GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WE HAD A WRECK WITH OUR MOTOR HOME THROUGH NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. AFTER THE TIRE EXPLODED, WE ENDED UP IN A SWAMPY FIELD APPROX. 300 YARDS OFF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THIS TIRE. WE WERE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY. WE WERE IN OUR 45' MOTOR HOME. WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION SOUND, SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR, IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED EVER BEFORE. ALL THE TIRES HAD A LOT OF TREAD AND ONLY APPROX. 27,000 MILES ON ALL TIRES. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. WE CHECKED THE PRESSURE IN THE TIRES PRIOR TO TAKE OFF; WE ALWAYS DO. WE ARE EXPERIENCED SAFE DRIVERS; NO ACCIDENTS PRIOR. THE TIRE HAD MASSIVE TREAD SEPARATION AND MASSIVE BELT SEPARATION. THE TIRE IS LOCKED UP IN STORAGE UNIT WHERE OUR MOTOR HOME IS BEING EVALUATED FOR DAMAGES. IT WAS A HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE.

TIRES ARE COMING APART AND UNSERVICEABLE AT 19000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TIRE SHOP TELLS ME THEY ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE

DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT MY DEALERSHIP, LOCATED IN CARROLLTON, OHIO THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR GOODYEAR FORTURA HL SIZE 255/65R18 TIRES THAT WERE ORIGINAL ON MY VEHICLE, WERE CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE TIRES BEAD. I LEARNED THAT THIS PARTICULAR TIRE, THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, SIZE, AND DEFECT, WAS ON A RECALL FROM GOODYEAR. MY VEHICLE, A 2016 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT AWD WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER. THE DOT NUMBER ON MY TIRES IS 4BXMAROR OR DR. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT MY TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER THE GOODYEAR RECALL HAD EXPIRED. SO THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE EXPIRED RECALL TIRES HAD. TO ME THAT MEANS THERE ARE MANY GOODYEAR TIRES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE DRIVING THE ROADS. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES BLOWING OUT AT OR NEAR THE CRACKING SIDEWALLS. THE MILES ON MY CAR WHEN THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WAS 28,266. I ENDED UP PURCHASING A SET OF COOPER TIRES AND WAS CHARGED A PRO-RATED COST OF $362.95. IF I PURCHASED THE SAME GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRE, I WOULD HAVE PAID A PRO-RATED COST OF $608.00.I FELT AND STILL FEEL THAT GOODYEAR OWES ME A NEW SET OF TIRES AT NO COST DUE TO HAVING THE SAME DEFECTIVE TIRES AS THE EXPIRED RECALL TIRES. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY CEO, WHO PASSED IT OFF TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE WHO OFFERED NO REMEDY OTHER THAN THE PRO-RATED COST. IN CLOSING, THE MAIN ISSUE HERE IS THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY DEFECTIVE GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES SIZE 255/65R18, THAT ARE BEING DRIVEN ON OUR ROADWAYS BY UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN IMMEDIATE TOTAL RECALL ON THESE TIRES TO PREVENT POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE.

ON 7-6-10 AT 5:09 PM ON 1-26 IN MATHEWS S. CAROLINA A TREAD AND BELT SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT OF THE LEFT FRONT GOODYEAR G670 RV TIRE DOT #DANU2CAW3503 CAUSED A 45 FOOT LONG 2004 MONACO RV TO LEAVE THE TRAVEL LANES ENTER THE MEDIAN, RAM THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER, CROSS THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND RUN OVER A 2006 NISSAN ULTIMA TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION KILLING THE DRIVER. TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE RV SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. TIRE HAD ONLY 41,000 MILES OF USE AT BLOWOUT.

