Goodyear tires

[Shellback1]

Originally Posted by melving

Good luck on the tires! We ordered our Challenger 355 in Dec 2006 and received it in Jan 07. Ours came with Goodyear G670's date coded 2806. We had no problem till this summer. Had a inner dual sidewall blowout at 17,800 miles. Goodyear has a 6 year warranty against defects, so they paid a good portion of the price for a new tire. Defective tire?, it happens. Another 130 miles and we had another tire blowout, this time a steering wheel. Blowout was in the same spot on the sidewall. We had that one replaced on the road, thanks to good sam's road side service. Made it to the campgrounds and I took time to inspect the remaining 4 tires. Found the sidewall bubbling on another one. I've worked with Goodyear on the remaining tires, they claim there is no issue with that series of tires, but they decided to replace all my remaining tires with new ones at no charge. So those of you with Goodyear G670's might want to look at your tires.

Well looks like I will be contacting Goodyear also. I have G670's and blew 2 inner walls, one last year drivers front and one this month inner drivers rear. These tires are dated 0606. Both blew the same way about a 2x2 inch patch. Here are the pictures. Left 09 right this month, both on the highway and Goodsams replaced them.

Melving what # or email did you use to contact Goodyear?

Thanks for your info.

[melving]

Originally Posted by Shellback1

Well looks like I will be contacting Goodyear also. I have G670's and blew 2 inner walls, one last year drivers front and one this month inner drivers rear. These tires are dated 0606. Both blew the same way about a 2x2 inch patch. Here are the pictures. Left 09 right this month, both on the highway and Goodsams replaced them.

Melving what # or email did you use to contact Goodyear?

Thanks for your info.

Hello, your blowout looks exactly like mine. Had two that blew that way and a third ready to blow. Go to Goodyear's site and find the warranty on the 670's. Goodyear carries a 6 warranty on those. The newer ones, like they replaced on mine carry only a 5 year warranty on defects and 7 year on uv protection. I will get my folder from the house this afternoon and post the phone# for you. Got a call back also on email from a area rep on this link On The Wings of Goodyear | RV Tires - Related Info - Contact Form Hope you have your receipts and tires, I think Goodyear will be good to honor your claim. Melvin

[Shellback1]

Thanks, for the info I typed a msg to Goodyear and I will call the # on the warantee. I have the receipts but not the tires, we'll see what they say.

Ron

[melving]

Originally Posted by melving

Hello, your blowout looks exactly like mine. Had two that blew that way and a third ready to blow. Go to Goodyear's site and find the warranty on the 670's. Goodyear carries a 6 warranty on those. The newer ones, like they replaced on mine carry only a 5 year warranty on defects and 7 year on uv protection. I will get my folder from the house this afternoon and post the phone# for you. Got a call back also on email from a area rep on this link On The Wings of Goodyear | RV Tires - Related Info - Contact Form Hope you have your receipts and tires, I think Goodyear will be good to honor your claim. Melvin

Hello again, the number I called to get ahold of Goodyear customer service was 800-321-2136. They are located in Akron, Ohio eastern time zone. Hours were 9:00am to 4:30pm.... Melvin

[SteveOGilroy]

My Damon Astoria was always pulling to the right. Freightliner checked the alignment and it was with in specs. I went to Henderson's Lineup in Grants Pass OR in May and they checked the alignment and installed the Safe - T - Steer. We then went on a 12,000 mile trip to Alaska and Canada. No more pull, no adnormal tire wear. We now have 27,000 miles on our 2008 M/H. So easy to drive.

SteveOGilroy
08 Damon Astoria 3786
00 Avalon toad

[Redapple]

I am going to check my tires. I have Goodyear G670's as well from 06. No problems yet, but I only have about 9k on my rig.

Bill

[melving]

Originally Posted by Redapple

I am going to check my tires. I have Goodyear G670's as well from 06. No problems yet, but I only have about 9k on my rig.

Bill

Hello Bill, I have attached a couple of pictures of mine. You will note the bubble on the one. I would be looking for something similar to that.

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[Shellback1]

This is the message I received from Goodyear ------ guess I'll have to build a tire rack to carry the blown tires so they can see them. NOT!

