BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

TWO OF THE TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT WITHIN TWO MONTHS. STILL PLENTY OF TREAD ON THE TIRE WHEN BOTH HAPPENED. SECOND TIME IT BROKE THE BUMPER AND CRACKED THE FRAME. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. *AK

UPDATE ON 10192218 AND 10192426. 2007 GRAND PRIX GXP DEALER ATTEMPTED REPAIR TRANSMISSION. PER GMS TECH SUPPORT, DEALER PULLED TRANSMISSION, REPLACED FINAL DRIVE GEARS , AND BEARINGS. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. DEALER THEN REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT WITH GM RE-MANUFACTURED"PART. ALSO, DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ANY REPAIR BECAUSE THE FACTORY SAVED NEW TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION LINE VEHICLES. 15 DAYS AT DEALER. AND WAS TOLD CAR READY FOR PICK-UP. DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE PARKING LOT AND NOTICED GEAR SHIFT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE IN ANY GEAR BUT MANUAL. REVERSE, DIDN'T WORK, AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL GOING DOWN AN INCLINE. BROUGHT VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BACK TO DEALER, WHO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT BRIDGESTONE TIRES DUE TO OUT OF ROUND AND IRREGULAR WEAR. LATEST SET OF TIRES WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE, ORDERED TWO NEW BRIDGESTONE'S UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES DID NOT HELP. DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, DESPITE DRIVE LINE SHUDDERING. DEALER STATED OPERATED AS DESIGNED. *AK

HAD 3 BRIDGESTONE BATTLEAX BT TIRES SEPARATE ON THE '05 BMW K1200LT MOTORCYCLE. ALL HAD ABOUT 4500 MILES ON THEM. TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AT ALL TIMES ON MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED PRESSURE LISTED ON SIDEWALLS. INSIDE OF TIRES SHOWED SEPARATION THE SIZE OF MY WRISTS AND ABOUT 12-14" IN LENGTH.*AK ALL FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF TIRE INSTALLATION. LAST SET OF TIRES IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTIONS. TIRE COMPANY WHERE I BOUGHT REPLACEMENTS FOR THEM ON TRIP IN COLORADO WILL HOLD THEM FOR A FEW WEEKS. SERIAL NUMBERS OF LAST TWO TIRES: DED3405 AND PAA1102

TWO DRIVEWAY FLAT TIRES DUE TO UNUSUAL AND NON REPAIRABLE CRACKS IN THE TIRE SIDEWALLS. ONE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ONE MONTH AGO WITH NEAR TREAD SEPARATION. AND ONE SEVERE BLOW OUT TWO DAYS AGO ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. ALL ON SAME TIRES , BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT 693, 31X10.50 R15S. I STILL HAVE THE MOST RECENT THREE. *AK

BRIDGESTONE SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE ATTACHED TO THE TIRE CARRIER ON THE BACK OF TH 1994 NISSAN PATTHFINDER. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NO-ONE WAS NEARBY. THE TIRE WAS RUINED, AND THE TIRE COVER WAS DESTROYED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT 840 TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE TIRE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND MELT. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY DRIVING ON THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HER TO CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. BRIDGESTONE STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TIRE. THE TIRE SIZE IS P265/70R17. CURRENTLY, THE TIRE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS AVAILABLE. THE FUEL SYSTEM, POWERTRAIN, AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,625 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,620.

RIGHT AT 2000 I NOTICED MY TIRES IN FRONT FEATHERING, CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM, AND DEALERSHIP SAID TO ROTATE, NOW, THEY WANT ME TO PUT THE REAR TIRES ON FRONT, TO ONLY DO THE SAME THING, NOW I HAVE OVER 6,000 MILES, AND ALREADY NEED NEW TIRES ON FRONT AS THEY WERE HORRIBLE AND GETTING VERY CHOPPY. IT WAS SAD FOR CHEVROLET TO IGNORE THIS. *AK

2007 CAMRY - ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA 215-60-R16. TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 21,000 MILES. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT NO WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE ON THESE TIRES. *AK

LOW TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS MUST BE REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER IF WHEELS ARE ROTATED, IF A FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE REPLACES A WHEEL THE REPROGRAMMING IS AT CONSUMER'S COST. THIS FORCES CONSUMERS TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOMETHING WHICH USED TO BE DONE AT HOME. I BLAME NHTSA FOR PUSHING TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS, WITHOUT ENFORCING MANUFACTURERS MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR CONSUMERS TO SET THEIR OWN TIRE PRESSURES , AND THIS ADDED UNNECESSARY COST TO REGULAR MAINTENANCE WHICH USED TO BE FREE.*AK

FOLLOW-UP ON ODI #'S: 10191952 AND10192426 REPAIR ATTEMPT THREE ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AS OF MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, THIS MAKES 15 CONSECUTIVE DAYS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER CALLED TODAY, STATING VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A "RE-MANUFACTURED" TRANSMISSION THEY ORDERED FROM GM. SO, I'VE GOT A BRAND NEW 2007 GRAND PRIX GXP WITH 3,200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, WITH A USED TRANSMISSION FROM GM. DEALER INSISTED VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN FOR SEVERAL TEST-DRIVES TODAY, AND IT IS IN "LIKE NEW" CONDITION. UPON TAKING THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE, MYSELF, I NOTICED THAT THE GEARSHIFT WAS LOOSE, AND DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, AS IT HAD BEFORE, AND AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. ANY SLIGHT PRESSURE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED THIS "NEW"(????) TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, WITHOUT CONTROL INPUT FROM DRIVER. BASICALLY, THERE WERE NO DETENT STOPS FOR THE GEAR INDICATOR, AND IT FREELY MOVED BETWEEN DRIVE, NEUTRAL AND REVERSE! DEALER STATED THEY WOULD ONCE AGAIN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. DEALER DID NOT CLOSE-OUT THE SERVICE TICKET, SO THEY ARE MAKING THIS APPEAR AS ONE REPAIR ATTEMPT, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE: 1. IGNORED INITIAL COMPLAINT, 2. ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION, 3. FAILING THAT, THEY ORDERED A USED, RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM GM, WHICH HAS EITHER BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, OR IS DEFECTIVE FROM THE START. EVEN IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE "REPAIRED", IT NOW HAS A USED, DYSFUNCTIONAL AND DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION, AND THE CAR IS SERIOUSLY DE-VALUED. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GM, AND THOROUGHLY PLAN ON A VIGOROUS PURSUIT OF MY RIGHTS UNDER THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW.