Bridgestone Steel Radial Tire

DANGEROUS HANDLING AND EXTREME UNEVEN TIRE WEAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE REAR SUSPENSION DESIGN. HONDA ISSUES A TSB 08-001 ALERT TO ALL HONDA DEALERS, BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE REAR SUSPENSION AT MFG COST. THREE SETS OF TIRES AND A NEW SET OF REAR CONTROL ARMS LATER, AFTER JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT THE ...

I HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ON THE FRONT TIRE (DRIVERS SIDE) AND BACK TIRE (DRIVERS SIDE). ON SEPT. 26, 2009. I RAN INTO THE CURB AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; BUT SINCE I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 MPH I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING OR ROLLING OVER. ON THE 7TH OF SEPT MY TIRE WENT FLAT AND I TOOK I...

I HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ON THE FRONT TIRE (DRIVERS SIDE) AND BACK TIRE (DRIVERS SIDE). ON SEPT. 26, 2009. I RAN INTO THE CURB AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; BUT SINCE I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 40 MPH I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING OR ROLLING OVER. ON THE 7TH OF SEPT MY TIRE WENT FLAT AND I TOOK I...

I PURCHASED FOUR PREMIUM BRIDGESTONE TIRES ($168 EACH). TWO OF THESE HAVE NOW FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION. THE FIRST WAS AT 29,000 MILES, THE SECOND AT 32,000 MILES. BOTH STILL HAD PLENTY OF TREAD DEPTH REMAINING. I BELIEVE THAT MY SAFETY IS AT RISK WITH THE TWO REMAINING...

I PURCHASED FOUR PREMIUM BRIDGESTONE TIRES ($168 EACH). TWO OF THESE HAVE NOW FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION. THE FIRST WAS AT 29,000 MILES, THE SECOND AT 32,000 MILES. BOTH STILL HAD PLENTY OF TREAD DEPTH REMAINING. I BELIEVE THAT MY SAFETY IS AT RISK WITH THE TWO REMAINING...

I PURCHASED NEW TIRES AROUND FEBRUARY 2007 FROM SEARS AT THE VIRGINIA CENTER COMMONS STORE LOCATION. WITHIN THREE WEEKS BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY OF 2008 I EXPERIENCED THREE FLATS. TWO OF THE FLATS WERE ON THE SAME DAY WITHIN 2 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. I HAD THE FOURTH ONE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. ALL THREE F...

I PURCHASED NEW TIRES AROUND FEBRUARY 2007 FROM SEARS AT THE VIRGINIA CENTER COMMONS STORE LOCATION. WITHIN THREE WEEKS BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY OF 2008 I EXPERIENCED THREE FLATS. TWO OF THE FLATS WERE ON THE SAME DAY WITHIN 2 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. I HAD THE FOURTH ONE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. ALL THREE F...

VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 42, 62 AND 72 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROAD IS CURVING TO THE LEFT, THAT MAKES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATE, SO THAT IT IS UNDRIVABLE. CAPITOL HONDA REPLACED TIRES WITH OTHER TIRES AND VIBRATION WAS NOT FOUND. WHEN ORIGINAL TIRES REINSTALLED, VIBRATION RETURNS. HOND...

DRIVING ON FLA. TURNPIKE, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT REAR PASSENGER TIRE. HAD TO CHANGE TIRE TO SMALL "DOUGHNUT" SPARE. WENT BACK TO HOME BASE TO PURCHASE TIRE(S) FOR CAR BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH TRIP. WAS TOLD BY PEP BOYS I ONLY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIRE THAT HAD TREAD SEPARATION, SO CON...

FRONT AXLE WAS OVER WEIGHT BY 800 LBS. IT WAS 1200 LBS OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT A TRLR AND FULL OF FUEL. KENWORTH REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. CHP ISSUED A TICKET AND I WAS FINED $161 AS A RESULT. VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. *JB