DUNLOP TIRES Complaints

THREE TIRE FAILURES DUE TO SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS. THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES FAILED DUNLOP TIRES ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TOYOTA RESPONSE: TOO BAD, NOT OUR PROBLEM. LOCAL DEALER DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH TIRE REP. *NM

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FJ CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE INSTALLATION OF DUNLOP TIRES. THE CONTACT CURRENTLY HAS NO TIRE DAMAGE, BUT WASCONCERNED THAT A BULGE COULD DEVELOP AT ANY TIME AND CREATE A PROBLEM LATER. THE CONTACT WANTED ALL FIVE TIRES REPLACED AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 12000.*AK

LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON DUNLOP GRAND TREK AT 21265/70/R16 ON TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002, WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY YET IF THE VEHICLE IS TOTAL LOSS OR IF CAN BE REPAIRED BECAUSE AS CONSEQUENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL AND IS BADLY DAMAGE. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE INJURED, BUT NOT TOO BAD BUT. IN ADDITION THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AFTER THE IMPACT. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME LEGAL ADVISE TO SEE IF DUNLOP COMPANY WILL HONOR MY LOSS AND TOYOTA COMPANY. I BOUGHT THIS SUV AS "CERTIFIED USE VEHICLE" AND THE EXPIRATION DATE WILL BE ON 2008. *JB

THE TIRES ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN HAVE FAILED TWICE: ONCE IN APRIL 2006 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY 2007. BOTH TIMES THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR DID NOT WORK . WE WARNED TOYOTA THE FIRST TIME THE SENSOR DIDN'T WORK AND THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID IT WAS WORKING FINE. OUR TIRES FAILED AGAIN, AND THE INDICATOR DID NOT LIGHT THIS PAST TIME AS WELL. TOYOTA HAS SAID WE MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS LATEST SET OF TIRES. *JB

OUR 05 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BOUGHT NEW WITH ORIGINAL TIRES(DUNLOP GRAND TREK AT20). ALMOST RIGHT AWAY NOTICED THE TIRES WEARING ODDLY ON OUTSIDE OF ALL 4 TIRES. WE PURCHASED TOYOTA'S SERVICE PLAN & TOOK IT IN AS SUGGESTED EVERY 5,000 MILES. MY WIFE TOLD A SERVICE MAN & WAS TOLD IT WAS EXPECTED. I TOOK IT IN & THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AGAIN. GOING AGAINST TOYOTA'S RECOMMENDATION(EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE). I DIDN'T SEE HOW ROTATING THEM SOONER WOULD STOP THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE TRACTION ON THEM FAILING EVEN ON DRY ROAD AND THIS IS THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD SON. LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND TOYOTA HAD COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 2003. THERE'S EVEN SEVERAL ONES FOR THE SAME EXACT CAR AS OURS. OTHERS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS & I AM WANTING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND WE WANT THEM REPLACED THE OUTSIDE EDGE ON ALL 4 OF OURS HAVE BEEN BALD OVER 10,000 MILES. YET TOYOTA SAYS ITS OK. ARE THEY TRYING TO PUSH US OFF UNTIL THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED? OH, DUNLOP'S WEB SITE SAID TO GO TO THE DEALER,TOYOTA'S HANDBOOK SAID TO GO TO THE TIRE CO.? I DON'T CARE WHO SAID WHAT I BOUGHT THE SEQUOIA NEW FROM TOYOTA WITH THE TIRES THEY PUT ON IT & THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BEFORE THERE'S AN ACCIDENT & SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. I'M GOING TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE 30,000 ON 1/3/07 & ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AGAIN. HOWEVER I HAVE NOTICED EVERY REVIEW STATES THAT THE NEW TIRES(SAME ONES) DO THE SAME THING. ONE PERSON HAS ALREADY HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE. WE SHOULD GET SAFE TIRES THAT LAST (WITH NORMAL CARE & WEAR)AS LONG OR EVEN CLOSE TO THE TIME EXPECTED WE PAID FOR IT!. IF YOU DO SOME ON LINE SEARCHES YOU WON'T HAVE TO LOOK LONG TO SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THESE TIRES ARE VERY UNSAFE AND MISLEADING. PLEASE HELP!BOUGHT THIS SUV TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED HUSBAND AND FATHER. *JB