1 ST TIRE BLOWN 13000 MILES AT 45 MPH ON LAKE HAVASU CITY,AZ 2ND TIRE BLOWN 16000 MILES AT 65 ON 5FWY LOS ANGELES,CA AT 14 000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE FOR A PUNTURE SO NO BIG DEAL BUT 3 GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 245/45R18 RUN ON FLAT BEFORE 20 000 MILES THATS A CONCERN SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR

ON DECEMBER 1, 2017 WALMART INSTALLED 5 NEW GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY WRANGLER. THE FIFTH WAS FOR THE SPARE. THE OLD TIRES HAD TREAD BUT WERE 7 YEARS OLD. I TOW THIS JEEP BEHIND AN RV. I BOUGHT THE TIRES TO AVOID A BLOWOUT WHILE TOWING. ON JANUARY 20 WE STARTED OUR SEASONAL TRIP TO FLORIDA. ABOUT 4:00 PM, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME APART DESTROYING THE FENDER, TURN SIGNAL, SIDE MARKER, BENT FRONT BUMPER, RIPPED THE WIRING FROM THE RV THAT CONTROLS LIGHTS, AS WELL AS THE FRONT JEEP WIRING LEFT SIDE. WHEN I STOPPED, NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF WIRE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE FRONT RIM. NO RUBBER AND THE ALLOY RIM DAMAGED BEYOND USE. AT THAT POINT I JUST THOUGHT I PICKED UP A NAIL AND GOT A FLAT. THANK GOODNESS I HAD A NEW SPARE WAS MY THOUGHT. THE NEXT DAY, 1/21/18, ABOUT 3:00 PM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME APART AND WHEN I GOT STOPPED THE ONLY THING LEFT WAS ABOUT AN INCH WHERE THE TIRE MEETS THE RIM, 2 RINGS OF RUBBER. I HAD TO HAVE THE JEEP TOWED TO THE NEAREST TIRE CENTER, FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE. THERE, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD SMALL PIECES OF RUBBER MISSING. I REPLACED ALL THE REMAINING GOODYEAR TIRES. I CONTACTED BOTH WALMART AND GOODYEAR. GOODYEAR HAD ME FILL OUT A CLAIM FORM, NUMBER 601521. THEY MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE 2 PIECES SHIPPED BACK TO THEM. I RECEIVED A CERTIFIED FORM LETTER STATING THE ONE TIRE HAS NORMAL WEAR (CHUNKS OF RUBBER MISSING IS NORMAL WEAR?) AND MANUFACTURED FINE. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR BY PHONE AND ASKED HOW THAT DETERMINATION CAN BE MADE WHEN TWO NEW TIRES, ONE DAY APART, CAME APART AND A THIRD SHOWING SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. SINCE THEY DONT HAVE A TIRE TO EXAMINE THEY CLAIM THE PROBLEM IS NOT THEIRS. THEY SAID TO SEND PICTURES. THE RESULT WAS THE SAME. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE TIRE BE RETURNED TO MY RESIDENCE. I HAVE MORE THAN $4000 DAMAGE TO MY JEEP, AND A MANUFACTURER THATS STANDING IN ANOTHER WORLD. THEY CONVENIENTLY LOST THE TWO RUBBER RINGS, BLAMING IT ON FEDEX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18 109S. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT HOWIES TIRE & ALIGNMENT (13540 NW 7TH AVE, MIAMI, FL), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AND THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. TROPICAL CHEVROLET (8880 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI SHORES, FL) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEIR LOCATION DID NOT HANDLE TIRE RELATED FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DUE TO THE DOT NUMBER NOT FALLING WITHIN THE RANGE, THE TIRES WERE NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15T002000 (TIRES). THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,070.

TREAD SEPARATION OF A GOODYEAR G670 RV TIRE (SIZE 295/80/R22.5 MANUFACTURED AT BUFFALO PLANT IN 2005) WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON RIGHT FRONT OF AN AMERICAN COACH, AMERICAN EAGLE RV WHICH LED TO A FIRE AND DEATH OF 3 OCCUPANTS OF MOTOR HOME.

TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT OF LOW MILEAGE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT GOODYEAR G670 295/80R22.5 STEER AXLE TIRE WITH PLENTY OF REMAINING TREAD ON 45 FOOT MONACO RV RESULTING IN THE RV LEAVING THE ROAD ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED RESULTING IN CRASH CAUSING 2 DEATHS AND ONE SERIOUS LEG AMPUTATION INJURY.

A TIRE OF MY 2016 HONDA ACCORD EXL BLEW WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. THE TIRE SPECIFICS: (215/55 R17 ASSURANCE FUEL FLEX). I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE AT MY EXPENSE.