GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A PROBLEM WHICH IS NOW A RECALL. HOW DO I KNOW IF I RECEIVE ALL RECALLS. IS IT MY RESPONSIBILITY OR FORDS TO KEEP ME INFORMED. PH

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 GMC (4-DOOR) EXTENDED CAB PICK UP (SHORT BED). THE TRUCK CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES. THE DOT CODE FOR THE TIRES IS AS FOLLOWS: DOT M63D EKWR 4200 (TIRES 0715, 0801, 1131, 1132). THE TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 18,500 MILES ON THEM. THEY HAVE BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED - AIR PRESSURE CHECKS AND ROTATION. THE SUBJECT TIRES HAVE VERY VERY POOR WET WEATHER TRACTION. I CONSIDERED THEM DANGEROUS SO THEY WERE REPLACED. IT SEEMS TO BE RATHER COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TIRES HAVE POOR WET TRACTION. I DRAW THIS CONCLUSION BY MY CONVERSATION WITH A GOODYEAR DEALER AND POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET AT TIRERACK.COM AND DISCOUNTTIRE.COM (WHERE PEOPLE COMMENT.) GM AND/OR GOODYEAR SHOULD CONSIDER HAVING BETTER WET WEATHER TRACTION FOR THE APPLICATION.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50MPH, AND WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRE BLEW OUT. IN DOING SO, IT ALSO BLEW OUT THE HOUSING, THE FRONT BUMPER, THE FRONT LIGHTS AND ASSORTED OTHER ITEMS. THE BLOW OUT FORCED US FROM THE SLOW LANE OVER 3 LANES TO THE MEDIAN DIVIDER. THANK GOD THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD B/C DEATH AND DISASTER WOULD HAVE ENSUED. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT LOSING THE TRAILER. THE RADIALS WERE INFLATED PER MANUFACTURER SPECS, HAD BEEN ROTATED PER SPECS, AND HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON THEM. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 2:30PM ALASKA TIME; THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE - IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DODGE BODY SHOP. ESTIMATES TO REPAIR ARE SUBSTANTIAL!!!

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. SIDEWALL DESTROYED. NO PUNCTURE MARKS/ROAD HAZARDS FOUND. 6700MI ON TIRE. INFLATED TO MANF. RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE (WAS JUST SERVICED THAT MORNING- TIRES DID NOT NEED AIR.) TRAVELING AT 35-40MPH. GOODYEAR WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY ON TIRE.

THE TIRES HAD BEEN ALIGNED AND ROTATED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. *JG *JB

TIRES- NEW 2003 CHEVY SILVARDO-TRUCK SLIPS EASILY ON WET ROAD- GOING CORNERS AND IN STRAIGHT CONDITIONS-

REGARDING 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. STARTED EXPERIENCING PULLING AND BUMPING SENSATIONS FROM FRONT SOON AFTER 5000 MILES. HAD TIRES REBALANCED AND ROTATED, PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO SAID ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED. NO CHANGE, IN FACT, STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER WHO SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT DID ANOTHER ALIGNMENT, THIS TIME STRAIGHTENING OUT THE STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. WE ARE NOW AT 19000 MILES HAVING JUST ROTATED THE TIRES AGAIN IN HOPES IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS NOT. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED POOR BRAKING TRACTION EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS IN WET CONDITIONS AND A SPINNING OUT OF A WHEEL GOING AROUND CORNERS AT SLOW SPEED. WE ARE FRUSTATED BY THE INABILITY OF TOYOTA NORTH OF MT. KISCO, NY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY HAD A DRIVERS REAR TIRE BLOW-OUT ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL. ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRE HAD 7,500 MILES ON IT! GOODYEAR WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE TIRE. NO FOREIGN OBJECT WAS FOUND, THE SIDE WALL RUBBER IS PROTRUDING. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A P235/70R16

GOODYEAR TIRES: I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE DAKOTA IN JUNE, 2002. FROM DAY 1, I HAD TROUBLE STEERING. AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER, I LEARNED TODAY THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. I WAS TOLD TO IMMEDIATELY GET NEW TIRES. THE GOODYEAR DEALER WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO MY NEED. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH DEFECTIVE TIRES. I WENT IMMEDIATELY TO A MICHELIN (SP) DEALER AND PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES. THE MICHELIN FOLKS COULD INSERT A CAR KEY FULLY INSIDE SPLITS THAT WERE IN MY TIRES. I FOUND NEWS REPORTS OF ABC INVESTIGATING GOODYEAR BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT GETTING TO THE PUBLIC, EITHER THROUGH THE MEDIA OR DEALERS. NO INCIDENT BUT ONLY BECAUSE I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND AGAIN COMPLAINED ABOUT DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD. THIS COMPLAINT IS SENT IN HOPES THAT AN INVESTIGATION WILL START. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE FROM A "BAD BATCH". HOW MANY TIRES ARE IN A BATCH AND WHERE ARE THE OTHER TIRES? PLEASE RESPOND AND LET ME KNOW THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO TAKE. I WAS MOST FORTUNATE BECAUSE I DRIVE 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE-10 DAILY. THE OIL CHANGE MAY HAVE PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT AND PERHAPS MY LIFE. RESPECTFULLY, PATRICIA HUNTER

OUTCOME OF MY COMPLAINT #769146 DATED MAY 1, 2001. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CHROME WHEELS WAS FINALLY RESOLVED WHEN CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FRONT TWO CHROME WHEELS AT 24,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH OUT-OF-ROUND SINCE NEW, CREATING THE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, UNEVEN STEERING, VIBRATION AND TIRE WEAR. I AM STILL AWAITING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TWO NEW PRO-RATED (BY GOODYEAR) EAGLE GT TIRES ON THE FRONT, AS WELL AS AWAITING WORD ABOUT A PROMISE TO REEPLACE THE TWO REAR EAGLE GT TIRES AS WELL. ANYONE WITH THE SAME WHEEL AND/OR TIRE PROBLEMS CAN WRITE TO ME AND I WILL ADVISE YOU AS TO WHAT TO [email protected]