DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES, SIZE P265/65/R17, DOT C8ER2610. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TIRE TREAD HAD SPLIT ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE AND A REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS ORDERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 07/27/11*LJ UPDATED 08/01/11

I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY TACOMA TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. FOR MONTHS I'VE NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WOULD WEAVE TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE. AND NOW HEARS A CLICKING NOISE ON SIDE OF TRUCK LIKE SOMETHING GOT LOOSE FROM PULLING TO LEFT SIDE. DIDN'T THINK ANY THING OF IT UNTIL HAVING THIS RECALL SO IM NOW CONCERNED IF IT WAS THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT FAILED TO LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO BEFORE THIS PROBLEM ESCALATED. I WANT MY TRUCK INSPECTED AND WITH NEW TIRES DUE TO MANUFACTURER FAILURE. *TR

DUNLOP GRANDTREK AT20 265/65R17 TIRES DRYROTTED ON INNER AND OUTER EDGES OF TREAD. VEHICLE IS A 2007 LEXUS GX470 WITH 16,180 MILES. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL. CONTACTED DUNLOP AND ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER [XXX]. THEY REFERRED ME TO LOCAL DEALER TO INSPECT. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE ISSUE LIKE THAT. AFTER WAITING A WEEK. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE TIRES PRO-RATED AND DISCOUNTED FROM FULL MSRP. WHEN I SHOWED THE DEALER THAT OTHER LOCAL VENDORS HAD THE SAME REPLACEMENT CHEAPER, THEY REFUSED TO PRICE MATCH. IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE DRYROTTED TIRES WITH THE SAME TIRE. NOT MUCH OF AN OFFERING FROM GOODYEAR (WHO OWNS DUNLOP) AND I'M LEFT WONDERING HOW LONG THE NEW ONES WILL LAST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS UNEVEN WEAR ON THE EDGE OF THE TIRES AT 40,000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT THAT BROUGHT ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 65MPH. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL (CAMPAIGN ID # 06V235000) BUT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE ASSIGNED FOR THE RECALL. IT CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. I NOTICED THE VIBRATION APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *TR

DUNLOP AT20 GRANDTREK TIRES, P265/65R17; 2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 27K MILES; SINCE NEW, THESE TIRES HAVE VERY POOR TRACTION DURING WET WEATHER AND MY 4 WHEEL ANTI SLIP CONSTANTLY ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THESE TIRES WERE JUNK AND I SHOULD GET MY WEAR AND REPLACE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER HAS ISSUES WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER INSURANCE COMPANY MADE HER AWARE OF A RECALL REGARDING THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND HAD TO KEEP PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP TIRES WHICH WAS RECALLED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES, SIZE P265/65/R17. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON TX US-59 NB RIGHTHAND LANE GOING APPROX. 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. WHAT I FOUND WAS A VERY HOT TIRE WHICH HAD REMAINED INFLATED, BUT HAD LOST APPROX. 75% OF THE TREAD CIRCUMFERENCE DOWN TO THE STEEL BELT. APPROX. 25% OF THE TREAD REMAINED WITH THE TIRE, OF WHICH APPROX. 10% REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE STEEL BELT. THE SITUATION DESCRIBED ALLOWED THE TIRE TO BECOME A ROTATING METAL EATING MACHINE, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHEEL WELL, TRUCK BED, SUSPENSION AND EXHAUST SYSTEM (3 INCH STAINLESS STEEL PIPE BEND TO 90 DEGREES). INSURANCE ESTIMATES ARE APPROX. $2400.00. AFTER WAITING FOR THE TIRE TO COOL, I DEFLATED AND REMOVED THE TIRE. I WAS THEN ABLE TO BEND AND MOVE DAMAGED SHEET METAL AWAY FROM THE WHEEL WELL AREA TO ALLOW CLEARANCE FOR MY FULL SIZE SPARE, WHICH I INSTALLED AND DROVE APPROX. 5 MILES HOME WITHOUT CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON TX US59 NB RIGHTHAND LANE AND VEHICLE SPEED APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP ON THE SHOULDER. WHAT I FOUND WAS A VERY HOT TIRE WHICH HAD REMAINED INFLATED BUT HAD LOST APPROX. 75% OF THE TIRE TREAD CIRCUMFERENCE DOWN TO THE STEEL BELT. APPROX. 25% OF TREAD REMAINED WITH THE TIRE OF WHICH APPROX.10% REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE STEEL BELT. THE SITUATION DESCRIBED ALLOWED THE TIRE TO BECOME A ROTATING METAL EATING MACHINE, DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHEEL WELL, TRUCK BED, SUSPENSION AND EXHAUST (3 INCH STAINLESS STEEL PIPE BENT TO 90 DEGREES). AFTER WAITING FOR THE TIRE TO COOL, I DEFLATED AND REMOVED THE TIRE. I WAS THEN ABLE TO BEND AND MOVE SOME DAMAGED SHEET METAL AWAY FROM THE WHEEL WELL TO ALLOW CLEARANCE FOR MY FULL SIZE SPARE, WHICH I INSTALLED AND DROVE APPROX. 5 MILES HOME, WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 VALVE STEM, BREAK CAUSING THE TIRE PRESSURE TO DECREASE. ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS APART. *TR