Tire Problems of Jeep Grand Cherokee - part 2

After reading where multiple Jeep Grand Cherokee srt8 owners were experiencing front tire failure with factory tires, I had my tires checked during an alignment. Both of my front tires are experiencing a tread separation failure. I bought this vehicle with brand new tires on it, 0 miles from a local dealer. I contacted goodyear corporate, who sent me to a goodyear dealer locally, who inspected my tires, informed me they were defective, and offered me a pro-rated replace of 50% off. I feel that if a tire (or any product) has a manufacturing defect, then it should be replaced as such and not pro-rated. The tire was obviously defective from day one, and is only showing such after some use. Now I have to pay for replacement of tires that are not completely used nor worn to treadwear markers for fear of complete tire failure.

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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.

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The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving 25 mph, the contact stated that the front driver and passenger side tires were experiencing tread separation. The contact called the dealer who advised there was a problem with the tires. The contact spoke with the tire manufacturer who advised she needed an alignment and new tires. The current miles were 23000. Updated evoq 09/01/jb updated 10/28/10 updated 11/01/10 updated 11/23/10 updated 11/23/10 the consumer stated she had to pay $1090 to replace two defective tires. Updated evoq 12/17/10.

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.

The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving at low speeds, the inner tread of the tire separated and lost all pressure within seconds. The dealer where the tires were purchased notified the manufacturer but they offered no assistance. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 21,000 and the current mileage is 21,000.

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I had a uniroyal tire explode inside the vehicle. The tire was being used as a spare inside a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee. When it exploded it bent the rear hatch hinges out 2 inches and shredded all the plastic trim pieces causing over two thousand dollars in damages. Thank god there wasn't anyone in the vehicle.

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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...

Both front tires separated on the inside edges of the tires. Had noticed it wearing thin at around 13 thousand. Had the alignment checked, and it was in perfect spec. Around 15 thousand, I noticed a very thin spot and had the alignment checked again, and the aligner told me that the metal was showing through, and the tires were about to split apart. Had the tires changed for another brand on all four corners, and have not have any problems since after 22,000 more miles. Still have the original front tires for reference or inspection, and all alignment sheets. Being an incident from over a year ago, I am not 100% sure on the dates.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee with cooper discover h/t tires, size 245/65r17. The contact stated that every 3 years all four tires have to be replaced. The contact stated that the tires was rated for 50,000 miles before needing to be replaced. The contact stated that the tires are wearing down quickly. The contact stated that there are original wheels on the vehicle. The failure mileage is 17,000. Kc.

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The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle has goodyear eagle r-sa tires, size 255/45/r20. The vehicle was in a stationary position when the contact observed that the front driver and passenger tires exhibited severe tread separation. The vehicle was taken to an independent tire facility for inspection. The tires have not been replaced at this time. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage and current mileages were 16,536.

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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.

Front good year tires separating from the belt. Car is in perfect alignment checked by dealer. Hundreds maybe thousands have been reporting the same problem, all at around 20k miles. Dealer failing to warranty them claiming that its normal on these trucks due to the suspension??? not my problem! do not plan on spending $460 dollars per tire every 20k miles.

I own a both 2006 and a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee srt-on the 2007 model, the front left tire failed from tread separation during early October (tires were not very worn) - I had all four tires replaced. Unfortunately, the front left tire on my 2006 Jeep failed yesterday (11/30/2008) with approximately 29,000 miles on the odometer. In this most recent failure, about 2 inches of tread on the inner side separated and came completely off the tire. I have thus had identical tire failures on two separate vehicles equipped with the same oem (goodyear) tires. In both cases, apparent tread wear was not high.

A new goodyear wrangler rt/s tire (not at/s as shown on your pulldown menu), disintegrated while traveling on I-81 in virginia at approximate 65 mph. The tire was one of two wrangler rt/s tires installed on the front of the vehicle earlier in the week at chandler's auto repair in herndon, va. The driver maintained control and pulled the vehicle (1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee) safely to the side of the road. I checked the inflation before we departed on our trip and it was 34 lbs. The occupants in the vehicle reported seeing no objects on the road, potholes or other road hazards--just a sudden pop and then pieces of black material flying by the vehicle. I do not have the remnants of the tire, which was replaced at the wal-mart in staunton, va, but I do have photographs taken at the site. The failure occurred immediately north of exit 225 (southbound) on I-81. This is approximately 160 miles from our home. Allowing for a few errands before departing on our trip, I doubt the tire had more than 200-225 miles on it before it failed. The weather was fair and dry and the air temperature 86 f. I-81 is smooth and in excellent condition at the location of the failure. While I did not report the failure to the police, a virginia state safety patrol vehicle stopped and may have a record. The tread was relatively intact but appears to have separated from the rest of the tire.

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The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving at unknown speeds, the inner tread of the tire separated. The failure occurred twice. The dealer where the tires were purchased notified the manufacturer but they offered no assistance. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.

Contacted Jeep to tell them of our rims that are failing,due to product deterioration and they decided to settle for half of the cost at the first call. These rims are expanding at the mag part of the wheel & separating from the rim. This is my wife's car and I might not be around if they fail & cause an accident. I don't feel I should have to pay a thousand dollars to replace rims that went bad at 22,000 miles. Keith bishop.

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2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee make a grinding noise while turning. Consumer states that the mechanic could find nothing wrong with the vehicle. When noise occurred again it also made the entire front panel flash. The dealer informed the consumer the tires had been rotated and the griding noise should cease. The consumer was told the transmission was leaking, so the dealer replaced the o-ring and a bushing.

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.

2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited, 4. 7 engine, vibration at highway speeds between 60 and 75 mph. Dealership has replaced both driveshafts which helped some. Goodyear replaced on goodyear fortera hl tire which was out of round. This helped some as well. Still there is a vibration (shudder) throughout the vehicle at the speeds mentioned prior.

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that all four goodyear p225/75r16 tires have developed a crack around the rim. The cracks have begun to grow larger. The dealer stated that the cracks are normal. The vehicle does not drive differently. The dot number was unknown. The current mileage is 21,000 and failure mileage was 14,000.

I received a letter in the mail from goodyear tire & rubber company called a "customer satisfaction program". It concerns the eagle rsa emt (run flat) tires that were installed on my 2006 Jeep. I called the consumer relations number listed on the letter and they directed me to a local dealer. The dealer told me the tires can separate inside and basically come apart! the dealer has to take them off the rims and inspect the inside of the tire and then determine if it's good or bad. If it's bad they will replace that tire, but only if they "think" it's bad? what happens if they think it isn't bad and it comes apart later on? either this is a recall or it isn't? if it is then all the tires should be replaced!.

I had a slow leak in my rear tires , so I went to get them plugged. I was told that the rims had rusted through the back tires and punctured the tires. I could not get into a Jeep dealership for two weeks so my mechanic ordered a new rim (Jeep part) and two new tires so that I could drive safely. Jeep refuses to accept responsibility based on the fact that I had my own mechanic replace the tires. I was told that I should have waited two weeks. However, I was not going to risk driving on a faulty rim and tires. I still have the rusted out rims and punctured tires that Jeep refuses to acknowledge.

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Contact took vehicle to a dealership to have yearly maintenance done. The dealership told him the tires were dry rotted. Also, the chrome rims were corroded. The plating inside the rims was corroded. He contacted the dealership, they told him they would replace two of the wheels, but he would have to replace the other two at his expense. Updated 12/27/05.

The goodyear wrangler hp's on my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee are wearing terribly! there are only 6400 miles on the SUV and the tires are feathering something awful! the vehicle was in for service and tire rotation July 31, 2006. I also asked the dealer to inspect the tread wear on the tires. The dealer stated that it was normal. I have since had the vehicle examined by a service/parts representative at a different local dealership. He stated that in no way was the tire wear normal. He added that the wear on my tires resembles that of a vehicle with nearly 20,000 miles on it. This is unacceptable in my eyes.

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The manufacturer put the wrong size tires on the vehicle. It was told to the consumer at 24,000 miles that tires were worn out. Consumer could not get the right tire for the vehicle. Goodyear wrangler, st all season, p22575r16, 104s, weight rating 1984 maximum. . . . . . Goodyear tires wore out at 23000 miles. Consumer claimed that he was told by goodyear that he should get 60000 to 70000 miles on that tire. In checking for replacements both b. F. Goodrich and michelin refused to put their tires on consumer's vehicle. They stated that their tire must have a rating of 106s.

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Tires are wearing out prematurely.

The rotors were warping and caused the brakes to wear prematurely. The dealer was notified. The transmission displayed slipping and there was a flat spot on the tire(s).

On Saturday, June 21, 2003, I was driving home on a country road at @ 40 miles per hour when my right front tire exploded and separated from the tire rim. I was very lucky that I was not driving at a higher rate of speed, as I was not injured and my Jeep Grand Cherokee remained upright.

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Vehicle certification label lists 17" x 7. 5" wheel rims & tires as minimum size. Vehicle factory equipped with 16" x 7" wheel rims & tires. Owners manual says "warning! never use a tire smaller than the minimum tire size listed. . . . " manufacturer refuses to advise as to correct gvwr, tire pressure for tires as equiped, or to supply correct label or wheels & tires.

On Sunday car at 45 mph began with violent shaking at 45mph. Happened several times on mon. Called car dealer who rec tires get checked. (tires are 2 months old with 1-2000miles). Tire dealer found a leaking steering stabilizer and refered us back to the auto dealer who replaced the stabilizer and noted that the front tires were badly worn. They stated that the wear was not caused by bad stablizer but by bad tires. The tire dealer claims the tire wear was caused by the stablizer. I am reporting this because of the significant vehicle control problem and to find the cause of the problem. Thank you. (dot number: mk9l tiresize: p24570r16).

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After dot is : m671 ekwr 039. Dealer will not honor tire - nor will goodyear. (dot number: m671 ekwr tiresize: 225 75 r16).

I called pitre Chrysler/Jeep service director following the blowout of my right rear tire and asked if he any knowledge of tire failures of this goodyear tire. He said he had no knowledge of blowouts with goodyear wrangler. I told him I read an article about wrangler tire failures a few months ago. He said I was mistaken and that even though the 2000 Jeep is under warranty there was nothing he could do for me. I find this suspect, especially coming from a person of his position at pitre Chrysler/Jeep. Please feel free to e-mail me or call if you have any information to the contrary. Thank you, rob petersen (tiresize: p225/75r16)( dot number: tire size: p225/75r16 ).

I called pitre Chrysler/Jeep service director following the blowout of my right rear tire and asked if he any knowledge of tire failures of this goodyear tire. He said he had no knowledge of blowouts with goodyear wrangler. I told him I read an article about wrangler tire failures a few months ago. He said I was mistaken and that even though the 2000 Jeep is under warranty there was nothing he could do for me. I find this suspect, especially coming from a person of his position at pitre Chrysler/Jeep. Please feel free to e-mail me or call if you have any information to the contrary. Thank you, rob petersen. ( dot number: tire size: p225/75r16 ).

Complete blowout along straight piece of highway under normal conditions. Luckily I was able to remain in controll of the vehicle, but the blowout could have easily caused the car to go out of controll resulting in serious injuries. (dot number: mkp9 tiresize: 245/70r15).