GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 BMW 535XI, I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25MPH. A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF MY GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 RUN-FLAT TIRE APPEARED. THIS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 RFT, SIZE 245/40R19 HAS A DESIGN FLAW OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT RESULTS IN EVEN MINOR ROAD HAZARDS CAUSING SIDEWALL BUBBLES. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF BMW 535XI OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE ON THE INTERNET. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A SIDEWALL BUBBLE POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. THEREFORE, THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2008 CYCLONE TOYHAULER, HEARTLAND. I HAVE HAD UP TO EIGHT BLOW OUTS ON THIS TRAILER DUE TO UNDER RATED TIRES AND AXLE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE SIDES OF THE CAMPER REPAIRED ON BOTH SIDES IN 2009. THEN THIS YEAR I HAD TWO BLOW OUT AND NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE SIDE OF CAMPER REPAIRED AGAIN. CAN SOME ONE DO SOMETHING TO HEARTLAND ABOUT THIS? THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED JUNE 2010, NOTED AFTER BUYING REAR TIRES WERE 2 DIFFERENT TIRES, & DIFFERENT FROM FRONT TIRES. PURCHASED 2 MATCHING TIRES TO PRESENT FRONT TIRES, GOODYEAR EAGLE P225/55 R17. PUT FRONT TIRES ON REAR, NEW ON FRONT. NOTED SIGNIFICANT INSIDE WEAR BOTH REAR TIRES, MAY 2011. HAVE PUT ON APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES IN THIS TIME. I DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 53 MILES EVERY WORKDAY. READ ARTICLE IN PAPER, JULY 6TH 2011 BY DEE-ANN DURBIN ASSOCIATED PRESS, DESCRIBING LAWSUIT OVER THIS ISSUE, DEFECTIVE SPINDLE RODS, REPLACED ON 23,800 POLICE VEHICLES BY GM, NOT ON REST OF 2007-2008 IMPALA'S. BELIEVE RECALL SHOULD BE ENFORCED FOR ALL CITIZEN'S FAIRLY, BY GM, OBVIOUSLY THEIR IS A PROBLEM, OR GM WOULD NOT HAVE REPLACED PART FOR POLICE CRUISER'S. *TR

GOODYEAR ASSURANCE FUEL MAX 225 50/R17 TIRES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE ARE BEING SOLD TO CONSUMERS. GOODYEAR WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY WILL NOT LISTEN AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES 7/1/11 AND GARAGE INSTALLED THE NEW FRONT TIRES. COULD NOT INSTALL BACK TIRES DUE TO GARAGE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE ON THE SIDE WALL WITH A SMALL WHOLE IN IT. DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS RETURNED. REPLACEMENT TIRE RECEIVED 7/5/11 AND TWO BACK TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE CAR. CAR DRIVEN 15 MILES HOME FROM GARAGE AND NOT DRIVEN SINCE THEN. REAR PASSENGER FLAT TIRE DISCOVERED ON MORNING OF 7/7/11, COULD HAVE BEEN FLAT BEFORE THEN BUT CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE BROUGHT HOME FROM GARAGE WHEN BACK TIRES INSTALLED. GOODYEAR WAS ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED TO ADVISE THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE ISSUE. FLAT TIRE WAS FILLED WITH AIR AND THIS TIRE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER TIRE. BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE WITH SMALL WHOLE IN IT. GARAGE ADVISED THEY THINK THAT GOODYEAR IS USING A DEFECTIVE MOLD TO MAKE TIRES. PICTURES TAKEN AND VIDEO TAKEN OF SECOND DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY AND PREMATURELY WITH POSSIBILITY OF UNEXPECTED BLOW-OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

MINOR POTHOLE HIT TWICE WITH < 1000 MILES ON ODOMETER, SECOND TIRE NOW WITH SIDE WALL BUBBLE. DUE TO BACK ORDER FOR TIRES, NO AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SIDEWALL ISSUES ARE A DANGER FOR BLOWOUT. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR

NORMAL DRIVING OF BMW. ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD. NOTICED 2 LARGE BUBBLES IN SIDEWALL. WENT ONLINE TO FIND MANY MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT, INCLUDING BENT RIMS. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY TIRE RUNFLAT TIRE BY GOODYEAR. INSTALLED ON A $75,000 AUTOMOBILE, WITH NO CHOICE FOR SUBSTITUTE TIRE DIE TO THE CONFIGURATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 BMW 550I XDRIVE AND HAVE HAD FOUR OF MY TIRES GO BUST WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 10600 MILES ON THE CLOCK. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE 245/40 VR19 'RUN FLAT' TIRES. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HIT RELATIVELY MINOR POTHOLES. THE RUN FLATS DO NOT BURST, BUT BUBBLE APPEAR ON THE SIDE AND EVENTUALLY THEY DEFLATE. AFTER THAT HAPPENS THEY ARE INOPERABLE UNLESS YOU DRIVE BELOW 30 MILES AN HOUR. HENCE I HAVE REPLACED FOUR TIRES SO FAR AT A COST OF NEARLY $2000. (RECEIPTS AVAILABLE). I HAVE SPOKEN TO BMW NORTH AMERICA,WHO INSTALLS THESE TIRES, AFTER MUCH HAGGLING THEY FINALLY AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR HALF MY COST. HOWEVER I AM REALLY NERVOUS DRIVING THE CAR NOW, AS THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTION ON ROAD SURFACE CREATES A MAJOR TIRE PROBLEM.THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO BMW (SEE WEBSITE 'BIMMERFEST' (A BMW ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE). THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH ON A ONE BY ONE BASIS. BECAUSE THE CAR COMES WITH RUN FLAT TIRES ONLY, THERE IS NO SPARE TIRE. HENCE IF YOU REPLACE WITH REGULAR TIRE, YOU HAVE NO BACKUP IF YOU GET INTO TROUBLE. I AM HOPING THAT YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE AND HOPEFULLY PERSUADE BMW TO RECALL THESE TIRES AND REPLACE WITH BETTER TIRES. WHEN I SPEAK WITH BMW OF NORTH AMERICA THEY RESPOND AND SAY THAT THESE ARE GOODYEAR TIRES, AND NOT MANUFACTURED BY BMW HENCE THEY TRY AND TRANSFER THE BLAME TO GOODYEAR. BMW SOLD THIS VEHICLE WITH THESE TIRES, THEY CHOSE THEM. I SUSPECT TO SAFE MONEY ON PUTTING A SPARE OR DONUT WHEEL IN THE CAR. IN MY MIND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE EXPENSIVE AND DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, THANK YOU. *TR

AIR BUBBLES ON GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 (MADE IN GERMANY) RUN FLAT TIRE 245/40R19 94Y INSTALLED ON BMW 535XI. ! TIRE REPLACED FOLLOWING A BUBBLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL POTHOLE. VERY DELICATE TIRES, CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. *TR

TOOK 2010 IMPALA LTZ TO HAVE OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED. THEY FOUND THE FRONT TIRES TO BE WORN BADLY ON THE INSIDE OF EACH TIRE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD MUCH WORSE WEAR WITH THE STEEL CORDS VISIBLE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH OVER 10,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 19,000. IN AN ONLINE SEARCH, WE FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD WORK DONE ON THE STEERING BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT. IT STILL HAS A PROBLEM WITH A GROWLING SOUND IN THE STEERING AT TIMES. COULD THAT EFFECT TIRE WEAR? *TR