2010 Keystone Montana

LAST OCTOBER WE TOOK A TRIP FROM DAYTON, OH TO ORLANDO ? DISNEY WITH OUR 2010 KEYSTONE MONTANA. ON THE RETURN TRIP FRIDAY OCT 5TH, JUST NORTH OF ATLANTA WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON ONE OF THE OEM GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, DRIVER SIDE REAR. *TR THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC ON NEWLY BLACKTOPPED ROAD WITH CRUISE CONTROL. BOOM! TIRE AND DEBRIS WENT EVERYWHERE. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND WE HAD AAA/RV COME OUT AND PUT ON THE SPARE. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED ALL OF THE TIRE PRESSURES (81-82LBS) SO THEY WERE ALL WITHIN SPEC. I CHECKED THEM BEFORE WE LEFT CALHOUN THE NEXT MORNING MAKING SURE THEY WERE ALL 80LBS. WE LIMPED HOME ON SATURDAY. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR 235/80R16, MFG CODE: OH UN 1LHR 3608. THE TIRE WAS RETURNED TO GOODYEAR PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. BOTH OF THE PLASTIC FENDERS, THE SKIRT UNDER THE WATER HEATER, REAR SKIRT WERE DAMAGED AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILER. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER MAKE INCLUDING THE SPARE. *TR

POWER KING TOWMAX STR BLEW OUT AFTER ONLY 150 (ONE HUNDRED FIFTY) MILES OF SERVICE. TIRE WAS SPARE FOR 3+ YEARS BEFORE BEING ROTATED INTO SERVICE. AS SPARE, TIRE WAS PROTECTED FROM SUN, BUT MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED UV DAMAGE DUE TO COVER NOT COMPLETELY COVERING BACK. PRESSURE OF 65PSI CONFIRMED 48 HRS PRIOR TO FAILURE. ST225/75R15, DOT 83B4 GPB 0110 DY. TIRE WAS MOUNTED IN DRIVER REAR POSITION OF FIFTH WHEEL RV TRAILER, A 2010 COUGAR 244RLS. ESTIMATED LOAD ON TIRE WAS 1800LB. TIRE WAS RATED FOR 2540LB AT 65PSI. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 65MPH IN 90+ DEGREE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FOR TWO HOURS PRIOR TO FAILURE. NO TPMS, BUT DRIVER WITNESSED (IN REAR MIRROR) PIECES OF TREAD SEPARATING AND PULLED OVER BEFORE TRAILER WAS DAMAGED. TIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MILES, AS TIRE'S LOCATION (DRIVER SIDE REAR) MADE IT NOT VISIBLE. *TR

AUGUST 24, 2012 TRAVELING ON VACATION FROM MULLICA HILL, NJ TO HATTERAS ISLAND NC. TRAVELED THRU MILLSBORO DE WHEN TIRE #1 BLEW OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AXEL 2. TIRE EXPLODED FROM SIDE WALL. NOTHING IN TREAD. TIRE SHREDDED AND WRAPPED AROUND AXEL, DAMAGING UNDER SIDE OF TRAVEL TRAILER THRU TO INSULATION, SIDE PANEL AND WHEEL WELL COVER. 09/01/2012 RETURNING FROM HATTERAS ISLAND, NC REACHED DOVER, DE ENTERING TOLL BOOTH 2ND TIRE BLEW OUT, REAR AXEL PASSENGER SIDE SAME TYPE OF BLOW OUT SIDE WALLS, NOTHING IN TREAD. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3000 OR LESS MILES ON THEM. REPLACED 1ST TIRE WITH SPARE, SECOND BLOWN OUT TIRE, REQUIRED ASSISTANCE TO BRING US ANOTHER TIRE AS WE DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE 1ST TIRE WITHIN THE WEEK. TIRES HAVE BEEN KEPT FOR EXAMINATION AND A CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. TOOK TIRES TO BE REPLACED BY LOCAL TIRE DEALER, 2 REMAINING TIRES ARE ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF SIDE WALL DAMAGE AND BREAKAGE IN RADIAL. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE THRU OUR LOCAL TIRE DEALER. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN COLE'S OFFICE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE HIS RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH GOODYEAR TIRE COMPANY *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOW OUTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. TWO DAYS LATER ANOTHER TIRE BLEW OUT AND SOON AFTER, THE FOURTH TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM GOODYEAR, BUT WAS DENIED BASED ON THE FACT, THE TIRES WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE RV WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO FILE A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES TO THE FENDER SKIRTING AND SIDES OF THE CAMPER. *JB

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