GOODYEAR TIRES Complaints

WE ARE OWNERS OF A 2008 AMERICAN TRADITION 42F MOTORHOME. SINCE PURCHASING THIS MOTORHOME THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THE FRONT END AND THE WEAR OF THE TIRES. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED TWICE IN 6800 MILES. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN WEIGHED BY COLTON TRUCK REPAIR. THE CERTIFIED WEIGHT IS 14740. PER MANUFACTURER THE RECOMMENDED IS GVWR 14600 MAXIMUM WEIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF AMERICAN COACH AND SPARTAN CHASSIS. AS OF THIS TIME, SPARTAN CHASSIS HAS PAID FOR THE WEIGHING OF THE COACH BUT WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERWEIGHT OF THE FRONT END OR THE TIRE WEAR. THEY PASS IT ON TO AMERICAN COACH BECAUSE THE AMERICAN COACH STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REQUESTED THIS SIZE OF FRONT END TO MANUFACTURE THIS MOTORHOME. AS OF THE 2010 AMERICAN COACH, THEY WENT TO A LARGER TIRE AND CHANGED THE FRONT END FOR MORE GVW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRIOR YEARS COACHES WITH THE FRONT END THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION SINCE PURCHASING THIS 2008 MOTORHOME TO BOTH AMERICAN COACH AND SPARTAN TO NO AVAIL. *TR

I DID NOT REALIZE SUCH A WEBSITE EXISTED. I HAVE PURCHASED MANY NEW VEHICLES AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HAPPY UNTIL I PURCHASED MY 2007 IMPALA BRAND NEW WITH 27 MILES. I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET DUE TO "STEERING" PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS WEBSITE. YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO HAVE A ACCIDENT YOU NEED THE WHEELS TO TURN, BUT THE WHEEL WANT MOVE. I THINK MY HUSBAND THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY UNTIL HE HAPPEN TO BE WITH ME THE OTHER DAY AND WITNESS THIS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALL 5 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN RAINING OUT. THE 1ST 2 TIMES WERE PROBABLY A YEAR AGO, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE TIRE ISSUE, DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT BEING THE CAR, BUT I HAVE HAD 3 SETS OF BRAND NEW TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE. SAME PROBLEM SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED THE REAR TIRES WEAR COMPLETELY OUT ON THE INSIDE. I HAD WIRES HANGING OUT ON 1 YEAR OLD TIRES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL IN THIS VEHICLE AND CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE WANTING TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT THE STEERING LOCKS UP. I HAVE 2 PRECIOUS CHILDREN AND AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS. I STILL OWE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT ON THE VEHICLE SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY OPTIONS BUT TO REPORT TO SOMEONE THAT MIGHT COULD HELP. THANKS! THE STRUCTURE- THE DOOR MOLDING JUST FELL OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ONE DAY. *TR

GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60-20 TIRES. PURCHASED USED 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 WITH THESE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (32,000 MILES). IN MAY 2009 HAD A TIRE FAILURE; BLOWOUT AT LOW SPEED FOLLOWING EXIT FROM INTERSTATE(33,000 MI). GOODYEAR DEALER ADVISED THAT GOODYEAR WOULD CLASSIFY THE FAILURE AS ROAD HAZARD AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. PURCHASED 1 NEW TIRE OF SAME KIND AND IMMEDIATELY HAD BALANCE AND UNUSUAL WHEEL HOP. APPEALED TO GOODYEAR WHO REPLACED THE TIRE. REPLACEMENT TIRE HAD SIMILAR BALANCE ISSUES. SELECTED LOCATION ON VEHICLE WITH LEAST IMPACT TO DRIVE-ABILITY. DURING FALL 2010 (40000 MILES) BEGAN TO NOTICE LEFT REAR VIBRATION AS THOUGH TIRE WAS OUT-OF-ROUND. ON FEB 10, 2010 DISCOVERED LEFT REAR HAD BELT SEPARATION AND LARGE BULGE. STEEL BELTS ARE EXTRUDING OUT OF TREAD. IN PROCESS OF MOUNTING SPARE NOTICED APPARENT BELT AND TREAD SEPARATION ON SPARE. FOUR OF SIX TIRES HAVE HAD ISSUES. AM REPLACING ALL TIRES. NO MORE GOODYEAR'S, EVER! *TR

