GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

GOODYEAR AND PONTIAC HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THE GRAND AM GT SINCE 1999. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RAIN GROVE THAT CUASES THE TIRES TO SLOWLY BECOME DEFECTIVE BY CAUSING A RUBBING SITUATION. NO RECALL ISSUED AND WILL ONLY REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES SINCE THE ISSUE STARTS THERE. WILL ONLY REPLACE OTHER TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES IF THEY GET ROTATED AND THIS HAPPENS UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH USED TIRES. CONSUMER WENT TO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND DISCOVERED THAT FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE TIRE SHOP TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN PLUGGED BEFORE. THE DEALER DENIED THAT THE TIRE WAS PLUGGED IN HIS POSSESSION.*AK

WE PURCHASED A AMERICAN EAGLE 1997 MOTORHOME ON 08/22/97, WHICH AS 33,000 MILES ON IT. WE REPLACED THE TIRES AT 21,000 MILES AND WE HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 BLOW OUTS. THE LATESTED BLOW OUT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. WE HAVE PICTURES OF THIS IF NEEDED.*AK

I HAVE A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS 1.8T SPORT EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR RSA TIRES, SIZE 245/45 R17 H91. THE TIRES HAD ONLY 16,000 MILES ON THEM. AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE TIRE SHOWED THAT IT FAILED AT THE SIDE WALL. THERE WAS A TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL ALMOST THRU 40 PERCENT OF THE TIRE. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY OVERTED A COLLISSION. FUTHERMORE GOODYEAR DECLINED TO HONOR MY WARRANTY CLAIM. I THINK THAT GOODYEAR RSA MODEL TIRES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES AND ONE FAILED AT THE SIDEWALL WITH ONLY 16,000 MILES ON IT AND AT ONLY 60 MILES PER HOUR. *AK

MOTORHOME WAS BUILT ON A CHASSIS THAT WAS NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION. *MR THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER FOUND DEFECTIVE WHEELS/BAD GOODYEAR TIRES. WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED, FUEL LEAKED AT THE FILLER HOSE. IT WAS DISCOVERED, THAT THE FILLER HOSE THAT WENT TO THE TANK WAS ROTTEN. THE FUEL HOSE WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

RUBBING NOISE WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND STOPPING APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM FRONT END. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIRES AND COULD ONLY REPLACE 2 OF THE TIRES. PROBLEM WILL RETURN WHEN TIRES ROTATED PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. REQUESTING ALL TIRES BE REPLACED. *AK

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *TS *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER'S REAR TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THAT TIRE EXPLODED DUE TO TREAD WEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE TREAD WORE OFF THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FIRST TIRE BUBBLED AIR UNDER THE TREAD AND WAS ADJUSTED AT 11K MILES. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIRES ALSO HAD AIR BUBBLES UNDER THE TREAD AND HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AT 14K MILES. *SCC *JB

A LARGE BUBBLE DEVELOPED IN SIDE WALL OF FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE.*MR LOCAL GOODYEAR TIRE CO. STATED THERE WAS A WEAKNESS IN THE TIRES. *PH