GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

ON 10/06/2006 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 1999 FORD EXPLORER ON I-35 AT APPROX 70 MPH WHEN HER RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ON 10/19/2006 SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD AND HER LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. BOTH TIRES WERE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT WITH APPROX 21K MILES ON THEM AND WERE INFLATED TO 35 PSI. SHE WAS EXTREMEMLY FORTUNATE IN BOTH CASES AND DID NOT ROLL THE SUV HOWEVER, SHE DID TOTAL THE SUV.

GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA18 TIRES ARE CONSISTENTLY FLAT OVER A FEW MONTH PERIOD. NISSAN STATES THAT IT IS GOODYEARS PROBLEM, BUT GOODYEAR HAS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES. *NM

GOODYEAR TIRE WERE PURCHASED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO, THE TIRE HAVE A LOT OF TREAD TO IT BUT THE SIDEWALLS HAVE MANY CRACKS AND DRY ROT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFER A UNREASONABLE SUM OF MONEY TO BE PUT TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE A DANGER TO THE ROADS. ALSO WHY WOULD I BUY TIRES FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER AS SOLD ME THESE TIRES. *NM

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A FLAW AND MISREPRESENTATION OF GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 195/65 TIRES INSTALLED ON A 2002 VW JETTA 1.8T. HE TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY, AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE TRACTION IN THE RAIN AND CRASH. THE CRASH CAUSED $7,800 IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER MISREPRESENTS THE TIRES AS HAVING EXCELLENT WET TRACTION, AND VERY DURABLE TREAD WEAR. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, AS I HAVE ALSO HERD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WILL ATTEMPT TO CONTACT GOODYEAR DIRECTLY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD A BULGE PRESENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWED A CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL TIRE CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO HITTING A POTHOLE AND NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CONTACT VIEWED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS VIA THE NHTSA WEBSITE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THIS WAS A GOODYEAR EAGLE, SIZE: 245/35R19.

I BOUGHT A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC IN BRUNSWICK, GA IN LATE SEPT 2006. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, WE NOTICED A BUMPING/VIBRATION. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, EACH TIME IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT (DID NOT WORK). THEN, WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TIRES (GOODYEAR WRANGLERS) WERE OUT OF ROUND, BUT YET THEY DID A FORCE BALANCING INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TIRES; WHICH DID NOT FIX IT AND NOW IN ADDITION TO THE BUMPING, IT IS NOW PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A "TRUCK" AND THERE WILL BE A LITTLE VIBRATION AND BUMPING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SINCE I HAVE DRIVEN TRUCKS ALL OF MY LIFE WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. I TRADED A 1998 EXPLORER THAT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TIRES AS A TEST TO SEE IF IT IS THE TIRES. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF COST ISSUES. I ASKED THEM TO LET ME DRIVE ONE OF THE NEW 2007 SPORT TRACS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE REPLY WAS THAT THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER THAT IF THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED THAN I DON'T WANT THE VEHICLE. WHAT AM I TO DO? *NM

ON 10/21/06, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER NISSAN QUEST ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SHE SUDDENLY HEARD THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE BLOWOUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE DID NOT RECEIVE A PUNCTURE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED ON THE OUTSIDE TIRE WALL, AND IT LOOKS AS IF IT WERE CUT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT CUT BY ANY SHARP OBJECT, MY WIFE CAN ATTEST TO THIS FACT BECAUSE SHE DID NOT SEE OR NOTICE ANY DAMAGE TO THE TIRE BEFORE SHE GOT INTO THE CAR A DROVE AWAY. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SAME SIZE USED TIRE UNTIL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED. *NM

06 NISSAN TITAN PICKUP COMES EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA265 70 R/18 TIRES. THIS IS A ROAD TIRE WITH VIRTUALLY NO TRACTION MATCH FOR A LIGHT REAR PICKUP TRUCK. TRUCK EXPERIENCES REAR TIRE SPIN AND HYDROPLANING ON WET ROADS. ALMOST LOST CONTROL TWICE. NISSAN NOR GOODYEAR WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. THIS TIRE IS A TOTAL MIS MATCH FOR THIS VEHICLE. *NM

2004 MAXIMA HAS SIDEWALL CRACKS ON GOODYEAR TIRES. *TS ALL FOUR TIRE DEVELOPED CRACKS, BOTH ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE HAD BEEN REGULARLY ROTATED AND PER INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE NISSAN OWNER'S MANUAL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE BECAME FLAT WHILE PARKED. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. THEN WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE POURING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THAT TIRE WAS REPLACED. THEN, A PASSERBY ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS SHREDDING, THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS STARTING TO SHRED. THESE WERE REPLACEMENTS FOR RECALLED TIRES, NO RECALL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/9/2006 - *NM