GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR STARTED SPINNING AROUND AND HIT AN EXIT SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM. BOTH INSURANCE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE TAKEN. THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTACT WITH GOODYEAR. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT HAS A PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAS ORIGINAL FACTORY GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES, P215/75R15. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED SLITS UP TO THREE INCHES LONG ON THE SIDEWALL ABOVE THE BEAD RUNNING WITH THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE DOWN TO THE INNER FABRIC ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRANDS. HE EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AFTER THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. *AK THERE WERE CRACKS ON 3 OF THE 4 TIRES. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE, IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE WHEEL IS RETURNING BETWEEN THE 11:00 AND 1:00 POSITION. ALSO WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN, SPEEDS NO MORE THAN 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. DEALER HAS ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES, AND MATCH MOUNTED. I WENT TO GOODYEAR AND PAID FOR THEM TO DO THE SAME. THE VIBRATION STILL EXIST. I JUST PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER TODAY,10/21/05, AND THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE AND I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE INTERIOR WAS FULL OF GREASE, ON THE DOOR AND DRIVERS SIDE RUG. *JB

DT: CONTACT WAS IN A MOTOR HOME AND IT WAS TOWING SATURN VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT QUARTER PANEL, FENDER, WHEEL WELL, AND PUSHED OUT THE BUMPER. ALSO CAUSED TIE ROD DAMAGE. IN ADDITION,THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HUB AND HUB CAP. WOULD NEED A NEW WHEEL ALIGNMENT. CALLED AAA, AND THEY PUT ON A SPARE TIRE. DROVE TO A WALMART IN FLORIDA WHERE THE TIRE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY REPLACED THE TIRE, TOOK PICTURES, AND SENT TIRE OFF TO GOODYEAR. WALMART REPLACED TIRE BUT GOODYEAR REFUSED TO PAY FOR OTHER DAMAGES. GOODYEAR CONTACTED CONSUMER, AND SAID LACK OF AIR IN THE TIRE WAS THE CAUSE OF TIRE BLOWOUT. THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR DAMAGES. GOODYEAR, DOUGLAS TOURING, SIZE P195/65R15 . *AK *JB

DT: THE STEEL BELT IS STICKING OUT OF THE RUBBER ON THE TIRE. IT IS OCCURRING WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P265/70R17. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD ALLOWED AIR TO LEAK OUT OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS ON OCTOBER 13, 2005. THE TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE . THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE TIRE, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE MARKS IN THE TIRE. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO DRIVING ON A LOW TIRE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN WITH THE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED USED. *AK

DODGE MAGNUM SXT 2005. I PURCHASED JUNE 30, 2005. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A VIBRATION COULD BE FELT WHICH SEEMED TO COME FROM THE TIRES. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE ABLE TO REPLACE 1 TIRE THAT SEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER FOR A ROTATION AND BALANCE AND THEY WERE OUT OF BALANCE ABOUT A 1/4. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO FOUND THE BELT PROTRUDING OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE REAR LEFT TIRE. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THAT TIRE. WE THEN WERE DIRECTED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER FACILITY TO CHECK OUT THE TIRES FURTHER. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND ONE OF THE TIRES TO HAVE AN "EGG SHAPED" CONDITION WHICH MEANT IT WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE OTHER TWO TIRES. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 4 NEW TIRES, I STILL FEEL THIS SAME CONDITION. THE MAIN CONCERN ARE THE TIRES. THE FACT THAT I ONLY HAD ABOUT 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND A BELT BROKE THROUGH THE TIRE CONCERNS ME. GOOD YEAR HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL REGARDING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM. NOTES: THE TIRE SIZE SELECTED FROM YOUR DROP DOWN MENU WAS THE ONLY OPTION (175/70R13). THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT TIRE ON MY VEHICLE. THE CORRECT SIZE IS P215/65R17. *NM

