GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA ON 5-25-07 WITH NO MILEAGE. ON 9-10-09 WE HAD A NAIL IN THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED AT A TIRE SHOP AND THEY RECOMMENDED WE INSTALL 4 NEW TIRES B/C THE INSIDE OF ALL 4 TIRES WAS WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE REAR ALIGNMENT TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS AND PUT ON 4 NEW TIRES AT THEIR EXPENSE. ON 7-14-10 WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ROTATION, THE LOWEST TREAD DEPTH WAS RECORDED AT 8/32. ON 9-14-10 THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE LOWEST CAR DEPTH WAS RECORDED AT 6/32. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE DRASTIC CHANGE AND TOLD HIM I WAS CONCERNED WE WERE HAVING A REPEAT PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT AND OUR WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. THE SVC MANAGER AGREED TO DO A FREE ALIGNMENT AND CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM AGAIN AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT ISSUES SUBMITTED ON NHTSA. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THE POLICE CARS AS WELL AND THOSE WERE RECALLED. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUNNYBROOK TITAN 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WITH HI-RUN BCTJL42, SIZE ST235/80R/15 TIRES (NA). THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN 2009. WHILE DRIVING IN CRUISE AT 58 MPH HE STATED HE HAD A BLOW OUT AT THE LEFT REAR AXLE TIRE. HE CHANGED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE AND LATER HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT WITH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BRING HIM A TIRE. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE TIRES BLEW THEY DAMAGE THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF TRAILER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 3,000. VWB

1. DRIVING ON WELL LIGHTED INTERSTATE AT 8:30 PM GOING 60 MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT RIPPING 360 DEGREES AROUND OUTER EDGE OF SIDEWALL. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF SAFELY AND CHANGE TIRE. *TR

I HAD A FAILURE OF A GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRE WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES IT. IT HAD UNEVEN TREAD WEAR AND THE WIRE STRANDS POKING OUT FROM A BROKEN STEEL BELT. THIS TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR POSITION OF MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA THIS DEFECTIVE TIRE CAUSED MY SIENNA TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WITH SPEEDS ABOVE 35MPH. THIS VIOLENT WOBBLE ALSO CAUSED ABNORMAL TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS TIRE WAS ONE OF TWO GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES I PURCHASED FROM FOX RIVER TIRE AND SUPPLY ON 5/10/08, WHEN THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 21,059 MILES. THESE TWO TIRES WERE ON THE FRONT AXLE UNTIL I PURCHASED TWO MORE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES AT ABE AND DOC? S SERVICE, INC. ON 7/16/09 AT A MILEAGE OF 35,247. AT THIS TIME THE SUBJECT TIRE WAS MOVED TO RIGHT REAR POSITION. WHEN THE MILEAGE ON THE 2006 SIENNA REACHED 50,793 THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING VIOLENTLY OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ABE AND DOC? S SERVICE, INC. TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IMPROPER WHEEL ALIGNMENT HAD CAUSED ALL THE TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE SURFACE AND THAT WIRE STRANDS WERE EXPOSED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I ASKED IF THE TIRE HAD A ?PRO-RATED ? WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD, NO! IT WAS SUGGESTED I PURCHASE TWO NEW GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES AT $165.00 EACH AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. INSTEAD I TOOK THE SIENNA TO ST. CHARLES TOYOTA FOR SERVICE, WHERE I PURCHASED TWO MICHELIN TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE TOYOTA TECHNICIAN STATED THE ALIGNMENT WAS GOOD (RECEIPT AND COMPUTER ALIGNMENT REPORT ATTACHED). THE TOYOTA DEALER ADVISED US TO REPORT THIS DEFECT TO GOODYEAR. *TR

AFTER READING WHERE MULTIPLE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING FRONT TIRE FAILURE WITH FACTORY TIRES, I HAD MY TIRES CHECKED DURING AN ALIGNMENT. BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING A TREAD SEPARATION FAILURE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH BRAND NEW TIRES ON IT, 0 MILES FROM A LOCAL DEALER. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR CORPORATE, WHO SENT ME TO A GOODYEAR DEALER LOCALLY, WHO INSPECTED MY TIRES, INFORMED ME THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, AND OFFERED ME A PRO-RATED REPLACE OF 50% OFF. I FEEL THAT IF A TIRE (OR ANY PRODUCT) HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, THEN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SUCH AND NOT PRO-RATED. THE TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE, AND IS ONLY SHOWING SUCH AFTER SOME USE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIRES THAT ARE NOT COMPLETELY USED NOR WORN TO TREADWEAR MARKERS FOR FEAR OF COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA AVALON EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FIERCE HP TIRES, LINE SIZE 215/55/R17. THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED BY A TIRE DEALER ON AUGUST 18, 2010. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRE AND NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS BECOMING FLAT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHERE THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,755.

WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION MY CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK PICKED UP A VIBRATION. UPON CHECKING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD BELT SEPARATION. THE ONLY CORRECTION WAS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WHICH WAS DONE IMMEDIATELY. I NOW KEEP A CLOSE CHECK ON THE REMAINING THREE TIRES. *TR

KEYSTONE RECREATION VEHICLES FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN USING THE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235 80R 16 E TIRES. THESE TIRE ARE LISTED AS TRAILER TIRES, THEY FAIL UNDER NORMAL USE. I HAVE HAD 3 TIRES 2 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES BLOW OUT IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS DUE TO TIRE FAILURE. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER KEYSTONE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME HEAVY FAILURE RATE THAT LUCKILY TO THIS DATE HAS NOT CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE. THESE FAILURES HAVE CAUSED INJURIES, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. THESE FAILURES HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. *TR

2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES NEED TO FLIP THE CONTROL BAR FOR MULTIPLE TIMES. FAIRLY DANGEROUS FOR CHANGING LANES OR TURNING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. PUSHING THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROLLER DOWNWARD MAKES THE SIGNAL WORK. PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JAYCO EAGLE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOOD RIDE TIRES, TIRE SIZE ST225/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO TIRE LINE NAME AFFIXED TO THE TIRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DETECTED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION AND BELT BREAKAGE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. A WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT DETECTED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED THE IDENTICAL DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP AND BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF UPDATED 11/18/10