BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES Complaints

FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY. 21000 MILES ON 2004 HONDA CRV. BRIDGESTONE, DUELLER, 205/70R15 TIRES . *AK

BY LOOKING AT THE FRONT/REAR TIRES CONSUMER CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON AUGUST 31, 2004 FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS RESULT, THERE WAS A DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FOR OVER $2000. BRIDGESTONE, MODEL DUELER, AT 693 LT285/75R16, DOT#EJLFCCB190. *AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 GMC IN FEBUARY 04 AND IT KEEPS WEARING THE FRONT TIRES TO EXCESS AND THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT'S NORMAL FOR A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE,,BULL THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER 265/R70/17 ANDTHE TRUCK. *AK IS A 1500 GMC SERRIA , I MAINTAIN MY EQUIPMENT AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE FOR PROBLEMS AND I CAN SEE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT WITH TIRE FAILURE AND ACCIDENTS, I HAVE LOOK AT THE SAME MOLDEL AND THEY TOO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FRONT TIRE WEAR.

SEVERE ENGINE VALVE CLATTERING WHEN PULLING LIGHT LOADS OR ACCELERATING UPHILL AND LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM TIRES AFTER 23000 MILES. *AK

TIRE FAILURE/BLOW-OUT. BRIDGESTONE HAS ISSUED A SAFTEY COMPAIGN NOTICE ON AUGUST 26, 2004. THIS INFORMATION SUBSTANTIATES MY ORIGINAL FAULTY TIRE CLAIM BACK IN FEBRUARY. I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE(S) AND VEHICLE DAMAMGE. *AK PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRED BLEW OUT. *AK THE TREAD SEPARATION REPEATED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. *SC

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. DRIVER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. *TC

THE ORIGINAL TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT ON MAY 2003, AND FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 13,140 MILES ON THEM. DEALERSHIP ROTATED TWICE THE FOUR TIRES. BRIDGESTONE, DUELER. SIZE UNKNOWN, DOT# UNKNOWN. . *AK

BRIDGESTONE DUELERS AT TIRES. ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON THEM. HAD FIRESTONE STORE ALIGN AND BALANCE IN JAN 2004. ALL HIGHWAY USAGE. TIRES DEVELOPED SMALL RIDGES ACROSS FACE OF TIRE. A WHOMP SOUND IS LOUD AND NERVE WRACKING. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. IS THERE A RECOURSE? *JB