BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING A BLOW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO REPLACE TIRE. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SIDE BLOW OUT IN A BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 687 P225/70 R16 TIRE AT 9:50AM. UPON BACKTRACKING DOWN YORK ROAD, NO "CHUCK" HOLES WERE FOUND OR FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE 4 LANE ROAD. SANDY WAS TRAVELING SOUTH DOWN YORK ROAD IN PARMA OHIO, ABOUT 1,000 FEET FROM PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. NOTE: YOUR WEB SITE DID NOT HAVE A HIGHLANDER AS THE TOYOTA (SO, I ENTER 4-RUNNER). MY CAR IS A TOYOTA. ALSO, THIS WEB SITE DIDN'T HAVE THE EXACT TIRE TO SELECT FROM, SO PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION HERE.*AK

COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOTICED TIRE VIBRATION. WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF HEARING THE NOISE THE TIRE COMPLETELY FAILED-- THE TIRE WAS IN 3 PEICES: THE TWO SIDEWALLS WERE HANGING ON THE RIM AND THE ENTIRE TREAD AREA WAS SEPARATED FROM THEM (THE TREAD AREA REMAINED IN ONE SOLID PIECE). THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR, WHICH IS ONLY7 MONTHS OLD. THE MILEAGE ON THEM WAS 10000. *AK

LTR FM DAVID MATTHEWS (NV) RE DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T TIRES REQUESTS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO TREAD SEPARATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL, REPLY TO LAS VEGAS OFC. *PH WHILE DRIVING LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING OVER $1000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGES TO LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL.*MR *NM *CB *JB

BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE - LT225/75R/16. THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. ALL 4 TIRES WERE GOING BAD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDE WALL. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NLM WHEN THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE HAD A FLAT BUT THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS NOT A FLAT TIRE BECAUSE IT EXPLODED. *CB *JB

REAR RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND STOP ON A MEDIAN STRIP. REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. *AK

THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE WHOLE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE TIRES, WAS JUST CHECKED FOR SAFETY AND ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS EARLIER DURING THE SAME WEEK. *LA

VEHICLE SUFFERED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *MR THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND THEN CAME TO REST IN A UPRIGHT POSITION. *SCC *JB

THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT 60 MPH. THE DRIVER HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD SEPARATED. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM