GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

I WAS PULLING MY 24' GOOSNECK KIEFER TRAILER WITH MY 1997 V10 DODGE JUST WEST OF DES MOINES. I HEAR A LOUD POPING NOISE AND PULLER OVER TO THE SIDE. A LARGE SECTION OF THE TIRE THE SIZE OF A BOWLING BALL WAS GONE OFF THE TREAD AND THE SIDE WALL. I DROVE TO INDIANOLA, IA AND HAD DOWNEY TIE SERVICE REPLACE THE TIRE. THEY THREW THE TIRE IN THE JUNK AS I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING. IN OCTOBER I WAS PULLING MY TRAILER IN ILLINOIS AND HAD A TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION. MY FENDER WAS BEAT TO HELL, ALL OF THE WIRING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. IT TOOK 2.5 HOURS TO GET THE TRAILER REPAIRED ON THE ROAD SIDE TO GET IT TO A TOWN TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I WENT TO TAYLORVILLE, IL AND HAD THE BALANCE OF TIRES REPLACED AT LARRY'S SERVICE CENTER. (217-824-9060). HE STATED HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRES BUT HE IS NOT A GOODYEAR DEALER. HE PUT KEELY-SPRINGFIELD 10 PLY TIRES ON AS I DID NOT TRUST THE GOODYEARS AS I HAD TWO TOTAL SEPARATIONS IN 3 MONTHS. I HAVE 4 OF THE 5 TIRES IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE NOTIFIED GOODYEAR AND THEY WANT ME TO TURN IN THE BAD TIRES TO THEM TO SEE IF THEY WILL HONOR MY DAMAGE CLAIM. I HAVE NOT DONE THIS AS I DO NOT TRUST THEM. I FIGURE THEY WILL GET MY TIRES AND THEN TURN MY CLAIM DOWN. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE AS TO WHAT NHTSA IS GOING TO DO.

I WAS PULLING MY 24' GOOSNECK KIEFER TRAILER WITH MY 1997 V10 DODGE JUST WEST OF DES MOINES. I HEAR A LOUD POPING NOISE AND PULLER OVER TO THE SIDE. A LARGE SECTION OF THE TIRE THE SIZE OF A BOWLING BALL WAS GONE OFF THE TREAD AND THE SIDE WALL. I DROVE TO INDIANOLA, IA AND HAD DOWNEY TIE SERVICE REPLACE THE TIRE. THEY THREW THE TIRE IN THE JUNK AS I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING. IN OCTOBER I WAS PULLING MY TRAILER IN ILLINOIS AND HAD A TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION. MY FENDER WAS BEAT TO HELL, ALL OF THE WIRING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. IT TOOK 2.5 HOURS TO GET THE TRAILER REPAIRED ON THE ROAD SIDE TO GET IT TO A TOWN TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I WENT TO TAYLORVILLE, IL AND HAD THE BALANCE OF TIRES REPLACED AT LARRY'S SERVICE CENTER. (217-824-9060). HE STATED HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRES BUT HE IS NOT A GOODYEAR DEALER. HE PUT KEELY-SPRINGFIELD 10 PLY TIRES ON AS I DID NOT TRUST THE GOODYEARS AS I HAD TWO TOTAL SEPARATIONS IN 3 MONTHS. I HAVE 4 OF THE 5 TIRES IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE NOTIFIED GOODYEAR AND THEY WANT ME TO TURN IN THE BAD TIRES TO THEM TO SEE IF THEY WILL HONOR MY DAMAGE CLAIM. I HAVE NOT DONE THIS AS I DO NOT TRUST THEM. I FIGURE THEY WILL GET MY TIRES AND THEN TURN MY CLAIM DOWN. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE AS TO WHAT NHTSA IS GOING TO DO.

1ST INCIDENT: TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE-STRUCK EMBANKMENT; SOME VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE. 2ND INCIDENT: TRAVELING AT 35MPH, TREAD SEPARATION, NO LOSS OF CONTROL.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT. TIRE HAS LESS THEN 5000 M. THE VEHICLE MAKE PONTIANC GRAND AM 2002 TS

THE TREAD OF THE TIRE COMPLETELY CAME OFF. THERE WAS LITTLE WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENED, WE WERE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A STRAIGHT AWAY. NO TURNING OR BRAKING WAS TAKING PLACE AT TIME OF FAILURE. THE TREAD WAS NOT WARN AND HAD PLENTY TREAD LEFT BEFORE THE TREAD WEAR LIMITS. THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THE OTHER THREE TIRES TREAD WAS DELAMINATING. DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE EXPRESS WAY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. SIZE P25570R16.DOT#PDCUMDOR148.ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TS

THE VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL WHERE IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE, ESPECIALLY FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROUGH ROAD OR ON A SMOOTH ROAD UPON DRIVING OVER A SLIGHTLY RECESSED MANHOLE COVER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BALANCE AND REPLACEMENT OF REAR SHOCKS. NO IMPROVEMENTS IN CONDITION AFTER BOTH VISITS. ALIGNMENT DATA SHOWS THE REAR WHEELS ARE AT HIGHER LEVELS OF NEGATIVE CAMBER, WHICH IS NOT ADJUSTABLE, AND TOE. DRIVING VEHICLE IN ICY, RAINY WEATHER IS UNSAFE IF CURRENT HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS ARE NOT, OR CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. DT

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED. ONCE AGAIN CONSUMER WAS IN MOTION AND THE RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED. BOTH OF THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR MARATHON RADIALS. CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW CARLYLE TIRES AND SHORTLY AFTER THE LEFT TIRE BLEW UP. CONSUMER FEELS THE TIRES RECOMMENDED FOR THIS VEHICLE, ARE NOT CAPABLE OF HOLDING THE WEIGHT. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO DETERMINE A WORKABLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *JG

A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE, WE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BALANCE PROBLEM AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE IT RE-BALANCED. TWO DAYS BEFORE THAT APPOINTMENT, WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. (65 MPH) THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETLY WHERE THE TREAD JOINS THE SIDE WALL. THE CAR WAS CONTROLLED TO A STOP. WHEN WE CONTACTED GOOD YEAR, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH A BLOW OUT OF THIS TYPE AND WE WOULD BE COMPENSATED WITH A PRO-RATED DISCOUNT FOR ONE NEW TIRE, AS THERE WAS ONLY A 38% USAGE ON THE SEPARATED TIRE. MAYBE GOOD YEAR WOULD HAVE FELT DIFFERENTLY IF WE WERE KILLED IN A CRASH, RATHER THAN JUST LUCKY. DT

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, AND WHAT A MISTAKE IT WAS. I HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF DECLARING THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS 8 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE BOOT SPLIT AND LEAKED GREASE. THE FOG LIGHTS FILL WITH MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION DUE TOO INADEQUATE VENTING. THE WINDOWS DON'T SEAL TOO THE BODY ON THE CONVERTIBLE CAUSING WATER LEAKS, AND THE SEALS LOCATED ON THE QUARTER GLASS RUB THE DOOR WINDOW WHICH ALLOWS THE RUBBER TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND CREATE ADDITIONAL LEAKS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE REAR QUARTER GLASS REPLACED 5 TIMES IN 4,000 MILES. THE CAR VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE BAD. I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT TWO REPLACED BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS SEPERATING INTERNALLY ON THE TIRES. MITSUBISHI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE CARS ON THE ROAD WITH DEFECTS. PLEASE HELP DT