GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE: 225/75R16. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD SIDEWALL DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH INCORRECT TIRES. THE FACILITY DECLINED TO SERVICE THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALERS WERE INSTRUCTED NOT TO INSTALL THOSE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING THE TIRES DUE TO A NON-FACTORY DEALER INSTALLING THE TIRES. UPON CONTACTING AN UNKNOWN DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT GOODYEAR HAD APPROVED THE TIRE INSTALLATION. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,300. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON MAY 5, 2018 TRAVELING ON I-40, MILE 398 WHILE TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE LANE I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY VAN STARTED SHAKING. I KNEW/FELT THAT A TIRE HAD BLOWN. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT HELP. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND PUT ON NOVEMBER OF 2016. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLERS WITH 8,789 MILES ON THESE TIRES..

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE GOODYEAR TIRES THAT CAME ON MY 2017 DODGE RAM 1500. TIRE IS GOODYEAR WRANGLER SA-R. TIRE SIZE IS 275/60R20. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH PA ON THE WAY TO NY DRIVING A LITTLE OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT (70MPH) WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING. ONLY 5700 MILES ARE ONE THESE TIRES AND I WAS ABOUT 3 HOURS INTO A 6 HOUR DRIVE WITH CLEAR AND COOL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE WAS NO ALERT FROM TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR STATING THEY AIR WAS LOW. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND IT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT INTO THE LEFT LANE... THANKFULLY NO OTHER VEHICLES WHERE IN THAT LANE. AT THAT SPEED IT COULD'VE EASILY BEEN A CRASH WITH FATALITIES. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME TIRE DOING THE SAME THING BUT GOODYEAR WON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 5700 MILES UNLESS AN OBJECT WAS STRUCK WHICH IS NOT THE CASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES, SIZE: P275/60R20 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HEWLETT HOUSE OF TIRES IN HEWLETT, NY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES HAD BULGES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE BULGE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,800. ... UPDATED 09/20/17 *BF UPDATED 11/2/2017*JS

DRIVING ON PAVEMENT THE AMBIENT TEMP WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES WITH NO ROAD HAZARDS THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED STRAIGHT ACROSS THE TREAD. A PIECE OF THE TREAD HIT THE INNER FENDER AND DAMAGED BOTH THE LINER AND THE OUTER FENDER. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER THAT CAME STOCK ON THE TRUCK 275/60 R20 DOT # M6YNJB1R2915. THE TIRES HAVE ONLY 3200 MILES ON THIS 2016 TRUCK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WITH NO RESULTS AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES, SIZE: LT265/70R17. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. AS A RESULT, BOTH TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES, SIZE: P245/50/R20 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED BLISTERS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND THE INSIDE RUBBER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT SERVICEABLE AND COULD NOT BE ROTATED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,635 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CARRIAGE CAMEO EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, TIRE LINE: WRANGLER SR-A, TIRE SIZE: LT235/85/R16 TIRES AND DOT NUMBER: PJORH5HV3110. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

THE TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A 5 - 6" SEPARATION IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. TWO TIRE STORES CONFIRMED IT APPEARED TO BE SEPARATION DUE TO MANUFACTURING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON AN ASPHALT PAVED ROAD IN MY 2013 RAM 1500 CREW CAB, WITH 3,842 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, ON 11/JULY/2014. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A 275/60R20, EXPLODED VIOLENTLY CAUSES INSTANT DEFLATION. THE TIRE TREAD SPLIT COMPLETELY IN HALF FROM OUTSIDE TOP OF RIM TO INSIDE TOP OF RIM. DURING THE PROCESS OF ALL THIS, THE TIRE MANAGED TO MANGLE MY INNER FENDER WALL AND RIP MY LEFT FRONT FENDER FROM ITS ANCHOR BOLTS CAUSING $1,200 WORTH OF DAMAGE. SEARS AUTO DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO CHARGE DUE TO BEING COVERED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE GOODYEAR CLAIMS DEPARTMENT AND HAD THE TIRE MAILED TO THEIR INSPECTION DEPARTMENT. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL INFORMING ME THAT THE CLAIM WAS BEING DENIED DUE TO NO FAULT ON THE TIRE. GOODYEAR SAID THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND HAD NORMAL DEFLATION. AFTER RECEIVING THE TIRE BACK FROM GOODYEAR, I TOOK IT TO 3 SEPARATE STORES IN MY TOWN TO GET A SECOND OPINION. WITH OVER 85 TOTAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COMBINED, THE FINAL VERDICT WAS A UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT...NONE OF THEM HAD EVER SEEN A 20" TRUCK TIRE COMPLETELY SPLIT FORM BEAD TO BEAD IN THEIR ENTIRE CAREER. I HAVE LETTERS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. I AM NOW LOOKING INTO A SMALL CLAIMS COURT CASE AGAINST GOODYEAR IN ORDER TO GET PAYMENT FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO MY VEHICLE. *TR