GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES Complaints

INTERSTATE SPEED WITH 5TH WHEEL RV WITH ORIGINAL GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 TIRES WITH APPROX. 5000 MILES ON THEM. DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW AND CAUSED $4500 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO RV. TWO MONTHS LATER (8-13-14) IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME ON PASSENGER SIDE. GOODYEAR PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE WITHOUT QUESTION. BUT THESE TIRES SEEM TO BE HAVING TREAD SEPARATION AT LEGAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND PROPER TIRE INFLATION AND LOAD LIMITS. *TR

ON FRIDAY AUGUST 8TH 2014 WE STOPPED AT GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER IN MOUNT VERNON, WA. AND HAD 4 BRAND NEW GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES ST235/80R16 TIRES INSTALLED. WE DROVE 30 MILES TO OUR RV RESORT AND PULLED IN TO OUR CAMPSITE. NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS VERY LOW. BACKED INTO OUR SITE AND GOT SETTLED IN. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE TIRE AGAIN AND NOTICED IT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT ALSO NOTICED THAT THREE OF THE 4 TIRES ARE ALSO FLAT. THESE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 30 MILES ON THEM. I'VE CALLED THE DEALER AND REQUESTED THAT THEY COME TO OUR CAMPSITE AS I HAVE NO WAY OF CHANGING THESE TIRES. WAITING FOR THEM TO SHOW UP ON MONDAY AUG. 11TH. *TR

OUR NEW MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST 235/80 R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRES. WITHIN 7 MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND WITH 4500 MILES ON THE TIRES, WE HAD A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE WITH THE ENTIRE TREAD BEING BLOWN OFF WHILE DOING 60 MPH ON A CLEAR INTERSTATE WITH NO ROAD HAZARD. WE HAD CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE THAT MORNING AND HAD THE RECOMMENDED 80 PSI AS ADVISED ON THE TIRE. ONE DAY LATER, ANOTHER OF THE SAME GOODYEAR TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD AIR AND WE WERE ADVISED BY A GOODYEAR DEALER THAT THIS WAS ALSO "BELT FAILURE." WHILE HAVING THESE 2 TIRES REPLACED, THEY DISCOVERED ANOTHER MARATHON TIRE HAD FLAT AND BOWED OUT AREAS TO THE TREAD. THEY ONLY HAD 2 TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT. THESE WERE NOT GOODYEAR TIRES. WE HAD TO TRAVEL AND PURCHASED 2 MORE REPLACEMENTS NON GOODYEAR TIRES. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO OUR CAMPER. *TR

ON JUNE 15,2014 WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE, WE HAD A BLOW OUT ON OUR RV. THE TIRES WERE GOOD YEAR MARATHON ST225/75 R15. WE SAFELY CHANGED THE TIRE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. AFTER CONTACTING OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND GETTING AN ESTIMATE, THE DAMAGES AMOUNTED TO $4300.00. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY CONTACTED GOOD YEAR AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST TO FIX OUR RV. GOOD YEAR GAVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY THE FULL AMOUNT REQUESTED.. I CONTACTED GOOD YEAR AND REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED THE COST OF OUR DEDUCTIBLE AND 5 NEW TIRES. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD RESEARCHED THE TIRES ON THE DOT SITE AND WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE COMPLAINTS LISTED. I ALSO EXPLAINED MY REASON FOR PURCHASING 5 NEW TIRES, SAFETY, QUALITY AND PEACE OF MIND AND BEING PROACTIVE FOR FUTURE ISSUES. THEY OFFERED ME ONE TIRE COST AND THE DEDUCTIBLE. I DECLINED THE OFFER AND AM NOW FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTY GENERAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE GOOD YEAR TIRES FOR ANY OF MY VEHICLES. I AM ALSO CONTACTING JAYCO TO ADVISE THEM THAT ALTHOUGH I LOVE MY RV, THEY COULD HAVE PUT QUALITY TIRES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GOODYEAR, TIRE LINE: MARATHON, TIRE SIZE: 230/7.5R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRED TREAD SEPARATED PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES AND EACH WITH DIFFERENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. DR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3900FB TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: 235/80R/16E. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WHO WAS ABLE TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES AND VEHICLE WAS 6,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12-13-13 *BF UPDATED 12/18/13 . ..UPDATED 01-10-14 *BF

