BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

AUTOMOBILE PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE BRAKING. GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD WHILE BRAKING. AUTOMOBILE WAS TAKEN TO SAVANNAH MITSUBISHI ON 10-26-98 FOR REPAIRS. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. I WAS TOLD THAT GRINDING NOISE IS COMMON IS ABS. ON 12-15-98, WHILE SUDDENLY BRAKING TO PREVENT FROM HITTING ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE, AUTOMOBILE PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CURB. IMPACT WITH CURB CAUSED RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO BLOW. A TOWING SERVICE WAS CALLED TO REMOVE WHEEL. MECHANIC STATED THAT RUST HAD SETTLED BETWEEN WHEEL AND AXLE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE WHEEL. SINCE THE INCIDENT, AUTOMOBILE CONTINUES TO PULL WHILE BRAKING ALSO VIBRATION AND GRINDING NOISE. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, ON 11-14-98, MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. A REPRESENTATIVE TELEPHONED ON 12-9-98 INFORMING ME TO CONTINUE TO TAKE THE AUTOMOBILE IN FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER AFFAIRS ADVISED ME TO MAKE A FINAL ATTEMPT TO REPAIR WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHICH WAS DONE ON 12-14-98. THEY HAVE NOT YET TO RESPOND. MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. NO RESPONSE. PER GA LEMON LAW, I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL GUIDELINES ESTABLISHING REASONABLE NUMBER OF REPAIR ATTEMPTS, REQUESTING FINAL ATTEMPT TO REPAIR AND REQUESTING REPURCHASE OF AUTOMOBILE. THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS PROVEN TO BE UNSAFE.( DOT NUMBER: OBV9 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

VEHICULE PULL TO RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN DRIVING, DEALER CHANGE 2 FRONT TIRES, REPAIR TERMINALS AND ALIGN WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT. YG( DOT NUMBER: )

AT SPEEDS AROUND 50 MPH AND ABOVE, VEHICLE HAS A PERSISTENT SHIMMY (VIBRATION) IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HONDA DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TIRES, TIRE DEALER SAYS THE TIRES ARE OK. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE ALL DAY, AND THE PROBLEM WAS ABOUT 90 PERCENT BETTER. BUT THE SHIMMY CAME BACK WITHIN A MONTH. HAVE TALKED TO HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE, THEY CLAIM NO KNOWELDGE OF IT. BUT THE INTERNET IS FULL OF REPORTS OF THE SHIMMY ON EARLY PRODUCTION VEHICLES (LIKE MINE). I SEEM TO HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER AVENUES, SO I AM NOW FILING THIS REPORT( DOT NUMBER: )

TIRES WILL NOT LAST 36000 MILES. REPLACED TIRES AT 25000 TO KEEP FOR AQUA PLANING DURING RAIN.( DOT NUMBER: Y79L TIRE SIZE: 205/65R15 )

ALL 4 OF THE TIRES HAVE A CRACK AROUND THE SIDEWALL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BELOW 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NOT A PROLBEM WITH THE TIRES, MODEL SF325. THE TREAD ON THESE TIRES ARE EXCELLENT, BUT THE SIDEWALLS DETERIORATED. THESE WERE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED ON THE VEHICLE IN JAN OF 96.

DEALER HAS DISCONTINUED BRIDGESTONE PROTENZA 92 SIZE P20565R15 AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN TIRE BLOW OUT, DRIVING 35MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON.