Tire Warning

[Mr Barkley]

We were towing the 2012 36RE that we had just purchased back home when one of the Goodyear Marathon's exploded less than 500 miles down the road. It caused quite a bit of damage to the fender and underside areas. After the blowout I checked this Forum only to find out that the Marathon has been a source of problems for many. The rest of the tires were promptly replaced with G614's and new wheels. I have sent this information to Goodyear customer service and am waiting for a reply.

[johnboytoo]

As always - take pics and if you can, save the tire carcass - goodyear was good about paying for all damage when mine went but I documented it all including keeping the tire carcass...

Call or send an email to :
Property Damage Claims Team
Attention Dept. 805
200 Innovation Way
Akron, OH 44316
800-322-4682 (phone)
888-307-1920 (fax)
pdct@goodyear.com (e-mail)

[Iceman1777]

You replaced the Marabombs with a great tire. Goodyear has been good about reimbursing for damage to the RV, at least according to the Montana forum.

[Mr Barkley]

Thanks for the information. I did save what was left of the carcass and took many photos. Will update as to resolution of the issue.

[Mr Barkley]

I received a check in the mail today from Goodyear for $5,900 to cover the cost of repairs and a replacement tire. With the information from this forum I called Goodyear and got a claim number, took the tire carcass to a local Goodyear store, got an estimate for repairs and sent photos of damage. A couple of weeks later I got an email with Claim Release to sign and sent it back. There were no questions or hassles involved. A thumbs up for handling the problem, a thumbs down for manufacturing an unsafe product.
Special thanks to johnboytoo

[johnboytoo]

EXCELLENT news on the reimbursement - too bad it happened though

Glad it helped

[Shane Wood]

Sorry to hear of your issue. Glad Goodyear is standing behind their product. That is one of the reasons that I will only run their trailer tires

[Rick and Mindy]

I had 2 Marathons blow in August. Almost $5,000 in damages. Took the carcasses to local dealer and had them sent to Ohio. Filed a claim with Goodyear and was reimbursed for 2 tires and my insurance deductible. Insurance company subrogated the damages and Goodyear reimbursed them. Sad part about this is that I had a set of "G" tires in the garage to replace the Marathons but I wanted to replace the shackles at the same time but had not gotten to it.