GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

2002 4X4 EXPLORER LIMITED WITH V8. AT 7390 MILES (3/12/03, INVOICE # W40836) TWO ISSUES; THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTED PROPERLY AND IT STARTED LEAKING FLUID EVERYWHERE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE DEALER ADMITTED THEY DIDN''T KNOW THE CAUSE AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. ENGINE SEVERELY OVERHEATED (INVOICE 3W47852). AT 20K MILES THE TRUCK WILL ONCE IN A WHILE STOP (AS IF I HIT SOMETHING) AS I START TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE - PROBLEM DISCOVERED AT 31K BRAKE JOB - REAR SHOES ON PARKING BRAKE BROKE LOOSE ON DRIVERS SIDE (BOTH) AND ONLY ONE ON PASSENGER SIDE. LOOSE SHOE ON PASS. SIDE WOULD WEDGE WITH GOOD ONE AND LOCK UP WHEELS WHEN MOVING SLOW. LOT'S OF ARGUMENTS AND FORD FINALLY REPLACED SHOES (4/25/05 INVOICE # 99323). AT 26K (11/05, NO INVOICE) ONE TIRE WENT FLAT AND UPON INSPECTION BY A TIRE SHOP, THAT TIRE AND A SECOND TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION - RUNNING GOODYEAR''S. FORD QUICKLY REPLACED BOTH TIRES WITHOUT ANY QUESTIONS. AT 29K, MY FAMILY AND I MOVED FROM MI TO GA. EACH TIME I STOPPED FOR GAS THE EXPLORER SOUNDED LIKE THE FRONT END WAS GRINDING METAL TO METAL ON THE GEARS. THE 4X4 WAS IN AUTO FOR THE TRIP AND ONCE I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY ABOVE 20 MPH THE NOISE WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO SHIFT POORLY AND IT STARTED TO SURGE (SHAKE) OR THUMP LIKE SOMETHING WAS CATCHING IN THE DRIVE TRAIN EVERY TIME I WOULD LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO DECELERATE WITHOUT BRAKING. EVEN AFTER NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS, THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND WORSE - NOW AT 34K, (5/30/05, INVOICE # W50821) THE TRUCK IS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME ON THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME, THEY REPLACED THE "MODULE-TRANSFER SH" WHICH DID PRETTY MUCH ELIMINATE THE SHIFTING ISSUE. THEY ALSO REPLACE THE "DRIVE SHAFT FLANGE PER SSM 16824" WHATEVER THAT MEANS. BUT A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE DRIVE TRAIN STILL EXISTS AND IT STILL UNRESOLVED. HERE'S MY POINT, FORD HAS A MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEM WITH THE REDESIGNED 2002 EXPLORER.

I PURCHASED 4 NEW GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES 8/2004 AND HAD FREEWAY BLOW OUTS ON 3 OF THE 4 TIRES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON EACH TIRE. BLOW OUTS OCCURED 2 IN MAY AND 1 IN JUNE. I REPLACED THE FIRST 2 AGAIN WITH FORTERA TIRES, BUT AFTER BLOW #3 I REQUESTED THAT GOODYEAR PRORATE ALL TIRES SO I COULD REPLACE WITH ANOTHER BRAND BUT THEY REFUSED. GIVEN THIS EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE TESTED AND POSSIBLY RECALLED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETECT WHY THE TIRES FAILED DUE TO DAMAGE FROM FREEWAY BLOW OUTS AND HAVING TO DRIVE OFF OF THE FREEWAY BEFORE STOPPING.

DT: WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HAD A BLOWOUT AT 55 MPH ON TURNPIKE. THIS HAPPENED ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TIRE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOTORHOME. TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER, WHO SAID CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE, AND THEY WOULD TAKE THE BLOWN OUT TIRE AND SEND IT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION BY AN ENGINEER. IF THERE WAS A DEFECT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO TAKE TIRE TO DEALER FROM WHERE RV WAS PURCHASED, AND THE DEALER REPLACED TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. LATER AT HOME, CONSUMER NOTED A BUBBLE/BLISTER ON THE LEFT FRONT INSIDE TIRE, AND RETURNED TO DEALER, WHO AGAIN REPLACED TIRE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS FEARFUL THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN CONSIDERING THE REMAINING TIRES ARE THE SAME BRAND. THESE 2 FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE TIRES HAD ABOUT 200 MILES ON THEM. 1993, GOODYEAR G670 RV UNISTEEL, TIRE SIZE IS 245/70/R19.5, THIS OCCURRED ON A FOREST RIVER INC, MODEL : GEORGETOWN RV MOTORHOME. *AK

CRACKS APPEARED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. GOODYEAR, EAGLE, 205/50R17. *AK WHEN CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CONTACT GOODYEAR. CONSUMER REPORTED INCIDENT TO GOODYEAR AND THEY ACTED AS IF IT WEREN'T THERE CONCERN. CONSUMER WAS THEN TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO KAUFFMAN TIRE. AT THIS TIME ONLY TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE SPLITS IN THEM AND WERE REPLACED. 6 TO 8 MONTHS LATER THE OTHER TWO DEVELOPED SPLITS AND WERE REPLACED BY MCNABB TIRE IN ROCKMART, GEORGIA. CONSUMER FEELS GOODYEAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BECAUSE BY THE TIRES FIRST SPLITTING IN THE FRONT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*SB

