Goodyear Marathon Radial Trailer Utility Tire

Pros: Look nice when new.
Cons: don't old up and aren't safe: Blow outs, out of round, buldges and deformities

I have the 13" steel rims (175 80 R13) that come OEM on many trailers (RV and otherwise) and the marathons were the OEM tire that came my Coachmen Trailer.   Trailer was new in 2000, i bought it in 02.  The first set held up ...

Pros: Absolutely none.Ban them!
Cons: Ban the tires.They are a dangerous menace to the traveling public.

In December 2003, I bought a new 2004 Fleetwood Prowler Travel Trailer. Unfortunately,it was equipped with the Goodyear Marathon P225/75 R15 tires. My wife and I are weekend travelers. The travel trailer and its tires have faced nominal mileage on ...

Pros: Steady tracking, decent braking, no failures.
Cons: None noted in 4 years, 15K miles.

My previous trailer was a Trailex model 7541 tandem-axle lightweight open aluminum trailer, which carried my old Porsche 911. Loaded weight of the rig was ~ 4000#. After two catastrophic failures of the OE General tires on the trailer (each failure ...

Pros: None left at this point
Cons: Frequent Sidewall Blowouts!

I have a 2004 Wells Cargo trailer, dual axle 7700lb rated. The trailer came equip with Goodyear Marathon P225/75 R15 Radials. I had replaced two of them about a year and a half ago due to a stupid move rubbing against a fence and cutting the sidewalls. ...

Pros: Great looks, 35K miles and no problems, great traction in snow, reasonable price.
Cons: I'd like to see them last 60K miles, but they are showing some wear now.

   Our 27', 7,000 lb. Airstream trailer came equipped with the 15" Goodyear Marathons.  Since we purchased it new, we have put over 35,000 miles on it with two trips to Ohio, and a trans-Canadian trip.  They are approaching 4 years ...

Pros: None
Cons: Unsafe tires. No peace of mind when towing. Tire should be recalled.

In 2002 I purchased a new boat from Sea Ray Boats with a Shorelander Trailer. It is equipped with the Marathon tires in size 215/75R14. They are C load rating tires with 1800 lb rating. The Boat and trailer are 5500lb maximum with all equipment and ...

Pros: Goodyear name inexplicably provides feeling of reassurance that tires were of good quality
Cons: Loss of cool points to homies after screaming like a girl during blowout emergency

I purchased a new 2001 EZ Loader boat trailer equipped with Goodyear Marathon radials (175/80R13). I am anal about safety and maintenance. Before every trip, I measure my tire air pressures with an accurate dial gauge, and I adjust the air pressure -- ...

Pros: 7 years and many miles at good price point
Cons: None.

After nearly 7 years, and many many miles on my these tires, there is very little tread loss, and 3 of them show zero signs of any sidewall checking or fatigue; one does which is expected.    Perhaps those who had "bad luck" are guilty of one or more of the following:  exceeded load ratings (wrong tire for trailer weight), failed to protect them from direct sun, used them or let them sit for extended time periods when underinflated, etc.   

Pros: good miles for a factory tire
Cons: none

I pull a small Casita Travel trailer and have 12000 uneventful miles after four years. I never drive over the recommended 60 mph, I keep the load safely under design rating, and I maintain them by always keeping them properly inflated and not letting them sit in the sun for months or years. I have to assume that since this tire has been used for many years as original equipment on new trailers that there is nothing wrong with them

Pros: Non
Cons: Leaves debris on roadsides, damage to rig, hassle of replacing with good tires.

Our friends also have the marathons on their trailer.   Two out of four blew.  One did substantial damage to the travel trailer when it blew.   Since it was a fairly new rig and he is meticulus about maintenence, I knew that it was the poor quality of tires that he was dealing with.
He replaced all four and the spare with some quality tires (not Goodyear) and I am in the process of doing the same.  It is not worth the danger and damage potential to leave them on until the inevitable blow-out occurs. 

