GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE: ON AUG 15, 2006, I PURCHASED A SET OF 4 GOODYEAR WEATHER HANDLER TIRES FROM A NATIONAL CHAIN STORE. ON EXAMINING THESE TIRES, I SAW THAT 3 WERE MADE IN 2006 AND 1 IN 2004. (DATE CODES: MDXO WKHR 2806 - 2; MDXO WKHR 2106 - 1; AND MKXO WKHR 4304.) THE RUBBER ON THE 2004 TIRE DOES NOT FEEL AS "LIVE" AS THE RUBBER ON THE 2006 TIRES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HANDLING AND TRACTION BALANCE OF THE CAR. THE 2004 TIRE IS ALREADY 40% INTO THE AGING CYCLE. I HAVE REQUESTED THE STORE TO REPLACE THE 2004 TIRE--FOR THE REASONS GIVEN HERE. THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING TO MY REQUEST. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT GUIDELINES THE NHTSA HAS ( OR RECOMMENDS ) FOR A SITUATION LIKE THIS--WHERE THE TIRES IN THE REPLACEMENT SET ARE NOT OF THE SAME AGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *JB

WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IN ORDER FOR OUR VEHICLE TO PASS INSPECTION. TIRES ARE RATED AT 50,000. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS BECAUSE OUR REAR WHEELS WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT YET THEY HAD NO WAY OF ALIGNING THE REAR WHEELS SO NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT PAY ABOVE MSRP FOR TWO NEW TIRES. A FEW WEEKS LATER WE WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE STORE FOR TWO MORE AS WE WERE TRAVELING AND DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES.

THE OEM TIRES INSTALLED IN MY 05 NISSAN QUEST S WHEN NEW ARE IN NEED OF BEING REPLACED AT ONLY 30000 MILLES. THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2. I'VE BEEN READING REVIEWS OF OWNER OF THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. WE ARE MOSTLY COMPLAINING OF THE LACK OF TREAD WARRANTY IN THIS TIRES, ALSO ABOUT HOW FAST THESE TIRES' LIFES ARE GONE SO FAST AND FINALLY THAT THIS IS THE ONLY TIRE IN THIS SIZE AVAILABLE. IN OTHER WORDS WE NEED TO KEEP UP PURCHASING A REALLY BAD TIRE AT A HIGH PRICE. CAN YOU HELP US, THE CONSUMERS. *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA PILOT AND AM EXPERIENCING EXTREMELY POOR TRACTION WITH THE FACTORY-INSTALLED GOOD YEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. THEY SPIN ON TAKEOFF IN BOTH DRY AND WET CONDITIONS, AND HANDLE POORLY. I ALSO HAVE A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT USUALY OCCURS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH. THE NOISE COMES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND ENDING ABRUPTLY. I'VE NOTICED THAT A QUICK ROMP ON THE ACCELERATOR CAUSES IT TO END QUICKER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH SPEAKER FEEDBACK AND HONDA HAS NO CORRECTIVE MEASURE AS OF YET. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD PASSENGERS SIT IN THE REARMOST SEATS AND THEY CONFIRM THAT THE NOISE IS NOT FROM THE SPEAKERS BUT CLOSER TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

PURCHASED NEW AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER, EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRES 225/75/R15. ON FIRST TRIP APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES OUT EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOWOUT. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE MANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE SAME EXPERIENCES WITH THESE TIRES. *JB

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON GOODYEAR EAGLE HP P205 55 R16 TIRES, THE SIDEWALLS ARE SEPARATING. THE TIRE IS RATED FOR ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND THE TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE IS STILL SUBSTANTIAL, HOWEVER THE TIRES MUST BE REPLACED. THEY ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE TO FAILURE. *JB

