GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER #RTS, P24575R16. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

GOODYEAR, TIRE SIZE P20560H15; MODEL EAGLE HP; TWO TIRES ONLY HAVE 18,000 MILES , AND BOTH HAD BELT SEPARATION, ON THE INSIDES. WHILE DRIVING OWNER FELT A "THUMP" REPEATEDLY FROM THE FRONT TIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE TIRES ON THE CAR HAVE FAILED. I HAVE DONE THE ALL OF THE SCHEDULED ROTATIONS AND ALINGMENTS. THE TIRES "GOODYEAR EAGLE LS (225/60R16) ON MY 2001 BUICK REGAL ARE PUTTING MY LIFE AT RISK WHEN I DRIVE EVERYDAY FOR WORK. I CONTACTED BUICK AND THEY STILL ARE MAKING A DETERMINATION TO REPLACE THESE FAILED TIRES, AT 23,900 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD OF TESTED THESE TIRES BEFORE THEY HAD MADE THE DECISION TO PUT THEM ON A QUITE PRICY CAR. GOODYEAR I BELIEVE IS AT FAULT FOR PRODUCING SUCH A TIRE THAT IS A COMPLETE FAILURE. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

PASSENGER TIRES WERE SUPPLIED WITH Z71 OFF-ROAD PACKAGE. I TOOK THESE TIRES OFF-ROAD, AND TORE A HOLE ONE. ALL4 TIRE DEALERS IN MONTROSE, CO INCLUDING THE GOODYEAR DEALER, SAID THAT THESE ARE PASSENGER TIRES, NOT OFF-ROAD TIRES, AND THAT THEY WILL BE DAMAGED BY TAKING THEM OFF-ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS. CHEVY'S PHOTOS ON THEIR WEB PAGE SHOW THE AVALANCHE FORDING STREAMS, DRIVING OVER ROCKS, AND DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE OWNER'S MANUAL DISCUSSES DRIVING OVER ROCKS AND LOGS, "BOUNCING THE CAR" AND HAVING ONE OR MORE WHEELS OFF THE GROUND AS THINGS THAT MIGHT BE ENCOUNTERED IN "OFF-ROAD" DRIVING. STILL, THEY DELIVER THE NEARLY 3-TON TRUCK WITH PASSENGER TIRES, NOT LIGHT TRUCK TIRES. HAD I NOT PUNCTURED THE DIRE, BUT ONLY SEPARATED THE PLY, I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DRIVING THE 400 MILES BACK TO MY HOME. THE OFF-ROAD PACKAGE INCLUDES SKID PLATES, HEAVY DUTY SHOCKS, A TOW PACKAGE, THE ALL-IMPORTANT Z71 DECAL, AND UPGRADED TIRES. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE UPGRADE IS NOT TO A STRONGER TIRE, JUST A TIRE THAT'S 1 INCH BIGGER. STILL, THE IMPLICATION IS THAT IT IS SUITABLE FOR THE OFF-ROAD USE DESCRIBED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IN THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THESE TIRES ARE MORE SUSCEPTABLE TO DAMAGE WHEN USED OF-ROAD, AND SUBSEQUENT TO FAILURE LATER AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE DRIVER RETURNS TO THE HIGHWAY THAN TIRES MORE APPROPRIATE TO THE TASK, SUCH AS A LIGHT TRUCK TIRE.*AK

ALL TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR ON OUTER TREAD ON A 2002, DODGE, RAM 3500, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT235/85R16, AND DOT# T303855GRF90. GOODYEAR TIRES CENTER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF THE TRANSMISSION MAKING A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL STARTED TO SEPARATE, CAUSING A TIRE BLOWOUT. DEALER NOTIFED.SIZE P21575R15. *AK CONSUMER STATES THREE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES HAD SIDE WALL SEPARATION. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL STARTED TO SEPARATE, CAUSING A TIRE BLOWOUT. DEALER NOTIFED. SIZE P235 175R15, DOT6#M6HLFNWR2801. *AK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY TO THE LEFT-2 TIMES. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND THEN STARTED TO DECELERATE, AND ON THE THIRD TIME THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PANEL(VENT PEELINGS), AND THE TIRES/RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (OTHER) PROBLEMS IN DETAIL ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE WHEEL/TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND, THERE WAS A VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT, STEERING/EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, AND THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT IS STICKING. *SCC

OUT OF THE FOUR NEW TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED TWO TIRES IN THE REAR BLEWOUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. REPLACEMENT TIRES, 50000 MILES, P175/70R13, MOUNTED ON A SUBARU, ROYAL, 1990. *AK CONSUMER STATE TIRE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT. DOT. # MKEV5BHR 195. *YH

NO ROAD HAZARD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103F. COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM SIDEWALL. NOTHING REMAINED ON RIM BUT SIDEWALL. BODY DAMAGE TO FENDER WELL AS WELL AS RUBBER BURN MARKS, DUE TO CENTRIPETAL FORCES FROM TIRE TREAD SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL.*AK