BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES Complaints

BRIDGESTONE TURANZA T SIZE P20555R16, REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A NISSAN, 240SX, 1996. VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT LEFT FRONT TIRES BELT HAD SEPARATED. *AK BRIDGESTONE TURANZAT, DOT NUMBER Y78KPVB397. *SLC

3 OF 4 TIRES HAD SIMILAR DAMAGE(ALL ON THE INSIDE PART OF TIRE) THERE WERE SLITS DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. TIRES WERE ROTATED 5,000 MILES EARLIER WITH NO SIGN OF DAMAGE. TIRES HAD 25,000 MILES ON THEM, GOOD TREAD AND WERE RATED FOR 75,000 MILES.

BRIDGESTONE TURANZA T, P215/70R15, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 29000 MILES ON A 1991, LINCOLN, TOWN CAR. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT, AND TREAD HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 72MPH LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING IT TO BLOWOUT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

TREADS WERE SEPARATING FROM BODY OF ALL FOUR TIRES, WHILE MUCH OF TREAD REMAINED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7J9PL3146 TIRESIZE: P195/70R14)

AFTER MARKET TIRE, P205/75R14 SIZE, DOT# Y7REPVAG156. LEFT FRONT TIRE STARTED TO BULGE AND LOSE ITS TREAD. TIRE HAS BEEN INSPECTED.*AK

SECOND OCCURRENCE OFABNORMAL WEAR - TIRE SHREDDED AT 70MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: P21560R94V)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21560R94V )

TIRE SIZE 25560R16 97V, DOT E1A6CBC379, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON LEXUS LS400, 2000 WITH 26,000 MILES. LEFT REAR TIRE HAS TREMENDOUS WEAR ON INSIDE OF TIRE DUE TO BELT SEPARATION. CONSUMER ALWAYS HAD TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES AND WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. *AK

PE-00-020; BRIDGESTONE TURANZA T TIRE SIZE P20565TR15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAVE ABOUT 2-3 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, TIRES WERE REPLACED FOR A 1993, BMW 525. WHILE DRIVNG 40 MPH FRONTAL PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE INNER TREAD SEPARATED FROM T OUTER TREAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE (4) SETS OF BRIDGESTONE AND FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY '97 AVALON DUE TO HYDROPLANEING, POOR WEAR QUALITY AND SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT FIRESTONE & BRIDGESTONE TIRES ON THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. YET, I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $2000.00 AND ALOT OF MY TIME TO REPLACE TIRES THAT HAVEN'T HELD UP TO THE PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY "AS ADVERTISED"! ON 11/16/00, I SPENT AN ADDITIONAL $543.15 REPLACEMY LAST SET OF BRIDGESTONE TIRES WITH MICHILEN 205/60/15 TIRES. I ALSO HAVE A 1988 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WITH 230,000 MILES ON IT. FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT BRIDGSTONE DESSERT DEULER'S ON IT. THE LAST SET OF B/S DESSERT DUELERS I PURCHASED FOR MY 4-RUNNER WERE SO POORLY BUILT, THAT I WENT THROUGH 8 (EIGHT) TIRES TO FIND FOUR GOOD ONES; BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL OUT OF ROUND AND HOPPING. ON 11/15/00, I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE MY 4-RUNNER TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN A TRUE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE DIEHARD UNTIL THESE MOST RECENT PROBLEMS. BUT I GOT TO THE POINT THAT I FELT THAT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I WAS AT RISK DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE HAD ADVERTISED THEIR TIRES TO BE. I AM REQUESTING A FULL INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA AND THE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE COMPANY. I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT MY CLAIM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AT (904) 223-9549 IF YOU HAVE FURHTER QUESTIONS OR I MAY ASSIST IN ANY WAY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. RESPECTFULLY, JOHN M. GRAVES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P20565HR15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20565HR15 )