Spade Cooley wrote:
Correct! Once the retailer owns the product he/she will attempt to market it.
But I have control of my pocket book and have the option of buying a better product or shop for a better price. We are in charge as consumers. If Walmart wants to take the chance of a civil suit knowing they are selling a defective product, that's their business. If I owned the company I would request Goodyear exchange the product for a safer product or loose business at our stores. Goodyear and Walmart are in bed together and depend on each other.
I believe that tire failures are mainly due to overloading and/or underinflating. I also think that many manufacturers will put a cheap tire on their trailers to save some money. I had a new tire blow in my hybrid, also new. It was a LRC tire and was just at max payload.
I now have a different trailer and it came with Marathons. I replaced them because of age and went with Maxxis without any problems. I replaced them because of age and found that the new Carlisles were a better deal, had a heavier rating (E now) and are listed for 80mph towing which I will never do but I do enjoy all of the weight and speed cushions they provide.
Your above post has many issues where I am concerned. First of all Goodyear does not put out a "defective" product. Most times the application for a particular tire is wrong as in putting a LRC tire on a heavier trailer or driving at a too high of speed. Shopping for a better price is what you did and it is why you went to Walmart for such an important purchase. As long as you let purchase price be the main factor you are also in bed with Walmart. You need to do more research before you buy big ticket items. I like Harbor Freight for some things but would never expect a quality tool that would stand up to heavy usage over a long period of time from them.
