GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

GOODYEAR TIRE/ P215/ 75R16 DOT#M6Y4EYER1702. OWNER FEELS THAT DRIVING IN THE RAIN IS TOO SCARY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH OR GREATER. *JB (RECURRENT PROBLEM) THE TIRES WERE NOT WIDE OR DEEP ENOUGH ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF TRACTION WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP ON ANY AMOUNT OF WATER AND CANNOT SAFELY TURN ON WATER. *SC

EAGLE LS KEEPS LOSING TIRE PRESSURE (ABOUT 10PSI) EVERY 5-7 DAYS. HAVE WENT TO THE MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES NOW FOR THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID TO GO SEE A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER. GOODYEAR SAYS THE TIRE JUST NEEDS AIR AND IT'S OK. THIS CANNOT BE SAFE IF THE TIRE IS CONTINUALLY LOSING AIR PRESSURE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME FRAME. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. DRIVER'S SIDE GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW WOUT, CAUSING A COLLISION AND BODILY INJURIES ON INTERSTATE 94. VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE MEDIAN HEAD-ON. *AK

GOODYEAR FAULTY TIRES CAUSED 3 TIRES TO BLOWOUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ENDED UP IN DITCH. *BF *TC

AFTER 15,000 MILES ON GOOD YEAR TIRES I HAD STRANGE WEAR OF ALL 4 TIRES. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BURT FORD 303-643-9020 AND APPROVED THROUGH FORD ALL TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED. (THIS WAS BOUGHT NEW OFF OF FORD LOT WITH GOODYEAR TIRES) THEY STATED THE TIRES HAD COUPLED? BAD TIRES AND REPLACE. 20,000 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ALL 4 TIRES AND I WAS TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER CARE, 1-800-241- FORD, AND BURT FORD THAT AGAIN IT WAS THE TIRES AND AGAIN THE NEW TIRES HAVE STARTED COUPLING. I FEEL THIS IS THE FORD RANGER 2001, 4 WHEEL DRIVE, BUILD DEFECT THAT IS MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I AT THIS TIME FEAR THE VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR DEFECT AND THIS WILL MAKE THE TRUCK UNSAFE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE. FORD STATED THEY CHECKED FRONT END ONLY. THEY ARE NOT TAKING THIS AS A REAL ISSUE AND HAVE NOW PLACED ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *JB

1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI 6 CYL. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 69,000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED $1,808.00. ENGINE FAILED 86,000 MILES $2,500. HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALUMINUM WHEELS EASILY DAMAGED REPLACED ALL 4. I WOULD NEVER IN LIFE BY ANOTHER CHRYSLER. WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE A FREE ONE! BOUGHT IN 1997 AS A DEMO. PROBLEMS SINCE 1 WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. I DON'T LOOK THEIR DIRECTION WHEN PASSING DEALERSHIPS. HAD A TOYOTA CAMRY FOR 3 YEARS PRIOR TO SEBRING. NO MAINTENANCE ISSUES. *JB

TWICE IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS VEHICLE DID A 360 DEGREE TURN AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ONE OCCURRENCE WAS ON WET ROAD SURFACE, AND THE OTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DRY ROAD SURFACE. AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR RULED OUT THE ABS BRAKES BEING AS THE CAUSE. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE WET SURFACE WITH THE VEHICLE COLLIDING INTO BARRIER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLOWOUT. *NM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FAILED. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CONTAINED NUMEROUS LATERAL CRACKS ON THE INNER SIDEWALL. THE REMAINED THREE TIRES CONTAINED SIMILAR CRACKS. THE CRACKS MEASURED 3-5 INCHES. *SC

8 TIRE FAILURES DUE TO SMALL DRIVEWAY PEBBLES. GM WON'T DUE A THING. GOODYEAR CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID SOMETHING LIKE " SMALL STONES CAN PUNCTURE TIRE AND TIRES SHOULD BE UPGRADED".*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SMASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. CONSUMER WAS AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS ONGOING, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RECALLED VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD A TIRE FAILURE. *TC