BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED, HAD DEVELOPED AN AIR BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. OTHER TIRES HAVE WORN OUT A LOT OF THE TREAD, CAUSING THE LACK OF CAPACITY OF THE TIRE AND MILEAGE. *AK RE 92 P205/65R15 92H-TWO REAR TIRES HAD A DEPTH READING OF 3-5/32ND EVEN BOTH TIRES (WEAR). THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED EVERY 3000 MILES AT THE TIME OF OIL CHANGE. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED ON MAY 13,2002. *SCC

TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY FOR 1 TIRE AND WHEN WE REACHED FINAL DESTINATION THERE WAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ON THE OTHER 3 TIRES. SEARS CALLED BRIDGSTONE AND THEY GAVE US CREDIT AS THEY WERE CRACKING AND BULDGING AND IN BAD SHAPE. WHEN WE TRIED TO SEEK COMPENSATION FOR THE DAMAGE THE TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICAL BRIDGSTONE REFUSED STATING THAT THE TIRE HAD TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY SOMETHING WHICH IS NOT RELEVANT.*AK

THE TIRE WAS RIPPED INSIDE AND THE IN 10 MILES MORE IT BLOW OUT AT 45 MPH. SEARS WILL NOT REPLACED. IT WAS NOT MY FAULT THIS TIME. I REMEMBERED THAT I DROVE UP ON THE NEW PAVEMENT ROAD TO THE TOP OF HILL. I FELT THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE SILPPED VERY FAST IN ONE TURN. THEN I CHECKED IT TO MAKE IT WAS NOT FLAT. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE BACK TO MY PLACE. ABOUT 10 OR 15 MILES LATER THAT TIRE BLOW OUT. DUE TO MY DEAFNESS I COULD NOT HEAR IT BLOW OUT. I KEPT DRIVING ABOUT ANOTHER THREE OR FIVE MILES BEFORE WE STOPPED FOR DRINKS. I LOOKED AT THAT TIRE FLAT ALREADY. IT WAS DAMAGED BADLY BECAUSE BOTH EDGE WERE WORE OUT OF THREAD. I BELIEVED THAT I HAD INVISIBLE TEAR INSIDE THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO WAY I CAN SEE. AT LAST I NOTICED THE TEARED RUBBER SPLITTED APART FROM THE SLEET BELT. IT JUST LOOK LIKE THE FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEM. IF I DRIVE IN HIGH SPEED ( MORE 55 MPH)AT THAT TIME, MY FAMILY MAY BE HURTED AND KILLED AS MY VAN ROLLED OVER IF POSSIBLE. <END OF COMMENTS). *AK

BRIDGESTONE,SIZE/BRAND 21570R15-BT 70'S; ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THREE WEEKS APART TIRES BLEW FROM THE SIDEWALL. BOTH TIMES, FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. OWNER DESCRIBES METAL PIECES PERTRUDING THROUGH THE SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

DUELER APT, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON A 1994 ,FORD, EXPLORER WITH 99000 MILES. TREAD SEPARATION ON REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AT 75 MPH.*AK THE TREAD OF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE, LOCKING THE REAR WHEELS AND CAUSED CONSUMERS VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED TWENTY MINUTES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR PROPER PRESSURE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TREADS WERE FINE. CONSUMER TRIED TALKING TO FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE DEALER. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER THAT THE PARTICULAR TIRE WAS MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SEARS AND THEY COULD NOT DEAL WITH IT. *JG

DRIVER HAD JUST TURNED OFF INTERSTATE AND ENTERED A MALL PARKING LOT WHEN TIRE BLEWOUT. APPROXIMATELY A 3 INCH BREAK, SHOWING THE METAL BELTS, OCCURRED. BREAK RAN ACCROSS TREAD FROM CENTER OF TREAD TO OUTSIDE OF TREAD NEAR SIDEWALL.*AK

TWO OF THESE TIRES ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR, LEAKED OUT THE AIR,THEY HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON THEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING,SIDEWALL BLEWOUT. *AK TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA. THE WEEK BEFORE, CONSUMER HAD TIRES ROTATED AND THE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRE (SIZE AND DOT # UNKNOWN) SIDEWALL WAS PUNCTURED BY A WOOD SPLINTER.*AK *TT

THE WHEELS ON THIS VEHICLE BREAK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS--IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTEST UNEVEN ROAD, THEY WILL BEND, BREAK, OR CRACK, CAUSING THE TIRE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. *AK