GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

THIS MAY NOT BE A NISSAN EXCLUSIVE STRATEGY. CONSIDER THIS TO BE A WAKE UP CALL AND A POTENTIAL FOR OTHER "FORD-TIRE SUPPLIER" POTENTIAL UPCOMING SCENARIO. THE GOODYEAR'S EAGLE LS2 225/60/17 ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE ARE OEM AND EVEN AFTER FOLLOWING NISSAN'S COMPUTERIZED REMINDING SCHEDULES FOR TIRE ROTATION EVERY 7500 MILES, THESE TIRES (I HAVE NOT MET AN EXCEPTION YET, GO TO TIRERACK.COM TO MENTION ONE SOURCE FOR INSTANCE AND READ THESE TIRES' REVIEWS.... NOT COINCIDENTALLY, MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS YOU'LL READ ARE QUEST MINIVAN OWNERS) ARE WEARING FAST AND NOT AT SAME RATE (WHEN COMPARED FR TO RR..LIKE I SAID EVEN AFTER PROPER P.M AND TOO FAST FOR AVERAGE DRIVERS LIKE MOMS) THE LAUGHABLE MATTER ON ALL THIS IS THAT : A) THESE MINIVANS ARE DRIVEN BY MOMS. B) THESE MINIVANS PER DESIGN HAVE ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES (LIKE MOMS ARE A BUNCH OF STREET TEENS OR DRAG RACERS). C) OEM RECOMMENDED SIZE ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND (ALMOST LIKE A WELL PLANNED MONOPOLY BY AUTO MANUFACTURER AND TIRE SUPPLIER) IF YOU GO TO THE OPTIONAL OEM SIZE 225/65/16 YOU WILL WORSEN THE ALREADY QUESTIONABLE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF THIS QUEST VEHICLE LINE. D) GOODYEAR LAUGHS AT CUSTOMERS LIKE ME WHEN BRINGING MY "SOONER THAN EXPECTED" TIRE WEAR OUT CONDITIONS AND THEY OPENLY ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY NISSAN REQUIRED THESE EAGLE LS2 TO BE OEM EQUIPMENT. THERE ARE GOODYEAR RETAILERS THAT DON'T EVEN ADVENTURE ON SELLING THEM. E) ADDRESSING TIRE WARRANTY ISSUES IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE RE-INVENTED. VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU AS THEY RECOMMEND YOU TO BRING IT UP TO CERTIFIED TIRE MANUFACTURER RETAILERS...ANOTHER HUGE HEADACHE FOR AVERAGE JOE (AND A SUBJECT FOR OTHER INVESTIGATION). I AM A EE FOR ONE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER, IF NHTSA IS REALLY INTERESTED ON PROTECTING THE AMERICAN CONSUMER BY ENFORCING THE TREAT ACT, PLEASE LISTEN TO EARLY SYMPTOMS LIKE WHAT I AM PRESENTING TO YOU HERE. *NM

TIRES REPEATEDLY GO FLAT. HAVE BOUGHT MANY NEW SETS AND HAVE HAD RIMS MACHINED TO NO AVAIL. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF A BRAND NEW 2006 MITSUBISHI FUSO FE-145. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS FRONT END OF VEHICLE GRABS - SLIDES - SKIPS SIDEWAYS AFTER STOPPING AND THEN STARTING OUT WHILE TURNING. THIS OCCURS AFTER EXTENDED PERIODS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. MINE STARTED PRIOR TO 2000 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED THE FRONT END BUT HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE GREAT DEGREE OF THE PROBLEM - AS TIME - LONG PERIODS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING SEEMS TO MANIFEST THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT'S THE TIRES. NO WAY IS THIS PROBLEM JUST THE TIRES ! IF IT IS, THE TIRES ARE NO GOOD AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MITSUBISHI DEALER THAT THE TREADS ON THE TIRES ARE TOO "AGRESSIVE A TREAD" FOR A STEERING TIRE. BUT, REALLY, THIS PROBLEM IS MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN COULD EVER BE CAUSED BY ANY TIRE. SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG. BUT NO ONE WILL TAKE THE TIME OR MAKE THE EFFORT TO TELL ME WHAT IT REALLY IS. AS MENTIONED, MECHANICS HAVE FELT ONLY SLIGHT SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEMS - IT GETS VERY, VERY BAD AT TIMES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE SPARE TIRE CABLES BROKE UNDER THE VEHICLE . THE SPARE TIRE FELL AND WAS LOST. *AK. ALTHOUGH NO ONE SUSTAINED INJURIES, WITNESSES WALKING ON A SIDEWALK NEAR THE INCIDENT EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION IF IT OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY OR AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH OR IN CASE OF A HIGH PEDESTRIAN AREA. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS OF 01/14/2006. *AK UNDER VEHICLE MOUNTED TIRE WAS DISENGAGED FROM FACTORY CABLE MOUNTING WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE CABLE FAILED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BE LOST. ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS INJURED, WITNESS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK NEAR THE INCIDENT EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION IF IT OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY OR AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH OR IN CASE OF A HIGH PEDESTRIAN AREA. REPAIRS HAV EBEEN MADE AS OF 01/14/2006. *AK

