GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES Complaints

TWO TIRE FAILURES BELT SEPARATION. SPARE PUT ON FOR FIRST ONE AND NEW TIRE PURCHASED FOR SECOND FAILURE. NORMAL DRIVING, TIRES INFLATED TO 80 PSI AND CHECKED BEFORE EACH TRIP. AFTER TIRE TAKES ON A SNOW CONE APPEARANCE IT WILL RUN VERY HOT AND WEAR VERY FAST. RV DEALER IS TRYING TO GET WARRANTY ON ALL FIVE TIRES. SEEM TO BE GOING ONE AFTER ANOTHER. *TR

ABOUT 10 HOURS INTO A 60-65 MPH TOW FROM ATLANTA ON I-20 IN 95 DEGREE WEATHER JUST PAST THE LA STATE BORDER THE RR GOODYEAR MARATHON ON MY 30' ENCLOSED 13,000 LB TRAILER EXPLODED.. MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM INDICATED 98 PSI OF PRESSURE IN THAT LOAD RANGE D TIRE AND 105 DEGREES F TEMP. MY FRONT AXLE E LOAD TIRES WERE READING 115 PSI AND 105 DEGREES F. NO SLOW AIR LEAK OCCURRED, THE TIRE SIMPLY EXPLODED CATASTROPHICALLY. I PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY NEAR AN EXIT AND INSTALLED ONE OF THE TWO SPARES I CARRY. THE TRAILER SUSTAINED $300 IN BODY DAMAGE AND THE ADJACENT FRONT TIRE MONITOR ($65) WAS DESTROYED BY FLYING CARCASS DEBRIS. THE TIRE WAS EXACTLY TWO YEARS OLD, ORIGINAL TO THE TRAILER AND HAD JUST 9,000 MILES ON IT. INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE TRIP REVEALED ODD TREAD WEAR PATTERNS BUT THE GOOD YEAR TIRE SHOP I HAD INSPECT IT THEORIZED IT WAS CAUSED BY REAR-AXLE ARTICULATION IN LOW-SPEED TURNS AND OF NO CONCERN TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE TIRE, NOR A REFLECTION OF ANY TRAILER SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT OR LOADING ISSUE.. I SHOULD HAVE PULLED THE TIRE. I NOW BELIEVE IT WAS FORESHADOWING CATASTROPHIC CARCASS SEPARATION CAUSED BY CUMULATIVE HEAT CYCLES. I HAD NEW VALVE STEMS INSTALLED AS TWO WERE FOUND LEAKING AND I HAD THE WHEELS BALANCED. NO AIR LOSS, SIDEWALL BUBBLES OR OTHER MANIFESTATIONS OF PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT. PER THE GOOD YEAR MARATHON SERVICE BULLETIN, I ALWAYS RUN THESE TIRES 10 PSI ABOVE THE INDICATED COLD SIDEWALL PRESSURE, FOR THIS LOAD RANGE D TIRE, THAT'S 75 PSI. FOR THE E LOADS ON THE FRONT AXLE, THAT'S 90 PSI, UP FROM 80. THIS FOREST RIVER WORK AND PLAY TRAILER WAS DELIVERED TO ME FROM THE MANUFACTURER WITH INCORRECT TIRES -- D LOAD INSTEAD OF E LOAD, WHICH RUN RIGHT AT 3,000 LB WEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE 6K AXLES. I HAVE EXTENSIVELY WEIGHTED AND ADJUSTED MY WD HITCH AND TRAILER LOAD TO ENSURE ALL TIRE CONTACT PATCHES, SUSPENSION AND HITCH COMPONENTS ARE WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE WEIGHT CAPACITIES. *TR

LAST OCTOBER WE TOOK A TRIP FROM DAYTON, OH TO ORLANDO ? DISNEY WITH OUR 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA. ON THE RETURN TRIP FRIDAY OCT 5TH, JUST NORTH OF ATLANTA WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON ONE OF THE OEM GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, DRIVER SIDE REAR. *TR THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC ON NEWLY BLACKTOPPED ROAD WITH CRUISE CONTROL. BOOM! TIRE AND DEBRIS WENT EVERYWHERE. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND WE HAD AAA/RV COME OUT AND PUT ON THE SPARE. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURES (81-82LBS) SO THEY WERE ALL WITHIN SPEC. I CHECKED THEM BEFORE WE LEFT CALHOUN THE NEXT MORNING MAKING SURE THEY WERE ALL 80LBS. WE LIMPED HOME ON SATURDAY. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR 235/80R16, MFG CODE: OH UN 1LHR 3608. THE TIRE WAS RETURNED TO GOODYEAR PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. BOTH OF THE PLASTIC FENDERS, THE SKIRT UNDER THE WATER HEATER, REAR SKIRT WERE DAMAGED AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILER. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER MAKE INCLUDING THE SPARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PILGRIM OPEN ROAD TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80/R16 (DOT OHUN1LHR). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

I BOUGHT 4 GOODYEAR MARATHON ST225/75-15 TIRES WITH DOT 3210,3310 AND 2011 IN APRIL 2012 FOR MY AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER. THEY WERE ON THE TRAILER FOR TWO TRIPS TO FLORIDA IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2012 (APPROX 1400MI). AFTER THE WINTER STORAGE I NOTICED ALL 4 TIRES HAVE BUBBLES ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALL. MY REQUEST TO EXCHANGE THE TIRES AT WALMART WAS TURNED DOWN BY THE STORE MANAGER EVEN WITH THE TIRE AND LUBE SUPERVISOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECTS. *TR

ON JUNE 26, 2012 A GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRE, ST235/85R16, BLEW OUT ON MY 2011 EAGLE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. FORTUNATELY THE TRAILER WAS SITTING STILL WHEN IT BLEW BECAUSE I WAS AT THE REGISTRATION DESK OF A CAMPGROUND IN WILLIAMS, AZ. I HAD JUST DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES FROM ANOTHER CAMPGROUND IN NEW MEXICO. ON JUNE 28, 2012 I TOOK THE TIRE TO GREAT WEST COMMERCIAL TIRE IN KINGMAN, ARIZONA. WHEN I BACKED THE TRAILER IN THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT ANOTHER TIRE ON THE OTHER AXLE, OPPOSITE SIDE WAS SEPARATING. I ENDED UP PURCHASING TWO TIRES FOR A TOTAL OF $382.98 PLUS $41.98 FOR LABOR AND VALVE STEMS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ADJUSTER FOR GOODYEAR COMES AROUND QUARTERLY AND HAD JUST BEEN THERE. I SAID OK AS LONG AS YOU HOLD ON TO THE TIRES UNTIL I AM SATISFIED WITH THE CLAIM. WHEN I LEFT THEIR BUSINESS I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE CAT SCALE AT THE FLYING J PILOT TRUCK STOP ACROSS FROM THEIR LOCATION. I SENT GREAT WESTERN A COPY OF THE WEIGH TICKET WHEN I GOT HOME. THE TRAILER AXLES WEIGHED 10,040 POUNDS, WELL UNDER THE CAPACITY FOR THE TIRES, WHICH WERE PROPERLY INFLATED TO 80 PSI AND WERE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE TRIP. ACCORDING TO GREAT WESTERN THE TIRES HAD 6/32" TREAD LEFT OUT OF 10/32" WHEN THEY TALKED TO THE PERSON I COMPLAINED TO AT GOODYEAR. THE CLAIM FORM SAYS 8/32" AND 7/32". I MEASURED THE TWO TIRES THAT WERE NOT AFFECTED AND BOTH HAD 8/32" TREAD LEFT. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE TRAILER AND BY MY ESTIMATION HAD ONLY ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON THEM. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED BY THE PERSON I SPOKE TO AT GOODYEAR THAT THE TIRES WERE DISPOSED OF DESPITE THE FACT THEY KNEW I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR $69.92 SETTLEMENT. PICTURES AND CORRESPONDENCE ARE AVAILABLE. *TR UPDATED 3/13/13 *CN UPDATED 04/26/2013*JS

