GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

GOODYEAR LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING ON TOYOTA PRIUS (2006). TIRE HAD LESS THAN 14,000 MILES AND THE CAR WAS ONLY 11 MONTHS OLD. TIRE WAS EXAMINED BY A TOYOTA DEALER (TO WHICH THE CAR HAD BEEN TOWED) WHO DID NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF TIRE DAMAGE DUE ROAD HAZARD. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CADILLAC CTS-V MY FIRST ISSUE WAS BACK IN 05/05 8,200 MILES ON CAR WHILE DRIVING CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT OR CHANGE GEARS THE CAR STALLED AND ROLLED TO A STOP. I CALLED FOR ROAD SERVICE 2 HOURS FROM HOME THEY TOWED CAR TO AN AREA DEALER WHO LATER CALLED TO INFORM ME THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND GM HAD REFUSED TO PAY FOR SERVICE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AT MY EXPENSE, AT MY DEALERS REQUEST. THEY INFORMED ME THAT GM SAID THE CAR HAD EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ABUSE OR AGGRESSIVE DRIVING I WAS FORCED TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY AND PAY FOR A VEHICLE I COULDN'T DRIVE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. LATE IN AUGUST 05 CADILLAC AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. 01/07 27,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING THE CTS-V CHANGED GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD APPROX 30 MPH HEARD A CLUNK AND REAR END STARTED TO WHINE I PARKED THE CAR, CALLED ROAD SIDE SERVICE ,THEY TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER HE SAID THE REAR END HAS FAILED AGAIN AND NEEDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT THE HANGAR BARING IS BENT, THE MAIN BOLT IS BROKE IN TWO PIECES AND IS RECOMMENDING A COMPLETE NEW REAR END HE ALSO SAID GM REFUSED TO PAY FOR SERVICE TO HIS SURPRISE. HERE WE GO AGAIN. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS THE CAR IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET, SO YES THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE CADILLAC CTS-V REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS WEAK AND MAY BREAK CAUSING THIS CAR TO SKID OR SUDDENLY STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, INJURY,OR DEATH. CADILLAC KNOWS OF PROBLEM AND HAS PROVIDED SOME CUSTOMERS WITH WARRANTY REPAIR, OFFERED 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR OTHERS AND YET DENIED REPAIR FOR CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS UNDER RATED FOR THIS CARS HORSE POWER AND WAS DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE STANDARD CTS VERSION OF THIS CAR THE REAR TIRES HAVE ALSO BEEN A PROBLEM SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF WEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY FIRST SET FRONT AND REAR AT 8,500 MILES, THESE TIRES ARE WORST RATED TIRE BY CONSUMERS AT WWW.TIRERACK.COM AND CADILLACFAQ.COM *JB

PROBLEM_COMPLAINT: TIRE SHREDDING PROBLEM_DESCRIPTION: GOODYEAR EAGLE RS A TIRE PROBLEM AND GOODYEAR DOESN'T CARE, THIS IS THE SECOND SET THAT HAVE DONE THIS. SUBMIT_BUTTON: SEND TO HEY HOWARD PERSONAL INFORMATION REMOVED. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2004 INFINITY G35 AUGUST 21, 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT THAT TIME, METRO INFINITY , THE DEALERSHIP, TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THEY PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR IN MAY 23, 2006. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND IN JANUARY 2007 THAT THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR WERE 2003 TIRES, AND THE TIRES ON THE REAR OF THE CAR WERE 2005. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIZE OF THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR WERE P225/50R 17-9V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WEREWORN IN THE CENTER AND CRACKED ON THE SIDES WHILE THE REAR TIRES WERE LIKE NEW. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE FOR METRO INFINITY TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES. *AK

I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES IN SEPT (LAST YEAR). AFTER 2000 MILES, I BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. WHEN GETTING IT REPAIRED, THE SHOP SAID 2 OF THE REMAINING TIRES SHOWED BULGES INDICATING POSSIBLE FUTURE FAILURE OF THE SIDEWALL. THEY BLAMED IT ON POTHOLES AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. *JB

SIDEWALL FAILURE OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER 265/70R17 RT/S TIRE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SIDEWALL OF TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE HAD ONLY 41000 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. TREAD WEAR WAS VERY EVEN WITH NO UNEVEN WEAR OF ANY KIND. I HAD STOPPED FOR GAS ONLY 7 MILES BEFORE THE FAILURE, AND INFLATION OF TIRE APPEARED NORMAL. *NM

