BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

I PURCHASED BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES FROM TOYOTA IN DECEMBER 2010. TODAY, 4/25/2011, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 OR 70 MPH (NO DEBRIS OR POTHOLES) THE TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED A BLOWOUT. TIRE'S DOT NUMBER: OBX8PM6-3710. 215/60R16 ONLY ABOUT 5000 MILES HAD BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE TIRE WAS FIRST INSTALLED. WENT TO DEALER AND REPLACED THE TIRE FOR FREE. TOYOTA DID NOT KNOW WHY THE TIRE FAILED, BUT BOTH ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE OR ROAD RELATED DAMAGED. THIS IS NOT A TOYOTA ISSUE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT BRIDGESTONE SHOULD DO A RECALL IF ITS TIRES ARE FAILING AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5000 MILES. I HAVE 3 OF THE SAME TIRES PLUS THE REPLACEMENT TURANZA TIRE ON MY CAR WHICH I AM EXTREMELY UNEASY ABOUT NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER BY BRIDGESTONE AND GOV.'T REGULATORY AGENCIES. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I WASN'T KILLED TODAY. *TR

BLOW OUT OF RIGHT REAR TIRE ON 2006 PONTIAC GTO WITH FACTORY BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 18 TIRES WITH 22,000 MILES ON THEM. INSIDE TREAD SEVERELY WORN BEFORE THE REST OF THE TIRE CAUSING A TEAR ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. THIS WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER THE BLOW OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY "BRIDGESTONE TIRE" SEPARATED AT THE TREAD AND PEELED OFF LIKE A BANANA AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH! THE TIRE STAYED INTACT AND THE BANDS WITH NO DEFLATION". I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS TIRE WILL BE OR WAS A RECALL. NO ACCIDENT LUCKILY, NO INJURY, LUCKILY BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE BACK PASSENGER. IF IT WAS ON THE FRONT I WOULD OF BEEN SCREWED FOR I WAS MAKING A 60 MILE AN HOUR CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH FREQUENT TRAFFIC RUSH HOUR WITH A TOP HEAVY "ISUZU-TROOPER". THIS TIRE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED!!!!! NEVER , AT AGE 46 , SEEN A TIRE PEEL THE TREAD OFF THE RADIAL BELT LIKE THIS LIKE A RETREAD! MUST SOMEONE DIE OR BE HURT BEFORE "BRIDGESTONE" IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE LIKE IN THE YEAR 2000 WHEN THEY HAD MULTIPLE DEATHS AND LAWSUITS? THANK YOU , PLEASE HELP. *TR

TOYOTA 2008 CAMRY LE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 P215/60/R16 TIRE CUPPING PROBLEMS. IN 5000 MILES CUPPING PROBLEMS WAS NOTICEABLE. BY 15,000 MILES IT WAS QUITE SEVERE. IN THE 25,000 MILES THE CUPPING PROBLEM WAS SO BAD THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TOYOTA 2008 CAMRY LE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 P215/60/R16 TIRE CUPPING PROBLEMS. IN 5000 MILES CUPPING PROBLEMS WAS NOTICEABLE. BY 15,000 MILES IT WAS QUITE SEVERE. IN THE 25,000 MILES THE CUPPING PROBLEM WAS SO BAD THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TIRE KINGDOM TOLD ME THAT THE FROMT LEFT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION WAS ADVISED THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TIRE COULD COME APART. HE ALSO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING FROM THE OTHER THREE TIRE. ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED SIMILAR ISSUES BUT LLEFT FRONT WAS MOST CRITICAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 TIRES, LINE SIZE P215/60/. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE FEATHERING. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS PARTICULAR MODEL TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/11/11

BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 SIZE P215/70R15 65K MILE TIRES SET OF 4 PURCHASED. MAY 2009 WITH 77,567 MILES ON VEHICLE. DATE ON TIRE IS 2108 SO THEY APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN A YEAR OLD WHEN INSTALLED AT COYOTE TIRE SHOP IN GLENDALE AZ. DRIVING IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER 70MPH IN A KIA SEDONA WITH 2 ADULTS AND ONE 6YR OLD CHILD INSIDE. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. AIR NEVER ESCAPED FROM TIRE. STILL HAS 32LBS IN IT COLD. TIRE TREAD DESTROYED REAR BUMPER OF VEHICLE UPON SEPARATION. NO PRIOR HANDLING OR VIBRATIONS OCCURRED. ODOMETER READ 104235 AT TIME OF INCIDENT SO THE TIRE ONLY HAD 26,668 MILES ON IT. DOT NUMBER: Y7M3 MODEL YEAR 2004 MAKE KIA MODEL SEDONA EX VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A TIRES WERE AFTERMARKET. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 HONDA CIVIC EX. AROUND 70,000 MILES MY ENGINE OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE WAS RADIATOR COOLANT LEAK FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. THE HONDA DEALERS STATED THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. I INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED ENGINE BLOCKS ON THE 2008 HONDA CIVIC. DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HONDA EXTENDED THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO 8 YRS FOR UNLIMITED MILES. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL BUT THERE SHOULD BE IN MY OPINION. ALSO I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC TWICE IN ABOUT 70,000 MILES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR (INNER FLAT AREAS ON THE TIRES) EVEN WITH TIRE ROTATIONS AND ALIGNMENTS. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXTREME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR ON THE INTERNET. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY BRAND NEW BMW X6 ON I78 HEADED WEST. AT APPROXIMATELY EXIT 4, THE TIRE PRESSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INDICATED LOSS OF PRESSURE ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO INSPECT AND NOTED THAT THE TIRE WALL HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RIM NOT THE TREAD, ONLY TO THE WALL. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 550 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY A CAR EXPERT WHO'S OPINION WAS THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BMW WHO TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS FINE AND IT WAS MY FAULT THAT IT BLEW OUT. I ARGUED MY CASE AND BMW THEN AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRE FOR FREE. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THEY KEEP THE TIRE FOR A FULL INSPECTION BUT THEY SEEM TO NOT WANT TO DO THIS. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED GIVEN THE CAR AND TIRE HAD VIRTUALLY NO DRIVEN MILES ON THEM AND I HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD (AS I NOTED BEFORE, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN TO THE TIRE WALL. *TR