT THEIR TIRES ARE SAFE FOR FAMILIES. NOT TRUE. (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )