BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES Complaints

I AM THE OWNER OF 2008 ACURA TL WHICH I PURCHASED BACK IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2008 I HAVE ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD ONE BLOW OUT DURING REGULAR DRIVING (ON 12/24/08 WITH ONLY 2200 MILES) ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS WITHOUT AND WARNING I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE ON REGARDS TO THIS AND THE COVERED ONLY 80% OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I NOW HAVE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BUBBLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN EGG NOW IN THE SIDE WALL OF THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I BELIEVE THAT THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR ARE DEFECTIVE. MY CONCERN IN NOT WITH THE OVER LINE OF TIRE BUT THAT THE LOT OF TIRES THAT WAS PROVIDED ON MY VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. ALL THE DRIVING THAT I HAVE DONE HAS BEEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS NOR COME IN TO CONTACT WITH ANY ROADWAY HAZARDS. I FEEL THIS MATTER NEEDS FURTHER LOOKING INTO BY ANOTHER AUTHORITY. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

EXTREMELY SEVERE TIRE WARE ON REAR TIRES OF 2007 HONDA CIVIC, 12,000 MILES AND THE REAR TIRES ARE WORN TO THE BELTS ON INSIDE EDGE. REAR ALIGNMENT APPEARS TO BE WRONG FROM THE FACTORY. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY AMERICAN HONDA THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR CONTROL ARMS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 MAZDA CX-7 FROM DIAMOND MAZDA IN BATON ROUGE, LA. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT A SET OF TIRES ON A NEW VEHICLE WOULD LAST ME AT LEAST TILL I PAID OFF THE LOAN WHICH WOULD BE 5 YEARS. I HAVE PURCHASED OTHER VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBABLY BEFORE NOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE BOUGHT A MAZDA AND PROBABLY MY LAST. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE RUN AROUND THAT I AM GETTING FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE RETAILERS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MAZDA CX-7 IS A HEAVY VEHICLE AND THAT THE TIRES ARE ONLY WARRANTY FOR 16,000 MILES I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE IN MY LIFE. IF I HAVE TO BUY TIRES EVERY YEAR I WILL GO BROKE. MY MAZDA CX-7 HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TIRES ARE WORN TO WHERE THEY ARE SLICK. THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND FOR ME TO BUY SOME NEW TIRES WILL COST ME $750.00. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPEN TO ME AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR. I SEE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TIRES. *TR

ONE DAYS AFTER DRIVING FROM SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT TO PARK CITY, UTAH, THE DODGE AVENGER'S TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FEARING THAT THE TIRE(S) WERE LOW, I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND FILLED TWO TIRES. AS SOON AS I PUT THE PUMP ON THE THIRD TIRE, THE VALVE CRACKED OFF AND ALL THE AIR CAME OUT OF THE TIRE. I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE UTILITY SPARE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TIRE SHOP, AND THE GENTLEMAN AT THE TIRE SHOP TOLD ME THE VALVES ON THESE CARS BREAK EASILY. THE TIRE SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE BY ORDERING ONE FROM THE DODGE DEALER, AND THE PART DID NOT ARRIVE FOR TWO DAYS. THE APPROXIMATE COST FOR REPLACING THE VALVE WAS $90. FOR THE TWO DAYS DURING THE REPAIR, THE CAR COULD NOT BE TAKEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I KEPT THE BROKEN PART OF THE VALVE. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED 2 MAZDA CX-7'S IN OCT 07. IN SEPT 2008 1 VEHICLE AFTER JUST 13,000 MILES ON IT HAD EXCESSIVE AND ABNORMAL WEAR ON ALL 4 OF THE TIRES. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE MUCH ON THESE TIRES IN THE CONDITION THEY ARE IN BY 4 SEPARATE OPINIONS WE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, TIRE MANUFACTURER AND 2 ADDITIONAL TIRE RETAILERS. WE HAVE HAD 1 FLAT TIRE DURING THE PROCESS OF GETTING THESE TIRES REPLACED HOWEVER NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP, CAR MANUFACTURER NOR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WOULD STAND BEHIND THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. ALL AGREED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD NOT WEAR THAT EXCESSIVELY HOWEVER EACH BLAMING THE OTHER FOR THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL POSTS ON THE INTERNET STATE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE AND THIS VEHICLE! I FEEL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE SAFE EQUIPMENT ON MY VEHICLE AND I AM LOOKING FOR SUPPORT TO KEEP MY PASSENGERS AS WELL AS OTHER'S WHO MAY BE DRIVING THIS CAR WITH THESE TIRES SAFE. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BOUGHT ON THE SAME DAY HAS A DIFFERENT TIRE ON THE CAR AND THAT CAR HAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.. TO ME THIS IS EVIDENCE THAT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THIS CAR AND THIS TIRE. *TR

WE EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT OF A BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 (21565R16 98T) ON OUR 2003 DODGE CARAVAN (ONLY 20,800MI) WHEN I DROVE TO THE HOME. WHEN I CHECK OTHER TIRES. I FOUND A SAME PROBLEM ON ANOTHER TIRE --- FEW CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. *TR

FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW-OUTS, SIDE-WALL FAILURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. 2005 HONDA ACCORD, DX. FIRST FAILURE AT 19,000 MILES, SECOND FAILURE AT 23,000 MILES. *TR

ON MY 2006 SCION TC I CURRENTLY EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 TIRE SIZE: 215/45ZR17. THE PROBLEM THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED IS THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDE WALLS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND I CAN FEEL THAT THE REAR TIRES ARE STARTING TO DO THE SAME. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I SPOTTED THIS DEFECT BEFORE AN INCIDENT OCCURRED. CURRENTLY THE CORDS ARE EXPOSED ON TOP OF THE TIRES. THEY ALMOST FEEL LIKE THE TIRES WHERE RECAPPED AND ARE NOW SEPARATING. I JUST NOTICED IT TODAY 28 NOV 2008 AND I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES TOMORROW. I ONLY HAVE APPROX. 25,000 MILES ON THESE SPECIFIC TIRES AND THEY ARE RATED FOR 80,000 MILES. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY/RECALL ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY ESPECIALLY IF OCCURRING TO OTHERS. PLEASE INFORM IF A RECALL IS PRESENT FOR THESE TIRES. THANK YOU!!! *TR

ROARING SOUND FROM REAR OF VEHICLE (SOUNDS LIKE I'M DRIVING ON 4X4 TIRES)!. FIRESTONE DEALER SAYS BOTH REAR TIRES ARE HEAVILY 'CUPPED'. THIS PROBLEM BECAME NOTICEABLE AT APPROXIMATELY 18K MILES. THE REAR TIRE NOISE IS SO LOUD NOW, THAT I CANNOT HEAR MY ENGINE RUNNING WHILE UNDERWAY. APPROXIMATELY 50% TREADWEAR. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2007 CAMRY LE IT CAME EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 02 TIRES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER FOR SERVICING. AT 24000 MILES THE TIRES TREAD WAS WORN TO UNDER 2/32NDS OF AN INCH AND THE TIRES ARE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. I FILED A CLAIM WITH AN AUTHORIZED BRIDGESTONE DEALER WHICH WAS DENIED ON THE BASIS THAT THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. I HAVE RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FROM EITHER THE TOYOTA DEALER OR BRIDGESTONE. NO TIRE THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SHOULD HAVE SUCH A SHORT TREAD LIFE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR