GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THE TIRES LOST PRESSURE, THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE ON THE RIM BEFORE HE COULD SAFELY CHANGE THE TIRE, THE SIDEWALL WAS BUBBLED IN SEVERAL PLACES, THE SECOND INCIDENT THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY RUPTURED (GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP P255/70R16). NLM

THE CONSUMER RENTED A DUAL AXLE U-HAUL TRAILER AND HAD IT LOADED WITH 800 LBS, WHILE DRIVING THE TRAILER DEVELOPED A VIBRATION, THE CONSUMER LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AND NOTICED A CHUNK OF TIRE FLYING OFF ONE OF THE LEFT HAND TIRES AND A FEW SECONDS LATER HE NOTICED THE ENTIRE FRONT LEFT TIRE COME OFF THE RIM, UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE THE CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS WERE STILL SEATED ON THE RIM AND VERY HOT WHILE THE OTHER THREE WERE COOL TO THE TOUCH (GOODYEAR HMG 2020 ST205/75D14). NLM

CONSUMER HAS A 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD.BACK TIRES BLEWOUT THE SAME IDENTICAL WAY. VEHICLE WAS THROWN AT A RIGHT ANGLE INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. IT WAS STUCK ON DIVIDER, AND FLIPPED AROUND, GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY. CONSUMER WAS ONLY AWARE OF RIGHT TIRE BLOWING OUT. BOTH TIRES HAD INDENTICAL SIDEWALL SPLITS THAT COULD ONLY BE SEEN CLOSE UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF BLOWOUT. TIRE SIZE P225/60R16, DOT#UIX0DYKR288. TIRES WERE PURCHASED 10-7-1998. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT AND SHUT OFF ON THEIR OWN. CHEVROLET HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND THE SECOND SET OF TIRES PURCHASED BY THE CONSUMER AS REPLACEMENT ALSO HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE SIZE P275/60R15. *YH SECOND SET OF TIRES ONLY HAVE 27000 MILES ON THEM, TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE GT II. *SLC

FRONT RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED AT 65MPH ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE DEATH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AT 2,410 MILEAGE ABOUT FRONT END VIBRATION/SHIMMY. NO CAUSE FOUND. VIBRATION IN FRONT END REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALER WITHOUT PROBLEM BEING FOUND SINCE IT CONTINUED. WAS TOLD "NORMAL RIDE" FOR TRUCK. TRUCK EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION, RATTLES IN DASH FROM VIBRATION, STEERING COLUMN EXCESSIVE PLAY ETC, ETC, ETC. REMAINING TIRES SHOW SIGNS OF BLUGING AND CRACKING. TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM BEGINING IN MY OPINION AND PUT ME AT RISK! DEALER REBALANCED/ROTATED TIRES MANY TIMES AND SIMPLY CONCLUDED THE VIBRATION/SHIMMY WAS NORMAL FOR TRUCK AND STATED I MIGHT HAVE A BETTER RIDE WHEN LOADED. (DOT NUMBER: LOAD E TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

ALL 5 GOODYEAR WARNGLER AP TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON TRUCK WERE DEFECTIVE WITH BULGES ON SIDEWALLS. BITTERROOT FORD REP DENIED THAT TIRES HAD ANY DEFECTS AND WOULD HAVE "PUT THEM ON HIS WIFE'S CAR" AND IN FACT SAID THAT THEY HAD THE EXACT SAME MODEL TIRES IN THEIR INVENTORY WITH THE SAME BULGES ON THE SIDEWALLS, BUT FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM AND HE REFUSED TO GIVE US GOODYEAR PHONE NUMBER. HOWEVER, WE DID GET THE GOODYEAR PHONE NUMBER FROM OTHER SOURCES AND CALLED GOODYEAR TIRE DIRECT WHO HAD US GO DIRECTLY TO THEIR GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER IN POLSON, MONTANA, WHO EXAMINED ALL 5 TIRES WHICH INCLUDED THE SPARE (WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN ON THE GROUND) AND VERIFIED THAT ALL 5 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE WITH BULGES ON THE SIDEWALLS. HE THEN DIRECTLY INFORMED GOODYEAR TIRE AND THEY IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZED HIM TO REPLACE WITHNO PRO-RATE REDUCTION ALL 5 OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRES WITH ANOTHER MODEL THEIR TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: 302003-GRF TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)

TIRE BLOWOUT; DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL @ APPROX. 60 MPH ON OPEN HIGHWAY. LEFT/REAR TIRE (DRIVER'S SIDE) SUDDENLY BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE. TREAD IS VERY MUCH SEPARATED AND SIDEWALLS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE (AS RELATING TO TIRE PLACEMENT ON TRUCK) HAVE APPROX. 30-40 SLASHES IN THEM. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE TIRES SECTIONS (POSSIBLY BELTS?) JUST CAME APART AND THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE CAME OFF. LIKE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE TIRE HAD SHOWN NO WARNING SIGNS OF POSSIBLE FAILURE, WAS NOT UNDERINFLATED, WAS NOT ANYWHERE NEAR CLOSE TO THE POINT OF HAVING INSUFFICIENT TREAD WEAR (STILL APPROX. 3/8" TREAD LEFT ON TIRE) OR DID NOT SHOW ANY SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL OR TREAD. THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO MY VEHICLE HAS STILL YET TO BE PROPERLY EVALUATED AND OFFICIALLY DETERMINED, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL ITSELF AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE HUB AND SUPENSION UNITS, NOT TO MENTION ALIGNMENT AND WHATEVER ELSE SHOWS UP IN THE DAMAGE EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235/70 R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70 R15 )

I WAS INSPECTING AND ROTATING MY TIRES AND NOTICES THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS RIPPING AT THE RIM. THIS COULD HAVE FAILED DURING OPERATION AND HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I EMAILED GOODYEAR ON THIS ISSUE AND ASKED HOW THEY WOULD HANDLE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE THE TIRE STILL ON THE RIM AND HAVE PHOTOS WHICH COULD BE EMAILED. PLEASE ADVISE. I WOULD LIKE TO BUY NEW TIRES ASAP. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE AZ 101 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND IN THE 'FAST LANE" WHEN THE TWO LEFT SIDE TIRES, FRONT AND REAR, BLUE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN TWO COMPLETE REVOLUTIONS AND END UP IN THE CENTER LANE IN A NORTHBOUND DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE DID NOT TURN OVER, BUT MY DAUGHTER DID SUFFER A CONCUSSION, BRUISED CHEST, WHIPLASH AND INJURIES TO HER HIP. SHE IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT. SINCE THE ACCIDENT WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER OF THE TIRES HAS A PIECE OF THE TREAD ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR, THAT HAS LIFTED FROM THE CENTER PART OF THE TIRE CASING. MY DAUGHTER IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE DODGE, OR OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE BECAUSE OF THE GOODYEAR TIRES. (TIRESIZE: R275/60R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R275/60R17 )

HEARD ABOUT TIRE PROBLEMS AND CHECKED TIRES ON VEHICLE. NOTICED THAT BELT EDGE WAS SEPARATING WITH 40,000 MILES. P195/70R14 ON 1992, OLDSMOBILE, CUTLASS. *AK