GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

LOW-PROFILE TIRES (SHALLOW ASPECT RATIO) OFFER NO CUSHIONING PROTECTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING POTHOLES. WE HAVE HAD FOUR (4) BLOW-OUTS IN THE FIRST YEAR! TIRE MANUFACTURERS AND CAR MANUFACTURERS PROFIT FROM THIS POOR DESIGN! IT COST US OVER $600 FOR THE FIRST 2 TIRES IRREPARABLY DAMAGED FROM A POT-HOLE! LARGER WHEELS AND LOWER-PROFILE TIRES CAN'T BE CHANGED BECAUSE THE SUSPENSION AND BRAKES ARE TUNED TO THE LOW-PROFILE DESIGN. MY WIFE IS READY TO TRADE IN THE CAR! DRIVERS ARE DISTRACTED LOOKING AT THE PAVEMENT FOR POT-HOLES INSTEAD OF WATCHING OTHER VEHICLES, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, ETC. HAVE THIS SAFETY HAZARD RECALLED! GET RESTITUTION FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS CONSUMER WASTE ON THIS! CAR SALESMAN NEVER MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM -- DEALERS ARE LITERALLY KEEPING A LOW PROFILE AND LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. THE DRIVER CHANGED THE TIRE. *NM THE RIM AND LOOKED AS IF IT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY TORE APART AT THE SEAMS. THE SALES DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE LOOK LIKE THAT BEFORE. *SC

4 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL. *AK

ALL 4 TRUCK'S TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE HAS DEVELOPS CRACKS IN THEIR SIDE WALLS. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECTLY MAINTAIN AND TIRES WERE ROTATED.

PURCHASED 2, GOODYEAR EAGLE LS, P225/60R-16 TIRES TO REPLACE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR GT'S AT 27,000 MILES ON A 2002 IMPALA. AFTER DRIVING ON THE LS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THE THUMPING AND BOOM, BOOM, BOOM NOISES AND FEEL OF THE RIDE...., I TOOK THEM TO THE TIRE DEALER WHO SAID HE WOULD PUT THEM ON THE MACHINE THAT TESTS FOR DEFECTS. BOTH TIRES FAILED THE TEST. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE BOTH TIRES FAIL. THEY REPLACED THEM AT NO COST WITH IDENTICAL TIRES. THE REPLACEMENTS UNFORTUNATELY ACTED THE SAME WAY. I DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THE TESTING AGAIN, SO I JUST PAID TO HAVE 2 NEW MICHELIN HYDROEDGE'S INSTALLED. OF COURSE I COULD NOT ADD 2 NEW TIRES TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE, SO I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER 2 MICHELINS AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $251. WITH THE NEW MICHELINS INSTALLED, THE RIDE AND HANDLING WAS BEAUTIFUL. SOMETHING IS DREADFULLY WRONG WITH THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS'S. *JB

WHILE CLEANING THE TIRES CONSUMER RUBBED HANDS ACROSS THE TREAD AND NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T SMOOTH. THE TIRES WERE CUPPING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS 11.32 TREAD REMAINING ON THE LEFT SIDE TIRES, AND 9.32 TREAD REMAINING ON THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT CUPPING WAS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER USING A LOAD D TIRE INSTEAD OF LOAD E. THE TIRE COULDN'T WITHSTAND THE LOAD. *AK

ON FEB 28, 2004, DRIVING ON I-10 FROM LOUISIANA TO HOUSTON, FIRST HEARD A POP NOISE, THEN IMMEDIATELY FELT LOOSING CONTROL OF WHEEL, TRIED TO HIT BREAKS TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, AND THEN MY 3 YEARS OLD FORD FOCUS FLIPPED OVER, AND THANKS GOD NOBODY GOT INJURED, AND EVERYONE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. CHECKED THE CAR, THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE(GOOD YEAR) LOOKED RIPPED OFF, ASSUME THIS TIRE BLEW OR EXPLODED DURING THE DRIVE ON HIGHWAY, WHICH IS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. INSURANCE IS STILL INVESTIGATING THE CASE. BUT MORE RIDICULOUSLY THE LA POLICE GAVE A TICKET FOR 'CAN'T MAINTAIN THE CAR". WE GOT 4 NEW TIRES FOR ONLY ABOUT 2 MONTHS, EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD MAINTENANCE, AND THERE WAS NO DRIVING FAULT OR OTHER ACCIDENT ASSOCIATED WITH MY ACCIDENT, PLUS WE WERE THE VICTIMS OF THIS TIRE EXPLOSION, WE ALMOST LOST OF LIFE DURING THE DEADLY FLIP OVER. THE INSURANCE IS DOING THE INVESTIGATING ABOUT TIRES, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO COMPLAIN, BUT IT MAY TAKE A WHILE TO DEAL WITH GOODYEAR THEN. NOW FOR THIS 170$ TICKET, 5 HOURS DRIVE FROM MY HOME IN MISSISSIPPI, WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO DEAL WITH THE LA POLICE? I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD TICKET GOODYEAR INSTEAD OF INNOCENT VICTIMS LIKE US, BUT 5 HOURS DRIVING TO COURT IS REALLY ANNOYING ESPECIALLY WE ARE STILL DRIVING A RENT CAR DURING THIS MOMENT. IS THERE ANYWHERE WE CAN DISCUSS THIS POLICE MANNER EXCEPT 5 HOURS DRIVING TO LA COURT? FRUSTRATED CAR OWNER LINGYUN JIN SUN. *JB

THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO WAS PURCHASED FROM SOUTH OAK DODGE IN SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A DEMO WITH A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON IT. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FILTER AND TO REPORT SQUEAKING IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT JUST NEEDED LUBRICATION. EACH TIME AFTER CHANGING MY OIL THEY WOULD LUBRICATE THE WHEELS. I ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE NOISE WAS WORSE WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER AND IF I HAD TO USE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. I ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE AND ON OCCASION IT LOOKED LIKE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. MY COMPLAINT WAS DISMISSED WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "OH THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN " SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE SAID THE TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK AND THAT HE WOULD PUT A PLUG IN IT. MY COMPLAINTS WERE OFTEN DISMISSED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. THIS MORNING I HEARD THE NEWS REGARDING THE BALL BEARINGS ON THE DODGE DURANGO. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE THIS PARTICULAR CARRIER WILL PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM UNTIL YOUR WARRANTY EXPIRES. WHEN YOU RETURN YOU ARE CHARGED S MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO CORRECT A PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRENTY. THIS HAPPENED TO MY BOYFRIEND WHO HAS A 1998 ONE TON PICKUP QUAD SEATS FOUR DOOR DODGE 24 VALVE TURBO ENGINE 3800 DOOLEY. THE RED ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO MAJOR PROBLEM. NOT MORE THAN 3 BLOCKS AWAY THE LIGHTT CAME ON AGAIN. WE RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENNT. THE MANAGER STATED "OH I'TS PROBABLY JUST A SENSOR PROBLEM". IF YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS BRING IT BACK IN. THE RED LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THREE MONTHS LATER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO RUN POORLY. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENNT STATED THAT HE NEED A VALVE JOB THAT WOULD COST $1,800.00. FURTHER THE EXTENDED WARRENTY HAD JUST EXPIRED.*AK

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CUPPED, WHICH CAUSED ROAD NOISE. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROAD NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FINE, BUT IT DID BRAKES. *JB

TIRE SEPARATION. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE GOODYEAR AT'S TIRES THAT CAME AS STANDARD ON MY AVALANCHE. I HAD 6 FLATS IN A 4 WEEK PERIOD AND FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES AT 36,000 MILES DUE TO BELT SEPARATION. *JB