CONCERNS GOOD YEAR MARATHON RADIAL D RATED TRAILER TIRES 225/15 OUR FIFTH WHEEL CAME WITH 4 OF THEM ON. THERE WAS A RECALL AND WE GOT ALL NEW TIRES. THOSE PROCEEDED TO START WEARING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ALSO. MY HUSBAND TOOK THEM TO GOOD YEAR AND GOT A REDUCTION IN PRICE YOU KNOW PRO RATE AS GOOD TREAD STILL (NOT MUCH OF ONE!!!) AND GOT ALL NEW TIRES AGAIN. THIS WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. THE TRAILER HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES OR LESS SINCE THEN. WE KEEP THE TIRES COVERED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. GUESS WHAT THEY ARE BUBBLING AND WEARING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AGAIN. ONE BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED US AN ACCIDENT. NOW A RVDEALERSHIP JUST POINTED OUT TO US ANOTHER TIRE HAS 2 BUBBLES IN IT. AGAIN THEY HAVE PERFECTLY GOOD TREAD LEFT ON THEM. WE ARE GOING TO REPLACE THEM TOMORROW. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BUY GOOD YEAR BRAND TIRES!!! GOOD YEAR SHOULD BE SHOT FOR SELLING THEM AS TRAILER TIRES. THE RV PEOPLE WHO PUT THEM ON THERE MUST BE IN CAHOOTS WITH GOOD YEAR AND GET A HUGE DISCOUNT AND THEY SHOULD ALSO BE SHOT. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEIR TRAILER TIRES TO ANYONE. I THINK IF I FIND A CONSUMERS PLACE TO COMPLAIN LIKE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR WHOEVER I SHALL SEND THEM A COPY OF THIS LETTER TO. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MOTOR COACH REAR AXLES (2) WELDED INCORRECT, -0.48 THRUST ANGLE & 0.30 SCRUB ANGLE ON AXLE #1. TOE @ -0.34 DEGREES & 0.44 DEGREES FROM FACTORY/DEALER. FRONT AXLE ALIGNMENT "OVERADJUSTED" TO OVERCOME EXTREME REAR AXLE OFFSET. (ALIGNMENT SHOP STATES FACTORY WELDING "JIG" IS OFF AND MUST BE OTHER COACHS WITH SAME UNSAFE HANDELING PROBLEMS!!) WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM BENT & WON'T MAKE CONTACT WITH GLASS. WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLES EMIT INTERMITTENT STREAMS...NO COVERAGE. DRIVER SHOULDER BELT BINDS INSIDE REAR CUSHION & WON'T EXTEND NOR RETRACT. ACCELERATOR/BRAKE PEDAL POSITION CAUSES FOOT TO CATCH WHEN SWITCHING QUICKLY FROM ACCERLERATOR TO BRAKE....VERY DANGEROUS! HORN DID NOT WORK. WINDSHIELD DEFROSTERS WOULD NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD...ICED OVER...NO REAR VISION POSSILBE. DOOR DEADBOLT INOPERATIVE SUNVISORS COVER ONLY 50-60% OF WINDSHIELD AREA. HEADLIGHT (LEFT) @ 30 DEGREES TO HORIZONTAL. EXTREMELY LOW TIRE PRESSURE @ REAR....76 TO 95 # ON 47,000# COACH, & DELIVERED WITH 2500 MILES DRIVEN BY FACTORY/DEALER. COACH PORPOSES VIOLENTLY & UNCONTROLLABLY THRUSTS RIGHT OR LEFT 1-2'. SIDE REAR VIEW CAMERAS NOT USABLE AFTER DARK. I REFUSED TO ACCEPT OR PAY FOR COACH UNDER A UCC REVOCATION OF ACCEPTANCE. FACTORY (MONACO COACH) PICKED-UP COACH 9 MONTHS LATER FOR RE-BUILDING. DEALER REPOSSESSED FROM FACTORY AND SOLD AT AUCTION.

MY FORD EXPEDITION WAS OUTFITTED A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS AGO WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLERS BY FORD DUE TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE. RECENTLY, WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED FAILURE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. ALL AROUND THE RIM APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 3/4" FROM THE RIM THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE RUBBER SIDEWALL OPENING UP AS THE EARTH DOES DURING AN EARTHQUAKE. THESE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2-3" LONG AND A LITTLE OVER 1/8" DEEP SO FAR. THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR THREE YEAR OLD TIRES. THESE WILL BE REMOVED BEFORE THE NEXT LONG TRIP AS I WILL NOT WAIT FOR FAILURE AND PUT MY OR MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *JB

TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE STARTED WOBBLING. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY. THE TIRE DISENGAGED, AND THE CONTACT CAME TO A STOP. THE TIRE WAS NEW, AND ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 15 MILES. THE TIRE ALWAYS TEARS BETWEEN THE BEAD AND SIDEWALL. *AK UPDATED 04/05/07