GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AIRSTREAM CLASSIC. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR TRAILER MARATHON RAD, SIZE ST225/75-15 TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE RUBBER FLAP HANGING FROM ONE OF THE TIRES. HE REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A CHUNK OF RUBBER BULGING. HE STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 09/30/10

I PURCHASED A 'CERTIFIED" BMW 330I IN DECEMBER OF 2006 AND HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, INSTRUMENT CARRIER REPLACED, BOTH PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED, SUNROOF REPAIRED, HEADLINER REPAIRED (IT JUST FELL DOWN ONE DAY). THE CAR WON'T START RIGHT UP, AND WHEN IT DOES IT RUNS REAL HARD AND THE RPM GOES UP SUDDENLY, THE CAR TAKES A MINUTE BEFORE IT WILL EVEN MOVE & THEN IT DOES SO FAST! I HAVE HAD IT IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER ISN'T SHOWING ANYTHING, SO IT WILL HAVE TO GET WORSE BEFORE THEY CAN DIAGNOSE IT. WOW! I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 8 MOS. AND I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THEY DETERMINE A CAR TO BE CERTIFIED? IT SURE DOESN'T SEEM AS THOUGH IT WAS CHECKED TOO THOROUGHLY TO ME. AND OH DID I MENTION I HAD TO TAKE IT TO GOODYEAR TODAY FOR DEFECTIVE TIRES, THAT BMW WOULDN'T COVER. THANKS GOODYEAR AT LEAST YOU STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS! THIS IS MY 2ND BMW AND MY LAST! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS TO BMW OF NORTH AMERICA!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MUST INFLATE HIS TIRES EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE WHEELS ARE ALUMINUM AND THAT IS WHY HE FEELS THAT THE TIRES WERE ALWAYS UNDERDEFLATED. THE DEALER FOUND NO TIRE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I OWN A 2005 AUDI A4 WITH GOODYEAR RS-A 235/45/17 TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN USED FOR UNDER 23,000 MILES AND WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAR. AT UNDER 23,000 MILES, THE FRONT TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND THE REAR TIRES ARE A FEW HUNDRED MILES FROM REACHING THE TREAD LINE. BROUGHT THEM TO GOODYEAR DEALER WHO SAYS THIS IS COMMON AND WOULD NOT OFFER WARRANTY. COMMON FOR TIRES TO WEAR OUT AT 23,000 MILES? *TR

NISSAN & GOODYEAR MONOPOLY ON 2004 QUEST TIRES. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN CONTRACTED WITH GOODYEAR TO PRODUCE AN OEM PROPRIETARY 225/65/16 TIRE THAT ONLY GOODYEAR CARRIES AND ONLY IN ONE STYLE. WHEN REPLACING THE TIRES CONSUMERS HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO GO WITH THAT TIRE OR GO WITH A NON MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED SIZE LIKE 235/60/16 WHICH COULD CAUSE ISSUES SUCH AS SPEEDOMETER READINGS OFF... AS FAR AS I CAN DETERMINE ONLY NISSAN QUESTS USE THIS 225/65/16 TIRE. TREAD WEAR ON THE GOODYEAR OEM TIRE IS VERY POOR CAUSING AN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. I HAVE FOUND NOKIAN A FINISH TIRE THAT IS SOLD IN THE USA ALSO PRODUCES THIS SIZE TIRE. THE PRICE IS THE SAME BUT THE TIRE IS A MUCH BETTER QUALITY. I'LL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN OR GOODYEAR PRODUCT. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO WITH 14000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY HAVE 24000 MILES SO I DON'T DRIVE A LOT. IN THOSE 2 YEARS, I'VE HAD STRUTS, BRAKES, ROTORS,A/C PROBLEMS, TONS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ISSUES(WAS IN SHOP 4 TIMES) AND AT 19000 MILES, A TIRE BLOWOUT AND AGAIN ANOTHER ONE AT 24000 MILES. I SUBMITTED MY PAPERWORK FOR CRACKED SIDEWALLS ON MY GOODYEAR RSA TIRES ON JULY 1,2007 AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE CAR FROM YOU KNOW WHERE. IT JUST HAS PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM--I GET ONE THING FIXED AND SOMETHING ELSE SEEMS TO COME UP. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA SIZE 24545R18. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE SIDE WALL BLEW. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE VISIBLE SIGNS OF CRACKS OR BUBBLES. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRE THAT BLEW, AND WANTED TO CHARGE $100.00 EACH TO INSPECT THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OF THE BASE OF THE TIRE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE NUMBER IS P20570R15. *JB

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH DEFECTIVE TIRES CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR PURCHASING 4 NEW TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKS IN THE TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF HER TIRES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER OF A RECALL ON THE TIRES, BUT STATED THAT HERS WERE NOT INCLUDED. THE RECALL NUMBER AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR