GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

4 OF 5 GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES ST225/75R15 LOAD RANGE D FAILED WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND A FEW HUNDRED MILES. TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON EACH OF THE 4 TIRES. DOT PDHH RM1R 3700. TIRES HAD APPROX 20,000 MILES ON EACH TIRE, WITH 6/32 TO 8/32 OF TREAD REMAINING JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT 65 PSI AND EACH TIRE LOAD WAS 200 TO 300 POUNDS UNDER MAX ALLOWED. *AK

TREAD ON THE TIRES ARE FALLING OUT IN "PATCHES" SIDEWALLS ARE BLOWING OUT. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE (DRIVER SIDE). WHEN I REMOVED THE TIRE I DISCOVERED THE INNER SIDEWALL OF MY GOODYEAR EAGLE GT II (P215/60R16) HAD A SLASH/SPLIT AND THE RUBBER ON THE SIDEWALL WAS PEELING AWAY FROM THE REINFORCING FABRIC INSIDE THE TIRES. ON MAY 30, 2003, I HAD AN IDENTICAL FAILURE ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE SAME ROAD, UNDER THE SAME WEATHER CONDITIONS, AT THE SAME TIME OF DAY, AFTER DRIVING THE SAME DISTANCE (ABOUT 10-12 MILES FROM HOME). ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE CAR WERE PURCHASED FROM A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 25, 2000, AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES OF WEAR. INFLATION PRESSURE WAS ROUTINELY CHECKED AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 5,000 TO 7,000 MILES. AS A PRECAUTION I AM REPLACING THE REMAINING TWO TIRES. *JB

TWO OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 25K MILES DUE TO SEPARATION IN THE TREAD. (AT THE SAME TIME, BOTH REAR TIRES) *JB *SCC *JB

THE TIRES CRACKED UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB *TS *JB

2002 ISUZU AXIOM PURCHASED APRIL 2002....AFTER A FEW MONTHS, VEHICLE TAKEN BACK MANY TIMES FOR VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AND THREE TIMES TO DATE FOR LEAKING GREASE FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. SEPT 2002. RACK & PINION WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. WHEELS WERE BALANCED MANY TIMES BY DEALER AND ALSO ALIGNED. REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED IN DEC 2002 AND FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN MARCH 2003. FRONT TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY, DEALER CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY. THESE ARE NEW TIRES THAT DEALER PUT ON VEHICLE IN OCT 2002 TO ELIMINATE VIBRATIONS. WHEELS WERE BALANCED AND ALIGNMENT DONE AGAIN LAST WEEK TO TRY TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS.(I PAID FOR THIS SERVICE) DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEMS AND AT THIS TIME THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING UNDER THE WARRANTY TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS OF VIBRATIONS. I NEED HELP PLEASE. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY MORE NOW SINCE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN UNEVENLY. DEALER TRIED ON MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND STILL CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEMS. *JB

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2003, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT @ 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE RIM. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, AS I WAS NOT INJURED AND MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE REMAINED UPRIGHT. *NLM

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE-95 IN NEW YORK I FELT A VIBRATION START IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WHICH GREW VERY QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER TO FIND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FLAT. I FOUND THE TIRE HAD A SLIT IN THE SIDE WALL HALF WAY AROUND THE TIRE WITH A GAP BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE BODY CORE OF THE TIRE. IT APPEARS THAT THE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FORM THE TIRE. I CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURES REGULARLY AND KEEP THEM AT THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED PRESSURES. *JB

BOTH PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR TIRES BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD WAY AND FLIPPED OVER. ONE TIRE BLEW WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AND THE OTHER WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SECOND FAILED TIRE IN THEIR POSSESSION. *JB *PH

ROTORS BAD, BRAKES BAD, WHEELS LEAK AIR, WINDOWS LEAK AIR IN, WINDSHIED SHAKES, ENGINE RUNS HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCKS, PAINT IS STARTING TO RUST. CD PLAYER IS ALWAYS SHUTING OFF. DEALER HAS NOT DONE A THING TO HELP AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS. I NEED HELP SOON.*AK