BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH I HAD A BLOWOUT. THE TIRE TREAD WAS SHREDDED AND SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, JUST AS IN THE SUV TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED BY FIRESTONE. I BROUGHT THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THEY SAID I HAD PROBABLY RUN OVER A NAIL OR PIECE OF GLASS. I HAVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN A PUNCTURE CAUSE A TIRE TO SHRED THE WAY THIS ONE DID. IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT FIRESTONE RECALL, I URGE YOU TO FORCE FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TO EXPAND THE INVESTIGATION AND SCOPE OF THIS RECALL. IF POSSIBLE AND WARRANTED, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED. AT THE VERY LEAST. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE ONE TIRE THAT I HAD TO REPLACE MYSELF.( DOT NUMBER: ELF1JCE498 TIRE SIZE: P215/60/R1 )

THERE WERE AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT SEMI TRACTORS FROM THIS DEALERSHIP THAT HAD STEER TIRE BLOW OUTS. THIS TIRE WAS SENT TO BRIDGESTONE FOR ANALYSIS ( CORP. OFFICES IN TENN.) . BRIDGESTONES REPLY WAS THAT THE DRIVER HAD TO HAVE DROVE OVER SOMETHING SHARP TO CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. A TIRE DEALER IN SIOUX FALLS,SD. WHO SELLS BRIDGESTONE TRUCK TIRES TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAD SEEN A "TIRE SEPERATION" LIKE THIS WHERE THE TREAD PEALED OFF FROM THE CASING. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE IF YOU WOULD LIKE PRINTS PLEASE CALL (605)627-9394 . I BELIEVE THAT BRIDGESTONES MANFACTURING PROBLEMS GO BEYOND THE LITE TRUCK TIRES FROM THE ILLINOIS PLANT . DESCRIPTION: THE TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STEERING AXLE PEALED THE TREAD FACE OFF ( JUST LIKE ALL SCRAP THAT YOU SEE ALONG THE HIGHWAYS WHEN A RECAPED TIRE BLOWS OUT). THE DOT NUMBERS WERE SHREDDED ALONG WITH MOST OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: SHREDDED TIRE SIZE: 11R 22.5 )

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATION WITH DRIVER/ONE PASSENGER IN A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 16,000 MILES, LT265/75R16, AND DOT# VDW8AXC076. *AK

ALL FOUR TIRES SPLIT AROUND THE SIDEWALLS AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185-70 R14 )

LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH. DRIVER & 3 PASSENGERS IN A 1997 HONDA, CRV, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P205/70R15, DOT# EMYTCAF277. NO INJURY REPORTED. *AK THE CUSTOMER DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITH BRIDGESTONE H/T TIRES AND PURCHASED NEW ONES. *YH

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT FROM THE SIDEWALL WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH IN A 2000 MAZDA 626, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P205/55R16, AND DOT# OBT2PFM869. TIRE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THIS MODEL BRIDGESTONE TIRE IS NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE RECALL, BUT CLEARLY SHOULD BE. THIS TIRE SEPARATED, LUCKILY, AT LOW SPEED. HOWEVER, THE PREVIOUS THREE DAYS, I HAD DRIVEN AT 70 MPH FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. THIS COMPANY CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AT ALL PLANTS AND WITH ALL TIRES. THEY ARE CLEARLY PUTTING MY SAFETY, MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S SAFETY AT RISK.( DOT NUMBER: EM&KDLF178 TIRE SIZE: 55HR16 )

ADVISED BY DEALER TO ROTATE TIRES EVERY 4000 MI. TO AVOID FAILURES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

TIRE SIZE LT285/75R16, AFTERMARKET WITH 45% OF TREAD ON IT. DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 69 MILES WHEN CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE. APLLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID A COMPLETE A 360% TURN. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF IN PIECES,CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SEE THE STEEL BELT. *AK

WE JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW OF ANOTHER INSTANCE OF FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES BLOWING OUT AND CAUSING A FORD ESPLORER TO FLIP THREE TIMES. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO FATALITY - ONLY INJURY AND PROPERTY LOSS.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )