GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WE HAD THREE BLOW OUTS ON GOODYEAR TIRES WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON A 50000 MILE TIRE IN LESS THAN 1 MILE ON A STATE GRAVEL ROAD. WE WERE ONLY GOING 20 MPH AND THE BELTS BROKE IN THE THICKEST PART OF THE TIRE. I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERSON ON THE THIRD ONE. GOODYEAR IS NOT STANDING BEHIND TIRES SAYING I WAS OFF-ROADING ON A STATE ROAD. IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER I WOULD OF FLIPPED. I TALKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER 15,000 MILES. I COULD UNDERSTAND WITH ONE , MAYBE TWO TIRES, BUT THREE AT20MPH WITH A SHORT DISTANCE. GOODYEAR TOLD ME THE TIRES ARE NOT TO BE DRIVEN ON GRAVEL. 90 PERCENT OF PEOPLE DRIVE ON SOME TYPE DURING THE LIFE OF TIRE. THEY WERE BEING SOLD IN A AREA WERE GRAVEL IS PREVALENT AND THEY ARE NOT SAFE. NO TIRE SHOULD FAIL IN THIS WAY AT 20 MPH WITH A BELT BREAK WITH A SMALL ROCK LIKE WOULD BE FOUND ON MANY HIGHWAYS IN MANY SITUATIONS. THESE ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLERS SR-A MADE FOR OFF ROAD VEHICLES SUCH AS 4X4S, TRUCKS AND MANY OTHER VEHICLES MADE FOR DIRT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER GS-A TIRES, SIZE 30X9.50 R 15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CRUSHED HAND AND BACK INJURIES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HAND INJURY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 ROF TIRES. ONLY 4700 MILES ON MY 2013 BMW 535 ACTIVEHYBRID. BUBBLE ON RF TIRE, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. NO POTHOLES EVER HIT OR CURBS RUBBED INTO. I AM IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY. CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE TIRE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF IMPACT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE OR THE WHEEL. NO DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE EITHER. OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE TIRE. LOOKING AT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TIRE ONLINE THERE IS A PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE KILLS THEMSELVES WITH A BLOWOUT. *TR

I PURCHASED FOUR NEW GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRES (225/75/15 LOAD RANGE D) FOR MY FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER JUNE 2012. TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES BLEW APART IN THE FIRST 1500 MILES. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE BLOWING APART WITH ALMOST NO USE AND WITHOUT ANY IMPACT DAMAGE FROM ROAD HAZARDS. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THESE SAME TIRES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SOON. THESE TIRE FAILURES HAVE DAMAGED MY CAMPER BUT, I'M JUST GLAD IT DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH, INJURY, OR DEATH. *TR

THREE GOODYEAR EXCELLENCE 245/40R19XL RUN-FLAT TIRES HAVE FAILED WITH SIDEWALL BUBBLES ON MY 2011 BMW 535I. THE FIRST WAS ON 8-31-11 AT 7,317 MILES. THE SECOND ON 1-15-13 AT 20,158 MILES AND THE MOST RECENT ON 7-16-13 AT 23,433 MILES. THE FACTORY ORIGINAL RIGHT-FRONT TIRE AND ITS REPLACEMENT TIRE BOTH FAILED. THE THIRD FAILURE (ON 7-16-13) WAS ON THE LEFT FRONT. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND IT IS DRIVEN VERY CONSERVATIVELY. NO WRECKS, NO HITTING CURBS, ETC. NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I HAD THIS TYPE OF TIRE FAILURE. THESE RUN-FLAT TIRES ARE TRULY DEFECTIVE. IN EACH CASE, I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE. OLD TIRES ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNLESS I COULD RECLAIM THE LATEST TIRE AT MY LOCAL TIRE SHOP BEFORE THEY DISCARDED IT. COMPLAINED TO GOODYEAR THE LAST TIME AND THEY AGREED TO PAY PART OF THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE. THESE NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX TIRES, SIZE 215-55-17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,445. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE OUTSIDE OF SALT LAKE CITY UTAH ON INTERSTATE 15 WE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION ON OUR 2012 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3100RL. THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR MARATHON STS235R 16. THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE 49TH WEEK OF 2011 AND CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE TRAILER WHEN WE BOUGHT IT NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2012. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR (COMPLAINT #[XXX]) IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY DETERMINED IT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A DEFECT WITH THEIR TIRE BUT A RESULT OF A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE PRESSURE IN MY TIRES AND BELIEVE THEY ARE WRONG. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TWO TIRE FAILURES BELT SEPARATION. SPARE PUT ON FOR FIRST ONE AND NEW TIRE PURCHASED FOR SECOND FAILURE. NORMAL DRIVING, TIRES INFLATED TO 80 PSI AND CHECKED BEFORE EACH TRIP. AFTER TIRE TAKES ON A SNOW CONE APPEARANCE IT WILL RUN VERY HOT AND WEAR VERY FAST. RV DEALER IS TRYING TO GET WARRANTY ON ALL FIVE TIRES. SEEM TO BE GOING ONE AFTER ANOTHER. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK TODAY I HAD A FLAT TIRE, WHICH RESULTED IN ME HAVING TO CALL ONSTAR BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SPARE OR JACK IN THE TRUCK. ONCE I CALLED ON STAR IT TOOK THEM THREE TIMES CALLING ME BACK TO GET ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE ON THE PHONE. I WAS STUCK FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK EVEN ARRIVED. ONCE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED I ASKED HIM WHAT HAPPENED TO ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE HE TOLD ME THAT ON STAR JUST CALLED HIS OFFICE AND TOLD THEM THAT I NEEDED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR THAT I ONLY HAD A FLAT TIRE. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IF I WOULD HAVE HAD A SPARE TIRE INSTEAD OF A CAN OF GOO AND A TIRE PUMP. ONCE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER GOT MY CAR LOADED THAT IS WHEN I LEANED THAT I COULD NOT RIDE IN THE TOW TRUCK. SO AFTER BEING STRANDED ON SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR TWO HOURS HAD TO WAIT ON A RIDE HOME AND THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED AT 5 PM SO, I STILL CAN'T GET MY CAR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE OF A FLAT TIRE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD A SPARE TIRE. SO, I COULDN'T MAKE IT TO WORK AND I HAD TO THUMB A RIDE HOME BECAUSE OF GM WANTING TO SAVE .4 MPG OF GAS BY TAKING AWAY THE SPARE TIRE AND JACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED GOODYEAR EAGLE AUTHORITY TIRES (SIZE 225-50-16). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER SMELL AS AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL BARRIERS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ACTUAL TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED.