BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRES HAD A BLOWOUT. DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITHOUT COST TO CONSUMER. PROBLEM RETURNED. AND DEALER AGAIN REPLACED TIRES. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON AUDI, TT 225, 2000. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I DID NOT EXPERIENCE AN IMPACT, BUT LOST THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225-45-17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225-45-17 )

COMPLETE SIDEWALL (360 DEGREES AROUND) SEPARATED FROM TIRE TREAD AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND DANGEROUS BLOWOUT. TIRES MAINTAINED AT CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE WITH APPROX. 22,000 MILES OF USE. TIRE WAS NEVER REPAIRED OR DAMAGED BEFORE BLOWOUT. VEHICLE USED FOR NORMAL PASSENGER USE. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME EXACT FAILURE AS THE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE. NO MENTION HAS BEEN MADE ABOUT THE SIZE 245/50/16 POTENZA, BUT THE FAILURE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE DAMAGE SEEN ON THE RECALLED WILDERNESS. FOR SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS, HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 POTENZA TIRES W/DUNLOPS. KEPT DAMAGED TIRE AND 2 OTHERS. HAVE PICTURES OF DAMAGED TIRE. AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A LARGER SAFETY PROBLEM WITH OTHER BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/50/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/50/16 )

BOTH TIRES BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE WHEELS AT A VERY LOW SPEED AFTER HITTING AN INSIGNIFICANT BUMP IN THE ROAD. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF BOTH TIRES CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO INJURY OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH MANY SIDEWALL FAILURES BY OTHER AUDI TT OWNERS. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI WHO REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/45/17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45/17 )

RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WHEN TRAVELLING ABOUT 50 MPH, THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO SWERVE ABRUPTLY TO RIGHT AND ONLY AFTER GREAT DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. BLOWOUT HAPPENED DURING MORNING TRAFFIC ON I-90 AND I DIDN'T HIT POTHOLE OR ANY OTHER OBJECT. ACCIDENT WAS ONLY AVOIDED BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE, SO SWEVE TOOK ME ONTO THE SHOULDER.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/45R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45R17 )

BUBLE APPEARED ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE WITHOUT IMPACT. DEALER REPLACED TIRE WITHOUT CHARGE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/45 R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45 R17 )

BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON SIDE WALL OF TIRE. DEALER & TOYOTA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE AS DEFECT. SUGGESTED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER EVAULATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/60R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/60R16 )

NOT SURE IF TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE BLEW ON PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT RESULTING IN CAR GOING INTO SPIN AND EVENTUALLY ROLLING. HAVE ALL TIRES AND RIMS. ALSO HAVE PICTURE OF VEHICLE AFTER ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY IN PROCESS OF REPAIRING. *AK (DOT NUMBER: H46KCCA444 TIRESIZE: P195 50R15)

SIDEWALL DEVELOPED BUBBLE (TIRE DEALER SAID IT IS SEPARATION OF INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALL).*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/45-R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45-R17 )

SIDEWALL FAILURE; CAR WAS REAR-ENDED; UPON INSPECTION FOUND BULGE IN FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/60R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/60R16 )