BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES Complaints

CHEVY PU CREW CAB LESS THAN 7000 MI ON BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693II P26570R17 TIRES ARE CRACKING ALMOST HALF WAY AROUND IN THE TREAD GROOVES TWO TIRES SO FAR I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEW THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECT AS DID TWO OTHER TIRE SUPPLIERS BUT THE BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE DEALER IS NOT WANTING TO REPLACE TIRES ON UNION RD IN MY TOWN I JUST HOPE WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER TIRE CO THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR POOR WORK AND TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM TIRES BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT!*JB

ON JULY 2, 2007 THE 1999 ISUZU TROOPER ROLLED OVER DUE TO A TIRE BLOW OUT. SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD AND TRAUMA INJURIES REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION AT USC COUNTY HOSPITAL. THE TROOPER WAS TOTALED. THE TIRES WERE BRIDGSTONE DUELER A/T D693 P245/70R16. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN AIR BUBBLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE PLUS STORE WHERE IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED, HOWEVER, THERE WERE FOUR AIR BUBBLES IN THE TIRE AND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THE TIRE STORE STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT SHE WAS STRIKING THE CURB WHEN PARKING AND DRIVING, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES HERSELF. THE TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693, SIZE LT265/75R16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TWO DRIVEWAY FLAT TIRES DUE TO UNUSUAL AND NON REPAIRABLE CRACKS IN THE TIRE SIDEWALLS. ONE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ONE MONTH AGO WITH NEAR TREAD SEPARATION. AND ONE SEVERE BLOW OUT TWO DAYS AGO ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. ALL ON SAME TIRES , BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT 693, 31X10.50 R15S. I STILL HAVE THE MOST RECENT THREE. *AK

I HAVE 4 BRIDGESTONE TIRES, DUELER AT 693, LT 285/75/16, ON MY VEHICLE. LAST WEEK ONE OF THEM BECAME SEVERELY DEFECTIVE AND HAD SOME SORT OF SEPARATION INSIDE IT. I SEE THAT THESE TIRES WERE SUBJECT TO A VOLUNTARY SAFETY CAMPAIGN, # 04T018000 THAT HAS APPARENTLY EXPIRED. I WAS CERTAINLY NEVER AWARE OF THIS CAMPAIGN OR I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RISKING MY FAMILIES SAFETY WITH THESE TIRES WITHOUT HAVING THEM CHECKED. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 YEARS AND APPARENTLY PURCHASED THEM NEAR OR AROUND THE CAMPAIGN DATES. MY QUESTION IS, DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN THIS MATTER. I NOW HAVE ONE VERY DEFECTIVE TIRE, AND THREE MORE WITH AMPLE TREAD BUT ARE NOT APPARENTLY SAFE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND ON. I DON'T BELIEVE BRIDGESTONE DID A VERY GOOD JOB NOTIFYING THE CONSUMERS OF THIS CAMPAIGN. *JB

BRIDGESTONE AT DUELER P235/75R R15 TIRE SIDEWALL DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING. *NM

PICKUP CAME WITH 17 INCH TIRES. ORDERED 3 NEW 17 INCH TIRES AND WAS PLANNING ON USING THE SPARE AS THE 4TH TIRE. THE SPARE WAS A 16 INCH TIRE INSTEAD ON A 17 INCH. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO DAMAGE WIL COME TO VEHICLE OR LOST OF DRIVING CONTROL WHEN USING THE 16 INCH TIRE. GM WEB SITE CLEARLY STATES "MIXING TIRES COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING." DEALERSHIP SHOWED ME BULLETING FROM GM STATING THE SIZE DIFFERENCE WILL NOT CAUSE CONCERN. WHO DO I BELIEVE?*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON AUGUST 31, 2004 FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. AS RESULT, THERE WAS A DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, FOR OVER $2000. BRIDGESTONE, MODEL DUELER, AT 693 LT285/75R16, DOT#EJLFCCB190. *AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 GMC IN FEBUARY 04 AND IT KEEPS WEARING THE FRONT TIRES TO EXCESS AND THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THAT'S NORMAL FOR A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE,,BULL THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER 265/R70/17 ANDTHE TRUCK. *AK IS A 1500 GMC SERRIA , I MAINTAIN MY EQUIPMENT AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE FOR PROBLEMS AND I CAN SEE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT WITH TIRE FAILURE AND ACCIDENTS, I HAVE LOOK AT THE SAME MOLDEL AND THEY TOO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FRONT TIRE WEAR.

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE BRIDGESTONE WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A KNOT ON IT. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER TO SEND THE TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT AND THE RECEIPT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. A LETTER WAS RECEIVED BY CONSUMER STATING THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. *AK