Bridgestone Dueler Vibration?

[YukonCrazy]

Ever since I got new Bridgestone Duelers installed at Costco back in January, I have had a constant vibration on the Yukon. I have had them re-balanced/rotated, but the vibration is still there. The Yukon was so smooth cruising down the freeway with the old tires. Miss that smooth ride. Did I get a bad set of tires or is this a Bridgestone thing?

 

[TowGMC]

I put new Duelers on about 10,000 miles ago. Developed a vibration shortly after that. My tire store rebalanced them a couple times, then finally Road Forced them. Two of the tires were way out of spec and had to be replaced. Sadly my original tires lasted almost 50,000 miles, the second set 40,000, this most recent set didn't make it 10,000 without tow of the tires needing warranty replacement to replace defective tires. You need to get the tires Road Force checked, doubt if Costco knows what a Hunter Road Force 9700 tire machine is.

 

[YukonCrazy]

Is that a specialty machine or would any normal tire store have it?

 

[Fosscore]

Try this link. Says you can locate a shop that has one near your zip code.

http://www.gsp9700.com/search/findgsp9700.cfm

 

[Parthery]

I went through a similar issue....wound up "upgrading to LTX MS2s....and now having a vibration issue with them. It balances out and is good for 1000-1500 miles then comes right back. Frustrating.

 

[CM Burns]

Ever since I got new Bridgestone Duelers installed at Costco back in January, I have had a constant vibration on the Yukon. I have had them re-balanced/rotated, but the vibration is still there. The Yukon was so smooth cruising down the freeway with the old tires. Miss that smooth ride. Did I get a bad set of tires or is this a Bridgestone thing?

The Bridgestones are weird. This happened on my sister & mom's old tahoes, and my old SS Blazer as well. I always thought Bridgestone, big name = awesome tires.
I just bought a 2014 Ltz with 23k miles and the bridgestones are at about 65% tread-life and they are doing it on this truck as well. When these wear out I am going to go with what has worked countless times in the past, Goodyear LS-2's, Firestone Destination LE/2, or Michelin LTX.

 

[BlkYukon]

Have another shop balance them.

 

[YukonCrazy]

I also have a broken drivers side engine mount that may be part of this vibration?

 

[BADRIDES]

Bridgestone Duelers are the #1 selling tire at the Chevy dealership I work at. We haven't ever had a single complaint.

 

[massivespl]

I have Bridgestone duellers and had them balanced with a road force balancer and they are smooth as butter. Really nice ride.