Tire Sidewall Problems of Jeep Grand Cherokee - part 1

Yokohama tornate installed in 2022 plenty of tread left on tire. Driving 20 mph on back road. Driving around a person walking their dog so very slow and rear passenger tire was in the middle of the road. Tire pressure is emptied completely for no reason. Upon inspection found tire blew out at side wall. Large 4-6” crack from mid sidewall to tread. Driving back from beach in maine. Drove up to maine from nh then half way back when this happened.

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The contact's granddaughter owns a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with cooper tires, tire line: discoverer enduramax, tire size: p245/65/r17, dot number: 1u9151tmr. The contact stated while the driver was driving at 70 mph, the rear passenger's tire had a blowout. The driver was able to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where the tire was inspected, and the contact became aware that the tire had blown out at the sidewall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the defective tire was shipped to the manufacturer for inspection. The manufacturer later informed the contact that the tire failure had been caused by a pinhole that gradually deflated the tire until the tire had the blowout; however, the contact stated that the tpms did not indicate a loss of tire air pressure prior to the blowout, and that the failure had occurred abruptly. The manufacturer offered to partially reimburse the cost of the tire. The contact purchased a new tire from the dealer and replaced the tire himself. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 189,000, and the tire failure mileage was approximately 4,000. The VIN was not available.

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The contact owns a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with cooper tires, tire line: discoverer a/t, tire size: 225/75r17, and dot number: ut2y1df1515. The contact stated that all four tires had cracks along the sidewall. The tire dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the manufacturer and the NHTSA hotline. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

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Driving a Jeep 2003 mich lx tire 235/65/r17 sidewall dry rot, reported to mich they said it was the ozone, as a scientist and an ndt level 4 inspector I was surprised that the person they sent me to address the issue spent less than 10 minutes looking at the remaining 3 tires. The person refused to give me any written report the tires only have 15k on them. Michelin will not give me a voucher for 4 free tires I am afraid others will have the same issue the dry rot side wall will blow out and cause a death or several. Michelin recalled 1,3 million tires voluntarily but refuses to recall mine. Beware of michelin tires.

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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.

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I purchased at from michigan auto wheel & tires (mawt) at 38190 van dyke Ave, sterling heights, mi 48310 and had them mounted, balanced, and installed on my vehicle in preparation for my vacation trip. While on my trip one of the tires went flat. When I had the tire replaced, I learned that the 4 tires were not new, but were all about 5 year old and each had a patches on the sidewall. When reputable dealers have a tire that ages out of their inventory at approximately 5 years, they destroy the tire by drilling the sidewall. They pay a recycler to dispose of the tire. In my case, the tires had no sign of wear and appeared new. It appears that mawt is involved in purchasing scrap tires and repairing them, or purchasing repaired scrap tires, and selling them as new. This is a dangerous practice. I have a significant amount of additional information and documentation.

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I purchased a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo in August of 2013. The oem tires on the vehicle were michelin p265/60r18 all season tires which were manufactured during the 26th week of 2011. I replaced all four tires in June 2015, even though I still had 5/32 to 6/32 of tread depth, because the tires were dry rotting and the seam where the tread attaches to the sidewall was leaking air. The tires could not be repaired.

