BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02 TIRES Complaints

THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES EVERY OTHER DAY. WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES AND THEY ARE RATED FOR 80,000, I HAD THEM CHECKED BY A TIRE STORE. THEY FOUND A BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE & OUTSIDE WALL. THEY ALSO FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE SLASH MARKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT SIGNING A RELEASE STATING THAT I WAS AWARE OF THE CONDITION. NISSAN DEALER IS NO HELP, THEY JUST DIRECT ME TO BRIDGESTONE. TIRES WERE ROTATED ON SCHEDULE BY THE DEALER. *TR

VEHICLE HAS 29000 MILES. ALL TIRES ARE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED PER TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTION. BOUGHT 4 TIRES AT BRIDGESTONE (ORIGINAL TIRE MANUFACTURER). BRIDGESTONE SAID ALL 4 STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREMATURE TIRE WORN OUT. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE IS: WARRANTY IS 3 YRS OR 36000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST, AND VEHICLE TURNED 3 YRS IN JULY 09. THEREFORE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS QUITE A COINCIDENCE THAT ALL STRUTS STARTED LEAKING RIGHT AFTER VEHICLE TURNED 3 YRS AND THEREFORE NOT UNDER WARRANT ANY MORE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE STILL HAS 6000 MILES TO REACH 36000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. AFTER 15,000 MILES THE REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE THAT THE MECHANIC SAID WAS SEPARATED BELTS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND THE OUTCOME WAS HONDA POINTING FINGERS AT BRIDGESTONE AND VICE-VERSA. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH THE CAR COMPANY OR TIRE MANUFACTURER? *TR

WAS WASHING MY CAR AND NOTICE THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES, I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN DEC. 2006. I WENT TO NISSAN DEALER, THEY SAID IT IS JUST DRY ROT, BUT IT NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVENTUALLY I'LL NEED NEW TIRES. WENT TO FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE AND THEY SEEM UNCONCERN, JUST THAT IT IS THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE WITH THE COLD THEN HEAT WHICH DRY THE TIRES OUT. MY CONCERN IS I ONLY HAD THESE TIRES JUST A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND NOT 4 OR 5 THE LIFE TIME OF THESE TIRES, THEY SHOULD NO BE CRACKING LIKE THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, I FEEL THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD A CAR WITH BAD TIRES. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007 AND IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. THE CAR TIRES WERE FINE THE FIRST WINTER. THE NEXT WINTER IN 2008 I STARTED NOTICING THE CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WHEN THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SNOW ON THE DRIVE WAY OR ROAD. THE CAR WAS SLIPPERY AND THE FRONT TWO TRIES JUST HAD PROBLEMS. THIS WINTER I ALMOST WOULD HAVE BEEN RAN OVER BY ANOTHER CAR WHILE THIS CAR TIRES JUST WOULD NOT MOVE AND SLIPPED AND WAS IN BETWEEN TWO LANES. I FINALLY CHANGED THE TIRES WHEN I HAD 2500 MILES ONLY IN MY CAR. MY HUSBAND CALLED TOYOTA DEALER AND SPOKE WITH THEM AND THEY BLAME BRIDESTONE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR ON THE ROAD SIDE AND THE POLICE HAD TO REMOVE MY CAR AS IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I HOPE YOU LOOK AT THE TIRERACK WEBSITE FOR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME KIND OF ISSUES. THE TIRES JUST GET STUCK AND DON'T BUDGE. ALSO PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A RIP OFF TO CONSUMERS TO CHANGE TIRES WHEN THE CAR IS JUST 2 YRS OLD. THANKS. *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

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

MY 2007 BUICK LUCERNE, CXS WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02 245/50/18 99H TIRES EQUIPPED, VIBRATES ON THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS CORNERING AND OUTRIGHT UNSTABLE DRIVING. I HAD MY TIRES BALANCED AT DISCOUNT TIRE AT, NO IMPROVEMENT. I WENT TO ARNIE BAUER DEALER WHO ROAD FORCED BALANCED THEM AND FOUND 2 BAD TIRES. THEY REPLACED THESE 2 BAD TIRES, SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT BUT STILL VIBRATIONS. THEY STATED "NO MORE THEY COULD DO FOR MY CAR" AND "THIS IS JUST HOW THESE CARS RIDE." I OPENED GM SERVICE TICKET 71-609196985. AMADA BORG,GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, WORKED WITH A GM AREA REP. FOR IL. I WAS DENIED TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH THE REP. GM HAD TO GO ALONG WITH ARNIE BAUER'S EVALUATION, AND THE REP STATED THEY COULD NOT GET ME NEW TIRES. I THEN DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FORUM ON EDMUNDS.COM(HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F60B1/0). THERE ARE 18 OR MORE PAGES DETAILING FOLKS NIGHTMARE WITH THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. IT APPEARS MANY FOLKS ARE HAVING VIBRATION ISSUES WITH THE LUCERNE. SOME FOLKS HAD THE ISSUE RESOLVED WITH TIRE CHANGES TO MICHELIN HX MXM4 TIRES. I SENT THIS INFORMATION TO GM AND HAD IT ADDED TO MY SERVICE REQUEST FILE. NEXT I WENT TO BILL KAY TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME. THEY DID A TIRE BALANCE AND I STILL HAVE A VIBRATION. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT GET ME THE MICHELIN TIRES. THIS ISSUE WILL LEAD TO SOME CATASTROPHIC EVENT IF NOT ADDRESSED. ALL I REALLY WANTED WAS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH MICHELINS AS IT SEEMS TO SOLVE MANY OTHERS' PROBLEMS. I THINK GM OR BRIDGESTONE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ON THIS. ALSO, I WENT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS AND TEST DROVE 4 BRAND NEW 2008 LUCERNES AND THEY ALL VIBRATE EVEN WORSE THAN MY CAR. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME TIRES. I SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR TO RIDE SO POORLY AND THEN BE TOLD THIS IS HOW IT WAS DESIGNED. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES CONTROL AND HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

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

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