GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WE HAVE HAD 4 TIRES LOOSE TREAD ON OUR JAYCO 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR LT215/85R/16 LOAD RANGE E. OUR TIRES NEVER LOST AIR. WE DROVE TO CAMPING WORLD IN MYRTLE BEACH FROM I95 ONLY ON THE STEEL TREAD AND THEY DID NOT LOOSE AIR OR GO FLAT. WHEN PURCHASING THE TIRES THE DEALER FELT THE ONE TIRE WAS STILL TOO GOOD TO BE REPLACED BUT SINCE IT WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES WE SAID TO CUT IT AND GIVE US 4 NEW TIRES. WE DID HEAVY DAMAGE TO OUR BRAKES, SLIDEOUT AND COACH DAMAGE. THANKFULLY NO INJURIES OCCURED TO US OR ANYOTHER PEOPLE BEHIND US. GOODYEAR WILL ADMIT TO NOTHING I TRIED BEFORE. BUT FOUND A LETTER DATED 11/7/2000 WHERE THEY HAVE A SLIENT RECALL ON LOAD RANGE E TIRES.

BULGE ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE. TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.SAID TO BE ROAD HAZARD.NO SUCH PROBLEM WITH OTHER TYPE TIRES

2002 PONTIAC GRANDAM GT-1 HAS CONTINUOUS GRINDING, RUBBING, AND POPPING SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT STEERING. ALSO HAS UNCONTROLED POWER STEERING WHERE THE CAR COULD GO OFF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIPS CAN OR WILL NOT TRY TO FIND THESE SERIOUS DEFECTS, THEY SAY THAT IT IS THE TIRES THAT IS CAUSING THESE DEFECTS.THIS IS THE SECOND NEW GT-1 WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS WITH THE SAME DEFECTS THAT I HAVE OWNED.

THREE OUT OF THE 4 TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THEM TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE RIM KEEPS BENDING, WHICH CAUSES A FLAT TIRE. I BOUGHT 3 RIMS ALREADY. ALWAYS WITH IN A WEEK THE RIM IS BENT. THE CAR MAKES A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END COMING FROM THE LEFT TIRE AND THERE ARE DEEP SCRATCH MARKS ON THE LOWER FRONT BY THE TIRE. AT SPEEDS OF 15-20 MILES AN HOUR IF I HIT A POTHOLE THE RIM BENDS AND THE WHOLE THING SHAKES EVEN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES BAKE AND FORTH. IF I KNEW THE RIM WOULD BE LIKE THIS AND I HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE OF TIRES AND RIMES COSTING $300.00 I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR.AFTER I HIT THE POT HOLE THE CAR START STEERING TO THE LEFT. AND THE SCRATCHES ON THE BOTTOM BY THE LEFT TIRE KEEP GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND DEEPER

GOODYEAR TIRE RECALL. I OWN A 15 PASSENGER FORD VAN, APPROX ONE YEAR AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GOODYEAR, TO TAKE MY VAN TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED FOR SOME REPLACEMENT CAMPAIGN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY TIRES WERE TO BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. RECENTLY FOUR OF THE FIVE REPLACEMENT TIRES HAVE SEPARATED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FIFTH HAS NOT SEPARATED BECAUSE IT IS THE NEW SPARE. ONE OF THE CENTER TREADS IS LETTING GO AND ARE RISING HIGHER THEN THE REST OF THE TREADS CAUSING THE TIRE TO BOUNCE DRASTICALLY. THESE TIRES ARE THE GOODYEAR CONQUEST. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF STATIC FROM THE SUPERIOR GOODYEAR DEALERS, SO AFTER CALLING GOODYEAR, I WAS ADVISED TO GO TO DISCOUNT TIRES FOR AN ADJUSTMENT. ONE OF MY TIRES SEPARATED A WEEK AGO, I REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE, AND ON 9-19-03 THE FOURTH TIRE LET GO. I WAS ADVISED BY DISCOUNT TIRE WHY I WANTED THE SAME KIND OF TIRE FOR REPLACEMENT, I ADVISED THEM THAT GOODYEAR SAID THAT WAS THE ONLY TIRE I COULD REPLACE THEM WITH. DISCOUNT ADVISED DIFFERENTLY, AND PUT TWO MICHELIN TIRES ON FOR ME AT LITTLE COST. I GUESS ALL I AM TRYING TO DO IS TO ADVISE THAT THE TIRES GOODYEAR IS USING TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL RECALLED TIRES ARE WORSE THEN THE ORIGINALS. I HAD 50,000 PLUS MILES ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND I AM BARELY GETTING 20,000 OF THE REPLACED TIRES. I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING ONLY TO ADVISE OF THE SITUATION. I AM A RETIRED STATE TROOPER FROM ARIZONA SO I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TIRES, AND I FEEL SOME ONE OF CONCERN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE. *JB

SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL CRACKS NOTICED ABOVE THE RIM ON THREE TIRES (FOURTH TIRE NEW AFTER REPLACEMENT FROM BLOWOUT TWO MONTHS AGO). WRANGLER ST 215/75R/15. TIRES HAVE 30K MILES AND TWO YEARS OLD. GOODYEAR STORE MANAGER IN COLLEGE STATION TX SAID THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR REMOVING TIRE FROM RIM AND INSPECTING INSIDE OF SIDEWALL. REFUSED TO CONSIDER PROBLEM AS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DID OFFER PRO-RATED REPLACEMENT AS WARRANTY ISSUE. Z8JB

PURCHASED 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT NEW NOVEMBER 2000. SIX MONTHS LATER METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN FRONT - DEALER STATED ROTORS WARPED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SIX MONTHS LATER FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TO SAME CONDITION - ROTOR TURNED. SIX MONTHS LATER ANOTHER SET OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. STILL HAVE GRINDING NOISE ESPECIALLY AT SPEED UNDER 30 MPH-ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN TURNING. FRONT TIRES CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR. GOODYEAR EAGLE RS P225/50R16 ORIGINAL TIRES 42,000. PLAN TO CONTACT LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER, GENERAL MOTORS & GOODYEAR NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER READING COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON I 95 AT APPROX 60 MPG, THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT WITH CENTER TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE SIZE IS 275/70R 22.5 G159 AND WAS AT THE RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. THIS IS THE SECOND BLOWOUT WITHIN 700 MILES. NTSB SERVICE BULLETIN # 200220 ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *PH

WHILE DRIVING ON I 95 AT APPROX 60 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT WITH CENTER TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE SIZE IS 275/70R 22.5 G159 AND WAS AT THE RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. NTSB SERVICE BULLETIN # 200220 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. *PH