GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

ON DEC. 23 MY WIFE, MY SON, AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG GA HIGHWAY 365 AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH AND REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. I SAW NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER BEHIND ME, MY BROTHER IN LAW, SAW THE TIRE BLOW AND DIDN'T SEE ANY DEBRIS ON THE ROAD BUT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRE AS IT BLEW. THE TIRE BLEW STRAIGHT ACROSS FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF THE WHEEL TO THE BACK AND STAYED ON THE WHEEL. THIS TIRE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER 3, WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE, WHICH DIDNT BLOW, HAS A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE TOP OF THE TIRE (CLOSEST TO THE TREAD). THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM GAINESVILLE TIRE SERVICE (770-534-5280) AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN TAKEN BACK DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS. WE CAN LIKELY FIND OUT THE EXACT DATE OF PURCHASE FROM CHARGE CARD RECORDS IF NECESSARY. THE PASSPORT HAS 4 WHEEL DRIVE CAPABILITY ALTHOUGH IT WASNT ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. YOUR FORM DIDNT ALLOW ME TO ENTER ALL THE NECESSARY DOT DIGITS AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:MK9LCRWR529. WE WILL ATTEMPT TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOTH THE BLOWN TIRE AND THE REMAINING REAR TIRE THAT HAS A BULGE. I AM GOING TO TAKE THEM BACK TO GAINESVILLE TIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONTACTING ME EXPEDIENTLY IN CASE THE TIRES NEED TO BE SAVED FOR YOUR INSPECTION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MK9LCRWR52 TIRESIZE: P24570R16)

TIRES WORN OUT AT 16OO MILES -CONTACTED GOODYEAR -FILE #428295 OR A428295-THEY PRORATED THEM AT A COST OF $300-CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID"THERE IS A QUESTION OF COMPATABILITY" WITH THE TIRES ON THE 300M-CONTACTED CHRYSLER-FILE # 7988374-SPOKE WITH JILL-SHE ADVISED ME THAT GOODYEAR SOLD "DEFECTIVE" TIRES TO THEM AND THEY WOULS NOT CO-PAY-SHE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT JERGEN SHREEMP 798 8374 AT CHRYSLER-WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I DIDNT SEE THOSE WORN TIRES -EXPECTING 40,000 MILES + IN MILAGE?????-PLEASE-STOP THEM AT ONCE AND INSIST THAT WE BE FULLY COMPENSATED FOR LOSS-TANKING YOU IN ADVANCE-BILL SMITH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

A FEW DAYS AGO I DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE APPEARED TO BE LOW ON AIR. I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED ON 8/25/2000 WITH GOODYEAR AMERICAN EAGLE P205/65R15 AT WAL-MART IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS. THE TIRES WERE DUE FOR ROTATION AND BALANCE, SO I HAD WAL-MART IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS PERFORM THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND CHECK THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FOR A LEAK. AFTER THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FROM THE RIM HE DISCOVERED A CRACK ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE TIRE. THE CRACK RAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF TREAD. THE CRACK RAN ACROSS THE TREAD AREA AND UP INTO BOTH SIDEWALLS. THE CRACK WAS NOT VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE TIRE. I LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND THERE APPEARED TO BE A SLIGHT MOLD INDENTATION IN THE CRACK AREA. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR'S CONSUMER INFORMATION SERVICE AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE SAME INFORMATION. THEY ACCEPTED THE INFORMATION BUT ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS A WAL-MART PROBLEM. WAL-MART REPLACED THE TIRE IN QUESTION AT NO EXPENSE. I VISITED WAL-MART YESTERDAY 12/23/2000, AND SPOKE TO THE STORE MANAGER AND MECHANIC. THEY AGREED TO CHECK THE REMAINING THREE TIRES FOR PROBLEMS NEXT WEEK. THE MECHANIC WAS GOING TO TRY TO LOCATE THE TIRE THAT WAS REMOVED AND STORE IT FOR EXAMINATION. THE INTERIOR TIRE DAMAGE WAS VERY UNUSUAL. I'M NOT ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY TIRES, BUT ALSO THE SAFETY OF OTHER PEOPLES TIRES. IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO TRY TO GET HOLD OF THIS TIRE FOR EXAMINATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME, IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

FRONT TIRES SUDDENLY LOSE INFLATION. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS LESS THAN A DAY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. THE SECOND TIME WAS FIVE MONTHS LATER WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE "FELL OFF THE RIM" WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. THE THIRD TIME WAS LAST NIGHT, 11 MONTHS LATER, WHEN THAT SAME TIRE AGAIN FELL OFF THE RIM. PROPER INFLATION WAS MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. IN FACT, INFLATION OF ALL TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED ONLY FOUR DAYS (SIX MILES) EARLIER. DESPITE THERE BEING COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE IN YOUR DATABASE, MITSUBISHI AND GOODYEAR BOTH DENY EVER HEARING OF SUCH PROBLEMS, THOUGH MITSUBISHI DID SETTLE A DAMAGE CLAIM AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND HAS PROVIDED FREE ROAD SERVICE AFTER THE OTHER TWO. THE IN-TOWN FLATS ARE ANNOYING. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN SOMEDAY WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED. I COUNT MYSELF EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THAT INCIDENT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE CAR DEC. 28. I ALSO LEFT SOME OF THIS INFORMATION ON YOUR TELEPHONE VOICE MAIL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6PCLNR317 TIRESIZE: P215 50R17)

WAS AT FILLING STATION PUTTING FUEL IN VEHICLE & CHECKED OUT TIRES. NOTICED THA LEFT REAR TIRE WAS STARTING TO LOSE ITS TREAD. TREAD WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE NEAR THE CASING. WILL BE CONTACTING GOODYEAR. 1993, OLDSMOBILE, CIERO, GOODYEAR, WEATHER HANDLER , P185/75R14 FROM SEARS. *AK

PE00 048; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CIENTERA MEDALISC/BF GOODRICH,AND GOODYEAR P20565R15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRE, P215/50R17, DOT M6PCLNWR107, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING VIBRATION, GOODYEAR EXCHANGED TIRE AT A 50% PRORATE. *SLC

I HURT MY NECK AND LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,ALL I WANT IS 5 NEW TIRES THEY WANT TO PRO RATE THEM , NO WAY. I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN I LOST CONTROL.I'M DISABLED AND I NEED GOOD TIRES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, AND I THINK THEY NEW OF THIS TIRE BEING BAD. DONT TRUST GOODYEAR NOW THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION SINCERELY ALBERT MAJEWSKI (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

I HURT MY NECK AND LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,ALL I WANT IS 5 NEW TIRES THEY WANT TO PRO RATE THEM , NO WAY. I DIDNT HIT ANYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN I LOST CONTROL.I'M DISABLED AND I NEED GOOD TIRES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, AND I THINK THEY NEW OF THIS TIRE BEING BAD. DONT TRUST GOODYEAR NOW THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION SINCERELY ALBERT MAJEWSKI. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

BULGES ON SIDEWALLS OF TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT23585R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT23585R16 )