BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT THE OEM TIRES ON MY 2005 ACURA. I'VE HAD IT SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND COMPLAINED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE FLAT SPOTTING AND VIBRATION. I COMPLAINED TO ACURA IN CALIFORNIA WHO HAD MY CAR IN TWICE SO FAR. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE VIBRATION IN MANY OF THEIR TLS BUT WON'T REPLACE THE TIRES. THEY PLACED A SMALL DAMPENING RUBBER BY THE ENGINE MOUNT BUT IT'S STILL VERY OBVIOUS AND VERY ANNOYING. WE AS CITIZENS COME TO YOU AS A LAST RESORT MANY TIMES TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS OVER SAFETY ISSUES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW ABOUT THESE TIRES FAILING, VIBRATING AND VERY PREMATURE WEAR FROM NEW CAR BUYERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, NOBODY THERE IS DOING THERE JOB! ACURA AND BRIDGESTONE SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE ALL BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES IMMEDIATELY.*JB

DT: CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. WHEN HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED AT THE TIRE IT WAS IN THREADS AND COMPLETELY PULLED AWAY FROM THE RIM. HE HAD THE TIRE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. DEALER GAVE HIM A NEW TIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. BRIDGESTONE TIRE, P185/65R14. *AK

DT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM INSIDE TOP ON OCTOBER 1, 2005. HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER AT THIS POINT. THE REAR END HAD BEEN MAKING A ROARING SOUND AT 65 MPH, SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH, AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER COULD HEAR THE PLOPPING SOUND. THESE WERE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES, TURANZA EL 42, P215/55R17. THE TIRES WERE SERVICED REGULARLY. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION, AND THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL BULGING IN THE TIRES. *AK

I'M REPORTING THIS FOR MY FRIEND WITH A 2005 TOYOTA X-RUNNER WITH THE ORIGINAL OEM BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE050 18" TIRES. THE TIRE HAS A SPLIT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE THAT LOOKS AS IF IT IS A GASH. LOOKED AT ALL OF THE OTHER TIRES AND THE RIGHT FRONT ONE IS JUST STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF SPLITTING IN THE SAME MANNER. VEHICLE HAS JUST ABOUT 3,000 MILES. MANY OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAVE X-RUNNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, SOME OF WHICH HAVE ALL 4 TIRES THAT ARE SPLIT. THE DOT # ON ALL 4 TIRES ON THIS TRUCK ARE Y79B JAC 0805. OTHER TIRES I'VE SEEN AFFECTED HAVE DIFFERENT DOT #'S AS WELL. AS OF NOW, NOTHING HAS BEEN TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS MANY PEOPLE I KNOW WITH HAVE HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET THEM REPLACED AS BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE WILL NOT ADMIT A DEFECT YET. I HAVE TAKEN A COUPLE PICTURES THAT ARE AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR YOUR EXAMINATION. RIGHT REAR TIRE HTTP://I11.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/A193/14ASG/PICTURE165.JPG HTTP://I11.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/A193/14ASG/PICTURE164.JPG HTTP://I11.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/A193/14ASG/PICTURE166.JPG RIGHT FRONT TIRE HTTP://I11.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/A193/14ASG/PICTURE172.JPG *JB

DT: FOUND OUT ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 THAT THE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WORN.OUT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC HAD THE CONSUMER COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE TIRES, AND SAID THE TIRES MUST BE REPLACED. THE INDICATION FOR THE TIRES NEVER GAVE ANY NOTICE THAT THE INFLATION WAS NOT PROPER. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION, OR ABNORMAL BULGING AND THIS VEHICLE IS SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALER. THESE ARE BRIDGESTONE RAN FLAT TIRES, THEY HAVE PREMATURE WEAR, HAD REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. HAD MAINTAINED THE TIRES ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA MAINTENCE PLAN. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT ISSUE A TIRE WARRANTY. CONSUMER WANTED STATES THAT THE MECHANIC'S RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL FOUR TIRES BE REPLACED. THERE WAS WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES AND IWASNOT VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE. CONSUMER WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA WAS GOING TO HELP HIM, BUT IT WAS AT HIS EXPENSE.*AK

DT: 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA XRUNNER. THE CONSUMER STATES THE TIRES FROM THE FACTORY HAVE A CRACK ON THE TREAD, PERPENDICULAR TO THE WAY THE VEHICLE TURNS. THIS IS A BRIDGESTONE POTENZA, RE050. TIRE. THIS IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATES IT IS NOTHING THE CONSUMER HAS DONE OR RUN OVER. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. THE CONSUMER FEELS ALL OF THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE 3,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM AUGUST 22, 2005.*AK ON SEPT. 1, 2005 THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES ALSO HAD CRACKS IN THE TREAD. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED 4 TIRE (THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SPARE) WITH NEW BRIDGESTONE POTENZA S03. THE DAMAGED TIRE WERE GIVEN TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. *NM

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE LTD AWD PURCHASED NEW WITH BRIDGESTONE B380 RFT 225/60R17 TIRES. TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. ESTIMATED MILEAGE BASED ON TREAD WEAR IS 30K MILES. WE HAD A FLAT TIRE AT 22,000 MILES. TO HAVE EVEN TREADS ON ALL TIRES THE DEALER RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT A COST OF $250/TIRE. THIS MEANS IS I HAVE TO SPEND $1000/YEAR JUST TO REPLACE TIRES!!!*JB

DURING EVACUATION OF VEHICLES PRIOR TO HURRICANE RITA TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT STAFF WERE PROCEEDING NORTHBOUND ON I-59 NEAR EDNA, TEXAS, IN A 2001 DODGE 3/4-TON 4X4 WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER MT TIRES WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND A LARGE PIECE OF TREAD FLEW FROM THE LEFT REAR OF THE TRUCK. SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY THE LARGE PIECE OF TIRE TREAD ALMOST RESULTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. STAFF WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND DISCOVERED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR FENDER. THE TIRE RETAINED AIR BUT THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE LEAVING THE STEEL BELTS AND UNDERLAYMENT EXPOSED. LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALERS TOLD US WE WOULD BE CHARGED TOP REPLACE THE TIRE. *JB

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON AUGUST 21, 2005, A BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T, BRAND, OF 4 TIRES BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ON AUGUST 2, 2005 IN A 1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER AT A COSTCO STORE IN CAGUAS, PR. THIS TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED SUV DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A MEDIAN STEEL FENCE ON EXPRESSWAY PR 22. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIM ADJUSTOR.*JB

2004 TOYOTA SIENNA FLAT RUN TIRES HAVE PREMATURE TREAD WEAR UNDER NORMAL RIDING CONDITIONS, MY TIRES HAVE EXPOSED STEEL BELTS, TOYOTA NOR BRIDGESTONE WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *JB