Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 46800 | 1 | |
| 2008 jeep srt8 purchased in december 2009 with brand new tires. less than 30k miles and found front tires separating on inner edges with plenty of tread left and alignment within specs. i found this yesterday when i decided to do some maintenance repairs as i am a jeep technician and i work at a chrysler dealership. the front tires are completely separated with threads exposed. this is extremely dangerous as i drive this vehicle with family at highway speeds. i have pictures if necessary and can provide alignment specs. i am a member of the jeep srt8 forum and this is a common issue with many members. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 46800 | ||
| 2008 jeep srt8 purchased in december 2009 with brand new tires. less than 30k miles and found front tires separating on inner edges with plenty of tread left and alignment within specs. i found this yesterday when i decided to do some maintenance repairs as i am a jeep technician and i work at a chrysler dealership. the front tires are completely separated with threads exposed. this is extremely dangerous as i drive this vehicle with family at highway speeds. i have pictures if necessary and can provide alignment specs. i am a member of the jeep srt8 forum and this is a common issue with many members. | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 1 | ||
| My 2008 jeep/gr.cherokee has goodyear-fortera tires on it. i have noticed that the tread around the sidewall has 2 different directions. one turns slightly forward and the other slightly to the rear. i have tried to contact goodyear who hands me back off to jeep for an explanation.upon my most recent tire rotation,i pointed this out to the head mechanic. he replied it does not matter,it does not serve any purpose. i disagree. i don't think they put them on there for no reason..i have taken the truck to a goodyear tire dealer and he said the tread pattern is supposed to push water away from the vehicle. i walked the man around the vehicle and showed him that both ties on the right side of the vehicle face forward while the 2 tires on the left face the rear.shouldn't they all face the same direction? i have seen these tires on the honda/pilot,g.m.c./traverse,ford/explorer and ford/edge. i have asked other drivers about it,but no one has noticed until i spoke on it. i find it hard to believe that nobody else seems to see a potential problem here. please help me-i have taken pictures of this situation and would be glad to send them to you.i can't possibly be only one who notices this. *tr | |||
| 07/09/2012 | |||
| My 2008 jeep/gr.cherokee has goodyear-fortera tires on it .i have noticed that the tread around the sidewall has 2 different directions.one turns slightly forward and the other slightly to the rear.i have tried to contact goodyear who hands me back off to jeep for an explanation.upon my most recent tire rotation,i pointed this out to the head mechanic.he replied it does not matter,it does not serve any purpose.i disagree.i don't think they put them on there for no reason..i have taken the truck to a goodyear tire dealer and he said the tread pattern is supposed to push water away from the vehicle.i walked the man around the vehicle and showed him that both ties on the right side of the vehicle face forward while the 2 tires on the left face the rear.shouldn't they all face the same direction? i have seen these tires on the honda/pilot,g.m.c./traverse,ford/explorer and ford/edge. i have asked other drivers about it,but no one has noticed until i spoke on it.i find it hard to believe that nobody else seems to see a potential problem here. please help me-i have taken pictures of this situation and would be glad to send them to you.i can't possibly be only one who notices this. | |||
| 02/08/2011 | 29000 | ||
| Premature tread separation on inside of both front goodyear eagle rs-a emt 255/45r20 tires. goodyear prorated new tires 50% off. defective tires had 8/32 remaining life. | |||
| 02/21/2011 | 19201 | ||
| The sidewall and tread are separating. the tires are goodyear rs-a emt run on flat tires that came standard on my 2008 jeep grand cherokee srt8. this was discovered by a tire technician while having my tires rotated from left to right and vice versa. i was told to replace the tires as soon as possible. | |||
| 06/16/2010 | 23866 | ||
| I bought a 2008 jeep srt8 at the end of december 2009 in florida with approx. 18900 miles on it and got a full certified warranty with it. i drove it to minnesota where i live and do not drive it much at all. i have put around 4900 miles on it since then and at best buy putting in new headlights they told me my front tires tread was separating. i already had a appointment scheduled the next day to have the dealership fix the leak in my roof for the second time. the inside tread on both of my front tires was really bad and the dealership said i should not drive it till it gets new tires. i was at a dealership about a month before (fixing leak) and they didn't mention it at all. if the dealership din't notice it how would i? best buy noticed it and they don't even fix jeep srt8s, what would have happened if it blew on the highway? i am not a heavy foot driver, it drives perfectly and i have never hit anything with the car. looking online it seems this is a huge problem with everyone who has a srt8 suv. i have also had my ac unit replaced, and taillight rewired, airbag control module,esp bas light in dash fixed. when bringing it to the dealer to get it fixed, it seems like its the first one they have ever seen, and just assume that its my driving that causes this. i have only seen 2 other jeep srt8 in real life and most shop people i talk to have never seen one driving let alone worked on one and knows the problems with it. the dealership blames the alignment caused it since the ball bearings were fine to them.the rear tires are fine on the vehicle just the inside of the front and cant find anyone that can explain why they are doing this. i paid 586 dollars to get 2 of the same factory tires with alignment. i do not feel like i should have to pay for new tires and the alignment for it. i think goodyear and jeep no there is a serious problem with the tires and they are still making us pay for it when its there fault. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 13000 | ||
| Tire tread separated at 13000 miles causing vibration at 65+ mph. will replace front tires and keep old tires. | |||
| 08/11/2009 | 21000 | 1 | |
| Tire malformation and tread de lamination on both front goodyear eagle rsa tires. this tire has had a recall for full replacement in 2006. this is urgent safety issue. photo's and complaint e mail thread is available. i have made every effort to document and try to call this to goodyear's corp. office. vehicle is in non drivable condition i need to send photos. please address this asap as this a major safety issue and both jeep and goodyear are very aware of this condition. this is original equipment issued tires from factory. *tr | |||