BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

TIRE #1 IMPLODED, NEXT TIRE COLLAPSED, TIRE 3 NO LEAKS BUT AIR GOES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/55/R16 )

THE ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, OWNER REPLACED ALL TIRES, TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS

THE ORIGINAL BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING (225/75R15 DOT W2HH AWB). NLM

WITHIN THE FIRST 9 MONTHS, I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH 4 OUT OF THE ORIGINAL 5 OF THESE TIRES, INCLUDING A BLOWOUT OF THE INSIDE SIDEWALL ON ONE OF THEM. I CONTACTED BOTH FIRESTONE AND THE SUBARU DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD I HAD SIMPLY BEEN "UNLUCKY" TO HAVE A( DOT NUMBER: ELYTCHB238 TIRE SIZE: P20570R15 )

BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TREAD SEPERATE FROM SIDEWALL ON THE ENTIRE INNER SIDE OF TIRE, SHOWING STEEL BELT. THE AUTO SHOP HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE HONDA PRELUDE. THE TIRES WERE CORRECTLY INFLATED AND WERE SUBJECT TO NORMAL USE. THE TREADS ON THE TIRES WERE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION.( DOT NUMBER: EM3V TIRE SIZE: 205/50R16 )

THE SCOPE OF THE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE PROBLEM IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE COMPANY IS ADMITTING. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON HAD A TIRE DISINTEGRATE ON 4/21/00. THE SPARKS RESULTING FROM THIS WERE SO BAD THAT PASSERS-BY CALLED 911. THE OFFICER WHO CAME TO ASSIST MY SON SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE FALL TO PIECES LIKE THAT. IT WAS IN THE SAME SHAPE I'VE BEEN SEEING THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL - SEPARATING AND SHREDDING. THE NEXT DAY WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND DUE TO OUR FEARS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANOTHER TIRE. I RETAINED ONE TIRE TO USE AS A SPARE. THESE TIRES WERE NOT OLD, HAD NOT BEEN MISUSED, HAD PLENTY OF TREAD. WHEN I SAW THE REPORTS ON TELEVISION, I REALIZED THE PROBLEM IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE COMPANY IS ADMITTING TO.( DOT NUMBER: 1CKAP2A096 TIRE SIZE: P195/75R14 )

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, JUST LIKE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS I HAVE SEEN ON TV( DOT NUMBER: )

SIDE WALL BLOWOUT OF PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. INSPECTION SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION AND BULGE ON PASSENGER REAR IN SAME LOCATION AS FAILURE ON FRONT TIRE. BOTH TIRES REPLACED AND DISCARDED.( DOT NUMBER: Y7J6 TIRE SIZE: P185/70R14 )

THE BELTS ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES STARTED COMING APART TO WHERE I LOST CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO BUY TWO TIRES TO RPLACE THEM IN NASHVILLE TENN. THESE TIRES WERE NOISY FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THEM . THEY WERE MOUNTED ON THE REAR WHEELS. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON A TRIP TO CANADA AND HAD THEM CHECKED IN DETROIT, MI. I ALSO HAD THE TIRES ROTATD AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE BADLY CUPPED AND I SHOULD CHECK THE REAR STRUTS. WITH THE TIRES ON THE FRONT WHEELS, THEY BECAME WORSE BY THE TIME I GOT TO NASHVILLE AND I HAD VERY POOR FRONT END CONTROL. I HAD THE TIRES REPALCED THEN. WHEN I RETURNED TO TX, I HAD THE REAR STRUTS REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE NOT BAD ENOUGH TO CHANGE THOUGH THEY DID SHOW SOME SLIGHT WEAR.( DOT NUMBER: Y7YT TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

BOTH FRONT TIRES FAILED IN ABOUT 10000 MILES AFTER INSTALLATION. THE TIRES BOTH LOST THEIR INTEGRITY AND BULGED ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A SEVERE SHIMMY MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER. NO BLOWOUT OR TREAD SEPERATION OCCURRED, BUT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITHOUT HESITATION BY A BRIDGESTONE DEALER. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES?( DOT NUMBER: 691Q TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )