DUNLOP TIRES Complaints

DUNLOP SPORTMAX ROADSMART MOTORCYCLE TIRE DEVELOPED A "BUBBLE" ABOUT 2" X 8" ALONG THE CIRCUMFERENCE. TIRE WAS RENDERED USELESS AND WILL BE REPLACED WITHIN THE WEEK. *TR

DRIVING MY HARLEY ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC DOWN I-90 IN SOUTH DAKOTA AT AROUND 80 MPH MY BIKE STARTED TO SWAY FROM FRONT TO BACK. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD AT FIRST, SINCE IT WAS A ROAD WITH LINES, WITH SUCK FOR BIKES. IT STARTED GETTING WORSE SO I SLOWED AND PULLED OVER. FLAT REAR TIRE. D402 FROM DUNLOP.. I FEEL GLAD TO BE ALIVE. I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE TIRE, BUT THE LEFT SIDE WAS ALL BUBBLED. HE SAID THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF IT CAUSED THE FLAT OR WAS THE RESULT OF THE FLAT. *TR

1. FRONT TIRE ON A 2006 HONDA ST1300 MOTORCYCLE. THE TIRE IS A DUNLOP ROADSMART SIZE 120/70ZR18. THE TIRE HAD 11,275 MILES ON IT. I RUN 42PSI IN THE TIRE, RIDE TWO UP MOST OF THE TIME (RIDER=230LBS, PASSENGER=140LBS, MINIMAL GEAR IN THE BAGS). TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRE CONDITION ARE CHECKED BEFORE EVERY RIDE WITH MULTIPLE CHECKS OF TIRE CONDITION DURING THE RIDE. INFO ABOUT TIRE: MADE IN FRANCE, T1-ML58395,75R-0004274, B1-ML58396, DOT DKCJ 011M 1008. 2. NOTICED SLIGHT "BUMPING" FROM FRONT TIRE AT SLOW SPEED (APPROX. 35MPH), CHECKED TIRE AND FOUND A BUBBLE APPROX. THE SIZE OF HALF A TENNIS BALL IN THE CENTER OF TREAD. AFTER TIRE WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS A 4 INCH SPLIT WITH CORDS/BELTS EXPOSED. 3. HAD A NEW TIRE (SAME AS DESCRIBED ABOVE) DELIVERED 100 MILES TO MY LOCATION AND WAS CHANGED IN A DRIVEWAY BY MYSELF AND ANOTHER RIDER. OLD TIRE IS AVAILABLE. *TR

