DUNLOP TIRES Complaints

ON MAY 28, 2014 PURCHASED A NEW INFINITI Q50. 1 WEEK LATER NOTICED A BUMP ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE A DUNLOP 245/40R19. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT MUST BE A WARRANTY ISSUE ON THE TIRE. A WEEK LATER THE TIRE BLEW UP IN THAT BUMP AND I NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE DUNLOP DEALER IN PR ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE AT A NET COST OF $530 EACH. ABOUT 7 WEEKS LATER ANOTHER TIRE REVEALED A BUMP THIS TIME WAS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE DUNLOP DEALER INDICATED THE BUMP WILL ALLOW THE USE THE TIRE UNTIL A ROAD BUMP MATCHES THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE BUMP THAT WILL CAUSE THE TIRE TO BREAK AND EMPTY. ON 10-04-14 THAT EVENT HAPPENED AND ANOTHER TIRE GOT DAMAGED. THIS AGAIN IS A DUNLOP TIRE 240/40R19 WHICH HAS ENGRAVED ON IT A NUMBER U28T ATBR0914. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND DUNLOP TIRE REPRESENTATIVE THERE IS NO FORMAL RECALL ON THESE TIRES, HENCE I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH A NEW ONE, SO ANOTHER $530 FOR A NEW TIRE. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS A 3RD TIRE IS NOW DISPLAYING A VERY SMALL BUMP AND I SUSPECT IT WILL DEVELOP INTO THE SAME SCENARIO OF THE PREVIOUS 2 TIRES. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 7000 MILES DRIVEN, TO THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM.THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT AMBAR INFINITI IN PUERTO RICO. MORE DETAILS, PICTURES OF THE TIRES, AND VIN # AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP, TIRE LINE: SPORTS 7000, AND TIRE SIZE 215/60R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE SHIMMY AND SWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TIRES WAS FEATHERING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE TIRES HAD A BUMP IN THE TIRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 221,947. BT

MY DUNLOP FRONT TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO "DRY ROT" ON THE SIDE WALL. IT IS ON A 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE FLHX WITH ONLY 11800 MILES ON IT. MY DEALER SAID THAT IT IS THE SECOND ONE THAT HE HAS SEEN ON A STREET GLIDE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT COULD BE REPLACED. *TR

TREAD SPLICE FAILURE ON A DUNLOP ELITE 3 MOTORCYCLE TIRE. DEFECT IN TIRE WAS NOTICED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE OCCURRED, AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. SINCE THERE'S NO WAY TO ENTER THIS INFORMATION PROPERLY ON THIS POORLY DESIGNED WEBSITE, THE SIZE OF THE TIRE IS 180/60R-16. *TR

FRONT TIRE ON MY 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX STREET GLIDE HAS CRACKED SIDEWALLS.TIRE IS THE ORIGINAL TIRE WITH 1500 MILES WEAR .REAR TIRE DOES NOT HAVE THIS CRACKING.HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALER ([XXX])STATES ITS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED TIRE DAMAGE. BIKE IS KEPT IN A HEATED GARAGE,ON WOODEN BOARDS AND IS NEVER RIDDEN IN OR SEEN RAIN.SEARCH OF ONLINE FORUMS SHOWS THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE,ALTHOUGH I CAN NOT VOUCH FOR THE WAY THEIR BIKES ARE KEPT AND MAINTAINED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLAP SIGNATURE 2 TIRES, SIZE 235-65R16 AND DOT NUMBER TJ46JU1R3512. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,039. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WE HAD A TIRE FAILURE IN THE SIDEWALL ON A PROPERLY CARED FOR AND NON-ABUSED TIRE. WE NOW HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES FAILING ON OUR VEHICLE (TOTAL 3/4) WITH THE SAME DEFECT AND WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN OVER ANY POTHOLES OR OTHER ROAD DEFECTS THAT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING THIS FAILURE. THE AUTO MANUFACTURER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY ON TIRES THAT ARE 14 MONTHS OLD AND HAVE UNDER 16,000 MILES ON THEM. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WE WERE FINALLY GIVEN A LOANER AFTER BEING TOLD TO DRIVE ON IT FOR A WEEK. JUST OVER A MONTH AFTER ITS REPLACEMENT WE NOW HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES EXHIBITING THE SAME SIDEWALL DEFECT. ONLINE ACCOUNTS AND REVIEWS WILL SHOW THAT A GREAT NUMBER OF CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES WITH SIDEWALL BUBBLES IN TWO DIFFERENT TIRES.. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE 2ND TIRE TO HADN'T THIS ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND 5,000 MILES OF EACH INSTANCE. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASE 5 DUNLOP RUN FLAT TIRES DO TO SIDE WALL DAMAGE. SIDEWALL DAMAGE CAUSED ME TO PURCHASE 3 275/35R19 96Y BMW B DUN SP SPRT MAX DSST RF B & 2 245/40R19 94Y BMW B DUN SP SPRT MAX DSST RF THESE TIRES ARE VERY COSTLY THEY DO NOT PERFORM AND COULD BE DEFECTED. *TR

KAWASAKI IS SELLING THEIR 2012, 2013 AND 2014 NINJA 650S WITH A DEFECTIVE FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE IS DUNLOP'S SPORTSMAX 2, FRONT 120/70ZR17(58. THEY LAST ABOUT 5 MONTHS BEFORE THE TIRE DEVELOPS DRY-ROT IN THE TREAD AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND OTHERS ARE REPORTING ON MOTORCYCLE FORUMS. I PURCHASED THE BIKE ON MARCH 1ST AND IT COMES WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED KAWASAKI HONORED THEIR WARRANTY AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME TIRE ON AUGUST 14TH. ON JANUARY 13TH, 2014 I FILED ANOTHER CLAIM WITH KAWASAKI AND SENT THEM PHOTOGRAPHS OF IT HAPPENING YET AGAIN. IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TIRE EVEN THOUGH THE BIKE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIRE THEY REPLACED HAS 95% OF ITS TREAD LIFE LEFT AND IT'D SEEM KAWASAKI HAS NO REGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS' SAFETY. EVERY AREA OF THE ENTIRE TIRE TREAD IS SEVERELY DRY-ROTTED A SECOND TIME AND YET I'VE ONLY HAD THE TIRE 5 MONTHS. *TR