GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

BUBBLE ON SIDE WALL RIGHT FRONT BLOW OUT ON FREEWAY JAN 2005 BUBBLE ON SIDE WALL LEFT FRONT STILL THERE JAN 23 2005 LEFT REAR BLOW OUT SUDDENLY ON RESIDENTIAL THROUGH FARE JAN 23 2005 6:00 PM CDT. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATES THE AIR CONTINUES TO SEEPS OUT OF THE FRONT TIRES. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

BUY THE CAR IN LIVINGSTON MONTANA 09-28-2002 THE VIN [XXX] THE CAR HAD ONLY LIKE 20 MILES WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. WE WENT ON VACATION THAT SUMMER WE HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. WE CALLED THE FORD COMPANY IN LIVINGSTON ,MONTANA WE WERE IN ID SO THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANY THING FOR US. WE HAD TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT TOWN ABOUT 14 MILES BACK . WE GOT BACK WE TOOK IT TO FORD COMPANY. THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND SHAKING REALLY BAD AND THE TRUNK WILL NOT LOCK (IT WILL NOT LOCK IF WE PUSH THE BUTTON ) WE DO NOT USE THE TRUNK STILL ,THE CLUTCH POPS OUT THEM TOLD US TO DOUBLE CLUTCH AND IT ( STILL POPS OUT WENT YOU BACK UP SOMETIMES). WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THEY ,THEM ON 09-24-2003 THEY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS ALMOST I HAVE A LISTED OF THING WANT WAS WRONG AN STILL WRONG WITH THE CAR ,WE TOLD THEM WE WANT AN NEW CAR BUT THEY STILL WOULD NOT GIVE US ONE OR WOULD NOT WORK WITH US , THEM SAID I'M SORRY BUT WE COULD NOT DO THAT. I KNOW YOU FOLKS HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE CAR BUT I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. I WAS MAD AN STILL WE BOUGHT ABOUT FOUR SETS OF TIRES FOR THAT CAR . THE CAR WAS ONLY HAS 48003 MILES, WE HAD MANY OUTS ,WE HAD A BACK BLOW AGAIN IN NOV- 2004 . MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT MUCH BECAUSE SHE IS SCARED OF IT. IT PULLS YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD IN THE BAD WEATHER WE LIVED IN WHITEHALL , MONTANA VERY SMALL TOWN IF WE WANT TO GO SHOPPING YOU HAVE TO DRIVE 20 MINS PLUS AWAY, SHE WAITS ON THE WEEKENDS TO TAKE MY CAR. SHE ONLY DRIVES THE CAR TO TAKE OUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WHICH IS A MILE THERE AND BACK. PLEASE HELP US A GET DIFFERENT CAR. THAT MY WIFE WILL NOT BE SCARED OF. *NM UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS

4TH TIRE FAILURE, GOODYEAR LT235?80R17 SEVERAL SIDE WALL TIRE SPLITS,BOTH OUTER SURFACES OF TIRE. TIRE HAD 10/32 OF 15/32 TREAD REMAINING, THIS TIRE IS ONE ALREADY REPLACED BY GOODYEAR. THE CASING IS AT WEST TIRE SVC, 4000 HWY 281 NORTH, MARBLE FALLS ,TX78654, PHONE 830/693-0475, FAX: 830/693-0602. WOULD BE NICE IF YOU IMPOUNDED TIS TIRE FOR EXAMINATION AND FACT FINDING BEFORE THEY SHIP IT AWAY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR CURB BOUNCE INVOLVED, JUST A FAULTY TIRE AND IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT ALL MY DRIVING ON MICHELIN TIRES NEVER HAD A MESS LIKE THIS ONE AND MY DRIVING STYLE HAS NOT CHANGED. *NM

SAFETY CONCERN RS-A GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE BLOWOUT WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. *BF THERE WAS A 4 INCH IRREGULAR CUT ON THE TIRE. *JB

2004 DODGE DURANGO APPROX 6300 MILES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE (GOODYEAR SR/A P265/65R 17) EXPLODED. ONCE STOPPED AFTER APPROX 400' TO 500' FOUND TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL ON ONE SIDE OF TIRE ONLY. COMPLETELY INSPECTED TIRE NUMEROUS TIMES LOOKING FOR CAUSE OF FAILURE FOUND NO PUNCTURES CUTS, ETC. BROUGHT TIRE TO GOODYEAR TIRE STORE FOR REPLACEMENT. UPON RETURNING FOR TIRE, WAS INFORMED THEY HAD FOUND PUNCTURE HOLE IN TIRE. THAT HAD CAUSED THE TIRE TO RUN LOW AND THE RIM HAD CUT THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE THE TIRE, THE TIRE SHOWS MINIMAL ABRASION ON THE FAILED SIDE ONLY. WAS INFORMED BY GOODYEAR THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER SIDEWALL FAILURES WITH THIS TIRE. INVESTIGATED MYSELF TO FIND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE,( IF MY TIRE DID HAVE A PUNCTURE AT TIME OF FAILURE) IT WOULD SEEM INHERENTLY UNSAFE FOR A TIRE TO HAVE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE IN SUCH A SHORT STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS TIRE WAS ALSO INSPECTED BY TWO INDEPENDENT GARAGES AND THEY DO NOT AGREE THAT THE PUNCTURE CAUSED THE DAMAGE. LUCKILY, MY WIFE WAS NOT INJURED DURING THIS INCIDENT. *NM

THE GOODYEAR RSA TIRES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAVE SPLITS ON THE SIDE WALL. GOODYEAR CLAIMS TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE SIZE, 245/45/18. NUMEROUS MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD TIRES REPLACED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT GOODYEAR IS UNCOOPERATIVE.( MAXIMA.ORG) I HAVE CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND. IF THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF A TIRE PROBLEM THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY. I CHECKED WITH NISSAN AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF A TIRE PROBLEM. YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN LOUISIANA, DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, CHANGED LANES AND HAD BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVER REAR TIRE. I WAS DRIVING A FORD EXPLORER. THE BLOWOUT LOOKED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED ON THE SIDEWALL, AT A POINT WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE STEEL BELTS ON THE DRIVING SURFACE OF THE TIRE. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS ROAD DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR REP SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO RECALL ON THE TIRE AND THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS DAMAGE BEFORE AND WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE TIRE. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, BUT WERE CHANGED OUT BY THE FORD COMPANY TO GOODYEAR BECAUSE OF THE FIRESTONE RECALL. THE TIRES HAD ABOUT 29,000 MILES ON THEM AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED 2 DAYS BEFORE DURING AN OIL CHANGE. THE TIRE IS GOODYEAR, WRANGLER RT/S M+S P235/75R15 SER# 274220-GRF-70MMWVS IT ALSO HAS THE NUMBERS E13 0293095 STAMPED ON THEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN HIS POSSESSION. *TC

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. "WE HAVE A TRUCK WHICH WE BROUGHT BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR VIBRATION EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT." THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING, BUT BALANCE AT THE TIRE. WE HAVE HAD BRAND NEW GOODYEAR TIRES PUT ON THE TRUCK, MOUNTED, BALANCED, ETC,. AND IT CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, YET IT CONTINUED TO VIBRATE BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. WE RECENTLY FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE TRUCK #3009. *AK THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WAS FALLING OFF, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WAS HARD TO SHUT AND THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK POPPED OUT. *SC