Goodyear Eagle

Initial Review, 50,000 Miles on Tires
April 12, 2012

I used these tire for 3 winters and one summer in the Colorado foothills southwest of Denver for my daily 48 mile commute into downtown Denver so they were exposed to city, highway, and country roads with rain, snow, slush and one summer of sun.
I thought they were great. I have replace them with the new Goodyear Eagle Gt's. There is about a $40 per tire price difference and I understand the new Eagle GT tire pattern makes use of many design elements from the Triple-Tred. A snow storm is forecast for this weekend so we'll see how they handle the weather.
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Initial Review, 27,000 Miles on Tires
April 10, 2012

These were OEM on our 2011 Fusion Sport. My wife put the majority of the miles on these tires(via home health work) and she is a very gentle driver. I drive the car occasionally and on even rarer occasions I let the V6 stretch its legs, opening it up and demanding a bit more of the tires/traction (certainly under 100 miles of this type of driving). Handling performance is adequate with these tires, but I'm now anxious to compare it to the new set I've ordered (not Goodyear). We leave the car's traction control enabled, which essentially keeps the tires from spinning out (it's quite effective). I'm astonished to say these tires' tread has virtually melted away during the past year. I've never seen anything like it. At the current rate, they'll be bald after another 1k-2k miles. That's, at best, a 30k mile tread life. Maybe that's what Goodyear was going for with this model, I don't know. But like I said, it's astonishing, knowing the granny-like driving conditions in which we operate the car 99% of the time. Obviously, I wouldn't recommend these tires. I've had great experiences with two new sets of Kumho's in the past, on vehicles that I drive with significantly more gusto. Good luck, hope this is helpful! (p.s. If I remember to return and write a comparison w/ respect to the new tires I will, because certain traction and comfort ratings I gave this tire may be credited in part to the solid build of the Fusion.)

Initial Review, 20 Miles on Tires
April 10, 2012

Just got these yesterday (with Rial Como rims), and installed them. This morning it was raining on the way to work. The tires work great! A little more noise than my previous Goodyear Assurance Comfortreds, but these are also 225/45R17, compared to my old 205/55R16, so I can definitely live with the slightly additional noise. Biggest difference is in the handling and road feel, much better now. Before it seemed "soft", now it's more responsive and corners better too. Highly recommended! The Tire Rack delivered a great package and fast delivery, everything took maybe 30 minutes to install by myself with just a jack and lug wrench. Very satisfied!

Initial Review, 4,400 Miles on Tires
April 09, 2012

These sorry OEM tires had 4,400 miles when I barely rubbed a curb at 2 mph during the winter. A fair size chunk of sidewall rubber just fell out. I felt that the compound on the sidewall was defective but Goodyear with there minimal warranty refused to even give me 50% off a replacement. I had always tried to support American but even though Goodyear is posting record income they do not stand behind their product. I purchased two new 245/40ZR -19 MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS as I refuse to further support Goodyear on my three vehicles from this point forward. Only problem is that these Michelins as 4X's the tire as the Goodyear. Road noise, traction, Ride all noticeably improved.

Props to TireRack on getting me the new Michelin's the day after my order. I was stunned.

Initial Review, 22,000 Miles on Tires
April 06, 2012

I drive a 1990 5 speed supercharged T-bird, and have had these Goodyears on for 22,000 miles now. I am pleased with them so far. They do indeed have excellent wet traction as other reviewers have mentioned. They also corner heroically for an "all season" tire in the price range. Only quips: the treadwear, although rated at 440, is mediocre IMO. To their credit, I do drive a nearly two-ton car with 350 ft-lbs of torque, have more aggressive alignment settings, and drive fairly spirited. Perhaps I'm asking too much from them. They are now down to maybe 1/32nd above the wear bars now, and this will be my last summer using them. They are a tad more vague on-center and have less initial response and turn in than the Dunlop's I had before, but braking, cornering, and accelerating grip is just as good, with much better wet traction. I use winter tires during the dark months, so can't comment on ice or deep snow traction but I think you'd have to have a death wish to drive these in such conditions. Light snow they have enough traction as to not be unsafe, but not much beyond that. The confident cornering, stability, and wet and dry weather grip means that it's likely I will ante up for another set next year.

