GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND TOWING AN RV, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF OF THE RIM. THE VEHICLE AND THE RV WERE DESTROYED. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE 2-PLY SIDEWALL TIRES, WHICH COULD ONLY SUPPORT 1,300 LBS, ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURED ADVERTISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD TOW 10,000 LBS. THEREFORE, THE TIRES THAT WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE WERE MEANT FOR LIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES, SIZE P265/60R18. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SEVERE BALANCING ISSUES WITH HIS TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE VEHICLE TO REMEDY THE VIBRATION. ANOTHER SHOP STATED THAT THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO THE TIRES AND WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRES TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FIVE TIMES TO BE BALANCED AND INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 222,000.

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE; THEY PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. I AM AFRAID THEY MAY NOT GRIP SOMETIMES AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 3500 WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A DEEP CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND HALF LATER HE NOTICED A DEEP CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE SHOP HAD NOT REPLACED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 90,019.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA, SIZE LT23580R17 TIRES. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BACK DULLEY TIRES WERE FLAT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INSIDE WALL WAS DETERIORATING. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE OUTSIDE DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

SIDE WALL BLOW OUT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE JUST BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, NO FOREIGN OBJECTS FOUND IN THE TIRE. UPDATED 10/11/07 *TR

I HAVE A 2007 DODGE DAKOTA IT HAD 1880 MILES ON IT WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT NEAR MILE MARKER 38.9 ON ROUTE 80 EAST BOUND IN NJ. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE DEVELOPED AN APPROXIMATELY TWO INCH VERTICAL SPLIT. THE TIRE WENT DOWN IMMEDIATELY, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AAA SENT A TRUCK OUT AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A P245/70R-16. THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM REFERRED ME TO GOODYEAR. I WENT TO THREE GOODYEAR TIRE STORES AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A SIDEWALL INTRUSION, AND GOODYEAR WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. I E-MAILED GOODYEAR A COMPLAINT HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AT THE THIRD GOODYEAR TIRE STORE AT A COST OF $161.11. I KEPT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. I HAD CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE THAT MORNING BEFORE LEAVING HOME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AT THAT TIME, AND NON OCCURRED THAT DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN IT BLEW. THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 1900 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT AND THE TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. IT IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT GOODYEAR WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS TIRE, AND IT IS EVEN HARDER TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE ANY INTEREST IN LOOKING AT IT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. AAA ARRIVED AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER HE FOUND THAT ALL OF THE TIRES AND THE SPARE WERE PASSENGER CAR TIRES WITH MAXIMUM INFLATION PRESSURE RECOMMENDATION OF 44 POUNDS. THE CUSTOMER STATED THE TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED THUS PUTTING HIM AT RISK FOR EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED SINCE INFLATING THE TIRES AS RECOMMENDED. UPDATED 07/25/07 *TR

2004 NISSAN TITAN EQUIPPED WITH THE WRONG TIRES CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER KNOWINGLY SOLD THE CAR WITH THE WRONG TOWING WEIGHT TIRES **NAR**CC *TR

NOTICED ROAD NOISE THAT INCREASED WITH MILEAGE. THEN SLIGHT VIBRATION OVER TIME. HAD TIRE ROTATIONS BY OIL CHANGERS AND DEALERSHIP. THEY NOTICED NOTHING ABOUT TIRES. WHEN CONDITION GOT MORE NOTICEABLE,I WENT TO 2 TIRE SHOPS. THEY FIRST TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO A GOODYEAR SHOP BECAUSE I HAVE TIRE SEPARATION. THE SECOND WAS A GOODYEAR STORE THAT TOLD ME THAT I HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND TWISTED BELTS WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING THE STRIKE AT GOODYEAR AND MADE BY OFFICE PERSONNEL. SINCE THIS WAS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE TIRE, IN MY EYES, I FELT THAT GOODYEAR SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF NEW TIRES. THE GOODYEAR SHOP STATED THAT THEY WILL SUBMIT THIS AS ROAD NOISE AND GET A MINIMUM L REFUND BACK TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF NEW TIRES THAT I MUST BUY AT THE TUNE OF $700.00. OF COURSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THE SAME TIRE BACK ON THE TRUCK. ALSO THESE TIRES HAD 26,300 MILES ON THEM. I HAVE DONE NOTHING EXCEPT CHECK PRICING AT OTHER TIRE PLACES TO SEE IF I AM GETTING ANY DISCOUNT AT ALL. TOTALLY FRUSTRATED I FELT THAT GOODYEAR SHOULD PAY FOR THESE TIRES TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THEY OF COURSE WILL CHARGE ALL THEIR OTHER CHARGES, BALANCE,TIRE DISPOSALS,TIRE CHARGES,BALANCE. EVEN THOUGH CLEARLY THIS IS A GOODYEAR FIASCO. I WAS CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE GOODYEAR SHOP KNEW ALL ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *AK