GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES Complaints

MY SON WHO IS 17 YEARS OF AGE WAS DRIVING AND NOTICE SOMETHING WRONG . WE CHECK HIS TIRE AND NOTICE METAL THREADING COMING FROM THE INSIDE AREA OF THE TIRE. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR NEW TIRES AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE DRIVE ONTO A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED TWO RECALLS THAT MAY PERTAIN TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ) AND 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). HE TOOK THIS INFORMATION BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,193 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,055. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, STEERING KNUCKLE, BALL JOINTS AND THE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. UPDATED 07/03/08

GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60R20 WITHIN THE 50,000 MILES THAT ARE ON MY 2004 DODGE RAN 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK I HAVE GONE THREW 2 SETS OF THESE TIRES THEY HAVE A MAJOR EARLY WEAR PROBLEM FOR STARTERS. BUT WORST OF ALL AROUND 25,000 MILES THE TREAD SEPARATES ON THE 1ST SET THE TREAD DIDN'T COME ALL THE WAY OFF THE TRUCK JUST BOUNCED ME INTO THE DITCH THE 1ST ONE THAT WENT WAS IN THE FRONT AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT HAPPENS IN THAT CASE THE TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. AFTER I REPLACED IT HAPPENED TO 2 MORE SHORTLY AFTER. NOW I AM ON THE 2ND SET THEY HAVE 25,881 MILES ON THEM YES THAT'S IT AND THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF OF 1 AND ANOTHER IS ABOUT TO DO THE SAME. THEY ALSO HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH EARLY WEAR. THE THING THAT REALLY GETS ME IS WHEN I CALLED GOODYEAR THE 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY WAS UP AFTER A YEAR NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE SAME THING WAS SAID TO ME TODAY WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE SECOND SET. APPARENTLY JODI FROM GOODYEAR CORP. OFFICE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS AT A GARAGE LOCATION EARLIER AND FOUND TO HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. O_O_O_O_O I'M SORRY MR. WOLFE THAT TIRE DOES HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I CAN DRIVE ANYTHING WITH A MOTOR AND ANYTHING THAT DRIVES WITHOUT A MOTOR WHEN THEY GO ON THE HIGHWAY TRUST ME THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. MY FATHER ALSO BOUGHT THE SAME TRUCK AS ME WITH THE 20 IN WHEELS AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE START DYEING ON THE HIGHWAYS JUST LIKE FIRESTONE AND GOODYEAR WONT DO ANYTHING FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THEM. GOD BLESS. JW *TR

MY 4DR 1999 EXPLORER ROLLED OVER ONE TIME DUE TO A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE GOODYEAR WRANGLER P235/75R 15 ON RIGHT REAR WHEN IT LOST TIRE PRESSURE WHEN I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A DIRT ROAD CAUSING MINOR INJURIES AND TOTALED IT. I WAS CHARGED WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD WHICH IS MY THREE YR OLD NEPHEW BECAUSE THIS TIRE CAUSED ME TO ROLL MY TRUCK - IT WAS A ACCIDENT BY DUNKLIN COUNTY IN KENNETT, MO. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH ON RURAL FREEWAY WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEW. THERE WAS NOTHING THE DRIVER HIT OR RAN OVER. IT JUST BLEW OUT ALMOST CAUSING A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO 4X2. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST, SIZE P225/75/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A FLAT TIRE EVERY THREE WEEKS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE EVERY THREE WEEKS AND STATED THAT THE TIRE IS NOT LEAKING. THE DEALER ALWAYS REPLACES THE VALVE STEM, HOWEVER, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS REMAIN LIT AND THE TIRE CONTINUES TO FLATTEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT PROVE THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,123 AND THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MUST INFLATE HIS TIRES EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE WHEELS ARE ALUMINUM AND THAT IS WHY HE FEELS THAT THE TIRES WERE ALWAYS UNDERDEFLATED. THE DEALER FOUND NO TIRE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 55 MPH,WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF BUMPS ON THE ROAD WHICH BEGAN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION OR WOBBLING, AND VIOLENT SHAKING, IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT END. FRONT END AND TIRES APPEARED TO BE MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT IN THE UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE. THIS HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS AFTER HITTING BUMPS ON A HIGHWAY AND COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT END APPEAR TO BE VISUALLY INTACT. THIS VEHICLE IS A WRANGLER X UNLIMITED 4 X 2 - 4 DOOR. ALL 4 INCIDENCES TOOK PLACE WITHIN 50 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. *AK

I BOUGHT NEW GMC SIERRRA IN MID 2004, TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST. TRUCK EXHIBITS VERY POOR WET TRACTION AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. WHEN TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 18,000 MILES HAD SERIOUS SPIN OUT ON I75 SOUTH OF TAMPA IN LITE RAINY CONDITION. SINCE THEN NOTICED TIRE SPIN ON SLIGHTEST WET ROADS, EVEN HAS TROUBLE PULLING OUT OF CAR WASHES. THIS IS DANGEROUS TIRE AND SHOULD NOT BE INSTILLED ON LARGE VEHICLES. TIRE IS DOWN TO WEAR MARKS AND ONLY HAS 28000 MILES. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND MAINTAINED ONLY BY GM DEALERS. GOODYEAR DEALER STATES THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON FULL SIZE TRUCKS, IT WILL WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND MAY LEAD TO BLOWOUT. DEALERSHIP WON'T DO ANYTHING AND GOODYEAR STATES IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE SIDEWALLS ON THE FRONT TIRES SPLIT ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE . I FOUND THE DEFECT MYSELF. REPLACED THE TIRES. I STILL HAVE THE OLD ONES. THE TRUCK HAD ONLY A LITTLE OVER 12K MILES ON IT. THE DEALER BLEW ME OFF. *JB