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In February 2013, I bought 4 copper tires, cooper discover atr owl 235/65/r17, dot ut81 c8e 0411 for my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo. Factory direct tire, 22617 76th Ave w, edmonds, wa 98026, sold the tires. Around middle of June 2014, someone brought to my attention that all four tires on my Jeeps have cracks on sidewalls. The tires only had 8,000 miles on them; those are 50,000 miles tires. It seems that many consumers cannot see those cracks and the dealers and the manufacture get away with that; if consumers noticed those cracks, at that point, cooper just offer them a prorated amount based on tread wear. The more tire gets worn, the less money cooper had to pay. I believe it is a very dangerous game as people lives is at the stake here. People drive kids in those cars without obvious bubble or separation because it is hard to see those cracks on the side of the tire. The way that this tire is built compare to other tires, this tire eventually will have those cracks. The belt in the middle of the tire that includes cooper name and logo is a separate rubber belt between the tread and the rubber above the ream. On many tires this side is one solid piece, but not on this particular tire. It looks it is manufacturing/ engineering defect that belt in the middle of the tire eventually will start separate itself due, for example, to weather conditions, such as very hot weather. The tire like that would not pass quality control if it were tested in accordance with new standard for tire manufacturers. Thus, they fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 139, "new pneumatic radial tires for light vehicles. " there is another issue with cooper tires, they are not correctly reflect mileage they claiming in the warranty for their tires. For example, my Mazda 6 had arizonian tires, which were manufacturing by coopers, which suppose to last 65,000 miles but were between 3 and 4/32 after 40,000 miles.

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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.

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Front tires separated at the inner section of tire. The grooved section of tire separated from sidewall causing an instant blowout and loss of steering control. Passenger tire failed completely. Driver side has same wear and separation but did not fail at this point.

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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.

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.

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.

Goodyear eagle rs-a emt (high performance all-season) - runflat goodyear eagle rsa tread separation (tire failure) I have a serious problem with the original tires, no modifications to vehicle, 2007 srt8 Jeep Grand Cherokee both front tires developed an unnatural groove on the inner edge (where tread meets inner sidewall) causing tread separation and failure, actually at the same time. Tire pressure when to zero. Nothing was rubbing the tire, but looking at it you would think it is the only explanation. Tread separation in my case happened at about 30,000 miles from new at about 40 miles per hour. I can send photos to anyone who wants them. . Read more...

Regarding goodyear eagle rs-a emt (runflat), size 255/45r20, tires that come as original equipment for the 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee srt-8. The front tires have shown excessive wear on the inside shoulder leading to the tread separating from the sidewall in under than 14,000 miles. This is not an isolated incident, as my previous vehicle, a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee srt-8, equipped with the same wheel/tire package from the factory experienced the exact same failure twice within 40,000 miles.

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Tire wears on inside wall where tread meets sidewall on goodyear rsa emt tires I have gone through 4 tires now all with the exact same issue. Goodyear has worked with me on "pro-rating" at a reduced price to replace. I am still unhappy with tires failing after less than 10,000 miles and having to pay to replace them.

My daughter was returning home to madison, al from auburn university, alabama using interstate I-65 north. Just outside of birmingham, al at mile marker 170 she had a blowout of the right rear tire. The tire tread seemed to completely separate from the sidewall all around the tire. The tire was completely useless. The tire was on a Jeep Grand Cherokee overland with full time four wheel drive, which we believe helped my daughter come to a safe stop on the highway median. The tire was a goodyear wrangler sr a p235/65 r17 dot mk87 dywr 0506. We are now very concerned about the quality of the remaining wrangler tires on this vehicle and if it is safe to continue to use them. Pictures of the damaged tire and the tire itself are available.

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The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle has cooper discoverer atr tires, size 255/65r17. While routinely inspecting the tires, the contact noticed that the exterior sidewall tires had belt separation. In addition, the tread had excessive wear. She took the tires to a tire dealer and they diagnosed it as just cosmetic failure. The manufacturer stated that those particular tires (dot ending in 1506 and 3506) were excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 06t016000 (tires:tread/belt). The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. She has pictures of the failed component. The VIN was unknown. The tire failure mileage was 5,000. The vehicle failure and current mileages were 95,000.

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.

My wife had a flat tire this date and when the tire shop she took it to, pulled the tire from the wheel and noticed bubbles on the walls on the inside of the tire. They told her the tire was defective, but she probably caused the defect by draining it 15 minutes with slightly low tire pressure. Tire pressures are monitored closely and checked at least monthly with very little variations ever detected.

