Tire Sidewall problems of the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with goodyear eagle r-sa emt tires, size 255/45/r20. The contact stated that both the front driver and passenger sidewalls were separating and exposing the metal wires. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure and advised that an alignment had to be performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The tires were not replaced. The dot number and vehicle failure mileage were not available. The tire failure mileage was 12,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle has goodyear eagle tires, size 255/45/r20. Every 20,000 miles, the sidewall on the tires fail. The contact must pay $400 to replace each tire. The dealer advised him to call the manufacturer of the tires. He was also informed that consumer reports mentioned failures with his brand of tires. The manufacturer stated that because they have not received a high frequency of complaints, they would not assume any responsibility for the repairs. The contact has replaced two identical sets of this brand. He still has possession of the tires. The failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage was 50,000.