WE OWN A 2013 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3582RL 5TH WHEEL TRAILER THAT WE PURCHASED SEPTEMBER, 2012. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16, E RATED, DOT #1512. THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, WE PULLED INTO AN RV PARK IN PENDLETON, OREGON, AND NOTED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE ROADSIDE SERVICE, NOTED THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING AND THE SERVICE PROVIDER ESTIMATED THAT WE WOULD'VE HAD A MAJOR BLOWOUT IN ONLY A FEW MILES MORE. WE HAD THE SPARE PUT ON TO CONTINUE TRAVEL. WHEN HOME, WE TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A 50% CREDIT NOTING THAT THE TIRE WAS HALF WORN ACCORDING TO THEIR MEASUREMENT. ON FURTHER EXAMINATION, WE TOOK THE TRAILER TO ANOTHER GOODYEAR DEALER AND THEY NOTED TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL THREE OF THE OTHER TIRES. AGAIN, TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH 50% CREDIT. THE TIRES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH OUT OF THE FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY PERIOD. THE TRAILER HAS NEVER BEEN OVERLOADED; WE CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE EVERY TIME WE TRAVEL; AND IT'S RIDICULOUS TO THINK THESE TIRES WON'T LAST BEYOND 10,000 MILES OR LESS AT $160 EACH. WE WILL NOT PURCHASE GOODYEAR TIRES AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A KEYSTONE RV TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH FOUR GOOD YEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: T235/80 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING THE TRAILER THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WHO REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH TWO OTHER TIRES, BOTH OF WHICH WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MILEAGE WAS 11,174. UPDATED 10/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO ADDITIONAL FAILURES, THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO HIS RV.

RETURNING HOME FROM A 3 NIGHT TRIP TO CHAMA, NM WHEN PASSENGER REAR TIRE OF OUR 2012 5TH WHEEL TRAILER BLEW OUT. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON I-40 OUTSIDE THE EASTERN CITY LIMIT OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THERE WAS AN EXIT ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY SO WE COULD PULL OFF WITH ROOM TO REPLACE THE TIRE. PLASTIC WHEEL WELL TRIM AND BOTTOM METAL PANEL WERE DAMAGED FROM THE SHREDDED TIRE. WE BOUGHT A NEW TIRE IN ALBUQUERQUE 8/3/13 SO WE COULD GET BACK ON THE ROAD 8/4/13 FOR A 2 DAY TRIP TO CLOVIS, NM TO MEET OUR SON RETURNING FROM AFGHANISTAN. AS WE WERE DRIVING ON HWY 60/84 AT 65 MPH NEAR MELROSE, NM THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE OF OUR TRAILER BLEW OUT. SINCE THIS WAS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE 2 LANE HWY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND RETRIEVE THE BLOWN OFF PIECES OF MY TRAILER AND TIRE TREAD FROM THE HWY. THIS WAS THE 2ND BLOW OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TIRES IN A 3 DAY SPAN! ON MONDAY 8/5/13, I CALLED THE TRAILER MFGR AND ASKED IF I SHOULD BE REPLACING THE BLOWN OUT TIRES WITH SOME OTHER BRAND, BUT THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO STAY WITH THE MARATHON STS, CONTACT GOODYEAR FOR A PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIM AND SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. I HAVE THE TRAILER IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS AND GOODYEAR IS REVIEWING MY CLAIM AND INSPECTING THE 2ND BLOWN TIRE. I QUESTIONED THEM IF THE OTHER ORIGINAL MARATHON ST TIRES WOULD ALSO BE FAILING PREMATURELY AND THEY SUGGESTED I HAVE A TIRE RETAILER INSPECT THEM. I INSPECT THEM FOR WEAR AND CHECK TIRE PRESSURES BEFORE MAKING TRIPS AND I DO NOT SEE ANY DEFECTS. I WONDER HOW A TIRE RETAILER CAN PREDICT WHEN A BLOW OUT WILL OCCUR! WHEN I BOUGHT THE 2ND REPLACEMENT TIRE IN CLOVIS, THE TIRE DEALER ASKED WHAT PRESSURE I WANTED IN THE TIRE. I SAID 80 PSI AS THE TIRE INDICATED. HE SAID THE PRESSURE SHOULD NOT BE BASED ON INFORMATION ON TIRE BUT ON THE LOAD ON THE TRAILER. HE DIDN'T SHOW ME A CHART TO SHOW THE PRESSURE FOR DIFFERENT LOADS. I HAD HIM INFLATE TO 80 PSI. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM...UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF 9/19/13 UPDATED 09/25/2013 *JS UPDATED 12/23/201

I PURCHASED FOUR NEW GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRES (225/75/15 LOAD RANGE D) FOR MY FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER JUNE 2012. TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES BLEW APART IN THE FIRST 1500 MILES. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE BLOWING APART WITH ALMOST NO USE AND WITHOUT ANY IMPACT DAMAGE FROM ROAD HAZARDS. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THESE SAME TIRES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SOON. THESE TIRE FAILURES HAVE DAMAGED MY CAMPER BUT, I'M JUST GLAD IT DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH, INJURY, OR DEATH. *TR