BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

THE MAZDA 2007 CX-7 SHOWS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES AFTER 12,000 MILES. DEALER SAID HE RED LINED TIRES AND TO REPLACE THEM. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE EL-42 P235/60R/18 102H. FRONT TIRES SHOWED OUTER TREAD WEAR AS IF UNDER INFLATED. REAR TIRES SHOWED AL AROUND WEAR EVENLY . DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE ANY CONCESSIONS ON THESE TIRES . BUT GOT A MAILING FROM DEALER TO SELL ME TIRES.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1983 JEEP CJ7. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, SIZE 32/1150/R15LT (NA). WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. HE ALSO NOTICED SEVERE TIRE SEPARATION DOWN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE, WHICH EXPOSED SIX BELTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 196,000.

INSIDE CASING OF TIRE FAILED (UNATTACHED). WAS DISCOVERED WHEN TIRE WAS DISMOUNTED TO REPAIR A LEAK. TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE TURANZA LS-T. ACTUAL TIRE MILEAGE 24000. SWAPPED YEARLY WITH MOUNTED SNOW TIRES. *TR

REAR TIRES ON NEW HONDA CIVIC LX 2008 BEGAN THUMPING AND SHAKING AT 12000 MILES AND KEPT GETTING WORSE UNTIL 15K, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. HONDA DEALER SAID THE "C" ARMS THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH 2007 CIVICS WERE INSTALLED IN MY CAR, AND THE PROBLEM MAY BE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE TIRES ROTATED. (?) THEY WANTED $381 FOR TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WITH ONLY 9 MONTHS AND 15K MILES OF NEW CAR USE. *TR

TIRES STARTED SEPARATING 24000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. TIRES WERE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *TR

WAS WASHING MY CAR AND NOTICE THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES, I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN DEC. 2006. I WENT TO NISSAN DEALER, THEY SAID IT IS JUST DRY ROT, BUT IT NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVENTUALLY I'LL NEED NEW TIRES. WENT TO FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE AND THEY SEEM UNCONCERN, JUST THAT IT IS THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE WITH THE COLD THEN HEAT WHICH DRY THE TIRES OUT. MY CONCERN IS I ONLY HAD THESE TIRES JUST A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND NOT 4 OR 5 THE LIFE TIME OF THESE TIRES, THEY SHOULD NO BE CRACKING LIKE THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, I FEEL THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD A CAR WITH BAD TIRES. *TR

WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-70 CAR STARTED SHAKING AND HEARD A LOW ROAR. THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD. I GOT OFF EXIT 124 I BELIEVE AND CHECKED TIRES. ALL LOOKED NORMAL.. CHECKED TIRED PRESSURES ALL WAS 32 OR 34 PSI. I THOUGH MAYBE IT WAS THE ROAD SO I CONTINUED TO EXIT 126EAST ON I 70 GOT OFF EXIT BECAUSE I HEARD THE SAME NOISE. I THEN DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE TRUCKSTOP AND LISTENED TO THE TIRES.. REAR PASSENGER WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE SO I DECIDED TO TURN BACK AROUND AND COME BACK HOME EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES LOOKED FINE. I PULLED OUT OF THE TRUCK STOP AND OVER THE BRIDGE TO GO WEST ON I-70 HEADING ABOUT 20MPH AND HEARD A LOUD POP. THE TIRE BLEW OUT.. CONTINUED OVER THE BRIDGE TO THE PILOT TRUCK STOP AND NOTICED THERE WAS STILL AIR IN THE TIRE.. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE SPLIT AT THE SEAM. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS!!! THE ENTIRE SIDE BLEW OUT.. BUT THERE IS STILL AIR IN THEM.. FIRESTONE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE TIRES ANYMORE.. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 65MPH I WOULD PROBABLY BE DEAD. FIRESTONE 215/45R17 POTENZA. *TR

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2007 AND IT WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. THE CAR TIRES WERE FINE THE FIRST WINTER. THE NEXT WINTER IN 2008 I STARTED NOTICING THE CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WHEN THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SNOW ON THE DRIVE WAY OR ROAD. THE CAR WAS SLIPPERY AND THE FRONT TWO TRIES JUST HAD PROBLEMS. THIS WINTER I ALMOST WOULD HAVE BEEN RAN OVER BY ANOTHER CAR WHILE THIS CAR TIRES JUST WOULD NOT MOVE AND SLIPPED AND WAS IN BETWEEN TWO LANES. I FINALLY CHANGED THE TIRES WHEN I HAD 2500 MILES ONLY IN MY CAR. MY HUSBAND CALLED TOYOTA DEALER AND SPOKE WITH THEM AND THEY BLAME BRIDESTONE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR ON THE ROAD SIDE AND THE POLICE HAD TO REMOVE MY CAR AS IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I HOPE YOU LOOK AT THE TIRERACK WEBSITE FOR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME KIND OF ISSUES. THE TIRES JUST GET STUCK AND DON'T BUDGE. ALSO PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A RIP OFF TO CONSUMERS TO CHANGE TIRES WHEN THE CAR IS JUST 2 YRS OLD. THANKS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BRAND NEW AND HAD IT 2 DAYS WHEN NEEDING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FRONT END PROBLEM. THE SUBFRAME BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED AND ALIGNED. I HAVE WORN OUT 3 SETS OF TIRES IN 2 YEARS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50K MILES ON IT. ALL DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES USED AND THE FIRST 2 WORE OUT AT 18,000 MILES BUT THE LAST WORE OUT AT AROUND 5,000. IT HAS BEEN ON AN ALIGNMENT RACK 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME NEEDING SMALL ADJUSTMENTS. THE CAR ALSO HAS A BINDING NOISE UPON TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. CALLED DEALERSHIPS AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING OR EVEN CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CAR. I AM DISGUISED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000.00 ON A CAR THAT IS STILL NEW. HELP WITH ALL THE MONEY TOYOTA IS MAKING THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND HAVE A RECALL ON THE ISSUES AND REIMBURSE OWNERS. I DO NOT EXPECT TO PUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT ON A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

EMAIL SENT TO BRIDGESTONE TIRES ON MONDAY FEB. 23,2008 AT 6:45PM FROM THERE WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.BRIDGESTONE-FIRESTONE.COM/ TIRES IN QUESTION ARE:: P215/60R16 TURANZA EL400 I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAS APPROX. 31,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MY TIRES ARE DOWN TO THE WEAR BELTS . I'M LIKE WHAT!! YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME, I HAVE TO PURCHASE TIRES AT 30,000 MILES.I TOOK IT TO HARRELSON TOYOTA IN ROCK HILL SC. THEY TELL ME THE SAME THING. I WAS THEN ADVISED TO CALL TOYOTA OF CALIFORNIA AND FILE A COMPLAINT.( I HAVE DONE THAT) THEY ADVISED THAT I CALL BRIDGESTONE. (I'M SENDING THIS EMAIL TO YOU)I DONT FEEL LIKE WITH A NEW CAR I HAVE HAD SINCE LAST JAN. I SHOULD BE BUYING TIRES, BECAUSE THEY ARE DOWN TO THE WEAR BELTS. KINDA LIKE YOU WOULDNT EXPECT TO HAVE TO REPLACE YOU TV AFTER WATCHING IT FOR ONE YEAR AND IT GOES OUT EVEN THOUGH YOU USE IT EVERYDAY. MY POINT IS I SHOULDNT BE BUYING ANOTHER SET OF TIRES AT 30,000. I THINK BRIDGESTONE SHOULD REPLACE MY TIRES. I AM 40 YEARS OLD AND THE ONLY PERSON THAT DRIVES THIS CAR, BECAUSE MY KIDS ARE TO YOUNG TO DRIVE. SO WITH THIS BEING SAID, I HAVE COPIED THIS EMAIL AND SAVED IT TO MY FILES. I WILL BE CONTACTING GEICO INSURANCE CO AND LETTING THEM KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE EVENT I HAVE A BLOW OUT, AND HAVE DAMAGES I AM AND WILL HOLD BRIDGESTONE ACCOUNTABLE.(SAFETY OF MY KIDS AND MYSELF). I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND WITH NHTSA. I WILL PATEINTLY WAIT FOR A VOUCHER FROM YOU TO REPLACE MY TIRES. IF I DONT HEAR FROM YOU BY APRIL 1,2009. I WILL SEEK LEGAL ACTION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU! -SUSAN J. SMITH *TR