BRIDGESTONE 12090R18 TIRES Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO FLAT TIRES. THE FIRST WAS ON APRIL 2005 WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER, THE RIDE WAS DANGEROUSLY ROUGH, AND THE TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE FLAT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER THEN REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A SPARE TIRE. THREE WEEKS LATER SECOND TIRE HAD A FLAT. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE HAVING TROUBLE MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHICH DID NOT CARRY THE SIZE OF TIRES FOR HER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT PROVIDED HER WITH A DUNLOP REGULAR TIRE THAT WAS THE RIGHT SIZE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE TIRE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TIRE BECAUSE TOYOTA WOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONTACT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A REGULAR TIRE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO A TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SHOWED HER THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD WORE OUT UNEVENLY. THE TIRES WORE OUT SO BADLY THAT THEY WENT BALD. THE CONSUMER FELT UNSAFE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN SPEAKING WITH TOYOTA AND BRIDGESTONE AND HAS YET TO RECEIVE ANY HELP. ON AUGUST 2005, THE CONSUMER PUT ALL REGULAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND FELT SAFER AND BELIEVED THE ODDS WERE LOWER FOR A HAVING A BLOW OUT ON THE FREEWAY. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005. *NM

DT: CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. AT 3,500 MILES THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL. THE JACK THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE DID NOT HOLD IT. DEALERSHIP STATED THE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIRE DEALER STATED IT WOULD HAVE TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND IF IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD, IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THERE WERE NO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THEN, IT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY. THIS WAS A BBRIDGESTONE TIRE WHICH CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES HAD STRESS MARKS AND BUBBLES LOCATED ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES, AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE P206/60R16, DOTX3DV00T12. *AK

FRONT TIRE WEAR: CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT AT 6500 THE FIRST TIME. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS 8000 MILES ON IT, AND THE TIRES HAVE WORN OUT AGAIN. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HEARD A SEARING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. BRAND NAME TIRES BRIDGESTONE. *AK

FRONT BRIDGESTONE TIRE WEAR: CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WORE OUT AT 7000 MILES. HE HAD THEM REPLACED. THEN AGAIN AT 10,000. CURRENTLY, AT 21,000 MILES THEY HAVE WORN OUT AGAIN. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WAS BROUGHT AGAINST NISSAN. *AK

THE TIRE DID NOT 'FAIL' BUT RATHER CAUSES A PULL TO THE RIGHT THAT THE DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT. THEY CLAIM BRIDGESTONE NEEDS TO DO THIS. FOR A $45K CAR I EXPECT TIRES THAT LAST A WHILE AND IF NOT THEN AUDI SHOULD REPLACE THEM. THE LISTED COST IS ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST FOR DECENT TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: EJN8 TIRESIZE: 225/45R17)