Goodyear Marathon Radial Trailer Utility Tire

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.