GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

JUNE 4, 2010 [XXX] WMC TV 5 MEMPHIS, TN 38104 DEAR MR. WISE AND CONSUMER INVESTIGATORS: WALMART IS SELLING RECALLED TIRES OUTLAWED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS SERIES WAS ONCE SOLD BY FIRESTONE. THIS TIRE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 26,000 DEATHS AND $1M IN DAMAGES ETC. GOODYEAR BOUGHT THE TRADEMARKED SERIES MENTIONED IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND IS SELLING THEM ONLY AT WALMART. THIS IS THE SAME PRODUCT BUT DIFFERENT COMPANY. THE TIRES SPECIFICS ARE P25570R16. I AM PREPARING TO TAKE THIS STEP FURTHER TO GET THIS SERIES REMOVED FROM THE SHELVES. IT IS THE TIRES TREAD, DEPTH, SIZE, HEIGHT, ETC. THAT DID NOT CONFORM TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S REGULATIONS AN SPECIFICITIES. CONTACT ME TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS ISSUE VIA EMAIL AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED IVOQ 10/22/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THEY STATED THE BELTS IN THE TIRES HAD SEPARATED, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE STEERING DAMPENER FAILED. UPDATED 08/06/10*JB UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/24/10

TIRE AND STEEL BELT SEPARATION GOODYEAR TRAILER TIRE MARATHON RADIAL SIZE ST205/75R14 MADE IN NEW ZEALAND #T302199 BW-1. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-85 IN CARNESVILLE, GA, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK RIGHT OF MY CAR. I LOOKED BACK AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DIRECTION OF MY BACK RIGHT TIRE. I BEGAN TO SLOW MY CAR BY LETTING OFF THE GAS. AT THIS TIME MY CAR BEGAN TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL, FIRST VEERING RIGHT. I TRIED TO REDIRECT THE CAR BACK TO THE ROAD AS IT WAS HEADING TOWARDS SOME TREES. THE CAR THE SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL TO THE LEFT CAUSING MY CAR TO GO TOWARD THE MEDIAN OF THE INTERSTATE. IT HIT A PATCH OF MUD AND GRASS, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO FLIP. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IT WAS FACING THE NORTH BOUND LANE. THE BACK RIGHT TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2010 AND WAS NEW. I HAD ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 3,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY CAR PREMATURELY WEARS FRONT TIRES OUT. BY 4200 MILES, MY FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING THE CORDS. I HAD OWN A 2008 IMPALA (SAME MODEL) AND AT 4000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES WERE BALD. THIS HAS BEEN CONSTANT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE PREVIOUS VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS ALIGNED THIS VEHICLE AND STATES THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM!! IF I WASN'T AWARE OF THIS, MY TIRES WOULD BLOW OUT!!!!! *TR

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, LOSS OF AIR. THIRD TIRE OF THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL TO DO THIS. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO. I BELIEVE THE STEERING IS EITHER GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR AT LEAST CAUSE US TO GET A TICKET FROM DRIFTING IN AND OUT OF OUR LANE OF TRAFFIC. I AM 32 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BOUGHT AND DROVE TONS OF VEHICLES SO I AM NOT AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. I OWN A 1988 TOYOTA PICKUP THAT IS EASIER TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE THAN THIS CAR. BEFORE I WAS READY TO PURCHASE THE CAR I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOW HARD IT WAS TO KEEP THEM DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST PEOPLE JUMPING ON THE TOYOTA RECALL BANDWAGON TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. I ALSO FIGURED IT WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO BUY A TOYOTA AND GET A DEAL BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING. WHEN I MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHILE TEST DRIVING THE CAR HE SAID " I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. IT PROBABLY WILL JUST TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO." IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT IS ALMOST SO SENSITIVE THAT JUST PUTTING YOUR HANDS WHEEL WILL CAUSE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN DIRECTION. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD IS TO TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL. IF IT IS WINDY THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO CORRECT FOR DIRECTIONAL CHANGES THAT ARE NOT HAPPENING. IT DRIFTS HORRIBLY BAD DURING EVEN SMALL WINDS. I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST MY DRIVING HABITS. WE JUST MOVED FROM PALMER ALASKA AND ROUTINELY DROVE A 1990 FORD ESCORT, AND THE 1988 TOYOTA PICKUP IN WINDS OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH EFFECTS LESS THAN THOSE IN THE 2010 COROLLA. *TR

WE HAVE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE ON MARCH 20TH, 2010. WE WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES AND EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. ON MAY 17TH WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO GET ONE OF THE TIRES CHANGED AND FOUND OUT THE OTHER THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WIRES IN THE TIRES AE SEPARATING, WHICH ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO BUBBLE. IN THE END IT'S CAUSING SEPARATION THROUGHOUT THE TIRES. *TR

2007 INFINITI M35 (PREOWNED CERTIFIED) AT 30,000 MILES, WITH STOCK TIRES, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I STARTED EXPERIENCING RUMBLING IN THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, IT BECAME OVERWHELMING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND MY TIRE HAD BEEN RIPPED TO SHREDS (REAR - RIGHT). THE TIRE APPEARED AS IF SOMEONE HAD CUT AROUND MY RIM AND LEFT A TUBULAR PIECE OF RUBBER. CURRENTLY I AM SEEKING MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR ADVICE AND REPAIRS. *TR

2006 PRIUS HID LEFT HEADLIGHT GOES OFF , YOU NEED TO TURN THEM COMPLETELY OFF AND ON AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WILL COME ON . IT MIGHT STAY ON OR MIGHT GO OFF AGAIN . I HAVE BEEN STOPPED TWICE AND GIVING A WARNING . I LIVE IN THE WHITE MTNS OF NH AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT BOTH LIGHTS WORKING BECAUSE OF MOOSE AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS DASHING INTO THE ROAD . PLEASE HELP ME DEAL WITH [XXX] TOYOTA . MY DEALER IRWIN TOYOTA IS A ONLY INTERESTED IN SELLING CARS NOT CUSTOMER HAPPINESS . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR