GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

IN JULY 2003 FIRST TIRE ON HOLIDAY RAMBLER 5TH WHEEL TRAILER DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BULGE ON AUGUST 11, 2005 ANOTHER TIRE THREW TREAD ON AUGUST 17, 2005 A THIRD TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO SEPARATION - TREAD NOT THROWN. OF ORIGINAL GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT LT235/85R16 TIRES ON TRAILER, THREE HAVE FAILED TRAILER PURCHASED MAY, 2001. TIRES ALL HAD OVER 1/4" TREAD LEFT AT TIME OF FAILURES. TRAILER HAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES OF TRAVELING SINCE PURCHASE. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED.

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. ON JULY 23, 2005 I WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT THE RACK & PINION WAS BADLY RUSTED, AND THAT ONE OF THE RODS WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN! THIS CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 AT THE TIME AND WAS NOT USED A A COMMUTING CAR, AND WAS TREATED VERY WELL. SIMPLY PUT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, GIVEN THE AGE OF THE CAR AND IT'S USE. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I DEALT WITH SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL 300M'S COME IN WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT LIVE IN A CLIMATE WHERE WE GET SNOW, THUS NO SALT ON THE ROADS, AND I AM NOT NEAR THE OCEAN. BASED ON THIS, AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, ONE THAT COST ME $2300, CONVENIENTLY 1 MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE RUSTING OCCURRED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND WOULD HAVE AFFECTED TIRE WARE. THIS EXPLAINS WHY I WENT THROUGH 4 TIRES IN THE PAST YEAR. LUCKILY, THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS POTENTIALLY COULD END UP BEING LIFE THREATENING FOR SOMEONE ELSE!

SEVERAL ONGOING EVENTS VERSUS ONE FAILURE, CONSTANT PULLING EITHER TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT, PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC/OTHER LANES WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING, NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE VIBE ON THE SMOOTH/ROUGH ROADS. WHEN CORNERING IN DRY CONDITIONS ON A SMOOTH ROAD, THE VIBE PULLED ME RIGHT OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN SO I STOPPED UNCERTAIN WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO DEALER AND 4 ALIGNMENTS, 4+ TIRE ROTATIONS, CAMBER BOLTS REPLACED, AND A 3RD OPINION FROM A SEPARATE GM DEALER UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION STATING MY TIRES WERE FAULTY AND TO RETURN TO THE SELLING DEALER WITH THE VESTED INTEREST IN THE CAR, AND THE END RESULT IS....MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SAME SITUATION. THE CAR IS STILL PULLING LEFT, RIGHT, VEERING WHEN I BRAKE OR ACCELERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THE GM DEALER THAT PROVIDED THAT OPINION REPLACED THE TIRES ON 2 OTHER VIBE OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES BUT I DID NOT BUY MY CAR THERE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REPORTS OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO ABOUT ONGOING VIBE COMPLAINTS REGARDING UNUSUAL WEAR ON TIRES REGARDLESS OF THE BRAND AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SUSPENSION AND SHOCK DESIGN ISSUES (NOT HOLDING THE TIRES PROPERLY TO THE ROAD). ALL OF THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE WITHIN 12,000KM AND WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS HAD I NOT HAD PERSONAL FAMILY MATTERS TO DEAL WITH. LUCKILY THERE HAS BEEN NO TIRE BLOWOUTS YET NOR ACCIDENTS YET BUT ALL I AM TOLD IS THAT THE TRACKING IS PRETTY GOOD FOR THAT OF A VIBE..I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT ONE HAD I BEEN GIVEN THAT SALES PITCH AND KNOWN I WOULD BE IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION EVERY 1,000KM. READING THE INFO ON THE GENVIBE SITE AND ON THIS SITE BACK TO 2003, MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THE TYPE OF SHOCKS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM OR SOMETHING IF THE TIRES, NO MATTER WHAT BRAND, ARE BEING BURNED THROUGH THAT QUICKLY AND THE STEERING IS THAT BRUTAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

DT: THE TRAILER TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH. THE TIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE OF THE TRAILER AFTER THIS. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE LOCATION WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. A GOODYEAR, MARATHON. *AK

APRIL 2005, NOTIFIED OF TIRE DETERIORATION - 12,000 MILES ON NEW VEHICLE. JULY 2005, DEAD BATTERY WITH CAR. AUGUST 2005, CAR SHUT ITSELF DOWN WHILE ON INTERSTATE 80. UNABLE TO USE ANY AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT. AUGUST 2005 NOTIFIED OF TIRE DETERIORATION AGAIN, 18,000 MILES. THIS IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS BOTH MECHANICAL AND WITH THE TIRES IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD. TIRES AND MECHANICAL PROBLEM I BELIEVE TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT.

