BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES Complaints

THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD A BLOW OUT WITH THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA P215/65 R15 95T. I CALLED A LOCAL BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE DEALER AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT IT WASN'T ON THE LIST. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A 1997 DODGE INTREPID VIN 2B3HD46T8VH508561 AND IT HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLOW. IT DID $1940. WORTH OF DAMAGE. ALL I'M ASKING IS SINCE IT ISN'T ON THE "LIST" MAYBE IT SHOULD BE. THE TOP OF THE TIRE SEPERATED COMPLETELY AND DAMAGED THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL ALONG WITH THE BUMPER, ETC. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. I HAVE SINCE GONE WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE AND NOT BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE. (DOT NUMBER: DNC508 ? TIRESIZE: P215/65 R1)

PE-00-020; REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR A 1995 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, TIRE SIZE P205/70R14, DOT NUMBER Y719PVA086, TIRES HAD 45 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEVELOPING BUBBLES ON THE TREAD, CAUSING TREAD TO SEPARATE, RESULTING IN THE TIRES GOING FLAT. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL BUT ONE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HAVE HAD THE SECOND TIRE SEPARATE - WHEN DRIVING IS OUT OF ROUND AND THUMPS ALONG THE ROAD. FRIST TIRE REPLACED BEFORE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. 2ND TIRE IS NOW SEPERATING AND THUMPS/BUMPS ALONG THE HIGHWAY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: Y79L PUB TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)

MY WIFE HAD RIGHTT FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT @ 65 MILES AN HR. I HAD THESE TIRES REPACED YESTERDAY 9-13-2000 . I WAS AFRAID FOR HER TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THESE TIRES ON IT . THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED PER THE MANUFACTURES SPECS. THE LT REAR TIRE HAS A BROKEN BELT AND ITS A SHAME I SPENT MY GOOD MONEY FOR SUCH POOR TIRES WITH SUCH A RICH PRICE TAG,THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN THE BEST ON THE MARKET .*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185-70-14 )

THESE TIRES FLATTEN OUT LIKE THE OLD BIAS PLY TIRES, AND FEEL LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING ON A WASHBOARD FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MILES. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER RADIAL EVER. I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 22 AUTOMOBILES WITH VARIOUS BRANDS OF RADIALS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/65R15 )

PE00020; ORIGINAL 1999 HONDA ACCORD, TIRE SIZE P19565R15; PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE HAD AN UNEXPECTED BLOWOUT AT 400 MILES. TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE, AND THEY SAID THAT VEHICLE WENT INTO A POTHOLE OR BUMPS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION*AK.

THE BELTS ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES STARTED COMING APART TO WHERE I LOST CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO BUY TWO TIRES TO RPLACE THEM IN NASHVILLE TENN. THESE TIRES WERE NOISY FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THEM . THEY WERE MOUNTED ON THE REAR WHEELS. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON A TRIP TO CANADA AND HAD THEM CHECKED IN DETROIT, MI. I ALSO HAD THE TIRES ROTATD AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE BADLY CUPPED AND I SHOULD CHECK THE REAR STRUTS. WITH THE TIRES ON THE FRONT WHEELS, THEY BECAME WORSE BY THE TIME I GOT TO NASHVILLE AND I HAD VERY POOR FRONT END CONTROL. I HAD THE TIRES REPALCED THEN. WHEN I RETURNED TO TX, I HAD THE REAR STRUTS REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE NOT BAD ENOUGH TO CHANGE THOUGH THEY DID SHOW SOME SLIGHT WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: Y7YT TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH I HAD A BLOWOUT. THE TIRE TREAD WAS SHREDDED AND SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, JUST AS IN THE SUV TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED BY FIRESTONE. I BROUGHT THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THEY SAID I HAD PROBABLY RUN OVER A NAIL OR PIECE OF GLASS. I HAVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN A PUNCTURE CAUSE A TIRE TO SHRED THE WAY THIS ONE DID. IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT FIRESTONE RECALL, I URGE YOU TO FORCE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TO EXPAND THE INVESTIGATION AND SCOPE OF THIS RECALL. IF POSSIBLE AND WARRANTED, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED. AT THE VERY LEAST. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE ONE TIRE THAT I HAD TO REPLACE MYSELF.( DOT NUMBER: ELF1JCE498 TIRE SIZE: P215/60/R1 )

THIS MODEL BRIDGESTONE TIRE IS NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE RECALL, BUT CLEARLY SHOULD BE. THIS TIRE SEPARATED, LUCKILY, AT LOW SPEED. HOWEVER, THE PREVIOUS THREE DAYS, I HAD DRIVEN AT 70 MPH FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. THIS COMPANY CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AT ALL PLANTS AND WITH ALL TIRES. THEY ARE CLEARLY PUTTING MY SAFETY, MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S SAFETY AT RISK.( DOT NUMBER: EM&KDLF178 TIRE SIZE: 55HR16 )

PE-00-020; TIRE SIZE 1957514, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAD LESS THAN 10 THOUSANDS MILES ON THEM. SIDEWALL AREA OF THE TIRES HAD STARTED TO PEEL ON THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK