GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES Complaints

ALL 4 TRUCK'S TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE HAS DEVELOPS CRACKS IN THEIR SIDE WALLS. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECTLY MAINTAIN AND TIRES WERE ROTATED.

THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO WAS PURCHASED FROM SOUTH OAK DODGE IN SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A DEMO WITH A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON IT. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FILTER AND TO REPORT SQUEAKING IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT JUST NEEDED LUBRICATION. EACH TIME AFTER CHANGING MY OIL THEY WOULD LUBRICATE THE WHEELS. I ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE NOISE WAS WORSE WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER AND IF I HAD TO USE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. I ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE AND ON OCCASION IT LOOKED LIKE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. MY COMPLAINT WAS DISMISSED WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "OH THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN " SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE SAID THE TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK AND THAT HE WOULD PUT A PLUG IN IT. MY COMPLAINTS WERE OFTEN DISMISSED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. THIS MORNING I HEARD THE NEWS REGARDING THE BALL BEARINGS ON THE DODGE DURANGO. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE THIS PARTICULAR CARRIER WILL PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM UNTIL YOUR WARRANTY EXPIRES. WHEN YOU RETURN YOU ARE CHARGED S MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO CORRECT A PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRENTY. THIS HAPPENED TO MY BOYFRIEND WHO HAS A 1998 ONE TON PICKUP QUAD SEATS FOUR DOOR DODGE 24 VALVE TURBO ENGINE 3800 DOOLEY. THE RED ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO MAJOR PROBLEM. NOT MORE THAN 3 BLOCKS AWAY THE LIGHTT CAME ON AGAIN. WE RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENNT. THE MANAGER STATED "OH I'TS PROBABLY JUST A SENSOR PROBLEM". IF YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS BRING IT BACK IN. THE RED LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THREE MONTHS LATER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO RUN POORLY. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENNT STATED THAT HE NEED A VALVE JOB THAT WOULD COST $1,800.00. FURTHER THE EXTENDED WARRENTY HAD JUST EXPIRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE TIRE AND FOUND NO PUNCTURES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

I HAD A GOODYEAR WRANGLET TIRE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WITHOUT NOTICE THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL CAUSING AN OUT OF CONTROL CONDITION. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE 2002 DODGE DURANGO STOPPED SAFELY. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE TREAD TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL (3 TOTAL PCS 1 EA SIDEWALLS AND 1 TREAD). I WENT TO GOODYEAR THEY SAID I PICKED UP A NAIL OR SOMETHING CAUSING A FLAT. I'M SORRY BUT I HAVE HAD FLATS IN THE PAST. WHEN YOU PICK UP SOMETHING AND GET A FLAT YOU LOOSE AIR PRESSURE AND ARE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND FIX TIRE, NOT EXPLODE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE OHIO ATTY. GENERAL WHO PASSED IT TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THEY SAID THEY ARE JUST A MIDDLE MAN WITHOUT POWER TO RESOLVE. AT THIS POINT I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST GOODYEAR TIRE. I WOULD LIKE 4 DIFFERENT TIRES I WOULD ALSO BE WILLING TO PAY FOR USED PORTION OF TIRES ( JUST WHAT IS USED NOT 75% GOODYEAR STD). WHEN THE TIRE EXPLODED IT ALSO CAUSED SOME MINOR DAMAGE I WOULD LIKE FIXED. I DO HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION AND I AM ABLE TO SUPPLY ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED. I.E. TIRE, PICTURES. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 98 FORD EXPLORER SPORT .AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE REAR PASSANGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT.TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S 255/70R16.TIRE SEPERATED FROM SIDEWALL 3/4 OF THE WAY AROUND.HAD RAGGED EDGE LIKE IT WAS PULLED APART.TIRE DEFECTIVE ? LOOKED LIKE DRY ROT.98 EXPLORER HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT .NOT SURE IF TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EGUITMENT.BOUGHT CAR USED.*AK

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *TS *NLM

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FORD RANGER ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, CLEAR SKIES, SUN OUT AND NO RAIN. SHE FELT THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND THOUGHT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWN OUT. BUT THE TRUCK WAS THROWN INTO THE GUARD RAIL, A WITNESS BEHIND HER SAID THE WHEEL FLEW OFF THE TRUCK, THEN IT WENT AIRBORNE AND FLEW BACK TO THE LEFT OVER THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, MY DAUGHTER HAD ONLY MILD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE E.R. VIA AMBULANCE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED WITH THE TRUCK OR THE FLYING WHEEL. WHEN I SAW THE CAR AT THE WRECKER YARD, I NOTED THE WHOLE WHEEL AND PART OF THE AXLE WERE MISSING. MY DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND FOUND THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE AXLE AND PART OF THE BRAKE COMPONENTS STILL ATTACHED. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS OF A WHEEL BREAKING OFF OF A FORD RANGER? IN RETROSPECT, THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 6000 MILES AND THERE HAS BEEN TWO BLOWN OUTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE IN WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR. COULD THIS BE RELATED AS WELL OR IS IT A DIFFERENCE PROBLEM? *LA

I HAVE THE GOOD YEAR WRANGLER TIRES, AND I JUST WANT TO STATE THESE ARE BY FAR THE WORST TIRES THAT I HAVE EVER DRIVEN ON. I FELT LIKE I'M ON ICE WHEN THE ROAD IS A DAMPED. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THEM BUT I ALMOST DID. I OWN A FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, AND FOR SUV THEY NEED BETTER TIRES. *LA

AFTER 15,000 MILES AND MORE THAN 50% TREAD REMAINING, THERE IS ZERO WET TRACTION ON THESE TIRES. IT SEEMS THAT THE TRACTION GRADE ON THIS TIRE IS EITHER WRONG, OR THERE NEEDS TO BE A CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM TO EVALUATE AND PUBLISH HOW THE TIRES WILL GRADE AFTER SOME WEAR AND NOT BRAND NEW. *LA

GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S SEPARATED FROM BELTS AND BLEW OUT WITH 5/16 TREAD LEFT, OTHERS ARE CRACKED AND BUBBLED.*AK