Goodyear Marathon Radial Trailer Utility Tire

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: I can't say anything good about these tires
Cons: Junk, Junk, Junk Goodyear Marathon

Just returned from a trip up I-5 in California. Going north of Weed in the heat of the day, My Goodyear Marathon tire had come apart, Good Sam ERS sent a tow truck out and changed what was left of the tire and put my spare on the ground. I continued ...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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!