2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

TL*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.

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA EMT TIRES, SIZE: 255-45-R20. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT TWO TIRES BLEW OUT. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 21,005.

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. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS TIRE (SEE FORUM THREAD: HTTP://WWW.CHEROKEESRT8.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=24831&HIGHLIGHT=GOOD+YEAR+TREAD+SEPARATION) I SAVED THE TIRES AND HAVE PICTURES. I ALSO HAVE ALIGNMENT SPECS SHOWING IT WAS WITHIN GUIDELINES. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *TR

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. *TR

I WAS HEADING TO CALIFORNIA FROM EL PASO, TEXAS ON THE 13TH OF MAY, 2009. WE DROVE TO BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA AND STAYED THE NIGHT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING WE HEADED TO TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA. WITHIN 50 MILES OUT OF BLYTHE, MY BACK RIGHT TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. WE HEARD A HUGH LOUD NOISE WHEN IT BLEW OUT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE 2008 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH ONLY 9000 MILES IMMEDIATELY. I FINALLY GOT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER TO THE ONLY AREA THAT WAS POSSIBLE. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS FOLLOWING ME IN FRONT AND MY GOOD FRIEND BEHIND ME. THEY ALL SAW AND HEARD THE BLOW OUT. I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO BOYS IN THE CAR. I AM SO LUCKY I GOT CONTROL OF THE JEEP. IF I WOULD OF HIT THE BREAK IMMEDIATELY I FEEL THAT WE COULD OF EASILY HAD A ROLL OVER. THE TIRES WERE ALL IN GREAT CONDITION. THE BLOW OUT TOOK OUT MY RIGHT BUMPER. I AM A REGISTERED NURSE AND HAVE WORKED IN THE ER AND HAVE SEEN MANY ROLL OVERS. I WAS AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. I HAVE ALSO HAVE WITNESS A ROLL OVER MYSELF. *TR