MY 2008 JEEP/GR.CHEROKEE HAS GOODYEAR-FORTERA TIRES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD AROUND THE SIDEWALL HAS 2 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. ONE TURNS SLIGHTLY FORWARD AND THE OTHER SLIGHTLY TO THE REAR. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT GOODYEAR WHO HANDS ME BACK OFF TO JEEP FOR AN EXPLANATION.UPON MY MOST RECENT TIRE ROTATION,I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE HEAD MECHANIC. HE REPLIED IT DOES NOT MATTER,IT DOES NOT SERVE ANY PURPOSE. I DISAGREE. I DON'T THINK THEY PUT THEM ON THERE FOR NO REASON..I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER AND HE SAID THE TREAD PATTERN IS SUPPOSED TO PUSH WATER AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I WALKED THE MAN AROUND THE VEHICLE AND SHOWED HIM THAT BOTH TIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FACE FORWARD WHILE THE 2 TIRES ON THE LEFT FACE THE REAR.SHOULDN'T THEY ALL FACE THE SAME DIRECTION? I HAVE SEEN THESE TIRES ON THE HONDA/PILOT,G.M.C./TRAVERSE,FORD/EXPLORER AND FORD/EDGE. I HAVE ASKED OTHER DRIVERS ABOUT IT,BUT NO ONE HAS NOTICED UNTIL I SPOKE ON IT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NOBODY ELSE SEEMS TO SEE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM HERE. PLEASE HELP ME-I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THIS SITUATION AND WOULD BE GLAD TO SEND THEM TO YOU.I CAN'T POSSIBLY BE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICES THIS. *TR
2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH
I PULLED MY JEEP OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHILE IDLING, I GOT OUT TO GO BEHIND THE JEEP TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. I WAS HIT AND THROWN TO THE BACK OF THE GARAGE RECEIVING MANY BRUISES AND SCRATCHES. I THEN WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS CHECKED OUT. MY INSURANCE AGENT CAME THE NEXT DAY AND FILED A REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT . THE DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE JEEP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DAMAGE TO THE JEEP, TO THE GARAGE AND ITS CONTENTS WAS IN EXCESS OF $7000.00. IN AUGUST 2001, I SAW ON CNN NEWS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S WERE BEING REPORTED FOR TRANSMISSIONS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I WANTED TO REPORT MINE AS WELL. THANK-YOU RICKY AND NANCY GERRIN 8-13-01. *AK