BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT 60 TO 70 MPH TAKEN SUV TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND FOUND OUT THAT TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAVE EXCESSIVE RADIAL FORCE MEASURMENTS AND THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH AAND MAY CAUSE AN ACEDENT. DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND MUITL TIMES BALANCE THE WHEEL/TIRE USING RADIAL FORCE BALANCING BUT UNABLE TO GET RID OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. DEALER GAVE ME BACK SUV AS IS (KNOWING IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE) AND ORDERED 4 NEW TIRES OF THE SAME BRAND WHICH TOOK A WEEK TO RECIEVE. I REQUESTED TO REPLACE TIRE WITH MICHILINE LTX BUT DEALER AND NISSAN REFUSED TO DO SO. I REQUESTED A SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILTY LETTER SINCE THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME A CHOOSE OF WHAT BRAND TO CHOOSE BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO SO. DEALER FINALLY REPLACED TIRES AND VIBRATION IS 90 %IMPROVED BUT STILL EXISTS. ALSO I HAVE TAKEN MY SUV FOR A RATTLE IN STEERING AND THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY FROM FACTORY. DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THEN THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED. TOOK SUV TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY PUT "TUBES IN THE SPRING BEHIND THE AIRBAG" THIS IS TO REDUCE RATTLE/VIBRATION. NOW THE HORN IS UNOPERATIONAL DUE TO THIS. YOU MUST PUT BOTH HANDS ON THE HORN/AIRBAG AND PUSH VERY HARD EST 40IBS OF FORCE TO ENGAGE THE HORN. THIS IS UNACCPTIBLE AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VECHICAL WITH OUT A HORN. I DO HAVE A SAFETY CONVERN TO OTHER OWNER OF THIS SUV DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES THAT CAN BLOW AND CASUE A SEROUS EXCEDENT. I DP HOPE THAT NHTSA TAKE ACTION. (DOT NUMBER: EN6D0800 TIRESIZE: 255/65R16)

TIRE TREAD COMPLETLY CAME OFF TIRE AND SIDE WALLS DECENTERGRATED AT 75 MPH PASSING A TRACKTOR TRAILER WITH ANOTHER TRACKTOR TRAILER 10 FEET OFF MY REAR BUMPER. I'M LUCKEY TO BE ALIVE.( DOT NUMBER: )

UPON 3/16/2000 THE DAY OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, ON TRIP HOME VEHICLE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE NEW TIRE. SPARE WAS REPLACED BY FIRESTONE JACKSONVILLE,FLA. ON 11/04/2000 PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ALMOST CAUSING DEATH OF OWNER AND SPOUSE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ELKUDMA239 TIRESIZE: P23560R16)

THERE IS NO POWER COMING FROM THE LIGHTER SOCKET, DEALER REPLACED SOCKET AND ELEMENT. *SLC

PE00020; ORIGINAL TIRE ON A SUBARU LEGACY 1999. POTENZA RE92 P195-60R15 87H. FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE, CONSUMER CAN SEE TREAD TEARING AWAY, A LITTLE SEPARATION. TOOK TWO TIRES TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID THAT SOMEONE HAD SLICED THEM WITH A KNIFE, BUT CONSUMER HAD SAME CUTS ON THE OTHER TIRES. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER TO BE CAREFUL WITH THESE TIRES.*AK

FIVE OF THE BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WITHIN 16 MONTHS AND 20000 MILES (245/75R1610). NLM

TREAD SEPARATION SIMILAR TO RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: EJP9 TIRESIZE: P195/75R14)

TREAD SEPARATION SIMILAR TO THE FIRESTONE RECALLED TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: Y7P9 TIRESIZE: P195/75R14)

REAR TIRE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS SHOWIING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. ABOUT AN 8 INCH PIECE OF TREAD WAS COMING OFF TIRE, AND FURTHER UP IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME. REPLACEMENT TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1992, F250. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 16622. BRIDGESTONE,DUELER APT, TIRE SIZE LT 23585R16, DOT # 789JPUA 315.*AK *SLC

BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES P245/70R16 DOT Y7MTCBJ138 ARE CRACKED AROUND OUTER EDGES OF ALL 4 TIRES, FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IMPROPER ROTATION. *SLC