Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 10/09/2006 | 98843 | 2 | 04/09/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 mph on a normal highway, a tire failure was noticed. no warning signal alerted the contact. the rear left tire blew out after tread separation and the vehicle sustained body damage. the vehicle was taken to the dealership who determined the rear right tire's tread had separated. the manufacturer had not been contacted. the tire was a dunlop p235/70r16. | |||
| 1 | 11/25/1998 | ||
| While driving and upon trying to go from regular drive to 4 wheel drive, the transfer case malfunctions and will not go from one to the other. *ak consumer states vehicle has been in the shop for transmission problems, goodyear tires have been replaced 3 times within 26000 miles, rear axle seal was leaking oil, and hubs were warped. *jb | |||
| 09/20/2001 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Tire blew out at 25 mph. *ak (tiresize: 235 15) | |||
| 07/18/2000 | 2 | 07/15/2000 | |
| When shifting vehicle in reverse it makes a loud noise and vehicle jerks. dealership replaced tranfer case twice, and rebuiltd the driveshaft.*ak the vehicle would not start due to fuel pump failure. driver side wiper blade was worn out. rear differntial was worn, also the rotors were replaced, the fule injection was serviced cleaned the throttle body, power steering fluid was serviced,tires were rotated,pinion bearings, front axles seals replaced. *yh | |||
| Whenever braking after traveling 45mph and above vehicle will vibrate. can maintain control when this happens. been to dealership at least 3 times for problem. problem is causing tires to wear out excessively due to rotors. mechanic cannot resolve problem.*ak | |||
| 04/30/2001 | 4 | 05/01/1999 | |
| On sunday car at 45 mph began with violent shaking at 45mph. happened several times on mon. called car dealer who rec tires get checked. (tires are 2 months old with 1-2000miles). tire dealer found a leaking steering stabilizer and refered us back to the auto dealer who replaced the stabilizer and noted that the front tires were badly worn. they stated that the wear was not caused by bad stablizer but by bad tires. the tire dealer claims the tire wear was caused by the stablizer. i am reporting this because of the significant vehicle control problem and to find the cause of the problem. thank you. (dot number: mk9l tiresize: p24570r16) | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 2 | 06/01/1999 | |
| After almost twice a month trips to the service provider and being told that my allignment was a result of my driving there was a recall posted for a part that caused allignment problems. although this was eventually fixed, my tires suffered and had to be replaced very prematurely. after contacting goodyear and chrysler i was told the tires were my responsibility and that the bad part would not have caused significant tire damage. i still feel that although the problem is better it is still apparent and i would like it to be resolved. after owning this car for less than 2 years the myriad of major component failures is rather frustrating especially when the jeep service providers won't acknowledge the problem and seem to not care about their customers who pay their salaries. this is an embarressment to the american car industry. *ak | |||
| 01/13/2001 | 2 | 07/01/1999 | |
| After dot is : m671 ekwr 039. dealer will not honor tire - nor will goodyear. *ak (dot number: m671 ekwr tiresize: 225 75 r16) | |||
| 08/04/2000 | 12/01/1999 | ||
| Cups and flat spots found from professional inspection. tires have flat spots making noise. tires also causing vibration. sidewalls have visible dips. extremely rapid wear also noted. *ak (tiresize: p225/75r16)( dot number: tire size: p225/75r16 ) | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 1 | 05/05/1999 | |
| Goodyear wrangler tire (p225 75 r16 st) experienced blowout. *slc | |||
| 11/03/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| Left rear tire had tread separation and sidewall circumferential disintegration, with loss of control of the suv. it was dry road, daytime, outside temp about 55f, speed about 42 mph, and car had been moving for about 10 minutes from cold start. car careened side to side of 2 lane medium speed highway, finally stopping in about 1/4-1/3 mile. required extremely vigorous muscle to limit lateral travel and torque roll of vehicle. the sound was like a helicopter rotor chop that became rapidly louder over 5-10 sec, followed by loss of control. tire inspected by insurance who certified there was no road hazard cause, and 'had never seen a tire disintegrate like this before'. tires are oem, original, rotated per schedule, maintained pressure per labelling. vehicle had two persons, no towing or loads more than 1-2 additonal passengers at any time. *ak (tiresize: 245-70-16)( dot number: tire size: 245-70-16 ) | |||
| 10/26/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| My wife was traveling down i-20 in ga, in the far left lane at the speed limit when right rear tire sidewall blewout, causing her to struggle to maintain control of vehicle. maneuvered to the roadside emergency lane on the right,through significant traffic. a passing tow truck asissted her, and advised that had the tire blowen occurred on the front of the car, she would have undoubtably lost control of the car and would have had a serious accident.*ak (tiresize: p245/70r16)( dot number: tire size: p245/70r16 ) | |||
| 04/01/1999 | |||
| High speed vibration, repeated balancing does not eliminate( dot number: tire size: p225/75r16 ) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states while looking tires over noticed a bubble on right front sidewall of tire . dealer replaced tire. *ak | |||
| 05/12/2003 | 45722 | 3 | |
| While driving 35 mph, the left rear tire blew out without any indication. *ak three new goodyear tires had sidewall tread separations within a period of less than two months. one resulted in a blow out and two of the tires had a knot on the sidewall. refer to odi#10027229. *scc *jb | |||
| 04/22/2003 | 82000 | 2 | 08/19/2002 |
| B.f. goodrich trail a/p p245/70 r16 106s m+s sidewall blowout. dot bf9lf93j. this is the 2nd rear tire sidewall blowout on these tires in 6 months. the first occurred 3 months ago at 40 mph, yesterdays occurred at 65 mph. the utah highway patrol stated that when the front tires blowout, there most likely will be fatalities and property damage. these tires are defective. *jb | |||
| 07/01/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2099 | |
| The tire looked as if it was remade over an old white wall there was a whitewall under the sidewall of the tire that failed. *ak | |||
| 12/22/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| Sidewall of tire blew out going down a mountain highway. no tread puncture just massive blowout out tire that had been replaced only 5 months earlier. the other tires were the same model but original equipment. because of where this blew out, my son and i could have been killed. *ak (tiresize: p225/75r16) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 11/08/2006 | 111417 | 1 | 11/01/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while pulling out of the driveway pieces of rubber were noticed on the driveway. the vehicle was driven to the dealer who determined due there were chunks of rubber falling from the thread of all four tires and the tires needed to be replaced. | |||
| 07/16/2003 | 27000 | 1 | 06/24/1999 |
| After 27,000 miles, all four goodyear, wrangler st tires exhibit cracks, adjacent to the rim for the full distance around each tire. the local goodyear store was familiar with the problem and has offered to replace all four tires on a prorated basis. based upon similar complaints on this web site, and the potential ugly results from tire failure, i am registering my complaint also. the tire size is 225/75r16.*ak | |||