GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

BECAUSE MY TIRE WAS GOING FLAT, THE MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED. THEY ORDERED ONE; IT CAME AND WAS WRONG SIZE; WHEN THEY ORDERED THE NEXT ONE, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE 500 ON BACK ORDER! THIS 1ST VISIT WAS ON 7/5/00 AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE NEW TIRE UNTIL 8/21/00. WHAT IF WE DON'T FIND OUT THAT THESE WHEELS ARE CRACKED UNTIL ONE BREAKS APART? HOW ARE WE TO KNOW THIS COULD HAPPEN?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, AND THE WHOLE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. THIS WAS A GOODYEAR TIRE, EAGLE (P21560R16). *SLC

TREAD SEPARATION, 2ND TIRE REPLACED FOR THIS REASON. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A LOUD NOISE. PULLED TRUCK OVER AND NOTICED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TREAD PART OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY GONE, DAMAGE TO THE 5TH WHEEL UNIT WAS BOTH WHEELS, WELLS, WHEEL GUARD AND SIDE OF THE UNIT. (GOODYEAR HT 225/75R/16) *AK *MJS

I'VE HAD A HALF DOZEN CUSTOMERS' CARAVANS WITH GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRES THAT I'VE CAUGHT IN TIME TO AVOID ANY BLOWOUTS. THESE TIRES ARE SLIPPING BELTS, AND THE TREADS ARE SEPARATING. THE WORST CASE WAS ONE 1998 CARAVAN WITH 35K MILES, AND 3 OF 4 TIRES WERE ABOUT TO LET GO.(STEEL BELTS BREAKING THROUGH TREAD AROUND 1/2 CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE) I DON'T BELIEVE AIR PRESSURE TO BE AN ISSUE HERE!!*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/70/15? )

SIDE WALL DEVELOPED A BULGE ON THE APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR. THE BULGE EXTENDED OUT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF AN INCH. TOOK THE TIRE TO A LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER. GOODYEAR REPRESENATIVE LOOKED AT THE TIRE STILL MOUNTED ON THE CAR AND CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. DEALER DID NOT DISMOUNT THE TIRE OR INVESTIGATING THE ACTUAL FAILURE. WOULD ONLY DO SO IF I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. CLAIMED IT WAS OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARD BECAUSE THE HUB CAP WOULD HAVE A CORRESPONDING DING. HUBCAP DID NOT HAVE ANY MARKS. STILL CLAIMED IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD WHERE THE TIRE WAS PINCHED TO ALLOW THE OVERLAPPING MATERIAL TO OPEN UP AND AIR TO SEAP OUT AND CREATE THE BULGE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: M60FBEDR42 TIRE SIZE: 205/55R16 )

ALL REAR SETS OF TIRES (3 TO DATE) HAVE BECOME CUPPED ACCOMPANIED BY AUTO VIBRATION. FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE GIVEN BLAME FOR AUTO VIBRATION AND CUPPING OF TIRES TO TIRE MANUGACTURER. GOODYEAR, ACCORDINGLY, HAS REPLACED 2 TIRES ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. CUPPING DETECTED ON FIRST TIRE ROTATION WHEN REAR TIRES BROUGHT TO FRONT OF VEHICLE...ALONG WITH NOTICABLE DETERIORATION IN STEERING. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST WITH NO APPARENT SATISFACTION PROVIDED BY LOCAL FORD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THE RIGHT FRONT (GOODYEAR UNISTEEL 275/70/R22.5) TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE TIRE TREAD CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR AND INTO THE MOTORHOME CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE FLOOR IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A TIRE BLOWOUT. *MJS

TWO GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED, ONE TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER,DOOR AND FRONT FENDER. *MJS

THE TIRE "BLEW OUT" SIMILAR TO THE IMAGES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES OF RECENT REPORTS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FORIEGN OBJECT. WE STILL HAVE THE TIRE IF YOU NEED TO EXAMINE THE DAMAGE. WE ARE CONCERENED THIS IS PART OF A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH FORD AS SOME COMPLAINTANTS HAVE STATED. PLEASE ADD THIS DATA TO YOUR INVESTIGATION AND CONTACT US IF THERE IS A RECALL OF FORD EXPLORERS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: RT/S )