GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

MY 1996 DODGE RAM 2500 CAME NEW WITH 5 GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S 245/75 R16 TIRES. I REPLACED 4 TIRES AT 78,000 MILES WITH 3 NEW RT/S TIRES AND ROTATED IN THE ORIGINAL SPARE. I KEPT THE BEST 2 TIRES FOR SPARES.*AK I USED AN OLD SPARE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND NOTICED SOME VIBRATION. THE GOODYEAR DEALER INDICATED THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE, THE TREAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED CATASTROPHICALLY AT 75 MPH AND DAMAGED THE QUARTER PANEL, WHEEL WELL, LOWER PASSENGER DOORFRAME, STEERING MECHANISM (TRACK BAR), FRONT BUMPER COWLING, AND DENTED THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. THE TIRE DIDNT GO FLAT, BUT THREW OFF ALL THE TREAD. FORTUNATELY, I RETAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE TIRE THAT SEPARATED WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SPARE, MANUFACTURED IN 1996. THIS TIRE FAILED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. I BROUGHT THE FAILED TIRE TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP, PERRY TIRE AND ALIGNMENT IN STILLWATER, WHERE THE OWNER FORCED ME TO SEND IT TO GOODYEAR FOR ANALYSIS. AS THE TIRE WAS OVER 4 YEARS OLD, HE CLAIMED GOODYEAR WOULD NOT WARRANTEE THE TIRE, BUT MIGHT MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT. I STUPIDLY DID THIS, ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND TRUSTING THE INTEGRITY OF BOTH COMPANIES. ITS ONE YEAR LATER, AND GUESS WHAT: I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM EITHER COMPANY, PERRY TIRE HAS CHANGED OWNERSHIP, AND GOODYEAR HAS "LOST" MY TIRE. BY THE WAY, GOODYEAR'S REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY NEVER DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE CUSTOMER - DEALERS DO THAT, THEN GOODYEAR DEALS WITH THEM. AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES, ONE OF THE NEWER TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION; ANOTHER HAS WORN UNEVENLY TO SHOW THE BELT. BOTH WERE DETECTED BEFORE FAILURE ON THE ROAD. THE BOTTOM LINE: 3 OF 8 OF MY GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, ONE PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT RISK TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. I AM WITHOUT THE TIRE THAT DISINTEGRATED, AND AM CONSIDERING SEEKING LEGAL ACTION. I UNDERSTAND TIRES WEAR OUT, BUT THEY SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS MANNER EVEN IF WORN DOWN TO THE BELTS.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD BOOM. STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER WHICH RESULTED IN AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER NOTICED THEAT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT. GOODYEAR, P22555R16.*AK

GOODYEAR PUT THE WRONG RATED TIRE ON THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TO LEAK FROM THE SIDEWALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH HIGH SPEED, THE RIGHT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *MR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *JB

2002 JEEP WRANGLER COLLIDED WITH REAR OF PASSENGER VAN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 -35 MPH. WHEELS BRAKED AND RELEASED ON WET PAVEMENT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. DRIVER'S FACE HIT WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN BROKEN NOSE. FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CRUSHED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES WENT FLAT. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ST P245/75R16 *AK (THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT, AND THE RIGHT FRONT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO FLAT) *SCC *JB

THREE TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT IN THE LAST YEAR. THE MOST RECENT BLOW OUT WAS ON 7/04/2003. FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *PH *JB

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION OF THE TIRES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN STOPPING AND TURNING CORNERS. CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER; DEALER SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY. DEALER STATES THE INCODER MOTOR TO THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HAS FAILED.*AK

I HAVE REPLACED 7 GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY 1999 300M AS WELL AS ONE CHROME RIM (SEVERAL SERIOUS BLOWOUTS). THE DRIVER & PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HAVE MYSTERIOUS 2 INCH DASHBOARD CRACK NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. REPLACED SENSORS (CRANK CASE?). CHAFING WIRES CAUSE UNEXPECTED STALLS & FAILURES. LOCAL DEALER TRYING TO DIAGNOSE CURRENT PROBLEM-CAR STALLS AFTER SHIFT INTO DRIVE. AFRAID TO KEEP A CAR WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES. LOVE THE LOOK & ROOM OF THE CAR BUT MAY BE TOO DANGEROUS TO RISK STALLING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65MPH OR MISSING AN INTERVIEW. *AK