DUNLOP SPORT TIRES Complaints

DEFECT IN DUNLOP SPORT 7000 A/S TIRE: TIRE SIDEWALL BULGED OUT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. SIZE OF BULGE IS APPROX 1.5 IN X 2.0 IN. RUBBER EXTERIOR WALL OF TIRE APPEARS AS FRAYED. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR OTHER KNOWN CAUSES OF THE BULGE OR FRAYING. TIRE WAS 6 MONTHS OLD AND HAD 8600 MILES, MOSTLY SUBURBAN DRIVING (SOME HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE), DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CAR'S SENSOR SHOWING TIRE AIR PRESSURE INDICATED LOW PRESSURE IN AT LEAST ONE TIRE; VISUAL INSPECTION IMMEDIATELY REVEALED THE DEFECT; TIRE PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO 22 PSI, PROBABLY OVER A PERIOD OF 2-3 DAYS. NO INJURIES, ACCIDENTS OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEFECT DUE TO ALERT PROVIDED BY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. DUNLOP OFFERED TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY; OFFER DECLINED, AND OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR (RELATIVELY NEW) DUNLOP TIRES WITH OTHER BRAND TIRES. ALL FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE BEEN DISCARDED, BUT PHOTOS OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. OWNER TELEPHONED DUNLOP TO NOTIFY MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT SEPT 20, 2011 11:40 A.M. EDT. *TR

FREQUENT LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRE. LOCAL TIRE COMPANY CHECKS TIRE AND REPORTED THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED TIRE. *TR

THE DEALER ATLANTIC SUBARU (124 WATERHOUSE RD BOURNE, MA 02532). SOLD ME A USED 2007 BMW X5 WITH TIRES BELOW 2/32. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN MA THEY NEED TO BE 4/32 TO THE WEAR BAR. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM MY BMW DEALER SHOWING THE CORRECT DEPTH. THIS CAR WAS REPRESENTED AS TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND ONCE IT ARRIVED IT WAS OBVIOUSLY REPAIRED. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH YOU? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I'VE RECENTLY PURCHASED A HONDA FIT SPORT 2010, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE MILEAGE IS AT 7,000 MILES. LAST NIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

ON APRIL 21, 2010, I TOOK MY WIFE'S HYUNDAI GENESIS IN FOR SERVICING. THE PREVIOUS SERVICING WAS DONE AT 8,936 AND THERE WAS NO WEAR PROBLEM INVOLVING ANY OF THE TIRES. THE MILEAGE ON APRIL 21 WAS 13,839; LESS THAN 5,000 ADDITIONAL MILES. AT THIS APPOINTMENT I WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NO LONGER MET MINIMUM TREAD STANDARDS FOR SAFE OPERATION. IN FACT, AREAS OF THE TIRES HAD NO TREAD AT ALL AND THE DEALER INVOICE STATED THAT THE "TIRES REQUIRE IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT." EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT HYUNDAI DOES NOT WARRANT THE TIRES ON THE GENESIS. I EXPRESSED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAD PUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AT RISK -- WITH MY WIFE DRIVING OUR GRANDCHILDREN AROUND TOWN ON LESS THAN A MEASURABLE LEVEL OF TREAD, POSING A DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION, WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT WAS OCCURRING TO THE RUBBER. THE DEALERSHIP, THROUGH ITS SALES MANAGER, DID NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVING ITS TIRES. THE RESPONSE WAS "IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM." I BELIEVE IT IS HYUNDAI'S PROBLEM. AFTER SUBSEQUENTLY CHECKING GENERAL WEBSITES, THE TIRE ISSUE IS ONE THEY ARE AWARE OF. HOWEVER, THEY APPEAR TO BE WAITING UNTIL SOMEONE SUFFERS A LOSS OF CONTROL, A BLOWOUT, OR AN ACCIDENT POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A DEATH BEFORE THEY TAKE ACTION. I BELIEVE HYUNDAI OF AMERICA AND ITS DEALERSHIPS: 1. ARE DECEPTIVE IN THEIR ADVERTISING PRACTICES. 2. KNOWINGLY PLACING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ON THEIR GENESIS VEHICLES. 3. ACTIONS ARE FRAUDULENT, SINCE THEY DO NOT DISCLOSE TO CONSUMERS THAT THEY DO NOT WARRANT THE TIRES ON THE GENESIS. 4. SHOULD BE ISSUES A "CEASE AND DESIST ORDER" INVOLVING THESE TIRES ( DUNLOP, SPORT 5000, P235/50R18). AND 5.THE NHTSA FINE HYUNDAI FOR THEIR CIVIL, AND POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL, FRAUDULENT CONDUCT BY KNOWINGLY VIOLATING NATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS. ADDITIONALLY, I AM MAKING A CLAIM TO HYUNDAI FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE $736 I HAD TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES. (I KEPT THE WORN TIRES TO PROVE MY CASE.) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS GS350 EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SPORT P225/50/R17 TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRES DISPLAYED BLISTERS ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,224. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

MY MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A VERY LARGE BLISTER APPROXIMATELY 2" WIDE BY 7-8" LONG BY 2" HIGH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OF THE TREAD COULD EASILY BE DISASTROUS ON A MOTORCYCLE. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE FROM DUNLOP ABOUT THIS DEFECT WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

CONSISTENT BUBBLES ON STOCK DUNLOP SPORT TIRES. I HAVE REPLACED THEM APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TIRE HAD A 1/16 INCH WIDE BY 1/2 INCH LENGTH SLIT NEAR THE RIM. WENT TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. WHEN I FIRST SAW THE SLIT, IT WAS LIKE A PULLED TISSUE PAPER. NOW IT IS TWO INCHES LONG. I GOT IT REPLACED AT A COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 5. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP SIGNATURE SPORT, SIZE 205/50/R17 TIRES (NA). WHILE HAVING THE TIRES ROUTINELY SERVICED, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT THE WIRES ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE STICKING OUT OF THE SIDEWALLS. THE MAZDA DEALER REPLACED TWO TIRES AS A FREE REMEDY AND THE OTHER TWO WERE REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WENT ENTIRELY FLAT. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SIDEWALL HAD COMPLETELY SPLIT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. ALL FIVE TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE WERE IDENTICAL. THE TRANSMISSION TYPE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.