GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THIS FEATURE LOCKS THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE. DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK, THE DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. ALSO THE KEYLESS ENTRY HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR REPROGRAMMING. THIS ONLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER INTO THE MEDIAN AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. TWO HUNDRED MILES LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHICH DETERMINED THE BLOWOUTS WERE A RESULT OF ROAD HAZARDS. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *NM

THIS STARTED OUT WITH A TIRE ALMOST BEING FLAT. PUMPED UP THE TIRE AT HOME AND TOOK VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN THE SHOP TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE TRUCK, THEY TOLD ME THE TIRE IS NO GOOD, IT IS LEAKING THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THEY PUT MY SPARE ON AND I WENT TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER IN MY TOWN. THE GOODYEAR DEALER LOOKED AT THE LEAK THROUGH THE SIDEWALL AND REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE RIM. THERE WAS 2 , 2 INCH CUTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE SIDEWALL (1 AT THE LEAK) OF THIS TIRE THAT HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN. HE TOLD ME A NEW TIRE WAS $180.00 AND I ASKED HIM TO CONTACT GOODYEAR CORPORATE BECAUSE THERE IS HARDLY ANY WEAR/MILES ON THESE TIRES. HE CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND 3 DAYS LATER THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE FOR $94.00. THIS TIRE HAD 4/32 WORN OFF FROM IT!!! WHILE WAITING FOR GOODYEAR CORPORATE TO REPLY TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO HAVE THEM RAISE THE TRUCK ON THE HOIST TO CHECK THE REST OF THE TIRES FOR A SLIGHT BULGE ON THE INNER SIDEWALL BECAUSE OF FEAR OF THESE TIRES BLOWING OUT THE SIDEWALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAUSING A FATALITY! THEY DID NOT SEE ANY BUT BEFORE I LEFT THEY TOLD ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND THE LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED! THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 12-31-2003, HAS 26,600 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THIS DEALER.PARTS AND LABOR WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT WHAT IS GOING TO FAIL NEXT?

AT LESS THAN 300 MILES, SHIFTED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DOING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD A WIRE WAS LEFT LOOSE AND WRAPPED AROUND ANOTHER PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ALSO COMPLAINED THE TRUCK WAS DYING WHILE DRIVING. ALSO TOLD THIS WAS A WIRING PROBLEM. AT 19000 THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACED AND AT 80000 MILES THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO 0. *NM

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA PILOT IN DEC 2005. FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES WERE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY. THE VEHICLE DAILY LOOSES TRACTION AND SEVERAL TIMES AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TRACTION IS BAD ON WET AND DRY CONDITIONS. WHEN CONTACTING HONDA CORPORATE, THEY SAY IT IS THE TIRE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. GOODYEAR SAYS THAT WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH HONDA. CLASSIC RUNAROUND. HOWEVER, WHEN I REVIEW THE GOODYEAR WEB SITE, IT PROVIDES TIRE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VARIOUS VEHICLE TYPES. WHEN I REVIEW THE HONDA PILOT RECOMMENDATION (WITH AN SUV CLASSIFICATION-WHICH IS APPROPRIATE ACCORDING TO THE HONDA WEB SITE, WHICH LABELS THE PILOT A SUV), THE GOODYEAR WEB SITE DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY. HOWEVER, IT YOU LABEL THE SUV A PASSENGER CAR (WHICH IT IS PATENTLY NOT), THEN THE INTEGRITY COMES UP AS THE RECOMMENDED TIRE. I HAVE ALMOST EXHAUSTED ALL MY OPTIONS AND AM LEFT WITH FRUSTRATION AND CONCERN. MY WIFE OR I WILL IMMANENTLY BE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT HONDA WILL BE CULPABLE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY OFFERING TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE (WHICH IS 2X THE PRICE TO THE INTEGGRITY TIRES-WHICH IS WHY I SUSPECT THEY ARE SELLING THE VEHICLE WITH THE SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER INTEGRITY TIRES) FOR THE RECOMMENDED TIRES, HONDA AND GOODYEAR ARE NOT LISTENING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE SIDE WALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING A BLOW OUT AND THERE WERE NO WARNING OF ANY DEFECTS ON THE TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT ALSO BLEW WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AND ANOTHER TIRE THAT WAS NOTICED WITH TREAD SEPARATION. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS NOTICED AGAIN WITH TREAD SEPARATION AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

215/70 16 WRANGLER HP VERY NOISY LAST 10,000 MILES. SUSPECT SAFETY OF TIRES. *JB

I OWN A 2001 SILVERADO 1500 WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST, P245-75R16. WITH @25000 MILES ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. MFG CANADA/DOT 4B70DADR/0302 D08R/D08L. REMOVED ALL 4 TIRES FROM VEHICLE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INCIDENT. STILL RETAIN REPLACED TIRES. REALIGNMENT AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *JB

I OWN A 2004 MAXIMA AND HAVE GOODYEAR RSA245/45/18 TIRES. I HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY. CHECKED MY TIRES THIS WEEKEND FOUND SIDE WALL CRACKS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND SEVERE SIDEWALL FAILURE ON INSIDE OF REAR TIRES. I HAVE REPLACED TWO TIRES DURING THE FIRST YEAR DUE SIDE WALL CUTS WAS TOLD IT WAS ROAD HAZARD. HOW COULD A CAR WITH JUST 40K HAVE HAD 3 OUT OF FOUR TIRES REPLACED AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR AGAIN. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. *NM