GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES Complaints

MARATHON TIRES FOREST RIVER 5TH WHEEL. THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT AND WILL TALK ABOUT 2 MORE TIRES BLOWING ON THE SAME DAY WITHIN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER. TIRES CHECKED FOR TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE GOING ON ROAD. THIS WAS A 2 LANE ROAD HEAVILY TRAVELED. GOING DOWNHILL AT SAFE SPEED FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. WE WERE GOING INTO A CURVE AND A BIG EXPLOSION OF TIRE AND SIDE OF OUR RV HEAD INTO THE WOODS. LUCK WOULD HAVE IT THERE WAS A TURN OUT JUST 75 FEET FROM US. THIS FIRST ONE TOOK THE FENDER OFF. THE SECOND BLOW OUT TOOK PLACE ON 4 LANE HWY THAT IS HEAVILY TRAVELED. THIS TIME OUR FAMILY MEMBER BEHIND SEE THE TIRE BLOW AND WE PULL OVER...UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE OUT OF SPARES. WE REPLACE ALL TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND FROM A LOCAL BRAND WHO HELPED GET US OUT OF DANGER. TERRIBLE TIRES AND GOODYEAR BLAMES US.

MARATHON TIRES ON BLUE RIDGE 5TH WHEEL. TIRE BLEW ON 4 LANE HWY. TRAVEL SPEED WAS APROX 45 MPH. TIRE WERE MAINTAINED AT PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND CHECKED BEFORE STARTING TRAVEL. NO UNUSUAL ROAD CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED. NO DEBRIS WAS NOTICED ON THE HIGHLY TRAVELED ROAD. THIS HAPPENED AT 11:00 AM, TEMP WAS MILD WITH NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ## VIN FAILED ## FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE 2013 ##

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 (NA) AIRSTREAM BAMBI SPORT TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: ST225/75R15 (NA). THE TRAILER WAS PULLED BY A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A JOLT. THE CONTACT LOOKED TOWARDS THE REAR AND NOTICED THAT THE TRAILER WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE LEFT, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND WATER TANK WERE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT ON THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE SPARE TIRE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LAZY DAYS DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1583931; HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,300 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 (NA) FOREST RIVER SANIBEL CAMPER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: ST235/80/R16 (NA). WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE INNER TREAD SEPARATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE TIRE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAMPER OVER AND REPLACE THE TIRE. THE VIN, VEHICLE, AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2014 MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER NOT YET THREE YEARS OLD. I HAD A MASSIVE BLOW OUT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE ON 11/08/2016 ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 58MPH. AFTER GOING TO THE NEAREST LES SCHWAB DEALER IN NAPA IDAHO ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS RIG IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND MILES ON THE TIRES. I FEEL THAT THEIR IS A DEFECT IN GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TIRES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND OWNERS COMPED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JAYCO JAY FLIGHT EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: 225/75R/15 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP AND FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED, BUT OF A DIFFERENT BRAND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

TIRE: GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 LOAD RANGE E DOT 2VUN1LHR 1512 2013 FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER VIN: 4X4FBLG20DG0988669 TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS, 1ST BLOWOUT AT 62 MPH ON VIRGINIA I95 TRAVELING NORTH AT MILE MARKER 90. 2ND BLOWOUT AT 56 MPH ON VIRGINIA I 95 TRAVELING NORTH AT MILE MARKER 113 ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THE FIRST BLOWOUT. TIRES HAD NO DRY ROT OR CRACKING AND APPROXIMATELY 2400 MILES ON THE TREAD. AIR PRESSURE IN EACH TIRE WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO TRAVEL WHILE COLD AND CONTAINED 80 LBS OF PRESSURE. ALL LUG NUTS ON TRAILER WERE TORQUED. BOTH TIRE FAILURES WERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER. 1ST BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT AXLE & 2ND BLOWOUT ON BACK AXLE. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS, HOLES IN PAVEMENT, OR CRACKS IN PAVEMENT. WEATHER WAS SUNNY, AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DEGREES F WITH LITTLE OR NO WIND. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 2;30PM AND 4:00PM 21 SEPTEMBER 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KEYSTONE MONTANA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: ST235/80/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) JAYCO PINNACLE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TIRES, SIZE: ST235/80R16. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED AT 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE RV WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TRAILER WAS SOLD WITH THREE YEAR OLD TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERIES IN THE RV EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BATTERIES REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, THE BATTERIES EXPLODED AGAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

4 GOODYEAR MARATHON WERE INSTALLED ON OUR REFLECTION FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAMPER WERE EXCHANGED FOR THE GOODYEAR TIRES. DOT 2VUN1LHR4213 THROUGH 4813. ON JULY 24,2016 THE TIRES WERE ADJUSTED TO 80 PSI. AFTER ABOUT 65 MILES INTO OUR TRIP THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED AND SHEARED THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE. THE EXPLODING TIRE CAUSED $3700 WORTH OF DAMAGE AS QUOTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TIRE WAS TURNED INTO AN AUTHORIZED GOOD YEAR DEALER AND A REPLACEMENT PROTOW TIRE WAS PURCHASED FOR $144. ON THE RETURN TRIP THE OTHER GOODYEAR MARATHON SAME SIDE SEPARATED. THIS TIRE WAS RETURNED TO GOODYEAR FOR EVALUATION. TIRE SIZE ST 235-80-16 LOAD RANGE E.DOT 2VUN 1LHR 4813 THE FIRST TIRE EXPLOSION WAS VIOLENT, THROWING FRAGMENTS INTO FOLLOWING TRAFFIC. ONE NEAR ACCIDENT WAS OBSERVED OF TRAFFIC TRYING TO AVOID THE SHARDS WITH THE CAR APPEARING TO GO SIDEWAYS. THE SECOND EXPLOSION WAS LESS VIOLENT BUT STILL LEFT LARGE CHUNKS IN THE HIGHWAY. STATE POLICE WERE CALLED FRO ASSISTANCE.