GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

TIRE SPLIT IN SEVERAL SPOTS NEAR THE RIM OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY LOW INFLATED TIRE, BUT MY VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUE WITH TIRE PRESSURE UNTIL THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON TO INDICATE A PRESSURE CHANGE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT ON THE INTERSTATE AND TRIED TO ADD AIR ONLY TO FIND THAT THE TIRE CONTINUED TO LEAK AIR. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO A TIRE DEALER WHO TOLD HER IT WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE BLOW OUT IF SHE HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THAT DEALER FELT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA WITH SIDEWALL FAILURE ON THE TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE HIGH PREFORMANCE TIRES. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE THESE TIRES ARE PRONE TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *KB

REVISED/UPDATE: ORIGINAL COMPLAINT 10222650 3-29-08. AS PER TIRE FORENSICS SPECIALIST RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS 2 NAIL PUNCTURES LIKELY PICKED UP ON THE FREEWAY, UNFORESEEN. HE SAID THAT DUE TO PUNCTURES,SLOW TO FAST PRESSURE CHANGES, THE TIRE HEATED UP, INNER SIDEWALL DE-VULCANIZED. SO MY TIRE FLATTENED, CAR LOST CONTROL, FISHTAILED ACROSS FWY, I COLLIDED WITH BIG RIG AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO STOP ON SHOULDER. DO TIRE MANUFACTURES TEST FOR THESE POSSIBILITIES FOR TIRES THEY MARKET? IF NOT, WHY NOT? IT IS ALMOST INEVITABLE FOR ANY NUMBER OF CAR TIRES TO PICK UP UNFORESEEN OBJECTS THAT COULD PUNCTURE THEM. IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW OR EQUIPMENT MATERIAL ISSUE IN AS MUCH AS THE INNER SIDE WALL AND OUTER SIDE WALL OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF TIRES IS VERY DIFFERENT IN THEIR COMPONENT STRUCTURE?? PLEASE RESPOND. *TR

MY 2006 PILOT CAME WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. DESPITE WHEEL BALANCING AND REGULAR ROTATIONS, THE TIRES WORE OUT, DOWN TO ZERO TREAD IN 20,000 MILES. THEY ARE PURE GARBAGE AND UNSAFE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE VEHICLE HAS 2007 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE (NA) TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED. GOODYEAR ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER LIED BY STATING THAT THE WHEEL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO OTHER WHEEL SHOPS AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE WHEEL, BUT THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 04/28/08. *LJ

WENT TO BUY TIRES AND 03/06/2008- HAD A FLAT WITH THE SIDE WALL POPPING OUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY IN PLACE ONLY FOR 7 DAYS THAT WAS 4 TIRES EVERY SINCE I HAD THE FLAT I'VE BEEN LOSING AIR IN THE OTHER THREE NOT SLOW LEAK PRETTY REPLY . TIRES BRAND WAS 235/75R 15 GOOD YEAR WRANGLER RT/S. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD RANGER WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER 235/75/R15 TIRES. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE TIRES ARE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES AND NOT FOR LIGHT PICK UP TRUCKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE FOR NEW TIRES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 8,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN UPDATED 05/13/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY IMPALA, CURRENTLY WITH 22,320 MILES. AT MY OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, (~20,500) I WAS INFORMED BY REPAIR PLACE THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE TIRE ROTATION AS I WOULD BE NEEDING TO REPLACE THE TIRES SOON. I ASKED WHY THEY WERE WEARING SO FAST- I WAS TOLD, THEY NOTICED IT ON MANY IMPALAS- PREMATURE TIRE WEAR BETWEEN 18,000-25,000 MILES. ~ 15 MONTHS AGO, WITH ONLY ABOUT 13,000 MILES, WHEN I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE I WAS INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE (UNDER WARRANTY) SEVERAL SEALS/GASKETS- OIL PAN, DRAIN PLUG, OIL FILTER, PLUS REPLACE THE DRAIN PLUG. THE CAR IS SOMETIMES HARD TO START AND HAVE TO HOLD THE KEY IN THE START POSITION, AND/OR LIGHTLY PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO START IT. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, I GRINDED THE STARTER. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START ROUGHLY AND IMMEDIATELY STALL, OR WILL STALL THE FIRST FEW SECONDS AS I AM BACKING OUT THE DRIVE WAY. DEALER ABOUT THIS THEY TOLD ME I WAS USING CHEAP GAS AND TO USE A BETTER BRAND, BUT I ALWAYS USE "BRAND" GAS, I EVEN USE FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER DEALER LATER TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE FUEL INJECTION "FLUSHED" WITH THEIR SYSTEM FOR $199, PLUS TAX AND CHARGES, HEARING IT WAS NOT GOOD FOR THE VEHICLE, I DECLINED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A "CLUNKING/BUMPING/BANGING" NOISE WHEN TURNING, ESPECIALLY HARD TURNS. MY BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE STARTING TO MAKE A THUMP WHEN BRAKING, AND YESTERDAY WHEN BRAKING HARD, I HEARD A SQUEAL NOISE, (REAR?). FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES RAPIDLY FLUCTUATES, WHEN DRIVING, AND AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING,(THOUGH NOT CONCURRENT) I HEAR A "SWOOSH/GARGLING" SOUND. I WAS ACCELERATING TOO HARD. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SWING AS MUCH AS A 1/4 TANK WHEN DRIVING BEFORE RECOVERING TO THE CORRECT POSITION. GAUGE SHOWS LOW FUEL LEVEL, LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON, I ONLY NEEDED 10-12 GALS TO FILL IT (~16 GALS). *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, ON FEBRUARY 27 2007 WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FAIL. I NOTICE SOME JERKING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND THEN HIT THE GAS, AS WELL AS A METAL RATTLING NOISE (WHEN I GIVE IT GAS). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT JERK AND THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE HAS BECOME WORSE. NOW A YEAR LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSE THAT MY IGNITION COIL WENT BAD. (HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX) COST $1000. TO THIS POINT THE CAR STILL REMAINS IN THE SHOP DUE TO IGNITION COIL. FINALLY, THE ROTOR WENT BAD WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE AMT $380. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I HIGHLY BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE PLACE TO GET THIS ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

SUMMARY: 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