I' VE HAD THIS LEXUS GS 300 ABOUT 11 MONTHS NOW AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN STEP ON THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN IT WILL PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES BUT ALL THEY DO IS TAKE IT FOR A RIDE AND OF COURSE THEY SAY IT DIDN'T DO IT FOR THEM. IT IS GETTING VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, IT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY TURNING ME INTO THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I UNDERSTAND SOME CARS REPORT THE TIRES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING THAT IT MIGHT BE BUT CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. YOU SAY YOU TAKE CARE OF ALL PROBLEMS, BUT THEY WONT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I'VE BEEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER IN NAPERVILLE IL. I'M AFRAID THIS WILL BE MY LAST LEXUS IF THIS IS THE KIND OF HELP I GET. MY E-MAIL IS [XXX] NO ACCIDENT SO FAR. FOR THE INCIDENT DATE I PUT THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DUNLOP ROADSMART SPORTMAX 120/70/ZR18 FRONT TIRE ON MY MOTORCYCLE. DEVELOPED A 1" X 2" X 12" BLISTER ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF THE TIRE. ONLY 7,000 MILES ON THE TIRE, STILL PLENTY OF TREAD LIFE LEFT. LUCKILY FOUND IT WHEN GOING SLOWLY ON THE COAST. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE NEW 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND HANDLING FOR THIS VEHICLE. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL TRAVELS A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE SOUNDS SQUEAKY AND NOTCHY AND DELAYS IN STOPPING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT INTERACT QUICKLY AND OFTEN TIMES ENGAGED AT THE VERY END OF THE BRAKE DISTANCE AND CREATES A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSETTLING FEELING. THE HEIGHT CLEARANCE IS ALSO A CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN CROSS WINDS HIT THE VEHICLE IT CREATES A VERY UNSETTLING FEELING AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SWAY AND GET UNDER THE VEHICLE MAKING PRONE TO LOSS CONTROL. THAT WIND DOES NOT HAVE TO BE EXCESSIVE; THE MILDEST OF WINDS WILL CAUSE A DISRUPTION. SEVERAL MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO HAVE A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REVIEW AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND THEY HAVE COME BACK AND STATED THAT IT OPERATES ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. NO ONE OTHER THAN TOYOTA KNOWS OF THOSE SPECIFICATIONS AND THEY WILL NOT DISCLOSE THEM UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE HIGHLIGHT THIS ISSUE BY COMPLAINING. TO ADD FURTHER INSULT TO INJURY, TOYOTA HAS PLACED AN ADMINISTRATIVE HOLD ON ANY REPAIRS UNLESS THEY SANCTION IT. IN ONE OF THE LATEST USES, I HAD A DEER CROSS MY PATH AND I TRIED TO STOP AND THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING ALONG AND THE BRAKES GRABBED AFTER 12 FEET. I MISSED THE DEER BUT I WAS FORCED TO RELIVE THE ISSUE OF HOW FAULTY THE BRAKES ARE FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT REINFORCED THE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WE NEED FOR TOYOTA TO OWN UP TO THIS HIDDEN DEFECT. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THESE VEHICLES SEEM TO CONTROL EVERY OPERATING ASPECT OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT APPEARS AT ISSUE AS WELL. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 01/20/11 THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE TO HIS COMPLAINT UPDATED IVOQ 03/01/11

I HAD THE FRONT DUNLOP ROADSMART TIRE OF MY MOTOR CYCLE DEVELOP A LARGE BLISTER AFTER A RIDE OF APPROX. 60 MILES.(TOTAL TIRE MILEAGE IS 13,800M) THE BLISTER SIZE IS 4 INCHES LONG, 2 INCHES WIDE AND 0.5INCHES HIGH. THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS VIBRATION THROUGH THE MOTORCYCLE AND BADLY AFFECTED THE HANDLING OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE TIRE SIZE IS 120/70/ZR18. THE PRESSURE WAS SET AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE BY THE MANUFACTURER (42PSI) AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS ENCOUNTERED AT THE TIME THE BLISTER OCCURRED. A COMPLAINT E-MAIL WAS SENT TO DUNLOP ON 6/22/2010 REQUESTING COMMENTS ON THIS BLISTER BUT TO DATE NO REPLY HAS BEEN RECEIVED. *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

MY 2010 HARLEY DAVIDSON FATBOY HAS WORN OUT THE TIRES AT 4500 MILES. NOW THE BIKE HAS A SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT'S PROBABLY THE TIRES. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE. I HAVE NOT EVER SPUN THESE TIRE AND THEY HAVE BEEN AT RECOMMENDED PRESSURE SINCE NEW IN JAN. 2010. THESE ARE DUNLOP OEM TIRES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 SIENNA BRAND NEW IN 2004. TOYOTA ENGINEERED THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA W/ DUNLOP RUN FLAT TIRES. AS SUCH THEY DESIGNED NO SPACE FOR A SPARE OR A JACK. INCLUDING 4 TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL I HAVE REPLACED A TOTAL OF 13 TIRES IN 6 YEARS. THESE TIRES COST ALMOST $300 TO REPLACE. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT HAS NEVER LIT UP, TOYOTA TESTED IT AND STATED IT WORKS BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE TIRE GOES FLAT. TOYOTA TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DESIGN CHOICE IN ANY WAY. I HAVE REQUESTED EVERYTHING FROM PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT TO A FULL SET OF REGULAR TIRES WITH A SPARE AND A JACK. ALL REQUESTS HAVE BEEN REFUSED. *TR