GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

2006 CHEVY IMPALA SS HAS HAD SEVERAL MECHANICAL ISSUES MOST RECENTLY FLAT TIRES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOOSING AIR SLOWLY. TODAY THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT SUDDENLY AND ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF TIRE WAS ON THE INSIDE AND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED BY ANOTHER PIECE OF THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER SHIP INSISTS THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS EVERYTIME. THE CAR IS AN UNBELIEVABLE INCONVENIENCE. *JB

POINT 1. - EVENTS WERE UN-NOTICED SIDEWALL "DRY-ROTTING" OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P235/75R15 TIRES FOR 21000 MILES.....THESES TIRES WERE 'ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT' ON A NEW 2003 CHEVY S-10 CREW CAB 4WD TRUCK. THE "FAILED" TIRE WAS ON THE FRONT, DRIVERS SIDE. SIMPLE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 60 MPH (RT.1 N., DELAWARE), DRY CONDITIONS, 65 - 70 DEGREES TEMPERATURE. TIRES WERE RELIGIOUSLY 'ROTATED' AT 6500 - 7500 MILES. POINT 2. - TIRE LOST AIR, EVENTUAL "FLAT" DURING 60 MPH HIGHWAY DRIVE. THERE WAS NOT A WHOLE LOT OF "PULLING" INVOLVED. ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO ME BY A "PASSING" DRIVER, UPON WHICH TIME I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. POINT 3. - CHANGED THE "FAILED" TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE (SAME MODEL), EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE "SUSPECT" TIRE WITH A NEW SAME MODEL (ERGO, TWO NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT).INSPECTED THE THREE OTHER ORIGINAL TIRES AND NOTICED "DRY ROT" ON ALL TIRES RANGING FROM MEDIUM 'BAD' TO JUST-AS-'BAD' AS THE FAILED TIRE. GOODYEAR PERSONNEL ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME THAT THEY SEE THIS 'DRY-ROTTING' QUITE OFTEN ON THESE TIRES. OLD TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION...THERE IS NO "ROAD HAZARD" INVOLVED...THE 'LEAKS' ARE DEFINITELY FROM THE "DRY ROTTED" SPLITS IN THE SIDEWALL CLOSE TO THE THREAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS TIRE...I KEEP REMEMBERING BRIDGESTONE AND FORD EXPLORER FROM A FEW YEARS AGO!! *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS THE RAIL, AND AT THE END OF THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLE THEN PULLED AGAIN TO THE RIGHT QUICKLY AND SHARPLY. THE TIRE BLEW OUT, SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER 2 OR 3 TIMES AND LANDED ON THE TIRES. IT DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE WEATHER WAS NICE THAT DAY, AND THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 50-60 MPH. THE TREAD QUALITY ON THE TIRE WAS GOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET PICTURES OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

I OWN A 2003 VOLKSWAGON JETTA THAT CAME WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. AT 20,435 THOUSAND MILES I GOT MY FIRST FLAT TIRE. WHEN A SECOND TIRE WENT FLAT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER, I DECIDED TO PURCHASE A FULL SET OF DIFFERENT TIRES. WHEN THE OLD TIRES WERE REMOVED THERE WAS SEVERE CRACKING AND "TEARS" IN THE WALLS OF THE TIRES. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE SO THERE WAS NO REASON AS TO WHY THE TIRES WENT FLAT. I LIVE IN A SAFE NEIGHBOORHOOD AND HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR BEFORE THE TIRES STARTED TO GO FLAT. I DID NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY CONSTRUCTION SITES AND THERE WAS NO SIGN THIS WAS VANDALISM SINCE THE CUTS WERE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. LUCKILY, NEITHER OF THE FLATS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE I COULD HAVE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY CAR. WHEN MY TIRES WERE REPLACED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I WAS BASICALY DRIVING ON "TIME BOMBS" AND THAT IT WAS GOOD THAT I CAME IN. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO SHOW ME OTHER TIRES WITH THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. I COULD NOT BELIEVE GOODYEAR HAD A LINE OF DEFECTIVE TIRES AND THEY WERE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. WITH A NAME LIKE GOODYEAR I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE CARED MORE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. ASIDE FROM THE TEARS, THE TIRES ARE STILL IN GOOD SHAPE WITH THE TREAD BARELY WORN DOWN. MOST TIRES LAST 40,000 PLUS MILES, I GOT MY FIRST FLAT TIRE AT HALF THAT. NOW, I AM OUT OVER $500.00 BECAUSE I HAD TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW SET OF TIRES. I THINK IT IS OUTRAGEOUS GOODYEAR HAS NOT OFFERED TO PAY ANY OF THAT. I KEPT THE TIRES AS PROOF AND I HAVE MANY PICTURES. APPARENTLY THEY ONLY PAY ATTENTION TO PEOPLE WHO GET INJURED.

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 19000 MILES WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE FAILURE CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND SPIN INTO CONCRETE DIVIDER AT CENTER OF INTERSTATE.

UTQG RATING ON GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES P185-65R15 IS INACCURATE. TIRES HAVE 17,500 MILES AND ARE WORN OUT. TREADWEAR RATING OF 460 IS FRAUDLENT.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2005. TIRES WERE ROTATED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN APRIL 2006 SERVICE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 55MPH. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXPERIENCED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45MPH TO 60MPH. EXCESSIVE VIBRATION STOPS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BEGINS IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AT SPEEDS THAT EXEED 60MPH. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS UNRESOLVED. TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE A DEFECTIVE TIRE. MADE CONTACT WITH NISSAN CORPORATION OF AMERICA (REF# 5602757)WHERE I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO REPORTED COMPLAINTS, RECALLS OR DEFECTS RECORDED. I WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO LOCAL AREA DEALERSHIP AND SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, EVEN AFTER LEAVING MESSAGE. FEBRUARY 2007 CONTACTED GOODYEAR TIRE PER THE ADVICE OF THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN AND REPLACE ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TIRE AT COST TO ME. TO THIS DATE, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.

P235/SSR16 GDY BW EAG G/A 96T 45K TIRE DEFECT: TREAD SEPARATION FROM INNER CORE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TRUCK. DEFECT OCCURRED AT LESS THAN 38,000 MILES ON VEHICLE/TIRE. NOTED THUMPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND SEVERE SHAKING OF FRONT END. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED CONTACTING GOODYEAR WHICH HAS BEEN DONE BUT NO ACTION TO DATE.

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

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A'S THAT CAME ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN LEAKING AIR DUE TO THE SIDEWALL CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ON EACH TIRE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED THESE SIDEWALL CRACKS AND THAT MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM LEADS ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. DUE TO THE CONCERN OF MY FAMILY'S SAFETY, I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES. *JB