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WITH DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS AND SRS SYSTEMS WHEEL ALIGNMENT BRAKE PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS YES , PARTS WERE REPLACED, REPAIRED BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE 2005 NISSAN QUEST HAS TIRES THAT FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE TIRES STAYED AT THE RIGHT PRESSURE, WHICH WAS 35 POUNDS. THE TIRES STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF FEATHERING AROUND 10,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME ON THE VAN. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GOODYEAR AND NISSAN. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN ALIGNMENT THE WHOLE TIME THAT THE CONTACT OWNED THE VAN. SHE STATED THAT GOODYEAR SAID THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY .011. GOODYEAR WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FOUND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM NISSAN HAS CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE WITHIN THE SPECS. THE DAMAGE WAS APPARENT AT 10,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT, GOODYEAR HAS SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR 50% OF THE COST ON ANOTHER SET OF EAGLE LS TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE BRAND OF TIRES. THE CONTACT HAS EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF DOCUMENTATION OF WHERE SHE HAS HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. NISSAN AND GOODYEAR WERE TELLING HER THAT THE PAPERWORK WAS NO GOOD FOR THEM BECAUSE IT DID NOT COME FROM THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

AFTER A FLAT ON 9/30 OF THIS YEAR, I PURCHASED A NEW SET (4) OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES, SIZE P215/75/16, THROUGH MY JEEP DEALER. WITHIN A DAY OF LIGHT USE, MY 2003 LIBERTY SPORT STARTED TO EXHIBIT UNSETTLED HANDLING BEHAVIORS. THE VEHICLE PULLS STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT DID NOT BEFORE THE TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE FEELS MUSHY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND IS NOW VERY HARD TO KEEP GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE FEELING OF LACK OF CONTROL IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A LEFT TURN AT SPEED (THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANT TO CONTINUE TO GO STRAIGHT OR LEFT AND, VERY NOTICEABLE UNDER STEER IS PRESENT). THE JEEP FEELS VERY UNSETTLED EVERYTIME THE GRADE ON THE ROAD CROWN CHANGES ALONG TURNS ON BACK ROADS AND IS NOTICEABLE ENOUGH TO COMPEL ME TO SLOW DOWN FROM NORMAL SPEED LIMITS. WHEN TRAVELING 55 MPH AND ABOVE THE FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL COMES ON WITH VERY MINOR CHANGES ON STRAIGHT ROAD SURFACES. THERE IS ALSO VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT AREA OF THE SUSPENSION (COMES AND GOES IN PROPORTION TO LOSS OF CONTROL). THE VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES AND IS ON ITS' THIRD SET OF THESE TIRES (THE ONLY ONE THAT FITS THE ODDBALL STANDARD RIM) BUT, THIS IS THE FIRST SET OF THESE TIRES THAT HAVE LEFT ME NOT WANTING TO USE THE TRUCK FOR ANYTHING. I CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES AND WHEEL LUGS FOR TIGHTNESS BUT, FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 4 DAYS (AND 100 MILES) SAYING AFTERWARDS THAT IT NEEDED ONLY A WHEEL ALIGNMENT (TOE-IN WAS OUT) AFTER STATING THAT IT WAS ALRIGHT WHEN THE SOLD ME THE TIRES 3 DAYS EARLIER; THEY ALSO CHECKED THEIR WHEEL BALANCING JOB AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. THEY WENT ON THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THAT MY TRUCK BEHAVED LIKE MANY OTHER LIBERTYS. THEIR WORK ABATED THE RIGHT PULLING A BIT BUT, THE BEHAVIOR STILL VARIES IN INTENSITY WITH ROAD CHANGES. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE EVEN ON DRY ROADS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON JUNE 8, 2005 WHEN HE HEARD A PING SOUND COME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THEN THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. WHEN HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS A PUNCTURED MARK ON THE TIRE. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR, SIZE I 205/50R17XL. THE CONTACT DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE PUNCTURE MARK DID NOT CAUSE THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A. ON OCT 7,2005 THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SAME PING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AN FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. IT WAS THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL TIRE AS THE FIRST FAULTY TIRE WITH THE SAME DOT NUMBER. *NM