BRIDGESTONE TIRES Complaints

TIRES TREAD WORE BELOW LEGAL DEPTH PRIOR TO 20,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, CREATING A HAZARD WHICH CAUSE MY DAUGHTER TO HYDROPLAIN ON ALMOST DRY ROAD - CAR WENT INTO A GRASS MEDIAN TAKING OUT A SIGN AND MUCH DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS ON A 2004 CAMRY THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW - JUST HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES - NEVER MENTIONED THE WEAR ON THE TIRES. WHEN THE TIRES WERE EVALUATED AT THE TIRE DEALERSHIP - IT WAS NOT DUE TO IMPROPER AIR PRESSURE OR ALIGNMENT - THE WEAR WAS ALL OVER THE TIRE. *NM

I HAVE CALLED THE ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND DID NOT GET THROUGH WITH ANYONE. MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS A CONSISTENT VIBRATION PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE VIBRATION SEEMS TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE ACURA DEALER AND THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES. I ALSO HAD A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHOM ALSO ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM ARE THE TIRES. I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES, AND I FEEL THAT THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND ACURA/BRIDEGSTONE SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THESE TIRES. THE CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THESE TIRES. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 10,000 MILES AND THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS WHO JUST PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TIRES, WHICH I FEEL MAY HAVE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSING A VIBRATION IN THE CAR. THIS MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2004 ACURA OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM GETS RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER TO CALL BRIDGESTONE, AND BRIDGESTONE SAID THEY DID NOT WARRANTED TIRES THAT CAME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. SHE HAS TO REPLACE THE TIRES TODAY. SHE REPORTED NOT NOTICING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES PRIOR TO THIS. SHE MAINTAINED THE CAR WELL. SHE HAS THE TIRES ROTATED TO THE RECOMMEND ROTATIONS. THE RECOMMENDED PSI ON THE TIRES WAS 35. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. ALSO, NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ABNORMALITIES ON THE TIRE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE CONTACT DID HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED BEFORE TAKING A TRIP. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE GOOD. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. HAS NOT CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. *AK

(1)DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 SOUTH SUNDAY ABOUT 3 PM, NC EXITS 13/14 (2) BRIDGESTONE TIRE BLOWOUT AT 3980 MILES ON NEW 2005 CAMRY (3) TOYOTA SAYS FIRESTONE RESPONSIBLE, FIRESTONE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE WARRANTY ISSUED BY TOYOTA, PAGE 3 OF BOOK. *NM

DT: THE TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND THEY MAKE THE VEHICLE SHIMMY. THE GM DEALERS REPLACED TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES ALREADY, BUT WAS, SUPPOSE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES. NOW THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES AGAIN. THE DEALER HAD THE CONSUMER COME IN ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO GET INFORMATION OFF THE TIRES. NOTICED HAPPENED ON APRIL 30, 2005, AND IT ONLY HAS 4685 MILES ON IT. *AK

FRONT END WOBBLES ON THIS MOTORCYCLE SINCE DAY 1. HAPPENS MAINLY AT 40 MPH AND THE HANDLEBARS SHAKE. *NM

MY 2005 TOYOTA X-RUNNER, WITH ONLY 4,000 MILES FROM NEW, HAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (3 OF THE 4) SHOWING A SPLITTING OF THE TIRE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ALONG 90 PERCENT THE TREAD. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE050A 255/45R18. *NM

MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA HAS BRIDESTONE RUN FLAT TIRES. I NOTICED WEAR ON MY FRONT TIRES AT 15,741 MILES AND ROTATED MY TIRES. I WAS NOTICING A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED, THEY WERE OK BUT MY TIRES WERE NOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO A BRIDGESTONE TIRE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE SHOT WITH 17,600 MILES. THEY ARE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE OR ADJUST THE TIRES. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH THESE TIRES IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION? MIKE BERG. *JB

REAR PASSENGER TIRE SPLITTING ACROSS THE TIRE TREADS. ONLY 18,000 MILES ON VEHICLE 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA X-RUNNER. *NM