THE TIRES INSTALLED AND DELIVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER ARE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST LOAD RANGE E TIRES [ODI NOTE: ST235/80R16 LRE @ 80PSI]WITH A MAXIMUM LOAD RATING OF 3420 POUNDS. THERE ARE TWO TIRES PER AXLE FOR A TOTAL TIRE LOAD RATING OF 6840 POUNDS. THE AXLES ARE RATED AND CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH A MAXIMUM LOAD RATING OF 7000 POUNDS. THE TIRES DO NOT MEET THE AXLE LOAD RATING AS REQUIRED BY "571.120 S5.1.2 TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS AND MOTOR HOME/RECREATION VEHICLE TRAILER LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY INFORMATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH A GVWR OF MORE THAN 4,536 KILOGRAMS (10,000 POUNDS)." I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER ON 02/02/2013 BY EMAIL AND THERE WRITTEN RESPONSE WAS " YOU HAVE THE PROPER TIRES. REMEMBER YOU HAVE 1760LBS OF WEIGHT ON THE HITCH." I NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER A SECOND TIME ON 02/04/2013 REQUESTING THEM TO TAKE MY NOTICE SERIOUSLY AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 FOREST RIVER BLUE RIDGE RV (3025 CABIN EDITION). THIS RV IS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 TIRES. I PURCHASED THIS RV IN NOV. 6, 2010. DURING OUT RECENT RETURN TRIP FROM MAINE WE HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF THE RV. I HAD CHECKED THE PRESSURES THROUGHOUT THIS TRIP. DURING EVER STOP I CHECKED THE TIRES FOR HEATING (LASER THERMO GUN). DURING THIS TRIP I HAD NO INDICATIONS OF OVERHEATING OR LOW PRESSURES. (ALL PRESSURE CHECKS WERE TAKEN WHILE THE TIRES WERE COLD DURING THE STAYS AT THE DIFFERENT KOA'S. ON AUG 2, 2012 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-81 IN VIRGINIA WE HAD THIS BLOW OUT. I HAD JUST CHECKED THE TIRES FOR TEMP CHANGES AT THE REST AREA. I CALLED GOOD SAMS TO GET ASSISTANCE IN THE TIRE CHANGE. I THEN MOVED FROM THE I-81 TO A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED WITH THE SAME GOODYEAR TIRE. ($213.64 FOR NEW TIRE) WE COMPLETED THE TRIP HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH STATE FARM, THE RV WAS DELIVERED TO A REPAIR CENTER WHERE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE $3 663.04 (3 WEEKS IN THE SHOP) BEFORE WE DEPARTED ON OUT NEXT TRIP, WEDNESDAY OCT. 17,2012 I HAD CHECKED ALL OF THE TIRES FOR THE CORRECT PRESSURES, AGAIN COLD, AND ALL TIRES WERE SET TO 80 PSI. ( MY WIFE HAD ME CHECK THESE TIRES AGAIN LATER ON THE 17TH.) WE DEPARTED FOR OUR TRIP OVER TO CANTON, TX. ON THURSDAY OCT. 18, 2012. WE HAD THE 2ND BLOW OUT. THIS TIME ON THE DRIVE SIDE OF THE RV THE REAR TIRE. AT THE LAST REST AREA I HAD CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURES AND FOR HEATING, ALL LOOKED GOOD. WE WERE AT EXIT 528 ON I-20 JUST 7 MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION. I AGAIN CALLED GOOD SAMS, THE TIRE WAS CHANGED THEN WE PROCEEDED TO THE RV CENTER WHERE WE FOUND 4 OTHER RV'S THAT HAD BEEN CHECKED IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME TIRES?? THIS DAMAGE WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME TO REPAIR! NOW IF I FILE THIS ON INSURANCE MY COVERAGE WILL GO UP. GOODYEAR SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES AS NOW THESE TIRES ARE NO LONGER MADE IN CHINA! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HEARTLAND CYCLONE TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS LEANING INWARD. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A BROKEN LEAF SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. ..UPDATED 09-28-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS ALSO FAILURES WITH THE FRONT LIFTING JACKS. THE FIRST TIME THEY FAILED, THE WERE REPAIRED. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD, BY BEST RV, THAT THE TRAILER WAS TO HEAVY TO HEAVY FOR THE MOTOR ON THE JACKS. THE JACKS WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE AXLES LOOKED AT TO SEE IF THAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE BLOW OUTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE AXLES WERE TO LIGHT FOR THE TRAILER AND THE BEARINGS NEED TO BE PACKED. THE BEARINGS WERE PACKED. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE JACKS,AXLES, AND LEAF SPRINGS, AFTER A (1)YEAR. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE TRAILER EMPTIED IS OVER THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT. UPDATED 10/01/2012 *JS UPDATED 9/26/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM THE MANUFACTURER, STATING THE AXLES DID NOT HANDLE THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF WEIGHT HE WAS TOLD, WHEN HE PURCHASED THE TRAILER. THE CONSUMER WAS PROVIDED STICKERS, TO PLACE ON THE TRAILER AS A REMINDER. UPDATED 10/09/12

TL* THE CONTACT 2008 HEARTLAND CYCLONE RV EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: ST225/75/15 D. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CENTER TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES COULD NOT HANDLE THE AXLE WEIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.