Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 01005 | 05/09/2001 | 620076 | Rapid response transmittal regarding improperly balanced tires. *tt | 07/11/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 93500 | 1 | |
| Lost steering control on jeep cherokee when hitting bumps at highway speeds. front end had severe lateral oscillation with no damping; steering was very difficult. had to slow vehicle to below 35 mph to regain control. very hazardous on highways! inspection at repair shop determined one front tire had broken steel belt and other tire had partial belt shift. tires were 2.5 yrs old and had only 18 k miles. no evidence of road hazard damage was present. replaced all tires on vehicle and problems were eliminated. tires were super sport ap radials manufactured by goodyear. i understand these tires are no longer manufactured. *tr | |||
| 06/23/2012 | 93500 | ||
| Lost steering control on jeep cherokee when hitting bumps at highway speeds. front end had severe lateral oscillation with no damping; steering was very difficult. had to slow vehicle to below 35 mph to regain control. very hazardous on highways! inspection at repair shop determined one front tire had broken steel belt and other tire had partial belt shift. tires were 2.5 yrs old and had only 18 k miles. no evidence of road hazard damage was present. replaced all tires on vehicle and problems were eliminated. tires were super sport ap radials manufactured by goodyear. i understand these tires are no longer manufactured. | |||
| 12/11/2010 | 1 | ||
| 2001 jeep cherokee, the left rear wheel/tire broke free from hub rolling off the left side of road. unit 1 coasted to outside berm. *bf according to the police report, 1 of 5 bolts were missing from the right front hub, 1 of 5 stud bolts were missing from the right rear hub and the right rear tire was bald and exposing steel belts. the five stud bolt holes in the rim were severely worn. it was also noticed that the front ball joint was bad. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0864-90) | |||
| 09/26/2008 | 1 | ||
| Needed tires rotated. tech show me the side wall of all four tires with cracks and said i should replace them asap. tires are big o big foot. *tr | |||
| 11/07/2002 | 11400 | 04/25/2001 | |
| Car skids, hydroplanes and dovetails in even slightly wet road conditions. recently, the car hydroplaned into a fallen tree on a highway off-ramp, causing excessive damage to the vehicle. | |||
| 09/04/2002 | 2 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Purchased jeep cherokee 4wd 2001 new drove off dealership lot and noticed vibration and wheel shook slightly, technician said this was due to the newness of the tires and that i was not used to driving an suv and it was a sportier and rougher ride. vibrations increased as time went on. then steering started to pull to one side. i met with a mechanic (not at the dealership-wanted outside opinion). mechanic stated front tires needed replaced as they were bubbled on inside , needed new ceramix front brake pads ,new machine rotors, and front end alignment and my right rear rim is bent and left camber is out and their are no kits available at this time to repair my jeep. i paid $846.43 and when i drove home the jeep still vibrates and pulls. i hear a noise when i am driving that sounds like the tires or rims are rubbing. i don't blame my mechanic, he did a fine job however i feel that i got stuck with a lemon and was shocked to see 113 consumer complaints on your site that were all very similar to my own. i think this should be looked into further by someone who has more expertise than myself in this area. i have an appointment with service technician next week to check manifold due to engine fires recall notice i received-one more thing to add to my list of worries for myself and my families safety while driving this lemon. thank you, karen moore. *ak | |||
| 09/11/2001 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| While driving outside wall of driver's side rear tire blewout, causing driver to lose control (dotm69ldywr2900). *ak nlm | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 04/21/2001 | 2 | ||
| Michelin ltx a/s m+c p235/65r17 103s the two sidewall puntures that happened at a low speed, but resulted in a catastrohic failure | |||
| 09/17/2001 | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| While traveling over the howard-franklin bridge, (this is a 6 month old 2001 jeep cherokee grand laredo with 13000 miles) heading into tampa, florida at a rate of 65 mph my driverside rear tire outer sidewall failed and instantly went flat and could have caused a fatal accident, not to mention, causing the jeep to drop hard on the road with the rim, thereby damaging my wheel rim and rendering the tire useless. a florida road ranger assisted me and changed my tire with the spare. my tire did not hit any object nor did any object hit my tire. i contacted goodyear and showed them the tire at their goodyear tire center located at 7511 49th street, pinellas park, florida 33782..(727) 547-8422. they would not replace the tire until i gave them my old tire to be shipped, at my expense, to corporate goodyear's test labs. a little like the fox watching the hen house in my opinion. i got alot of bs from goodyear and explainations about the tire failure that with a little common sense didn't add up. this tire is visually a defect from the looks of the tread seperation from the sidewall, just like i have seen on the news with the firestone tires. the local goodyear dealer didn't satisfy me and didn't even care about my needs so, i contacted goodyear corporate by phone. they told me that the sidewall looked all shreded up because the tire rolled on itself deflated at the 65 mph speed as i coasted to at stop ( thank god i didn't panic and use my brakes) ( in heavy rush hour traffic on a four lane bridge traveling in the third lane ). if their theory about shreding is true, why didn't the interior sidewall get shreded? it looks like new. they're full of excuses. i want all of these tires off my truck. if i have my family riding in this vehicle i don't feel safe knowing what might occur. please take a look at my tire. i know something is very wrong with the way it was constructed and came appart. thank you. this is my second request in 4 months. thomas a. nervina | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 10/12/2000 | |||
| Consumer was traveling 45mph on highway and heard a noise. there was vibration inside of vehicle. he was able to pull over to the shoulder, and noticed that left rear tire tread separated from the rim. tire was a goodyear tire, 15inch tires.*ak | |||