BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE TIRES Complaints

CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION. ONE OF THE NEW TIRES WAS FAULTY WHICH LED TO AN ACCIDENT. EVIDENT ALSO, WAS THROTTLE AND DRIVESHAFT FAILURE. THE MANIFOLD AND SUSPENSION WERE EMITTING NOISES EVIDENT TO CONSUMER. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WORN AND IT IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE#217570R14 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WORN AND IT IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SIZE AND DOT#. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAVE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING A TIRE BLOW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SIZE/DOT#. TS

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE A 3 1/2INCH BUBBLE ON THEM, CAUSING VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE#20570R14, DOT#HYKE4LA. *AK

IN THE PAST 2 YEARS , THERE HAVE BEEN 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE RIMS BEND VERY EASILY OUT OF SHAPE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THEN THE TIRES BEGIN TO LOSE AIR SLOWLY AND CANNOT HOLD ITS PROPER AIR/TIRE RATIO AMOUNT THEREBY CAUSING DRIVING TO BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE TIRES DO NOT REMAIN PROPERLY INFLATED.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A INFINITI, G20 2002, P19569R15 DOTEP9NJHM5000; WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 TO 70 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW AND VEHICLE SPINNED AROUND 3 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACED.*AK

THESE TIRES KEEPING BLOWING OUT ON ME - THIS IS THE THIRD ONE IN FIVE MONTHS. THIS PRESENTS A HUGE LIABILITY AND AUDI REFUSES TO REPLACE THESE OBVIOUSLY BAD TIRES WITH NEW ONES FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. I HAVE REQUESTED PIRELLI ALL SEASON TIRES WHICH ARE FAR MORE APPROPRIATE TO HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. *AK

SIDEWALL CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE. MILEAGE ON THE AUTOMOBILE AT THE TIME WAS 6,000 MILES. TIRE HAS NO WORN TREADS, NOR HAS THERE BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS INVOLVED THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R16)

BOTH FRONT TIRES SUSTAINED EXCESSIVE OUTER EDGE TREAD WEAR. ALL OUTER TREAD OF EACH IS NEARLY GONE AT 17.5K MILES! WORN ONLY AT FAR OUTER EDGE (APPROX 1/2" TO 1") OF TREAD. REST OF TREAD ON BOTH TIRES IS VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT FOR 17.5K MILES. INFLATION KEPT AT BMW'S RECOMMENDATION OF 32 COLD PSI. NON-AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. NO INDICATIONS OF OTHER SEVERE WEAR, USE, IMPACT, OR ABUSE TO THESE TIRES OR TO THE REARS. ALL ARE ORIGINAL TIRES. REAR TIRES ARE SAME BUT LARGER SIZE: 285/45R19. REAR TIRES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR 17.5K MILES. FRONT TIRES SHOW CLASSIC SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE POSITIVE CAMBER. COULD BE FROM BAD ORIGINAL FACTORY ALIGNMENT, OR BAD FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS LIKE SAGGING SPRINGS, WORN BALL JOINTS, OR WORN CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. CAR ONLY SERVICED AT RUSNAK. NEVER IN ACCIDENT NOR ANY FRONT END DMGS. SVC. HISTORY SHOWS CAR NEVER ALIGNED. DEALER'S SERVICE ADVISOR VERBALLY ASSERTS "THIS WEAR IS NORMAL FOR BMWS" YET IS UNABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES ON HIS LOT. I'VE OWNED 2 OTHER BMWS FOR OVER 11 YRS. AND NEITHER HAS EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. HE REFUSES TO INSPECT ALIGNMENT AND/OR SUSPENSION AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY INDEPENDENT TESTS/REPORTS FROM ANY ALIGNMENT SPECIALTY SHOP. I SEEK DEALER PROPERLY DIAGNOSING AND CORRECTING DEFECT IN SUSPENSION/ALIGNMENT/TIRES. I'M WILLING TO PAY FOR USED 17.5K MILEAGE ALREADY ON TIRES. CONVERSATION THREADS VIA INTERNET ON BIMMER.ORG X5 BOARD AT ROADFLY.COM SHOW OTHERS HAVING X5 SUSPENSION/TIRE PBLMS. REAR CARGO INTERIOR LIGHTS CAN'T BE SWITCHED OFF AS STATED: PG 87 OF OWNER MANUAL. A/C RUNS WARM AT IDLE AND DURING ACCELL. REAR A/C NOISY AND DOESN'T BLOW HARD. DEALER DENIES ANYTHING WRONG WITH ALL THESE ITEMS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DJL459 TIRESIZE: 255/50R19)