GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER WASN'T REPORTED BECAUSE IT WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET. I FIGURED IT WAS MY FAULT AND NOT THE BRAKES. AT THE SECOND ACCIDENT, THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND THE COLLISION WAS WAS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES FAILING. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT BRAKES DURING THE FIRST TIME WERE A COMPELLING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEMS I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCEING WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE BOTH ACCIDENTS. THEY ONLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 )

*SINCE PURCHASE NEW, ONE TIRE WOULD GO NEARLY FLAT WEEKLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED WHEN THEY CHECKED THE WINDOW MECHANISM AND THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT--NO PROBLEM FOUND. TOOK IT TO 3 DIFFERENT TIRE STORES (2 GOODYEAR)--NO PROBLEM FOUND. IT WENT BALD AFTER ONLY 18K AND 2 ROTATIONS. NO PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING 2 NEW TIRES. ALIGNMENT WAS NOT A PROBLEM--DONE @ 10K & 21K. WEATHER DID NOT EFFECT AIR LOSS, EITHER. *DRIVERS "AUTO-DOWN" FEATURE HAS NEVER WORKED CONSISTANTLY. HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS & IS VERY FRUSTRATING. DEALER HAS CHECKED IT TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT--SAME WITH THE *ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH COMING ON AND NOT GOING OFF. I THINK THEY CHANGED FUSES ONCE--STILL HAPPENS, BUT NOT AS OFTEN. WOULD THAT EFFECT SAFETY? I DON'T KNOW IF THE SYSTEM WILL WORK PROPERLY WHILE THE LIGHT IS FLASHING. *WIPER PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT--OF COURSE. WHEN ON SLOW INTERMITTENT (1 OR 2) SPEED, WILL SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN TO VERY FAST & THEN MUST BE TURNED OFF & BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET THE CORRECT SPEED SET AGAIN. TEMP & TIME RUN DOES NOT EFFECT MALFUNCTION AT ALL--HAPPENS HOT OR COLD & AFTER 3-5 MINUTES OR UP TO AN HOUR. BACK WIPER HAS ALWAYS "CHATTERED" WHEN WIPING--WORSE WHEN COLD. *CAN YOU CHANGE THIS WINDOW? IT'S HARD TO TELL WHAT YOU TYPE AND VERY HARD TO CORRECT ERRORS.( DOT NUMBER: 97S ? TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION FROM DAY ONE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, 5 SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIBRATION WAS REDUCED BUT NOT ELIMINATED. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BECOME UNSAFE AS TIME GOES ON BECAUSE THE VIBRATION GETS WORSE OVER TIME.( DOT NUMBER: )

2ND BLOW-OUT ON RELATIVELY NEW CAR, BOTH W/GOODYEAR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES, ONLY ONE PRIOR BLOW-OUT IN OVER 400,000 MILES AND 42 YRS OF DRIVING( DOT NUMBER: MKHCFJDR37 TIRE SIZE: HR1956014 )

THE FRONT END WAS VIBRATING . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCHANTS TIRE FOR ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION. I WAS ADVISED THE TIRE WERE CHOPPED UP AND NEW TIRES WERE THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY WEAK SHOCKS OR STRUTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. PERSONAL THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO ROTATED EVERY TWO OIL CHANGES AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SHOCKS OR STRUTS. ALSO I WAS ADVISED THAT IF THEY WERE ROTATED THEY MIGHT WEAR SMOOTH AND THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

