BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN A SMALL VIBRATION STARTED AND TRANSITION TO A VIOLENT SHAKING. A TEMPORARY LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SLOWER SPEED AND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. I DISCOVERED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE AXEL AND ROTOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA250 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L 400 TIRES, SIZE: 235/50R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, CHUNKS OF TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. CARMAX (8611 S LA CIENEGA BLVD, INGLEWOOD, CA 90301, (310) 568-9272) WAS INFORMED, BUT UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,580. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *BF*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE DURANGO, EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGE STONE TIRES, TIRE LINE: ECOPIA, TIRE SIZE:265-50R-20 N/A, AND DOT 7XUMEC13017. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, THE TIRE BELTS ON THE REAR DRIVER'S AND THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES FRACTURED AND AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO VIBRATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP AND REPLACED THE TWO TIRES. THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

SIDEWALLS ARE WEAK AND BLOW OUT. HAD 5 TIRES REPLACED; STILL HAVE ONE WITH BUBBLE IN SIDEWALK. BRIDGESTONE REP SAYS FROM HITTING POTHOLES. I HAVE ANOTHER SET OF TIRES(MICHELIN) THAT I DRIVE ON THE SAME ROADS WITH NO ISSUES. BRIDGESTONE DRIVEGUARD

AUDI WESTMONT LEASED ME A BRAND NEW 2019 A6 LAST NOVEMBER 12, 2018. THEY CLAIM "ALL" OF AUDI'S 2019 A6'S COME WITH "SUMMER TIRES" ON THEM AND GETTING AN "ALL SEASON" OR "WINTER" TIRE IS NOT POSSIBLE UNLESS I PAY ANOTHER $2,690.83 FOR FOUR MORE "WHEELS AND WINTER TIRES". I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS ON THEIR "SUMMER TIRES" BRIDGESTONE TURANZA T005 SUMMER TIRES. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND, I TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE BRAKING. MY WIFE REFUSED TO RIDE AGAIN WITH ME WITH THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. I FINALLY WENT BACK IN AND HAD TO PURCHASE FROM THEM FOUR NEW SOTOZERO3 WINTER TIRES AND FOUR NEW WHEELS. I NOW HAVE 8 NEW TIRES AND 8 NEW WHEELS. MY COMPLAIN IS WITH AUDI, NOT THE DEALER. SELLING OR LEASING THESE VEHICLES WITH SUMMER TIRES ONLY IN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT EXPERIENCES WINTERS SUCH AS SUBURBAN CHICAGO, IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. AUDI NEEDS TO BE STOPPED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THANK YOU!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA HL422 PLUS TIRES, SIZE: 235/60R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RYDELL NISSAN OF GRAND FORKS (3220 S WASHINGTON ST, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201, (701) 746-9323) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE TREADS WERE WORN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE BRIDGESTONE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES, SIZE: 255/70/17 (NA). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE PEELING, CRACKING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE (LOCATED AT 4835 LANKERSHIM BLVD, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA 91601, (818) 824-5973) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE SAFE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R17 (NA). UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WERE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHROME RIMS WERE POKING HOLES IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT USED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,187. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

THIS WAS NOT A BLIZZAK LM-25. IT WAS A BLIZZAK LM-60. TWICE WITHIN A YEAR, I'VE HAD MY REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE BEADS, SPLITTING ALL THE WAY AROUND ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALLS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THE PASSENGER REAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH. IT BLEW OFF AND WENT ROLLING BESIDE AND BEHIND THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY WITH SOME DAMAGE OCCURRING TO THE INNER TIRE WHEEL WELL. THE SECOND TIME OCCURRED DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, AFTER RECENTLY EXITING THE FREEWAY. THIS TIME IT WAS THE DRIVER'S REAR. WHILE IT SEPARATED, I HEARD AND FELT IT AND PULLED TO THE CURB. THIS TIME THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO THE WHEEL WELL AS WELL AS THE BODY TRIM THE GOES FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR WHEEL WELLS BENEATH THE DOORS. I HAVE PICTURES.

THIS AFTERNOON I HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT OF A RUN-FLAT TIRE. THIS IS THE 7TH BLOWOUT IN UNDER 17 MONTHS. OVER MY DRIVING CAREER I HAVE DRIVEN OVER A MILLION MILES, BY MY CALCULATIONS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BLOWOUT. I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY WHEN I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE. TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE 245/40 RF 19 98W.