GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 K-Z SPORTSMEN TRAILER WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TIRES, SIZE 205 75/R14, DOT NUMBER: 0HKCVLHR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SWELLED WITH AIR AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SELLER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE TREAD DEPTH AND THE TIRE WAS NOT LOSING AIR. THE CONTACT REBUTTED THE DIAGNOSIS AND INSISTED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR OR WAS LOSING AIR RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. KMJ

I OWN 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3400RL FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER, AND TOOK DELIVERY FEBRUARY 9, 2010. IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIVE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 LOAD RANGE E TIRES. THE MANUFACTURE LOCATION CODE IS OHUN 1LHR, MFG DATE 3909. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 8500 MILES ON THE TIRES WHEN TRAVELING GARDEN STATE PARKWAY JUNE 10, 2011, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, LEAVING ONLY MANGLED SIDEWALL AND DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. I FOUND A GOODYEAR DEALER AND REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE WITH ANOTHER MARATHON. THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 17, 2011, WHILE TRAVELING ON I-64 WESTBOUND IN INDIANA, THE RIGHT FRONT TRAILER TIRE EXPLODED. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE, I CONTINUED ON TO MY CAMPGROUND NEAR SHILOH, IL, AND OBTAINED A TOWMAX BRAND REPLACEMENT TIRE. WE BEGAN OUR NEXT TRIP JULY 20, 2011. WHEN I PULLED INTO OUR CAMPSITE AT COLUMBIA, MO, WE NOTED THAT THE LEFT REAR TRAILER TIRE WAS GOING FLAT, AND COULD HEAR AIR ESCAPING. I REMOVED THE TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. THE NEXT MORNING, I TOOK THE TRAILER AND FLAT TIRE TO MCKNIGHT TIRE AND AUTO CENTER, COLUMBIA, TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED. THEY INSPECTED IT AND STOPPED COUNTING AT SIX HOLES, ALL ALONG THE OUTER THREAD GROOVE. AFTER SEEING THE TIRE, I TOLD THEM TO ALSO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE (THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE TRAILER) BECAUSE I FELT THAT IT WOULD ALSO FAIL SOON. WHEN THEY REMOVED THE RIGHT REAR, THEY NOTED TREAD SEPARATION AND SOME STEEL BELT WAS SHOWING IN THE TREAD. THE TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE WESTLAKE BRAND. I CARRY A 120 VOLT, 150 PSI, 6 GALLON PORTER CABLE AIR COMPRESSOR IN THE TRAILER BASEMENT AND CHECK AND ADJUST THE COLD PRESSURE ON EACH TIRE TO 80 PSI EVERY MORNING BEFORE TRAVELING. I THINK THAT THIS WAS A BAD LOT OF TIRES WHICH SUFFERED FROM THREAD SEPARATION. *KB

I HAVE A 2009 KEYSTONE CHALLENGER 5TH WHEEL THAT CAME WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80/16 TIRES. TRAVELING ALONG THE OKLAHOMA TURNPIKE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED THAT MORNING AND THE TIRES HAD BEEN VISUALLY INSPECTED WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF THE FAILURE. GOODYEAR STATES THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THEIR TIRES AND REFUSED REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, YOU HAVE 79 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THESE TIRES LISTED ON YOUR WEBPAGE. THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FIFTH WHEEL AND CAUSED ME TO SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANE, LUCKILY THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER AND AVOID ME. THIS WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL. WHILE CHANGING TIRE ON SIDE OF ROAD WE WERE NEARLY STRUCK BY A SEMI-TRUCK. *TR

SECOND REPORT: FIRST TIRE WAS REPORTED THIS DATE AS AN OUT-OF-ROUND CONDITION. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE SECOND TIRE WHICH IS A CORD SEPARATION REPORT AGAIN ON THE SAME VEHICLE 2005 GLENDALE TITANIUM MODEL 29E34TS ALL DETAILS ARE THE SAME IN REGARDS TO PURCHASE DATE AND OPERATIONAL DETAILS TO THE PREVIOUS REPORT OF FAILURE.\ SEE ODI # 10397321 FOR REFERENCE. *TR

GOODYEAR MARATHON 235/80/R16. PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES IN MAY 2009. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION APRIL 2011 FOUND TWO TIRES DEFECTIVE. ONE WAS DETERMINED BY ORIGINAL DEALER TO BE OUT-OF-ROUND, SECOND WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CORD SEPARATION. BOTH ARE BEING REPLACED BY DEALER. BOTH TIRES HAD LESS THAN 11,000 MILES. PRESSURES WERE ALWAYS MAINTAINED AT 75 PSI. TRAILER WEIGHTS WERE VERIFIED AT BELOW RATED WEIGHT. SPEED NEVER EXCEEDED 60 MPH. DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR EVENTS REPORTED TO NHTSA AS WELL AS ONLINE REPORTS ON VARIOUS WEB SITES, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENT TO INSURE THE PUBLIC SAFETY. VEHICLE IS A 2005 GLENDALE TITANIUM MODEL 29E34TS. THIS IS INCLUDED AS IT IS NOT AN AVAILABLE OPTION IN THE LATER DESCRIPTION FIELDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA HIGH COUNTRY RV EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, TIRE SIZE ST235/80/16, DOT NUMBER UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD BELT WAS SEVERELY WARPED. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE ALSO EXPLODED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TOTAL OF FIVE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO BEING DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

GOODYEAR TIRE LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF THE TIRE. *TR

LEAVING WYOMING TRAVELING EAST. FOUND LEFT FRONT TIRE FLAT. CHECKED ALL AIR TWO DAYS EARLIER. TIRES WERE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE WHEN CHECKED. LOOKING AT FLAT ALL TREAD LOOKED NEW EXCEPT WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MET. TREAD HAD WORN OFF CAUSING A FLAT. THIS TIRE LOOKED LIKE NEW TWO DAYS EARLIER. TWO WEEKS BEFORE I LEFT ON THIS TRIP I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE ON RIGHT FRONT BECAUSE OF BULGE AT THE SAME LOCATION ON THE TIRE. TREAD DEPTH ON BOTH TIRES WAS WITHIN 2/32S OF NEW. PUT ON SPARE AND HEADED HOME. WITHIN ONE THOUSAND MILES RIGHT CENTER TIRE DELAMINATED AND BLEW TEARING UP THE WHEELWELL OF RV. ALL THREE TIRES WERE AT THE PROPER INFLATION CHECKED COLD. *TR

KEYSTONE RECREATION VEHICLES FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN USING THE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235 80R 16 E TIRES. THESE TIRE ARE LISTED AS TRAILER TIRES, THEY FAIL UNDER NORMAL USE. I HAVE HAD 3 TIRES 2 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES BLOW OUT IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS DUE TO TIRE FAILURE. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER KEYSTONE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME HEAVY FAILURE RATE THAT LUCKILY TO THIS DATE HAS NOT CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE. THESE FAILURES HAVE CAUSED INJURIES, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DOLLARS OF DAMAGE. THESE FAILURES HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. *TR

TIRE AND STEEL BELT SEPARATION GOODYEAR TRAILER TIRE MARATHON RADIAL SIZE ST205/75R14 MADE IN NEW ZEALAND #T302199 BW-1. *TR