BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

I PURCHASED MY PONTIAC 2007 SOLSTICE THIS PAST SUMMER "NEW" FROM PAUL BENTON PONTIAC IN OAK RIDGE TN. I LOVE MY CAR BUT, EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT HAS HAD VIBRATION PROBLEMS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE THE TOP WOULD MAKE A SCRAPPING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. WELL THE NOISE COMES AND GOES, I TOOK MY CAR TODAY AND HAD THE SAFETY RECALL DONE. THEY REPLACED THE REAL PINION SEAL, THEY JUST REPLACED ONE SEAL. IS IT JUST ONE SEAL OR DO THEY NEED TO REPLACE MORE BECAUSE WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP THE SERVICE COUNTER INFORMED ME THAT MY BACK R/R AND L/R WHEELS ARE BENT. THEY BALANCED THE TIRES BUT IT NOW THE VIBRATION IS WORSE THAN BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE PART. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE STEERING IS LOOSE IN IT, IT WAS TIGHT AND NOW THE WHEEL TURNS BUT THE WHEELS TAKE A WHILE TO CATCH UP. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE DEPT MORE THAN HALF THE TIME. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANGER IF HE COULD FIX IT BUT HE SAID THE ONLY THING COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WAS THE PART AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS WRONG WITH IT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS FAR CONSIDERING I PAID ALMOST 30,000 FOR THIS CAR HAVE HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR AND NO FAULT OF MY OWN IT IS HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 325I. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42, SIZE P205/55R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES MADE A LOUD HUMMING SOUND. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH LESS THAN 13,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

FRONT END SHIMMIED WHEN BRAKING. FOUND FRONT TIRES WERE CUPPED. HAD JUST ROTATED TIRES, LEAVING ON A TRIP, SO ROTATED TIRES BACK TO FRONT. RETURNING ON TRIP, CAR FRONT SHOOK BADLY WHEN BRAKING GOING DOWNHILL IN MOUNTAINS. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID (BRIDGESTONE) TIRES SHOWED CUPPING. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE LININGS AND CAR SEEMED TO HANDLE OK. THREE MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER TRIP THROUGH MOUNTAINS, AGAIN FRONT END SHIMMIED BADLY WHEN BRAKING GOING DOWN STEEP INCLINE. DEALER SAID ALL TIRES SHOWED CUPPING, BUT BRAKES, CV JOINTS, BEARINGS WERE OK. SUGGESTED I REPLACE TIRES (BUT DID NOT TRY TO SELL ME ANY???) INSTALLED 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES AND CAR HANDLES GREAT ALTHOUGH I STILL FEEL SOME DRAGGING IN THE BRAKES. ANOTHER TRIP TO DEALER, PAID FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION AND DEALER SAID BRAKES OK 80 % REMAINING WEAR. CAR NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, TOLD DEALER I FELT THEY WERE STALLING ME ON REPAIRS UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY SAID REPAIR RECORD WOULD SHOW PROBLEM IN PAST IF CONDITION CONTINUED. DID NOT SAY WHAT CONDITION THEY WERE REFERRING TOO. FEEL THEY ARE GIVING ME RUN AROUND ON STEERING PROBLEM, BUT AS THEY SAID, THERE ARE NO MOUNTAINS AROUND HERE THEY CAN TEST DRIVE. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A BRIDGE, THE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SPIN AROUND 180 DEGREES. THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE RIM TO AN AREA WHERE THE TIRE COULD BE CHANGED. INSPECTION OF ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED NO EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR AND NO ITEMS LODGED IN THE TIRE WHICH WOULD CAUSE A FLAT. WE ARE STILL DECIDING WHETHER TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES OR NOT. TIRE IS DUELLER H/T 689. *TR

MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WHERE DRIVING HOME WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE TIRE SIDE WALL FAILED AT 50MPH AND THE TIRE DEPARTED THE CARS RIM. LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WAS TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE RIM ONLY SAFELY. I CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN IT TO CAR AND TIRE MANUFACTURES SPECIFICATIONS ON OUR FORD MUSTANG SINCE IT IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRE AND CAR. I 'AM EXTREMELY UPSET AT BRIDGESTONE AS THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AND COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02, SIZE 215-60VR16 TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT 17,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD WEAR AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEST PRICE SHE COULD GET FROM THE DEALER WAS FOUR TIRES FOR THE PRICE OF THREE, AT $567. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,500. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

TIRES HAVE NOT FAILED. SIDEWALL CRACKS/DETERIORATION NOTICED DURING ROUTINE STOP FOR GAS. I PLAN TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE A 2006 SUZUKI XL7 IN APRIL OF 2007 BRAND NEW. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT PROXIMATELY 65-70 MILES PER HOUR MY LEFT REAR TIRE, A BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE DUELLER HT 687 (P235/60R16) BLEW OUT. I AM CONCERN AS I HAD NO WARNING THAT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND DUE TO WHERE THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 20,000 MILES ON IT AND THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE O KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TIRE AS WELL. I TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HAD THIS OCCURRED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE THIS COULD ENDED OUR LIVES. *TR

FRONT TIRES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY WORN AFTER 8,000 MILES. THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT. THE TIRES SIMPLY SPIN WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP. *TR

VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 42, 62 AND 72 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROAD IS CURVING TO THE LEFT, THAT MAKES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATE, SO THAT IT IS UNDRIVABLE. CAPITOL HONDA REPLACED TIRES WITH OTHER TIRES AND VIBRATION WAS NOT FOUND. WHEN ORIGINAL TIRES REINSTALLED, VIBRATION RETURNS. HONDA DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE IMBALANCE IS IN THE TIRES. HAVE TAKEN TIRES BACK TO AMERICA'S TIRE TWICE FOR RE-BALANCE AND THEY HAVE ADDED WEIGHTS EACH TIME, BY ABOUT 1/2 OZ. *TR