GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

TIRE AND CAR HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED TO MANUFACTURER SPECS, TIRES HAVE AUTOMATIC TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS. AT ABOUT 11000 MI I NOTICED SOME FEATHERING OF ALL 4 TIRES. I TOOK IT IN AT ABOUT 11700 AND DEALER AGREED ALL 4 TIRES WERE WEARING ABNORMALLY. THEIR FACTORY REP BLAMES GOODYEAR, DELAER STATED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO DATE ABOUT THE TIRES PREMATURELY WEARING. AT ABOUT 12600 MI THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR INDICATED A SUDDEN DECREASE IN PRESSURE FOR THE RR TIRE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND WAS NEAR A TIRE SHOP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SHOP, THE TIRE WAS NEARLY FLAT. THEY REPAIRED THE TIRE, BUT INFORMED ME THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WOULD NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR HAVE NOT TREAD LEFT AND THE THE LR IS NEARLY GONE. THE LF WOULD PASS BUT IS BADLY FEATHERED FOR ONLY 12600 MILES. THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT TIRE WAS A NAIL I HAD PICKED UP IN THE NEARLY BALD RR TIRE. THE SHOP SAID IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. THEY STATED A NORMALLY TREADED TIRE WOULD NOT HAVE PICKED UP THE NAIL, BUT BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE NAIL IMMEDIATLELY PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE FACTORY REP TOLD ME THAT AUDI HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODYEAR TIRE DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE ALLROAD MODEL AND THEY HAD NOT SEE MUCH PROBLEM WITH THE PIRELLI TIRES FOR THE SAME MODEL. I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE MANUFACTURE AND SAFETY LEVEL OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER MADE ESPECIALLY FOR THE AUDI ALLROAD. PEOPLE WHO BUY THESE CARS COUNT ON THEM BEING SAFE AND ABLE TO PERFORM. TIRES SHOULD CERTAINLY LAST MORE THAN 10000 MILES AND ALL FOUR SHOULD WEAR EVENLY.*AK

TIRES ARE 3 YEARS OLD AND ARE NOW MISSING CHUNKS OF RUBBER.THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND INFLATED PROPERLY.*AK

GOODYEAR, EAGLE, LS, P225/60R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, BUICK LESABRE WITH 18000 MILES. TIRES KEPT LOSING AIR, TIRES WERE REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. ONCE OFF VEHICLE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS SHREDDING ON ALL 4 TIRES.*AK *YH

ONE OF THE FOUR TIRES HAD LOWER PRESSURE MARKINGS AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT WAS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. (GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P255/70R16). *YH

VEHCLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. BLOW CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND AMLOST TURNING OVER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS HAULING A CAMPER. STEEL BELTS WERE HANGING OUT OF TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TIRE SIZE 9.50R16 5LT WITH 200 MILES.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BULGES APPEARING ON SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING A 2000, FORD, F250. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT235/85R16, DOT# MDOR VL0V0800 & MDORVL0V0200. GOODYEAR DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK *MR

RIGHT FRONT TIRE (DOT# DAORW4A507) EXPERIENCED TRAD SEPARATION, CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 5000 MILES, LT235/85R16, MOUNTED ON A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER.*AK *TT GOODYEAR DELINED CLAIM FOR SETTLEMENT STATING THE CONDIION FOUND IS THE RESULT OF OPERATION FOLLOWING A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE WHICH IS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TT

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER STATED TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED FENDER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, GOODYEAR HAS DENIED THE CLAIM STATING CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE TIRE IN QUESTION.(GOODYEAR 16 INCH TIRES)*JB

EXPERIENCED SEPARATION OF 6/16" TO 7/16" DEPTH TREAD FROM 1 TIRE OF MATCHED SET GOING 75 MPH ON CLEAR DAY, CLEAR, SMOOTH HIGHWAY. VERY LUCK NO ONE WAS HURT. DID SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DROVE SLOWLY TO NEAREST TOWN AND REPLACED BOTH TIRES ON THAT AXLE. MECHANIC SAID IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. FEAR DEFECT(S) OF REMAINING TWO WRANGLER HT'S. NO RESPONSE FROM GOODYEAR. DON'T WANT TO SUE, BUT DO WANT DAMAGES RECTIFIED. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO. THANKS!*AK

FRONT REAR THREE COVERS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING AND TWO SLIDE OUT MOTORS BURNT UP. *YH