GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

2008 JEEP SRT8 PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2009 WITH BRAND NEW TIRES. LESS THAN 30K MILES AND FOUND FRONT TIRES SEPARATING ON INNER EDGES WITH PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT AND ALIGNMENT WITHIN SPECS. I FOUND THIS YESTERDAY WHEN I DECIDED TO DO SOME MAINTENANCE REPAIRS AS I AM A JEEP TECHNICIAN AND I WORK AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE FRONT TIRES ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATED WITH THREADS EXPOSED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH FAMILY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE PICTURES IF NECESSARY AND CAN PROVIDE ALIGNMENT SPECS. I AM A MEMBER OF THE JEEP SRT8 FORUM AND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY MEMBERS. *TR

LESS THEN 5K MILEAGE, THE TIRES BEGAN TO RIPPLE DISCOVERED UPON LOCAL GAS STATION INSPECTION. THREADS STARTED COMING THREW ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TIRES. *TR

ON JUNE 12TH, 2012 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY 2008 GMC 2500HD EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE (BLOW OUT). THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE WAS THE RESULT OF TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR SIZE LT265/70/17, LOAD RANGE E. AT THE TIME THE TIRE FAILED I WAS DRIVING ON SMOOTH, BRAND NEW PAVEMENT. THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 70 DEGREES AND I WAS GOING BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH. WE WERE IN BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION ZONES AND JUST APPROACHING A LANE CLOSURE SO MY SPEED HAD BEEN QUITE MODERATE, WELL BELOW THE POSTED LIMIT. I WAS PULLING A TRAILER HOWEVER THE WEIGHT WAS WELL WITHIN THE SPECIFICATIONS OF BOTH THE TRUCK AND THE RATING ON THE TIRES. ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY, DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AS THE RESULT OF THE TREAD SEPARATION WAS EXTENSIVE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE RIGHT BEDSIDE, THE EXHAUST, AND THE RIGHT REAR BUMPER SECTION. ALTHOUGH THE TIRES WERE APPROACHING END OF LIFE THERE WAS AMPLE TREAD DEPTH REMAINING ON ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE MILEAGE WAS STILL WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. I CHOSE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES IMMEDIATELY HOWEVER THE TIRE WARRANTY WAS LIMITED TO A $16 PRO-RATED CREDIT. THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED WITH THIS TIRE IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SAME TIRE HOWEVER THE DATE OF MANUFACTURER FOR THIS TIRE WAS 9 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DATE RANGE FOR THE RECALL. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS PAID TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED AND THEY ARE NOW PURSUING REIMBURSEMENT OF THOSE COSTS FROM GOODYEAR THANKS TO THE PHOTOS I TOOK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KEYSTONE MONTANA RV EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: ST 235 80 16. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 62 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE STARTED TO LOOSE TREAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

ON APRIL 6, 2012 I WAS ON MY WAY TO A CAMP GROUND WHEN ONE OF THE TIRES ON MY CAMPER BLOW OUT. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE TIRE. ON JULY 18, 2012 I AGAIN WAS ON MY WAY TO A CAMP GROUND AND THE SECOND TIRE CAME A PART. THIS TIME THE TIRE DAMAGED THE CAMPER. THE FOLLOWING IS TIRE INFORMATION: HERITAGE TRAIL TRAC AP LT235/85R16E DOT OJ OR4JOV 5207 PRESSURE 80 LBS. *TR

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE WALL DOCUMENTED BY THREE SEPARATE MECHANICS AT LESS THAN 30K MILES; SLOW LEAK ON ONE TIRE, NO DEBRIS/DAMAGE TO TIRE CAUSED LEAK, MECHANICS STATED IT IS CAUSED BY THE SEPARATION OF THE TREAD TO THE WALL. NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING, NO OFF ROAD. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 BMW 535I WITH 16,300 MILES WHICH DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE 19" GOODYEAR EXCELLENCE RUN FLAT TIRE. THERE WAS NO POTHOLE IMPACT OR OTHER INCIDENT THAT I AM AWARE OF. THE REPLACEMENT COST AT THE BMW DEALER WAS OVER $500. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. WHY HAVEN'T THEY BEEN RECALLED? *TR

WITHIN A MONTH AFTER BUYING OUR 2010 GMC ACADIA THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS CONTINUALLY GOING FLAT. WE WERE CONSTANTLY REFILLING THE AIR ON A WEEKLY BASIS. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED ST AND THE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WE USED FIX A FLAT AND CONTINUED TO REFILL AIR AND IT HAS GONE LONGER PERIODS WITHOUT GOING FLAT ALTHOUGH TIRE IS CONSTANTLY LOW. TOOK THE CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP JULY 2012 TO HAVE OIL CHANGED AND SERVICED WITH TIRE ROTATION ETC. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH 3 OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR, GOING 65-70 ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. IT WASN'T THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE WHOLE CAR ITSELF. IT FELT LIKE ONE OF THE TIRES WAS GOING TO FALL OFF OR THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND THE PSI TO THAT TIRE WAS THE SAME AS WHAT IT WAS BEFORE I DROPPED IT OFF FOR SERVICE, SO THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FILL THE TIRES BUT I KNEW I DIDN'T HAVE A FLAT TIRE EITHER. I TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE AND I NEEDED A NEW TIRE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. JUST BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FOND THE PROBLEM BEFORE DOESN'T MEAN THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

I PURCHASED 4 NEW NEXEN 641 215 60/16 TIRES ON 7/5/15 IN NASHVILLE, TN AT THE ACTION NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I DROVE TO ARIZONA FROM THERE, AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT 4 DAYS LATER IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE PUNCTURES. I BELIEVE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE READ ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. IT HAS ME VERY CONCERNED. PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXEN BRAND IS NOT AVAILABLE AS A CHOICE IN YOUR TIRE DROP DOWN OPTIONS. PER YOUR REPRESENTATIVE WITH WHOM I SPOKE TODAY, I CHOSE GOODYEAR AS THE OPTION INSTEAD. I WAS ALSO GIVEN THE REFERENCE # OF [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

HAD TWO GOODYEAR G 670, SIZE 295 80R 22.5, TIRES BLOW OUT ON ,MY MOTORHOME. THE FIRST TIRE BLEW OUT ON LABOR DAY 2009 AND THE SECOND THE FOLLOWING JULY 2010. BOTH TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED --I ACTUALLY REPLACED ALL 6 OF THOSE TIRES FOR FEAR OF MORE BLOWOUTS. *TR