BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES Complaints

BMW 3 SERIES AND ALSO OTHER SERIES WITH RUN FLAT TIRES HAVE AN ISSUE THAT WITH AN AVERAGE BUMP LIKE A MANHOLE COVER THE WHEEL WILL CRACK. I HAVE REPLACED 3 SO FAR ON MY 2007 335I AT MY COST. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT EVERYONE HAS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH BMW DENYING IT WAS THE WHEEL. THE CAR HAS 45,000+/- MILES ON IT. WHEN BROUGHT IN DUE TO RAPID AIR LOSS BMW STATES IT WAS THE DRIVING CONDITIONS NOT THEIR WHEEL. I DRIVE ON MOSTLY HIGHWAY ROADS AND SECONDARY ROADS TO MY HOUSE. I HAVE NEVER HIT ANY KIND OF POTHOLE OR CURB THAT WOULD CAUSE AN ALLOY RIM TO BE CRACKED. IN ALL 3 INSTANCES, THE CRACK IS EXACTLY THE SAME AND THE REPLACEMENT FOR THIS DAMAGE IS IN EXCESS OF $500 FOR THE RIM. IN TWO OF THE INSTANCES, I HAD TO GET A NEW RUN FLAT TIRE AS WELL AT A COST OF $400 A PIECE. ALL THREE OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE NEON WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, LINE SIZE 195/60/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANG AND A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS ASSISTED BY EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 19,700. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 37,558 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, TIRE SIZE 225/14/18. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR DISPLAYED A LOW PRESSURE READING. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SLIGHTLY FLATTENED; AND REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REFERRED HIM TO A TIRE CENTER FOR THE TIRE DIAGNOSIS. THE TIRE CENTER INFORMED THAT THE TIRE SHREDDED FROM THE TIRE RIM. ALSO, THE OTHER THREE TIRES WERE NOT ROAD WORTHY AND THE SIDEWALL HAD BUBBLES. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,600. THE DOT NUMBER WAS EJT70CCJ3109.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 225/50 R17 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON EACH TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE TO OLD AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,300. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. UPDATED 05/06/11

TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE ON TWO (2) BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 225/60/R16 97H TIRES, ONE FAILURE IN AUGUST 2010, ONE IN OCTOBER 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA 6 WITH A SET OF BRIDGESTONE POTENZA REPLACEMENT TIRES, G019 GRID, LINE SIZE 215/50R17XL95V. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE ROUGHLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS FRACTURED AND THE TIRE WAS LOSING PRESSURE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBJECT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE TIRE YET ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WOULD HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR EXAMINE THE TIRES BEFORE TAKING THEM TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,891.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ SLK280. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, TIRE SIZE 225/4.5/17. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR TIRES EXHIBITED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED AN ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT DESIGNED TO BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO ADDITIONAL REPAIR OR TIRE REPLACEMENT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THE INCORRECT TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE TIRE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. DOT NUMBER WAS 7GH8L4T2108.

HAVE POTENZA G 019 GRID TIRES MADE BY BRIDGESTONE,,,AS THEY WEAR THEY KEEP GETTING LOUDER AN LOUDER,,,I HAVE DONE EVERY THING BY HERE TIRE BOOK,,,AND STILL THEY ARE LOUD,,,READ SOME OF THE REVIEWS ON TIRE RACK.COM ITS CRAZY. *TR

AFTER SCRAPING A CURB AND TEARING THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OF THE 195/60HR-15 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE960AS POLE POSITION TIRES ON MY 2000 VOLVO S70, I REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME TIRE. SEVEN MONTHS AND ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE REPLACEMENT TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. SINCE PURCHASING THE SET IN MARCH OF 2008, THIS IS THE THIRD TIRE I'VE HAD TO REPLACE DUE TO A SIDEWALL PROBLEM. I GENUINELY BELIEVE THIS TO BE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I'VE RETAINED THE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED TIRE IN CASE THE NHTSA DESIRES TO INSPECT IT. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 NISSAN 350Z COUPE. MY CAR CAME STOCK WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE050A TIRES, WHICH HAVE A TREADWEAR RATING OF 140. THESE STOCK TIRES LASTED 22,000 MILES, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH MY EXPECTATIONS. I REPLACED THEM WITH THE HIGHER TREADWEAR RE-11 TIRES, WHICH HAVE A TREADWEAR RATING OF 180. THESE TIRES HAVE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AFTER ONLY 5,500 MILES. I FEEL BRIDGESTONE HAS A FAULTY RUBBER MIXTURE OR ELSE THERE IS FRAUD IN THEIR TREADWEAR METHODOLOGY. I HAVE NOT CHANGED MY DRIVING HABITS OR EVER GONE RACING IN ANY MANNER WITH THESE NEW TIRES. THE RE-11S NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR ACCURATE TREADWEAR. *TR