GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

2004 SILVERADO FRONT SHOCK AND COIL SPRING INSULATOR FAILURES. *TS THE FRONT SPINDLE ALSO FAILED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. *JB

THE CAR WAS INSPECTED FOR BALL JOINT PROBLEMS (RECALL) @ 20,000 MILES, THE DEALER SAID ALL WAS GOOD AND THE WORK ORDER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. AT 56,000 MILES I WAS LEAVING TURNING AROUND IN MY NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY WHEN THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE, TOTALLY SEPARATED. THERE WAS NO LITTLE WARNING BEFORE THE JOINT BROKE. WHEN THE JOINT BROKE THE SUSPENSION GOUGED THE INSIDE OF THE RIM DEEPLY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. I HAVE YET TO SPEAK TO THEM (THIS JUST HAPPENED AND THEY ARE CLOSED); HOWEVER, I ANTICIPATE COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO OTHER SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS AS WELL. *NM

BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AGGRESSIVELY, SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH. STEERING WHEEL JERKS AT TIMES TO RIGHT AND LEFT AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH BRAKE PEDAL PUSH BACK. THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF DAYS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. DEALERSHIP SAYS I HAVE TO PAY TO GET NEW ROTORS A BRAKES. I HAVE NOT DROVE THAT AGGRESSIVE NOR SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO HAVE ROTORS REPLACED, NOR DO I RIDE THE BRAKES TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED THIS EARLY IN THE GAME FOR A NEW TRUCK DO THIS! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT A POSSIBLE BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK. THE CORPORATE PERSON I TALKED TO SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM WITH THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED NOT EVEN A WARNING WAS POSTED. THIS IS NOT GENERAL MAINTENANCE THIS IS A MAJOR(SAFETY) DEFECT. CORPORATE TOLD ME THAT THE ROTORS ARE TO SMALL FOR THE TRUCK. IF THERE IS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHO GETS STUCK WITH THE BILL MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND I COVER THE GAP. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED TWO TIRES FOR ABNORMAL WEARING IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND THAT IS AFTER ROTATING SEVERAL TIMES. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, LIKE THE ONE FORD HAD ON ITS EXPLORER? I WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR COMPANY TO ANYBODY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES BLISTERS WERE NOTICED ON THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL WAS NOTICED ON THE INNER REAR PASSENGER TIRE. AFTER THE TIRE WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. ALSO WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS SIDEWALL SEPARATION NOTICED ON THE INNER REAR DRIVER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REMAINING 5 TIRES WERE REPLACED. THESE WERE GOODYEAR 23580RR17 TIRES.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES IT WAS NOTICED THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN ALERTED.

ON 04/26/06, WHILE AT A SAMS CLUB STORE, I NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OF THE TWO GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 225/55R17BW TIRES THAT I PURCHASED FROM WALMART AND HAD INSTALLED BY WALMART ON 03/28/06. THE TIRE WAS DETERMINED BY A TIRE ASSOCIATE AT THE SAMS CLUB STORE TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON, SO HE REMOVED THE WHEEL AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE. I AM TAKING THE TIRE BACK TO WALMART ON 04/27/06 TO GET A CREDIT TO BE APPLIED TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT TIRE. *NM

BULGES HAVE APPEARED IN THE SIDEWALLS OF TWO OF THE FOUR GOODYEAR POTENZA TIRES ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS. THE TIRES WERE MAINTAINED BY HAVING THEM ROTATED AND PRESSURE CHECKED AT 5,000-MILE INTERVALS BY THE TOYOTA DEALER. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY ON PAVED STREETS AND ROADS. CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS 13,000. I HAVE ELECTED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES WITH MICHELINS. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT FRONT SHOCK FAILED. *JB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES THAT CAUSED THE SHOCKS TO FAIL. *JB

SIDEWALL SEPARATION OF A GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRE ON A HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. WERE TOLD BY HONDA DEALER THAT THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION. TOOK TO DEALER (AKRON AUTO AND TRUCK TIRE) AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DAMAGE CAUSED BY HITTING AN OBJECT. TIRE WAS REPLACED AND OTHER TIRES WERE INSPECTED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 10, 2006. REPLACED TWO TIRES. TODAY THE REMAINING GOODYEAR REGATTA EXPERIENCED A HIGH SPEED SEPARATION OF THE SIDEWALL TREAD WITH A CONCURRENT BLOW OUT WITH MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE WHEEL. SHE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE TIRE. THE SIDE WALL BLEW ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE RIM. *NM