GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES Complaints

PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP UNLIMITED MAY 2005. AUGUST 2006 NOTICED A STEERING VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 53-55 MPH. DEALER SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE STABILIZER ARM AND THAT THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO TIRE CUPPING. THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO RHETORIC ABOUT PROPER TIRE ROTATION AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC THAT SAID THE RACK AND PINION JOINT WAS LEAKING AND THE TIRE PROBLEM WAS DO TO POOR ALIGNMENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND RELAYED THE NEW INFORMATION. SHE SAID THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS FRONT END ALIGNMENT EVERY 12000 MILES. THE JEEP HAS 15000 MILE CURRENTLY. THE JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED TO AS FROM WORK. *NM

I LEASE A NEW VEHICLE, TRAILER BLAZER ON DEC 31ST 2005, FROM GRAND PRIZE CHEVROLET ON SW117 AV AND 152 ST. AT THE END OF JUNE 2006 I HAD A BLEW UP TIRE ON I 75 GOING NORTH, REACHING TAMPA. IT EXPLODED ON A SIDE AND BECAUSE THE WAY IT LOOKED I SUSPECT IT WAS DEFECTIVE TIRE. I CALL THE SELLER AT THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED TO HIM. HE TOLD ME TO BRING THE TIRE TO BE INSPECTED. MY WIFE DID IT AND THEY DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT, THEY SAID IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM. AM I IN ANY WAY, SINCE IT HAS ONLY 6 MONTH AFTER LEASING IT, PROTECTED AGAINST A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE TIRE ISSUE? *NM

THE SIDE WALLS ON ALL THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES ON MY JEEP HAVE DRY ROT. WHILE DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE, LATE AT NIGHT, ONE OF THE TIRES BLOW THROUGH THE SIDE WALL. DUE TO A SLOW LEAK IN ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES IN THE AREA OF THE SIDE WALL, SULLIVAN TIRE, A LOCAL GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER, INSPECTED THE TIRES AND ADVISED ME THAT ALL THE TIRES HAD SOME DEGREE OF DRY ROT IN THE VICINITY OF THE SIDE WALL (A POSSIBLE QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEM) AND THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED. SULLIVAN TIRE IS CONTACTING GOODYEAR FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REPLACEMENTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE TREAD WAS WORN TO 3/64 ON ALL FOUR TIRES AFTER ONLY 10,000 OF USE. THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED BY THE SERVICE DEALER AND PROPER PRESSURE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED BY THE CONTACT WHO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE WEAR AND RECOMMEND TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE WEAR, BUT RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TIRES. UPDATED 7/5/2006 - *NM

I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP AND IT CAME WITH P265/70R/17 GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES. AT 2700 MILES THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE TRAVELING ON A PAVED ROAD AND AT 5500 MILES THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE TRAVELING ON A GRAVELED ROAD. BOTH TIRES HAD CUTS IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRES AND WERE VERY SIMILAR. I COMPLAINED TO GOODYEAR AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UNSAFE TIRE. *NM

TIRE BLOW OUT, SIDE WALL FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED AT 70 MPH. NO INDICATION OF TIRE PROBLEM UNTIL FAILURE. *JB

I OWN A 2001 SILVERADO 1500 WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST, P245-75R16. WITH @25000 MILES ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. MFG CANADA/DOT 4B70DADR/0302 D08R/D08L. REMOVED ALL 4 TIRES FROM VEHICLE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INCIDENT. STILL RETAIN REPLACED TIRES. REALIGNMENT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HAS A PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAS ORIGINAL FACTORY GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES, P215/75R15. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED SLITS UP TO THREE INCHES LONG ON THE SIDEWALL ABOVE THE BEAD RUNNING WITH THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE DOWN TO THE INNER FABRIC ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRANDS. HE EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AFTER THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. *AK THERE WERE CRACKS ON 3 OF THE 4 TIRES. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

AFTER A FLAT ON 9/30 OF THIS YEAR, I PURCHASED A NEW SET (4) OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES, SIZE P215/75/16, THROUGH MY JEEP DEALER. WITHIN A DAY OF LIGHT USE, MY 2003 LIBERTY SPORT STARTED TO EXHIBIT UNSETTLED HANDLING BEHAVIORS. THE VEHICLE PULLS STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT DID NOT BEFORE THE TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE FEELS MUSHY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND IS NOW VERY HARD TO KEEP GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE FEELING OF LACK OF CONTROL IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A LEFT TURN AT SPEED (THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANT TO CONTINUE TO GO STRAIGHT OR LEFT AND, VERY NOTICEABLE UNDER STEER IS PRESENT). THE JEEP FEELS VERY UNSETTLED EVERYTIME THE GRADE ON THE ROAD CROWN CHANGES ALONG TURNS ON BACK ROADS AND IS NOTICEABLE ENOUGH TO COMPEL ME TO SLOW DOWN FROM NORMAL SPEED LIMITS. WHEN TRAVELING 55 MPH AND ABOVE THE FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL COMES ON WITH VERY MINOR CHANGES ON STRAIGHT ROAD SURFACES. THERE IS ALSO VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT AREA OF THE SUSPENSION (COMES AND GOES IN PROPORTION TO LOSS OF CONTROL). THE VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES AND IS ON ITS' THIRD SET OF THESE TIRES (THE ONLY ONE THAT FITS THE ODDBALL STANDARD RIM) BUT, THIS IS THE FIRST SET OF THESE TIRES THAT HAVE LEFT ME NOT WANTING TO USE THE TRUCK FOR ANYTHING. I CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES AND WHEEL LUGS FOR TIGHTNESS BUT, FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 4 DAYS (AND 100 MILES) SAYING AFTERWARDS THAT IT NEEDED ONLY A WHEEL ALIGNMENT (TOE-IN WAS OUT) AFTER STATING THAT IT WAS ALRIGHT WHEN THE SOLD ME THE TIRES 3 DAYS EARLIER; THEY ALSO CHECKED THEIR WHEEL BALANCING JOB AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. THEY WENT ON THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THAT MY TRUCK BEHAVED LIKE MANY OTHER LIBERTYS. THEIR WORK ABATED THE RIGHT PULLING A BIT BUT, THE BEHAVIOR STILL VARIES IN INTENSITY WITH ROAD CHANGES. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE EVEN ON DRY ROADS. *NM

ALL 5 (FIVE) TIRES THAT CAME ON MY 2004 SILVERADO ARE DRY ROTTING. I AM A 59 YEAR OLD DISABLED WOMAN AND VEHICLE HAD 18000 WHEN MY SON NOTICED THE ROTTING. *JB