GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

BOTH LEFT RIMS BENT, NO TIRE DAMAGE. SMALL POTHOLE AT 10TH&WEST PEACHTREE IN ATLANTA ON FAR SIDE OF INTERSDECTION. PULLING SLOWLY AWAY FROM RED LIGHT. IMPACT DID NOT FEEL SEVERE. BENDING IS MINOR. NO AIR LEAKAGE. SLIGHT VIBRATION FROM LOSS OF BALANCE. NO CHANGE IN ALIGNMENT.*AK

ONE OF THE TIRES WAS LOSING AIR DUE TO A SIDE WALL PLUG THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT THE CONSUMER'S KNOWLEDGE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. (GOODYEAR TIRE) *YH. CONSUMERS CO-WORKER NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW, AIR WAS THEN PUT IN THE TIRE, HOWEVER IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT A FINISHING NAIL WAS EMBEDDED IN THE SIDEWALL, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC KEPT THE TIRE FOR A FEW HOURS TO PERFORM A TEST, HE THEN STATED THE NAIL DID NOT GO THROUGH THE TIRE AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO PATCH OR PURCHASE A NEW TIRE, ON MONDAY JUNE 24, 2002, CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRE WAS LOW AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO GOODYEAR, AND THE MECHANIC STATED HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THE TIRE FURTHER, THE MECHANICS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL PLUG AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO REPAIR THE TIRE IN THAT MANNER OR EVEN DRIVE WITH THAT TYPE OF REPAIR, A NEW TIRE WOULD NEED TO BE PURCHASED BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL TO PATCH OR PLUG IN THE SIDEWALL, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY NEVER PLUGGED OR PATCH THE SIDEWALL.(GOODYEAR TIRES)*JB *JG

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. DRIVER HIT A PUDDLE OF WATER AND VEHICLE HYDROPLANED . HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, BUT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, AP, P265/70R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999,FORD, F250 WITH 28000 MILES. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AT 70 MPH.*AK

PLEASE ADD TIRE SIZE AND DOT CODE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, DODGE, RAM 2500 WITH 48000 MILES. REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT 65 MPH, RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE.*AK

SEVERAL GOODYEAR WORKHORSE TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

GOODYEAR, EAGLE, RS-A, P205/55R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH 1900 MILES ON A 2003, TOYOTA MATRIX. FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED, FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. SIZE #22257516.*AK CONSUMER WAS TOWING THE FIFTH WHEEL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RV WHEN THE TIRE SEPARATED. THE MODEL OF THE TIRE IS WRANGLER HT. DOT # MK1L 230V078*JG

THE TIRE/RIM COMBINATION SUFFERS FROM CHRONIC SPORADIC LEAKAGE, PARTICULARLY WHEN POSITIONED ON THE FRONT . ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE UNDERINFLATED. ON 4 OR 5 OCCASIONS, THE TIRES HAVE GONE COMPLETELY FLAT, SO FAR WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD AFTER A 20 MILE RUN. GOODYEAR EXAMINED THE MOST RECENT FAILED TIRE AND RIM AND REPORTED THAT THE RIM WAS EXCESSIVELY CORRODED WHERE THE TIRE SEALS TO IT. FURTHERMORE, ONCE CLEANED WITH A GRINDER, GOODYEAR REPORTED RESIDUAL PITTING THAT COULD AFFECT THE SEAL. CHRYSLER DIPPED THE TIRE AFTER GOODYEAR CLEANED THE RIM AND REINFLATED THE TIRE AND FOUND NO LEAK. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REMOVE THE TIRES AND INSPECT THE RIMS FOR EXCESSIVE OR ABNORMAL CORROSION THAT MIGHT SUGGEST A DEFECT CAUSING CHRONIC LEAKAGE. CONTINUED USE OF THE VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS, YET I CAN'T FIND OUT WHETHER THE ISSUE IS WITH THE RIMS, THE TIRES, OR BOTH. CHRYSLER'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT I START OVER AT ANOTHER DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO INSTRUCT THE DEALER TO REMOVE THE TIRES AND EXAMINE THE RIMS. (THEIR RECOMMENDATION WHEN I INITIALLY CALLED OVER A YEAR AGO WAS TO COMPLAIN TO GOODYEAR.) AT THIS TIME, I HAVE PURCHASED A COMPRESSOR AND AM MONITORING THE INFLATION CAREFULLY. IF HYPER MAINTENANCE PREVENTS A REOCCURRENCE, I WILL STILL NEED TO INSPECT AND POSSIBLY REPLACE THE RIMS DUE TO PITTING WHEN THE TIRES ARE REPLACED FOR WEAR. GOODYEAR HAS PROVIDED EXCELLENT SERVICE; CHRYSLER SEEMS TO BE STONEWALLING.*AK

TIRE IS FLAT IN SOME AREAS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO HAVE A BLOWOUT. SIZE#18560R15, DOT# UNKNOWN, PLEASE PROVIDE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK