BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE TIRE WAS PRENZA POTONZA P205/R65R-1592V. *NLM ALL FOUR TIRES HAD WORN DOWN THE SAME WAY. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED FOUR NEW TIRES. SCC

FAILURE OF DEULER TIRES. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIVE TIRE FAILURES AT DIFFERENT MILEAGES ( 4500, 12816, 15480, 20000, 29160). *TT *NLM

ALL 4 OF THE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES WERE DANGEROUS UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE TREAD FILLED UP WITH SNOW, AND TIRES HAD NO TRACTION, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SPIN.*JB

ALL 4 OF THE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES WERE DANGEROUS UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE TREAD FILLED UP WITH SNOW AND THE TIRES HAD NO TRACTION, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SPIN.*JB

THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF CRACKING AROUND THE WHEEL CONTACT AREA AFTER ONLY 17000 MILES OF USE. AS A PRECAUTION I REPLACED THESE TIRES WITH NEW MICHELIN TIRES. THE NHTSA INFO ADVISED BRIDGESTONE WOULD REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. AS AN INITIAL ACTION, I HAD REQUESTIED A TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST INVOLVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $531.77. THE SUBJECT TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER ON 2/14/03 AND FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS AS STATED ABOVE. BRIDGESTONES (CASE FILE 534305) RESPONDED WITH AN OFFER OF $100 COUPON ONLY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 1994, TIRES WERE NOT ROTATED AT A DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WILL NOT CERTIFY THAT THE TIRE ARE SAFE TO USE. BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE SHOWING CRACKS AT SIMILAR AREAS ON ALL THE TIRES, I FEEL THAT THE CRACKS ARE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND BRIDGESTONE SHOULD AT LEAST REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. *JB

2003 TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER - COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BOTH STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL, WITHOUT WARNING OR UNUSUAL CAUSE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. TOYOTA DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND STATES THAT VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE AND MEETS DESIGN INTENT. TOYOTA DEALER STATES THAT PROBLEM CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AND RECOMMENDS SNOW TIRES. SNOW TIRES THAT MEET TOYOTA SPECS ARE NOT COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE.*JB

CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR LEFT TIRE, AND A SLASH IN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. *JB *SCC

THE STANDARD TIRES ON THE 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SE ARE HORRIBLE ON SNOW. WHENEVER THERE IS ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND, THE CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO TRACTION. IT CAN'T EVEN MAKE IT UP MY DRIVEWAY.

I HAVE HAD TWO BRIDGSTONE TIRES WITH APROX 35,000 MILES ON THE FAIL / SEPERATE WITH IN 70 MILES BOTH TIRES HAVE SAME DOT CODES AS WELL AS THE OTHER ON MY TRUCK THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T SIZE 285/75/R16 WITH THE CODE OF EJLFCCB0200

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED UNDER WET CONDITIONS, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A POLE.*JB