GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

2003 PT CRUISER GT 2.4L 96K MILES STARTED TO NOTICE TIRE TREAD PROBLEMS AT 40K. THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD ALIGNMENT FROM NTB AND THEY DID ANOTHER ALIGNMENT FOR NOW CHARGE. 10K LATER AND I AM HAVING TIRES REPLACED AGAIN! ALSO HEAR ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND KNOCKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END. TOOK IT IN AND SERVICE TECH RECOMMENDED ALIGNMENT AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEARING BE REPLACED. HE ADD THE BUSHINGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS GOING BAD BUT NOT NECESSARY FOR IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. I HAD THE FRONT BEARING REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT DONE. FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BEARING WENT BAD AGAIN BUT ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT AT 88K. NOW I AM BEING TOLD FROM THE CHRYLSER DEALER THAT HUB AND BEARING IN THE FRONT ON BOTH SIDES NEED TO BE REPLACED. 600 BUCKS. JUST SPENT 500 ON NEW TIRES AND I STILL HEAR KNOCKING ON CONTROL ARM. LONG STORY SHORT....THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE ON BOTH SIDES (FRONT), FOLLOWED BY HUB AND BEARING ON BOTH SIDES (FRONT), FOLLOWED BY AN ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND/OR BEARINGS GOING BAD AT 15,000 MILES AND UP ON THE 03 GT PT CRUISER 2.4L. CHRYSLER DOES NOTHING FOR THE CONSUMER IN EVERY CASE HENCE THE COMPLAINTS TO FORUMS AND NHTSA.GOV. TO SAY THE LEAST, THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND FIXED BY THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

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

GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRE BLOW OUT OF THE SIDE WALL. SIZE ST225/75R15 HAS A HISTORY OF SIDE WALL FAILURES. AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT HAPPENED TO US ON HWY 20. IN WA. STATE. THE GOOD YEAR COMPANY IS REPLACING ALL TIRES THAT FAIL BUT NO WARNING TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. SHE WAS FURTHER INFORMED OF A RECALL THAT APPLIED TO HER TIRES. SHE CALLED GOODYEAR AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED, AND THEN THE GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE DISCONNECTED THE CALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NEVER RECEIVED THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION, EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2007. THE DOT NUMBER AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA CX-7. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P235/55R18 99V. THE CONTACT NOTICED WEAR ON ALL FOUR TIRES, WHICH INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY. SHE SPOKE WITH OTHER MAZDA OWNERS AND THEY ALSO NOTICED THE SAME TREAD FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING, ALL DOOR LOCKS EXCEPT DRIVERS STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS STORED FOR PART OF WINTER. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND NOW I HAVE NO CLIMATE CONTROL. DRIVERS SIDE IS HOT, PASS IS COLD. PASS HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SUN ROOF JUST BROKE! STEERING IS MAKING LOTS OF NOISE, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. WTF WHY NO RECALL. HOW CAN YOU PURCHASE A CAR FOR 35,000 & IT IS ?!@#$% BEFORE IT HITS 100,000? MY FORD HAS 196,000 NO PROBLEM, MY HONDA HAS 235,000 BARELY A PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED 4 PONTIACS AND NOW IM PAYING THOUSANDS TO FIX THE PIECE OF ?!@#$%! WHY IN THE ?!@#$% DO MY WINDOWS NOT WORK!! ALL OF THEM IN ONE DAY? NO DOOR LOCKS, AT ALL? SAME DAY! NOW WITH A NEW BATTERY, I HAVE 90 DEG AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE & 60 DEG AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. YOU TRY TO DRIVE THIS PIECE OF ?!@#$%!! NOW MY BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN!! I HAVE TO USE A MAGIC MARKER TO PRY & HOLD IT UP!! WE NEED A MAJOR RECALL ON THESE FAULTY VEHICLES. IM A PONTIAC FAN, BUT ILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE IF YOU CANT TRY AND FIX THIS ?!@#$%. MY CAR LOOKS LIKE NEW BUT WORKS LIKE IT WAS BUILT BY A BUNCH OF IDIOTS!! I AM EMBARRASSED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IT LOOKS BETTER THAN MOST 525 B-MIRS BUT I HAVE TO TELL ALL MY FRIENDS THAT I HAVE NO DOOR LOCKS, NO AIR, NO WINDOWS OR ANYTHING. NOTHING LIKE SITTING INSIDE A 135 DEGREE LEATHER BOUND FLAGSHIP SWEATING YOUR ?!@#$% OFF!! BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK IM A BIG BALL OF SWEAT!! PLEASE STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. IM SERIOUSLY LOOKING TO SPEND SOME OF MY MONEY TO PROMOTE A CAMPAIGN TO DO NOTHING BUT TALK ?!@#$%ABOUT YOUR PRODUCTS. GET ON LINE FOR A MINUTE AND SEE HOW MANY BONNEVILLE OWNERS ARE REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE ISSUES I HAVE LISTED ABOVE! THERE ARE THOUSANDS!! TIME FOR A RECALL! DON'T U THINK? GET YOUR ?!@#$% STRAIGHT GM! MY FAMILY WORKS FOR YOU! WE BUY YOU PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION, IT CAME STANDARD WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES. WITHIN 25 THOUSAND MILES, THE TIRES BEGAN TO BALLOON, BLISTER. I HAD ONE EXPLODE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE REMAINING 3 SOON BEGAN THE SAME PROCESS OF BLISTERING. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE FROM GOODYEAR, ASSURANCE. ONCE AGAIN, WITHIN 25 THOUSAND MILES, THEY BEGAN THE SAME PROCESS, BALLOONING AND BLISTERING. I REPLACED ALL FOUR WITH ANOTHER TYPE OF TIRE FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY IN TYLER TEXAS, ON BROADWAY AVE. I TRIED TALKING WITH GOODYEAR, AND THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE TIRES, THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 8 TIRES. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED DECEMBER, 2006, THE SECOND RUN ON REPLACEMENTS WAS APRIL, 2008. *TR

