DUNLOP TIRES Complaints

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

2007 DODGE CALIBER SE (AND OTHER MODELS) MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ITS SUSPENSION OR ALIGNMENT THAT CAUSES TIRE "CUPPING" WHICH CAN RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE OR LOSS OF CONTROL. TIRE CUPPING ON MY CALIBER BEGAN PRIOR TO 20,000 MILES. OTHER REPORTS I'VE SEEN ONLINE BEGAN MUCH EARLIER - SOME WITH SLIGHTLY MORE MILEAGE. MY VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND TIRES WERE ALWAYS INFLATED PROPERLY AND ROTATED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATION. MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION ON THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS "FINE" BUT THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACED. THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WERE DUNLOP 205/70 R15S, WHICH CAME FROM THE FACTORY. OTHERS I'VE TALKED TO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THOSE TIRES AND OTHER BRANDS FROM THE FACTORY AND IN THE AFTERMARKET. THE COST TO REPLACE TIRES IS $300 MINIMUM, WHICH IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT A BIGGER CONCERN OF MINE IS POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE OR LOSS OF CONTROL ON WET ROADS DUE TO THE IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL DODGE CALIBER FORUMS ONLINE THAT DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM. FOR MONTHS THE SITES CLAIM DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL ISSUE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE, BUT SO FAR THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED. *TR

RUN FLAT TIRE COMMERCIAL. IT IS TRUE THAT YOU CAN TRAVEL ON A RUN FLAT TIRE FOR OVER 100 MILES WITH A NAIL PUNCTURED TIRE. THIS COMMERCIAL DOES NOT TELL YOU THE PRONES OF IT AND I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AND IT HAS THE ELECTRONIC INDICATOR OF LOW AIR PRESSURE. IT CAME ON ONCE IN A WHILE AND JUST ADDED SOME AIR. BUT LATELY IT CAME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND I TOOK THE VAN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN LA CRESCENTA CA., WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN, FOR INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A NAIL IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND THIS TYPE OF THE RAN FLAT TIRE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. LUCKY ENOUGH THEY COULD ORDER IT RIGHT AWAY AND GOT THE TIRE MOUNTED THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER COULD NOT MOUNT THE TIRE ON THE RIM AND HAD TO SEND IT TO A SPECIAL TIRE PLACE, BECAUSE THIS ARE SPECIAL RIMS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD. THE PRICE FOR THIS ONE TIRE WAS $ 269.56 INCLUDING MOUNTING, BALANCING AND SALES TAX. SINCE THIS TYPE OF A VAN WITH THIS RUN FLAT TIRES, DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE. THEY TOLD ME, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE ONE. WHAT WILL HAPPENED, WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WILDERNESS IN THE COUNTRY. YES YOU CAN DRIVE OVER 100 MILES ON THE FLAT TIRE, BUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE NEXT TOWN AND THEY HAVE TO ORDER THIS TIRE AND IT CAN TAKE DAYS BEFORE THEY GET ONE. THERE YOU WILL BE STUCK FOR A WHILE. THIS DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A GOOD WAY TO HAVE THIS TIRES. IT SURE IS A MISS LEADING ADVERTISING AND A BAD EXPERIENCE. ON TAP OF IT THE TIRES HAVE NO WARRANTY. UNHAPPY EXPERIENCED OWNER, KARL *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHR MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND RECEIVE $3,500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE TIRE SIZE, LINE, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,200.

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.

FAILURE OF A REPLACEMENT MOTORCYCLE TIRE INNERTUBE. I HAVE A 2000 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER. THE FRONT WHEEL IS A SPOKE WHEEL WITH A TUBE TYPE TIRE. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I HAD THE FRONT TIRE AND TUBE REPLACED BY A REPUTABLE MOTORCYCLE DEALER. ALL WAS WELL UNTIL MAY 12 WHEN I SENSED THAT HANDLING HAD DEGRADED. I DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT TIRE PRESSURE WAS NEAR ZERO. I ADDED AIR TO THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE AND CAREFULLY MONITORED PRESSURE. I COULD SEE NO DEFECT. A LEAK OF MORE THAN A FEW PSI/HR WAS EVIDENT. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER WHO ORIGINALLY INSTALLED THE NEW TIRE AND TUBE FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE TUBE HAD A SPLIT IN IT ALONG THE MOLD PARTING LINE. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF I HAD NOT SENSED I HAD A PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS GRAND PRIX MOTORSPORTS OF LITTLETON COLORADO. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TUBE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED, ( AND LIKELY NOW PRESENT) IS MADE BY OR FOR MALCOLM SMITH RACING (MSR). IT IS A "HEAVY DUTY" TUBE MODEL 288208. AT THE TIME OF SERVICE ON MAY 12, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER HAS SEEN OTHER MOTORCYCLE TUBES THAT HAVE SPLIT ON THE MOLD PARTING LINE. A CONTACT AT THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER IS CHRIS STINSON (303) 761-2471. MAILING ADDRESS IS GRAND PRIX MOTORSPORTS, 3105 W. COUNTY LINE ROAD, LITTLETON, CO 80129. PLEASE NOTE..THE TIRE ON THIS BIKE IS A DUNLOP 402 IN 90 X 21 SIZE. THE TIRE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY DEFECT. THE ONLY DEFECT IS IN THE TUBE MOUNTED THEREIN. *TR

I WANT TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A SAFETY/PRODUCT DEFECT WITH THE FOLLOWING TIRE: DUNLOP P225/60R17, 98T, M+S, SP4000T, DSST CTT THIS IS A SO-CALLED RUN-FLAT TIRE (INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES AGO) PER ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS ON MY 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA AWD MINIVAN. WITHIN THE PAST SIX WEEKS, (3) OF THESE TIRES RUPTURED SO BADLY THAT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITH THE FIRST BLOWOUT, I SURMISED THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE DUE TO MICHIGAN'S NOTORIOUS ROAD POT HOLES. I WAS EVEN WILLING TO CONCEDE THIS MIGHT STILL BE THE REASON AFTER THE SECOND BLOWOUT. BUT WHEN THE THIRD OCCURRED TWO DAYS AGO, I CONCLUDED THAT A SERIOUS DEFECT WAS AT FAULT. NOTE THAT THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY-INFLATED ACCORDING TO THE STICKER ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR JAM STICKER (35 PSI). THOUGH IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY ON THESE RUPTURED TIRES TO A DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT, THE COST FOR NEW ONES IS VERY HIGH (~$250 EACH, INSTALLED). AS A CONSEQUENCE'AFTER THE THIRD BLOWOUT'I INSTALLED (4) CONVENTIONAL TIRES. MY TOTAL TIRE REPLACEMENT COSTS ARE NOW > $1000. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONTACTING ME ABOUT THE STATUS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING 2007 SIENNA VAN TIRE WENT FLAT AND TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR (PLASTIC)BROKE OFF RIM, DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE SENSOR, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 1 1/2YEARS OLD, ALSO DUNLOP TIRE ARE GARBAGE ALWAYS LOOSING TIRE PRESSURE SINCE WE OWN VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA WITH DUNLOP SP4000 A/F P215/65S/R16 WITH DOT DA2HC4ER3807. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED OF 5MPH THE VEHICLE APPEARED UNBALANCED FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT. THE DRIVER OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE RIM WITH APROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE TIRE HANGING ONTO THE RIM. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFERTY RISK DUE TO THE DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,500.

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