Initial Review, 35,720 Miles on Tires
April 02, 2012

I purchased a set of Ecsta AST's in size 245-35/17 from Tire Rack in May 2009 with 193,000 miles on my BMW 528i w/sport package and manual transmission. Now at 235,000 miles, the last pair of the set are ready to be replaced.
I had to replace the rear tires at 30,300 miles because I failed to rotate them regularly and probably ran them slightly over-inflated. But I was happy with overall performance to that point, so I replaced them with two more identical Kumhos. The remaining two tires have lasted to 41,136 miles at which point they need to be replaced. Noise was never an issue - even now the tires are quieter than earlier Continental Sport Contacts and several variants of Bridgestone Potenzas. The only tire that compared to these Kumhos in my opinion were Goodyear Eagle GS-D3's at twice the price - and they became noisier with age - more noticeably than the Kumhos. I can't complain about anything with respect to these tires at just under $100 apiece, they are a very good tire at a great price, making them an incredible value in my opinion.

Initial Review, 60,000 Miles on Tires
April 09, 2012

With the Pontiac G8 having these tires as OEM tires. I LOVE that the car has 60,000miles and the tires are down to the 3-4/32" of tread. Definitely on the last few thousand miles, but lasted A LOT longer than most.

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
April 04, 2012

So far I love my Altimax RTs. My car came with Goodyear Eagle LS-2s. They were decent tires with the exception of being bad in the snow and ice. Replacing them with Altimax RTs 6 months ago made a big improvement in snow, ice, and wet traction. The Altimax RTs are also smooth as silk and quieter. Last week I had 3 people plus 100 lb of luggage in the car, and accidentally wound up taking an off ramp going 60mph. It startled my passengers and threw some stuff around the trunk, but the tires gripped so well that there was no chirping or squealing or anything. The handling stayed crisp and responsive.

Initial Review, 27,400 Miles on Tires
March 31, 2012

After 27400 miles these tires need to be replaced. Great suv the worst tires I have ever had. These were on the car when bought new and now have a set of michilin being ordered by dealer. VW really dropped the ball on these tires.rubber bands would be better!

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
March 29, 2012

Tires are holding up and seem to be wearing evenly. I upgraded from the Falken ZE-912s which were horrible in wet so the traction has definitely improved for me. Road noise is low and haven't made them squeel very much. Going from RE-092s to ZE-912s, to the Eagle GTs, these have been by far my favorite set for this car.

Initial Review, 43,500 Miles on Tires
March 29, 2012

Great bang for the buck. Drove to Keystone CO from Norman OK during the first 6 months of owning first/only set and they worked respectably in the snow and ice, blizzard conditions on I-70. Never had any problems with them. I don't notice any excessive road noise, but I also listen to the radio while driving. Never had any wet traction problems nor hydro-p. Before using these tires, I used Goodyear Eagle GA and the Kumho Ecsta AST's work just as good and fit my budget much better. Same tire life as Eagles as well at around 43,000 miles. 43K mile range is where I started to see noticeable cracking in side wall. I will definitely be buying another set very soon.

Initial Review, 16,000 Miles on Tires
March 27, 2012

I have these tires on a cvpi, AWESOME TIRES! Great handling, excellent rain tires, not very good on snow and ice but just take a look at the tread pattern and you will now that, i really dont know why Good year labels these tires as year round? Be leave me ive put these tires through the paces on a 2 ton semi high performance car and they have never let me down! these tires really do ROCK!

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
March 23, 2012

I've read a lot of reviews before I purchased my new set of tires. There were a lot of contradicting reviews about Goodyear Eagle GT tires, mostly complaining about noise levels and thread wear. Well, I've driving on those tires for almost 3k miles and so far can't complain. Although the ride is smooth, cornering is superb, both wet and light snow traction are great (haven't had a chance to drive in a deep snow) I realize that my car has a lot to contribute to both cornering, handling and traction.
As for the noise level, some people (mostly those who drive light weight cars) were saying that these tires are extremely noisy. Can't say the same. I guess these tires are for heavier cars. My car weighs almost 2 tons. To take great sound proofing out of the equation, I tried driving with open windows: same thing - no noise.
Overall, I'm very pleased with these tires. Not only they perform great, but they look awesome too.

