GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2000 FORD EXPLORER 6 CYL. 2 WHEEL DRIVE W/ GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES. I WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED BY MIDAS OF ORLAND PARK AFTER HAVING MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAS A BELT THAT HAS SHIFTED. MY TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE RECALL OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES. AT THAT TIME I HAD ROUGHLY 16,000 MILES ON THE SUV. AT THE PRESENT TIME I HAVE JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES ON THE SUV. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE TIRE WAS BAD MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FORD EXPLORER IS A VERY ROUGH RIDE. I DO NOT GO OFF ROADING WITH THIS VEHICLE NOR DO INTENTIALLY HIT LARGE BUMPS OR POT HOLES AT A RAPID SPEED. I AM NOT ONLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TIRES. SINCE THE EXPLORER RIDES ROUGH (A SIDE TO SIDE WOBBLING MOTION) I CAN SEE WERE MANY ACCIDENTS OCCURED. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO DETECT A DEFAULT IN THE TIRE. THE QUESTION I POSE IS, IS FORD AT FAULT BECAUSE OF THERE INADEQUATE ENGINEERING AND UNSTABE SUSPENSION OR IS GOODYEAR AT FAULT FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF FAULTY TIRES?

RT FROUNT LOWER CONTROLL ARM ASSEMBLY- FROM MILEAGE OF APPROX. 63000 TO PRESENT, 112,000, THE LOWER CONTROLL ARM ASSEMBLY HAS HAD TO BE REPALCED 3 TIMES AND RETORKED 1. I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR REALIGNMENT AT EACH REPAIR. NOW AFTER THE 3RD REPLACEMENT THE CAR SHIMMIES AND PULLES TO THE LEFT, WHICH IT DID NOT DO BEFORE REPAIR. THE DEALER MORE OR LESS TOLD ME TOO BAD. ONE OF THE REPAIRS WAS NOT DONE BY FORD THERE FOR NOT RELIABLE. THIS CAR HAS A FILE 2 INCHES THICK FROM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. THERE STILL ISN'T ANY EXPAINATION OF WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

BRAKES PULSATE VERY BAD SLOWING DOWN ON HIGHWAY, ALSO TWO FRONT TIRES ALMOST BAALD ON BOTH OUTER EDGES. DEALER SAYS TIRES NOT ROTATED ENOUGH,AND BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED NOT COVERED

THREE OUT OF FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES HAD A LARGE AIR BUBBLE ON SIDEWALLS. BUBBLE WAS THE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: TREAD SEPARATION(TIRES)/THE OUTSIDE TIRES CUPPED, MORE WEAR ON THE CENTER, 3-4 TIRES HAD SHOWN A SIGN OF SEPARATING CORDS, THE DRIVER SEAT BACK IS WORN, UNSPECIFIED BAD REMOTE, AND THE SPEAKER WOULD DRIFT AWAY THEN COME BACK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. SCC PH

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BLEW. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF A BOMB WENT OFF. THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRE DUE TO VIBRATION. SCC

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT RIGHT TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB..*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. *NLM A SECOND TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. A METAL BELT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE SIDEWALL, WHICH WAS THE SAME PLACE WHERE THE OTHER TIRE FAILED. SCC

TIRES ARE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY. CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR TIRES FAIL ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *JG *JB *NLM

FOUR NEW GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES (3 MONTHS OLD) WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE (SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND DEFORMITY) AFTER DRIVING FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. JUST OUT OF OHIO WE EXPERIENCED AN IRITATING, HAND-NUMBING VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WE MANAGED TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT BY DRIVING UNDER 75MPH. AFTER 3000 MILES AND FIVE DAYS OF DRIVING, WE LOST THE POWER STEERING ON THE FIRST DAY IN LAS VEGAS. THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION. THEY FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE TIRES WERE BADLY DEFORMED, AND THAT THEY WERE PRIMARELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE. TWO OF THE TIRES WERE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED WITHOUT QUESTION AT THE LOCAL WAL-MART (THEY WERE PURCHASED AT WAL-MART IN CLEVELAND). I POINT OUT THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THREE DAYS BEFORE THE TRIP BEGAN AS PRECAUTION AND PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP(COST OF INSPECTION AND MINOR REPAIRS WAS $600.OO). TIRE BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION.