BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE: DUELER H/T 684 II, AND TIRE SIZE: P255/70R17 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD LARGE PIECES OF TREAD DETACHING FROM THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 2,416.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES, SIZE: P255/70/R18 (NA). WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR ON THE TREADS OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES AND THE VEHICLE WAS 20,000.

BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT TIRE BLOW OUT ON 2015 LEXUS GX460. SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW 2015 GX460, SO ENTERED AS 2014. TIRE BLEW OUT SIDEWALL AT 70 MPH WITH NO TREAD DAMAGE OR PUNCTURE. PRESSURE WAS NOT LOW AS PER TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR. TIRE ONLY HAD 1300 MILES IN 3 MONTHS OF DRIVING NEW LEXUS GX460. TIRE WAS P265/60R18 109H DOT ELXTJJK4514.

TIRES ON 2009 ESCALADE ARE DRY ROTTING AND HAVE LOST PIECES OF THE RUBBER ON THE TIRE. THEY ALSO DO NOT HOLD AIR. I NOTICED A FEW OTHER NOTICES ON THESE TIRES BUT NO RECALL HAS OCCURRED. TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L ALENZA P285. MILEAGE ON THE TIRES IS 35099.

A MONTH AGO I HAD A BRIDGESTONE A/T REVO SEPARATE AND MANAGED TO GET IT REPLACED BEFORE IT BLEW. THIS PAST FRIDAY I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND HAD ANOTHER SEPARATE AND BEFORE I COULD GET STOPPED IT BLEW OUT ALSO. FORTUNATELY IT WAS ON THE BACK AND I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK AND TRAILER STOPPED SAFELY. NOT SURE I COULD HAVE DONE THIS HAD IT BEEN ON THE FRONT. TIRES WERE AIRED PROPERLY THAT MORNING ALSO. RIPPED MY RIGHT REAR FENDER UP ALSO. TWO OF THE SAME TIRES PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME SEPARATED WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES, LINE SIZE: 235/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT IN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE HAIRLINE FRACTURED THROUGHOUT ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. KMJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC ESCALADE EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L ALENZA TIRES, SIZE P275/55/20 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAD BECOME SEVERELY DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 142,100. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN FEBRUARY OF 2012 WE HAD A TIRE FAILURE-TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WE WERE SOLD AS 'RUN FLAT' WERE IN FACT MOEXTENDED BY BRIGDESTONE. THIS TIRE HAS A VERY LIMITED RUN LOW ABILITY THAT ALLOWS 18-30 MILES AT 30 MPH AND 10 PSI. WE WERE TOLD WE HAD RUN FLATS THAT ALLOWED OPERATION AT 50MPH FOR 50 MILES AT ZERO PSI. MERCEDES AND BRIDGESTONE DENIED ANY LIABILITY. THIS FRAUD WILL PUT SOMEONE ELSE IN DANGER AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE WARNED. WE HAVE SINCE REPLACED PSEUDO RUN FLATS W REAL RUN FLATS AND WILL DO NO FURTHER BUSINESS WITH MERCEDES BENZ. *TR

DURING ROUTINE SERVICE AT 19500 MILES. DURING TIRE ROTATION IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT I HAD A HAIR LINE CRACK RUNNING VERTICALLY ON ONE OF MY NISSAN TITAN OEM TIRES , BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT P245 /75R17 110S ( D693ACZ ). I HAD BEN NOTICING VIBRATION AD BRAKING SHUDDER RECENTLY ALSO . MY INVESTIGATION HAS LEAD TO OTHER ONLINE FORUM WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT P245 /75R17 110S ( D693ACZ ). *TR

DRIVING 45 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) ON DRY PAVEMENT, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. LEFT SIDE FRONT BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT 684 II 265/65R17 110S TIRE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE, REMAINDER OF TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING SIGNS AND BLOWOUT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5, BLEW ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER OFF VEHICLE. DAMAGE ESTIMATE IS NOT YET IN. THIS OCCURRED MAY 2, 2012. ON OCTOBER 13, 2011, RIGHT FRONT DUELER HT II 265/65R17 110S TIRE BLEW ON WET ROADS, VEHICLE DAMAGED OVER $14,000.00 COVERED BY GEICO INSURANCE. INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS LOANED TO DRIVER NOT AUTHORIZED BY MY AMICA INSURANCE POLICY. POLICE REPORTS STATE MECHANICAL FAILURE ON BOTH INCIDENTS. STILL HAVE TWO MORE OF SAME TIRE ON REAR.