BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

TIRES PLUS ON ROUTE 192 IN MELBOURNE FLORIDA SOLD MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER A BRAND NEW SET OF BRIDGESTONE TIRES HIGH PERFORMANCE. THEY TOLD HER HER CAR (A 1999 HONDA ACCORD TWO DOOR) COULD ONLY USE HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES AND NOT THE LESS EXPENSIVE BRAND. THIS WAS IN APRIL OR 4 MONTHS AGO. THE TIRES ARE NOW BALD AND STRINGS ARE FLYING OFF THEM. WHEN SHE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TIRES PLUS THEY SAOID THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE ON THOSE TIRES. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO MILEAGE WARRANTY. THE SALESMAN TOLD HER THAT THEY GAVE HER A BREAK ON HER ALIGNEMENT. SHE SAID SHE NEVER ASKED FOR A BREAK AND HAD NO IDEA THEY GAVE HER ONE AND WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE DEFECTED ( ALL FOUR) TIRES. THEY TOLD HER THE AIR PRESSURE WAS 31 POUNDS AND SHOULD BE 35 LBS. SHE TOLD THEM SHE PUMPS THEM DAILY AND THEY DON'T HOLD THE AIR. THEY TOLD HER THATS' TOUGH AND THEY WOULD SELL HER 4 NEW TIRES FOR JUST OVER THEIR COST. NOW MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS DRIVING ON BALD FRAYING TIRES. SHE WORKS TWO JOBS AND IS AT THE NIGHT JOB NOW. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO . NEITHER I ( HER MOTHER) NOR SHE CAN PAY FOR NEW TIRES AT THE MOMENT. IF I COULD I WOULD AND MAYBE NEXT MONTH I WILL BUT I DON'T WANT HER TO DRIVE WITH THOSE TIRES ENDANGER HER OR OTHERS. SHE MUST WORK BUT FOR VERY EXPENSIVE TIRES TO BE TOTALLY SHOT AFTER 4 MONTHS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT SHOULD WE DO. SHE HAD HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE CAR SERVICED BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. *AK

TWO FRONT TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER SAYS THE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO ROTATE THE TIRES AND KEEP THE APPROPRIATE TIRE PRESSURE. *AK

WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF VEHICLE PURCHASE I HAD THREE FLAT TIRES AND REPLACED THE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND RATHER THAN RIST ADDITIONAL FAILURES. *AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BRIDGESTONE, TURANZA T TIRES, P20565/15. THE UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING SYSTEM (UTQGS) WAS MISSING. UTQGS INCLUDES TREADWEAR, TRACTION, AND TEMPERATURE GRADES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT. *SCC *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STRONG VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION-LIKE SOUND AS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED DAMAGING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

DEALER REPLACED REAR AND FRONT TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FIRST TIME AT 15000 MILES, AND THE SECOND TIME AT 22000 MILES. BUT STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM, WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. BRIDGESTONE, DUELLER HL, SIZE 235/70R16.*AK

BRIDGESTONE DUELER LT285/74R16, BLEW OUT AT 60 MPH IN F350 PU ON I15, IN CALIF. LIFTED LEFT REAR OFF GROUND WITH NO WARNING AND DAMAGING LR QUARTER PANEL RECENTLY REPLACED BY FIRESTONE STEEL TEX TIRE FAILURES (2XS). WENT FOUR HOUR AND RIGHT REAR BRIDGESTONE SEPERATE CLEANLY, AS IF RECAP. TIRES CHECKED PRIOR TO TRIP, AND AGAIN AFTER FIRST BLOWOUT. NOT LOADED, PULLING EMPTY HORSE TRAILER. CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'M REPORTING THIS, NTHSA IS EFFECTIVE AS THE USELESS TIRES! *NLM

ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE ISUZU RODEO HAVE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED SEVERE CRACKS IN ALL OF THE TREADS/WALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES AND FOUND THAT THEY DRY ROTTED. *SCC

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE FIRERSTONE P22570R15. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. DEALER STATES TIRE CANNOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE TIRE MANUFACTURER DISCONTINUED THE PRODUCT. *AK