2013 Keystone Montana

HAD 2 TIRES BLOW OUT ON RECENT TRIPS. THE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST 235/80R16-E CAME ON OUR 2013 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3100RL 5TH WHEEL WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT NEW. TIRE PRESSURES WERE VERIFIED PRIOR TO OUR TRIP. ONE TIRE BLEW (SHREDDED) ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHILE ON RT 95 IN MARYLAND ON JUNE 17, 2015. CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO CAMPER. I ADDED A TPMS TO MONITOR THE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE OF THE TIRES (IN REAL-TIME) SHORTLY AFTER THAT INCIDENT. ON A SUBSEQUENT TRIP, A SECOND GY MARATHON BLEW OUT ON RT. 95 IN NJ ON JULY 29, 2015, ABOUT 175 MILES INTO OUR TRIP. IT WAS ALSO ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAMPER. STARTING COLD INFLATION WAS 78 PSI (PER GY INFLATION TABLES FOR WEIGHT ON AXLES). MONITOR SHOWED APPROX. 89 PSI AND 98 DEGREES (F) AT TIME OF BLOWOUT. WE WERE ON A SMOOTH, STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD AT THE TIME AND DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS OR HAZARD. IT JUST BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. STEEL BELT WAS BADLY DISTORTED. IN BOTH INSTANCES I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES. CHANGING A FLAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRAILER IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH LOAD RANGE G TIRES. I KEPT THE SECOND BLOWOUT AND TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR. THEY GAVE ME CREDIT FOR THE ONE TIRE. I HAVE THE THREE REMAINING GY MARATHONS IN MY GARAGE SHOULD A RECALL OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IN READING THRU NUMEROUS RV AND BOAT OWNER FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MANY LOAD RANGE E TIRES ON TRAILERS WHERE THE WEIGHT IS AT THE UPPER END OF THE TIRE RATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KEYSTONE MONTANA BEING HAULED BY A 2013 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORT ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIRING UNDERNEATH THE BED IN THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

PURCHASED 2013 MONTANA 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON 235 80/R16 TIRES. AFTER FIRST TIME OUT WE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES ROUND TRIP. AFTER RETURNING HOME I INSPECTED THE RV AND NOTICED BUBBLES ON THE FIRST TIRE DRIVERS SIDE. I REPLACED BOTH TIRES ON THAT AXLE WITH TWO TOW MAX. IN JANUARY 2015 WE WERE PARKED IN ST. GEORGE, UT. I DID A WALK AROUND AND NOTICED TIRE CORDS HANGING OUT OF THE SECOND TIRE BACK ON DRIVERS SIDE. I REPLACED THAT TIRE BEFORE TRAVELING. ON THE WAY TO KINGMAN AZ, JANUARY 12, 2015, ON HWY 93 WE HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE REMAINING GY MARATHON TIRE. THE BLOW OUT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF GY WHEN THE FIRST PROBLEM AROSE. GY SAID THEY HAVE A 6 YEAR WARRANTY. NO TIRE SHOP I HAVE BEEN TO WILL CONSULT WITH GY ON THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD NEVER PUT THESE TIRES ON ANY VEHICLE AGAIN. THESE TIRES HAD UNDER 4,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3900FB TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TIRES, SIZE: 235/80R/16E. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WHO WAS ABLE TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES AND VEHICLE WAS 6,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12-13-13 *BF UPDATED 12/18/13 . ..UPDATED 01-10-14 *BF

WE OWN A 2013 KEYSTONE MONTANA 3582RL 5TH WHEEL TRAILER THAT WE PURCHASED SEPTEMBER, 2012. THE TIRES WERE GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16, E RATED, DOT #1512. THE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, WE PULLED INTO AN RV PARK IN PENDLETON, OREGON, AND NOTED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THE ROADSIDE SERVICE, NOTED THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING AND THE SERVICE PROVIDER ESTIMATED THAT WE WOULD'VE HAD A MAJOR BLOWOUT IN ONLY A FEW MILES MORE. WE HAD THE SPARE PUT ON TO CONTINUE TRAVEL. WHEN HOME, WE TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A 50% CREDIT NOTING THAT THE TIRE WAS HALF WORN ACCORDING TO THEIR MEASUREMENT. ON FURTHER EXAMINATION, WE TOOK THE TRAILER TO ANOTHER GOODYEAR DEALER AND THEY NOTED TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL THREE OF THE OTHER TIRES. AGAIN, TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH 50% CREDIT. THE TIRES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH OUT OF THE FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY PERIOD. THE TRAILER HAS NEVER BEEN OVERLOADED; WE CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE EVERY TIME WE TRAVEL; AND IT'S RIDICULOUS TO THINK THESE TIRES WON'T LAST BEYOND 10,000 MILES OR LESS AT $160 EACH. WE WILL NOT PURCHASE GOODYEAR TIRES AGAIN. *TR

THIS IS A 2 BATH UNIT--F BATH HAS A FLUSH SYSTEM FOR THE TOILET--THE MID BATH DOES NOT HAVE A FLUSH SYSTEM--SO THE WASTE IS NOT ABLE TO BE FLUSHED OUT--CALLED KEYSTONE AND WAS TOLD THEY TRIED TO PUT A FLUSH SYSTEM IN BUT IT DID NOT WORK-- SO WHY DON'T I GO OUT AND BUY A HOSE AND PUT IT DOWN THE TOILET---I PAID $94,000.00 FOR THIS--IT IS UNSANITARY AND I FEEL THAT KEYSTONE NOT ME SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE OTHER 3900FB'S OUT THERE THAT ALSO NEED THIS FIXED. *TR