DUNLOP TIRES Complaints

SIENNA 2004 AWD, PULLING TO THE RIGHT, UNRELIABLE RUN-FLAT TIRES- NEEDS REPLACEMENT ALMOST EVERY 12,000 MILES. I JUST HAD IT REPLACE LAST YEAR 2006 AS SPONSORED BY TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY SAID ORIGINAL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS, GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING RIGHT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES , ODOMETER SHOWED APPROX 25,000 MILES, BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR MOSTLY LEFT FRONT OUTSIDE PART OF THE TIRE. DEALER SAID BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN RUNNING ON LOW PRESSURE AND WAS PROBABLY MAKING A LOT OF RIGHT TURNS. IF I MAKE A RIGHT TURN I WOULD MAKE AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF LEFT TURNS. THE VAN WAS EQUIPPED WITH LOW PRESURE MONITORING SENSOR, ONE OF THE REASONS I PURCHASED IT WHICH DID NOT GO OFF. *AK TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP WITH ALL THE TIRE PROBLEM AND DEALER IS PLAYING DUMB TO THE ISSUE.

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR WITH RUN-FLAT TIRES. TIRES REPLACED AFTER 17,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

5 DAYS AFTER PAYING HARR TOYOTA OF WORCESTER 2000.00 FOR A 60,000 MILE CHECK UP, BRAKES AND MY THIRD SET OF RUN FLAT TIRES. I EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS NOTED BY TOYOTA OF NASHUA WHO THEN REPLACED THE TIRE WHICH AGAIN BLEW OUT 60 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF TIRES I HAVE HAD WITH 56,000 MILES ON THE CAR. NOT INCLUDING THE TWO I HAD TO REPLACE DUE TO INFERIOR WORK. THIS IS INSANE AND VERY DANGEROUS. MY FAMILY'S LIVES WERE ENDANGERED TWICE IN ONE DAY! EVERY TOYOTA MECHANIC I SPOKE TO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TIRES. AFTER GETTING NO SATISFACTION FROM EITHER DEALERSHIP I WROTE A LETTTER TO YUKI FUNO THE CEO OF TOYOTA WHO KINDLY SENT THE LETTER BACK TO HARR WHO HAS STILL DONE NOTHING! UNBELIEVABLE THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL SUCH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT AT SUCH A HIGH PRICE THAT IS NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE BUT DANGEROUS!!! ALSO UNBELIEVABLE THAT A CEO OF A COMPANY IS AWARE HE IS ENDAGERING PEOPLE'S LIVES AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD ROAD NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE UNEVENLY WORN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOT ROTATE THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,652 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,300. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE BATTERY PACK(BETWEEN REAR SEAT AND TRUNK) IS CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR

2006 TOYOTA SIENNA W/RUN FLAT TIRES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. ALL SERVICE MAINTAINED WITH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND UP TO DATE. DETERMINED THAT AT 19.400 MILES THE WEAR SHOWED TIRE BELT CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD UNKNOWN TO THE DRIVER/OWNER UNTIL NORMAL SERVICE VISIT. THE VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE EFFECTED VIN LIST ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL TIRE WARRANTY COVERAGE SPONSORED BY TOYOTA RELATED TO IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH PREVIOUS AWD SIENNAS. TOYOTA REFUSED ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING TIRES. DUNLOP PROVIDED PRORATE OF 48% FOR REPLACEMENT. TIRES WERE VIEWED AS UNSAFE BASED ON PREMATURE WEAR THAT WOULD NOT BE NOTICEABLE TO OWNER/DRIVER WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS WITH RUN FLATS. TOYOTA REFUSED ANY SUPPORT SINCE VIN WAS 5000 OUTSIDE THE EFFECTIVITY OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANTY. FAILURE OF TIRE DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND ULTIMTAELY LOSS OF LIFE. RESEARCH VIA INTERNET REVEALED OTHER PREMATURE WEAR PROBLEMS THAT WERE ALSO OUTSIDE THE VIN EFFECTIVITY LIST ASSOSCIATED WITH THE SUPPLLEMENTAL WARRANTY. ONLY TIME WHEN A TIRE FAILURE WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND POTENTIALLY LOSS OF LIFE.*AK

3 SETS OF RUN FLAT TIRES REPLACED ON 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA IN LESS THAN 36,000 MILES DUE TO OUT-OF-ROUND CONDITION. *AK

FRONT TIRE UNUSUAL WEAR ON 2006 HONDA GOLDWING GL 1800, MANUFACTURED FOR HONDA BY DUNLOP TIRE. "CUPPING" OCCURRED AT 4,000-4,100 MILES ON THE FRONT TIRE. THIS SEEMED TO BE A ISSUE WITH GOLDWINGS ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED INFLATING BOTH FRONT AND REAR TIRE PRESSURE 2-5 PSI ABOVE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS TO INCREASE LIFE OF TIRE. HONDA MOTORCYCLES OF AMERICA IS NOT BEING MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND CONSUMERS NEED TO CONTACT HONDA BEFORE THEY AGREE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIPS SO THAT HONDA CAN START ASSESSING THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY, HONDA WILL CONSIDER AN ALTERNATIVE TIRE AND ISSUE A RECALL TO GOLDWING OWNERS FOR PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES.*AK

TIRE FAILURE: TOYOTA TUNDRA 2003 EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP GRAND TREK P265/70R16 TIRES: THE TIRES DEVELOPED 5" LONG CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREADS PARALLEL WITH THE TREADS ON THE WEAR SURFACE. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPPED TIRES ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 08/03. MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 8,126 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NONCOMMERCIAL, LIGHT DUTY WORK AND HAS BEEN PARKED IN A CLOSED LOCATION-GARAGE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF WEATHER CHECKING ON THE TIRES AND THE TREAD DEPTH WAS NEAR NEW. THERE HAS BEEN NO OFF ROAD USE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN VERY LIMITED TOWING USE OF LESS THAN 1,500 LBS OF TOTAL TOWED WEIGHT. THE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE.*AK

I OWN A 2001 PT CRUISER. I TRIED TO HAVE A FLAT TIRE FIXED ON THIS CAR, THE TIRE SERVICE PERSON INFORMED ME THAT THE RIM HAD A CRACK THAT WAS MORE THEN AN INCH LONG AND THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW A NEW TIRE TO BE MOUNTED ON THE RIM. I HAD TO GET A FRIEND TO PICK ME AND MY CHILDREN UP AND GO WITHOUT MY CAR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT RIM USED FROM A RIM DEALER IN DAYTON OHIO. ALL THE ORIGINAL RIMS BELONGING TO THIS CAR ARE PITTED, PEELING, SOME WON'T HOLD AIR OR ARE SPLIT. THE RIMS I'M TOLD ARE THE CAUSE OF TIRE FAILURE AND PREMATURE WEAR AND FREQUENT FLATS. I FIND THESE ISSUES TO CREATE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

THE DUNLOP RUN FLAT TIRES ON THE 2006 SIENNA MINI-VAN ARE HORRIBLE. AT 10,000 MILES THEY WERE WEARING VERY FAST. THEY ARE LOUD ON THE ROAD, AND RIDE VERY ROUGH WITH VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE GAS PEDAL. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THE VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES.*AK