GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

THIRD TIRE SEPARATION FROM A SET OF FOUR TIRES PURCHASED FROM AMERICAN TIRES. THE TIRE IS GOODYEAR WRANGLER GSA LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE "D". THE SECOND TIRE SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*JB

2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES. *NLM

I JUST BOUGHT A C1500 REGULAR CAB SHORT BED TRUCK. I WAS APPALLED TO FIND OUT THAT THE TIRES ARE RATED AT 950 LBS. AT MAX LOAD OF 44PSI. THE TRUCKS DRY CURB WEIGHT IS LISTED AT 4142 LBS. AND MAX PAY LOAD IS 1958. THESE NUMBERS INDICATED THAT THE TRUCK CHEVROLET SUPPLIED IS ON TIRES THAT ARE NOT EVEN RATED TO HOLD THE TRUCK EMPTY! I CAN'T USE MY TRUCK TO HAUL OR CARRY ANYTHING WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE TIRE MANUFACTURES RATING. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST P235/75R16 (PASSENGER CARE TIRES?) I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON THESE TIRES. I WANT GM TO REPLACE THEM WITH TIRES THAT ARE RATED TO THE CAPACITIES OF THE TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT ON THE ASSUMPTIONS GIVEN IN THE CHEVY TRUCK BROCHURES SUPPLIED AT THE DEALERSHIPS. THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE NOT EVEN LT (LIGHT TRUCK) AND ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A COPY OF WHAT I SUBMITTED TO THE CHEVROLET.COM WEBSITE. I DO NOT FAULT THOROBRED CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR THIS BUT DO EXPECT SOME CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS TRUCK WAS SOLD TO ME IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *JB THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT THANKS FOR YOUR TIME PLEASE RESPOND ASAP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE (GOODYEAR P20565R15). *NLM

ON 5/3/2003, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A HIGH SPEED BLOWOUT (@75 MPH) DRIVING A 2000 TOYOTA AVALON. SHE CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS ONE OF 4 PURCHASED 9/11/2002, AND HAD ABOUT 10000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR INTEGRITY 205/65R15. THE TIRE TREAD WITH ROAD SURFACE CASING INTACT ENTIRELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDE WALLS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR DAMAGE SUCH AS NAILS OR CUTS. THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE EXAMINED BY THE DEALER AND WERE FOUND TO BE PROPERLY INFLATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO CHARGE. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER THESE TIRES ARE SAFE OR NOT. THE DEALER KEPT THE TIRE. PLEASE ADVISE. WE HAVE A HIGH SPEED BLOW OUT WITH NO APPARENT EXPLANATION. IS THERE A PAST HISTORY? *JB

THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRES WERE BALANCED YET THE VIBRATION STILL OCCURRED. *NLM

THE FRONT OF THE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXCEEDING 65 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THE SHAPE AND DESIGN OF THE TIRES CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE REPLACED 8 TIRES SO FAR IN THE 7 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR...3 LOCAL MECHANICS BLAME PROBLEM ON SOFT ALUMINUM WHEELS OR MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN WHEELS (TIRES ARE NOT TO BLAME). *JB

I HAVE NOTICED A SLOW AIR LEAK ON ONE OF MY TIRES INSTALLED ON MY 2001 F150 SUPERCREW. A LEAK TEST IN A TUBE OF WATER FOUND THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A SMALL HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH FROM THE RIM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ALL TIRES HAVE SPORADIC CRACKING AND MINOR BUBBLING ON THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF ALL TIRES. THE TIRES ARE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO BE DRY-ROTTED. ALL TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P255/70R16. TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED 3/01 WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE MFR DATE OF MY VEHICLE. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER WILL PRO-RATE THE COST OF THE REMAINING TREAD TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW SET OF TIRES. FORTUNATELY, I CHECK THE TIRES ON ALL MY VEHICLES AT LEAST WEEKLY AND HAVE PREVENTED A POSSIBLE FATALITY BEFORE IT HAS HAPPENED. THESE TIRE DEFINITELY APPEAR TO HAVE A SERIOUS MATERIAL DEFECT THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 THE RIGHT DRIVER SIDE GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARTED FROM THE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM