GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

CONSUMER HAS A 1996 DODGE HEAVY DUTY PICKUP. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH, AND REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE SEPARATED. TRUCK STARTED TO SHIMMY BEFORE TIRE BLEWOUT. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONTROL. CONSUMER JUST PULLED OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 AND ORIGINAL TIRES WITH 38,000 MILES. GOODYEAR CUSTOMER SERVICE REFERRED CONSUMER TO BELL TIRE WHICH DID NOT MAKE THE TIRE ANYMORE. SERVICE MEN OFFERED TO REPLACE GOODYEAR TIRES WITH WRANGLER /AT BLACKWALL WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT GOODYEAR WOULD PAY FOR THEM.THEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP CONSUMER WHO RECEIVED A BILL OF $320. CONSUMER HAD NO ARGUMENT BECAUSE OF A GOOD DEAL FOR THE SET. CONSUMERS ARE CONCERNED THAT TIRES HAD CAUSED 9-15 DEATHS BASED ON MEDIA INFORMATION. *AK THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW. THE PLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND STARTED BOUNCING SO THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *YH

THE GOODYEAR EAGLE GA TIRES (195/60R14) EXPERIENCED 2 FAILURES, THE RIGHT REAR SIDEWALL HAD A DEFECTIVE CRACK AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING AN ADJUSTMENT FROM ONE OF TIRES THAT WAS PAID FOR AT A PRO-RATED COST. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED GOODYEAR AQUATRED TIRES (P205/70R14) 7 TIMES WITHIN A 3 YEAR PERIOD DUE TO SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS, ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A PRODUCT FAILURE. *SLC

GOODYEAR DEALER OVERINFLATED TIRES (G159 UNISTEEL P235/85R16), THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED TIRES WITH A DEFECTED BENT RIM AND ANOTHER TIRE APPEARS TO BE A RECAP, THE JOINT WHERE THE TREAD CAP CONNECTS TO THE SIDEWALL, WHEN THE TIRES ARE OVERINFLATED IT CAUSES TIRES TO FEEL HARD AND ALSO CAUSES STEERING PROBLEMS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMERS STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE, UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES CONSUMER SAW THAT THE LEFT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM IT'S CASING. NLM

ON OCTOBER 17, 1998 AFTER DRIVING ON A US MONTANA 300 MILES I HAD A FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT. THE LAST I RECALL WAS JERKING THE WHEEL AND WHEN I CORRECTED I STRUCK A SMALL IRRIGATION BRIDGE IN THE ON COMING LANE CAUSING MY TRUCK TO ROLL. THIS CAUSED ME TO FRACTURE MY SKULL, BREAK MY NECK, AND BE HOSPITILIZED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. I HAD AN ENGINEER, WHO IS A PRIVATE CONSULTANT FOR GOODYEAR, EXAMINE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY TIRE AND SENT ME A REPORT SAYING THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO LW AIR PRESSURE. I HAD MY TIRE CHECKED BY A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP THE DAY PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT AND I HAVE PROOF OF THAT. IF THIS TIRE IS THE FAULT OF GOODYEAR IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE OTHERS NEARLY DIE LIKE I DID. I HAVE TWO PEICES OF THE TIRE AND THE RIM IN MY POSSESSION. THE ENGINEER SAID IF I FOUND THE TIRE I MAY FIND MELTED NYLON ON THE SIDEWALL WHICH I DID FIND THE TIRE. IT DOES HAVE MELTED NYLON ON THE RUBBER AND IT IS A 360 DEGREE SEPERATION WITH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE STILL ON THE RIM AND THE TREAD SECTION MISSING. (TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85R16 )

I NEARLY DIED AS A RESULT OF A FRONT, PASSENGER TIRE THAT FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AFTER I TRIED TO CORRECT AFTER THE BLOWOUT. I STRUCK THE END OF AN IRRIGATION BRIDGE AND ROLLED MY TRUCK, BREAKING MY NECK, FRACTURING MY SKULL AND BEING HOSPITILIZED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. I HAD A PRIVATE ENGINEER WHO IS A CONSULTANT FOR GOODYEAR LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY TIRE AND GIVE A REPORT THAT IT WAS A FAILURE DUE TO RUNNING LOW ON AIR. I HAD MY TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND HAVE PROOF OF THAT. I FOUND TWO PARTS OF THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL RECENTLY AND AS THE ENGINEER SAID I WOULD FIND MELT NYLON ON THE SIDEWALL, I DID FIND MELTED NYLON. I HAVE THE TWO PIECES OF THE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. (TIRESIZE: 235/85R 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85R 16 )

CONSUMERS TIRES EXPERIENCED TWO BLOWOUTS AND TWO SIDEWALL CRACKS (GOODYEAR EAGLES GA BSL 0E195/60R14). NLM

THE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR 225-75R16E TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE RATED AXLE WEIGHT LOAD OF THE TRAILER, ONE OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOW OUT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH HEAVY GRADE. *MJS

THE TREAD OF ALL 5 GOODYEAR TIRES CAME OFF AT 65 MPH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HORSE TRAILER, THESE TIRES WERE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT (GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT LT 235 85R16). NLM