Goodyear Wrangler RT/S

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.50 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00 from GMC dealer

Year / Model Reviewed:
1998 GMC Savana 1500 8-passenger van

Strengths:
May be good valued for light duty vehicles and light duty highway driving.

Weaknesses:
Not for heavier trucks and adverse driving conditions.

Summary:
Seemed like a good value at first, but the tread began to "scallop" at 30K+ miles even with regular rotations. Then at 40k one tire went flat as a result of the the sidewall spitting open almost halfway around near the rim. Fortunately the sidewall gave out while the van was parked and not at highway speed.
And after reading other reviews of hydroplaning I'm reminded of my own experiences of abnormally less than steller wet-weather gripping.
I do regularly carry up to 7 passengers and pull a loaded trailer so my next tires will be heavier duty.
Judging by the other reviews and my own experience I would say that these tires are ok for lighter vehicles and light duty highway driving but not to be used on heavier trucks/vans under load bearing and adverse condition driving.
I may buy Goodyear again, but not this model.

Similar Products Used:
I've had some good long-lasting Big-O tires, but the salesmen were always trying to talk me out of what I wanted and what was spec-ed for my vehicle. Seemed like they were just selling whatever they had in the store.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Mazda B4000 4x4

Strengths:
Quiet,smooth ride,good milage. Visually attractive sidewall and tread design.

Weaknesses:
Everything. No grip under any conditions, terrible tread design for water dispersement,slick/snow/mud grip.

These tires are no good in anything but dry,clear roads.

DO NOT buy these tires. If you are lucky enough to get a set for free like I did...SELL THEM and buy real tires.

Summary:
These tires are absolutely awful in ALL road conditions from dry,wet,slush,snow and ice. They have ZERO traction because the tread design is so poor and so smooth,all these tires do is spin and lose grip. These have got to be the absolute worst light truck truck/SUV tire on the market and I would steer clear of these tires at all costs. They are so poor under anything than dry road condition that they become a safety issue, even with 4 wheel drive.

Goodyear needs to discontinue this terrible,terrible tire.

Similar Products Used:
235/75/15 Delta Sierradial LTR,31x10.5x15 Sidewinder Radial AP,255/70/16 Cooper Discoverer,235/75/15 Firestone Wilderness AT

All of which are MUCH more recommended than these awful Goodyear wastes of rubber.

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Dodge Dakota QC 4x4 4.7L

Strengths:
Like I said, frequent tire rotations have kept the tread appearing almost new.

Weaknesses:
Significant sidewall cracking on all 4 tires at 40+K miles.

Summary:
After 43K miles, all four Goodyear Wrangler RT/S sidewalls have cracks running a complete circle around the tire 2 inches below the tread. Routine rotations have kept the tread itself in mint condition, so it's a bummer to have to consider purchasing new tires. I will upgrade to 10-ply tires as I do pull an 18 ft trailer several times a year. maybe the stock Wranglers can't handle towing loads well within the rated vehicle towing capacity?

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Dealer

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 Dodge Durango SLT

Strengths:
Long Lasting tread - good commuter tire

Weaknesses:
Off-road, snow and ice

Summary:
After readings these reviews, I was a little suprised... although these aren't the best "off-road" tires, they definately give you the mileage. I have over 95,000 miles and am finally trading them in for a new set (of the same tires). As with any product you have to trade-off some strengths and these are definately a "commuter" tire.

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Dodge Dealer

Year / Model Reviewed:
2006 Wrangler RTS

Strengths:
Smooth ride

Weaknesses:
Dangerous tread and belt separations. Possibly missing rubber layers over steel belts?

Summary:
These were original on my 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 extended cab 4X4. After two years I had a sidewall bulge failure, Thought was just bad kuck, replaced the tire as the rest were good. before the tires were half way through life, steell belts were visible in the tread grooves leading to tread separation in two. The other two were OK so like a dope I bought two more after another 18 months a service guy at a tire dealer was walking by the truck and noticed the steel belts had separated and were sticking out of the side wall of one tire and BOTH that one and the one on the other side had severe tread separation. One was noticeably lop sided. I replaced all of them on the spot. Not worth my family's lives to run the rest for the remaining 70% of their tread life. I stick to the speed limit mostly and had not carried any heavy loads. You aren't going to want much load in my 1/2 ton 4x4 at highway speed anyway. Overall wet traction was poor and snow traction was so/so but the ride was smooth balloon like cushiony compared to the load range D tires I was used to on my old 3/4 ton GM truck.

Similar Products Used:
Les Schwabe Wild Country XTS