BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 55 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT (BRIDGESTONE) PLEASE IDENTIFY TIRE SIZE AND DOT NUMBER. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS THE VEHICLE SLID SEVERELY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE PER THE DEALERSHIP. *NLM

I OWN AN "02 LEXUS SC 430..WITH RUN FLAT TIRES. THE TIRES PULL BADLY WHEN RUNNING ON UNEVEN GROUND..SOMETIMES THE PULL IS SO BAD YOU MUST HOLD THE WHEEL FIRMLY OR YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT IS NOT SAFE. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT 2 DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME THAT IS NORMAL FOR RUN FLAT TIRES. I WENT TO A TIRE DEALER..HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE..AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY YOUR AGENCY. *NLM

2001 TOYOTA CAMRY ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES HAVE WORN DOWN AND THERE IS ONLY 25,500 MILES ON THEM. *NLM

GMC INFORMED US THAT OUR SUBURBAN'S FIRESTONE TIRES HAVE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE CONFIRMED THIS AND IS OFFERING TO ADJUST FOR NEW TIRES BUT NOT REFUND. I DO NOT WISH TO HAVE BRIDGESTONE / FIRESTONE TIRES. DO THEY NOT NEED TO REFUND OR REPLACE THE TIRES? THE TIRES WE PURCHASED IN 2001 AND ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT LT245/75 R 16 108/104S 693. *NLM

I BOUGHT A 02 TOYOTA CAMRY SE LAST YEAR. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND IN THE WINTER IT SNOWS QUITE A BIT. GENERALLY NORMAL (NOT SNOW) TIRES WORK FINE IN THE WINTER. HOWEVER, THE NEW TIRES THAT COME WITH THE SE ARE NOT MEANT FOR WINTER WEATHER AT ALL. THEY PERFORM TERRIBLY EVEN IN THE LEAST AMOUNT OF NOW AND SKID. I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I ALMOST HAD FATAL ACCIDENTS. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET INTO A CRASH AS I DRIVE EXTREMELY SLOWLY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING. HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE TIRES FOR A FEW SE BUYERS BUT DID NOT DO SO FOR ME. I THINK TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I THINK THEY SHOULD NOT SELL THE SE WITH THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES THAT THEY CURRENTLY DO. YOU CAN EXPECT A BUYER TO REPLACE ALL FOUR NEW TIRES WHEN THEY HAVE ONLY 2000 MILES ON THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY BUY THE VEHICLE. I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND HELP ALL THE SE BUYERS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE ON THE ROAD THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE RELATED FAILURE. *JB

WE PURCHASED 2 NEW SUZUKI'S XL7 2002 WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT687 P235/60/R16. STARTED VIBRATING ALMOST FROM THE START. TERRIBLE PULSING WHEN USING THE BRAKE. HAD TIRES FORCED ROAD BALANCED 3 TIMES. NO CHANGE. 4 WERE REPLACED ON ONE CAR AND ONE ON THE OTHER. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. WE WERE TOLD BY FIRESTONE DEALER THAT IT WAS NOT THE TIRES. HE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, SUCH AS BRAKES OR SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. WE HAD AN INDEPENDENT DEALER CHECK ALL THE ABOVE AND COULD ONLY FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. AFTER FEELING LOST, I WROTE FIRESTONE WITH THE COMPLAINT AND FINALLY WAS CONTACTED BY THEM. FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE ALL 10 TIRES A YEAR LATER WITH WHAT EVER TIRE WE CHOOSE. THEY AGREED TO PAY $80.00 PLUS MOUNTING AND BALANCING TOWARD THE 10 TIRES WE WANTED AFTER SOME ARGUING. THE DUELER 687 EMITTED A LOUD BUMPING WHEN DRIVING AND VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WHEN TIRES THE WERE REMOVED, WE NOTICED CUPPING ON SOME. ALSO NOTICED TIRES WERE NOT ALIKE, SOME WERE STEEL PLUS POLYESTER OTHERS WERE STEEL PLUS POLYESTER PLUS NYLON. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THESE TIRES AT ALL. WE WERE TOLD BY THE CAR DEALER, THAT THESE TIRES WERE DESIGNED FOR THIS SUV.*JB

ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 TIRES WERE CRACKED. TIRE SIZE# P205/60R15, DOT K19LY7CDPVD030. *JB *TS

VEHICLE TIRE PUNCTURED. MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 5 TIRE FAILURES ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *JB