GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

SIDEWALLS OF TWO TIRES POPPED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER THE DURANGO WAS PARKED BOTH TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALMOST CRASHED. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SHREDDED OFF. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY AN INCH OF RUBBER REMAINING AROUND THE DIAMETER OF THE TIRE. EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE PLACED A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. HE WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE WITH THE TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL GOODYEAR; HOWEVER, HE EMAILED THEM AND WAS INFORMED TO GIVE THEM A CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,450. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

TIRE HAS A LARGE 4INCH BULGE ON SIDEWALL. APPEARS TO BE FROM BELT SEPARATING ON INSIDE OF TIRE. TIRE IS ONLY 3/32 WORN ON TREAD. TIRES WERE ALREADY CHANGED OUT BY THE TIRE KINGDOM IN SEFFNER, FL FOR THE SAME CONCERN NOW TIRES APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. *TR

TIRES HAVE SPLIT IN NUMEROUS AREAS ON ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES LEAK, NEEDING AIR ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. TIRED HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES OR CREATURES IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. TIRES ONLY HAVE ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON THEM AND TREAD LOOKS ALMOST NEW STILL. WHEN AREA OF LEAK WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE PLUGGED SECOND LATER A NEW LEAK APPEARS. *TR

RUBBER TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKED. TIRE DEFLATES. HAS OCCURRED SO FAR ON 3 OF 4 TIRES PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2006. FAILURES OCCURRED IN MARCH 2008, JULY 2008 (TWICE). IN ALL THREE CASES, VALVE REPLACED BY TIRE DEALER. *TR

ON DECEMBER 2, 2007 MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW APART. AFTER GETTING TIRE CHANGED I WENT TO WALMART AND BOUGHT A NEW TIRE. ON JULY 22, 2008 THE SAME KIND OF TIRE AGAIN HAD A PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE BELT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR VIVA 2 P195/65R15BW VIVA 2. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY TO A PLACE TO HAVE THE TIRE CHANGED BUT HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE EACH TIME. *TR UPDATED 08/27/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 INFINITI G35 SEDAN. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P225/55R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO HAZARDS IN THE ROAD AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,200.UPDATED 10/08/2008. *LJ UPDATED 10/10/08. *JB

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION = GOODYEAR TIRE HAD AN INTERIOR WALL "TEAR" THAT CAUSE SUDDEN DEFLATION SUGGESTING A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS TIRE.....THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED FROM THE TIRE RACK SEPTEMBER 2007 (LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO) AND HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES OF NORMAL SUBURBAN DRIVEN...THE "TECHNICIAN UPON REVIEW OF THE IMAGES OF THE TIRE STATED "NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR, AS WELL AS SEVERAL BULGES ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE TIRES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,033. UPDATED 08/04/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08

I HAD A BLOWOUT OF A GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRE ST215/75R14. THE TIRE WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF TRAILMANOR 2720 SINGLE AXLE TRAVEL TRAILER. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CAUSE OF PUNCTURE. I WAS DRIVING ON US376 EASTBOUND ABOUT 8-10 MILES EAST OF SALUDA, SC, AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH. TIRE PRESSURES WERE CHECKED THAT MORNING BEFORE LEAVING AT 51-52PSI BOTH SIDES (REC. INFLATION PRESSURE IS 50PSI). *TR