I OWN A MAZDA3 2006. THE FOLLOWING ARE ISSUES THAT HAVE OCCURED SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE AND I WANTED EVERYBODY TO BE AWARE OF THEM: 1) THE DASHBOARD CLOCK WAS INCORRECT. IT WOULD LOSE TIME EVERY DAY AND STARTED GOING BACK IN TIME. WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. 2) THE TIRES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. NOT SURE WHY THEY WEAR OUT SO FAST, BUT I STOPPED USING THE GOODYEAR TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND GO WITH LONGER LASTING TIRES. 3) THE TIRE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS INCORRECTLY TELLING ME I HAD A PROBLEM. TOOK NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSIHP BUT WAS FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. 4) THE RIGHT ENGINE BRACK UNDER THE HOOD WAS LOOSE. THEY HAPPENED TO FIND IT WHILE FIXING ANOTHER ISSUE. WAS NEVER CAUGHT IN THAT "FULL CIRCLE INSPECTION" THEY CLAIM THEY DO. AGAIN, FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. 5) THE TEMPERATURE COOLANT HOSE WAS NOT PROPERLY WORKING. IT WAS NOT CLOSING. THIS CAUSED THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TO COME ON. FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. 6) THE RUG UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WAS RIPPING EASILY AND WAS MOVING UNDER THE PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPAIRED THE RIP. NEVER DID GET A NEW RUG THOUGH, ITS A LITTLE BENT BUT ISSUE HADNT OCCURED SINCE. *TR

SINCE DELIVERY ON 11/30/09 THE CAR OVERSTEERS, MOST NOTICEABLE ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ON EXIT TURNS. VERY TIRING TO CONTINUOUSLY MICRO-ADJUST SENSITIVE STEERING TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT. REQUIRES ONLY 1/8 TO 1/4-INCH STEERING WHEEL TURN TO 'WANDER' INTO ADJACENT LANE! ON TURNS, RESULTS IN 'ANGULAR' PATTERN INSTEAD OF SMOOTH CURVE. PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS USED. DANGEROUS. A GLANCE AT THE RADIO AND YOU'RE IN ANOTHER LANE. ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY STRETCH, PROBLEM RESULTS IN A "SNAKING" DRIVING PATTERN INSTEAD OF STRAIGHT LINE. DEALER DISMISSED ISSUE AS "NORMAL, SPORT-STYLE STEERING, TAKES GETTING USED TO". CAR NOW HAS 3,600 MILES ON IT. SEEMS LIKE TEMPERATURE MAY PLAY A ROLE: ON VERY COLD DAYS, MAY TAKE 15 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING TO BECOME VERY APPARENT. ONLY 1 TIME AT DEALER SO FAR AND REPORTED TO HONDA AMERICA (NATIONAL) WITH THEIR RESPONSE: "WE RELY ON DEALERS AS OUR EYES AND EARS, TAKE BACK TO DEALER". DECIDED TO AVOID THAT FOR NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED. ADDITIONAL DETAIL: THE AUTOMOBILE DOESN'T 'TRACK' THE ROAD WELL, MOST NOTICEABLY ON THE HIGHWAY, WHERE IT IS UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND TO DRIVE ALONG CURVES IN A UNIFORM MANNER. THE STEERING REQUIRES ALMOST CONTINUOUS 'MICRO-CORRECTION.' ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 50 TO 60 MPH, THE CAR BEGINS TO DRIFT TO EITHER SIDE. TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A TINY AMOUNT - SAY, 1/8 TO OF AN INCH - CAUSES THE CAR TO DRIFT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN MORE THAN EXPECTED AND TO THE EXTENT THAT A RAPID 'RE-CORRECTION' (TINY TURN OF THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION) IS REQUIRED TO PREVENT IT FROM ENTERING THE ADJACENT LANE. AND THIS, OF COURSE, LEADS TO A 'RE-RE RECORRECTION', AND A 'RE-RE-RE-CORRECTION', ETC. ON THE OFF-RAMP, AT REDUCED SPEED, TRYING TO DRIVE ALONG THE SMOOTH CURVE REQUIRES MICRO-CORRECTION, HOWEVER THE RESULTING DRIVING PATTERN IS A SERIES OF NEAR-STRAIGHT LINES AND SHARP ANGLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TW