10/04 PURCHASED A NISSAN QUEST SL MINIVAN. TIRES ON IT ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 SIZE 225/65-HR16. LATE 12/04 OR EARLY 1/05 NOT ABLE TO NAVIGATE A 15 DEGREE GRADE IN 3 INCHES SNOW. CONTACTED DEALER TO NO AVAIL. CONTACTED NISSAN. TOLD TO CONTACT GOODYEAR. GOODYEAR SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES WITH A BETTER TIRE, BUT IN A DIFFERENT SIZE, AS ONLY TIRE MADE IN THE ORIGINAL SIZE WAS AND IS A GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2. THIS ACTION HOWEVER HAD TO HAVE BLESSING OF NISSAN. NISSAN BALKED STATING IF I CHANGED TIRE SIZE AND ANYTHING HAPPENED THAT THEY DETERMINED WAS CAUSED BY TIRE SIZE CHANGE, THE "WARRANTY" WOULD BE VOID ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS NAIVE AND BOUGHT THIS. BUT ALL THE WHILE, THE DEALER, NISSAN AND GOODYEAR SAID THEY HAD NO SUCH PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE. NOW TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD I FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDS THIS ISSUE AND MORE, ONE OF WHICH THE TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, AND AND "H" RATED TIRE ON A MINIVAN IS REDUNDANT. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY WIFE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. YET NISSAN AND/OR GOODYEAR ARE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN ENGINEERING/DESIGN FLAW, THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. GOODYEAR SHOULD HAVE TO MANUFACTURER OTHER TIRES IN THIS SIZE AND IN AN "H" RATING SO BUYERS/OWNERS PRESENT AND PAST HAVE A CHOICE WHEN REPLACING. WE CAN GO TO A 235/60-16 IN A "T" RATED TIRE THAT HAS MUCH BETTER RATINGS THAN THE ORIGINALS AND/OR OTHER "H" RATED TIRES IN THE NEW SIZE. BUT DEALERS AND TIRE MANUFACTURERS THROUGH COLLUSION ARE TRYING TO DISCOURAGE REPLACING THESE WITH "T" RATED TIRES. INSTEAD INSISTING THEY BE REPLACED WITH "H" RATED TIRES, THAT ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE, AND HAVE ONLY SIMILAR TRACTION RATINGS WITH REGARD TO HYDROPLANING, WET, LIGHT AND HEAVY SNOW THAT DO THE ORIGINALS. THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN ON THIS LIKE STINK ON CRAP, BUT I FAIL TO SEE ANY MENTION OF ANY SUCH INVESTIGATION ON YOUR WEB SITE. COME ON, DOESN'T OUR TAX DOLLARS PAY FOR THIS? *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP THREE TIMES AND I AM GOING BACK FOR A FOURTH ATTEMPT TO GET THE TIRES BALANCED. THE DEALER IS WORKING WITH ME, BUT THESE TIRES ARE GARBAGE. THEY CAN'T BE ADEQUATELY BALANCED BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB

2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE OEM GOODYEAR EAGLES 245/45/18 DEFECTIVE SIDEWALLS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, SUBJECT TIRES DEVELOPED MAJOR CRACKS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS. AN INTERNET QUERY YIELDED NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING MAXIMAS AND GOODYEAR TIRES. THREE OF FOUR TIRES HAD MAJOR CRACKING ON INSIDE SIDEWALL, DAMAGE ONLY DETECTABLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON LIFT. ONE OF FOUR TIRES HAD OBVIOUS SIGNS OF MAJOR CRACKING ON OUTSIDE SIDEWALL; WHICH PROMPTED FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERY OF INNER SIDEWALL CRACKING. ALL TIRES COULD CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL DURING NORMAL USE. *JB

ALL 4 TIRES OF MY NISSAN 2004 (FIRST OWNER) DEVELOP CRACKS ON SIDEWALLS, NOT SURE WHEN CRACKS DEVELOPED HOWEVER, BASED ON 1/8" WIDE CRACK (GAP) ON RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, CRACK MUST HAVE STARTED BETWEEN 25,000 & 30,000 MILES , ALL ALONG PERIMETER WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS TREAD. TIRE SIZE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER) P245-45-R18, GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A. DEALER (CENTRAL VALLEY NISSAN, MODESTO CA). CONDITION OF TIRES ARE OBVIOUSLY A SIGN OF STRUCTURAL DEFECT. TIRES CAN EXPLODE AT ANY TIME AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL NEW TIRES HAVE BEEN PLACED. DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED TO WATCH FOR CONDITIONS ON MODELS THAT WERE SOLD WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. I FOUND THE CONDITION MYSELF AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE NEVER BEEN WARNED BY THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE ARE AT RISK TODAY AND NOT AWARE OF THE IMPENDING CONSEQUENCE. *JB