GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON US 30 BETWEEN AMES, IA AND BOONE, IA. THERE ARE GETTING READY TO DO CONSTRUCTIONS, SO THERE IS A LOT OF BUMPS FROM THE FROST AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE HAVE GOOD YEAR TIRES ON OUR VAN, AND THE BACK REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND WAS STARTING TO FRAY. THE TIRE DIDN'T BLOW THANK GOODNESS SINCE I NOTICED THIS ISSUE IN A PARKING LOT IN AMES, I RAN OVER AND BOUGHT A NEW TIRE. THESE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, THE OTHER 3 LOOK NEW, BUT DUE TO A MANUFACTURE ERROR, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY CRASH. WE HAVE A GOOD YEAR INTREAGE TIRES ON. *TR

A GOODYEAR TREVA LT245/75R16 WITH 1000 MILES ON IT HAS SUFFERED SEPARATION OF THE RUBBER NEAR THE BEAD. THE INTERNAL TIRE CONSTITUENTS ARE VISIBLE. THE DEFECT RUNS (ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE) ABOUT 8" AND THE DELAMINATION GAP IS ABOUT 1/4". THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL DEFECT IS 1" LONG AND 1/8" GAP. PICTURES OF HE DEFECT ARE AVAILABLE. NO ACCIDENT OR VEHICLE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED. DEALER WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO REMEDIATION ALTHOUGH ITS BEEN REPORTED THAT GOODYEAR LOAD RANGE E LIGHT TRUCK TIRES HAVE HAD MANY "SILENT RECALLS". *TR

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAVE SUFFERED TIRE FAILURE AT SPEED GREATER THAN 50 MPH. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO TIRE CENTER EACH TIME. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS TPS FAILURE. TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND LEAD TO FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THIS IS A RECOGNIZED AND COMMON PROBLEM, IF FACT THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT HAD RUN OUT OF SENSORS. MADE COMPLAINT TO DEALER MANAGEMENT WHO STATED THAT DODGE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE AS A DEFECT DESPITE NUMEROUS FAILURES AND THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WERE TO BE BORN BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES, SIZE P265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SIDEWALL ON THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE P RATED INSTEAD OF A LIGHT TRUCK TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD HIM TO SPEAK WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

TIRES FROM WALMART STORE#1541, WITH LESS THEN 10,000, ROTATED & BALANCED,AT 45-55 MPH TIRES WOBBLE & SHAKE. THEY REBALANCED THEM TODAY X2 BUT STILL NOT CORRECT AT 50-60 MPH THEY STILL WOBBLE. I JUST COULDN'T GO BACK A THIRD TIME. THE STORE MANAGER JUST SAID FIX THEM TO HIS STAFF AND WALKED AWAY. *TR

GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES. P245/65R17 SIDE WALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD CAUSING AIR TO RAPIDLY LEAK OUT. *TR

THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND I HAD A BIG BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY!. THEY ALSO HAVE CAUSED FALSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE ALERTS TO REGISTER ON MY SUV. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS FLAT TIRES, NO WARNING, NOTHING. THE TIRE INSTANTLY WENT FLAT AND I HAD TO RUSH TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID COLLISION. THE REPAIRMAN WHOM WAS CHANGING MY TIRE COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE NOR REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TREAD WAS BARELY WORN, YET THERE WAS A LONG SLIT ON THE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE! THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR A SLIT TO JUST APPEAR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAY AT ALL!!! I AM COMPLETELY LOST AT THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT AND NO ONE WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. DID I MENTION THE PRICE OF ONE TIRE AVERAGES OVER $200 AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OTHER FEES AND TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING A NEW TIRE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 IN MY HOMETOWN OF THOMASVILLE NORTH CAROLINA IN MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHICH HAD EXACTLY 1,320 MILES ON IT, ON 12/13/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 60-65 MPH AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH. I WAS CRUISING ALONG, PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AS I ALWAYS DO BEING MINDFUL OF OTHER DRIVERS AND MY SURROUNDINGS WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER SIMILAR TO A RIFLE OR SHOTGUN BLAST. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HEARING THIS LOUD NOISE, I SLOWED MY SPEED TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE LOUD NOISE. ABOUT THAT TIME MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND BEGAN TO CHIME AND LIGHT UP SIGNALING THAT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. I SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE AND BEGAN TO FEEL THE VEHICLE PULL AND DRAG AND FELT THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BEGINNING TO DROP. I MADE IT SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON AN OFF RAMP. I GOT OUT TO INSPECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WHAT I SAW WAS A TIRE THAT WAS COMPLETELY DEFLATED AND WAS SMOKING. I THEN GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND CALLED ONSTAR AND NOTIFIED THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY THEN CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO COME AND CHANGE MY TIRE WHICH THEY DID IN A TIMELY FASHION. *TR

ME AND A CO WORKER PURCHASED GOODYEAR REGATTA 2 TIRES APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. BOTH OF OUR VEHICLES HAVE DEVELOPED UNSAFE TIRE OUT OF ROUND CONDITIONS THAT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES SAFELY. BOTH TIRE SETS HAVE UNDER 20,000 MILES ON THEM. GOODYEAR HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO COMPLAINTS AND I FEEL THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF BLOWOUTS DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THESE TIRES. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

3 OF 4 TIRES THAT ARE ON MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED CRACKING AND EVENTUALLY FAILED ON THE SIDEWALLS IN A 4 MONTH PERIOD. THE FOURTH LOOKS AS THOUGH IT MAY FAIL SOON. THEY ARE ALL GOODYEAR ALLEGRA TIRES ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD THE TREAD LOOKS ALMOST NEW IT IS THE SIDEWALLS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT. *TR