BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES Complaints

BRIDGESTONE DUELLAR AT LT285/75R16 S/N# K9801D693AZ. DRIVING E/B 210 FRWY BETWEEN SAN DIMAS AND FONTANA, NOTICED A VERY UNUSUAL VIBRATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE LEFT MIRROR WAS ALSO VIBRATING. CAME TO THE END OF THE FREEWAY IN RIALTO, AS I SLOWED DOWN TO A STOPP LIGHT THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SQUIRMING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD BUBBLED UP FOR APPROX. A QUARTER OF THE TIRE, I PUT MY SPARE ON AND EXAMINED THE TIRE. THERE IS STEEL POPPING OUT OF THE INSIDE PART OF THE TREAD, IT'S OBVIOUS THE TREAD IS SEPERATING AND COMING APART. WHAT IS BRIDGESTONE GOING TO DO ABOUT THESE TIRES? I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TIRES THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM, BOTH UNFORTUNATELY SUFFERED BLOWOUTS AND MAJOR BODY DAMAGE.*AK

BRIDESTONE DUELER A/T D693 LT285/75R16 TLOWLPS D, ARTICLE NUMBER 298581. TIRES PURCHASED 9/18/03. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 6 MONTHS, 10,000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. 2000 FORD EXCURSION 4WD, DIESEL. *AK CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT ON FRONT LEFT DRIVERS SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON I-30 IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AT 2:00 PM, GOOD CONDITIONS, DRY, SPEED 65 MPH. NO WARNING, LOUD EXPLOSION, TRUCK WHIPPED LEFT IMMEDIATELY AND SLAMMED INTO CEMENT HIGHWAY DIVIDERS. LITERALLY ON TWO WHEELS ON TOP OF DIVIDERS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP OVER 100 YDS AWAY. CHILDREN IN CAR. NO INJURIES AS WERE ALL BELTED. ENTIRE LEFT SIDE TRUCK DAMAGED, LEFT REAR TIRE DAMAGED. FRAME DAMAGE. TRUCK STILL BEING REPAIRED. REPAIRS EXCEEDING 6,000.00 SO FAR. THIS IS THE SECOND BLOWOUT ON THESE TIRES I HAVE EXPERIENCED. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 6 OR 7 MONTHS AS WELL AS IT HAPPENED IN JULY OR AUGUST AND TIRE WAS PURCHASED 1/4/02. TIRE WAS REPLACED AS DEALER STATED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. IS ANYONE LOOKING INTO THIS YET?

BLOWOUT OF BRIDGESTONE DUELLER AT 693, LT285/75R/16, DOT NO.EJLFCCB2501 CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND $4,000.00 DAMAGE TO TRUCK. NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAVE ROADWAY.*AK *MR

LTR IN REGARDS TO HER 1/25/04 INQUIRY RE MILTON MATTHEWS PROBLEM W/ HIS BRIDGESTONE TIRES, REQUEST VERIFICATION OF CONSTITUENT'S NAME AS MILTON MATTHEWS AND NOT DAVID MATTHEWS, REF ES04-001320 /S/ BREENER 3/3/04. *PH *MR

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SHREDDED. *AK

3OF3 - BRIDGESTONE DUALER AT T9802 D693AZ P265/70R16 SET OF 4 PURCHASED 2/2/2001 - THIS TIRE SN? ENLJ JLD0700. FAILURE OCCURRED @ 37 MONTHS AND 39000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. NO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, 1/4" TREAD DEPTH, TIRES INFLATED TO MFG SPEC, 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 2WD 4.6L. THIS IS 3OF4 TIRES TO FAIL. PURCHASED A SET OF MICHELIN LTX M/S 3/16/04... SR-101 NORTHBOUND (WEST PHOENIX) END OF A TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO, 10PM, AIRTEMP 78F, DRY, SPEED=65 MPH. GRADUAL INCREASE IN "SHAKE" AND STEERING GETTING "SQUIRRELY". FELT THIS BEFORE! WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OCCURRED. WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME @ 30 MPH. *NM

2OF3 - BRIDGESTONE DUALER AT T9802 D693AZ P265/70R16 SET OF 4 PURCHASED 2/2/2001 - THIS TIRE SN? ENLJ JLD2100. FAILURE OCCURED @ 37 MONTHS AND 38KMILES AFTER PURCHASE. NO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, 1/4" TREAD DEPTH, TIRES INFLATED TO MFG SPEC, 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 2WD 4.6L. THIS IS 2OF4 TIRES TO FAIL. I-10 WESTBOUND, 20 MILES WEST OF PHOENIX, 2PM, AIRTEMP 92F, DRY, SPEED=75MPH. GRADUAL INCREASE IN "SHAKE" AND STEERING GETTING "SQUIRRELY". WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OCCURED. *NM

1OF3 - BRIDGESTONE DUALER AT T9802 D693AZ P265/70R16 SET OF 4 PURCHASED 2/2/2001 - THIS TIRE SN UNKNOWN. FAILURE OCCURRED @ 31 MONTHS AND 33000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. NO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, 3/8" TREAD DEPTH, TIRES INFLATED TO MFG SPEC, 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 2WD 4.6L. THIS IS 1OF4 TIRES TO FAIL. I-10 EASTBOUND, 60 MILES SOUTH (EAST) OF PHOENIX, 5PM, AIRTEMP 105F, DRY, SPEED=75 MPH. 15 SECONDS OF "SHAKE" PRECEDED A CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR SUFFERED BODY DAMAGE, EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. AS OF 3/16/04, CURRENTLY UNDER SUBROGATION VIA ST. FARM. *NM

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 DRIVING ON THE EAST BOUND LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY OHE OF THE TIRES ON MY 1997 NISSAN PATHFINDER SHREDDED/CAME APART THE TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT 265/70/15 # ELEKDCL1100. I JUST PURCHASED THE TRUCK ONE MONTH AGO, AND FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD AT THE BRIDGESTON/FIRESTONE DEALER THE TIRE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. 3 YEAR OLD TIRES SHOULD WEAR DOWN NOT COME APART. I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. MY TRUCK SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT 1/4 PANEL, DOOR, WHEEL WELL MOLDING, THE ALUMINUM WHEEL AND RUNNING BOARD. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. THIS VEHICLE HELPS TO ALLOW ME TO MAKE A LIVING AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AND CAN ONLY HOPE THIS CAN BE RESOLVED IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OR SO, WHICH IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO ACCEPT. IF YOU CAN GIVE/FORWARD ANY FURTHER INFORMATION TO ME I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I CAN ALSO BE REACHED AT 631-463-9084. THANK YOU FOR HANDLING THIS IN AN EXPEDIENT MANNER PAUL BALSAMO . *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE TREMBLED VIOLENTLY. CONSUMER PARKED AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER DROVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THE TREMBLING STARTED AGAIN. SEVERAL SECONDS THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. CONSUMER EXAMINED THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND DETERMINED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. *AK