Keystone Cougar tire blowout problems

Filed Jan 5, 2021 · Tires · 400 miles · TX

I bought this keystone trailer new in august of 2020. The tires only had 400 miles of use before this trip. I equipped my trailer with tire minder system to monitor tire pressure and temperature. There was no warning of tire failure. The tire just exploded and came apart. Damaging my trailer.

Filed Jun 6, 2016 · Wheels · 1,500 miles · AL

While traveling on our family vacation, with our 2013 keystone cougar 5th wheel. We experienced 2 tire blowouts. While traveling n on I-59 (just inside ga state line) at approx. 60 MPH, the right rear tire exploded causing damage to the camper. Put spare on and continued on our trip. Once we arrived at campground the exploded tire was taken to a tire store and replaced. New tire was put on camper and the spare returned to the spare position on the rear of the camper. Upon our return trip home, traveling on I-75 s, we had blowout #2. It was the left rear tire. Now damage had been done to both sides of the 5th wheel. Thankfully we had tire replaced while on vacation or we would have been sitting on the side of the interstate waiting with our 2 small children for who knows how long on someone to come tow us or replace tire. We changed the tire and headed straight for the tire store at home, where all 4 tires where replaced. So now we are out all the money for 4 new tires, but also our $500 insurance deductible that will be applied twice!! Since it happened on 2 different days, but on the same trip less than 300 miles apart, it had to be 2 separate claims. Therefore $1000.00 deductible! There are so many complaints all over the internet about these tires. Either the tire manufacturer or the rv manufacturer needs to resolve these issues before someone ends up getting killed!!!

Filed Dec 16, 2015 · Tires · CA

2013 keystone cougar trailer. Consumer writes in regards to tire failure. *smd the consumer noticed as he was driving, he noticed that one of the right side trailer tires were shredding. When he was finally able to stop, he discovered the tire was loosing air and the tread has completely separated from the casing and the sidewall was still intact. There was extensive damage to the sheet metal and dual axles.

Filed Oct 23, 2015 · Tires · 7,000 miles · AR

We had three blow outs on our trailer tires during a trip this fall. The three blow outs occurred on three different dates. The tires are cooper omni st 235/80r16. The first blow out occurred 8/21/2015 on I-470 just past the denver airport. This blow out caused damage to the trailer on the passenger side of the vehicle. The second blow out occurred somewhere northeast of santa fe, nm on I-25. This blow out was on the driver's side of the vehicle. This blow out also caused damage to the trailer. The third blow out occurred approximately one mile west of the arkansas border on highway 412. Again, this caused damage to the passenger side of the trailer. These tires had less than 7,000 miles on them. The tires were purchased in late december 2012.

Filed Oct 15, 2013 · Body, Tires · TX

Tires are approximately 1.5 years of age based on "0111" dot code and have approximately 2000 miles of use (no signs of dry rot or other failure prior to tread separation 1st incident may 24th 2013 while traveling approximately 60 MPH on a farm to market road I had a powerking towmax st235/80r16 tires blowout and tread separation. Replaced tire and returned home (~150 miles) contacted dynamic tire corporation and after shipping them the tire they found no apparent defect to the tire and paid for the replacement tire and the repairs to my trailer. (~$2000 in damages) however did not pay to replace the other 3 remaining tires. 2nd incident august 14th 2013 upon picking up the unit after repairs were made, I drove approximately 9 miles from the dealership and had a second blowout on the powerking towmax tires again approx speed 60 MPH... This tire had the same dot code of 0111 resulting in another $2000 in damage. Shipped the failed tire plus the other 2 un-failed tires to dynamic tire in brampton on, canada ... They are now telling me this is caused by possible under inflation, so one tire of the 4 has no signs of why it should fail. ... Yet ~159 miles later the other failed tire plus the remaining 2 un-failed tires "exhibit signs of uneven tread wear and over deflection" tires were consistently maintained at 80psi so under-inflation was not the case. And these are the oe tires from keystone ... So they should be rated for that trailers weight.

Filed Jul 31, 2013 · Tires · 2,500 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 keystone cougar with towmaster tires, size: 235/80r/16e. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the rear driver, passenger and front passenger tire blew without warning. The failure occurred on three separate occasions within a one month period. The tires were replaced and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 2,500. The dot number was not available.

Filed Jul 27, 2012 · Tires · 16,000 miles · FL

Experienced rapid loss of air pressure on a bf goodrich commercial t/a lt225/75r16 all season lre tire while traveling on a 4-lane highway. Tire was one of a set of 4 installed on a 5th wheel. Both myself, as well as the road service that came to my aid, thought the problem was caused by apparent tread separation. The tire was less than 3 years old and had around 16000 miles on it. I returned the faulty tire to michelin for inspection. Their report concluded that they could not find the exact cause of failure. Specifically, their report stated "while we did not find any defects in design, manufacture or materials in the tire which would have caused it to become unserviceable, neither could we find any evidence of misapplication or misuse". In the interest of customer goodwill, michelin agreed to reimburse me for repair costs to my 5th wheel, pay a 75% prorated replacement cost on a new tire and cover the defective tire shipment cost. While I'm grateful for michelin's actions on my behalf, I am wondering if the problem I experienced is part of a larger problem. Specifically, is it somehow related to your the federal safety agency campaign id number : 12t019000 recall? That recall is for the same tire, but specifies different sizes. I am meticulous about weighing my 5th wheel to stay safe, always make sure I maintain the proper air pressure in my tires and use a tire pressure monitoring system. There were no indications of any problem with the tire, prior to the incidence.

Filed Oct 14, 2011 · Tires · 2,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 keystone cougar equipped with power king tow max tires. The tire size was 235/80/r16 and the dot number was 83b5gpb1210. While driving 65 MPH, the contact stated that the front drivers side tire blew out without warning. The dealer advised the contact to speak directly to the manufacturer who offered no assistance when notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,000. Updated 02/07/12 *bf when the tire exploded, it caused damage to the trailer.

Filed Nov 10, 2010 · Tires · UT

Very violent tire blowout on trailer----this is the second tire blowout under similar circumstances in less then 3 months. Both times we were not overloaded and tire pressures were 73 to 75 lbs on the first one and 80lbs on the second blowout. ( I have pictures if you want them).

Filed Sep 20, 2010 · Tires · OH · crash · 1 injury

2010 keystone cougar fifth wheel camper had a blowout on the left rear tire. Driver lost control and the vehicle and trailer overturned onto the roadway. *bf (ohio traffic crash report #10-0364-89)