BRIDGESTONE TURANZA T TIRES Complaints

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 )

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