general problems of the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Traveling at 55mph on rt. 264 w. In virginia beach, va the right rear tire "exploded" with no warning whatsoever and sent my vehicle out of control coming very close to impacting vehicles on either side. I regained partial control and got the vehicle onto the shoulder. My family was shaken but o. K. State police arrived. Upon inspection there was very little left of the tire (I will upload pics). Vehicle was brought to "discount tire" where close inspection of the remaining tires showed steel belt protruding from the front right tire. I was amazed. The vehicle had recently passed state inspection and was well within wear limits. I paid to have the (2) obviously failed tires replaced and asked goodyear customer service to pay to replace the remaining (2) - all were bought as a set from walmart. Goodyear customer service refused and now I must pay for the work as no one in their right minds would drive around on the remaining (2). . There's a 50/50 chance they would fail as well! it is my understanding these are not their "top of the line tires", but I must ask when it comes to safety what possible difference can that make? we depend on our government to properly test such basic safety related items that can cause death and damage in a moment to any family. I hope the NHTSA will/does thoroughly investigate all goodyear tires, but especially these sold primarily at walmart if I understood correctly. This is an incident that simply should not have occurred and even after the fact of two of these tires falling apart on the same vehicle, their corporate headquarters refused any responsibility; financial or otherwise. . Not even an apology!.

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.

Tire tread seperation.

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.

Front tires threw inside tread. 21,000 miles on tires. Goodyear denies liability. All cars of this make(Jeep grande cherokee srt8) are experiencing this problem with oem tires.

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 didn'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.

Tire tread separated at 13,000 miles causing vibration at 65+ mph. Will replace front tires and keep old tires.

Goodyear tire tread separation on 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee srt8: both front tires (gy eagle rs-a 255 45r20- run flats) have delaminated leaving me to limp home when the left front tire suddenly went to zero air pressure and that's when I first noticed the problem. . Read more...

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.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee with goodyear eagle rsa emt tires, line size 255/45/r20. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken in for routine maintenance when the contacts was informed that the driver and passenger front tires were wearing from the interior of the tire. The mechanic inspected the tires and believed the failure could be corrected by performing an alignment. After the alignment was tested, they advised the contact that the tires could potentially be defective. The vehicle was repaired for the driver and passenger front tires. The failure mileage was approximately 25,400.