1997 DUNLOP GRAND TREK
0 recalls — 26 complaints
No recalls found for this vehicle.
Complaint Statistics
26 total complaints
3 crashes 3 injuries
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 10 |
| TIRES | 9 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 3 |
| TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | 1 |
| TIRES:MARKINGS | 1 |
| TIRES:BEAD | 1 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 1 |
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Apr 2, 2009
Incident date: Mar 22, 2009
WHILE DRIVING ON TX US-59 NB RIGHTHAND LANE GOING APPROX. 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. WHAT I FOUND WAS A VERY HOT TIRE WHICH HAD REMAINED INFLATED, BUT HAD LOST APPROX. 75% OF THE TREAD CIRCUMFERENCE DOWN TO THE STE... Read more
TIRES
Apr 2, 2009
Incident date: Mar 22, 2009
WHILE DRIVING ON TX US-59 NB RIGHTHAND LANE GOING APPROX. 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. WHAT I FOUND WAS A VERY HOT TIRE WHICH HAD REMAINED INFLATED, BUT HAD LOST APPROX. 75% OF THE TREAD CIRCUMFERENCE DOWN TO THE STE... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Apr 2, 2009
Incident date: Mar 22, 2009
WHILE DRIVING ON TX US59 NB RIGHTHAND LANE AND VEHICLE SPEED APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP ON THE SHOULDER. WHAT I FOUND WAS A VERY HOT TIRE WHICH HAD REMAINED INFLATED BUT HAD LOST APPROX. 75% OF THE TIRE TREAD CIRCUMFERENCE DO... Read more
TIRES
Apr 2, 2009
Incident date: Mar 22, 2009
WHILE DRIVING ON TX US59 NB RIGHTHAND LANE AND VEHICLE SPEED APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STOP ON THE SHOULDER. WHAT I FOUND WAS A VERY HOT TIRE WHICH HAD REMAINED INFLATED BUT HAD LOST APPROX. 75% OF THE TIRE TREAD CIRCUMFERENCE DO... Read more
TIRES:VALVE
Sep 15, 2008
Incident date: Sep 15, 2008
I HAVE HAD 2 VALVE STEM, BREAK CAUSING THE TIRE PRESSURE TO DECREASE. ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS APART. *TR
TIRES
Aug 20, 2008
Incident date: Dec 15, 2004
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 35 MPH, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO VIBRATE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE... Read more
TIRES
Apr 19, 2008
Incident date: Nov 15, 2007
DUNLOP AT20 GRANDTREK TIRES, P265/65R17; 6K MILES; SINCE NEW, VEHICLE HAS A SHIMMY STARTING AT 32 MPH AND BEYOND; THESE TIRES HAVE VERY POOR TRACTION DURING WET WEATHER AND MY 4 WHEEL ANTI SLIP CONSTANTLY ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THESE... Read more
TIRES:BEAD
Dec 5, 2007
Incident date: Nov 23, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER WITH DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT ALL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO THE INNER BEAD BEING DAMAGED OR FLAWED. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR TIRES BEAD (NHTSA CAMPAIGN I... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Oct 21, 2007
Incident date: Oct 3, 2007
OUR SUV STARTED SERIOUSLY SKIDDING ON THE ROAD SURFACE WHILE DRIVING, CHECK THE TREAD AND FOUND INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF TIRES EDGES BALD, AND CENTER OF TIRE ALSO POOR TREAD. SO FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND FAMILY I HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED. *TR
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Aug 16, 2007
Incident date: Aug 15, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP GRAND TREK TIRES, SIZE P24575R16. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A BLOW OUT ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. A... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
May 8, 2007
Incident date: May 3, 2007
TIRE FAILURE: TOYOTA TUNDRA 2003 EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP GRAND TREK P265/70R16 TIRES: THE TIRES DEVELOPED 5" LONG CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREADS PARALLEL WITH THE TREADS ON THE WEAR SURFACE. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPPED TIRES ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Jan 25, 2007
Incident date: Dec 22, 2006
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 ... Read more
Crash
2 injured
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Jan 21, 2007
Incident date: Jan 21, 2007
2004 TOUAREG-EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ALL 4 TIRES, LESS THAN 20K MILES. *JB
TIRES
Jan 2, 2007
Incident date: Jan 27, 2006
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 ... Read more
TIRES:MARKINGS
Dec 14, 2006
Incident date: Dec 1, 2006
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... Read more
