BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES Complaints

THE CAR HAS TERRIBLE FEATHERING ON THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE FRONT TIRES. PROBLEM STARTED AFTER 7,500 MILES. CONTACT PATCHES ON THE INSIDE TIRE TREAD ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. I HAD THE CAR ALIGNED BY NISSAN ON 2-21-03 AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS REALLY SCARES ME AND COULD LEAD TO UNSAFE DRIVING DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND UNEVEN TREAD ON THE TIRES. THE CAR IS A NISSAN 350Z. RECEIVED IN AUGUST 2002. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE TIRE WAS PRENZA POTONZA P205/R65R-1592V. *NLM ALL FOUR TIRES HAD WORN DOWN THE SAME WAY. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FOUR NEW TIRES. SCC

ALL 4 OF THE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES WERE DANGEROUS UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE TREAD FILLED UP WITH SNOW, AND TIRES HAD NO TRACTION, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SPIN.*JB

ALL 4 OF THE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES WERE DANGEROUS UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE TREAD FILLED UP WITH SNOW AND THE TIRES HAD NO TRACTION, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SPIN.*JB

2003 TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER - COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BOTH STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL, WITHOUT WARNING OR UNUSUAL CAUSE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. TOYOTA DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND STATES THAT VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE AND MEETS DESIGN INTENT. TOYOTA DEALER STATES THAT PROBLEM CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AND RECOMMENDS SNOW TIRES. SNOW TIRES THAT MEET TOYOTA SPECS ARE NOT COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE.*JB

TOTAL FAILURE OF TIRE WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY - IN FACT TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM - TIRE WAS ONLY ABOUT 2 WEEKS OLD.BRIDGESTONE WITH UNI-T AQ/AQ 100528 POTENZA RE950 215/45R17 TLBL PS DOT # HYDKDFA2001

WHILE IN MOTION AND IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A 360* SPIN, WHILE MOVING AT ONLY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL TRACTION. THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE ARE INOPERABLE. WHILE ON AN INCLINE AND BRAKING FROM ABOUT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE JUMPED AN ISLAND BEFORE THE BRAKES STOPPED IT. *JG

MULTIPLE LARGE CRACKS IN BRIDGESTON POTENZA RE92 205/50-16 TIRES ON MY HONDA PRELUDE. CRACKS WERE NOTICED WHILE REFUELING.

ON HWY CAR PULLED LEFT. AFTER CANADIAN TRIP BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER WHO ROTATED TIRES & DID ALIGNMENT. CAR STILL PULLED LEFT. RETURNED TO DEALER WHO ROTATED LEFT FRON TIRE. CAR STILL PULLED LEFT. BROUGHT TO DEALER 3RD. TIME AND SHOP FOREMAN SAID IT WAS "TIRE KINETICISM". DEALER REMOVED TIRE FROM RIM, INVERTED TIRE, AND REMOUNTED AND BALANCED TIRE. DEALER TEST DROVE AND SAID NO MORE PULL. WHEN ASKED WHO WOULD PAY FOR FUTURE INVERTING OF TIRE DURING 5 WHEEL ROTATION DEALER COULD NOT ANSWER. SPOKE TO TOYOTA REGINAL SPERVISOR WHO TEST DROVE CAR AND SAID RIGHT REAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I REQUESTED MICHELIN TIRE UPGRADE AND WOULD SPLIT DIFFERENCE IN COST WITH TOYOTA. TOYOTA SAID ALIGNMENT AND INVERTING TIRE WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM. TOYOTA NEVER RESPONDED TO QUERY RE: WHO PAYS COST OF RE- INVERTING ONE TIRE AND INVERTING ANOTHER TIRE DURING ROTATION. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY & FUTURE ROTATION COSTS WITH THESE BRIDGESTONES. WANT UPGRADED TIRE REPLACEMENT & THESE TIRES SENT BACK TO BRIDGESTONE FOR ANALYSIS. I ALSO WENT TO A BRIDGESTONE DEALER IN FRAMINGHAM AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF "KINTETICISM" AND TIRE INVERTING TO RESOLVE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I SUSPECT A WEAK SIDEWALL CAUSING CAR TO PULL LEFT AND WORRY ABOUT SAFETY. REQUEST DOT TAKE PROMPT INVESTIGATIVE ACTION. SO FAR TOTAL OF 4 VISITS TO DEALER WHO HAS ACKNOWLEGED THE PROBLEM BUT DENIES IT IS A PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS LIVE WITH IT. DT

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A OUTBACK SUBARU 2002. CONSUMER STATES' ALL 4 TIRES ARE LOOSING AIR PRESSURE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TS