Pros: Stable, easy pulling
Cons: No life expectancy, no warning of impending failure, no support from Goodyear

I can't believe these tires represent Goodyear-  I'm a confirmed Goodyear fanatic and have been severely disappointed to the point of paranoia while on the road.  I have had two of the original four Marathons (sold to me on the basis that they were so superior to the OE equipment that "they would be the last tires I would need on that trailer"- famous last words!) fail at speed on the freeway with no warning, no apparent deterioration, and for no apparent reason.  I maintain my vehicle meticulously, run them at ONLY at rated pressure and well below rated load capacity and at moderate speeds.  They have failed with under 7,000 miles and two years of wear, cost exorbitant amounts to replace, and still do damage to the trailer when they go.  Maybe I should scratch at the label to see if someone pasted wings over Firestone!

Pros: Raised White Letters
Cons: Can't handle the job! Not recommended!

Whew - glad to see it isn't just me! One tire shredded to nothing on a less than 200 mile trip. Other 3 have rubber flaked off with white showing. I'm looking for SOMETHING ELSE!

Pros: Its a tire
Cons: High failure rate

My new travel trailer came with Goodyear Marathon Radial trailer tires.

Within 10K miles, and less than 18 months after purchase, three of the five (dual axle trailer plus one spare tire) had failed catastrophically. The first one left nothing but the tread rest of the tire was simply not there. The second one only thing left was the bead not even the tread left but it took out half the plumbing beneath my trailer in its failure. The third one survived intact it had thrown great chunks of the tread exposing about a foot long section of the underlying steel belt. Was told maybe we hit something in the road but that is unlikely since it was, in two of the three cases, the rear tire in the pair that failed and no damage to the forward tire. I am very careful backing up, plus I religiously check air pressure first thing in morning and inspect tires at every fuel and food stop plus limit my speed when towing trailer.

Checked to ensure load rating is not exceeded and it isn't.

Pros: None
Cons: I am in the process of switching out all my Goodyear tires

Recently had two P225/75 R15 Goodyear Marathon tires experienced belt separations on a Holiday Rambler Travel Trailer. This caused over $2000.00 damage to my trailer. I have also, but not recently had a 3 of 4 Goodyear tires experience belt separations on my 95 Dodge 2500 Ram. The first one they paid for all the damage, Almost $2000.00 The second one the paid for all the damage and gave me 4 new tires. The third time I just replaced all the Goodyears on my truck.

Pros: Warranty replacements are readily available, which is good, because you will need them.
Cons: DO NOT BUY THESE TIRES. 

I have had 6 Marathon tires FAIL in the last 4 years on two different trailers.  All have been ST 225 - 75 R 15 - D load range. This load range should give me a 25% over rating based on the confirmed weight of the FULLY loaded trailer(s).  The tires were on the trailers when purchased.  The tires were between 2 - 4 years old per the DOT date code and failed while under warranty  - so the first 4 were replaced with new marathons.  After the first 4 failures - including the one of the new warranty replacement tires, I have replaced the last failure with Towmasters and so far over 2 years and many trips, no failures.  Because of the history of tire problems I check the air pressure before every trip and inflate to max pressure listed on the tire while tire is cold.

Pros: These tires are dangerous, weak, and are a hazard to the highways of America.
Cons: There are no words to describe how dangerous these tires are! Take off the Market

After purchasing a new 5th Wheel RV, we have had three of the tires to have side-wall failure, one forming a bubble on the side that looked like a balloon, another blowing out and damaging trailer, and another just went flat overnight. I have never towed my trailer faster than 65 MPH; I had less than a thousand miles on these tires and ALLWAYS CHECKED INFLATION TO 65PSI. I filed a claim with Good Year and they accused me of operating under inflated which is a lie. The truth is these Good Year Tires are garbage; they did not make sidewalls strong enough. I will never buy another Good Year product! The company does not back its horrible product and does not attempt to correct its problems! Firestone could not be this bad!

Pros: Don't have any.
Cons: Have plenty

I just returned from a 1 week trip from Fla to Nashville,TN. I had 2 Goodyear Marathon Trailer tires & 2 Carlisle Trailer tires separate/blowout while one the Interstate. What is going on??? Can't anyone make a decent trailer tire anymore??? I have tried every combination of adjusting loadlevelers, air pressure, load capacity and nothing seems to be working. I'm ready to sell the trailer. Anyone got any suggestions ??? I'm certainly open for any . . .
mharrisfam@msn.com
email me with some suggestions.
Thanks.

Pros: Tread life, stable towing
Cons: None

I have had the Goodyear Marathon tire on my last two boat trailers. Over the years i have had great service from them. I average about 15000 miles a year towing my boat to various lakes around my area and sometimes travel very long distances. I have never has a flat or any other tire related failure with these tires on my trailer. My last boat i sold the boat and trailer in with over 75000 miles on the trailer and i never had to replace the tires and my current boat i have about 45000 on the trailer. The marathons also tow very nice, they are stable on the road and dont seem to follow groves in the pavement. They are also not bouncy like a bias ply tire is. All in all they are very good, if you tow a trailer you owe it to yourself to take a look at these tires.

Pros: None.  No confidence in this product at all!
Cons: Dangerous sudden total failures.  No warning.

I have a 30 foot 5th wheel and I purchased 4 new Goodyear Marathon ST235/75 load range D tires late in 2006. I have put maybe 2,000 miles on them during that time.  The trailer was in storage and taken out for short trips and maintinance.  The tires were always protected from the sun and parked on concrete.

While driving to Wyoming my rear passenger side tire blew.  It desroyed my metal trailer skirt, ripped off my entry door fold out handle, bent my metal entry stairs and marked up the side of the trailer.  We changed the tire and continued on our way.  A few hundred miles later the other tire on that side exploded.  It tore up more of the metal skirt, ripped off the outside electrical outlet and marked the trailer side up some more.  Neither tire gave any warning. I had inspected the second tire at my last stop.  They are properly inflated and not overloaded.  The first tire blew in 90 degree heat the second in 70 degree weather.

I replaced the other two because they can not be trusted!

Pros: None
Cons: made in China

Had more blowouts than I can count. 2 from Mobile to Columbia, SC. They can't stand the heat. Replacing with Denman.

Pros: Long lasting.
Cons: Sidewalls don't seem to last as long as the tread!

I've run the Marathon tires on my open car trailer since 1995. I'm on my 2nd set now and getting ready to order 2 replacements. Never had any troubles with them, great speed rated trailer tire (one of the few!)

Pros: none
Cons: Not a reliable tire. Cant seem to keep the tread on the tire

I have a 12,000 lb toy hauler with Goodyear Marathon tires on it. On our last three trips I have had two blowouts. The tires are two years old and have plenty of tread left, however I started inspecting them and one of the tires still on the trailer has a blister on the side wall. I am looking to replace all of my tires and you can bet it will not be with a Goodyear tire.

Pros: None
Cons: 20% of tires failed. 40% had defects. Confidence is ZERO.

Five Goodyear Marathon tires mounted on a Cronkhite trailer netted the following: 1) two tires experienced belt separations 2) 1 tire exploded on the interstate.
A) Goodyear adjusted 1 of two with belt
separation
B) Goodyear lost my rim and has not adjusted
the second tire with a belt separation
C) Goodyear Wingfoot (should be Wingf***)
replaced blown tire for $188.22
Mileage was low in all instances. Trailer and cargo weight was below rated capacity at the time of failure. Total trailer and cargo weight was less than 9300 lbs.

Pros: These tires have a proven track record in our case as being reliable.
Cons: No Thoughts

We have a 98 Sunnybrook fiver with the Marathon tires. These tires have almost 30,000 miles on them as they came with the trailer when we bought it new. Other than picking up a nail in one tire they have been flawless. We are now looking to replace them at this time, and probably will replace them with another set of Marathons. Our trailer is always under cover when not in use, thus the tires are not in direct sunlight, a major problem for tires. Plus the air pressure is all tires is always checked prior to use. The trailer came New with C rated tires, but we are going to the D rated tire for added safety.

