BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES Complaints

BRIDGESTONE TIRES REPLACED UNDER FIRESTONE RECALL HAVE DEVELOPED LUMPS ON TREAD WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES HAVE BEEN REBALANCED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. TIRE SIZE P23575R15. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TIRES BOUNCE&THUMP ON MY NEW VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED,THEREFORE I BELEAVE SOME BELTS ARE BROKEN. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES,BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM TIRES.I FEEL THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE . I WANT THE DEALER OR TIRE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE BAD TIRES . I WILL GREATLY APREACEATE ANY HELP I CAN GET WITH THIS MATTER .*AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7MT CBJ TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

TREAD SEPARATION ON TWO FRONT TIRES OF MY VAN. VAN STARTED TO VIBRATE, AND DEVELOPED A SHIMMY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. VAN WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS TREAD SEPARATION.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 7BAK PDA TIRESIZE: LT225/75R1)

RR TIRE DEFLATED RAPIDLY WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - WALL OF TIRE RIPPED OPEN NEAR TREADS, NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO TREAD SEPARATION.-*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75)

WHILE COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY RIGHT REAR TIRE ON A 2000, MITSUBISHI, MONTERO SPORT, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P255/170R16, AND DOT# EL3FJNM369 HIT A POTHOLE, AND THE TIRE BLEWOUT. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK FIRESTONE REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT STATING THAT THE WHEEL WAS BENT ON THE RIM, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE WHEEL BENT WHEN IT HIT THE PAVEMENT AFTER THE TIRE BLEWOUT, THE BLOWOUT OCCURED ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. NLM

THE TIRE HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE COMPLETELY WAS CUT OUT OF THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE WHEEL RIM WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE OF ISUZU. THE ROAD WAS A STRAIGHT AND WELL MAINTAINED PIECE OF US84 APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES OUTSIDE OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

1 TIRE HAS A RADIAL PULL, AND 1 TIRE CAUSES VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE VIBRATIONS GO AWAY WHEN THE BAD TIRES ARE ROTATED TO THE REAR. I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. I DID NOT FIND ANY RECALL ON THEM AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPLACE OR PROATE THE TIRES SINCE THEY ARE WORN PAST 2/32". IS THIS TRUE, IS THERE ANY RECOURSE WITH THE TIRE COMPANY?*AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7MT TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

THE RIGHTSIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD, CLEAR ROADWAY, AND THE DRIVER DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBSTACLES. THERE ARE NO OBJECTS IN THE TIRE TREAD. UPON GOING FLAT, THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE FROM THE CENTER LANE AND STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS DID CAUSE MAJOR SIDEWALL DAMAGE DUE TO THE SHORT RIDE ON THE DEFLATED TIRE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE ARE BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND SENT ME TO THE TIRE DEALER. BRIDGESTONE TIRE DEALER SAID THAT DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE, THEREFORE, NO WARRANTY COULD BE ENFORCED. BRIDGESTONE IS THE SISTER OF FIRESTONE WHICH HAS BEEN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON SUV'S. THIS MAY BE RELATED???? HAD THIS BEEN A FRONT TIRE, A MAJOR ACCIDENT MAY HAVE RESULTED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND RELIABILITY OF THE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

THE SPARE TIRE INCLUDED WITH THE NEW VEHICLE WAS MOUNTED AND USED ON APPROXIMATELY 6/20/01. ON 6/29/01 THE TIRE TREAD BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE. TIRE WAS SUBMITTED TO MANUFACTURER FOR ADJUSTMENT. A PARALEGAL FOR THE MANUFACTURER STATED 'SORRY' AND DECLARED THAT AN 'IMPACT BREAK' WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TREAD SEPARATION AND I WAS DENIED COMPENSATION FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AND VEHICLE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL INFO AND PHOTO'S ARE AVAILABLE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: EMYTCAF207 TIRESIZE: P205/70R15)

FOUR OF THE 5 ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE HAD SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS, ALTHOUGH I CAREFULLY MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. IN THIS LAST EVENT THE FRONT LEFT TIRE EXPLODED AS THE CAR WAS EXITING RTE9 IN NJ TO THE SERVICE ROAD [A MILD S EXIT RAMP AT ABOUT 38 MPH]. THE CAR LOST STEERING CONTROL AND BOUNCED OVER THE CURB. THE REAR TIRE ALSO EXPLODED WHEN IT FOLLOWED OVER THE CURB. IN PREVIOUS EVENTS BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT IN TWO SEPARATE TIMES WHILE MY SON WAS RETURNING FROM COLLEGE ON THE TACONIC PARKWAY IN NEW YORK. 4 OUT OF FIVE IS A GREAT BASEBALL AVERAGE BUT A LOUSY TIRE SCORE FOR FAILURES DUE TO BLOWOUTS. I SUSPECT A BAD BATCH THAT MAY BE ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF FORESTERS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ELYTCHB349 TIRESIZE: 205/70R/15)