Consumer Complaint Detail
GOODYEAR / WRANGLER ST / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042035 | Incident Date: Oct, 02 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PALMERTON | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Model Name: WRANGLER ST | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: After a flat on 9/30 of this year, i purchased a new set (4) of goodyear wrangler st tires, size p215/75/16, through my jeep dealer. within a day of light use, my 2003 liberty sport started to exhibit unsettled handling behaviors. the vehicle pulls strongly to the right where it did not before the tire replacement, the vehicle feels mushy at freeway speeds and is now very hard to keep going in a straight line. the feeling of lack of control is especially noticeable when trying to negotiate a left turn at speed (the vehicle seems to want to continue to go straight or left and, very noticeable under steer is present). the jeep feels very unsettled everytime the grade on the road crown changes along turns on back roads and is noticeable enough to compel me to slow down from normal speed limits. when traveling 55 mph and above the feeling of loss of control comes on with very minor changes on straight road surfaces. there is also vibration and noise coming from the right front area of the suspension (comes and goes in proportion to loss of control). the vehicle has 70,000 miles and is on its' third set of these tires (the only one that fits the oddball standard rim) but, this is the first set of these tires that have left me not wanting to use the truck for anything. i checked tire pressures and wheel lugs for tightness but, found nothing out of the ordinary. i had the dealer look at the problem and they kept it for 4 days (and 100 miles) saying afterwards that it needed only a wheel alignment (toe-in was out) after stating that it was alright when the sold me the tires 3 days earlier; they also checked their wheel balancing job and found nothing wrong with that. they went on that there was nothing wrong with any suspension components and that my truck behaved like many other libertys. their work abated the right pulling a bit but, the behavior still varies in intensity with road changes. the vehicle does not feel safe even on dry roads. *nm |