BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES Complaints

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 ON I-40, WESTERN OKLAHOMA, ABOUT 65 MPH. DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED, COMPLETE SEPARATION OF TREAD/BELT SECTION FROM SIDEWALLS. REPLACED WITH SPARE, CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1983 JEEP CJ7. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, SIZE 32/1150/R15LT (NA). WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. HE ALSO NOTICED SEVERE TIRE SEPARATION DOWN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE, WHICH EXPOSED SIX BELTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 196,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, SIZE P265/70R17. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 25,000 MILES. THE TREAD BEGAN TO WEAR IN AN UNUSUAL MANNER IN THE CENTER OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT THE CENTER OF ALL FOUR TIRES CONTINUED TO WEAR UNNATURALLY. NEITHER THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER NOR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04T018000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE DOT NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE, RUINED WHEEL. AFTER INSTALLING SPARE TIRE AND DRIVING 12 MORE MILES. TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. BOTH TIMES TIRES BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED A BLOWOUT. THE TIRE DAMAGED THE TAIL PIPE AND BENT THE WHEEL WELL WHERE THE TIRE WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT 693 (P245/70 R16) TIRES FROM SEARS, THE LEFT BACK TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AND CAUSED A ROLLOVER ON I-16E. THIS INCIDENT TOTALED THE 2004 TRAILBLAZER SUV. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND TIRE WERE DAMAGED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04T018000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,242. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 06/05/08 *BF UPDATED 05/28/08

VEHICLE PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 (2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT). ON TWO(2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE LATEST BEING TODAY, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON WET ROADWAY. TODAY THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED THREE (3) TIMES AND ON ONE OCCURRANCE I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS!!!!! THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE IS 235/60R17. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

EVENTS LAST WEEK, ONE OF OUR 2005 SILVERADO'S (HAS 40,000 MILES), WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HAD A SERIOUS TIRE BLOW OUT. IT TORE COMPLETELY APART. WE HAVE PICTURES TO DOCUMENT THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE. THE RIM OF THE TRUCK WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE TIRE BLOW OUT. AFTER THE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY ON THE RIM. LUCKILY, THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND NOT DAMAGE THE TRUCK ANY FURTHER. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T. UNDER THE SELECT TIRE SIZE THE CORRECT INFORMATION IS 26570R17. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THIS INFORMATION IN THAT BOX. FAILURE THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WE HAD THE RIM REPAIRED AND THE 4 TIRES REPLACED. *TR