THE FRONT END WAS VIBRATING. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION AND WAS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES NOW. EVEN THOUGH MY MILAGE IS RATHER HIGH FOR THE TIME OWNED, MOST OF MY DRIVING IS FREEWAY DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS FAILING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS DAMP OR WET. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE ANTILOCK BREAKS KICK IN WHEN I WAS DOING NORMAL BREAKING. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE IT INCREASED MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I WAS GOING ONLY APPROXIMATELY 5-25MPH IN EACH OF THE SEVERAL INCIDENTS. WHEN THE BREAKS FAILED IT FEELS LIKE SOMEOPNE PUT VASELINE ON THE ROTORS. I STEP ON THE BREAK PEDAL, AND GET NO RESPONSE. I USUALLY HAVE TO PUMP THE BREAKS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK. THIS PARTICULAR CAR ALSO HAD A BEDSPRING, CREAKING, CRACKING NOISE THAT SEEMS TO APPEAR WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS AND WHEN THE BODY FLEXES. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME WHAT THE NOISE IS, BUT MY DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY DID PUT SOME TAPE AROUND SOMETHING AT ONE POINT THAT HELPED SOME, BUT THE NOISE IS VERY DISTRACTING AND CONTINUES. THE DEALER ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULDN'T BRING THAT CAR BACK TO THEM FOR THAT PROBLEM. ON MY LAST TRIP TO THE DEALER, THEY DID SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT WHEN I WAS ON THE ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY, SOMETHING "CRACKED" AGAIN, AND THE NOISES ARE HEARD DAILY NOW. I ALSO HAD ONE OF MY FROMT TIRES FAIL. THE SIDEWALL BUBBLED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOTHING FOR ME. I WAS MORE OR LESS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. I STILL HAD ALMOST ALL OF THE ORIGIANL TREAD. THE NOISES IN THE SUSPENSION/BODY ARE IRRITATING, AND THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART ON THE ROAD SOMEDAY, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE BREAKS. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER, BUT FIND THE BREAKING SYSTEM THAT IS IN MY CAR VERY UNRELIABLE. I HONESTLY FEEL THAT I WOULD BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT THE ABS, AS I DON'T NEED THEM KICKING IN WHEN I AM DOING NORMAL SLOW STOPPING, SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR JUST SLOW DOWN. VERY SCARY WHEN I DON'T STOP.

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM SAFE, THE TIRES HAVE A LOUD ROAR, AND THE CAR IS HARD TO KEEP IN THE ROAD. SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT SEEMED LIKE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. COLES KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES BUT SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED.LT IS STARTING TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY ON SPEEDS OF 40 AND HIGHER.( DOT NUMBER: )

SINCE NEW, CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER 7-TIMES FOR VIBRATION IN FRONT END, 5 TIMES FOR EXCESSIVE STEERING BACKLASH, 3 TIMES FOR STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY DURING BRAKING, AND 2 TIMES FOR ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE. (5 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 4 RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 3 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. POWER RACK AND PINION UNIT REPLACED. FRONT END ALIGNED. TIRES BALANCED 9 TIMES.) VIBRATION STILL EXISTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE TIRES AGAIN ALONG WITH ONE MORE RIM. CAR ENGINE TEMPERATURE GOES UP TO 230 DEGREES, DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL. STEERING WHEEL STILL SHIMMIES DURING BRAKING AND DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FRONT TIRES SHOW CUPPING AND PREMATURE WEAR PATTERNS WITH ONLY 4000 MILES SINCE BEING REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE DEALER(S) DO NOT WANT TO SOLVE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE A NEW CAR, BUT DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE ME ONE.( DOT NUMBER: 91S S2 TIRE SIZE: P225/50R16 )

THE CAR PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR WILL TAKE OFF AND THEN WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING THE MOTOR WILL SHUT OFF. I WAS ALMOST HIT IN 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE CAR WILL JUST GO OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND AFTER SHUTTING OFF, I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR FAST. GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM I EVEN HAVE A FILE NUMBER WITH THEM, AND GREENWOOD AUTO CENTER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. BEFORE GREENWOOD AUTO CENTER I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM EITHER. I CONSIDER THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE MOTOR IS GOING TO GO OFF, AND I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE ALL THE PAPERS OF THE REPAIRS AND THE PERSONS I HAVE TALK TO IN GMC, AND AS OF TODAY THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. BUT GMC AND GREENWOOD AUTO CENTER ARE AWARE THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )