1996 Toyota Corolla

I EXPERIENCED THREE FLAT ULTRA HP 4 GOODYEAR TIRES ON THREE DIFFERENT TIRES ON MY 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA DUE TO FAULTY VALVE STEMS IN AN APPROXIMATE 4 MONTH PERIOD (MAY 2005 - AUGUST 2005). THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2005 FROM THE GOODYEAR DEALER IN SACRAMENTO, CA. I WAS NOT INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FLAT TIRES. IN TWO CASES HELP ARRIVED QUICKLY, BUT IN THE JULY 2, 2005 INCIDENT I WAS STRANDED FOR SIX HOURS AND IT WAS A VERY FRUSTRATING AND UPSETTING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS IMPOUNDED FROM THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PAY A PARKING CITATION BECAUSE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER UNDER THE GOODYEAR CONTRACT NEVER RESPONDED TO MY CALL. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO GOODYEAR, THE GENTLEMAN AT THE COUNTER IN THE SACRAMENTO OFFICE TOLD ME THERE HAD A BEEN A BAD BATCH OF VALVE STEMS AROUND CHRISTMAS-TIME 2004. THEY REPLACED MY VALVE STEMS WITH 4 METAL, TRUCK-TYPE VALVE STEMS AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. HOWEVER, IT HAS TAKEN MY TWO MONTHS TO TRY AND GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM GOODYEAR FOR THE IMPOUND AND CITATION CHARGES I EXPERIENCED. UNTIL LAST WEEK, WHEN I SAID I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND WOULD BE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT MY CLAIM HAD BEEN DENIED, EXCEPT FOR THE $10 TIRE REPAIR I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET ON 7/2. THIS WEEK A NEW REPRESENTATIVE MADE CONTACT WITH ME AND I MAY BE REFUNDED MY EXPENSES.*JB