DUNLOP TIRES Complaints

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY- MULTIPLE TIMES CONCERNS OF BLOWOUT. PREMATURE/UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON RUN FLAT TIRES. SELF MONITORING OF AIR PRESSURE AND REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. *NM

DUNLOP TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY ON THE INNER TREAD. IF UNDETECTED BLOW-OUT CAN RESULT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF TIRES IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES;. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURE MARKS ON THE TIRE. HAS SERVICE RECORDS SHOWING WHEN SHE HAD TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET A DUMMY TIRE PUT ON. TWO DAYS LATER THE REPLACEMENT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE REPLACEMENT IS A EURO FUTURA WITH THE BRAND NAME OF METRIC RADIO 88T. THE TWO TIRES BLEW OUT UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURE MARKS ON THE TIRE. THERE ARE SERVICE RECORDS FROM WHEN SHE HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO GET A DUMMY TIRE PUT ON. IT WAS A DUNLOP TIRE. TWO DAYS LATER THE REPLACEMENT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE REPLACEMENT WAS A EURO FUTURA WITH THE BRAND NAME OF METRIC RADIO 88T. THE TWO TIRES BLEW OUT UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK

DUNLOP ST4000 TIRES ARE WORN OUT AT 20,500 HIGHWAY MILES. SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS IS A REALLY BIG ISSUE, AS I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON MANY INTERNET SITES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THESE TIRES. THE CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND I HAVE TO SPEND $1000 PLUS ON NEW TIRES?????? I WENT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR 4 NEW TIRES. I CAN'T BUY REGULAR TIRES BECAUSE THERE IS NO ROOM FOR A SPARE TIRE ANYWHERE. THIS IS INSANE. I WILL HAVE TO THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA. I HAVE BEEN A TOYOTA FAN SINCE I COULD REMEMBER; THIS HAS REALLY CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE OF THIS COMPANY. *NM

DT: 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES TREAD WORE AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 21,050 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THESE ARE DUNLOP, SP4000T DSST. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE WEAR ON THE TIRE LAST WEEK, OCTOBER 11, 2005, WHEN THE TIRES WERE GETTING THEIR THIRD ROTATION. *AK

AT ABOUT 50 MPH CONSUMER HAD A TIRE BLOWN INDICATION, UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION, HE DISCOVERED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN TO THE CORD/BELTS ON THE INSIDE LEFT REAR. *TS *JB

2003 LEXUS SC430 HAS PROBLEMS WITH RUN FLAT TIRES AND RIMS. THE RIMS ARE BENT AND DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS RUNOUT CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE DRIVING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THREE DEALERS, LEXUS OF GRAPEVINE WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, LEXUS OF SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER AND PARKE LEXUS OF LITTLE ROCK. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE LEXUS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CTR. *JB

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA LIMITED AWD WITH DUNLAP RUN FLAT TIRES. VEHICLE IS 18 MONTHS OLD WITH 16,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE HARD RIDE WITH INCREASE ROAD NOISE. TAKEN TO LOCAL TIRE CENTER, 2 TIRES TREAD WORN OFF, THE OTHER 2 SIGNIFICANTLY WORN. ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE DANGEROUS TO CONT TO DRIVE ON. COST TO REPLACE TIRES APPROX $1300. NO SPARE TIRE IS PROVIDED, SINCE THE RUN FLATS ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT. MUST THEN BUY THE SAME TIRE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY, DUNLAP WAS WILLING TO PRORATE THE TIRES, BUT STILL OFFERS NO WARRANTY ON NEW TIRES. REVIEW OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. I THINK THE RUN FLAT TIRES ARE A GOOD IDEA, BUT I DOUBT THEY WERE ACTUALLY TESTED TO BE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. *NM

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR - FAILED ROAD INSPECTION ALL FOUR RUNFLAT TIRES AT 24,000 MILES COULDN'T BRING UP VEHICLE FOR A TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH DUNLOP RUNFLAT TIRES. ALL 4 TIRES NOT USABLE AT 24,000 MILES DUNLOP P225/60R17 DSST RUNFLAT TIRES. *JB