BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

TREAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR 199, FORD, TAURUS. CONTACT DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER STATED TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LESS THAN 15,000 MILES, THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT TIRE FAILED FROM EXCESSIVE WEAR, CONSUMER STATED TIRES ON A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT SHOW SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR IN 15,000, THE DEALER INFLATED THE TIRE PRESSURE TO 32PSI, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED THAT TIRE NEEDED TO BE INFLATED BETWEEN 45 AND 50 PSI, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT SINCE ORIGINALLY THE DEALER UNDER INFLATED THE TIRES.*JB

THE VEHICLE MADE A THUMPING SOUND DUE TO THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE PREMATURELY, CAUSING WHEEL TO BEND. THE CONSUMER HAD ALL TIRES REPLACED AND WANTS A REFUND FROM THE TIRE DEALER, BRIDGESTONE P185/65R14. *YH

RECALL REPLACEMNT TIRES HAVE A SPLIT IN EXTERIOR TREAD, AND SPLIT IN CENTER OF THE TREAD. BOTH ARE ON A 2000, FORD, EXPLORER. REPLACED AT 6,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P255/70R16, AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT BRIDGESTONE ,#P265/70R16, DOT#7X72PDD3301, TIRE HAD A CRACK, THE TIRE HAD ONLY BEEN USED FOR THREE MONTHS, HAD CONTACTED DEALER, BUT FIRESTONE NOR TOYOTA WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. TOYOTA, TUNDRA, 2002. *AK *YD

WHILE DRIVING, REAR PASSENGER BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRE WENT FLAT, CONSUMER FEELS THIS OCCURRED DUE TO A TIRE DEFECT, DEALER DISAGREED AND STATED THAT THE CONSUMER HAD RIDDEN ON THE FLAT TIRE AND RUINED THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE TIRE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, TIRE SIZE IS P195/65R15. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE TIRES CONTINUOUSLY FROM BRIDGESTONE TO MICHELIN, RESULTING IN DAMAGED TIRES. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRIDGESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN, SIZE# 245 70RX16, DOT#M3BUA3CX3101, TIRE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS INCREASED AGAIN, SINCE TIRE PRESSURE INCREASE VEHICLE IS VERY HARSH AND HARD RIDING ON WINDY DAYS AND THEY ARE WEARING UNEVEN ALREADY. ISUZU REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR A SUV. *YD

BRIDGESTONE, V381, P185/65R14, DOT V67JP300210, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, NISSAN, SENTRA WITH 24000 MILES. REAR PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED. SEAM WAS COMING APART WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. ON JANUARY 26, 2002 WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT DUE TO SEAM SEPARATING. NO INJURIES. BRIDGESTONE HAS REPLACED THE TIRES.*AK *TT

BRIDGESTONE DULLER 684 TIRE, 31X10.5165, DOT#: EJCWCFH207, WHILE DRIVING 55-65 MPH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BELWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES. *SLC

FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT BRIDGSTONE, POTENZA TIRES,SIZE P17565R14 WITH SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND MILES ON THEM HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK