F R A U D B Y G O O D Y E A R !
Whatever you do, DO NOT GO TO GOODYEAR! Several months ago, I had my tires
changed and front-end aligned by Goodyear. I asked for and was assured that
the lug-nuts and lock-nuts would be hand-tightened. Now, I am attempting to
replace my brakes, and lo and behold, several bolts are stripped, one
lock-nut is stuck in place, and my lock-key is ROUND. Apparantly, I was lied
to! The ONLY way these could have been in this condition is if the mechanic
used an air-wrench on everthing!
I immediately called Goodyear and was told to bring in the car the first
thing the next morning. After bringing the car in, they said it would take
some time to do this. After an hour of waiting, I had to actually go outside
the waiting room and ASK the attendant how much longer it would be before
they even began to take a look at my car. He then said that I had to speak
with the mechanic in the back because there was a problem. When I went into
the back to talk to the mechanic, he said that they are not responsible for
the lock-nut or the bolts, and that the ONLY thing that they would do is
remove the one stuck lock-nut. They would not replace the damaged bolts or
the lock-nuts. I then called out to the other mechanic and asked him if he
really did say that the lock-nut was already round when he worked on it. He
did not answer. I then stated that I had at least 2 witnesses that could
testify that BEFORE I brought the car into Goodyear the lock-nut was in
perfect condition and that all the lugs had always been hand-tightened. That
mechanic said nothing, and the one that WAS talking to me re-asserted that
they were not responsible for it.
Well, I got my keys and lock-nut back and left. The attendant out front also
did not give me the legal department information even after offering it to
me. After he offered it, when I asked for it, he just sniffed at me and told
me "good luck in proving anything". Now, when this goes to court, if my
information and files are suddenly missing from Goodyear's records, I will
know why! Somebody there will have removed them!
After reaching home, I called the Goodyear main headquarters, the Better
Business Bureau and the police. Goodyear and the BBB are closed for the
holiday. The police are too busy to help me today. I will be contacting a
lawyer and several local television stations next.
According to a mechanic who looked at the wheel and the condition of the lugs
and bolts he believes that the condition of everything is so bad, and was
made bad by the mechanics at Goodyear using the air-wrench on the lugs and
not hand-threading either, has caused a condition that can cause me to have a
fatal accident in the car at any point in time.
Due to all of this, the way I see it, Goodyear, the mechanics, and the
attendants there can at least be charged with the following crimes:
Attempted ***
*** to commit ***
Fraud
Refusal to honor a contract / warranty / guarantee
Breach of contract
The specific Goodyear location is as follows:
Goodyear Tires
9805 Jog Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
Phone # 1-561-732-6664
The Goodyear corporate / general information number is:
Phone # 1-800-321-2136
If anyone else has also had such an experience with Goodyear, and if there is
a very good lawyer out there who is interested in getting JUSTICE done, I am
hoping that a class-action lawsuit can be filed against Goodyear to prevent
this kind of thing happening in the future! I do not believe that Goodyear
should even be allowed to continue to operate anymore, do you?
PLEASE E-MAIL ME AS I WOULD LIKE TO GET A NATIONWIDE BOYCOTT OF GOODYEAR
GOING!
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And remember, whatever you do, DO NOT GO TO GOODYEAR!