GOODYEAR TRAILER MARATHON RAD TIRES Complaints

WHILE OUTSIDE OF SALT LAKE CITY UTAH ON INTERSTATE 15 WE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION ON OUR 2012 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3100RL. THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR MARATHON STS235R 16. THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE 49TH WEEK OF 2011 AND CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE TRAILER WHEN WE BOUGHT IT NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2012. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GOODYEAR (COMPLAINT #[XXX]) IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY DETERMINED IT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A DEFECT WITH THEIR TIRE BUT A RESULT OF A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE PRESSURE IN MY TIRES AND BELIEVE THEY ARE WRONG. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2004 MASTERCRAFT TRAILER WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON ST225/75R/15 TRAILER TIRES AT PROPER INFLATION REQUIREMENTS AND TOWING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LEFT SIDE TIRE BLEW AT HIGHWAY SPEED. 1HR LATER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RIGHT SIDE SHOWED SIGNS OF IMPENDING TIRE FAILURE...WHICH WAS CONFIRMED AFTER TIRE REPLACEMENT AT TIRE SHOP. BOTH FAILED TIRES WERE CHINESE MADE GOODYEAR MARATHONS. OLD PARTS: 1ST TIRE FAILURE IS NOT AVAILABLE, 2ND FAILURE TIRE IS AVAILABLE. OVER THE LAST 3-5YRS, I'VE EXPERIENCED TOO MANY TRAILER TIRE FAILURES. IF REGULATIONS DO NOT EXIST FOR TRAILER TIRES, THEY NEED TO. IF THEY DO EXIST, THEY NEED REVISITED AND REINFORCED. TIRE FAILURES SO FREQUENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND ME. TRAILER TYPE IN DESCRIPTION IS ACCURATE. TRAILER TYPE IN "VEHICLE" SECTION IS NOT. *TR

OCTOBER 26, 2011 APPROXIMATELY 4PM SPARE TIRE ON A 2009 YEAR JAYCO JAYFLIGHT G2 EXPLODED, DESTROYING TIRE COVER. HAD CHECKED PRESSURE BEFOE A TRIP OCTOBER 8, 2011 PRESSURE WAS 60 POUNDS, TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR MARTHON ST 225/75R15 DOT CODE OHHH MLHR MADE IN CHINA. I CALL DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT NEW CAMPER AND THEY NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND I CALLED JAYCE WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL.(NOTE ON VEHICLE MODEL DID NOT HAVE A CHOICE FOR JAYFLIGHT G2 AND COULD NOT ENTER INFO SO I SELECTED FEATHER SOMETHING!). *TT

I WAS PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER ON I-10 WEST OF MARIANNA, FL. JULY 2007. LOST BOTH LS TIRES FROM TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TEMPERATURES AROUND 98 AND NO TIRE IMPACT FOUND. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS AND CHECKED THE GOOGLE INTERNET SEARCH FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIRE FAILURE WITH THE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST TRAILER TIRES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AIRSTREAM CLASSIC. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR TRAILER MARATHON RAD, SIZE ST225/75-15 TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE RUBBER FLAP HANGING FROM ONE OF THE TIRES. HE REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A CHUNK OF RUBBER BULGING. HE STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 09/30/10

I HAVE HAD 4 GOODYEAR MARATHON S TRAILER TIRES FAIL DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. TREAD SEPARATION HAS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. TWO OF THE TIRES SEPARATED WITHIN A 2 MONTH TIME PERIOD. I MAINTAIN THE AIR PRESSURE AT 65 PSI COLD AS IMPRINTED ON THE TIRE. MY TRAILER IS A 30 FT. SUNNYBROOK AND IS WITH IN THE GVRW AS WELL AS EACH TIRE WEIGHT RATING. I HAVE CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND CURRENTLY AM AWAITING A CLAIM. GOODYEAR HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT. SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR CAMPING CLUB HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MARATHON S TIRES. *NM

I HAVE 4 GOODYEAR MARATHON RADIAL TIRES (ST235/80R16) ON MY 2005 ALPINELITE 32 FOOT 5TH WHEEL. WHILE TRAVELING ON I-10 IN VAN HORN TX, I STOPPED FOR FUEL. I NOTICED A 8" DIA BY 4" BUBBLE ON EXTERIOR SIDE WALL. I FOUND A KOA IN TOWN, AND AFTER I GOT IN PLACE I CALLED TRIPPLE A FOR A TIRE CHANGE SERVICE CALL. I USED MY SPARE OF SAME BRAND, MAKE AND SIZE THAT CAME WITH RV. I HAVE MARKED BUBBLE ON THE TIRE AND WILL BE LOOKING FOR GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP. *NM

AFTER EXPERIENCING A BLOW OUT ON MY TRAILER MYSELF (GOODYEAR), I FOUND I WAS IN GOOD COMPANY. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON MALADY. PLEASE LOOK AT THESE POSTINGS. HTTP://WWW.CAMPINGWORLD.COM/CFORUM/INDEX.CFM/FUSEACTION/THREAD/TID/14464 015.CFM IT IS ALMOST COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT TRAILERS HAVE BLOW OUTS VERY OFTEN. I HAVE NEVER HAD A BLOW OUT ON ANY VEHICLE AFTER 46 YEARS OF DRIVING. WHY DID I HAVE ONE ON MY TRAILER WHICH HAD PERFECTLY GOOD LOOKING TIRES WHICH WERE PROPERLY INFLATED? I SUSPECT THE MANUFACTURES ARE GETTING AWAY WITH SELLING JUNK TIRES BECAUSE THEY CAN BLAME IT ON OTHER THINGS. IE. UNDER INFLATION, OVERLOADING ETC. IT IS SO DANGEROUS WHEN A BLOW OUT OCCURS AND COULD LEAVE YOU ON A BAD HIGHWAY TRYING TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I SURE HOPE YOU PEOPLE CAN START REGULATING THIS AND PROTECTING THE CONSUMER. JAY HAINDEL

1) TOWING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER ON FREEWAY. ) THREE TIRE FAILURES, TREAD PEELED OFF TIRES. ALL TIRES LOW MILAGE MAYBE AROUND 3 OR 4 THOUSAND MILES. GOODYEAR ST 205-75R15. ALL TIRE PRESSURES CHECKED PRIOR TO EACH TRIP. ONE FAILURE ON TRIP IN JULY AFTER 60 MILES OF TRAVEL, TWO FAILURES IN AUGUST AFTER 180 MILES OF TRAVEL. TIRES DISINIGRATED, MINOR DAMAGE TO TRAILER.*AK 3) PURCHASED THREE NEW TIRES. NATIONAL RV CLAIMS "TIRES ARE JUST FINE", GOODYEAR NO RECALL ON TIRES. DO NOT HAVE DAMAGED TIRES STILL HAVE TWO OF THE ORIGIANL TIRES LEFT.

WHILE DRIVING TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON A TRAILER. TIRE SIZE ST22575R15. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK