Tire Sidewall Problems of Jeep Liberty

While driving at speed (~70 mph) on the interstate, while on a straightaway, the vehicle began to sway as if being pushed by wind or like being passed by a semi truck. The swaying continued for 10 to 20 seconds before the rear passenger tire sidewall suffered a sudden catastrophic failure which made steering the vehicle very difficult. I had not struck any significant road debris prior to this incident or taken the vehicle off-road since purchasing the tires. The vehicle was able to stop in the breakdown lane without losing control. There were no injuries or other incidents as a result of the tire failure. The driver replaced the tire with a spare. The tire repair shop replaced the failed tire under the manufacturers warranty. Approximate miles on the failed tire - ~5000 miles length of service - < 4 months tire size - p 235 / 70 r 16.

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The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated while driving 25 mph and merging onto the interstate, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The rpm revved up but the vehicle did not respond. There was no warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the passenger’s side front tire was wobbling. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that three tires needed to be replaced due to tread belt damage and that the heater core and transmission were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was purchased to be repaired. The thermostat was replaced, the brake lines were bled however, the tires were not replaced. The contact stated that she was not provided a copy of the repair order. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The vehicle manufacturer was notified of the failure. The tire manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.

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All four goodyear wrangler tires sidewalls have separated from tires around whitewall band. Thus rendering the tires to be unsafe to drive. All four tires are being replaced. Great amount of tread remaining only driven 30k miles on them.

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1. Normal usage under normal conditions. Vehicle is driven daily on highway and side streets; never off road or in areas of construction. 2 three separate incidents there has been tire flats from foreign objects on the road. First incident 12/22/2008 in sidewall causing replacement 2nd incident 6/1/2009 in tread requiring repair; third incident 8/19/2009 on sidewall causing replacement. 3. First incident required tire replacement, 2nd incident tire repair, 3rd incident tire replacement. Old tires are kept by supplier. Two replacements required in less than two years.

Tire rapidly deflated while travelling east on interstate 84 near danbury CT. Speed: appx 65 mph ambient temperature: high 20s to low 30s road surface: smooth, dry only outside sidewall shows damage. Fairly sure tire did not hit anything. All 4 tires recently replaced (November 2007) on vehicle by sams club - kingston, NY. Goodyear wrangler at/d2 size p23570r16 retailer would not replace tire. Was told by manager only firestone/bridgestone tires have manufacturing defects purchased new tire from retailer $127 total. I have damaged tire.

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Side wall blow out. The consumer stated the tire just blew out on the highway, no foreign objects found in the tire. Updated 10/11/07.

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The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. While driving 60 mph, the contact heard a loud rumbling noise coming from the rear driver side of the vehicle. She noticed that the sidewall of the rear driver side tire had disintegrated. The tire was a goodyear wrangler, size p235/70r16. The tire manufacturer was unable to determine the cause of failure. At the time of the complaint, the tire size mentioned was not an available option. The current mileage is 34,758 and failure mileage was 34,748. Updated 02/01/08. Updated 02/01/08.

- the contact received recall 06v288000 concerning the ball joints. She contacted the dealership in her area ,and they stated that it could take several weeks in order for them to set up service. Updated 2/16/2007 - as of 1/27/2007 the ball joints still weren't available. The tires were wearing on the outer sidewall. .

We purchased a 2004 Jeep Liberty equiped with goodyear wrangler st tires two weeks ago. With less than 250 miles on the car/tires, our daughter was driving home from university at approx 60mph (temp about 85 degrees, clear & dry) when the sidewall on the right front tire split (completely) around the entire circumference of the tire. She was able to bring the car to a stop without an accident. About 3" of the outside side wall is completely severed from the rest of the tire. There is no evidence of road damage to the tread or sidewall, except for the scuff marks left from the incident. The car was new so we had not checked the tire pressure, although they did not appear to be underinflated and the car was not overloaded. There were no passengers. The failed tire was a goodyear wrangler st, p215/75r16, serial no. T307589 grf 95m3ms. The dealer has offered to replace the tire but we are concerned about the reliability of the remaining tires, which were manufactured at the same time based on the serial numbers. This was essentially a brand new tire on a brand new car and it suffered a catestrophic failure under normal load and driving conditions. We are very concerned about this.

On Saturday (3/13/2004) while traveling on i40, the goodyear tire on the rear passenger side of my car began to smoke and less than 10 seconds later completely disintegrated along the perimeter where the tread meets the side. I had my car serviced by a Chrysler dealer on 3/08/04 before driving 130 miles to a conference in spruce pines, nc on 3/10/04. It was on the return trip from spruce pines where the tire collapsed. Also, after the tire was changed I stopped (less than 10 miles later) and checked the air pressure in the other three tires and they all showed between 35 and 36 psi of pressure. This incidence was not caused by under-inflatioin as suggested by a local goodyear dealer.

Wrangler st 215 75r 16 tire failure. No nails or other hazard damage apparent. Sidewall spilt from bead to tread. Highway speed to 30 mph when blowout occurred. Tire was oem on 2003 Jeep Liberty.

We have a 2002 Jeep Liberty renegade with p235/70r16 goodyear wrangler sra tires. The vehicle has 12,000 miles on it as well as the tires. Air pressure in the tires were kept at manufacturers recommendations. The vehicle did not hit anything in the road. The passenger front and rear tires burst leaving approximately 2 inch tears in the sidewall. The vehicle was travelling about 30 miles per hour.

While traveling on a county highway, traveling at approximatey 45 mph, the left rear tire experienced a sidewall blowout. The dealer replaced the tire. All tires were inflated to manufacturer's recommended air pressure. Dt.