GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON MY CAR SUDDENLY BLEW OUT. IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR INTEGRITY SIZE P185/65/R-14. THE SUDDEN BLOWOUT CAUSED 900 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY. *LA

BEFORE TRAVELING, THE DRIVER CHECKED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT A NAIL WAS IN ONE OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER CHECKED ALL OF THE TIRES AND FOUND THAT THE STEEL BELT WAS SEPARATING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK 11/3/2003 - OPERATOR 161 - CORRECTED THE DOT NUMBER AT CONSUMER'S REQUEST. *SCC *JB

I PURCHASED PRECEPT TOURING TIRES AT DISCOUNT TIRE IN JULY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 10 OF THEM REPLACED SINCE THAT TIME. THEY ARE TERRIBLE TIRES AND I HAVE WASTED NOT ONLY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT TIME AS WELL. EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM HAS A BAD SPOT IN IT--THEY HAVE ALL VIBRATED--AND MY CAR HAS PERFECT ALIGNMENT. I EVEN HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT BY MY OWN MECHANIC AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO DISCOUNT. MY MECHANIC SAID HE REFUSES TO SELL GOODYEAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. A MECHANIC FROM SAM'S CLUB SAID THE SAME THING--DON'T BUY GOODYEAR. I ONLY WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE TIRES; THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS WEBSITES DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION...YET. AM NOT EVEN SURE THE TIRES ARE SAFE.PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY OF MY CONTACT INFO FOR ANY TYPE OF ADVERTISING OR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.*AK

TIRES CAUSE YOU TO SKID ON ANY SURFACE AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCCIDENTS. THEY HAVE LITTLE TRACTION AT ALL! VERY DANGEROUS!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. GOODYEAR, EAGLE LS, P185/60R15, DOT#F2BAKYU.

UNSAFE "GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST" TIRES. THIS MORNING IN A LIGHT DRIZZLE WITH THE ROAD GETTING WET BUT NOT PUDDLED, MY SON AND I WHILE DRIVING WITH IN THE SPEED LIMIT AND MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN SLID INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING IN THAT LANE. THIS WAS THE TWELFTH TIME THAT I HAVE SLID ON A SLIGHTLY WET ROAD. THE FIRST TIME I WAS STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT AND I BEGAN TO FISH TAIL, WE WENT TWO MORE BLOCKS TO THE NEXT RED LIGHT , PUT ON MY BRAKES AND WE BEGAN TO FISH TAIL AGAIN. THESE TIRES DO NOT HAVE ANY TRACTION ON A WET ROAD, EVEN AT A SLOW SPEED. I NOW HAVE 11,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES AND FROM DAY ONE THEY HAVE BEEN UNSAFE ON WET ROADS, I HAVE HAD TWELVE CLOSE CALLS WITH THESE TIRES AND I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK THE HISTORY RECORD ON THESE "GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST" TIRES AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY MORE COMPLAINTS. I AM 69 YEARS OLD , DRIVING SINCE I WAS 16 AND NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, AND I DON'T WANT ONE NOW OVER THESE TIRES THAT HAVE NO TRACTION. I THINK THAT GOODYEAR SHOULD TAKE THESE FIVE TIRES BACK AND GIVE ME SAFE TIRES THAT HAVE TRACTION ON WET ROADS. THESE TIRES WERE ON THE BRAND NEW DODGE DAKOTA PICK UP TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE HOME ON LEAVE, MY SON HAD A FLAT. UPON TAKING THE TIRE OFF, WE DISCOVERED THE INSIDE SEPARATING. ALMOST LIKE A SLIT ON THE INSIDE WALLS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE THE SAME. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR. THESE ARE THE EAGLE RSA, HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES, WITH LESS THAN 20000 MILES ON THEM. FOUR BLOWOUTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT AND ROUGH IDLE AT START UP. *MR (THERE WERE SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF ROUGH IDLE/ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND DEFECTIVE TIRES) *SCC *JB

I HAD A SEVERE BLOW OUT OF A FACTORY TIRE AT LOW SPEED ON A COLD TIRE. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES AND HAD NOT BEEN LOW ON AIR. I HAVE KEPT THE DAMAGED TIRE FOR INSPECTION BY QUALIFIED PERSON. *LA

THE TREAD/STEELBELT ON THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES INSTALLED AS OEM ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER MINIVAN (PURCHASED NEW SEPT. 2002) HAVE SEPARATED AFTER 13 MO./28,000 MILES. THE SEPARATION IS WORSE ON THE FRONT THAN ON THE BACK WITH ONE TIRE HAVING A 12 1/2 IN. SEPARATION AND NUMEROUS SMALL SPLITS/SEPARATIONS AND THE OTHER HAVING A 6 INCH SEPARATION AND NUMEROUS SMALL SPLITS/SEPARATIONS. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR/TEAR WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BELIEVE. THERE ARE 7 OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS TIRE WITH NHTSA, FIVE OF WHICH ARE FOR STEAL BELT SEPARATION. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *LA