BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES Complaints

Tires had 1500 miles on it; Front right tire low pressure warning came on; Reading 19 PSI; Inflated tire back to proper PSI; Less then 24 hrs later, PSI was reading 24; Took tire off and sprayed down with soap water; approx. 5 pin size holes were causing the soapy water to bubble. Asked mechanic to put spare on back right tire and relocate back right tire to front right tire. He also sprayed down the back right tire while it was off the truck and again, approx 3 pin size holes were visible with soapy water; Brought vehicle back to dealer; They replaced what was the original front right tire, but would not replace any other tire since they found no issue since it was holding the PSI; Would not test the other two tires on the left side because again they were holding the pressure. Was told if problems comes back, need to address with Bridgestone/Firestone. These tires are 275/55/R20

The contact owns a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia equipped with Bridgestone Tires, Tire Line: Ecopia M760, Tire Size: 295/75/R22.5, DOT Number: Y7BT3MJ3719. The contact stated while driving approximately 72 MPH, he looked in the rearview mirror and noticed the tire was shredded from the passenger’s side second axle inside. The tire had experienced a blowout. The contact drove safely to the side of the highway. The contact then drove a little further to an area to park the vehicle safely. The contact changed the tire himself and drove to an independent mechanic where the tire was replaced. The contact kept the blowout tire. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The tire was the original tire. The approximate failure mileage was 245,000.

My Bridgestone tires were the wrong rated tires put on by Chrysler at 70 miles per hour they would bounce did not matter which one would bounce they all did it after hitting a small bump on the highway they are the dueler 255/70/r18 113t ms with 1 nylon and 2 steel belts in tread and only 2 polyester side wall this was to light of a tire for a light truck , talked to Chrysler and they just blew me off on this problem I purchased light truck tires and solved the problem they now owe me $1095.97 . I am sure they put these tires on other Jeep gladiators.

Purchased a new set of 4 in May of 2020 with 50,000 miles on the vehicle - just one year, 8 months ago and only 10k miles on the new set. Walked out yesterday morning and the RR tire was flat. Tried to add air and heard a rushing sound coming from the outside sidewall from a 3-4" broken, jagged slit. The car was driven yesterday and all was fine until it just blew. And no it was not cut by a ne'er do well overnight. The sidewall clearly failed as reported by so many with this Alenza tire. Many others were driving when the dangerous Alenza sidewall failed. I was lucky as we often drive this vehicle on Interstate highways...and it Texas that means 75 and 80 mph speed limits. I shudder to think what would have happened with a failing defected tire blowing at 80 mph!

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer equipt with Bridgestone Dueler Alenza Plus tires size P245/60/18 N/A, and DOT: RBVDRIM0916. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, a rotational noise was present coming from the front driver side of the vehicle. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the front driver side and passenger side tires had experienced cracking located above the tire bead area on the inside wall of the tire. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.

Driving north on I-94, leaving the city of Chicago, the rear driver side tire (Bridestone Dueler P285/45R22) blew and the outer side wall seem to have a defect (weak side wall). This should never happen in a passenger car and the manufacturer should have better QUALITY CONTROL and prevent these defects from leaving the plants. I have a MS in Mechanical Engineering and have knowledge of the tire designs, as we did research for Firestone in the 1980's at my university, and this is definitely a defect within a weak part of the fabric in the sidewall. If you would like the tire for your investigation, please let me know ASAP. Other industries like the Medical and Pharma areas would not allow this kind of thing to happen and passenger vehicles with defective parts or components should never jeopardize any passenger to be in this kind of situation. Luckily, it was very early in the morning, with very light traffic, and no one in my car or any of the cars around me got hurt, as I was able to maneuver to the right side of the highway.

The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Tundra equipped with Bridgestone Tires, Tire Line: Dueler, Tire Size: 275/55/R20, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, there was a rumbling from the vehicle for five seconds, then the rear driver’s side tire detached. The contact pulled over and replaced the detached tire with the spare. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. The VIN was not available.

Bridgestone Dueler 255/50R19 107H runflat, DOT EJVUDJE2013 Tire failure: local tread separation in a valley between road contact ridges. Tread separation from underlying belts suggest manufacturing defect. No human life was in danger due to early detection of the fault

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-150 equipped with Bridgestone Tires, Tire Line: Dueler, Tire Size: 275/65/R18, DOT Number: 98YIDOL. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to the dealer to have the deflated passenger’s side rear tire repaired, the dealer informed him that there was tread separation on all four tires. The contact also stated that there were cracks in between the tread. The tires were not replaced; however, they were patched. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 93,000. The tire failure mileage was 70,000.

BL 265/65R17 110S THIS TIRE EXPLODED AS I was existing the Harbor Fwy going south at Adams Blvd. The Lexus has an automatic system that prevents instant breaking when the tire pressure exceptionally low tire pressure or wet pavements due to weather conditions and or slippery pavements. Therefore as I was existing the Lexus did not allow me to stop as I normal did for over 17 years. The Lexus then hit the rear of the car stop at the stop light. These defective tires must be recalled so other life's will be spared. Many folks have loss there life in USA and many foreign countries. I have purchased new tires from Firestone for over 16 years. Firestone is the only tires company we allowed to replace all our tires. This is for our 2004 gx 470. Please assist the American consumers to stop these defective tires that could kill someone while you are reading this complaint.