BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING 55-60MPH BRIDGESTONE TIRE, SIZE 26575R16, DOT#N/A LOCATED ON RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE TWO BLOWOUTS. BLOWOUTS THREW DRIVER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 65-70MPH ON HIGHWAY WITH DRY HOT ROAD CONDITIONS CONSUMER'S PASSENGER'S SIDE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT BRIDGESTONE DUELER MT TIRE, SIZE P28575R16 DOT#N/A EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT TIRE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE IS SEVERELY CUPPED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED NOTHING BUT DOUBLE TALK. THIS TIRE IS THE ORIGIAL EQUIPMENT ON A NEAR-$20K MOTORCYCLE. TO DATE THERE ARE NO OTHER MANUFACTURERS OF THIS SPECIFIC TIRE SIZE FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE. AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH THE FRONT END SHAKES/WOBBLES CREATING WHAT I FEEL IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. BOTH HONDA AND BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NEARLY EVERY OWNER OF THIS NEW MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS TELLING ME TO INFLATE THE TIRES TO A HIGHER PRESSURE THAN MY OWNER'S MANUAL STATES. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. OVER INFLATION WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE AN EMAIL RESPONSE FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO FORWARD IT. THANK YOU.*AK (DOT NUMBER: NONE TIRESIZE: 130/70R18)

RECALL REPLACEMENT TIRES P235/75R15 SIZE. TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM INSIDE OUT, AND REAR LEFT TIRE HAS A SPLIT ON SIDEWALL. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

BRIDGESTONE, DUELER AT, DOT NUMBER EJFUCFNO88, TIRE SIZE 33X12.50 R15, TIRES WERE REPLACEMENTS. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT AND COMPLETELY SHREDDED PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE DEFLATED WHILE DRIVING.CONSUMER STATED STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING BETWEEN TREAD, AND THERE WAS SOME CRACKING.*AK *SLC

FIVE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPTMENT AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE TIRE THAT FAILED WAS ONLY IN USE SINCE APROXIMATELY JANUARY 27, 2001. THE MILEAGE ON THE SPARE IS UNDER 6000 OF DAILY CITY DRIVING AND ABOUT FIVE TRIPS OF OVER 240 MILES. THE FAILED TIRE LOST ITS ENTIRE TREAD LIKE A BANANA PEELING ON A CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE 5 NORTHBOUND AND WAS NOT RECOVERED. THE TREAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AND BUMPER AND RIGHT DOOR PANEL. FOR REASONS THAT ONLY OUR GOD ALMIGHTY KNOWS, THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT AND THE STEEL THREAD HELD IN PLACE. NEITHER THE HONDA DEALERSHIP OR BRIDGESTONE DEALER AT SEARS STORE HAD ANY WARNINGS ON THIS BRIDGESTONE TIRE MODEL EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. I HAVE DONE SOME LIMITED INTERNET CHECKING REGARDING FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES BUT HAVE NOT FOUND THIS MODEL ON ANY LIST AS YET. I SHARE THIS INFORMATION SO THAT IF ANY OTHER INCIDENTS WITH THIS MODEL ARISE OR HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARED, THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SCRUTINEZED FOR SAFETY HAZARD CONCERN. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. THE SEARS REPRESENTATIVE WILL REPORT THE INCIDENT TO BRIDGESTONE FOR RESOLUTION OF TIRE FAILURE. IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ELYTCAF017 TIRESIZE: 205/70R15)

TREADS WERE SEPARATING FROM BODY OF ALL FOUR TIRES, WHILE MUCH OF TREAD REMAINED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7J9PL3146 TIRESIZE: P195/70R14)

DURING INFLATION OF A BRIDGESTONE TIRES SIZE: P205/65R15, DOT: Y79LPVC1191 SIDEWALL BLEWOUT. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE, AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 GRAND, VITARA.P235/60R16 SIZE DOT: ELKUDMA THAT ON WET PAVEMENTS TIRES HAVE POOR TRACTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ON ONE OCCASION, VEHICLE DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AT APPROXIMATELY 28 MPH ON A SLICK ROAD IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FACE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BRIDGESTONE DUELER 687. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT WARNING FRONT DRIVER SIDE ORGINAL EQUIPMENT BRIDGESTONE, PROTUNZA TIRES, SIZE P195/55R15 WITH 4OOO MILES ON THEM EXPERIENCED AN EXPLOSIVE SIDEWALL FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE FOR REINBURSEMENT, BUT REFUSED CUSTOMERS REQUEST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK