2001 Isuzu Rodeo Tires & Wheels Problems

THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE BACK PASSENGER END. I WAS GOING 75 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) ON INTERSTATE 10 WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. I LOST CONTROL OF MY SUV (2001 ISUZU RODEO) AND NEARLY ROLLED IT A FEW TIMES, ENDED UP SPINNING AROUND AND GOING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE DIRT MEDIAN HEADING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HIT A TREE, WHICH SAVED MY LIFE. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY CATASTROPHIC. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. IT WAS PURCHASED 1/4/05, BUT IT WAS TECHNICALLY 4 YEARS OLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE TIRE WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN 2001. THE REAR END DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY A COLLISION CENTER AND FOR FEAR OF TIRE SAFETY, I REPLACED ALL OTHER BRIDGESTONE TIRES WITH MICHELIN. *TR

COMPLAINT REGARDING DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE TIRE DUELER H/L'S.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AND CRACKED, THE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE DEALER STATED THAT WAS NOT CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *JB

THE TIRE HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE COMPLETELY WAS CUT OUT OF THE REST OF THE TIRE. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE WHEEL RIM WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE OF ISUZU. THE ROAD WAS A STRAIGHT AND WELL MAINTAINED PIECE OF US84 APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES OUTSIDE OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE TIRES CONTINUOUSLY FROM BRIDGESTONE TO MICHELIN, RESULTING IN DAMAGED TIRES. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRIDGESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN, SIZE# 245 70RX16, DOT#M3BUA3CX3101, TIRE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS INCREASED AGAIN, SINCE TIRE PRESSURE INCREASE VEHICLE IS VERY HARSH AND HARD RIDING ON WINDY DAYS AND THEY ARE WEARING UNEVEN ALREADY. ISUZU REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR A SUV. *YD

THE RIGHTSIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO ROAD HAZARD, CLEAR ROADWAY, AND THE DRIVER DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBSTACLES. THERE ARE NO OBJECTS IN THE TIRE TREAD. UPON GOING FLAT, THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE FROM THE CENTER LANE AND STOPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS DID CAUSE MAJOR SIDEWALL DAMAGE DUE TO THE SHORT RIDE ON THE DEFLATED TIRE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE ARE BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND SENT ME TO THE TIRE DEALER. BRIDGESTONE TIRE DEALER SAID THAT DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE, THEREFORE, NO WARRANTY COULD BE ENFORCED. BRIDGESTONE IS THE SISTER OF FIRESTONE WHICH HAS BEEN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON SUV'S. THIS MAY BE RELATED???? HAD THIS BEEN A FRONT TIRE, A MAJOR ACCIDENT MAY HAVE RESULTED. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND RELIABILITY OF THE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION SINCE THE DAY I PICKED IT UP. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1500 MILES TO 'ROUND OUT' THE TIRES AT WHICH POINT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD REBALANCE THE TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE STEERING COLUMN BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ACTUAL COLUMN EMITS A SCRAPING NOISE. THIS VEHICLE IS REPLACING A 2000 MODEL THAT WAS RETURNED TO ISUZU FOR THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED A PART CALLED A 'CLOCK SPRING' IN THE 2000 MODEL TO FIX THE STEERING NOISE BUT IT WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO REPEATEDLY REBALANCED THE TIRES AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE 2000 MODEL NONE OF WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SURGING UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS TO BE ADDRESSED THIS WEEK. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE VEHICLES SAFETY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION IS PREVALANT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND DOESNT SEEM SAFE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/70R16)

2001 ISUZU RODEO. CONSUMER COMPLAINT ABOUT BRIDGESTONE TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE TREAD SEPARATION ON HER BRIDGESTONE TIRES. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED HER TO HIT A TREE. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE TIRES ON JANUARY 4. 2005 UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THE TIRES WERE BRAND NEW, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE TIRES WERE 4 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE PURCHASED THEM. *JB

TIRES BOUNCE&THUMP ON MY NEW VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED,THEREFORE I BELEAVE SOME BELTS ARE BROKEN. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES,BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM TIRES.I FEEL THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE . I WANT THE DEALER OR TIRE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE BAD TIRES . I WILL GREATLY APREACEATE ANY HELP I CAN GET WITH THIS MATTER .*AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7MT CBJ TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)