BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T TIRES Complaints

EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE ARE NOT KNOWN FOR SURE. SUPPOSEDLY I HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD SUCH AS A POTHOLE, THAT DAMAGED BOTH TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE DID INDICATE THAT WE DID HIT A POTHOLE IN THE PARKING LOT, I DO NOT REMEMBER THIS. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE WAS NO DRAMATIC EVENT THAT LED TO THE FAILURE OF THESE NEW TIRES. THE FAILURE WAS FRONT TIRE WAS SCUFFED ON THE SIDEWALL AND A LEAK WAS CREATED WHERE THE SIDEWALL AND THREAD MEET. THE REAR TIRE RECEIVED A CUT ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH LONG PERPENDICULAR TO THE TIRE IN THE THREAD THAT IS NEXT TO THE SIDEWALL. THE CORRECTION IS THAT I AM BUYING A NEW SET OF TIRES FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. *TR

I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE A 2006 SUZUKI XL7 IN APRIL OF 2007 BRAND NEW. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT PROXIMATELY 65-70 MILES PER HOUR MY LEFT REAR TIRE, A BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DUELLER HT 687 (P235/60R16) BLEW OUT. I AM CONCERN AS I HAD NO WARNING THAT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DUE TO WHERE THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON IT AND THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE O KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TIRE AS WELL. I TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HAD THIS OCCURRED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE THIS COULD ENDED OUR LIVES. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA PILOT WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. THEY ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684. I HAVE 11,700 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS RIDING TODAY IN A LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND HYDROPLANED ACROSS THE LANE AFTER RUNNING THROUGH SOME STANDING WATER. THE TIRES ARE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 DODGE DURANGO NEAR EVANSVILLE, IN AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE RIGHT REAR BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THANKFULLY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE TIRE BLEW. *TR

TRAVELING SOUTH ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE 5, AFTER TEJON PASS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF OUR 2005 CHEVY ASTRO LS MINIVAN JUST BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER (SIZE P215 70 R16 99S). I WAS DRIVING WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH. THE FREEWAY ROAD SURFACE WAS CLEAN AND THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND CLEAR. THERE'S NO DEBRIS OR ROAD HAZARD ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO REPLACE THE BLOWN OUT TIRE WITH THE SPARE. I ENDED UP BUYING A NEW REPLACEMENT TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO SAVE ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE BLOWN OUT TIRE. FORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO INJURY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED JULY 20, 2007 ABOUT 1:30 P. M. THE WHOLE FRONT PART OF THE TIRE WERE SHREDDED TO PIECES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD WEAR. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,281. UPDATED 08/07/07. *JB

TIRE BLEW UP ON HIGHWAY 75 STARTING SMOKING, ABLE TO PUT OUT POT. FIRE. SAT. MAY 19, 2007 WITH NO WARNING/ SOMEHOW CONTROLLED CAR AND EXITED HIGHWAY WITHOUT A WRECK. BRIDGEPORT DEULER H/T. *TR

OUR 2006 HONDA PILOT (13,535 MILES) HAD A BLOWOUT OF THE PASSENGER REAR TINE ON JANUARY 10,2007. THIS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE ROUTE 84 IN DANBURY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS OPENED NOT THE TIRE TREAD. THE AAA DRIVER TOLD MY WIFE IT WAS A BLOWOUT NOT CAUSED BY RUNNING OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. MY WIFE ALSO STATED THAT SHE DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING. ARE THERE ANY ISSES WITH THE REMAINING TIRES? BRIDGESTONE 235/70R16 B/STONE DUELLER. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER TIRES WERE LOW PROFILE TIRES WHICH WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPPMENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE WAS AUGUST 26, 2006 WHILE TRAVELING IN REVERSE AT 3 MPH . THE CONTACT STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2ND TIME A TIRE FAILED SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH WHEN SHE HIT THE SIDE OF THE CURB. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REMINDED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD HER THAT TIRE FAILURES OCCURRED OFTEN ON TOYOTA 4 RUNNERS. BRIDGESTONE ,DUELHER H/T P265/60R18. WITH DOT# ELXT JAJ4105.*AK THE CONSUMER WISHED TO CLOSE THE COMPLAINT AND NOT FILE. UPDATED 02/09/07. *JB

TL* - THE BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 72 MPH . THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT HAS THE DAMAGED TIRE. THE 2005 HONDA CRV HAD APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT DID NOT STRIKE A ROAD HAZARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE, AND THE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES O EXPLODED EXCEPT ONE WHICH REMAINED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE OTHER TWO TIRES REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE. *AK UPDATED 01/30/07. *JB THE CONSUMER WROTE IN TO SAY HER LAST NAME AND ADDRESS HAD CHANGED. UPDATED 09/06/07. *JB