BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES Complaints

I OWN A 2003 NISSAN 350Z. I PURCHASED THE CAR ON JULY 3RD, 2003. SINCE THAT PURCHASE, THE FRONT TIRES HAVE BEEN "FEATHERING" AND ALL NISSAN WILL DO IS PULL THE TIRES OFF AND ROTATE THE PROBLEM AREA TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. NOW THE INSIDE WILL START TO "FEATHER" THUS CREATING THE RIDE EVEN ROUGHER AND MORE UNSTABLE. NOT ONLY IS THIS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE TIRES, BUT ONCE ROTATED, IT HAS INCREASED THE CHANCE FOR A BLOWOUT EVEN FURTHER. NISSAN CONTINUES TO DODGE MY REQUEST FOR A SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT, AS THIS IS APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM, BY SAYING THAT IT IS NOT THE SUSPENSION OR THE ALIGNMENT, BUT THE TIRES THEMSELVES (WHICH IS JUST NOT TRUE. *AK

I HAVE OWNED A 2003 ISSAN 350Z FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR AND IN THAT TIME I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR THAT NISSAN DENIED UNTIL PRESSED. THE TIRE FEATHERING PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BUT HAD BEEN DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN SPEAKING TO NISSAN. THE RADIO IN THE CAR IS ALSO A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH THEY ALSO DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES BUT MAMY PEOPLE HAVE STATED THIS PROBLEM WILL RETURN. I DESERVE A GUARANTEE THAT IF THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS THAT NISSAN WILL REPLACE THE TIRES AS NEEDED.*AK

TIRES CUPPING ON THE INNER EDGES. LOUD ROAR WHEN YOU BRAKE FROM ABOUT 30 MPH TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THINK IS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM BECAUSE THE 2004 CARS DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

CURRENT 2003 350Z HAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRE FEATHERING/ TIRE CUPPING ON THE INSIDE TREAD OF THE TIRES. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY TO MUCH TOW ON THE 2003 MODEL.*AK

OWNER IS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS THAT AUDI IS MAKING IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL INVOLVING TIRES WHICH ARE THE WRONG SIZE. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING OWNERS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FIRST, COME IN AND LET THE DEALERSHIP VIEW THE TIRES, THEN ASK THEM TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE THEY ORDER THE TIRES TO REPLACE THOSE THAT WARRANT AN EXCHANGE. THERE IS NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. HOWEVER, TIME WISE IT IS AN INCONVENIENCE. *AK THE TIRES WERE BEING REPLACED. *SCC *JB

TIRE FEATHERING ON MY 2003 350Z AFTER 10,000 MILES. BROUGHT IN TO BE FIXED BY DEALERSHIP AT 13,000 MILES. STILL HAVE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO GET 2 NEW FRONT TIRES WITH LITTLE LUCK AT 18,000 MILES. INSIDE OF TIRES ARE FEATHERING AGAIN AND I'M THINK THIS WILL CAUSE A MAJOR LOSS OF TRACTION, ESPECIALLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS. *LA

I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH BRIDGESTONE TIRES WHICH WERE ON THE CAR WHEN WE PURCHASED IT IN FALL OF 2002. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP, HIGH COUNTRY TOYOTA IN SCOTTSBORO, AL, 3 TIMES AND PHONED OUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES FOR 3 PROBLEMS. #1 - RATTLING - WHICH WE WERE TOLD ON THE FIRST VISIT TO DEALER IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HEAT SHIELD COVER AND THEY HAD FIXED IT BY BENDING IT OUT. IT'S RATTLING AGAIN, NOW. #2 - SMELL OF SULFER/ROTTEN EGGS - WHICH WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE. IT STILL SMELLS! #3 - MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO WAL-MART TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED BECAUSE WE NOTICED ALOT OF WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRES AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING WHEN DRIVING. MY HUSBAND WAS PAGED BACK TO THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTION BY AN EMPLOYEE TO SEE THE TIRES HIMSELF BEFORE THEY TOOK THEM ALL OFF THE CAR AND TO WARN MY HUSBAND ABOUT DRIVING ON THE TIRES IF WE DIDN'T REPLACE THEM IMMEDIATELY. MY HUSBAND SAID THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES WERE SHOWING THE WIRES FROM SEVERE WEARING. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE FRONT END FOR DAMAGE THAT COULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO WEAR IN SUCH A WAY SO QUICKLY. OUR VEHICLE IS 1 YR. OLD WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. HE WAS TOLD IT WAS OK, BUT THE TIRES ON THE CAR AT TIME OF PURCHASE WEREN'T MEANT TO LAST VERY LONG, ANYWAY. HE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL - TRUSTED - TIRE COMPANY AND HAD THE TIRES REPLACED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT OUR DEALER ISN'T AWARE OF ANY RECALLS AND/OR COMPLAINTS ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE COME ACROSS MORE THAN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO MAKE ME WONDER IF I'VE MADE A HUGE/COSTLY MISTAKE IN TRUSTING THE TOYOTA NAME AND PAST REPUTATION, ESPECIALLY WITH 3 CHILDREN WHO WERE PUT AT RISK AND A MONTHLY CAR PAYMENT!*AK

TREAD ON THE CENTER RIB OF TIRES STARTED TO BREAK OFF.*MR CONSUMER NOTICED SPLITTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. CONDITION GOTTEN WORSE, TRACTION ON THE TIRES HAD BE AFFECTED AND TIRES TENDED TO SLIP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONCLUDED THE TIRE WERE DEFECTIVE. ONLY THE CENTER RIB AND OUTER SHOULDER BLOCK SHOWED SIGNIFICANT WEAR. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A AUTHORIZED BRIDGESTONE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE MASTER CAR CARE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS BEING OWNER'S NEGLECT. A SECOND OPINION WAS OBTAINED BY GOODYEAR GEMINI AUTO SERVICE WHO CONCLUDED IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OR DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY DETERMINED IT WASN'T THE ALIGNMENT BUT DEFECTIVE TIRES. AT THIS TIME, THE REMAINING RIBS STARTED TO SHOW WEAR. *PH

TIRES ARE CUPPING/FEATHERING AND WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. I BELIEVE THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR A SITUATION THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS. THE SOLUTION PROVIDED BY NISSAN IS TO HAVE THE TIRES TAKEN OFF THE RIM AND ROTATED, AS WELL AS PERFORMING AN ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST EVEN AFTER THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE TIRES ARE BRIGESTONE RE04'S - FEATHERED AT 5,000 MILES. *LA

TIRE FEATHERING ISSUE. TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY. PULLING TO THE RIGHT. TIRE ROAR. *LA