GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON TRYING TO GO FROM REGULAR DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THE TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTIONS AND WILL NOT GO FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 26000 MILES, REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL, AND HUBS WERE WARPED. *JB

FOUR SEPARATE TIMES I HAD TO SEND THE DAMAGED RIMS OUT TO BE REPAIRED FROM HITTING MINOR POTHOLES. EACH TIME COSTING $12O.TWICE THE TIRE WENT TOTALLY FLAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS,CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL.BUT NOBODY WAS HURT.I HAVE READ NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE RIMS,AND EVERY MITUSUBISHI ECLIPSE I SEE ON THE STREET HAVE RIMS THAT ARE DESTROYED. I PAY OVER $350 A MONTH TO LEASE THIS CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND NORMAL SIDE STREETS. I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST MITSUBISHI FOR THIS VERY REASON, AND I CANNOT BELEIVE THAT THESE RIMS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED YET.THE SERVICE DEPT. AT WHITE PLAINS MITSUBISHI SEEMS TO THINK THAT THIS IS MY FAULT, BUT I DONT SEE ANY OTHER CARS ON THE STREET WHOSE RIMS ARE CONSISTANTLY DAMAGED.IT,S ALMOST EMBARRASING FOR MITSUBISHI, TO HAVE SO MANY DAMAGED VEHICLES IN PUBLIC WITH THER NAME ON IT.PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/50/VR1) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TIRE BLEW OUT IN FOUR LARGE TEARS THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 113S TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)

ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND CAR SKIDDED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/45/17)

TWO FRONT GOODYEAR TIRES, SIZE: P195/75R14, DOT: UNKNOWN ON 1999, TOYOTA, TACOMA ARE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, AND ARE RATED FOR 40,000 MILES. GOODYEAR COMPANY IS WILLING TO PRO-RATE THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

FAILURES WITH TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. FIRST FAILURES WERE CRACKS ON OUTSIDE OF TIRES NEXT TO RIM AFTER APPROX. 29K MILES. GOODYEAR GAVE SOME CREDIT AND NEW SET OF EAGLES (SAME SIZE AND MODEL) INSTALLED IN JUNE '99.. IN OCT. 2001DURING ROUTINE ROTATION AND BALANCE SEVERE CRACKS NEXT TO RIM ON INSIDE OF REPLACEMENT TIRES WAS OBSERVED BY TECHNICIAN. THESE TIRES HAD APPROX. 38K MILES ON THEM. CAR IS CAREFULLY MAINTAINED AND TIRES ARE ALWAYS ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 6K MILES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215 55 H16)

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WHICH I'M CONVINCED LEAD TO THE UNEVEN WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT NNOONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CORDS WERE SHOWING THROUGH ON THE FRONT TIRES AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I'M ALSO CONVINCED THAT THE BALL JOINT DEFECT RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. BOTH THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AND THE BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT WAS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBLITY. (DOT NUMBER: M6D2 TIRESIZE: 205-55R16)

WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE HOWARD-FRANKLIN BRIDGE, (THIS IS A 6 MONTH OLD 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND LAREDO WITH 13000 MILES) HEADING INTO TAMPA, FLORIDA AT A RATE OF 65 MPH MY DRIVERSIDE REAR TIRE OUTER SIDEWALL FAILED AND INSTANTLY WENT FLAT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT, NOT TO MENTION, CAUSING THE JEEP TO DROP HARD ON THE ROAD WITH THE RIM, THEREBY DAMAGING MY WHEEL RIM AND RENDERING THE TIRE USELESS. A FLORIDA ROAD RANGER ASSISTED ME AND CHANGED MY TIRE WITH THE SPARE. MY TIRE DID NOT HIT ANY OBJECT NOR DID ANY OBJECT HIT MY TIRE. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND SHOWED THEM THE TIRE AT THEIR GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER LOCATED AT 7511 49TH STREET, PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA 33782..(727) 547-8422. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE UNTIL I GAVE THEM MY OLD TIRE TO BE SHIPPED, AT MY EXPENSE, TO CORPORATE GOODYEAR'S TEST LABS. A LITTLE LIKE THE FOX WATCHING THE HEN HOUSE IN MY OPINION. I GOT ALOT OF BS FROM GOODYEAR AND EXPLAINATIONS ABOUT THE TIRE FAILURE THAT WITH A LITTLE COMMON SENSE DIDN'T ADD UP. THIS TIRE IS VISUALLY A DEFECT FROM THE LOOKS OF THE TREAD SEPERATION FROM THE SIDEWALL, JUST LIKE I HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES. THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER DIDN'T SATISFY ME AND DIDN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT MY NEEDS SO, I CONTACTED GOODYEAR CORPORATE BY PHONE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SIDEWALL LOOKED ALL SHREDED UP BECAUSE THE TIRE ROLLED ON ITSELF DEFLATED AT THE 65 MPH SPEED AS I COASTED TO AT STOP ( THANK GOD I DIDN'T PANIC AND USE MY BRAKES) ( IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A FOUR LANE BRIDGE TRAVELING IN THE THIRD LANE ). IF THEIR THEORY ABOUT SHREDING IS TRUE, WHY DIDN'T THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL GET SHREDED? IT LOOKS LIKE NEW. THEY'RE FULL OF EXCUSES. I WANT ALL OF THESE TIRES OFF MY TRUCK. IF I HAVE MY FAMILY RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE I DON'T FEEL SAFE KNOWING WHAT MIGHT OCCUR. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY TIRE. I KNOW SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THE WAY IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AND CAME APPART. THANK YOU. THIS IS MY SECOND REQUEST IN 4 MONTHS. THOMAS A. NERVINA

DOT#MD11 520V 344; TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 ONE OF FOUR TIRES FAILED WITH A SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL BULDGE NOTICED BEFORE FINAL FAILURE. SEARS REPLACED TIRE PRO-RATED FOR WEAR, BUT REPAIR PERSON SEVERELY OVER-TORQUED LUG NUTS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF LUG BOLTS AND NUTS. NOT CONFIDENT OF REMAINING THREE TIRES; NOR THE SERVICE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT REPLACE THE WHEELS. NOT ENOUGH SPACES ON YOUR ONLINE FORM FOR TIRE SIZE AND DOT#. MFG #? 272892GRF66 A 15 PASSENGER VAN SHOULD HAVE GOOD TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: MD11520V34 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

REPLACEMENT TIRE, PLACED ON CAR 9/00, TIRE HAS 10,000 MILES---SIDE WALL HAS 3 INCH BUBBLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MMV9 MAHR TIRESIZE: 195/60 R15)