2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The consumer stated driver's side rear tire sidewall disintegrated. There is only 31,000 miles on the vehicle. The rest of the tires were weather rotted. These tires have never been repaired. They were the original tires on the vehicle. Goodyear, p255/75r16. The tire was taken to the dealership. Instead, it should have been taken to goodyear. There was no wreck when this happened. The tires were properly maintained. It is a leased vehicle.

Without warning, the front passenger side tire blew while driving. The consumer stated two other tires were leaking air because the sidewalls were defective. The consumer was constantly putting air in them.

The rear driver's side tire blew out while driving at 50 mph and the other 3 tires formed bubbles in the sidewall. Manufacturer replaced all tires, including the spare tire. There were bubbles on the inside and outside.

While driving 35 mph, the left rear tire blew out without any indication. Three new goodyear tires had sidewall tread separations within a period of less than two months. One resulted in a blow out and two of the tires had a knot on the sidewall. Refer to odi#10027229.

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B. F. Goodrich trail a/p p245/70 r16 106s m+s sidewall blowout. Dot bf9lf93j. This is the 2nd rear tire sidewall blowout on these tires in 6 months. The first occurred 3 months ago at 40 mph, yesterdays occurred at 65 mph. The utah highway patrol stated that when the front tires blowout, there most likely will be fatalities and property damage. These tires are defective.

The tire looked as if it was remade over an old white wall there was a whitewall under the sidewall of the tire that failed.

Sidewall of tire blew out going down a mountain highway. No tread puncture just massive blowout out tire that had been replaced only 5 months earlier. The other tires were the same model but original equipment. Because of where this blew out, my son and I could have been killed. (tiresize: p225/75r16).

Tire failed at sidewall for unknown reason. No road hazard damage found. No tread damage found. Tire jack failed twice, resulting in near-injury to state trooper assisting us. Tire jack is insufficient for weight, height of Jeep gr. Cherokee. I had same tire jack failure on my 1997 Jeep gr. Cherokee and reported it to Chrysler then (via the dealer). (dot number: m69ldvwr46 tiresize: p245/70r16).

Left rear tire had tread separation and sidewall circumferential disintegration, with loss of control of the SUV. It was dry road, daytime, outside temp about 55f, speed about 42 mph, and car had been moving for about 10 minutes from cold start. Car careened side to side of 2 lane medium speed highway, finally stopping in about 1/4-1/3 mile. Required extremely vigorous muscle to limit lateral travel and torque roll of vehicle. The sound was like a helicopter rotor chop that became rapidly louder over 5-10 sec, followed by loss of control. Tire inspected by insurance who certified there was no road hazard cause, and 'had never seen a tire disintegrate like this before'. Tires are oem, original, rotated per schedule, maintained pressure per labelling. Vehicle had two persons, no towing or loads more than 1-2 additonal passengers at any time. (tiresize: 245-70-16)( dot number: tire size: 245-70-16 ).

Cups and flat spots found from professional inspection. Tires have flat spots making noise. Tires also causing vibration. Sidewalls have visible dips. Extremely rapid wear also noted. (tiresize: p225/75r16)( dot number: tire size: p225/75r16 ).

Engine check light comes on/off. Also replaced tire due to defective sidewall and transmission bushing.

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Consumer states while traveling 55 mph and without any indication passenger's rear tire sidewall blew out.

Three different instances of tire failure: 1) bump of sidewall into curb at 10 mph resulted in hole in sidewall requiring replacement of the tire (occurred after 3 months of use). 2) "blow-out" of sidewall of a tire at 60 mph - required replacement of tire (after about 25,000 miles of use). 3) puncture of tire while driving over dirt/rocky road (public road - not "off-road") at 15-20 mph after 25,000 miles of use (able to be repaired). (dot number: y7wap1c??? tiresize: p225/70r16).

Consumer states while looking tires over noticed a bubble on right front sidewall of tire . Dealer replaced tire.

Severe sidewall cracking( dot number: ).

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