BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 325XI BMW. THE TIRES ON THE BMW WERE BRIDGESTONE, TURANZA EL42, SIZE 205/55/R16 DOT# IS # EJ8KCNK4005. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER REACHED 7,000 AND AGAIN AT 10,000 MILES THE TIRES BEGAN TO VIBRATE. BOTH BMW AND BRIDGESTONE WERE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE, AND BRIDGESTONE OFFERED A 25% DISCOUNT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW SET OF TIRES. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,200. *AK TIRE SIZE RFT EL42 205/55/16 UPDATED 01/19/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2006 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER TIRES WERE LOW PROFILE TIRES WHICH WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPPMENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE WAS AUGUST 26, 2006 WHILE TRAVELING IN REVERSE AT 3 MPH . THE CONTACT STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2ND TIME A TIRE FAILED SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH WHEN SHE HIT THE SIDE OF THE CURB. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REMINDED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD HER THAT TIRE FAILURES OCCURRED OFTEN ON TOYOTA 4 RUNNERS. BRIDGESTONE ,DUELHER H/T P265/60R18. WITH DOT# ELXT JAJ4105.*AK THE CONSUMER WISHED TO CLOSE THE COMPLAINT AND NOT FILE. UPDATED 02/09/07. *JB

TL* - THE BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 72 MPH . THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT HAS THE DAMAGED TIRE. THE 2005 HONDA CRV HAD APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT DID NOT STRIKE A ROAD HAZARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE, AND THE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES O EXPLODED EXCEPT ONE WHICH REMAINED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE OTHER TWO TIRES REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRE. *AK UPDATED 01/30/07. *JB THE CONSUMER WROTE IN TO SAY HER LAST NAME AND ADDRESS HAD CHANGED. UPDATED 09/06/07. *JB

HAVE OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER T&C FOR 7 MONTHS SINCE MAY 2006 AND THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL OUTSIDE EDGE TIRE WEAR AS WELL AS SEVERE ABNORMAL VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING. VIBRATION IS FELT IN GAS PEDAL, SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL. HAD TIRES ROTATED/BALANCED/ALIGNMENT CHECK AND 5 SEPARATE SERVICE GARAGES LOOK AT VIBRATION ISSUE BUT NO SOLUTION. CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD ME BACK IN JULY 2006 THEY DID NOT FEEL THE VIBRATION BUT EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT HAS DRIVEN VEHICLE FEELS THE ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TIRES ALSO HAVE HAD "INDENTATIONS/LINES" IN ALL TIRES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE 8,200 MILES ON VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIRE FAILURE/BLOW OUT AS VALID REGISTERED COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND BUT NOT AT MY EXPENSE SINCE IT SHOULD BE A TIRE MANUFACTURER SAFETY ISSUE. TIRE SIZE IS 215/65R16 EVEN THOUGH THE PULL DOWN BOX DID NOT LET ME SELECT MY CORRECT SIZE. *NM

NEW VEHICLE WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES. THE CAR REPORTED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE (MAZDA CX-7) TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM MY HOME. 5 MINUTES AFTER I ENTERED THE FREEWAY, THE TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAD A BLOW OUT. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 3,000 MILES ON THEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, THERE WAS THUMPING NOISE, AND A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A BLISTER ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TREAD WAS WORN AND THE STEEL BELT WAS PRESENT ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. AFTER REPLACING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. THE TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200, SIZE P225/60R16.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW SET OF POTENZA'S ON THE DEC 7. I HAD THEM MOUNTED ON IN THE AFTERNOON DEC 8. WENT STRAIGHT HOME 10 MILES AWAY. ON DEC 9, I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD SWERVE A BIT I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY, I SPUN OUT SIX OR SEVEN TIMES AT 45 MPH. WHEN I PULLED OVER I SAW THAT I WAS DRIVING ON MY RIM, MY TIRE ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE WASN'T ON. I RETRIEVED THE TIRE. THE TREAD AND WALL TORE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HIT ANYONE/ANYTHING FROM THE SPIN OUT, MY CAR, A 2005 MODEL, IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL WRECK FROM ALL THE DAMAGES THAT RESULTED FROM THE TIRE LOSS. *NM

EXCESSIVE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON A 2006 BMW 330I. I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX OR A TIRE REPLACEMENT BUT THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2,000 MILES AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I DRIVE MY 3 YEAR OLD SON TO DAY CARE AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING HIM. HAVING GIVEN THE DEALERSHIP OVER 2 MONTHS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I FEEL IT IS TIME TO LOOK INTO OTHER AVENUES TO GET A RESOLUTION. *JB

FEATHERING ON FRONT TIRES AT LOW SPEED AND BREAKING TO STOP. I HAD THE SERVICE DONE AT 8K TO CORRECT THE FEATHER AT A NISSAN DEALER AND AFTER A MONTH THE FEATHER OCCURS AT 75 MPH SPEED DUE TO SHAKING ON STEERING WHEEL BUT AT LOW SPEED WHEN BRAKING STEERING ALSO TENDS TO SHAKE AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. WENT TO THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE IF RECALL HAS BEEN UPDATED OR CORRECTING THE RECALL AND NO REPLY, AT 22K NISSAN DEALER RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. THIS I BELIEVE CAN LEAD TO DRIVING DAMAGE AND INJURES IF TIRE IS PUNCTURE DUE TO TIRE FLARE ACTION FROM THE RIMS TO THE TIRES, THIS WOULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO FLARE OFF THE RIM AND CAUSE THE CAR TO LOOSE CONTROL AND OTHER INJURY TO CARS AND DRIVERS DUE TO TIRE FLARE OFF AND BECOME A PROJECTILE. *AM *NM

TIRES ARE EXTREMELY NOISY AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS-2006 BMW 330I TURANZA EL42 RUN FLAT TIRE (RFT), P225/45R17: I WAS TOLD TODAY BY FIRESTONE THAT THE CUPPING OF THE EDGES OF ALL FOUR TIRES WILL CAUSE LACK OF TRACTION IN THE WINTER MONTHS. THEREFORE, HE SUGGESTED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED. *NM