4 NEW DUNLOP A/T RADIAL ROVER P255/70R16 109S M+S DOT PJCU 78HR TIRES BOUGHT FROM INTERNET SELLER DISCOUNT TIRE DIRECT INSTALLED ALSO BY DISCOUNT TIRE, HAMPTON, GEORGIA, SHIPPED FROM ARIZONA TO DISCOUNT TIRE IN HAMPTON, GEORGIA, ALL HAD DEFECT OF STEEL BELT INTERNAL SEPARATION (SOME CALLED TREAD SEPARATION) AFTER DRIVING ONLY ABOUT 30 MILES, ONE TIRE HAD SIDEWALL BLOW-OUT, PAPER THIN AT POINT OF DEFECT, RIDGE OF TREAD SEPARATION EASY TO SEE AND FEEL, OTHER 3 TIRES ALL HAD BELT SEPARATION, FELT AND SEEN BY A, B, J, L (DT EMPLOYEES) AND OTHERS, ALL AMAZED THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAD SAME DEFECT, OF DISCOUNT TIRE HAMPTON. DISCOUNT TIRE ADVISED BY ME TO NOTIFY DUNLOP, DUNLOP CALLED ONCE MONDAY BASICALLY ASKING FOR THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT (DISCOUNT TIRE COULD NOT REACH ANYONE OVER WEEKEND AT DUNLOP). I HAVE THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT AT MY HOME. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA IMMEDIATELY. DISCOUNT TIRE HAMPTON EMPLOYEES WERE GRACIOUS, RETAINED OTHER 3 TIRES, REPLACED WITH 4 KELLY TIRES. *NM

1. FLAT TIRE, NEEDED TO GET SPARE OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE. 2. BRAND NEW SPARE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN TAKEN DOWN, NEW SPARE TIRE HAS BRANDING MARKING ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, FROM THE HEAT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO HAS COMPROMISED THE SAFTY OF THE TIRE. 3. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT REAR RUN FLAT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS SEEN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR RUN FLAT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES WERE DUNLOP, RUN FLAT TIRES, AND THE TIRE LINE AND SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. *AK

OCT. 22, 2006 DEAR DUNLOP TIRE REPRESENTATIVE: ON THE MORNING OF SEPT. 10, AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 TO THE JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT WITH MY DAUGHTER, THE DUNLOP TIRE ON MY CAR LOST NEARLY ITS ENTIRE TREAD, DAMAGING THE CAR. BESIDES CAUSING $1,800 IN DAMAGE TO MY WIFE''S CAR, THE LOSS OF THE TREAD ALSO COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IM SENDING YOU THIS LETTER, AND CCING COPIES TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION, MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND TO MY CONGRESSMAN AND U.S. SENATORS HERE IN FLORIDA, SO THAT YOU WILL BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT IT, AS I BELIEVE THAT IT CAUSES A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. I''D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD RESPOND WITH DETAILS OF WHAT ACTION YOU INTEND TO TAKE. THE TIRE IS A DUNLOP RADIAL TUBELESS P195/70R14, RATED AT 90S M+S. SINCERELY, DANIEL LINDLEY 564 101ST AVE. N. NAPLES, FL 34108 239-591-8328, [email protected] CC: AIG INSURANCE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION FLORIDA U.S. CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A NORMAL HIGHWAY, A TIRE FAILURE WAS NOTICED. NO WARNING SIGNAL ALERTED THE CONTACT. THE REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER TREAD SEPARATION AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR RIGHT TIRE'S TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE TIRE WAS A DUNLOP P235/70R16.