GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 40613 MILES, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT# MKHL31HR3500 BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH. GOODYEAR WAS NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ONE TIRE HAD OUTER CRACKS IN BEAD, AND THE OTHER THREE WITH INNER BEAD CRACKS. TIRES WERE ORIGINALS ON A 200, DODGE, DAKOTA QUAD CAB WITH 17,263 MILES; VIN# NOT AVAILABLE. GOODYEAR WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, TREAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE, TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# MD11T5HV057, DAMAGES OCCURRED TO VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

WE HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF FOUR BLOWOUTS ON THE AMBULANCES WITH THESE TIRES. THE FIRST TWO WERE REPORTED TO GOODYEAR WHO WERE NOT CONCERNED AND TOOK NO REPORT. THESE LAST TWO I HAVE REPORTED TO YOU. THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE PRIOR TO BLOWING OUT COMPLETELY. (DOT NUMBER: MJOP750W32 TIRESIZE: 215/85R16)

OEM GODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES STARTED DEMONSTRATING UNEVEN CUPPING THAT CAUSED NOISE AND HANDELING ISSUES. AFTER BRINGING THE ISSUE TO MY DEALER'S ATTENTION AT MY FIRST OIL CHANGE (7,500 MILES) THEY INFORMED ME THAT MANY ROVERS WITH THE SAME TIRES HAD DEMONSTRATED THE SAME ISSUES DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT GOODYEAR AND ROVER WERE RESERACHING THE PROBLEM AND TO HANG TIGHT UNTIL A SOLUTION AND RECALL WERE ANNOUNCED. THE TIRES CONTINUED TO DEGRADE WITH THE HANDELING AND NOISE FACTORS BECOMING WORSE AND WORSE OVER THE NEXT YEAR. AT THE 15K OIL CHANGE I ASKED THE DEALER TO ROTATE THE TIRES HOPING THAT THE ISSUE WAS ONLY RELATED TO THE FRONT END. WIHTIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE NEW FRONT TIRES (WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY BACK TIRES) STARTED SHOWING THE SAME INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EDGE CUPPING. THE PREVIOUS FRONT TIRES ON THE BACK END CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I BEGAN WORKING CLOSELY WITH MY DEALER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND EVEN MET WITH THE REGIONAL ROVER SERICE MANAGER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AND LIMITED TO WRANGLER TIRES ON ROVERS. SINCE MY ROVER HAD BEEN ALIGNED ON TWO SEPERATE JIGS THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER ASSURED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UP TO SPEC. THE REGIONAL REP AND LATER THE LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA OFFICE REFUSED TO HELP ME NEGOTIATE WITH GOODYEAR TO OBTAIN MY MONEY BACK. THE PARTY LINE AT LAND ROVER WAS 'IT'S NOT A PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE BUT INSTEAD AN ISSUE WITH THEIR TIRES. WE CAN'T GET INVOLVED WITH THIS DISPUTE SINCE WE DO NOT WARRANTY THE OEM TIRES'. AFTER MUCH FRUSTRATION I CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND MANAGED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A VP OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. THE GOODYEAR VP FINALLY ADMITTED THAT A REPLACEMENT WRANGLER SPECIFIC TIRE WAS BEING RELEASED IN THE FUTURE AND HE PAID ME FULL RETAIL VALUE FOR MY GOODYEARS SINCE I DOCUMENTED THAT THE ISSUE BEGAN BEFORE 20% TREADLIFE HAD EXPIRED. I PURCHASED NEW MICHELIN CROSS COUNTRY'S (XPC REPLACEMENT TIRES) AND AT 4,000 MILES I DON'T SEE OR FEEL ANY TREAD LIFE ISSUES.*AK

HEAD GASKETS WENT BAD CAUSING VAD OXYGEN SENSOR, AIR INTAKE VALVE AND $1400 DOLLARS WORTH OF REPAIR @ MY COST ; UNFORTUNATELY , THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAVERAGE ON THIS. I HOWEVER DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICE.

I HAVE HAD 8 TIRE FAILURES DURING 15000MILES OF DRIVING. BEEN TO GOODYEAR DEALER 56 TIMES AND CAR DEALER 6 TIMES. BOTH SAY THERE IS NOTHJING WRONG, BUT AAA TRUCK DRIVERS ALL SAY IT IS FAULTY RIMS ON THE SEBRING. I HAVE READ OF DOZENS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE NHTSA WEB SITRE. TOOK COPIES TO DEALER WHO DISPUTES THE VALIDITY OF PERSONS' REPORT TO NHTSA. I HAVE SPOKED TO CHRYSLER HOTLINE 3 TIMES AND GOODYEAR'S ONCE.ALL SAY THERE IS NO REPORTED PROBLEM AND TO GO TO DEALER. I TOLD DEALERS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON A FREEWAY. THE CAR HAS BEEN FARTHER THAN 30 MILES FROM HOME. MOST OCCURENCES HAPPENED DURING THE WARRANTY BUT DEALER NOW SAYS IT IS PAST WARRANTY. I SUSPECT CVHRYSLER IS HIDING INFORMATION FROM OTHER SEBRING OWNERS AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS FROM FLAT TIRES, SO THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I WILL CONTINUE TO CONTACT CHRYSLER TO GET TOTAL FAILURES OF THE TIRES ON THE SEBRINGS. NHTSA HAS REPORTS ON WHEEL PROBLEMS ON 1998 AND 1999 SEBRINGS. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS OF AAA CALLS, DEALER VISITS AND TIRE DEALER VISITS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/50RI7)

GOODYEAR, EAGLE GA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 37000 MILES MOUNTED ON A 1998, DODGE NEON. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH PASSENGERS REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND THEN WENT FLAT. *AK TIRE SIZE P185/65 R14.*SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IN A 2001 NISSAN, MAXIMA LEFT REAR TIRE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 215/55R16, DOT# M6B2LNDR4200 HAD A BLOWOUT ON SIDEWALL. GOODYEAR WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT TERRAIN, CONSUMER NOTICED GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P235/75R15 TIRE BEGAN LOSING AIR, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR BACK IN TIRE, BUT NOTICED LARGE BUBBLES PROJECTING ON THE SIDE WALL, AND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED, TIRE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD ONLY 600 MILES, GOODYEAR STATED THAT THE TIRE WENT BAD DUE TO LOW AIR PRESSURE. *TT