GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

OUR NEW MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST 235/80 R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRES. WITHIN 7 MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND WITH 4500 MILES ON THE TIRES, WE HAD A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE WITH THE ENTIRE TREAD BEING BLOWN OFF WHILE DOING 60 MPH ON A CLEAR INTERSTATE WITH NO ROAD HAZARD. WE HAD CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE THAT MORNING AND HAD THE RECOMMENDED 80 PSI AS ADVISED ON THE TIRE. ONE DAY LATER, ANOTHER OF THE SAME GOODYEAR TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD AIR AND WE WERE ADVISED BY A GOODYEAR DEALER THAT THIS WAS ALSO "BELT FAILURE." WHILE HAVING THESE 2 TIRES REPLACED, THEY DISCOVERED ANOTHER MARATHON TIRE HAD FLAT AND BOWED OUT AREAS TO THE TREAD. THEY ONLY HAD 2 TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT. THESE WERE NOT GOODYEAR TIRES. WE HAD TO TRAVEL AND PURCHASED 2 MORE REPLACEMENTS NON GOODYEAR TIRES. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO OUR CAMPER. *TR

PURCHASED GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A 255/55/17 A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE MY FRONT LEFT TIRES WAS FLAT AND UNREPAIRABLE. AT THAT TIME DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. BUT AS TIME WENT BY I NOTICED THAT ONCE I HIT SPEEDS OF ABT 50 MPH MY FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE SEVERELY. I ASSUMED THAT I NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT OR BALANCING. HOWEVER COMING HOME SEVERAL DAYS AGO MY FRONT AND BACK RIGHT TIRES BLEW. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE PASSING OR BEHIND ME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT OUTCOME IF SO. I DECIDED TO DO WEB RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SIMILAR ISSUES AND HAVE FOUND MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY DO THINK GOODYEAR NEEDS TO REALLY LOOK INTO THIS. I REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND NOT ONCE HAS MY FRONT END SHAKEN LIKE PREVIOUSLY. *TR

I BELIEVED THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE FROM A NAIL STUCK IN THE TREAD BUT AFTER OBSERVING IT CLOSER I FOUND THAT THE NAIL DID NOT PENETRATE THE TIRE, THAT MY FLAT WAS CAUSED BY A SPLIT IN THE SIDE WALL. *TR

JAYCO PREMIER 365 FIFTH WHEEL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRES EXPLODED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN AUGUST 2013, ONE OF TIRES EXPLODED. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE REMAINING THREE FACTORY TIRES EXPLODED WITHIN A SPAN OF 24 HOURS. THE ONE TIRE EXPLODED WITH SUCH FORCE, THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE FIFTH WHEEL WAS DAMAGED. AFTER DOING ONLY A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE FACTORY INSTALLED GOODYEAR TIERS WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY LOAD RATED FOR THE WEIGH OF THE FIFTH WHEEL. *JB

I DROVE FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA TO EL PASO, TEXAS OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AND THERE WERE NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PREPARING FOR MY RETURN TRIP, I TOOK MY CAR TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED MY TIRE HAD SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED, THOUGH THE CAR IS NOW USING A DONUT TIRE IN ITS PLACE. *TR

ON JUNE 15,2014 WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE, WE HAD A BLOW OUT ON OUR RV. THE TIRES WERE GOOD YEAR MARATHON ST225/75 R15. WE SAFELY CHANGED THE TIRE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. AFTER CONTACTING OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND GETTING AN ESTIMATE, THE DAMAGES AMOUNTED TO $4300.00. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY CONTACTED GOOD YEAR AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST TO FIX OUR RV. GOOD YEAR GAVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY THE FULL AMOUNT REQUESTED.. I CONTACTED GOOD YEAR AND REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED THE COST OF OUR DEDUCTIBLE AND 5 NEW TIRES. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD RESEARCHED THE TIRES ON THE DOT SITE AND WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE COMPLAINTS LISTED. I ALSO EXPLAINED MY REASON FOR PURCHASING 5 NEW TIRES, SAFETY, QUALITY AND PEACE OF MIND AND BEING PROACTIVE FOR FUTURE ISSUES. THEY OFFERED ME ONE TIRE COST AND THE DEDUCTIBLE. I DECLINED THE OFFER AND AM NOW FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTY GENERAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE GOOD YEAR TIRES FOR ANY OF MY VEHICLES. I AM ALSO CONTACTING JAYCO TO ADVISE THEM THAT ALTHOUGH I LOVE MY RV, THEY COULD HAVE PUT QUALITY TIRES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 BMW 550X M SPORT ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN JULY 2014 WHEN TWO BUBBLES STARTED TO FORM ON THE GOODYEAR LS-2 245/40R19 FRONT LEFT TIRE. GIVEN I ONLY HAD 70 MILES TO MY DESTINATION I CONTINUED AT THE 65 MPH. WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY, AS I EXITED THE TURNPIKE THE FRONT LEFT TIRE FAILED. LOST ALL PRESSURE. THIS WASN'T EVEN THE TIRE I THOUGHT MIGHT FAIL. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 30 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY ON TWO DANGEROUS TIRES SO I COULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO CALL FOR A TOW. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP 70 MILES AWAY. THESE WERE NEWLY REPLACED TIRES WITH ABOUT 5K MILES ON THEM. I'M ATTEMPTING TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED AT NO COST EVEN GIVEN THE UNSAFE TIRE RESULTS BUT IT'S MY ONLY OPTION AT THIS POINT GIVEN MY LOCATION. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE FULL PRICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND I HIT A POT HOLE NEAR LAWRENCE AVE. I ENDED UP GETTING FLAT ON BOTH OF MY RIGHT TIRES. IT POSSIBLY BENT MY RIM, SUSPENSION ISSUES, AND TIRE HAVE BEEN FLAT. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE THREE OF MY TIRES ON MY 2013 KIA FORTE SX. THEY HAD SIDE WALL DAMAGE AND FORMED BUBBLES. THESE TIRES ARE THE WORST. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, SIZE P265/70R/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BECAME PUNCTURED BY ONE OF THE ROCKS CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRES NOT BEING RATED AS TRUCK TIRES, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO EASILY BECOME PUNCTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. NEITHER THE VIN NOR THE DOT NUMBER WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,800.