GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES Complaints

GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES - TREAD DELAMINATES FROM TIRE EVEN WHEN USED AT RATED SPEED AND LOAD. I HAVE HAD MY TRAVEL TRAILER FOR 2 YEARS AND THE SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON 4 TIRES. APPROX. 3000 MILES. ON OCCURRENCES 2 & 3 THE TRAILER WAS EMPTY, MINIMUM LOAD. YOU HAVE 31 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND 27 UNDER TIRE GENERAL DEFECTS. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO WIDE SPREAD ON THE INTERNET PARTICULARLY ON RV ENTHUSIAST WEBSITES. I WORK FOR A MAJOR CAR COMPANY AS AVP OF PARTS AND SERVICE WITH OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH LIFE THREATENING POTENTIAL. I STILL HAVE THE REMAINS OF THE MOST RECENT TIRE FAILURE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I WAS FOOLISH NOT TO KEEP THE OTHERS, HOWEVER THE REPLACEMENT HISTORY CAN BE DOCUMENTED AT MY LOCAL TIRE DEALER. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN RESTITUTION, I HAVE ALREADY ORDERED A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE TO REPLACE THESE BEFORE I HAVE ANOTHER FAILURE. WHEN THE TREAD DELAMINATES IT IS SLUNG OFF THE TIRE CARCAS AND OFTEN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE RECEIVED AND THE WIDESPREAD BUZZ ON THE INTERNET YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH INFORMATION TO OPEN A FORMAL DEFECT INVESTIGATION. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING FROM FLAGSTAFF HEADING TO SUN LAKES AZ WHEN MY TRAILER HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. I HAVE A 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA 5TH WHEEL PURCHASED MAY 2009. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN ALL 4 OF THE TRAILER TIRES THE DAY BEFORE. THEY WERE ALL ABOVE 75 PSI AND LESS THAN 80 PSI (CHECKED THEM COLD). THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROX 1000FT FROM EXIT 293 CORNVILLE RD. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH OR LESS DUE TO "ROAD WORK AHEAD" SIGNS. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. *TR

TIRES: GOODYEAR MARATHON 225/75/R15E, 2 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAVE SEPARATED WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD. TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 8,000 MILES. ALL MILES ARE HIGHWAY. IN THE PROCESS OF DEALING WITH GOODYEAR. *TR

TIRE TREAD DETACHED FROM TIRE TEARING UP TRAILER. TIRES WERE NOT 2 YEARS OLD & WERE PURCHASED NEW. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED JUST PRIOR TO TRIP & WAS ACCURATE. TIRE DID NOT BLOW IT STILL HAD AIR IN IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN TIRE TREAD CAME APART DAMAGING TRAILER. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR MARATHON ST 225 - 75 R15 LOAD RANGE D.PURCHASED IN 2007. *TR

4 GOODYEAR MARATHON MILER TRAILER SERVICE TIRES PURCHASED AROUND JULY 2006. 1 TIRE WITH LOT CODE 1305 HAS LARGE BULGING NOT ON OUTSIDE AND TIRE IS SEPARATING FROM INNER LINER. 1 TIRE WITH LOT CODE 2104 HAS SIGNS OF SEPARATION FROM LINER AND DRY CRACKING SHOWING. ALSO TREAD IS BULGING HIGHER ON 1 SIDE THAN THE OTHER. 2 OTHER TIRES, 1 WITH 1604 LOT CODE AND 1 WITH 2104 LOT CODE HAVE SHOWN ONLY SOME SIGNS OF DRY CRACKS. *TR

GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRES SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD FROM THE UNDERLYING BELTS. *TR

WE HAD OUR FIRST TRIP TODAY FROM HOME INTO LAS CRUCES, NM. PRIOR TO LEAVING HOME, WE CHECKED ALL THE TIRES, AND THE PRESSURES WERE ALL 65 PSI. TIRES HAVE ABOUT 28000 MILES, AND TRAILER IS 19 MONTHS OLD. WE TOOK OUR TRAILER INTO NORTH DALLAS RV ON SEP 28 FOR THE RECALL. WE HAD THEM ACCOMPLISH THAT AND SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS. TODAY, WE HAD THE SCARE OF OUR LIFE. ABOUT 250 MILES FROM HOME, WE FELT A VIBRATION. I NOTICED RUBBER COMING FROM THE STREET SIDE. TURNS OUT THE ENTIRE FRONT STREET TIRE CAME APART. THE OUTER TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALLS. IT CAUSED ONLY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE MOLDING. TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. WE REPLACED THE TIRE AND CONTINUED. WE FILLED UP THE TRUCK IN VAN HORN, TX, AND STOPPED AT A REST STOP ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF EL PASO. ALL SEEMED OK THERE. WE DROVE INTO LAS CRUCES, NM. MARY SAID THERE WAS A FUNNY CLICKING SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN WE PULLED INTO OUR SPOT, MARY SAW THAT THE ENTIRE REAR CURB SIDE TIRE DISINTEGRATED SOMEWHERE IN THE LAST 90 MILES. WE FELT NO VIBRATIONS OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THAT THE TIRE WENT BAD. THERE'S LITTLE BUT WHEEL AND SIDEWALL LEFT. WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE ENTIRE INCIDENT. *TR

WE HAD OUR FIRST TRIP TODAY FROM HOME INTO LAS CRUCES, NM. PRIOR TO LEAVING HOME, WE CHECKED ALL THE TIRES, AND THE PRESSURES WERE ALL 65 PSI. TIRES HAVE ABOUT 28000 MILES, AND TRAILER IS 19 MONTHS OLD. WE TOOK OUR TRAILER INTO NORTH DALLAS RV ON SEP 28 FOR THE RECALL. WE HAD THEM ACCOMPLISH THAT AND SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS. TODAY, WE HAD THE SCARE OF OUR LIFE. ABOUT 250 MILES FROM HOME, WE FELT A VIBRATION. I NOTICED RUBBER COMING FROM THE STREET SIDE. TURNS OUT THE ENTIRE FRONT STREET TIRE CAME APART. THE OUTER TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALLS. IT CAUSED ONLY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE MOLDING. TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. WE REPLACED THE TIRE AND CONTINUED. WE FILLED UP THE TRUCK IN VAN HORN, TX, AND STOPPED AT A REST STOP ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF EL PASO. ALL SEEMED OK THERE. WE DROVE INTO LAS CRUCES, NM. MARY SAID THERE WAS A FUNNY CLICKING SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN WE PULLED INTO OUR SPOT, MARY SAW THAT THE ENTIRE REAR CURB SIDE TIRE DISINTEGRATED SOMEWHERE IN THE LAST 90 MILES. WE FELT NO VIBRATIONS OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THAT THE TIRE WENT BAD. THERE'S LITTLE BUT WHEEL AND SIDEWALL LEFT. WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE ENTIRE INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AIRSTREAM CLASSIC LIMITED (NA). THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE 225/75R/15 (NA). ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE TREAD BELT SEPARATION, WHICH RESULTED FROM BOTH THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FOUR DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 12-04-08 *BF AIR WAS SEEPING INTO THE LINER OF THE TIRE. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS NOTICED ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE WHICH WAS DELAMINATING. THE THIRD TIRE FAILURE WAS INSTANT BLOWOUT. UPDATED 12/10/08.*JB

I BOUGHT A TRAVEL TRAILER CAMPER MADE 3 VACATION TRIPS AND HAD 3 FLATS ON TIRES # ST 175/80/R13. THE FLAT TIRE DAMAGED THE RIM AND FENDER SKIRT. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEALING WITH GOODYEAR ON REPLACING THE TIRES AND FENDER SKIRT. *TR