I DRIVE A 2003 DODGE 3500 DRW AND PULL A 5TH WHEEL ONCE A MONTH. TIRES ARE GOODYEAR, WRANGLER SRA, SIZE: LT235/80R17 LOAD RATE E. I NOTICED AN OPEN CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL OF MY FRONT LEFT TIRE AND TOOK MY TRUCK INTO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY INSPECTED IT AND SAID THAT ALL 6 TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING (ON THE SIDEWALLS). TO ME THIS IS AN UNSAFE PROBLEM AND I EXPECTED GOODYEAR TO REPLACE THEM. NO, I HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES (THEY ARE PRORATING THE BAD ONES). THE TIRES HAD TO BE FOUND IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THEM IN STOCK. I ASKED THE SERVICE PERSON IF THEY SEE THIS A LOT. HIS ANSWER WAS HE HAS SEEN IT BEFORE. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR CONSUMER RELATIONS AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THESE TIRES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDEWALLS. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH KNOWN QUALITY TIRES. NO INCIDENT OCCURRED, SAW PROBLEM BEFORE HAND.*JB

'05 FORD FOCUS ZXW. VEHICLE LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OLD. IN SHOP 4TH TIME FOR VIBRATION IN FRONT END AND PULLING TO RIGHT. DEALER REPLACED 1 FRONT TIRE, BALANCED ALL 4, CHANGED CAMBER ANGLE AND RE-ALIGNED STEERING WHEEL. CAR STILL VIBRATES AT 65 AND NOW PULLS TO LEFT. BACK TO DEALER AGAIN FOR 5TH TIME. APPEARS TO ORIGINATE FROM RIGHT FRONT. WILL PRESS FOR STRUT AND SUSPENSION INSPECTION. *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER IT SOUNDED FROM THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE CAR UNDER THE HOOD LIKE SOMETHING WAS GRINDING OR ABRASION. IT SOUNDED LIKE TWO BEARINGS RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HEAR IT. THE DEALER TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, LIFTED IT UP ONTO THE LIFT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HEAR ANY NOISE.*AK UPDATED 8/14/2006 - THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WARPED. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WARPED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPAGE. THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT, BEARING PLATE AND ALIGNED THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED. THE TRAMSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. *NM

DT: CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD A FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS A PRONOUCED WHOPPING NOISE"AT LOW SPEEDS. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS MAKING THE NOISE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION OR EXTENSIVE WEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 DEALERS, THE FIRST SAID IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT, AND THE SECOND SAID THE TIRE WEAR WAS GOOD, AND NO LOOSE NUTS OR BOLTS WERE FOUND. CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE WHAT THE NOISE WAS. GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS , P235/75R15.*AK NO REPAIRS OR REPLACEMNTS AS OF YET. NO CONFIRMATION AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINE THAT ONGOING NOISE. *TT

DT: THE CONSUMER OBSERVED DEEP IMPRESSIONS ON THE TREAD OF TIRE LOCATED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE TIRE DEFLATED BECASUE OF A NAIL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BUY A NEW TIRE. GOODYEAR DID ALLOW A $30 ADJUSTMENT FOR THE DEFECT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE TIRE HAD 25000-30,000 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED HIGHWAY ROAD IN RAINY CONDITIONS WHEN SHE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE STEERING DIFFICULTIES AND A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THERE WAS A LARGE BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AFTER THIS WAS NOTICED. OVERNIGHT THE TIRE WENT FLAT. THERE WAS 30-35,000 MILES ON THE TIRE AT TIME OF FAILURE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE TIRE TO DEALER. DEALER DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER TIRE TO REPLACE WITH SO THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING A SPARE. CONSUMER HAD TO AWAIT FOR A TIRE FOR THE FIRST FAILURE AS WELL. GOODYEAR, EAGLE, SIZE 215/65R16. EAGLE LS. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK *JB