TIRES
May 5, 2006
Incident date: Nov 20, 2005
OEM GRANDTREK TIRES ARE A DISGRACE. 1 SIDE-WALL TEAR, 1 INTERNAL SHREDDING, AND 3 BLOW OUTS WITHIN 15,000. REPLACED SOON THEREAFTER. *JB
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Apr 17, 2006
Incident date: Apr 11, 2006
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEAR OF OEM TIRES. ONLY 6/10 OF TREAD AFTER 6,000 MILES. *NM
TIRES
Apr 16, 2006
Incident date: Apr 1, 2006
TIRES KEEP GETTING WORN OUT. *NM
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Apr 4, 2006
Incident date: Apr 4, 2006
30 MONTH OLD 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SPORT. WENT TO USE SPARE TIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT FOUND PLACES ON THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE RUBBER APPEARS TO BE MELTED. THE MARKS LOOK LIKE THEY CORRESPOND TO THE PLACES WHERE THE SPARE TIRE TOUCHES THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED. ... Read more
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
Apr 4, 2006
Incident date: Apr 4, 2006
30 MONTH OLD 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SPORT. WENT TO USE SPARE TIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT FOUND PLACES ON THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE RUBBER APPEARS TO BE MELTED. THE MARKS LOOK LIKE THEY CORRESPOND TO THE PLACES WHERE THE SPARE TIRE TOUCHES THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED. ... Read more
TIRES
Mar 25, 2006
Incident date: Dec 1, 2005
2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, SR5; DUNLOP AT20 GRANDTREK TIRES, P265/65R17; 4K MILES; SINCE NEW, VEHICLE HAS A SHIMMY STARTING AT 32 MPH AND BEYOND; DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED 3 TIMES, REPORTEDLY RE-BALANCING WHEELS ONCE AND EQUALIZED ALL TIRE PRESSURES. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED! TEST DROVE ANOTHER LIKE VEHICLE, S... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Mar 13, 2006
Incident date: Feb 21, 2006
TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED FOR REAR-PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. (DUNLOP GRANDTREK 265/70/R15) THE TIRE CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH THE SUV, IT WAS THE (FULL-SIZE) SPARE. THIS TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON THE REAR WHEEL A YEAR OR ABOUT 10,000 MILES AGO. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONT... Read more
Crash
1 injured
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Nov 21, 2005
Incident date: Nov 21, 2005
WAS GETTING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE. COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. GARAGE REPORTED 2 TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PREVIOUSLY HAD A BLOW-OUT 2 MONTHS AGO ON THE SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES AND IS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *NM
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Aug 23, 2005
Incident date: Aug 21, 2005
DT: WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE DRY HIGHWAY THERE WERE FUNNY NOISES COMING FROM FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 16,000 MILES, THERE W 40,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH TH... Read more
TIRES
Jun 12, 2005
Incident date: Feb 9, 2005
PREMATURE TIRE WEAR, THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO SHOW PREMATURE WEAR. THIS IS ON A 2003 TUNDRA T-3 WITH DUNLAP TIRES. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS TYPE OF TIRE WEAR, IT STARTS ON THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Dec 16, 2004
Incident date: Dec 12, 2004
LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON INTERSTATE 10 AT 70 MPH. IT WAS ORIGINAL TIRE INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. CAR MILEAGE WAS 34,400. DUNLOP GRAND TREK AT21, P265/70/R16. DAMAGES TO CAR $1590.00. TIRE WAS THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT, AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. DEMAN... Read more
Crash
NHTSA Safety Investigations — DUNLOP GRAND TREK
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
PE02057
Opened: Jul 17, 2002 — Closed: Feb 25, 2003
ALLEGED TREAD SEPARATION
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED REPORT.
DUNLOP GRAND TREK — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the DUNLOP GRAND TREK across all model years.
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Total Recalls
73
Total Complaints
1
Investigations
10
Reported Crashes
0
Reported Fires
1
Reported Deaths