Sent by: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Consumer Relations 728 1144 East
Market Street Akron, OH 44316 Voice #: 800.321.2136 Fax #:
330.796.6829

Ronald,

Thank you for contacting our web site. We are always concerned when we
learn that we have failed to exceed a customer's expectations with regards
to our product or service.

All Goodyear tires come with a six year limited warranty against
workmanship or material related conditions that have occurred during the
manufacturing process. During the first 12 months or 2/32 of tread wear,
which ever comes first, workmanship or material conditions are replaced
with a comparable Goodyear product free of charge, mounting and balancing
included.

After the no charge period, tires experiencing a workmanship or material
condition that occurred during the manufacturing process are replaced with
a comparable Goodyear product on a prorata basis with the consumer paying
for the mounting and balancing.

Without inspecting the tire in question we could not comment as to it's
cause or condition.

Goodyear relies on a network of retail locations, both Company Owned and
Independent to determine warranty eligibility. If your tire is still
available and has not been inspected by an authorized Goodyear retailer we
would suggest you do so. You can locate your nearest authorized retailer
by calling toll free 1-800-466-3932 or on our web site at the following
path: Goodyear Tires | Retail Locator | Search Form

If after inspecting your tires the authorized retailer is unable to assist
you please ask them to contact our Customer Assistance Center toll free at
1-800-321-2136 to discuss your situation with one of our Customer
Assistance Professionals.

[Redapple]

Originally Posted by melving

Hello Bill, I have attached a couple of pictures of mine. You will note the bubble on the one. I would be looking for something similar to that.

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Thanks for the pics Melvin. I did a primary visual inspection, and so far they look okay. The visual inspection will be a daily one when in use. Thanks for the helpful information.

Bill

[melving]

All, a followup on my experience with Goodyear on the blowouts. They replaced all the tires at no cost to me except for the first two that blew out, which they paid for the actual tires, but I was out the cost of mounting and balancing. Also, they replaced them with G rated tires for some reason. The new G670 state maximum tire pressure of 105, instead of 95 as on the older set. It was mentioned during the numerous conversations with Goodyear management that there had been a change in early 2006 in the tire. What I gathered from the conversation that load requirements were "adjusted" and the tire pressure revised upwards. Damon coach orginially called for 80lbs on my coach, and I had kept the older tires at 90lbs, five under the max on the sidewalls. The dealer that changed my tires put the new set at 100lbs and recommended I stay at that. Hopefully, I can get more than 17,000 out this set before I have problems. Goodyear warranty seems to work if you stay after them.

[SteveOGilroy]

Melvin,
Great to know they stood behind their product. I have 29000 miles on my 2008 Astoria and the tires all still look new. Good luck.

Steve

[Leonsrocketcar]

Melving,

I have the same year build coach and week tires as your 355. I blew an inside left rear 3 days ago in 70s weather, psi at 90, only 100 miles down the road, 12.5k miles. Coach net hooked us up quickly and we were on our way. We only weigh in at 19960, well under the limit and perhaps too much PSI for that weight.

Inspection of the remaining tires appears good to the naked eye, although I can't see the right inner dual since I can't remove the outside wheel. The replacement was like sized Hercules as that was my only choice. I am going to see how that Herc runs and from most threads on the Herc, there isn't alot of negative or positive. Seems if it is from China stay away from it, but no actual users of the tires saying that...

Today we move onwards 200 miles, so hope all goes well.

[melving]

Seems I hear from different people with the same problem with this series of tires. I would contact Goodyear, unless your tire is older than 6 years on the date code they will honor the warranty on defects. All the pictures I have seen so far show the same pattern of blowouts. I doubt that you are over pressuring your tires. If anything talking with Goodyear reps you might want to bump the air pressure up. But, again please check with a tire store, I am no expert in this area. Happy Holidays and have a safe trip. We head out after the first of the year to spend a few weeks in Florida.

Melvin

[mikron]

We have Michelins on our Ford F53 with 12,000 miles and they look like we just put them on. We have owned coach since August of this year and run the MH every two weeks approximately 50 miles or more if traveling. Has anyone done rotaing of all 6 tires and at how many miles