BRIDGESTONE UNKNOWN TIRES Complaints

2008 HONDA CRV- TWO OUT OF 4 BRIDGESTONE TIRES WERE DOWN TO THE WEAR BARS AT 21K+ MILEAGE AND COULD NOT BE ROTATED. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A JAGUAR WITH FUZION HRI 225/45/17 TIRES. I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A SIX INCH CIRCUMFERENTIAL SEPARATION AT THE LETTERING ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE STILL HAD 9/32 OF 10/32 TREADWEAR AVAILABLE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW IDENTICAL TIRE UNDER MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE OTHER FRONT TIRE HAD AN IDENTICAL BUT SHORTER SEPARATION ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE DEALER WAS AGAIN CONTACTED AND ADVISED OF THE DEFECT. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE IS CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER OF FUZION TIRES TO CHECK FOR A DEVELOPING TREND. I MYSELF GOOGLED THE TIRE FOR OTHER REPORTED DEFECTS. I FOUND SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF UNEXPLAINED TIRE BLOWOUTS INVOLVING THE FUZION HRI THAT WERE REPORTED TO VARIOUS WEBSITES. THE FUZION TIRE IS NOT AMONG THE CHOICES ON YOUR WEBSITE DROP MENUS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BRAND NEW AND HAD IT 2 DAYS WHEN NEEDING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FRONT END PROBLEM. THE SUBFRAME BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED AND ALIGNED. I HAVE WORN OUT 3 SETS OF TIRES IN 2 YEARS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50K MILES ON IT. ALL DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES USED AND THE FIRST 2 WORE OUT AT 18,000 MILES BUT THE LAST WORE OUT AT AROUND 5,000. IT HAS BEEN ON AN ALIGNMENT RACK 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME NEEDING SMALL ADJUSTMENTS. THE CAR ALSO HAS A BINDING NOISE UPON TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. CALLED DEALERSHIPS AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING OR EVEN CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CAR. I AM DISGUISED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000.00 ON A CAR THAT IS STILL NEW. HELP WITH ALL THE MONEY TOYOTA IS MAKING THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND HAVE A RECALL ON THE ISSUES AND REIMBURSE OWNERS. I DO NOT EXPECT TO PUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT ON A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TIRES. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT. THE DOT NUMBER, TIRE LINE, AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

NEW MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED 5/14/07 AT METRO POWER SPORTS, CANTON MI. FROM DELIVERY-ON HAVE COMPLAINED OF NOISE IN MOTOR, PLAY IN CLUTCH AND MOSTLY THE "RIDE" OF THE MACHINE. THE TIRES "SKIP/HOP" AS THE BIKE IS DRIVEN @ 25 MPH AND ABOVE. NUMEROUS TECH'S HAVE DRIVEN THE BIKE AND AGREE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE THE TIRE - NO CHANGE. NEXT IT WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALER, WHERE THEIR ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS TO ADD MULTIPLE WEIGHTS TO THE WHEEL. BEFORE THEY PROCEEDED WITH THE REPAIR, HOWEVER, A REP FROM CORPORATE HONDA CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE MOTORCYCLE AND CLAIMED THE BIKE WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THIS IS A BRAND NEW (2007 MODEL) MOTORCYCLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE DEFECTS. BETWEEN THE CLUTCH AND THE WHEEL HOPS IT FEELS DANGEROUS TO RIDE. I AM AFRAID WHEN THE WHEEL JUMPS THE MOTORCYCLE WILL SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER ME. I AM AN EXPERIENCES RIDER AND HAVE DRIVEN USED BIKES THAT RIDE MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE ATTEMPTS WE HAVE MADE TO GET REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED AND HAVE BEEN UNSATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH A BRAND NEW PRODUCT. PLEASE NOTE: YOUR SELECTIONS UNDER TIRES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE TYPE ON THE MOTORCYCLE. THE NUMBERS FROM THE TIRES ARE AS FOLLOWS-- EXEDRA G702 160/80-15 M/C 74S TUBETYPE T0602 DOT ENFI CAD 1207 E4 75R-0000896. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO GET A REPLACEMENT,DISCOUNT OR FREE SERVICE ON MY 1997 MALIBU. I'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2004 AND HAD TO GET ANOTHER MOTOR IN 2005 WHICH IS NEEDED NOW .THIS CAR HAS PUT ME DOWN A LOT NOT ONLY PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR BUT THE IGNITION LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO REPLACE THAT AS WELL AS THE BRAKES AND ROTORS THAT LAST ABOUT 2 OR 3 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY THEY ONLY WORK ON HIGH BEAM. I CAN'T FIND A MORE REASONABLE MECHANIC THAT'S WILLING TO REPAIR THE MOTOR THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE DUE TO THE TYPE WHICH IS A 2.4 AND A USED MOTOR COST ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF A NEW ONE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