Initial Review, 2,200 Miles on Tires
December 02, 2011

I purchased a 2012 chevy impala with 2682 demo miles. I now have 4735 miles and have noticed the tires have gotten louder and slightly rougher riding. I hope that this is not just the beginning of real tire problems the over all rating average does spell trouble so far the tires grip well in wet and dry conditions no snow and ice experience yet will review again in the spring

Initial Review, 150 Miles on Tires
March 28, 2012

These tires replaced ContiProContacts, and they are a step up in all categories except noise. The Eagles are very quiet, but not as quiet as the Contis were. They only make a light hum on concrete highways where the rain grooves are perpendicular to the path of travel. Otherwise, they cannot be heard unless all windows are open.
The only negative I can say is that the tires are 26 pounds compared to 22 pounds on the Contis, which I can feel in acceleration and braking and will also affect fuel mileage. The benefit of the heavier weight is that the sidewalls are reinforced, so no more destroyed tires when I hit a pothole in the spring. Out of the 4 Contis, 3 did not make it to the end of their service life due to sidewall destruction from road hazards. I would prefer to lose some acceleration and braking and not have to replace tires every year.
I'll keep updating this review as I put more miles on. I hope to get the 50k miles out of these, but I'm not holding my breath. They won't be used in the winter as I have dedicated snow tires.

Initial Review, 4,000 Miles on Tires
December 22, 2010

Got these OEM tires on my new 2010 G37 Sedan Journey with standard 17" 225/55R17 wheels/tire package. Currently @ 4K. These tires are okay. Dry performance is pretty good, but I'm still wondering how this compares to the awful OEM Michelin HX MXM4 on my previous car. The G37 is a pretty solid car, but I feel like the ride comfort on these tires isn't much better than the Michelin. True, not an apple-to-apple comparison. In the rain, I feel like RS-A is pretty decent, especially with all the tread I currently have so far. But every once in a while, the car squirms a little and that gives me an uneasy feeling. Don't know if it is due to the tires or not. Treadwear is excellent and I expect this set to last 40K miles. Will update every once in a while.

Initial Review, 4,000 Miles on Tires
March 21, 2012

These Goodyears came standard on my new VW Touareg - these tires have near zero traction on icy roads - so bad, in fact, that I would not drive my Touareg if there was any snow or ice present - I have yet to have Goodyear tires that are round and this set held up that reputation - one tire had a flat spot so bad that it shook the whole vehicle at 70MPH - the road noise was also annoying - I am amazed that Volkswagen stuck me with Goodyears, but I suppose these tires are cheap - I upgraded to Pirelli Scorpions from Tire Rack and am very satisfied with the change - do not buy a vehicle with these Goodyear tires mounted - you will regret it

Initial Review, 28,000 Miles on Tires
March 14, 2012

Comfortable ride, decent cornering and dry traction. Wet traction from a stop was marginal at best. My main beef was the tread wear. 2 summers only at about 14k a year, and they were borderline illegal! This despite routine tire rotation every 5K. I will not be buying these again. There are too many better choices. Next up - Michelin Super Sports!

Initial Review, 25,000 Miles on Tires
March 28, 2012

Have not had 1 single issue with these tires.They are rotated every 6000 or 7000 miles,and are inflated to 37/38 lbs.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
March 14, 2012

I HAD 20" GOODYEAR EAGLE GT II'S ON BOTH OF MY 2001 AND 2005 NAVIGATORS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE EAGLE GT II'S. THE GOODYEAR FORTERA SL IS A GOOD UPGRADE FROM THE EAGLE GT II. THE GOODYEAR FORTERA SL'S ARE QUIET, STABLE AND HANDLE THE 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE VERY WELL...ESPECIALLY FOR A 22' TIRE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.