BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SHE HEARD A NOISE, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE ROLLED MORE THAN ONCE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. THESE WERE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 689, SIZE WAS P26570R15. *AK *MJS

BRIDGESTONE DUELLER TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. BOTH REAR TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE HAD ABOUT 4-5 FLAT'S WITH THESE TIRES AT LOW SPEEDS (~35 MPH) - AT LEAST 3 OF THEM WERE IRREPAIRABLE IN A 9700 MILE PERIOD - I ENDED UP RECENTLY CHANGING ALL THE TIRES - PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45 17 )

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-5 IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE & THE LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, 1 OF THE REMAINING 3 TIRES WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE SETTLED MY CLAIM FOR THE COST OF BODYWORK AND REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH ATX & ATX II TIRES ARE NOT ISOLATED TO THOSE MODELS. MY EXPERIENCE WAS IDENTICAL TO THOSE RELATED TO ATX & ATXII FAILURES. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THE NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION INTO BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE DEULER HT LT265/75R16 MODEL FOR SAFETY ASSURANCE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

I WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 10 NEAR GULFPORT, MS. ON 7/20/00. I WAS ON THE DOWNSIDE OF A BRIDGE IN THE RIGHT LANE IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHEN I TRAVEL 65-70 MPH MY VEHICLE SHAKE AND VIBRATE REALLY BAD. I CAN HARDLY HOLD THE STERRING WHEEL. I CAN FEEL THE PULL COMING FROM MY TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: )

ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE DUELER 684. REPLACED WITH SAME TIRE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. UNDERSTOOD AT THAT TIME THE DUELER 684 WAS NO LONGER PRODUCED BUT LOCAL FIRESTONE STORE SPECIAL ORDERED LAST 3 TIRES FROM ANOTHER LOCATION'S STOCK SO I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO REPLACE 3 TIRES AND USE MY ORIGINAL UNUSED SPARE. ON 6/12/00 I NOTICED A BULGE ON BACK LEFT TIRE WITH SMALLTIRE SEPARATION. I IMMEDIATELY REPLACED WITH SPARE. DURING THE WEEK BEFORE I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE FOR REPLACEMENT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS ON MY SPARE RACK AND TOTALLY DECOMPRESSED WITH HALF OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. I WAS LUCKY! LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER (STORE #008842) PRO-RATED TIRE FOR $49.99. TIRE ONLY HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. FIRESTONE REPLACED WITH DUELER H/L P-MET P245/70R16. OTHER TROOPER AND SAME TIRE OWNERS SHOULD ALSO KNOW ABOUT THIS TIRE!! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE DUELER 684'S AND HOPE THESE ARE ALSO RECALLED!( DOT NUMBER: Y7MT TIRE SIZE: P245/70R16 )

TIRES ARE GETTING DEEP NASTY CRACKS IN MY OPINION TOO SOON FOR SUCH A NEW / LOW MILEAGE CAR, WOMAN DRIVING LITTLE BABY . *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 185/65/14 )

WHILE TRAVELING IN A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1985 AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. BUT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FRONT END DAMAGES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS SOME ROAD WORK. A MINUTE LATER, THERE WAS EXTREME SCREACHING, METALLIAC SOUND & THUMPING FROM THE RUBBER. TREAD COMPLETELY CAME APART & STAYED ATTACHED UNTIL THE VEHCILE WAS PULLED OVER . VEHICLE SUFFERED HEADLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE, SHATTERED HEAD LAMP, TORE OFF RIGHT FRONT GRILL, THE RUBBER SLAPPED THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DENTS IN DOOR & ALONG THE BOTTOM SIDE OF CAR, METAL TRIM AROUND WHEEL WAS RIPPED OF & IT PUNCTURED THE A/C COMPRESSER. BRIDGESTONE SAID THERE WAS A LIABILITY CLAIM PROCESS. FIRESTONE WAS THE PARENT OF BRIDGESTONE. *AK