GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES Complaints

IN JUNE 2003 I BOUGHT A 2003 TRAVEL SUPREME EXPRESS 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS RV TRAILER HAD 6 NEW GOODYEAR MARATHON P235/80R16 LOAD RANGE"D" TIRES. WITH LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON THEM I HAD THE FIRST OF 3 TIRE FAILURES. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS A 4 INCH BUBBLE ON THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL. A SHORT TIME AFTER THE DISCOVEY OF THE BUBBLE THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TIRE OF THE SAME BRAND AND SPECIFICATIONS. NO THOUGHT OF DEFECTIVE TIRES YET! LESS THAN 1500 MILES LATER I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER TIRE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH INDENTICAL TIRE AGAIN. NOW I HAVE BEGINNINGS OF DOUBTS ABOUT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF TIRES. I FINISHED MY SUMMER TRAVELS IN OCTOBER 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO CALCULATE. LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL 4 REMAINING TIRES. THIS YEAR, MAY 2004, I REMOVED MY RV FROM STORAGE FOR ANOTHER TRIP. LESS THAN 50 MILES FROM HOME I HAVE ANOTHER, 3RD, TIRE FAILURE. ANOTHER BUBBLE ON THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL. I RETURN HOME AND TAKE THE RV TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I HAVE ASKED GOODYEAR FOR SAFETY TO REPLACE THE REMAINING 3 ORIGINAL TIRES AT NO EXPENSE TO ME BUT AS YET THEY ARE ONLY WILLING TO PRORATE THE TIRES BASED ON THE REMAINING TREAD DEPTH ON THE TIRES. I BELIEVE THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE A CONTINUING SAFETY HAZARD. I WILL HAPPILY PROVIDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUESTED.*AK

THREE TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT IN THE LAST YEAR. THE MOST RECENT BLOW OUT WAS ON 7/04/2003. FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *PH *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE RAN OVER AN OBJECT AND DAMAGE A TIRE. ON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN, THE BEAD BECAME LOOSE FROM THE RIM *AK (JAYCO DESIGNER LEGACY 2003)*TS *JB

4 OF 5 GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES ST225/75R15 LOAD RANGE D FAILED WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND A FEW HUNDRED MILES. TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON EACH OF THE 4 TIRES. DOT PDHH RM1R 3700. TIRES HAD APPROX 20,000 MILES ON EACH TIRE, WITH 6/32 TO 8/32 OF TREAD REMAINING JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT 65 PSI AND EACH TIRE LOAD WAS 200 TO 300 POUNDS UNDER MAX ALLOWED. *AK

3 GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES ON MY CAMPER WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH MARYLAND, WHILE ENROUTE TO MASSACHUSETTS FROM FLORIDA. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY HAD LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON THEM. I HAVE HAD NINE OF THESE FAIL IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. *JB

ALL THE TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WITHIN 3 MONTHS. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN BACK TO THE DISTRIBUTOR WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRES. MANUFACTURER IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT (GOODYEAR TIRES - 225/75R15 - 2000 JAYCO DESIGNER TRAILER, DOT UNKNOWN). *TS *TT *NLM

LEFT REAR TIRE FELL APART AND KNOCKED THE GENERATOR FUEL TANK FILLER NECK OFF, SPILLING FUEL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE TREAD OF THE TIRE JUST CAME OFF. IT ALSO TORE OFF THE ELECTRIC BRAKE WIRES AND DISABLED THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A BIG POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSION AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE(RIM SPARK ON PAVEMENT, CIGARETTE BUTT THROWN FROM OTHER CARS, ECT). FLEETWOOD HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ME YET. I ALSO FEEL THAT THIS TRAILER WAS MANUFACTURED WITH AN UNDERATED TIRE INSTALLED ON IT. THE TRAILER HAS A GVWR OF 9600LBS AND THE TIRES ARE RATED AT 2150LBS TIMES FOUR. THIS IS A SPORT UTILITY TRAILER. NLM

1 TIRE THREAD SEPARATED, AND 2 BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FT22575R15, DOT MD44VLOR504, ORIGINAL TIRES.*AK

GOODYEAR, MARATHAN, P225/75R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1996, COACHMAN TRAILER WITH 3000 MILES AT FIRST INCIDENT. 8 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION SINCE PURCHASE OF TRAILER. TRAILER IS USED ABOUT 6000 MILES A YEAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK