Goodyear Marathon tires- Ever get reimbursed?
Title pretty much says it all. Has anybody on here actually got reimbursed for failing Goodyear Marathon Tires? If you did, how did you go about it? I replaced 4 load range D Marathons that were 8...
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Yes... I bought the tires in August of 2013, replacing the original Marathon tires with the same. The made date was 18-13, so the 18th week of 2013, April or May of 2013. They were 235-80-16 or 17, I forget which. But the air pressure was 80 psi, and I always checked & maintained that pressure before moving the 5er. I remember this trip well. It was 20 degrees when I left Pittsburgh and there was 80psi in each tire. I stayed over in South Carolina and the next morning it was 50 degrees there & the tires all showed 84psi cold, so I let out 4 pounds in each tire, thus pulling out I had 80psi in each tire.
I also weighed the 5er 2 or 3 times at CAT scales over the years so I was not over weight. I blew out 2 of them on the way to Florida in December of 2017. I also did not drive over 60mph. The right rear blew first damaging the fender & brackets etc. Then about 8 hours later driving only 50mph the left front blew out but did not damage anything. I was driving only 50mph because it was the original spare I put on the right rear and it was 9 years old, and never on the ground before, so I was afraid it would blow out.
I went to a Goodyear store and filed a claim. The tires were 4 1/2 years old. I bought the tires in Pennsylvania & filed the claim in Florida. I was more interested in getting the 5er fixed than getting the tires paid for. I got an estimate to fix the 5er for $2200. and sent it to them. The dealer had to send the 2 tires that exploded back to the factory in Akron. So I hope you have your old tires from your rig or you can get them as I think Goodyear does some testing or they need to see the tires at the factory.
Goodyear sent me a check for the $2200. damage and $110. for the 2 tires. I think I paid around $150. or $160. for each tire when I bought them in 2013 and I did use them for 4 1/2 years. Probably around 12,000 miles on the tires, and a lot of tread still on them. I think that was fair and Goodyear paid to get the rig fixed.
Here is the address from 3 years ago
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Property Damage Claims
200 Innovation Way
Akron, Ohio 44316
800-322-4682
Good Luck
I also weighed the 5er 2 or 3 times at CAT scales over the years so I was not over weight. I blew out 2 of them on the way to Florida in December of 2017. I also did not drive over 60mph. The right rear blew first damaging the fender & brackets etc. Then about 8 hours later driving only 50mph the left front blew out but did not damage anything. I was driving only 50mph because it was the original spare I put on the right rear and it was 9 years old, and never on the ground before, so I was afraid it would blow out.
I went to a Goodyear store and filed a claim. The tires were 4 1/2 years old. I bought the tires in Pennsylvania & filed the claim in Florida. I was more interested in getting the 5er fixed than getting the tires paid for. I got an estimate to fix the 5er for $2200. and sent it to them. The dealer had to send the 2 tires that exploded back to the factory in Akron. So I hope you have your old tires from your rig or you can get them as I think Goodyear does some testing or they need to see the tires at the factory.
Goodyear sent me a check for the $2200. damage and $110. for the 2 tires. I think I paid around $150. or $160. for each tire when I bought them in 2013 and I did use them for 4 1/2 years. Probably around 12,000 miles on the tires, and a lot of tread still on them. I think that was fair and Goodyear paid to get the rig fixed.
Here is the address from 3 years ago
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Property Damage Claims
200 Innovation Way
Akron, Ohio 44316
800-322-4682
Good Luck
