GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES Complaints

MY 1996 DODGE RAM 2500 CAME NEW WITH 5 GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S 245/75 R16 TIRES. I REPLACED 4 TIRES AT 78,000 MILES WITH 3 NEW RT/S TIRES AND ROTATED IN THE ORIGINAL SPARE. I KEPT THE BEST 2 TIRES FOR SPARES.*AK I USED AN OLD SPARE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND NOTICED SOME VIBRATION. THE GOODYEAR DEALER INDICATED THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE, THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED CATASTROPHICALLY AT 75 MPH AND DAMAGED THE QUARTER PANEL, WHEEL WELL, LOWER PASSENGER DOORFRAME, STEERING MECHANISM (TRACK BAR), FRONT BUMPER COWLING, AND DENTED THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. THE TIRE DIDNT GO FLAT, BUT THREW OFF ALL THE TREAD. FORTUNATELY, I RETAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE TIRE THAT SEPARATED WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SPARE, MANUFACTURED IN 1996. THIS TIRE FAILED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. I BROUGHT THE FAILED TIRE TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP, PERRY TIRE AND ALIGNMENT IN STILLWATER, WHERE THE OWNER FORCED ME TO SEND IT TO GOODYEAR FOR ANALYSIS. AS THE TIRE WAS OVER 4 YEARS OLD, HE CLAIMED GOODYEAR WOULD NOT WARRANTEE THE TIRE, BUT MIGHT MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT. I STUPIDLY DID THIS, ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND TRUSTING THE INTEGRITY OF BOTH COMPANIES. ITS ONE YEAR LATER, AND GUESS WHAT: I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM EITHER COMPANY, PERRY TIRE HAS CHANGED OWNERSHIP, AND GOODYEAR HAS "LOST" MY TIRE. BY THE WAY, GOODYEAR'S REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY NEVER DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE CUSTOMER - DEALERS DO THAT, THEN GOODYEAR DEALS WITH THEM. AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES, ONE OF THE NEWER TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION; ANOTHER HAS WORN UNEVENLY TO SHOW THE BELT. BOTH WERE DETECTED BEFORE FAILURE ON THE ROAD. THE BOTTOM LINE: 3 OF 8 OF MY GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, ONE PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT RISK TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. I AM WITHOUT THE TIRE THAT DISINTEGRATED, AND AM CONSIDERING SEEKING LEGAL ACTION. I UNDERSTAND TIRES WEAR OUT, BUT THEY SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS MANNER EVEN IF WORN DOWN TO THE BELTS.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTF TIRE MODEL # P235/75R15. THE TIRES HAD CRACKS AND BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRES. *NLM THESE WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES. *SCC *JB

WHEN I PUSHASED MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO THE BRAKES WAS NOSIY...TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER.THEY CHARGED ME $90.00 TO DO A BRAKE SERVICE.AFTER THE BRAKES WAS USED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEY STARTED MAKING NOSIE AGAIN...TOOK IT BACK AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THE PADS AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WELL AFTER THAT I WAS FED UP WITH THEM AND TOOK IT TO A GOODYEAR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES.(STOPPED THE NOSIE) AND ALSO FOUND OUT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WAS BAD ALONG WITH THE SHOCKS...SO THEY WAS REPLACED COSTING ME $1,300.00. SO MUCH FOR THE EXTENDED WARENTIES THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE..THE DEALER ALSO CHARGED ME FOR FLIUD AFTER TWO SENSORS WENT OUT THAT WAS LOCATED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION..WICH THE WARENTY WAS TO COVER THE DRIVE TRAIN..THIS VEHICLE IS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO 4X4....NEW TIRES HAD TO BE PURCHASED BECAUSE OF BALL JOINTS WAS BAD CAUSEING TIRES TO WEAR WRONG

ON JUNE 7TH, ONE OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES ON MY TRUCK FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I-77. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE THAT HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST SEPTEMBER 2002. IT APPEARS THAT ONE OF THE BELTS SEPARATED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE FIRST TIRE AT NO CHARGE, BUT I AM GOING TO HAVE THEM REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES OR EVIDENCE OF PRESSURE LOSS NOTED ON EITHER TIRE. GOODYEAR CLAIMS THE DAMAGE WAS RESULTANT OF TIRE PRESSURE LOSS. THIS TIRE WAS THE REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR THE ONE THAT FAILED LAST YEAR. THE MILEAGE ON THE FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT 7000 MILES AND THIS ONE WAS ABOUT 5500. *JB

THE FRONT OF THE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXCEEDING 65 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THE SHAPE AND DESIGN OF THE TIRES CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE NOTICED A SLOW AIR LEAK ON ONE OF MY TIRES INSTALLED ON MY 2001 F150 SUPERCREW. A LEAK TEST IN A TUBE OF WATER FOUND THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A SMALL HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH FROM THE RIM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ALL TIRES HAVE SPORADIC CRACKING AND MINOR BUBBLING ON THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF ALL TIRES. THE TIRES ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO BE DRY-ROTTED. ALL TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P255/70R16. TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED 3/01 WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE MFR DATE OF MY VEHICLE. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER WILL PRO-RATE THE COST OF THE REMAINING TREAD TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW SET OF TIRES. FORTUNATELY, I CHECK THE TIRES ON ALL MY VEHICLES AT LEAST WEEKLY AND HAVE PREVENTED A POSSIBLE FATALITY BEFORE IT HAS HAPPENED. THESE TIRE DEFINITELY APPEAR TO HAVE A SERIOUS MATERIAL DEFECT THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *JB

SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON 4 TIRES, 2 TIRES HAD 2 SEPARATIONS, ALL ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE THAT WAS TO THE INSIDE OR CENTER OF THE VEHICLE (OPPOSITE SIDEWALL FROM THE WHITE LETTERING). *JB

THE SPARE TIRE HAD GOUGES THAT DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE TIRE'S SIDEWALL. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS TYPE OF TIRE WEAR, WHEN THE TIRE IS PLACED IN THE SPARE TIRE'S CRADLE WAS FAIRLY COMMON WITH FORD TRUCKS. CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TT *JB

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2000 FORD EXPLORER 6 CYL. 2 WHEEL DRIVE W/ GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES. I WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED BY MIDAS OF ORLAND PARK AFTER HAVING MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAS A BELT THAT HAS SHIFTED. MY TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE RECALL OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES. AT THAT TIME I HAD ROUGHLY 16,000 MILES ON THE SUV. AT THE PRESENT TIME I HAVE JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES ON THE SUV. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE TIRE WAS BAD MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FORD EXPLORER IS A VERY ROUGH RIDE. I DO NOT GO OFF ROADING WITH THIS VEHICLE NOR DO INTENTIALLY HIT LARGE BUMPS OR POT HOLES AT A RAPID SPEED. I AM NOT ONLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TIRES. SINCE THE EXPLORER RIDES ROUGH (A SIDE TO SIDE WOBBLING MOTION) I CAN SEE WERE MANY ACCIDENTS OCCURED. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO DETECT A DEFAULT IN THE TIRE. THE QUESTION I POSE IS, IS FORD AT FAULT BECAUSE OF THERE INADEQUATE ENGINEERING AND UNSTABE SUSPENSION OR IS GOODYEAR AT FAULT FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF FAULTY TIRES?

WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. *NLM A SECOND TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. A METAL BELT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE SIDEWALL, WHICH WAS THE SAME PLACE WHERE THE OTHER TIRE FAILED. SCC