GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK THE TIRE BLEWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TC *JB

ALL FOUR OF MY SEARS (GOODYEAR) WEATHERHANDLER LS TIRES HAVE SIGNS OF BELT SEPARATION. TWO INDEPENDENT GARAGES (ONE A GOODYEAR FACTORY-OWNED STORE) STATE THAT THEY HAVE SIGNS OF BELT SEPARATION, THE GOODYEAR REPRESENTATIVE GOING SO FAR AS TO STATE THAT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE MAY RESULT. SEARS, WHO WARRANTS THE TIRES, ON THE OTHER HAND FLATLY DENIES THERE IS BELT SEPARATION, BUT HAS AGREED TO REPLACE PRO-RATA.*AK

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IN APRIL 2003 WITH GOODYEAR RSA'S THAT CAME ON IT. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004 NOTICED FRONT END NOISE AND ROUGH RIDE. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES, CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT AND STILL NOISE WAS THERE. I WAS ADVISED TO GET THE TIRES CHECKED OUT, THAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM. WENT TO SEARS AND RIGHT OFF THE BAT THEY FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A FACTORY DEFECT. KNOWING THAT BUYING JUST ONE TIRE WOULD NOT BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO (OTHERS WITH ONLY 1/2 TREAD), HAD TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES. SEARS DID GIVE ME SOME CREDIT FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, (BUT NOT ENOUGH TO COVER PRICE THE NEW ONE) BUT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE ONE HAD TO PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES AND NEEDLESS TO SAY DID NOT PURCHASE GOODYEAR. SEARS DID SAY THAT TIRES. *AK

2004 JEEP LIBERY LIMITED 4WD, VIN 1J8-GL58KX4W-255517, TIRES: GOODYEAR EAGLE R-SA P235/70R16, MILEAGE: APPROX. 1,000 (APPROX 1 MONTH OLD). *AK REAR END OF CAR SKIDS DANGEROUSLY IN LOW-SPEED TURNS, ON NORMALLY WET (NOT PUDDLED) ROADS, WHEN IN 2WD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, ALWAYS IN SLOW-SPEED SUBURBAN DRIVING. (THANK GOD.) SKID HAPPENS WHEN YOU MAKE EITHER A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, AND THEN APPLY GAS DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN (AS YOU DO TO MAINTAIN SPEED IN A LOW-SPEED TURN) AT WHICH TIME, THE REAR WHEELS LOSE TRACTION AND SKID TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TURN. I UNDERSTAND THE GOODYEAR EAGLE R-SA TIRES ARE POOR IN THE WET TRACTION DEPT, BUT THIS MUST BE A SPECIALLY-BAD BATCH, BECAUSE THIS SKID OCCURS SO READILY. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER (GEORGETOWN JEEP, GEORGETOWN, CT) ADMITS THAT WET WEATHER TRACTION IS A PROBLEM FOR THE LIBERTY AND HE SAYS "WE ADVISE USING 4 WD WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET." WELL THIS FLOORED ME! NO ONE TOLD US THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS DELIVERED. AND THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT SAY THIS. CHRYSLER/JEEP SAYS THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING MORE. THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE TIRES TESTED, FOR EXAMPLE.

AFTER PURCHASING TIRES AND PLACING THEM ON THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. NEXT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BUCKLE, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO A TIRE SHOP AND THE OTHER TWO TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CAMPER TRAILER'S FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRES TREAD SEPARATED. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

ON MY 2002 FOCUS SE MY PASSANGER FRONT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE- MY CAR ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIRES ARE SEPERATE AND HAD TO BE PRORATED FOR WEAR. THE COST OF THE SAME TIRE PLUS THE COST OF THE LABOR WAS ALMOST A HUNDRED DOLLARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM FIXING SOMETING I DIDN'T CAUSE. FORD WON. I BOUGHT A NEW TIRE BUT FROM A DIFFERENT COMPANY.

DUE TO VALVE STEM SEPARATION THE TIRES CONTINUED TO GO FLAT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRES BACK TO GOODYEAR. *AK *JB

THE TIRE TREAD ON MY MOTORHOME FRONT TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED ALL SEVEN OF MY GOODYEAR TIRES FOR DEFECTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, AND CHANGED THE TIRE . IT WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE. *AK