BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES Complaints

I PURCHASED A NEW 2004 WRX SUBARU IMPREZA SPORTSWAGON ON 03-12-04. THE CAR CAME WITH BRIDGESTONE, POTENZA RE92, P205/55R16-89V TIRES. AT A LITTLE OVER 16,000 MILES THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE SHIFTED BELTS AND ONE HAS DRY ROT.*AK

THE TIRES DO NOT FUNCTION, AND HOLD TRACTION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. OWNER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND BRAND NEW. THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK *NM

CAR HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, FIRST STARTING HAVING TIRE NOISE AT 10,000 MILES FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE TO DEALER AROUND 14,000 MILE AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS JUST NEEDING AN ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION, DEALER PERFORMED REPAIR AND THE NOISE WAS A LITTLE BETTER, AFTER 1000 MORE MILES NOISE GOT LOUDER THAN BEFORE AND DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. THERE ARE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM EVERYWHERE YET NISSAN CHOOSES TO IGNORE IT, WHAT AM I ABLE TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED, IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT I BUY A 30,000 DOLLAR CAR AND HAVE TO LIVE WITH A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE TIRES ARE CAUSING THE DASH AND DOOR TO RATTLE NOW.*AK

I HAVE A 2004 350Z AND I HAVE NOTICE LOAD NOISE FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I TOOK TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND THE RESULTS WAS THE TOE WHERE WAY OFF ALIGN. THE CORECT IT BUT THE NOISE CAME BACK. I TOLD THEM THAT I HEARD THAT THE 2003 HAD PROBLEMS WITH FEATHERING AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS CORRECTED WITH THE 2004 MODEL. SO, WHAT IS THE TRUE ANSWER. I THINK THEY STILL HAVE PROBLEM. I LOVE MY Z, BUT THEY NEED TO BE TRUEFUL WITH THE Z CUSTOMER AND ADMIT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I THINK THEY NEED TO OFFER A TIRE REPLACEMENT FOR THE DAMAGED ITS CAUSING TIRES. I'M SURE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIRES.*AK

I HAVE A NEW 2004 CAMRY 4 CYL. LE SEDAN WITH 5500 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL BIRDGESTONE TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE VERY POOR TRACTION ON RAINY ROADS AND WITH EVEN LIGHT SNOW YOU CAN SLIDE EASLY AT 3 MPH AS WE DID. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE MARKET. SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR PUTTING SUCH SUB-STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THEIR CARS. ADVERTISEMENT SAYS THESE TIRES ARE ALL SEASON TIRES, BRIDGESTONE SUGGESTED I PAY FOR UPGRADED TIRES. I SAY WHAY SHOULD I PAY FOR PROPRER ALL SEASON TIRE S THAT WERE SUPPOSE TO COME ON THE CAR.*AK

ONGOING ALIGNMENT / TIRE FEATHERING ISSUES WITH NISSAN 350Z I HAVE HAD MY TIRES SWAPPED SIDE TO SIDE SEVERAL TIME + REPLACEMENT TIRES AND MANY ALIGNMENTS. THE 350Z WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT AND EATS FRONT TIRES EVERY 7000-12000 MILES. IT WEARS THE INSIDES OF THE TIRES TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT WITH OVER 80% TREAD ON THE REST OF THE TIRE. THEY ARE NOW NOT PERFORMING ALIGNMENTS ON MY CAR EVEN THOUGH THEIR TSBS STATE THAT THEY WILL AND WILL REPLACE TIRES UP TO 30,000 MILES. THEY STOPPED DOING ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE ROTATIONS/REPLACEMENT BEFORE 20K MILES IN MY SITUATION. THE STOCK TIRES ARE UP TO $400 A PIECE, SO THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE DEALERS WANT $80 FOR AN ALIGNMENT EVERY 4-6 MONTHS + TIRE PURCHASE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A REAL RECALL, EVEN THOUGH EVERY 03 350Z HAS THIS ISSUE. IT WAS BLAMED ORIGINALLY ON THE SUSPENSION BEING STRESSED DURING SHIPMENT FROM JAPAN. I HAVE ALSO HAD DUAL REAR AXLE REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, CLUTCH ASSMBLY REPLACEMENT, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE VEHICLE BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WITH THE FRONT ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH THE REAR ALIGNMENT. IT IS OUT OF SPEC EVERYTIME IT WAS CHECKED.*AK

- MY CAR WAS FULLY SERVICED ON 11/29/04. - ON 12/11/04 - OUR PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT DAMAGING MY CAR AND WHEEL RIM. THE TIRES IS A BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE040. - I FILED IT WIH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I AM STILL NEGOTIATING WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED AND HAVE THE INCIDENT PROPERLY CATALOGUED.*AK

I HAVE NISSAN 350Z 2004 MODEL AND THE TIRES ARE FEATURING AND I ONLY HAVE 15000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS AND NISSAN FIXED SOME OF THEM BUT NOT OTHERS. THEY HAVE BAD ALIGNMENTS AND POOR QUALITY TIRES ON THE CAR. I HOPE IT IS NOT DEFECTIVE DESIGN. MY NEW CAR SOUND LIKE A TRUCK WITH OFF ROAD TIRES. I AM NOT SURE IF THE TIRES WILL BLOW UP ON ME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NISSAN DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.

MY 2003 NISSAN 350Z SPORTS CAR HAS A FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT CAUSES EXTREME INNER TREAD TIRE WEAR IN VERY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, IE, LESS THAN 5000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE IN ALL 03 MODELS AS INDICATED ON THE VARIOUS INTERNET CHAT ROOMS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS PROVIDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND LEFT TO RIGHT/RIGHT TO LEFT TIRE ROTATION AND/OR TIRE REPLACEMENT - NEITHER OF WHICH CURE THE PROBLEM (INDICATIVE OF AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEM). THE EXTREME TIRE WEAR IS EVIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 4-5000 MILES. NISSAN APPEARS TO NOT HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. REPLACING THE FRONT TIRES AT UNREASONABLE 5000 MILE INTERVALS IS REQUIRED TO PREVENT AN EXTREME ROAD HAZARD. *AK

2004 HONDA CIVIC LX WITH OEM BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 195-60R-15 TIRES. DEVELOPED SLOW LEAK, INVESTIGATION REVEALS SMALL HOLE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. NO KNOWN ROAD HAZARD ENCOUNTERED. NOTE: YOUR WEBSITE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO INPUT THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE. IT DEFAULTS TO THE 16" TIRE SIZE.*AK