Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/14/2003 | 1 | ||
| Failure of a tire at highway speed. the tread portion of the tire separated from the casing of the tire resulting in a loss of control and vehicle damage. the driver was able to stop the vehicle without damage to other vehicle of injury to the passengers.*ak | |||
| 10/02/2002 | |||
| Car hydroplaned in light rain. tires are nearly new and properly inflated. dt | |||
| 03/04/2001 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| Tire failed outside sidewall near joint between tread and sidewall.tires near end of life 6/32 in center a bit less on outside.but still, never had a tire come apart like this before,danger on the freeway...wife driving alone...i'm shaken...new tires immediately...not bridgestone. *ak (tiresize: p205/65/15)( dot number: tire size: p205/65/15 ) | |||
| 11/16/2000 | 16 | 07/01/1997 | |
| I have had to replace (4) sets of bridgestone and firestone tires on my '97 avalon due to hydroplaneing, poor wear quality and substandard performance. i have had nothing but firestone & bridgestone tires on this car since i purchased it new. yet, i have spent close to $2000.00 and alot of my time to replace tires that haven't held up to the performance and quality as advertised! on 11/16/00, i spent an additional $543.15 replacemy last set of bridgestone tires with michilen 205/60/15 tires. i also have a 1988 toyota 4-runner with 230,000 miles on it. from the day i bought it new, i have had nothing but bridgstone dessert deuler's on it. the last set of b/s dessert duelers i purchased for my 4-runner were so poorly built, that i went through 8 (eight) tires to find four good ones; because they were all out of round and hopping. on 11/15/00, i was forced to replace my 4-runner tires with michelin tires as well. i have been a true bridgestone/firestone tire diehard until these most recent problems. but i got to the point that i felt that the safety of my family and i was at risk due to the poor quality and performance bridgestone/firestone had advertised their tires to be. i am requesting a full investigation by nhtsa and the bridgestone/firestone company. i have all the documentation to support my claim. please feel free to call me at (904) 223-9549 if you have furhter questions or i may assist in any way. thank you in advance for your help. respectfully, john m. graves. *ak (tiresize: p20565hr15)( dot number: tire size: p20565hr15 ) | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| Bridgestone portenza tires (205-65-r15) experienced excessive wear. *slc | |||
| 11/29/1997 | 2 | 04/01/1997 | |
| Bridgestone potenza (205-65-15) tires blew out due to tread separation. | |||
| 11/30/1997 | 2 | 04/03/1997 | |
| Bridgestone potenza (p205 65 15) tires blew out. | |||
| 03/01/1997 | |||
| Vehicle hydroplanes on the slightest wet pavement. also pulls to the left or right due to wrong tires on vehicle. toyota refuses to replace the bridgestone tires with an alternate make designed for this vehicle. also abs brakes engaged many times due to the sliding. | |||