GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES Complaints

AUGUST 24, 2012 TRAVELING ON VACATION FROM MULLICA HILL, NJ TO HATTERAS ISLAND NC. TRAVELED THRU MILLSBORO DE WHEN TIRE #1 BLEW OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AXEL 2. TIRE EXPLODED FROM SIDE WALL. NOTHING IN TREAD. TIRE SHREDDED AND WRAPPED AROUND AXEL, DAMAGING UNDER SIDE OF TRAVEL TRAILER THRU TO INSULATION, SIDE PANEL AND WHEEL WELL COVER. 09/01/2012 RETURNING FROM HATTERAS ISLAND, NC REACHED DOVER, DE ENTERING TOLL BOOTH 2ND TIRE BLEW OUT, REAR AXEL PASSENGER SIDE SAME TYPE OF BLOW OUT SIDE WALLS, NOTHING IN TREAD. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3000 OR LESS MILES ON THEM. REPLACED 1ST TIRE WITH SPARE, SECOND BLOWN OUT TIRE, REQUIRED ASSISTANCE TO BRING US ANOTHER TIRE AS WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE 1ST TIRE WITHIN THE WEEK. TIRES HAVE BEEN KEPT FOR EXAMINATION AND A CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. TOOK TIRES TO BE REPLACED BY LOCAL TIRE DEALER, 2 REMAINING TIRES ARE ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF SIDE WALL DAMAGE AND BREAKAGE IN RADIAL. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE THRU OUR LOCAL TIRE DEALER. *TR

THIS IS AN RV TRAILER TIRE. SIDEWALL HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. SIDEWALL IS TORN ALONG WHAT APPEARS TO BE POLYESTER CORD ALONG ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE TREAD. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R 16 LOAD RANGE E. BLOWOUT OCCURRED AT 45 MPH ON BLACKTOP. TIRE PRESSURE CAREFULLY MAINTAINED AT SPEC 80PSI. ABSOLUTELY NO OVERLOAD ISSUES. TIRE SMOKED PROFUSELY BUT NO FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KEYSTONE MONTANA RV EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: ST 235 80 16. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 62 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE STARTED TO LOOSE TREAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN COLE'S OFFICE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE HIS RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH GOODYEAR TIRE COMPANY *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOW OUTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. TWO DAYS LATER ANOTHER TIRE BLEW OUT AND SOON AFTER, THE FOURTH TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM GOODYEAR, BUT WAS DENIED BASED ON THE FACT, THE TIRES WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE RV WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO FILE A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES TO THE FENDER SKIRTING AND SIDES OF THE CAMPER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KEYSTONE MONTANA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE 235/80/R16, DOT# OHUN1LHR190. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER WELL. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A TIRE SHOP AND INSTALLED A NEW TIRE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AFTER DRIVING 65 MPH AND ABOUT 200 MILES, THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE EXPLODED. THE TIRE AGAIN DAMAGED THE REAR FENDER WELL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. THE DEALER PREPARED A CLAIM FORM FOR THE CONTACT AND MAILED IT IN TO THE GOODYEAR MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONTACT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR ANY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 5,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF RV, EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE ST235/80/R16. WHILE EXAMINING THE TIRE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALL HAD EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE RV. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE MADE IN CHINA WITH 2 PLY SIDEWALLS AND 6 PLY TREAD AREA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH CARRYING WEIGHT FOR THE RV. *JB

BUBBLE BLISTER ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE. JUST NOTICED ON PRE INSPECTION. TIRE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A BLOW OUT ON MY TRAILER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KEYSTONE MONTANA FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WITH GOOD YEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: T235/80 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE TIRES, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SPECIFIC TIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE TIRES ALTHOUGH, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN UNDER 65 MPH TO ENSURE THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JAYCO DESIGNER TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TIRES, SIZE: ST 235/80R16 LOAD RANGE E, DOT NUMBER: 0HUN1LHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DISCUSSING POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.