GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

I WAS CHECKING FOR RECALLS ON MY 1994 FORD RANGER AND WAS SURPRISED AT HOW MANY RECALLS. THE REASON BEING THAT, MY FAMILY HAS OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 1994, WE'VE ONLY RECEIVED THE FIRESTONE RECALL NOTICE. IRONICALLY, I HAVE HAD AND STILL HAVE SOME OF THE LISTED COMPONENTS THAT WERE RECALLED AS WELL AS AS SOME UNLISTED COMPONENTS SINCE 1996, THESE PROBLEMS HAVE COST MY FAMILY ANY WHERE BETWEEN $1000.00 - $2000.00, EVERY YEAR JUST IN REPAIRS ALONE. THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS 147,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY USED TO COMMUTE TO ANF FROM WORK, AND OCCASSIONAL DRIVES TO L.A. COUNTY. SEE LIST BELOW.... 07/2002 - VEHICLE OVERHEATED RETURNING HOME FROM L.A. COUNTY, CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD - COST $1200.00 02/2002 - BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE & ALIGNMENT, AND FOUND THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND FUEL SYSTEM WERE BAD, REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS, CALIPERS, GASKETS, SEALS, AND HOSES WERE LEAKING, THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS LEAKING AND TO THIS DAY, I STILL SMELL GASOLINE EVERYTIME I PARK . COST - $950.00 07/2001 - BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR TIRES, AND FIND THE RADIATOR NOT WORKING, AND THE COOLING FAN WAS CRACKED ALL THE WASY AROUND ON EVERY BLADE, HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR, FAN ASSY AND ALL HOSES & CLAMPS. - COST - $ 800.00 01/2001 - FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS WERE BAD, REPLACED - COST - $ 300.00 03/2000 - ROUTINE 30K SERVICE + VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING, SO REAR BRAKE ROTORS & DRUMS WERE SURFACED AND/OR REPLACED, + REPLACED THE FOLLOWING GASKETS, SEALS, & PLUGS BECAUSE OF MAJOR LEAKS; WORK BY FORD DEALER, #FOTZ6710C OIL PAN GSKT, INTAKE MANIFOLD GSKT & VALVE COVER GSKT, #F5TZ9439A MANIF. GSKT, #F87Z6584AA COVER VALVE ROCKER ARM GSKT, THERMOSTATIC INSERT, , VALVES, OIL FILTER, AND THERMOSTAT - COST - $ 1425.00 SEE WHAT I MEAN...

PURCHASED 4/02 AND BY 7/02 WITH APPROX. 6,000K EXPERIENCED HARD DOWNSHIFTING WHEN STOPPING AS WELL AS BETWEEN GEARS. DEALER SERVICE "REMOVED BURRS FROM DRIVESHAFT". RETURNED FOR SERVICE 8/02 WITH SAME PROBLEM. AGAIN "REMOVED BURRS FROM DRIVESHAFT". ON 3RD VISIT IN 9/02 I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T REPAIR ANYTHING AND THAT" THE VEHICLE HAD A PROGRAMMABLE TRANSMISSION AND IT'S MEMORY WAS LIKELY RESPONDING TO A PREVIOUS SIMILAR DRIVING SESSION"...HENCE THE GEAR SLAMMING! RETURNED 4TH TIME 2 WEEKS LATER AND THIS TIME WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE COMPLAINT AND THE DEALER WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ON MY BEHALF TO DAIMLER/CHRYSLER AND I'D BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY HEARD SOMETHING. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE EVEN AFTER SENDING MY OWN COMPLAINT LETTER TO D/C IN 11/02. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED MANY INCIDENTS OF REAR TIRES SLIPPING AND FISHTAILING IN VARIOUS ROAD/WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WELL AS CONSTANT RIGHT PULL AND HAVE TO FIGHT STEERING WHEEL TO DRIVE STRAIGHT.

JUST GETTING READY TO GO TO GOODYEAR TO SEE WHY THE TIRES ON MY E-350 VAN HAVE A SOLID BUBBLE ,ABOUY AN INCH WIDE, ALL THE WAY AROUND THE RIM BEAD! AFTER CHECKING THIS SITE, I`M VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES!! ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE AS A RESULT OF THE OBVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES! I ALSO HAVE WEIGHT TOWARDS THE UPPER LIMIT ON THESE TIRES BUT NEVER OVERLOAD THEM . JUST HEPPENED TO NOTICE THIS PROBLEM WHEN I ROTATED MY OWN TIRES. MOST PEOPLE ,HOWEVER DO NOT ROTATE THERE OWN TIRES

THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH WIDE TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THESE TIRE WOULD PERFORM THE SAME AS NORMAL TIRES. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THESE TIRE WERE NOT SAFE FOR SNOWY OR WET WEATHER. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH A SOFTER RUBBER TIRE (GOODYEAR EAGLE 225- 50 R16). *NLM

2/1/03 WFS 2002 LEXUS RX 300 WITH 1800 MILES TURNING INTO PARKING LOT HIT THE CURB TRAVELING SLOWLY AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRE MAKE P225/70 R26 MADE BY INTEGRITY THIS EVENT HAS NEVER HAPPEN IN OUR EXPERIENCE OF COMBINED 70 YEARS OF DRIVING. TS

THE REAR LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT AT THE SIDEWALL. TIRE INFO: GOODYEAR P235/75R15 DOT NO. MD111TBDR2002 PH

I HAVE A 1998 AND 1999 CADILLAC CATERA. BOTH CARS HAVE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES. THE 1999 HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. GOODYEAR PAID FOR THE FRONT TWO BECAUSE THE CAMBER SPECS GIVEN TO CADILLAC WERE INCORRECT. THE BACK TWO WERE BLAMED ON THE DELAER SWITCHING TIRES FROM ANOTHER CAR. THE 1998 HAD BOTH ITS FRONT TIRES REPLACED UNDER THE SAME PROGRAM BUT THE REAR TWO SEEMED ALL RIGHT. THEY WERE UNTIL LAST NIGHT WHEN ONE OF THE REAR TIRES WENT FLAT. AND THE OTHER REAR TIRE COULD GO FLAT AT ANY TIME. ALL EIGHT TIRES HAVE EXHIBITED THE SAME EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TREAD. THE STEEL BELTS SHOW AND ALL RUBBER IS GONE ON THE EDGE. THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE HAS TREAD COMPARABLE TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE MILAGE OF THE CAR. SOMETHING IS WRONG EITHER THE CAMBER OR THE TIRE ITSELF. THE FLAT LAST NIGHT OCCURRED AT 75 MPH ON I-12. A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPERATION AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE #ST22575R15 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT #. TS

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WORN AND IT IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SIZE AND THE DOT NUMBER. TS

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING CONSTANT BLOWOUTS AND FLATS WITH THE TIRES. ONE INCIDENT LED TO THE VEHICLE SLAMMING INTO A STREET CURB. *JG