GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE P235/75/R15. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AND HEARD ROAD NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND SUSTAINED ABNORMAL GROOVES IN THE TREAD. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIRES BE REPLACED. THE TIRES HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED AND THE CONTACT STILL HAS THEM IN HIS POSSESSION. HE CALLED THE PLACE FROM WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND WAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,000. UPDATED 05/05/09. *LJ

1. DRIVING 60 MPH ON A DRY EXPRESSWAY, LIGHT TRAFFIC, SHORTLY AFTER DARK. CAR LIGHTLY LOADED (ONE PERSON, NO LUGGAGE), TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED 2. LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, DESTROYING A GOOD PART OF THE SIDEWALL; ABLE TO PULL TO A SAFE STOP AND CHANGE TIRE. 3. TIRE COMPANY (GOODYEAR) HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN MADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA XE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45/R18. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CRACKING ON THE TWO FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE RODE POORLY ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR THESE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TIRES WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF THE "SPECIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM" TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REMEDY. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE (ODI NUMBER 10259643). THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,913 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA XE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45/R18 (NA). THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CRACKING ON THE TWO FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. THE VEHICLE RODE POORLY ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR THESE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE TIRES WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF THE "SPECIAL TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM" TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REMEDY. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,800.

DEFECTIVE TIRE GOOD YEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED.CAN NOT DETERMINE THE AGE OF THE TIRE .MISSING IA LAST PORTION OF AGE OF TIRE.SHOWS ONLY DOT M6C6 TPMR AND THE YEAR OF PRODUCTION IS MISSING OF THE SIDEWALL.I TAKE PICTURES AS WELL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE AND I AM CONTACTING NHTSA.THANK YOU .REGARDS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, SIZE 255/45/R20. EVERY 20,000 MILES, THE SIDEWALL ON THE TIRES FAIL. THE CONTACT MUST PAY $400 TO REPLACE EACH TIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT CONSUMER REPORTS MENTIONED FAILURES WITH HIS BRAND OF TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A HIGH FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED TWO IDENTICAL SETS OF THIS BRAND. HE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 INFINITI M45. THE VEHICLE HAD A GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD SURFACE OF THE TIRE. THERE WAS A CRACK BY THE SEAM THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES LONG. THE TIRE FAILED WITH ONLY 7,731 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,504 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,090. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE SPLITTING AROUND THE RIMS. ON FEBRUARY 6, 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES WERE WEARING AROUND THE RIM. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,000. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 SATURN SL1. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES, SIZE P185/70/R14. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WITHIN ONE YEAR, SIX IDENTICAL TIRES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRES TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE FIRST SET REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE TIRES FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST AND THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED 03/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA: IN JANUARY ,2009 MY SON WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LUBBOCK TEXAS TO PORTALES NM. THIS IS 110 MILES. MY TIRE A GOODYEAR RS-A 245/45 R18 TIRE WENT FLAT MY SON GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHANGED IT IN PITCH DARK. NOT TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE TIRE IN DEPTH. HE DROVE HOME TO FIND IN THE LATER PART OF HIS TRIP HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BREAKS. HE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE'S BEADING CAME COMPLETELY OUT. IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD 45 WIRES HANGING OUT OF THE TIRE. THESE WIRES WERE IN AND OUT OF THE TIRE AND I COULD LITERALLY PICK IT UP BY THE WIRES. THE WIRES (BEADING) WRAPPED AROUND MY BREAK LINES AND CUT THEM COMPLETELY IN HALF, IN ADDITION PULLING THE STEAL MOUNT FOR THE BREAK LINE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CARS MOUNT. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MY SON, PASSENGERS, AS WELL AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME THREE WEEKS PRIOR. THIS TIME THE TIRE CAME APART FROM THE INSIDE WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT THE BEADING DID NOT COME OUT. WHEN MY SON'S SITUATION HAPPENED, IT TOOK (MY TIRE, $266.00), (WHEEL $800.00) (BREAK LINES $???.00) DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL MOUNT AND VESSEL $ ???.00 OF MY CAR'.ALL OUT! THIS TIRE IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. THERE ARE SO MANY INCIDENCES WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AND IT IS EXTREMELY DEADLY! I AM PLEADING WITH NHTSA TO STOP PRODUCTION OF THIS TIRE AND HAVE A FULL RECALL ON IT. ONE PERSON'S LIFE IS NOT WORTH THIS DANGEROUS TIRE! *TR