PURCHASED IN JAN 06. BY SEPT 11, 2006 STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND HEARD NOISE UNDER CAR WHEN DRIVING. STEERING SHAFT WAS BINDING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED; COULD NOT LOCATE NOISE. SAID MAY BE RELATED TO STEERING SHAFT. SEPT 20, 2006, TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR NOISE UNDER VAN AGAIN; WAS TOLD E-BRAKE CABLE WAS HITTING REAR SUSPENSION. FEBRUARY 11, 2007, HAD TO REPLACE FRONT WORN TIRES WITH ONLY 23, 275 MILES ON CAR AND HAVE AN ALIGNMENT. MARCH 9, 2007, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS COMING ON AS WELL AS VEHICLE SHAKING. WAS TOLD FRONT BRAKES WERE 100% WORN AND BACK BRAKES WERE 80% WORN AND WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.(ONLY HAD 23,989 MILES ON VAN). APRIL 19, 2007, HEARD NOISED WHILE DRIVING, HEARD SOMETHING LIKE A SPRING POP, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON, AND IT WAS STALLING WHEN TRYING TO START. BOTH SWAY BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED, SPRING POP WAS RELATED TO SWAY BARS, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM RELATED TO THE LAST TWO. NOW A YEAR LATER WITH ONLY 39,000, I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR NEW BRAKES AGAIN. AND MY FRONT TIRES ARE WORN AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN!!!!! I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY DOORS NOT CLOSING; AFTER THEY WIPED OFF THE LITTLE MAGNETS AT THE BOTTOM SOMETIMES THEY STILL DON'T WANT TO CLOSE. *TR

CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2007. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH OR MORE ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR SEEMED TO SWERVE AND WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP IN THE LANE. I'VE DRIVEN HONDA CIVICS AND OTHER SMALL CARS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS SO THIS WAS VERY UNEXPECTED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE FINE AND THAT THEY SAW NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I CONTINUED TO NOTICE THE DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE BRIDGESTONE FACTORY TIRES WERE ROTATED AT 6000 MILES. MOVING THE TIRES SEEMED TO DECREASE THE PROBLEM SO I AGAIN MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER. THEY AGAIN CHECKED ALL TIRES AND ASSURED ME NO PROBLEM EXISTED. SIX THOUSAND MILES LATER, ANOTHER ROTATION AND ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM STARTS OCCURRING AGAIN. THE DEALER CHECKED TIRES AGAIN AND STILL CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. I THINK THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES THAT COME WITH THESE CIVICS. *TR

FRONT END SHIMMIED WHEN BRAKING. FOUND FRONT TIRES WERE CUPPED. HAD JUST ROTATED TIRES, LEAVING ON A TRIP, SO ROTATED TIRES BACK TO FRONT. RETURNING ON TRIP, CAR FRONT SHOOK BADLY WHEN BRAKING GOING DOWNHILL IN MOUNTAINS. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID (BRIDGESTONE) TIRES SHOWED CUPPING. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE LININGS AND CAR SEEMED TO HANDLE OK. THREE MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER TRIP THROUGH MOUNTAINS, AGAIN FRONT END SHIMMIED BADLY WHEN BRAKING GOING DOWN STEEP INCLINE. DEALER SAID ALL TIRES SHOWED CUPPING, BUT BRAKES, CV JOINTS, BEARINGS WERE OK. SUGGESTED I REPLACE TIRES (BUT DID NOT TRY TO SELL ME ANY???) INSTALLED 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES AND CAR HANDLES GREAT ALTHOUGH I STILL FEEL SOME DRAGGING IN THE BRAKES. ANOTHER TRIP TO DEALER, PAID FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION AND DEALER SAID BRAKES OK 80 % REMAINING WEAR. CAR NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, TOLD DEALER I FELT THEY WERE STALLING ME ON REPAIRS UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY SAID REPAIR RECORD WOULD SHOW PROBLEM IN PAST IF CONDITION CONTINUED. DID NOT SAY WHAT CONDITION THEY WERE REFERRING TOO. FEEL THEY ARE GIVING ME RUN AROUND ON STEERING PROBLEM, BUT AS THEY SAID, THERE ARE NO MOUNTAINS AROUND HERE THEY CAN TEST DRIVE. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A BRIDGE, THE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SPIN AROUND 180 DEGREES. THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE RIM TO AN AREA WHERE THE TIRE COULD BE CHANGED. INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED NO EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR AND NO ITEMS LODGED IN THE TIRE WHICH WOULD CAUSE A FLAT. WE ARE STILL DECIDING WHETHER TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES OR NOT. TIRE IS DUELLER H/T 689. *TR