GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE WENT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLLED ONTO A FIELD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC,WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

1) TOWING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER ON FREEWAY. ) THREE TIRE FAILURES, TREAD PEELED OFF TIRES. ALL TIRES LOW MILAGE MAYBE AROUND 3 OR 4 THOUSAND MILES. GOODYEAR ST 205-75R15. ALL TIRE PRESSURES CHECKED PRIOR TO EACH TRIP. ONE FAILURE ON TRIP IN JULY AFTER 60 MILES OF TRAVEL, TWO FAILURES IN AUGUST AFTER 180 MILES OF TRAVEL. TIRES DISINIGRATED, MINOR DAMAGE TO TRAILER.*AK 3) PURCHASED THREE NEW TIRES. NATIONAL RV CLAIMS "TIRES ARE JUST FINE", GOODYEAR NO RECALL ON TIRES. DO NOT HAVE DAMAGED TIRES STILL HAVE TWO OF THE ORIGIANL TIRES LEFT.

DRIVELINE/TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CLUNKS WHEN ACCELERATING ON 2004 F150 4X4. REQUENCY: INTERMITTENT ROUGHT INTO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND BOTH SAID COULD NOT DUPLICATE THEREFORE COULD NOT FIX. CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE: IF HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING INTO MERGE TRAFFIC OR INTERSECTION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE. *AK

MARCH 2004 ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOUND TO HAVE CUTS TO THE INSIDE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND ALL FOUR TIRES.THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RUN FLAT, DUE TO THE CUTS AND CRACKING ON THE TIRES.CAR TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER.SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE TIRES.SUGGESTED I GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE TIRES REPLACED.SUGGESTED THAT THE TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION IN STEERING.GOODYEAR REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES IN MARCH 2004.AUGUEST 2004 FIVE MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM PERSIST, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CUTS AND CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THEM SAME AS BEFORE.CAR STEERING IS VIBRATING MOORE.PROBLEM NOT SOLVED CAR TAKEN BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT.SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT PROBLEMS WITH TIRES HAVE TO BE TAKEN UP WITH TIRE MANUFACTURE,DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT TIRES,TOLD ME HE COULD NOT GET TO ME TODAY AUG 18,04,COME BACK AUG20,04 AND THEY WOULD SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO.GOODYEAR INSPECTED THE TIRES AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES ON THIS YEAR ,MAKE AND MODEL CAR.IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT IS CAUSEING THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES,THE GOODYEAR DEALER DO NOT HAVE THE TIRES IN STOCK,AND DO NOT NO EXACTLY WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THEM.GOODYEAR ONLY MAKE ONE TIRE TO FIT THE MAXIMA SE P245/45R18.MEANWHILE I AM STILL TRAVELING ON THE DEFECTED TIRES PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK.I HAVE TO TRAVEL 45 MILES ONEWAY TO GET TO THE NEAREST NISSAN/GOODYEAR DEALER.THIS WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDARATION.GOODYEAR AND NISSAN ARE PLAY ING PASS THE BUCK.HOWEVER THEY ARE PLAYING WITH MY FAMILIES LIFE.PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTILL A LIFE IS TAKEN BEFORE YOU ACT,TO MANY LIVES ARE AT RISK.*ALL

I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IN MARCH OF 2004 AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS FOR ROTATIONS AND BALANCING, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED ON THE ENTER WALL OF THE TIRES. NISSIAN SUGGESTED THAT I GO TO GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. GOODYEAR REPLACED THE TIRES AND FIVE MONTHS LATER, ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE CRACKED AGAIN. WE QUESTIONED NISSIAN TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO CRACK. NISSIAN ADVISE ANY PROBLEM CONCERING THE TIRES SHOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH GOODYEAR AND SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT THIS TIME, AUGUST 17, 2004 I STILL HAVE ALL FOUR CRACKED TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS VIBRATING EVEN MORE. GOODYEAR ADVISED THAT THE ONLY SET OF TIRES MADE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-AP245/45R18. GOODYEAR ADVISED US THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS TIRE IN STOCK AND IT WILL BE ABOUT A WEEK OR SO BEFORE THEY CAN GET IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *JB

TIRE FAILURE ON LEFT REAR TIRE. *MR THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED.*SC THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES BECAUSE OF THE RECALL HE HEARD ABOUT IN JULY 2001. THE TIRES THAT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WERE GOODYEAR TIRES AND THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH MICHELINS. *JB

GOODYEAR RT/S 235-85R16 TIRES, LOAD RANGE E (FACTORY TIRES). TIRES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY AND FALLING APART. FIRST TIRE, PASSENGER FRONT, HAD EARLY STAGES TREAD SEPERATION AT 18,592 MILES-REPLACED TIRE. OTHER 6 TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY, WITH VISABLE DAMAGE TO STEEL BELTS IN SIDEWALLS AT 22,683 MILES. MULTIPLE BULGES AND INDENTATIONS IN SIDEWALLS. 2 TIRES MILDLY WARPED IN REAR. ALL TIRES AT 80 PSI PER GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERS' DIRECTIONS. 40,000 MILE WEAROUT WARRANTY-USELESS AS NONE OF THE GOODYEAR DISTRIBUTERS IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA WILL WARRANTY FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES. I STILL HAVE 6 OF THE 7 FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES, AND WITNESSES WHO SAW OR EXAMINED THE 7TH TIRE (WITH TREAD SEPERATION). I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PARK MY DODGE 3500. I INTEND TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH COOPER DISCOVERER S/T TIRES WHEN I HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE. AM CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION!!!!!!*AK

GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES.*MR ONE OF THE TIRES HAS A CONCAVE/CIRCULAR INDENTATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1/2-3/4 INCH BEGINNING AT THE TREAD SURFACE AND RUNNING VERTICALLY UP THE SIDEWALL ARE 2-3 INCHES FROM THE OUTER TREAD. *NM

WHILE WASHING THE TRUCK CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL ON THE OUTSIDE EDGED CRACKED, AND THE NYLON BELT WAS VISIBLE. A MONTH LATER, THE INSIDE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS SHOWING THE SAME FAILURE. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT PROVIDING A CAUSE OR REMEDY. THEY WERE ONLY WILLING TO PROVIDE A PARTIAL PAYMENT ON A SET OF NEW TIRES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING AND BUMPING NOISE. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE, GOT OUT, AND NOTHING APPEARED TO BE WRONG. SHE WENT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND SAME NOISE STARTED, BUT JUST A LITTLE LOUDER THEN, CONSUMER PULLED OFF INTO A DRIVEWAY, GOT OUT AND NOTICED THAT THE RUBBER SEPARATED FROM TIRE SIDEWALL. GOODYEAR, EAGLE MS, P1855/60R15.*AK