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08-18-2011, 04:52 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Fort Lewis
Posts: 2
M.O.C. #10904
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Goodyear Tire (Marathon) blow out?
I'm traveling 90 Westbound; Badlands SD area. 8/18/2011. Mountaineer 324 RLQ. 2 axle. Pulled into shell gas station and wife noticed front right tire was basically gone. Shredded. Only edges of tire remain on each side of rim.
2011; bought new 9 months ago.
Called Keystone and they referred me to call Goodyear.
Tire tore up insulation and wood floor now exposed under wheel well. Tire also sheared off rear stabilizer motor.
I have USAA insurance, Protective Extended Warranty (Plantinum).
I'm new at this. Any guidance available from my Montana Owner friends on how to proceed?
PS> I am very disappointed in just how messed up so many of our Interstate Roads are. It seems half of the states you just slam your way along.
Thanks,
Thomas
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08-18-2011, 05:36 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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There's going to be folks along who can advise you better than me, but since there's so much talk about the Marabombs on any RV Forum I've even had mine in to a Goodyear dealer to have them checked out (mine are Chinese). What I've been told is that you need to contact Goodyear and file a claim. Keep the old tire to present to them. Most folks have said that Goodyear has been very responsive as far as paying the claim goes. Doesn't make up for the situation however. After talking to the Goodyear folks and finding few tire alternatives other than the G614's that require new rims also I opted for a tire pressure monitor and am hoping for the best. I would start here: Call us at the Goodyear Customer Assistance Center:
1-800-321-2136
Monday -Friday: 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m. ET
Dick
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08-18-2011, 05:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location:
Posts: 724
M.O.C. #10948
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Goodyear G949 tires are worth consideration and do not require 110lb. rims. They are as good if not a bit better than the G614 for trailers because of the added tread depth. This information came from a Goodyear factory rep at the Redmond, Oregon rally.
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08-19-2011, 12:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,372
M.O.C. #8728
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After a Marathon road bomb tore up my trailer, I got home and found another one ready to blow. File a claim with Goodyear. They paid for the trailer repair and credited me for the two tires. I had five BF Goodrich Commercial TA's installed and am very satisfied with them. I did have a pressure monitor installed on the tires and everything was fine until the tire literally blew up.
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08-19-2011, 12:59 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Work with GY they will work with you. After 4 belt failures they replaced all5 of mine .
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08-19-2011, 04:07 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Wilsons
Posts: 404
M.O.C. #9833
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The 614's do not necessarily require new rims. I replaced the Marathon's on my 2010 and the OEM rims were rated at 110. They are embossed on the inside of one of the spokes.
Jerry
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08-19-2011, 04:28 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Kettle Falls
Posts: 363
M.O.C. #10354
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by lsessoms
Work with GY they will work with you. After 4 belt failures they replaced all5 of mine .
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How'd ya drag thet triler wit 4 flat tars? Did ya "Hook" it? Figured youd just take the extra tars off your house, then the bank can't repo it as easy.
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08-19-2011, 07:32 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: St. Petersburg
Posts: 343
M.O.C. #4828
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Marabombs (good name) Welcome to the world of trailering. Mfg's go the cheapest route and Engineer's come at any price (most are good and honest). Get your information from RV'ers on the road as to which tires to get. Have a Good Day
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08-19-2011, 04:37 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Roanoke
Posts: 248
M.O.C. #9068
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I hope you have better luck with GY than we did. Had a similar situation last winter in TX. A passing car signaled us to pull over, we found the Marabomb gone. It did $2500+ damage, we sent the shreds of the tire to GY and they denied the claim, even after I called after receiving the denial letter. They claimed it failed due to under inflation, even though I checked the pressure that morning and checked tread temps with an infra-red thermometer about 90 minutes before the the incident, and told them so - twice. Fortunately my RV insurance (GEICO) covered it except for the deductable and the tire that caused the damage.
BTW this was the 4th Marabomb to die in 5 months, and I got NO satisfaction from GY on any of them. On ONE they offered me $20 toward a new Marabomb, on the others, NADA! (end rant)
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08-20-2011, 07:25 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Oak Harbor
Posts: 1,530
M.O.C. #2471
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by db_engineer
I hope you have better luck with GY than we did. Had a similar situation last winter in TX. A passing car signaled us to pull over, we found the Marabomb gone. It did $2500+ damage, we sent the shreds of the tire to GY and they denied the claim, even after I called after receiving the denial letter. They claimed it failed due to under inflation, even though I checked the pressure that morning and checked tread temps with an infra-red thermometer about 90 minutes before the the incident, and told them so - twice. Fortunately my RV insurance (GEICO) covered it except for the deductable and the tire that caused the damage.
BTW this was the 4th Marabomb to die in 5 months, and I got NO satisfaction from GY on any of them. On ONE they offered me $20 toward a new Marabomb, on the others, NADA! (end rant)
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Write a letter to "Trailer Life" and "Good Sam" magazine's action line sections. I'll bet you get some satisfaction.
Jack
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08-20-2011, 10:31 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
M.O.C. #7673
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Some time back, Keystone decided to re-rate the rims to handle 110 PSI tires. My 2008, 3400Rl was stamped (embossed on the inside of the rim) with 80 psi. However, there was a new paper sticker on the inside of the rim good for 110 psi. Somewhere on this forum are pictures of the inside of the rim. I would wager that if you called Keystone you would find your 2011 rated at 110 psi. Check first, but a 110 psi tire should be good to go for you.
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08-24-2011, 05:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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We've had tires shredded due to a blowout we heard pop and we've had tires shredded from running down the road on plain old flat tires we didn't know were flat. I check tires religiously so know they were inflated properly when we began that day and visually appeared fully inflated at the last stop. Maybe we picked up a nail.
I could show you pictures of blow Marathons, Missions, Freestars, all Chinese made. Several pictures. I've posted them on MOC several times. Never again will we have a Chinese tire on our Montana.
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08-25-2011, 06:29 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: St Catharines
Posts: 176
M.O.C. #6415
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I had a Marathon fail this spring. I had it replaced at the GY dealer here in Ontario. They submitted a claim to GY but all I got was a cheque based on the prorated wear on the tire. It amounted to less than 40% of the installed cost of the new tirs.
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