I HAVE HAD FOUR SEPARATE BLOW-OUTS ON GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRES. M & S LT 235/86R16. LOAD RANGE E. ALL BLOW-OUTS HAVE BEEN ON HIGHWAY DRIVING. THESE TIRES ARE USED ON MY FIFTH-WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. ONE OR TWO BLOW-OUTS COULD BE CONSIDERED BAD LUCK AND PART OF DRIVING. FOUR BLOW-OUTS IN TWO YEARS IS A PATTERN.

DT: CONTACT HAD THREE BLOWOUTS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ON TRAILER. CONTACT STATES THE TRAILER WAS NOT OVER LOADED, AND HE WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. THE VIN NUMBER AND OTHER INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

ON 5-25-05 MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW UP ON MY 6 MONTHS OLD, 9700 MILES NISSAN MURANO GOING UPHILL AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 80. CAAA CAME AND TOOK ME TO A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER 5 MILES AWAY.THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE. THE DEALER CALLED UP 5 GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERS WITHIN 40 MILES RADIUS AND ALL OF THEM DO NOT HAVE IT BUT CAN GET IT THE NEXT DAY AUBURN NISSAN HAS IT AND I GOT IT REPLACED THERE. 5-31-05, I CALLED NISSAN USA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL GOODYEAR GOODYEAY SUPERVISOR SAID THAT I MUST HAVE THE REST OF THE TIRE FOR INSPECTION AND ALSO SAID THAT AUBURN NISSAN IS NOT AGOODYEAR TIRE DEALER. ON 6-13-05 NISSAN USA ASKED ME TO CALL GOODYEAR AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING IT IS NOT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO BEAR WITH ALL THESE. 1. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD WITH 9700 MILES ON IT 2. MY LAST SERVICE WAS AT DORITO BROS NISSAN ON 3-1-05 3. I AM 120 MILES FROM HOME AND CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT DAY FOR THE NEW TIRE FROM A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER. 4. 5 GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERS DO NOT HAVE THAT TIRE 5. GOODYEAR INSISTED ON INSPECTING TTHE TIRE AND HOW CAN I GET IT WHEN IT GOT SEPARATED AND ROLL TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DIVIDER. 6. GOODYEAR INSISTED THAT AUBURN NISSAN IS NOT A TIRE DEALER. 7. NISSAN USA SAID THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THIS HA TO DO WITH GOODYAER 8. GOODYEAR WAS NOT MY CHOICE 9. NISSAN HAS THE FITTED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 10. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TOO OR NEGIOTIATE WITH GOODYEAR PLEASE KINDLY LOOK INTO THIS, THANKS TONY

THE SUBJECT TIRE WERE ON A CHRYSLER 2003 PT CRUSIER . THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS APPX 12000 MILES AROUND JAN 2005 ON AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES DEVELOPED BUBBLES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR NOW HAS 20000 MILES (JUN 2005) AND AGAIN THE TWO FROM TIRE HAVE BUBBLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID THE BUBBLES WERE CAUSED BY GOEING THRU POT HOLES WHICH I THOUGH LOGICA; AT THE TIME. BUT IN LESS THEN SIX MONTHS BOTH FRONT TIRE HAVE BUBBLES AND NEED TO BE REPLACE. IS DOES SEEM ODD THAT IT ALWAY BOTH TIRE. IT SEEM TO ME THAT THE TIRE ARE DEFECTIVE, THE CAR HAS A DESIGN FLAW OR THE TIRES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THIS CAR. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A IT IS JUST A MATER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THESE TIRE BLOWOUT AT HIGH SPPED AND KILLS SOMEONE.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING REPUBLIC TIRES. MY INVOICE SAYS 98H S2ULT HP4 RAD G ROAD HAZARD PROTECT (PRO-RATED R 225/60R1. I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE ARE THE PROPER NUMBERS. 5/30/05 WE REQUESTED A HIGH QUALITY GOODYEAR TIRE THAT WOULD PERFORM WELL ON ALL THE RAIN IN FLORIDA AND BE THE BEST AGAINST HYDRO PLANING. THE ALLIED TIRE STORE SOLD US REPUBLIC TIRES AND SAID THEY WERE A BETTER GRADE THAN GOODYEAR. I WAS IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASING MY NEW TIRES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING REPUBLIC TIRES. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ON REPUBLIC TIRES IN CONSUMERS REPORTS, ETC.

HAD TWO (2) GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES BLOW OUT APPROXIMATELY A MONTH APART ON MY 1999 HONDA ACCORD - HIGHWAY DRIVING...FRONT TIRES, FIRST THE LEFT AND YESTERDAY THE RIGHT TIRE. LUCKILY NO INJURIES. WONDERED IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS.