BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES Complaints

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

UPON NOTIFICATION BY ONSTAR TO ROTATE MY TIRES, AT 6500 MILES. I HAD THEM ROTATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE "FEATHERED" (WEARING INCORRECTLY DUE TO SOME CHAMBER OR CASTER SETTING BEING INCORRECT). THE DEALER SAID HE HAD SEEN WORSE TIRE FEATHERING ON 07 TAHOE'S AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

THE GAUGE CLUSTER PANEL IS SHROUDED WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE GAUGES DURING THE LATE DAY HOURS OR DIM LIGHT DAYS BECAUSE THE GAUGES ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THEY ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY (OR IF YOU TURN THEM ON). I THINK THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR IS MIS-PROGRAMMED, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ROUTINELY ACTIVATE TOO LATE, BUT ON ONE OCCASION IT ACTIVATED WHEN IT WAS JUST GETTING DIM, WEIRD. THE RUNNING LIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATE THE FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS, NOT REAR TAIL LIGHTS, MAKING IT DANGEROUS UNDER DIM LIT CONDITIONS. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT CENTERED IN THE SHROUDED PANEL BECAUSE THEY MADE IT SYMMETRICAL WITH A MATCHING TACHOMETER (RPM) GAUGE. WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT A TACHOMETER ON AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE? I WANT TO SEE THE SPEED THAT I AM TRAVELING. ALSO, IF YOU TILT THE STEERING WHEEL UP AT ONE SET POINT YOU CANT EVEN SEE THE GAUGES DEPENDING ON HOW TALL YOU ARE. *NM