Tire Sidewall problems of the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Four problems related to tire sidewall have been reported for the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2008 Grand Cherokee.

1 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 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.

2 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 02/21/2011

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.

3 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 01/04/2011

My complaint is with the goodyear fortera h. L. Tires. They tend to hydroplane even on a level surface and rain water is evenly distributed across the roadway. Even brand new set has same problem. It seems to me that it is due to the sidewall tread pattern. I have brought it to east hills Jeep (greenvale,n. Y. ) and they say it's not their problem. I took it to goodyear,(freeport,n. Y. ) and the store manager says that he has sold them but has never noticed that on the right side mounted tires-the sidewall tread pattern faces forward. On the left side mounted tires the sidewall tread pattern faces the rear. These tires are on the Honda,pilot. The chevy,traverse. The Ford,edge and the Jeep Grand Cherokee 2008 which I own. . . . Sometimes when I am in places like shopping malls,and I see other drivers of the fore mentioned vehicles I will ask them if they have had unwanted hydroplaning with their vehicle and they respond yes,I point out that I believe it's the tire. I also show them that the right side faces forward and the left side faces the rear and most of them say they never noticed it until I've brought it to their attention. I rotate my tires about every 6,000 miles. I try to keep a good wheel alignment and this problem persists. I obtained a second pair from the dealer and yet another from goodyear and even their mechanics did not notice until I spoke up and pointed it out to them. Almost everyone I've spoken to say they never noticed this before. One mechanic at goodyear went back inside and checked to see if these tires are considered omnidirectional,and found that they are not. Also even reading reviews on this tire,I found no one who seems to get more than 35,000 miles off these tires. Can you help me get to the root of this complaint. Or is it just me ? please give me some feedback.

4 Tire Sidewall problem

Failure Date: 11/27/2010

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee str8 (na) equipped with goodyear eagle rsa emt 255/45/r20 tires. The dot was unavailable. The contact stated that the sidewall on the front tires shredded. The vehicle began to sway and shake. The contact took the vehicle to a tire dealer and was awaiting new tires to be sent. The current and failure mileages were approximately 23,000.


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