PRIOR TO HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED, THERE WERE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ON THE VERGE OF SLIPPING/SKIDDING OR LOSING GRIP OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO LATE IF THERE WERE INJURIES OR DEATHS DUE TO THE UNSAFE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT. ON NOV. 30, I TOOK MY 400H TO THE DEALER FOR THE 10K SERVICE. IT WAS THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE IT GETS SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES. THE DEALER PHONED TO TELL ME THAT ALL 4 TIRES MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BADLY WORN INSIDE TREAD. I WAS SHOCKED! WHAT? AT 19,562 MILES? JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CAR I OWNED BEFORE, I EXPECTED TO REPLACE THEM AT 40K-60K MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE OE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A 235/55VR18 TIRES USUALLY LAST ABOUT 20K MILES. SHOCKED AGAIN! I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THAT CAR IF I HAD KNOWN THIS. THE ONLY THING MENTIONED ON THE WINDOW STICKER WAS '235/55VR18 ALL-SEASON TIRES.' WE SCANNED THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT MANY OUT THERE SHARE THE SAME QUESTION AND CONFUSION. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED BY LEXUS THAT EARLIER 400HS HAD ALIGNMENT ISSUES. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED THAT THE OE TIRES ON THESE EXPENSIVE 400H SUVS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ROUGHLY EVERY 20K. ON THE AVERAGE, A CAR WITH AVERAGE QUALITY TIRES WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT ROUGHLY EVERY 40K-60K, WHICH SHOULD BE THE NORM. WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE BEEN MISINFORMED BY LEXUS AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR LEXUS RESPONSIBILITY OF PUTTING THESE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES ON SUCH LUXURIOUS CARS AND MAKE THE CONSUMERS PAY FOR THE INFERIOR QUALITY OR EVEN POTENTIAL HAZARD. SOME OF US WOULD HAVE OPTED FOR A DIFFERENT CAR OR EVEN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT MAKE IF IT MEANS PAYING ABOUT $1000 FOR EVERY 20K WE DRIVE JUST ON TIRE REPLACEMENT. WE ARE ALSO EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED BY LEXUS' INACTION KNOWING SUCH WIDELY-DISCUSSED PROBLEM. LEXUS CARS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LUXURIOUS AS WELL AS RELIABLE. ANOTHER QUESTION IS, WHY WOULD THE TIRES BE ABNORMALLY WORN JUST ON THE INSIDE EDGE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CRV. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR VIVA-TURING TIRES, SIZE P205-70R15. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE. BEFORE SHE COULD MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE TIRE CAME APART. THE FENDER, DOOR, AND HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED, AND THE CABLES WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THREAD FAILED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR. HER INSURANCE COMPANY WILL INVESTIGATE AND FORWARD THE TIRE TO GOODYEAR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

LOUD NOISE FROM DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE, FOUND APPROX. FOUR INCH OVAL BUBBLE APPROX. ONE AND ONE HALF INCH PROTRUSION FROM OUTSIDE SIDEWALL NEAR RIM. *TR