ON 02/02/2009 I HAD MY VEHICLE, A 1998 MERCEDES-BENZ 230SLK SERVICED FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. DURING THAT SERVICE THE SERVICEMAN INSPECTED MY TIRES AND BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THEY WERE BALD. THE TIRES IN QUESTION WERE THE THIRD SET OF DUNLOPS THAT THIS AUTO HAS HAD, THE FIRST BEING ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHICH I HAD SUCCESS WITH SO I WAS A LOYAL DUNLOP CUSTOMER. WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT I NATURALLY PURCHASED THE SAME DUNLOP TIRES. TO MY SHOCK, THEY EXHIBITED PREMATURE TIRE WEAR WITHIN SIX-TO TWELVE MONTHS OF PURCHASE. ALTHOUGH I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, DUNLOP DID NOT MAKE GOOD ON SUCH OFFER OR WARRANTY. ON 10/22/2007 I PURCHASED TWO DUNLOP TIRES, 225/50R1692V, DOT DN 41 29W AND TWO DUNLOP TIRES 205/55R1691V, DOT DM CP 38W, ALL SPSPORT 2020E. WHILE DUNLOP FAILED TO STAND BY THE TIRE WARRANTY, I WAS ASSURED THAT IF I PURCHASED FOUR NEW DUNLOP TIRES THEY WOULD MAIL ME A CHECK FOR A PARTIAL REFUND. RESTING ON THEIR ASSURANCE THAT THEY WOULD STAND BY NEW TIRES, I HAD THEM INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. THE MILEAGE AT THE DATE OF INSTALLATION, 10/22/2007, WAS RECORDED BY THE TIRE DEALER AS 66,666 MILES. THE MILEAGE AT MY MOST RECENT DATE OF SERVICE WAS RECORDED AS +- 84,250 MILES MEANING THAT THESE DUNLOP TIRES LASTED ONLY 17,584 MILES! AT THE TIME OF SERVICE THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN ALIGNMENT AND NOT HAVE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. ALL FOUR DUNLOP TIRES EXHIBITED THE SAME DEGREE OF WEAR. THE FOUR DUNLOP TIRES WERE REMOVED FROM MY VEHICLE AND I TRANSPORTED THEM TO MY GARAGE, WHERE THEY REMAIN. I ALLEGE THAT THESE DUNLOP TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, AND FURTHERMORE I ALLEGE THAT DUNLOP HAS BREACHED THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY. I AM REQUESTING OF DUNLOP THAT THEY REFUND ME MY NET PURCHASE IN FULL AND IN EXCHANGE FOR SUCH I SHALL NOT SEEK RECOVERY IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT AS IS MY RIGHT. IT IS INDEED FORTUNATE THAT NO INJURY EITHER TO MYSELF OR OTHERS RESULTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THESE TIRES. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10258618
- Incident
- Feb 2, 2009
- Mileage
- 17,584 mi