BRIDGESTONE DESERT DUELER TIRES Complaints

TIRE BLEW OUT; SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/70)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70 )

TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM STEEL BELT OF TIRE. CONSUMER HAS A 1991, TOYOTA PICKUP. USED VEHICLE TIRES WERE ALREADY ON THEM. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 15,000. TIRE SIZE & DOT UNKNOWN. FIRESTON/BRIDGESTONE DEALER JUST CONFIRMED THAT TIRE WASN'T PART OF A PROBLEM. *AK

REPLACEMENT TIRES, 26575R16, DOT IS UNREADABLE. CONSUMER SAYS TWO REAR TIRES ARE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF CRACKS IN RUBBER. *AK

BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1996 AND 1997 ALL FOUR (BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT P225/75/R15) TIRES EXPLODED, DUE TO FAILURE THE VEHICLE CRASHED RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER. *MJS

PE00020; DUELER AT, P 21570R16; ALL OF TIRES ARE FORMING CRACKS ALONG THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TREAD TO SEPARATE, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WE JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW OF ANOTHER INSTANCE OF FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES BLOWING OUT AND CAUSING A FORD ESPLORER TO FLIP THREE TIMES. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO FATALITY - ONLY INJURY AND PROPERTY LOSS.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THIS IS THE SECOND TBRIDESTONE TIRE IN TWO MONTHS THAT I HAVE LOST TREAD FROM. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TWICE AND DON'T WANT A THIRD INCIDENT. I WAS IN 5:30PM TRAFFIC AND FELT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT RIDING CORRECTLY I DECIDED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I DID I LOST HALF OF THE TREAD. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN MY CAR. I DROVE IMMEDIATLEY TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND THE BEST THEY WOULD DO IS PRO-RATE MY ANOTHER BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE. I'M STUCK BECAUSE THESE TIRES ARE NOT IN THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE!! NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW SET OF TIRES. THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN BRIDGESTONE LEADS THE PUBLIC TO THINK! PLEASE HELP!!( DOT NUMBER: EJMT TIRE SIZE: P24570R16 )

I ORIGINALLY HAD THE ATX'S ON MY EXPLORER. ONCE THE RECALL WENT INTO EFFECT, I WENT TO A FIRESTONE CAR CARE CENTER IN NASHVILLE (STORE # 028150) AND THEY REPLACED THEM WITH THE BRIDGESTONE DUELERS. I DROVE TO WORK AFTERWARDS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN I NOTICED A SHAKING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD JUST HAD A BALANCE AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT TO GO ALONG WITH THE REPLACEMENTS. SO THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK IT BACK AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE MANAGER. IT WAS BUSY AND AT THE END OF THE DAY SO I SAID I WOULD BRING IT IN THE FIRST THING SATURDAY MORNING. THEY PLACED MY TIRES ON THE BALANCING MACHINE AND I WATCHED AS WE ALL NOTICED A WOBBLING IN ALL THE TIRES. THE MANAGER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHEN THEY MANUFACTURE THE TIRES, THEY HAVE A LIGHT AND HEAVY SPOT IN THEM. IF THAT HEAVY SPOT IS OFF OR EXTREMELY HEAVY, IT CAN CAUSE A WOBBLE. NEVERTHELESS, I ASKED WHAT AM I TO DO NOW. THE MANAGER STATED THAT I WOULD NOW BE PLACED ON THE REPLACEMENT LIST. I WOULD PREFER TO GO TO A FORD DEALERSHIP NOW, BUT SINCE I ALREADY HAD A REPLACEMENT DONE, I DOUBT IF THEY WILL REPLACE THEM AGAIN. THIS IS WHERE I NEED YOUR HELP. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION STATING THE DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT TIRES. CAN YOU SEND ME A LETTER AUTHORIZING A DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN? OR CAN YOU HELP ME OUT IN ANY WAY OR SUGGEST WHAT ALTENATIVES I HAVE? ALSO, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAD TO REPURCHASE THE LIFETIME WARRANTIES ON THE BALANCE AND ROAD HAZZARD WHEN I HAD THEM ORIGINALLY ON THE ATX'S. THE ATX'S WERE A RECALL, NOT TIRES THAT WORE DOWN FROM NORMAL USAGE WHERE A WARRANTY WOULD EXPIRE. I KNOW THE BRIDGESTONE DUELERS WERE NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE MY REPLACEMENT TIRES, AND THEY TOO WERE IMPERFECT AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE FIRESTONE CAR CARE CENTER. AS A CONSUMER, I HAVE DONE WHAT WAS DIRECTED BY YOUR ADMINISTRATION. AS A CONSUMER AND A STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, I HAVE GAINED NOTHING BY DOING WHAT I WAS DIRECTED TO DO. HELP ME!

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-5 IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE & THE LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, 1 OF THE REMAINING 3 TIRES WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE SETTLED MY CLAIM FOR THE COST OF BODYWORK AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH ATX & ATX II TIRES ARE NOT ISOLATED TO THOSE MODELS. MY EXPERIENCE WAS IDENTICAL TO THOSE RELATED TO ATX & ATXII FAILURES. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THE NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION INTO BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE DEULER HT LT265/75R16 MODEL FOR SAFETY ASSURANCE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

WHEN I TRAVEL 65-70 MPH MY VEHICLE SHAKE AND VIBRATE REALLY BAD. I CAN HARDLY HOLD THE STERRING WHEEL. I CAN FEEL THE PULL COMING FROM MY TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: )