BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES Complaints

FRONT TIRES HAVE NO TREAD AFTER 20,000 MILES, TREAD SEPARATED AND ONE TIRE BLEWOUT ON HIGHWAY, FIRESTONE SAYS IT IS THE WRONG TIRE ON THE CAR AND TOYOTA SAYS IT IS FIRESTONE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPLY NEW TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000, MAZDA, 626, P205/55R16 SIZE. TIRE MOUNTED ON RIGHT REAR DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

I WAS ADVISED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THAT MY TIRES WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT TIYOTA KNOWS THAT THESE UNIQUE TORES FAIL AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THESE TIRES ARE THE ONLY TYPE ACCEPTABLE FOR USE ON THIS VEHICLE AND TO USE ANOTHER MANUFACTURER WILL VOID THE WARRANTY. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT TIRES AVAILABLE AND THEY (THE DEALER) ESTIMATES AT LEAST ONE MONTH WAIT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)

BRIDGESTONE, POTENZA, P20560R15 DOT Y7NL. TIRES IN 2001, TOYOTA, CAMRY ARE ORIGINALS, AND WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES TIRES WILL NOT HOLD. TIRES SLIDE ON DRY AND WET PAVEMENT. THERE IS NO TRACTION, AND TIRES GO FLAT ALL THE TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER IS CALLING TO REPORT THAT THREE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES WITH NINE THOUSAND MILES, SIZE UNKNOWN HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING REOCCURING BLOWOUTS. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ARE WHERE DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE LOCATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRIDGESTONE, POTENZA RE 92, P205/50R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, HONDA, PRELUDE WITH 33000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVER'S REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS TREAD. NO ACCIDENT. PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE IS COMING APART WHERE SIDEWALL MEETS TREAD.*AK

TIRE FAILED UNDER HIGHWAY SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE TIRE DID EXPLODE. THE TIRE DEALER INSPECTED THE OTHER THREE TIRES WHILE STILL ON THE VEHICLE ,AND FOUND NO APPARENT DEFECTS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: OBT2PFB TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)

WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED A BURNED RUBBER ODOR COMING FROM TIRES, AND CRACKS ON SIDEWALL ON A 2001, TOYOTA, CAMRY; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P205/65R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL AFTER DRIVING ONLY 1500 MILES. BRIDGESTONE SAY'S IT'S DUE TO ROADHAZARD. I DON'T RECALL HITTING ANYTHING, BUT I CAN'T RULE IT OUT. BRIDGESTONE HAS NEVER ACTUALLY INSPECTED THE TIRE. LEXUS REPLACED THE TIRE AT A COST OF $285. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LEXUS, MIKE JACKSON, SAID THERE IS A RISK YOU TAKE FROM DRIVING ON "LOW PROFILE" TIRES. I TOLD HIM IF I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A RISK DRIVING A $31,000 CAR I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED IT. HE RECOMMENDED I PURCHASE THE SMALLER 16" WHEELS AND TIRES, AT AN ADDITIONAL COST.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/45ZR17)

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT WARNING FRONT DRIVER SIDE ORGINAL EQUIPMENT BRIDGESTONE, PROTUNZA TIRES, SIZE P195/55R15 WITH 4OOO MILES ON THEM EXPERIENCED AN EXPLOSIVE SIDEWALL FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE FOR REINBURSEMENT, BUT REFUSED CUSTOMERS REQUEST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK