GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER, SIZE P235/70R16. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT, THE TIRE SIZE MENTIONED WAS NOT AN AVAILABLE OPTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 34,758 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,748. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

BOTH BACK TIRES HAD A FAILURE OF THE BELTS CAUSING THE TREAD TO WARP CASUSING A SIGNIFICANT VISIBLE PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT NEW GMC SIERRRA IN MID 2004, TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST. TRUCK EXHIBITS VERY POOR WET TRACTION AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. WHEN TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 18,000 MILES HAD SERIOUS SPIN OUT ON I75 SOUTH OF TAMPA IN LITE RAINY CONDITION. SINCE THEN NOTICED TIRE SPIN ON SLIGHTEST WET ROADS, EVEN HAS TROUBLE PULLING OUT OF CAR WASHES. THIS IS DANGEROUS TIRE AND SHOULD NOT BE INSTILLED ON LARGE VEHICLES. TIRE IS DOWN TO WEAR MARKS AND ONLY HAS 28000 MILES. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND MAINTAINED ONLY BY GM DEALERS. GOODYEAR DEALER STATES THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON FULL SIZE TRUCKS, IT WILL WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND MAY LEAD TO BLOWOUT. DEALERSHIP WON'T DO ANYTHING AND GOODYEAR STATES IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR

GOOD YEAR EAGLE RSA TIRE BLEW ON I-95 IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF TIRE. TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPLACED BLOWN TIRE, BUT NOTICED ALL OF TIRES LEFT (3) HAD SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT THEY DEEMED UNSAFE. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE 1/2 OF A 32ND LESS TREAD THAN THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLACE. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. THESE ARE THE TIRES THAT NISSAN PUTS ON ALL OF THEIR MAXIMA MODELS. GOOD YEAR SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF HIS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRE (P245/45R18). HE SPOKE WITH A TIRE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO TELL HIM WHERE HE MIGHT FIND A TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE TIRE AND COULD TAKE FOUR TO FIVE DAYS TO ARRIVE. THE DOT # WAS M64YDVER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000. THE TIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE

GOODYEAR REGATTA 225/65R16 SIDEWALL FAILURES - FOUR TIRES OF THIS BRAND HAVE FAILED ON OUR 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE. THREE ARE FROM A REPLACEMENT SET PURCHASED AROUND 2002, AND ONE OF THE PRO-RATA WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS JUST FAILED. THE FIRST THREE WERE FULL-ON BLOWOUTS AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT HITTING ANY BUMPS AND THE MOST RECENT WAS MULTIPLE LARGE BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL AND A FLAT TIRE DEVELOPED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 CATERA EVERY SINCE I BOUGH IT, FIRST THE SEAT WOULD NOT HEAT ,PUT THE KEY IN AND IT WOULD NOT TURN,TIRES WORE OUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR,DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS COMING A PART,GLOVE COMPARTMENT LOCK BROKEN ,BELT BROKE CAR RAN HOT HAD TO GET A NEW RADIATOR,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ,SECONDARY AIR INJECTION HOSE FAILURES,THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN OUT, JUNK,AND G M DOES NOTHING TO HELP,WATER PUMP WENT OUT ,HEATER COIL HOSE LEAKING,VAULE COVER GASKET REPLACE , ALL BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *TR

2002 SILHOUETTE, 39000 MILES. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. HAD REPAIRED, WITHIN 50 MILES AFTER PICKING UP FROM DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS A GRINDING WHEN TURNING RIGHT. BOTH HEATED SEATS DIDN'T HEAT. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OPERATED EXTREMELY SLOW. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT!, $1000!, 39000 MILES FOLKS! AIR SUSPENSION DID NOT OPERATE CRACKLED. POWER DOORS DID NOT OPEN WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN THE WAY. BRUISED SHOULDER BECAUSE OF THIS. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR, REPLACED TIRES AT 30,000 MILES. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE. STORED IN A GARAGE MORE HIGHWAY MILES THAN CITY. HOW DID GM WANT TO HELP ME? DEALER DID PAPERWORK WHEN PURCHASING, TRIED TO PUSH OFF A CHEAPER MODEL ON AN ELDERLY WOMEN, AND CHANGED THE PROMISED 5 YEAR WARRANTY TO A 3 YEAR WARRANTY. MOTHER WAS JUST SO HAPPY SHE GOT THE RIGHT VEHICLE TO TAKE HOME, SHE NEVER NOTICED THE CHANGE IN THE WARRANTY. TRIED TO WORK WITH THE DEALER ON REPAIRS SINCE THERE WERE ONLY 39000 MILES, AND WE GOT A 'GEE, REALLY SORRY MA'AM, I UNDERSTOOD, BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WE COULD DO ABOUT IT. WENT TO THE GM SERVICE LINE, AND DID NOT GET ANY HELP THERE EITHER, BUT SHE HAD A REAL PURDY FIRST NAME! SEEMED TO ME THESE WERE ALL RECURRING PREMATURE KNOWN FAILURES , YET GM DID NOT CARE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT! IT WAS A SHAME THEY PUSHED THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY SO EXTENSIVELY WHEN THEY HAD ALL THESE VEHICLES ON THEIR LOTS. PEOPLE, WE'VE BEEN HAD. I GREW UP IN OLDSMOBILE, BUT THE MORE I READ ABOUT GM - THE MORE LIKELY I AM TO BUY TOYOTA! THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I FOUND A DEALER (NOT CLOSE TO HOME THOUGH) THAT WAS WILLING TO AT LEAST REPAIR THE FIRST SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS FOR $100. GOT THAT ON MY OWN, NOT THROUGH GM SERVICE HELP. I JUST HOPE THEY WILL BE AS NICE FOR THE NEXT SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS THAT NEED REPLACEMENT AND FOR THE GASKET THAT WAS JUST DISCOVERED. STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM GM ON THE OTHER ISSUES. (NOT AS AN IMMEDIATE NEED AS THE WHEEL BEARINGS) I'M NOT HOLDING MY BREATH.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 5,000 MILES HIS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY (175/70R13) TIRES FAILED. HE NOTICED A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE FRONT TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS USED AS A SPARE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SPARE HAD A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. THE DOT NUMBER AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,807 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

MY PONTIAC 2005 GRAND PRIX CAME WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, TWO OF WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 18,317 MILES. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY ROTATED, BALANCED, AND ALIGNED PRIOR TO THIS.*TR