Pros: NONE
Cons: STAY AWAY THEY ARE JUNK

TIRE BLOWN OUT AND DAMAGED MY TRAILER, REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. GOODYEAR SHOULD NOT BE MAKING TIRES. I WORKED FOR SEARS AUTOMOTIVE FOR 23 YEARS AND GOODYEAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ANY OTHER TIRE WE CARRIED. GO WITH MICHELIN AND YOU WILL NOT GO WRONG.

Pros: absolutely none
Cons: This product is so bad Goodyear should be ashamed

I bought a new 5th wheel with Goodyear/Carlisle tires on it. On a 2500 mile trip all four tires failed. 3 tires blew out and the fourth had a large blister in the tread. After the first blowout I emptied the cargo bay and dropped my fresh water and kept the speed under 60mph. Carlisle replaced the tires but Goodyear wouldn't pay for the damage to my new trailer.

Pros: Marginally suitable as a tire swing.
Cons: Dangerous & unreliable tires, no corporate backing or customer service.

I had put about 10,000 miles on these Goodyear Marathon Radial (S) ST 225/75R15 tires that came as original equipment on my new 2003 Qwest (by Jayco) travel trailer before 3 of 4 tires failed over a 3-day period while traveling across the mid-west (two on the same day). All 3 failed tires developed bulges in the sidewalls and one of them burst while I was putting the spare on. There was PLENTY of treadlife left on them and I always kept them properly inflated and stayed within the load capacity of the trailer, but these tires just didn't hold up. Very dangerous tire - should be recalled!

Pros: Use as a possible tree swing; could be burned to keep crops from freezing.
Cons: Apparent poor design and apparently no attempt by the manufacturer to resolve the problem!

These tires add to the adventure of getting out on the open road because you're never sure when you're going to have a failure. Now that's exciting.

Seriously, we bought a new Sunnybrook travel trailer in 2000 equipped with Goodyear's attempt at a trailer tire. First failure occurred around 1000 miles. The inner sidewall simply failed. The second failure occurred at around 2200 miles.

Now it's time to replace all four. But with what? There seem to be few choices out there.

Pros: None
Cons: Blowouts, Punctures, Bubbles, Separations, Failures of many types, Expensive and hard to find.

I have a 2004 EZ loader trailer with a 22' boat. Total weight is around 7000 lbs. I have towed this to and from launch sites since my purchase of the boat and trailer in 2005. At that time the whole package was new. My first flat occurred when I towed it home from the dealer. Since that time, I have lost track of how many tires I have replaced due to failures. Numerous blowouts, sidewall failures, unrepairable punctures, bubbles, etc. One to two tires a year. I put less than a thousand miles a year on the trailer. I wanted to keep all of the tires the same, but am now in the process of changing them out one by one to another brand.

Pros: none
Cons: Dangerous, somebody is going to get killed with these tires.

I have blown 4 out of 6 tires on my tri axel trailer in the last year. They should be pulled from the market

Pros: None!
Cons: Obvious , The thing blew just sitting there!

I have a ranger boat which I purchased in 2002
and the trailer came equipped with Goodyear marathon tires 215 75X14. the spare tire has never even been on the ground.
I came out one day 10/07 and noticed that the spare had blown a huge hole right out the top!
Makes me wonder about the safety of the ones mounted on the axle!!
I will NOT replace them with any more goodyear tires.

Pros: Absolutely nothing
Cons: Worst trailer tire I have EVER purchased.

Absolutely the worst trailer tire I have ever purchased. Within 2000 miles/1 year 4 out of 5 tires blew out major chunks of tread. The spare separated the tread even though it was never used. Just to get back home I purchased an extra spare. Had to check the tires every 100 miles. I still shredded one down to the rim even with checking them every 100 miles. I have used the same trailer for 15 years. I went to these tires only because my old tires were too old. I want my old tires back...

Pros: Good wear
Cons: none

I currently have ST series Marathons on a dual axle boat trailer. Combo weight of boat & trailer 5000+ pounds. I am entering my 6th season with no problems. Estimated mileage on tires 30,000. I would purchase them again