BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02 TIRES Complaints

PURCHASED TOYOTA SOLARA AUG, 2007. TIRES ARE @ 15K MILES AND THE TREAD IS SHOT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED SEE MANUFACTURER FOR WARRANTY. TOYOTA STATED THEY WOULD SELL ME NEW TIRES AND THEN WARRANTY TREADWARTE. WENT TO BRIDESTONE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR TREAD WARRANTY. SO BASICALLY IF YOU BUY A NEW CAR YOU GET NO TIRE WARRANTY. I THINK THIS IS CONSUMER FRAUD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02, SIZE P215/55R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE THEN FELT AS IF IT WERE RIDING ON THE RIM. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY MELTED. HE ALSO NOTICED RUBBER DEBRIS ON THE GROUND AND THAT THE FENDER HAD BLACK MARKS. WHEN THE TIRE COOLED DOWN, HE PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET BROUGHT THE TIRE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,800. THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THE TREAD PUNCTURED, PRESSURE WAS LOST AND HEAT BURNED OUT THE SIDEWALL. UPDATED 11/15/07. *JB

2007 CAMRY XLE WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400-02 TIRES. SIZE 215/60-16. TIRES STARTED MAKING "ROAD NOISE" AT 18,000MI AND GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AT 23,000. DEALER SAID IT'S BECAUSE OF HARD RUBBER COMPOSITE USED IN MFG OF TIRE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR 2 IF I PAY FOR 2 OF ANOTHER BRAND TIRE. *TR

DAUGHTER DRIVING HOME ON I-81 IN VA AND REAR DRIVER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TOYOTA CAMRY (2007) IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 6,00 MILES. SHE SAYS SHE CHECKED BEFORE LEAVING AND WAS GOING 70-75MPH. IT WAS 4 AM ABOUT 75 F. I BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY TIRE: BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 02 P215 60R16 94 V M+S. SHE ENDED UP IN A DITCH, IT WAS THAT OR HITTING A TRUCK. AMBULANCES, FIRE AND POLICE RESPONDED BUT THANKFULLY SHE WAS NOT HURT. THE CAR SUFFERED FRONT PLASTIC BUMPER DAMAGE. *TR

I AM CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR TIRES ON MY 2006 HONDA CIVIC EX. ONCE MY VEHICLE REACHED ROUGHLY 17,000 MILES, I STARTED TO HEAR EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. NOT THINKING MUCH ABOUT IT, AT ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES, THE SOUND WAS GETTING WORSE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY REAR TIRES HAD A FLAT SPOT ON EACH TIRE. THEY SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT HIGH SPEED. I DROVE IT FOR 500 MILES MORE AND COULD NOT TAKE THE LOUD HUMMING COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION. THERE WERE MANY (8) FLAT SPOTS ON ONLY THE REAR TIRES. *JB

OEM TIRE BLOWOUT ON A 2007 PRIUS TOURING EDITION PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY BEFORE 11 /06 PURCHASED NEW FROM A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. INCIDENT TIRE FAILED BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02 SIZE 195/55-16 DOT EL L3@DLN3606 SIDEWALL BLOWOUT RIGHT REAR TIRE LESS THEN 2000 MILES ON TIRE ITINERARY WAS TO DRIVE TO LA LEAVE SATURDAY THE 17TH FOR HOME BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE COLD IN ALL FOUR TIRES IT WAS RIGHT ON THE RECOMMENDED FACTORY SPEC 33REAR/35 FRONT WE LEFT FOR LA ON THE 3/15/07 AT 5:00 PM WE DROVE AT OR BELOW POSTED I15 SPEED LIMITS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND LEFT LANE ON I15 AT 70 MPH AT ABOUT 6:30 PM WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD METALLIC SOUND SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOWER QUARTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER THE LOW PRESSURE TIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WE WERE AT EXIT 259 WE CONTACTED TOYOTA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR HELP WITH TIRE CHANGE TO THE SPARE HOPING TO GET A REPLACEMENT TIRE AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SO I COULD GET OFF THE LIMITED RANGE SPARE TRAVELED ANOTHER 70MILES TO BARSTOW CA GOT TO THE LOCAL BARSTOW TOYOTA DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE IN STOCK OR EVEN ONE TO FIT THE TIRE SIZE SO I CALLED WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY HAD NO TIRE FOR THE PRIUS TOURING EDITION EITHER AND THE BEST THE DEALER IN BARSTOW COULD DO AT THAT TIME WAS MONDAY OR TUESDAY MORNING!! !THE 20TH SO THE PARTS GUYS CREDIT IN THE BARSTOW TOYOTA DEALER FOUND A FIRESTONE FIRE HAWK GTA-02 H NOT V RATED AT 1:30PM FRIDAY IN MY WHICH I PAID DOLLARS FOR TO GET HOME ON I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE CUSTOMER AFFAIRS ON 3/23 THEY OPENED A FILE TOOK THE BLOWN TIRE IN TO A LOCAL BRIDGESTONE DEALER AND HE LOOKED AT THE TIRE AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT AND COULD TO GET A REPLACEMENT HE WOULD HAVE TO SPECIAL ORDER THE TIRE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF TOYOTA AND BRIDGESTONE TOTAL LACK OF CONTINUING BURY THERE HEAD IN THE SAND PASS THE BUCK, ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM SUPPORT THERE CUSTOMERS IT 3/29/07 AND I STILL DON'T HAVE4 RELIABLE TIRES. *JB