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 9/05 THAT I DRIVE FOR WORK & HAVE PUT APX 21000 MILES ON TO DATE. I HAVE ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAD TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT GOODYEAR TIRES (INTEGRITY) DUE TO HOLES IN THE SIDEWALLS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. I MAY NOW HAVE TO REPLACE A FIFTH, I HAVE A TIRE WHICH IS NOW LEAKING AIR & WILL RETURN TO GOODYEAR ON 1/5. I DO DRIVE FOR WORK & I AM CAREFUL, BECAUSE IF I AM NOT WORKING, I AM NOT MAKING ANY MONEY, DOWN TIME IS COSTLY. I FEEL THERE MAY BE A WEAKNESS DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALLS THAT NEEDS FURTHER ATTENTION. *JB

TREAD SEPARATION AND SIDEWALL FAILURE, INSIDE EDGE OF TIRE NEXT TO RIM. THIS IS THE FINAL TIRE TO FAIL PREMATURELY OF FOUR. THESE TIRES WERE RATED AS 60,000 MILE TIRES, THIS ONE FAILED AT 54,532. TIRE 1 FAILED 5/10/05 AT 40,838 MI WITH TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE 2 SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT EAST OF HAZLETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA. THIS WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR. THE THIRD TIRE ALSO SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AT THIS TIME ON THE RIGHT FRONT. THIS TIRE WAS ON VEHICLE LEFT FRONT AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. *JB

TREAD SEPARATIONS/BLOWOUT TRAVELING 62 MPH, HAZLETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA. OLD TIRES HAD TO BE LEFT AT TETLOW TIRES IN SMITHERS, B.C. CANADA. *JB

TIRE FAILURES-GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT. ALL 4 TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATIONS WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. *JB

BOUGHT FOUR GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLE TREAD TIRES (WARRANTY FOR 80,000 - 85,000 MILES) AT BELLE TIRE IN JUNE '05. (TIRES NEVER FELT RIGHT.) BY NOVEMBER '05, AFTER ONLY 10,000 MILES, TIRES WERE WORN TO THE TREAD BAR. BELLE TIRE BLAMED EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE TIRE, WENT TO 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND WAITED OVER TWO WEEKS FOR PROBLEM TO BE 'RESOLVED'. ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. ALSO, BELLE TIRE CHARGED FOR AN ALIGNMENT IN JUNE '05, WHEN IN FACT THE LOCATION DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO DO THE ALIGNMENT (GERMAN-ENGINEERED VEHICLES REQUIRE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT). BELLE TIRE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE ALLEGED 'ALIGNMENT'. *JB

I HAD JUST EXITED A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. AFTER EXAMINING THE SPARE TIRE RETAINING CABLE I FOUND IT HAD RUSTED IN HALF ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL. IF THE TIRE HAD FALLEN OUT 30 SECONDS EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MULTI CAR PILE UP WITH POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THOSE BEHIND ME. I FEEL THIS CABLE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY STAINLESS STEEL CABLE WHICH WILL NOT RUST OR AT THE VERY LEAST A SECONDARY SAFETY CHAIN BE ADDED TO AT LEAST KEEP THE TIRE WITH THE TRUCK !! I AM NOW AFRAID TO FOLLOW ANY GM MADE TRUCK ! *NM