BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T TIRES Complaints

MY HONDA CRV 2009 WITH 15,300 MILES BEGAN DEVELOPING A ROAR IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE ROAR MOVED TO LEFT FRONT. I TOLD THE DEALER IT SOUNDS LIKE A TREAD SEPARATING, AND HIS MECHANIC AGREED. WE WERE GOING ON A LONG TRIP AND (I WAS A MECHANIC FOR 40 YEARS) I DECIDED FOR SAFETY REASONS TO REPLACED ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE DULLERS WITH GOODYEAR. *TR

2009 HONDA CR-V UNDER 20,000 MILES, TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN AND NEED REPLACEMENT. WIFE IS PRIMARY DRIVER AND HAD NO IDEA HOW BAD THEY WERE. NO INCIDENTS, JUST ANGER OVER WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING WITH THE SAME TIRE. NATURALLY, MORE FRUSTRATION. *TR

PURCHASED 2010 HONDA CRV. 2 TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN BARE ALREADY AT 18,100 MILES. ROTATED TWICE TO COMPLY WITH WARRANTY PROCEDURES...NO WARRANTY ON THESE TIRES AT ALL. COMPLETELY INFERIOR PRODUCT. NOT SAFE. *TR

ON NOV.2007 I PURCHASED 4 BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684II , P245/70/R16 TIRES FOR MY JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CAR HAD 67,000 MILES ON IT. IN SEPT 2010 I TOOK THE CAR INTO STS FOR THE 4TH TIME FOR A BALANCE AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT, AS THE CAR ALWAYS PULLED TO THE LEFT SINCE I PUT THE TIRES ON. THE CAR NOW HAS 97,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TREADS ARE WORN ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRES NOT THE MIDDLE OR INSIDE SIDE. STS IS NOW SAYING I NEED NEW TIRES. WHY DID THEY ONLY WEAR ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRE AND NOT IN THE MIDDLE OR OTHER SIDE. FOR THE MONEY I PAID, THESE TIRES ARE A PIECE OF JUNK. I HAVE HAD BF GOODRICH AND HAD TIRES MUCH LONGER THAN THESE. *TR

PURCHASED NEW HONDA 2009 CRV IN JULY 2009. ON MAY 2010 AT 15K MILES HAD TO REPLACE 2 REAR TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR (AT MY COST). WEAR WAS NOT DUE TO MY NEGLECT. DEALER TECH CLAIMED BAD TIRES. AGAIN ON AUGUST 2010 AT 20K MILES(ONLY 5K MILES ON NEW TIRE) HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE BRAND NEW TIRES!! . SERVICE TECH AT DEALER CONFIRMED THAT TIRE WAS BAD AND HAD CAUSED THE SHIMMYING AND VEERING TO THE RIGHT OF VEHICLE. TIRE REPLACED BY DEALER THESE TIRE WERE BRIDGESTONE DUELLERS. THIS PROBLEM HAS SIGNIFICANTLY BEEN NOTED BY OTHER CRV OWNERS AND CONFIRMED BY SEVERAL DEALERS. *TR

THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I WENT OUTSIDE AND MY TIRE WAS FLAT. HAD IT TOWED TO GET IT FIXED AND 4.5 HOURS LATER THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WATCHED IT AND NOTICED IT SEEMINGLY WAS LOSING AIR. THEN IT WENT FLAT AGAIN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. STILL THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY 5 HOURS LATER. NOTICED WHEN RAINING THAT WHEN THE TIRE WAS LEFT WHEN RAINING I COULD HEAR THE AIR COMING OUT OF THE TIRE. I BACKED THE CAR TO SEE THE PROBLEM AND SAW NOTHING AND IT STOPPED. IT LOSSES AIR WITHOUT REASON ALL THE TIME. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE EXCEPT REPLACING THE TIRE. WHICH I ASKED POHANKA TO THE LAST TIME AND THEY DECIDED TO CLEAN THE RIMS INSTEAD. I NOW HAVE TO CARRY A TIRE AIR PUMP WITH ME AT ALL TIMES. *TR

I AM A LOYAL HONDA OWNER ON MY THIRD HONDA, A 2007 CRV. THE CRV CAME WITH OEM TIRES, BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T TO BE SPECIFIC. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I TOLD THE DEALER I DID NOT WANT SUCH POORLY RATED TIRES BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OPTION TO UPGRADE TO BETTER TIRES. I PUT UP WITH THESE BAD TIRES FOR 3 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL MY LUCK RAN OUT THIS YEAR WHEN MY AREA RECEIVED SEVERAL SNOW STORMS. MY FIRST NEAR-MISS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2009 I GOT STUCK ON A VERY MINOR PATCH OF SNOW AND MY CAR NARROWLY AVOIDED SLIDING BACKWARDS INTO A CREEK JUST BEHIND ME THAT WAS ABOUT 10' DEEP. I SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES RIGHT THEN BUT FAILED TO MAKE THE CONNECTION TO THE BAD TIRES AND BLAMED IT ON THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SECOND NEAR-MISS CAME THIS WEEK WHEN WE GOT A MAJOR SNOWSTORM AND MY BROTHER'S HOUSE LOST POWER AND HEAT. THE DAY AFTER THE STORM I TRIED TO DRIVE TO MY BROTHER'S HOUSE AND RESCUE HIM AND HIS FAMILY. I GOT JUST OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE SNOW COVERED STREET AND RIGHT AWAY GOT STUCK. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY BY THROWING DIRT UNDER ALL THE TIRES TO GET TRACTION. I PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS AFRAID TO TRY AGAIN FOR 2 DAYS UNTIL THE SNOW SOFTENED UP A BIT. KEEP IN MIND THAT MY CRV IS ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE NOT WORN OUT. IN BOTH CASES THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS USELESS AND IN BOTH CASES LIVES WERE AT RISK. I PAID EXTRA TO GET THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE VERSION FOR JUST SUCH OCCASIONS AND I FEEL LET DOWN, TO SAY THE LEAST. TODAY BEING THE FIRST TIME I COULD GET TO A MAIN ROAD (BARELY) I HEADED TO THE NEAREST TIRE SHOP TO REPLACE THE HORRIBLE BRIDGESTONE H/T'S WITH BRIDGESTONE ALENZA'S, THEIR HIGHEST RATED TIRE FOR MY VEHICLE. I AM NOW ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE SAME SNOW WITH NO PROBLEM AT ALL. WHY IS HONDA ALLOWED TO PUT SUCH POOR TIRES ON THEIR CARS, AND WHY IS BRIDGESTONE ALLOWED TO SELL SUCH POOR TIRES? *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN AUG. AT NEARLY 3K MILES, BOTH THE FRONT TIRES - BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T P275 65R18 114T M+S - HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME CUPPING. NOW AT CLOSE TO 8500 TOTAL MILES, FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING AGAIN. DEALER TELLS ME TO "KEEP DRIVING," THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE 4-5 DOCUMENTED CASES OF BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CUPPING SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST. I JUST EXAMINED TIRES AGAIN THIS MORNING AND THEY CONTINUE TO WEAR, OUTSIDE EDGES - CUPPING. ALIGNMENT ON VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMED TO SPECS NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY HONDA CR-V IN JUNE OF 2008. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE TIRES SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN SO FAST AND THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE NOW PLUS STRONGLY TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT DUE TO THE TIRE WEAR. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL HONDA'S AND CAN SAY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ONE AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. *TR

ON APRIL 11 2009 I PURCHASED FOUR NEW BRIDGESTONE DUELLER H/T 684 TIRES FOR MY 2004 HONDA CRV. ON APRIL 23 I HAD R & M AUTOMOTIVE IN NORTHRIDGE, CA ALIGN THE WHEELS ON THE CRV. R & M IS MY REGULAR MECHANIC FOR THIS CAR. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 83875. ON NOVEMBER 26, 2009 I NOTICED EXPOSED STEEL BELTS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS 92763. I WAS TOLD THIS EXTREME TIRE WEAR WAS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER ALIGNMENT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE STORE WHERE I BOUGHT THEM. THEY DID HOWEVER NOTE THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO R & M WHERE THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. R& M THOUGHT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE TIRES AND OFFERED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL. R& M REPLACED THE TIRES AT NO COST. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES IN MY POSSESSION AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE FLAWED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I DISCOVERED THIS SITUATION BEFORE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE TIRES HAD ONLY 8,400 MILES ON THEM AND I WASN'T CHECKING THEM BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. I HAVE USED THESE TIRES BEFORE AND THEY PERFORMED WELL AND I GOT 40-50,000 MILES OF WEAR. *TR