BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

VEHICLE PURCHASED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 (2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX LT). ON TWO(2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE LATEST BEING TODAY, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON WET ROADWAY. TODAY THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED THREE (3) TIMES AND ON ONE OCCURRANCE I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS!!!!! THE CORRECT TIRE SIZE IS 235/60R17. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 3 SERIES. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE (MODEL UNKNOWN), SIZE 205/55R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. FURTHERMORE, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS BLISTERED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. AS OF OCTOBER 22, 2007, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,608 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,700. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I FOUND ZERO TIRE PRESSURE IN ONE OF THE TIRES ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE AWD AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM GAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. REPORTING IT TO 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS, THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02, SIZE P215/55R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE THEN FELT AS IF IT WERE RIDING ON THE RIM. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY MELTED. HE ALSO NOTICED RUBBER DEBRIS ON THE GROUND AND THAT THE FENDER HAD BLACK MARKS. WHEN THE TIRE COOLED DOWN, HE PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET BROUGHT THE TIRE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,800. THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THE TREAD PUNCTURED, PRESSURE WAS LOST AND HEAT BURNED OUT THE SIDEWALL. UPDATED 11/15/07. *JB

2007 CAMRY XLE WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400-02 TIRES. SIZE 215/60-16. TIRES STARTED MAKING "ROAD NOISE" AT 18,000MI AND GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AT 23,000. DEALER SAID IT'S BECAUSE OF HARD RUBBER COMPOSITE USED IN MFG OF TIRE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR 2 IF I PAY FOR 2 OF ANOTHER BRAND TIRE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 BMW 325I WITH OEM BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 RUN FLAT TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAKING A LOUD NOISE FOR QUITE SOME TIME WITH 18K MILES ON THEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR MY FIRST 15K MILE SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THE TIRE WAS NOT WEARING PROPERLY AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL TIRE. THE DEALER WAS ONLY WILLING TO PAY FOR 2 NEW TIRES. IF THE TIRE HAS A PROBLEM I FEEL IT IS FAIR TO GET 4 OF THEM REPLACED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A RECALL ON THIS TIRE BUT I FELT LIKE IT DESERVED TO BE INVESTIGATED BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS THAT ARE POSTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. AFTER 6,000 MILES ON THE NEW TIRES I NOTICE THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR AND I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I BELIEVE THESE BRIDGESTOME TURANZA EL42 RUN FLAT TIRES HAVE SERIOUS MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS AND NEITHER BMW OR BRIDGESTONE WOULD ADMIT IT. I THINK THIS MODEL TIRE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE WE BUYERS HAVE TO REPLACE THESE EVERY 6,000 MILES ARE SO. BMW SHOULD OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES AND REPLACE THEM WITH BETTER TIRES AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. GIVEN THE PRICE OF THESE CARS DEALING WITH TIRE ISSUES EVERY SIX MONTHS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

1) WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY I-10 AT THE SPEED OF 50 MILES/HOUR, THE CAR IS SHAKING AND THEN AFTER A MINUTES. 2) THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLOWED OUT AND HITS A HOLE IN THE CAR. AT THE SAME TIME, REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. 3) I HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE IN THE HIGHWAY AND DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, I CHANGED ALL 4 TIRES MANUFACTURED BY BRIDGESTONE. MY MECHANIC FIXED THE REAR BUMPER, AND HE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF MY BRIDGESTONE TIRES INSIGNA 195/65 IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT (ACTUALLY THE TIRE SHOWS TIRE TREAD SEPARATION), THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF TREAD LEFT ON ALL OF 4 TIRES, 'CAUSE I JUST DRIVE OCCASIONALLY. ONE OF 4 TIRES FOUND OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 X RUNNER WITH 14000 MILES ON TIRES. TIRE STARTED CRACKING AND CHUNKS COMING OUT OF TREAD. WENT TO THREE FIRESTONE DEALERS. 1ST SAID NO PROBLEM WOULD REPLACE FOR 1200. 2ND DID NOT HAVE TIME YOU LOOK AT THEM. 3RD SAID THE TIRE NEEDED TO COME OF THE TRUCK THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS BRIDESTONE BUT COST ME 615.00 TIRES ARE BRIDESTONE POTENZA REO50A P255/45/R18 99V BL. *JB

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND PULLED OFF TO EAT. WHEN I PULLED INTO TIE RESTAURANT THE CAR HANDLED FUNNY SO I CHECKED THE TIRES WHEN I GOT OUT BUT THEY SEEMED OK. I CAME OUT FROM EATING AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS TOTALLY FLAT. ON INSPECTION THE SIDEWALL WAS BLOWN OUT ABOUT 2-3 INCHES IN A JAGGED PATTERN. LATER LOOKING AT THE TIRE AT HOME THERE APPEARED TO BE ANOTHER CRACK IN THE TIRE. I CALLED BRIDGESTONE TO REPLACE THE TIRE AFTER MY BRIDGESTONE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE AND IT WAS DISCONTINUED. THEY STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. ALSO THEY STATED THAT THIS TIRE WAS NOT THE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE HONDA CR-V ORIGINALLY. THEY WERE NOT EVEN ABLE TO FIND THE TIRE IN THEIR SYSTEM. I FIND THIS CURIOUS. *JB

EVENTS LAST WEEK, ONE OF OUR 2005 SILVERADO'S (HAS 40,000 MILES), WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HAD A SERIOUS TIRE BLOW OUT. IT TORE COMPLETELY APART. WE HAVE PICTURES TO DOCUMENT THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE. THE RIM OF THE TRUCK WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE TIRE BLOW OUT. AFTER THE TIRE BLEW OUT, THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY ON THE RIM. LUCKILY, THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND NOT DAMAGE THE TRUCK ANY FURTHER. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T. UNDER THE SELECT TIRE SIZE THE CORRECT INFORMATION IS 26570R17. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THIS INFORMATION IN THAT BOX. FAILURE THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WE HAD THE RIM REPAIRED AND THE 4 TIRES REPLACED. *TR