PROCEEDING TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND IN GRAVEL DRIVEWAY VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND BRAKES FAILED.(AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES IN 2009 AND MOST RESCENT 2/03/10)\HEADLIGHT AND RELAY SWITCH FAILED\FRONT RUNNING LIGHT NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME\RADIO SWITCHING FROM FM,FM2AND AM RANDOMLY\CAR FOR NO REASON GOING DEAD AT A STORE ORBEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR OR 2AND HAVING TO BE JUMPED\MAIN BATTERIES LOSING CHARGE(MOST OF THESE ISSUES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOCUMENTED AT TOYOTA WITH THE RESPONSE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AS FAR BACK AS AUGUST AND MOST RECENT IN DECEMBER '09) ALSO THE TIRES WENT BALD AFTER 20,000 MILES\CAN'T PUT MORE THAN 8 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK'EVER *CN

LEXUS RX400H HAS A BRAKE ISSUE. INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT SOMETIME ACCELERATES AND CONTINUOUS BRAKING LEADS IT TO STOP. THE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY FORCES MANY OF US TO CHANGE ALL FOUR COMPANY FITTED ALL FOUR TIRES JUST IN 2 YEARS. VERY DISAPPOINTED BY PAYING PREMIUM FOR PREMIUM BRAND BUT NOT GETTING PREMIUM QUALITY! *TR

OVER THE PAST WEEK, I NOTICED THAT MY GMC DENALI TRUCK WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT SO I HAD TO OVERSTEER TO THE RIGHT. EACH DAY, THE EFFECT BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED SO I HAD THE LOCAL GMC DEALER CHECK OUT THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CORDS IN THE FRONT GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP TIRE HAD SEPARATED--IT WAS A BLOWOUT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WITH MY TRUCK TO HAVE CAUSED THE SEPARATION, THE TREAD WEAR WAS EVEN ON ALL TIRES, THEY WERE REGULARLY CHECKED FOR INFLATION, AND MOST OF THE TREAD WAS LEFT SINCE I HAVE PUT LOW MILEAGE ON THIS TIRES. A NUMBER OF DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE. I HAD BOTH FRONT TIRES REPLACED AND OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I WILL REPLACE THE REMAINING TWO TIRES. I CANNOT CHANCE A DEATH OR INJURY. PLEASE RECALL THESE TIRES. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE. *JB

TIRE BLOW-OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE ENTIRE OUTER SIDEWALL WAS PERFORATED AROUND THE OUTER SIDEWALL, INNER SIDE WALL WAS INTACT. AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED CORRECTED TWO DAYS PREVIOUS AS TIRE WAS 5#'S LOW. GOODYEAR ASSURANCE, 215/55/16. SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATED FROM LINING /BELTS. ALSO HAVE ONE OTHER TIRE THAT WAS REPLACED WHERE GOODYEAR CLAIMED THE BELT SHIFTED CAUSING A CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT CONDITION. *TR

SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH INFINITI M35X (JUST ALL WHEEL DRIVES) WITH TRAMLINING. CAR DANGEROUSLY JERKS AS TIRES TRACK INTO HWY GROOVES AND PAVEMENT GROOVES. THE PROBLEM GENERALLY GOES AWAY IF THE GOODYEAR RSA TIRES ARE REPLACED WITH CERTAIN OTHER BRAND TIRES. INFINITI IGNORES ALL REQUESTS TO REPAIR OR ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IN SOME CASES, LIKE MINE, THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED BUT THAT ONLY SOLVED PART OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS OCCURS EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR