BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES Complaints

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON REAR OF 06 AND 07 HONDA CIVICS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE TIRES AND REAR SUSPENSION GEOMETRY. TIRES ARE RENDERED UNSAFE AND MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND FLANGE BOLTS. TIRES ARE FROM GOODYEAR, BRIDGESTONE, AND DUNLOP. NUMEROUS POSTS ARE ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING ACCIDENTS WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE. HONDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND WILL ONLY PERFORM SERVICE ON A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X3. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42, SIZE P235/55R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEEL BELTS FAILED ON BOTH FRONT TIRES, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,539 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 03-18-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42, SIZE P205/55R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES MADE A LOUD HUMMING SOUND. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH LESS THAN 13,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02, SIZE 215-60VR16 TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT 17,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD WEAR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEST PRICE SHE COULD GET FROM THE DEALER WAS FOUR TIRES FOR THE PRICE OF THREE, AT $567. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,500. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED. SIDEWALL CRACKS/DETERIORATION NOTICED DURING ROUTINE STOP FOR GAS. I PLAN TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES IMMEDIATELY. *TR

FRONT TIRES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY WORN AFTER 8,000 MILES. THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT. THE TIRES SIMPLY SPIN WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP. *TR

PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 17K MILES ON JULY 3RD, 2007. ON 12/28/2007 HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT 29K MILES DUE TO LACK OF TIRE TREAD. THE TIRES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST FOR 40-50K SINCE THAT IS THEIR TREAD WARRANTY. WHEN RESEARCHING TIRERACK.COM, THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THESE TIRES, BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400. (AT LEAST 90+ COMPLAINTS JUST ON THIS WEBSITE.) THE COST TO REPLACE WAS $433 VERSUS WHAT BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE WARRANTY QUOTE OF $469.*CN

I'M WRITING TO DETAIL MY ISSUES WITH MY 07 TOYOTA CAMRY V6. I HAVE HAD IT ONE YEAR AND THE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING IS STILL THERE EVEN AFTER A SUPPOSED 'FIX' BY MY SELLING DEALER. THE TRANNY SOMETIMES HESITATES AS MUCH AS 2-3 SECONDS B4 ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD AS INTENDED. I ALSO HAVE EXTREME FRUSTRATION WITH THE INTERIOR PLASTICS. THE DASH RATTLES MORE THAN MY OLD 97 PONTIAC. THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUE IS THE SOFTNESS OF THE DRIVER SEAT FOAM. I AM DUE IN 2 DAYS FOR A RE-FOAMING OF THE SEAT. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL FIRM IT UP A BIT. ONE LAST POINT IS THE TIRES WORE OUT BY 13K ON THEM MAKING ME SPEND OVER $300.00 FOR NEW RUBBER. NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A $25,000 CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 BMW 328I ON 2/22/2007. IT CAME EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, I FOUND OUT THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT WEARING PROPERLY. IN MY SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. BMW REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPLACING ALL THE TIRES IF YOU ARE OVER 10K MILES. MY TIRES ARE WEARING HORRIBLY AND CAUSING A SAFETY RISK. BMW KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM IN JANUARY 2007 WHEN THEY ISSUED A SERVICE INFO BULLETIN TO ALL THE DEALERS. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT INFORM THE OWNERS AND THEY ACTUALLY SOLD MY CAR TO ME WITHOUT MENTIONING THE PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING WITH THE TIRES. NO TIRES SHOULD WEAR OUT AFTER 10K MILES. I ACTUALLY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IN EARLY SEPT TO HAVE A TIRE REPLACED AND NO ONE STILL MENTIONED THE SIB TO ME. MY HUSBAND FOUND A COPY OF IT ON THE INTERNET AND IT BASICALLY SAYS, DON'T REPLACE THESE UNLESS THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINS. HOWEVER, ITS DIFFICULT TO DETECT THE UNEVEN TREAD WEAR UNTIL THERE ARE HUGE FLAT SPOTS ON YOUR TIRES. THIS IS SO REMINISCENT OF THE FIRESTONE/FORD DEBACLE AND I FEEL THAT BMW IS PLAYING THE ODDS TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO HELP FUND A HUGE RECALL. THEY KEPT PUTTING THESE SAME TIRES ON THESE CARS DESPITE THE COMPLAINTS. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 AT THE END OF OCT. 2006. I ALSO BOUGHT A PRE-PAID MAINTENANCE SERVICE. YESTERDAY, DEC. 6 2007, I TOOK MY CAMRY FOR THE 5TH REGULAR SERVICE FOR 25,000 MILES. I COMMUTE TO A DISTANT WORK, SO I PUT ON A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES. THE SERVICE MANAGER FORM THE FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA DEALER CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL OF MY FOUR TIRES. HE SAID THAT THE TREAD WAS ALL WORN OUT. I WAS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE EXCEPTIONALLY ACCELERATED WEAR OF BRIDGESTONE TIRES. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE TIRE COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE. THERE THEIR EXPLANATION WAS THAT BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S SPECIFICATIONS, THEY PRODUCED TIRES THAT HAD SOFTER RUBBER FOR BETTER RIDERSHIP. IT MAKES THEM LAST MUCH LESS THAN THEIR STORE TIRES. BY THE WAY, THE TIRES, TURANZA EL400 IN THEIR STORE WILL LAST ABOUT 80,000MILES. THE SAME BRAND AND SAME MODEL TIRES WILL HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE. I DID NOT PAY ANY CLOSER LOOK ON THE TIRES BECAUSE I ONLY PUT 25,000 MILES ON THEM. IT IS ALSO MOSTLY FROM HIGHWAY DRIVE. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBLE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT UP TO THE TIRE COMPANY. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO PROBLEMS BECAUSE NEVER EXPECTED OR SUSPECTED ANY BAD TIRES. I HAD MANY DIFFERENT CARS FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A BRAND NEW CAR TIRES LASTING ONLY 25,000 MILES. A SALES PERSON FROM THE BRIDGESTONE STORE IN CITRUS HEIGHT SAID THAT IT IS NOT NEW THAT HE SEES OFTEN BRAND NEW CAR TIRES LASTING ONLY ABOUT 15,000MILES OR EVEN LESS. *TR