BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES Complaints

SIDEWALL BELT FAILURE @ 200 MILES. SECOND OEM TIRE FAILURE (SAME, SIDEWALL) @ 5000 MILES. TIRES REPLACED WITH 5 (4 CORNERS + SPARE) YOKOHAMAS @ 6000 MLES( DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRE SIZE: 225/45R-17 )

SIDEWALL BLISTER, 2IN.X1IN., DISCOVERED WHILE ROUTINE MAINTAINANCE PERFORMED. NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENT OR IMPACT INJURY TO TIRE OR WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTS TIRE DEFECTIVE, CONFIRMS NO IMPACT INJURY TO VEHICLE SUSTAINED.( DOT NUMBER: EJH8CFE429 TIRE SIZE: 225/45/R17 )

I'VE HAD ONE TIRE BUBBLE AND TWO TIRE BLOWOUTS WITH THESE TIRES! BOTH EVENTS OCCURED DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 225/45RZ17 )

ORIGINAL TIRES P20565/R15 ON A TOYOTA AVALON 1998. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SEPARATING AT THE TREAD, TIRES ALWAYS NEEDED AIR. THEN, CONSUMER FELT A BUMP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID CONSUMER HAD A NAIL IN TIRE. *AK

DEVELOPED TIRE BUBBLE SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING SUCH AS CURB OR POTHOLE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225 45R17 )

RAN OVER A RELATIVELY MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD AT AN ACCEPTABLE SPEED AND THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45YR17 )

TIRES BUBBLED UP, STARTED TO SEPERATE TO UNSAFE CONDITION( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45 R17 )

I HAVE HAD ABOUT 4-5 FLAT'S WITH THESE TIRES AT LOW SPEEDS (~35 MPH) - AT LEAST 3 OF THEM WERE IRREPAIRABLE IN A 9700 MILE PERIOD - I ENDED UP RECENTLY CHANGING ALL THE TIRES - PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45 17 )

THE TIRES SHOWED NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS, THEY WERE BALANCED ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY CAME APART. IT WAS NOT A BLOW OUT OR PUNCTURE. THE INSIDE TIRE TREAD DELAMINATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE STEEL BELT WAS SHOWING. ONCE I PULLED OVER I NOTICED THE SAME WEAR WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ALSO. THE SAME EXACT MODEL TIRES WERE PUT ON BY THE DEALER ON JULY 17TH. ARE THESE SAFE TIRES?*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

ON APRIL 2003, THE CONSUMER BOUGHT 4 BRIDGESTONE TIRES, MODEL POTENZA P195/70R14 DOT- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 WEEKS LATER, ON 4/21 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AND TREAD SEPARATED. AGAIN, ON MAY 22 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE RIM(S), WHEEL COVER(S), HUB CAPS, AND A REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *SCC *JB