GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY 11/12/1999. I FORGOT TO ADD THAT IT MAY NOT CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEMS NOW BUT MONTHS DOWN THE LINE AND DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURES, THE SEEPAGE OF THE SEALANT CAN CAUSE THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDOW TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE WATER TO ENTER THROUGH THE CABIN AREA. WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT COULD CAUSE SHORTAGE AND RISK TO MAJOR COMPONENTS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ARE THAT THEY SHOWED PRE-MATURE UNEVEN WEARING ON THE OUTER TREADS OF ALL TIRES AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 MILES. THIS WEARING CAN BE HAZARDOUS DURING WET DRIVING CONDITIONS AS THE GRIP OF THE TIRES TO ADHERED TO THE ROAD CAN BE LIMITED. I REPORTED 3 TIRES/FAILURES BECAUSE I HAD TO REPLACE ONE ORIGINAL BECAUSE OF A FLAT THAT WAS UNREPAIRABLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 284 TIRE SIZE: P15580R13 )

1. IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILED CAUSING COLD START PROBLEM ( VERY LOW RPM OR ENGINE DIES). TOYOTA OF CERRITOS CLAIMED THERE IS A DEFECT ON THE VALVE IT SELF. TOYOTA KEEP SUPPLING THEM WITH OLD/DEFECTIVE VALVE FOR SERVICE. PER SERVICE MANAGER, IF TOYOTA KEEPS DOING THIS, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT AWARE OF SUCH A PROBLEM. 2. TIRES WERE CUPPED AT 20000 MILES UNDER NORMAL SURFACE STREET AND FREEWAY DRIVING. GOODYEAR CLAIMED ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: M6RW TIRE SIZE: P195/70R14 )

I GOT A FLAT TIRE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A NAIL. BUT THERE WAS A PAIR OF PLIERS INSIDE OF THE TIRE, UNDERNEATH THE RIM. THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE THE HEAD OF THE PLIERS WOULD NOT FIT INTO ONE OF THE HOLES IN MY RIMS. UPON CONTACTING CHRYSLER CONSUMER HOTLINE, I WAS LIED TO, TOLD THAT GOODYEAR SHIPS THE TIRES AND THE RIMS. THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO SATISFY AN UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER. I HAD TO SPEND 120 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TIRE. I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THEY ARE TOTALLY TRYING TO RUN AROUND ME AND BLAME IT ON SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE HELP ME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 55R16 )

PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT ALL THE WAYAROUND( DOT NUMBER: 00000 TIRE SIZE: 16 )

ALL FOUR TIRES WORE WITHIN 1/64" OF WEARBAR AT 20000 MILES. GOODYEAR MADE ADJUSTMENT ON REPLACEMENT TIRES. HOWEVER DURING REPLACEMENT IT WAS NOTED TWO FRONT TIRES HAD A 1' WORNBAND AROUND INSIDE EDGES TO THE EXTENT THAT FABRIC ( INTERNAL SUPPORT) WAS EXPOSED.EITHER ONE OR BOTH TIRES WERE ABOUT READY TO FAIL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/55R16 )

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTREPID IN FEBRUARY OF 1999 (NEW) FROM SANTA ROSA DODGE IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR QUANTUM SERIES TIRES. DURING THE SCHEDULED 6,000-MILE SERVICE AND IN THE PROCESS OF ROTATING ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED A 4" DIAMETER BULB IN IT ON THE INTERIOR. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT INTO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE IT REPLACED AS IT WAS COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY AND NOT DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S. THIS GOODYEAR DEALER INSTANTLY STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY SOME SORT OF ROAD HAZARD AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY. I SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED GOODYEAR IN AKRON, OHIO AND THEY SUGGESTED I GET A SECOND OPINION, WHICH I DID. IN ADDITION, AFTER A VERY BRIEF INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS A TEAR ON THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A MILD BUMP WITH A WELL ROUNDED CURB COULD NOT CAUSE A TEAR ON THE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE LET ALONE CAUSE A TEAR ON THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION, AS GOODYEAR NO LONGER SELLS THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. FRONT TIRES ARE GRINDING AWAY THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE WHEEL WELLS. TIRE IS NOW GRINDING ON STEEL CHASIS AND BEGINNING TO ERODE ITSELF. CHRYSLER HAS NO SOLUTION AFTER 6-8 VISITS FOR REPAIR IN 4 MONTHS. MECHANICS RECOMMEND THE CAR NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL A SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND DUE TO SAFETY REASONS...IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE AND NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/70/R16 )

INVICTA GL TIRES WERE ON MY DODGE RAM CONVERSION VAN WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW. THE TIRES WERE WORN TO 4/32 IN AT 8050 MILES. WHEN I TOOK THE VAN TO GOODYEAR THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE PASSENGER CAR TIRES AND THAT THEY DO NOT BELONG ON A VEHICLE OF THE RAMS SIZE AND WEIGHT.ALL THE VANS ON THE SALES LOT WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE INVICTAS. A CHEAP ,SOFT AND UNSAFE TIRE FOR CONVERSION VANS AS STATED BY MARTY HAYES, GOODYEAR MANAGER. 716-873 1400 E( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

I HAVE HAD MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON THE FRONT END FIXED, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS DONT WORK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKES, THERE WAS NO RESPOSE CAUSING ME TO FISHTAIL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, BOUNCE OFF OF A GUARD RAIL AND THEN FISHTAIL AGAIN UNTIL I COULD GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.L( DOT NUMBER: )