BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 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.

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

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.

LOCAL CITY DRIVING. JUST OVER 12K MILES ON VEHICLE. EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE SHOULDERS OF THE FRONT TIRES. *TT

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINANCING A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE THAT HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT TIRES ON IT. THIS CAR HAS 29176 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO A WELL KNOWN PLACE TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED. THEY CHANGED THE OIL BUT INFORMED ME THAT NONE OF THE TIRES WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE ROTATED BECAUSE OF UNEVEN TREAD WEAR AND THE EXISTING TIRE TREAD IS LESS THAN 2/32NDS OF AN INCH ON EACH TIRE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH ONLY 7 MILES ON IT AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 1 1/2 YEARS SO THE TIRES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT ON THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED REGULARLY SO UNEVEN TREAD WEAR SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AT THIS POINT. I HAVE ALSO READ REVIEWS ON THIS TIRE ONLINE AND ALL OF THE REVIEWS SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, SOME EVEN SAY THAT THE TIRES HAVE EXPLODED. SUCH A COSTLY TIRE OF THIS CALIBER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT SUCH FREQUENT INTERVALS. I WAS READING MY OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT RECOMMENDS THAT TIRES BE REPLACED EVERY 6 YEARS DEPENDING ON DRIVING HABITS. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AND REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THEY ARE PUTTING INNOCENT PEOPLE IN DANGER EVERYDAY. (TREAD WEAR AS LISTED ON MY RECEIPT: DRIVER FRONT-2/32, DRIVER REAR 5/32, PASSENGER FRONT 3/32 AND PASSENGER REAR 5/32). *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TIRE EXPLODED (WITHOUT RUNNING OVER ANYTHING). IT BLEW OFF THE BUMPER AND THE LEFT-HAND BLINKER. IT ALSO DAMAGED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE TIRE WAS ON THE REAR OF THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE HONDA CRV (2001). *TR

VIBRATION IN STEERING SYSTEM OF CAR AFTER INSTALLING 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE DUELLER 684 TIRES. TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED 3 TIMES BUT VIBRATION CONTINUES. CHECKED LATERAL RUNOUT ON TIRES AND FOUND IT TO VARY FROM .055 TO .070" WHILE RADIAL RUNOUT WAS FOUND TO BE ..060" TO .065". THESE READING WERE FROM 3 TIRES MANUFACTURED IN TOKYO PLANT IN WEEK 44 OF 2009. A 4TH TIRE MANUFACTURED IN A MEXICO PLANT HAD VERY LOW LATERAL AND RADIAL RUNOUTS. TIRE IDENTIFICATION DATA IS AS FOLLOWS: BRIDGESTONE DUELLER HT 684 DOT EMHBCEK4409. (3 EACH) ALL TIRES STILL IN USE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, HE HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND COME FROM THE VEHICLE. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. LATER, A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD ALERTING THE CONSUMER OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE. SOON AFTER, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER BRIDGESTONE'S WARRANTY. *JB