Bridgestone Tires Reviews

Bridgestone Dueler tires came as original equipment on my 2019 Subaru Outback. Tread wear is OK at 22,000 miles but tires are noisy, out-of-round and rough riding. Stay away from these tires. I had one develop a sidewall blister. I’m going to replace soon with Continental or Michelin.

My brand new 2018 Lexus RX350 is equipped with Bridgestone Tires, model TX8A EC1. The car is 2 years old with about 14000 miles and the two rear types are down to zero thread and the two front ones are good for another few months (per tire store inspection). This is the first car I ever owned with tires that do not last the lease terms (3 yr, 36k miles). Talking to Bridgestone, my impression is that they do not stand behind their product, and don't care. You can bet my next lease car (11 months to go) will not have Bridgestone tires.

When you buy a new car DO NOT let them put Bridgestone tires on it. One of the Bridgestone tires on my new Toyota Highlander came completely apart and I told them I wanted 4 Michelin tires put on it. Luckily I was not on a highway and was able to get to the side of the road. At this point the dealership will only replace the one. I am still trying to deal with the dealership, but will probably have to go to Toyota. Cannot trust the other 3 Bridgestone tires, and NEVER will! Wish there was a place to post pictures, you wouldn't believe it. The tires only had 3145 miles on them.

Scratched my wife's brand new wheels. Do go elsewhere. Sorry service. Would they scratch my 2019 better wheels if I brought it in? Not giving them the chance!!!! Go somewhere else. This place is no good and corporate sucks too-taking no respo.

Stay away from Bridgestone. I bought a new 2019 Honda CRV-EX in May 2019 With Bridgestone tires. One of the tires failed to pass mandatory state inspection with only 20,000 miles on the vehicle. The other three tires are showing excess wear. Tires were properly rotated per recommended Honda maintenance. Bridgestone warranty does not provide warranty coverage! I was stunned. $800 for four replacement tires (AWD vehicle). I am trying to get some help from Honda dealer but am not optimistic. Don’t purchase Bridgestone tires. Other reviews suggest they are of consistently poor quality. I will advise Honda (probably to no avail) that they should not install these tires on new vehicles.

I got a new car from Honda, got Bridgestone tires in it. Piece of rubber came out and honda service guy told not to drive it may blowout. I called Bridgestone warranty and was told since I have the original tires on the car when we purchased it brand new from Honda dealer.. they said it is not covered. Horrible customer service and not willing to back up their tires. Do not trust the tires Honda puts on their new vehicles.

We had a blowout on the freeway with a Bridgestone tire. Whole tire shredded with hanging rubber. I called Bridgestone warranty and was told since I have the original tires on the car when we purchased it brand new from Arrowhead Honda it is not covered. The tires I see are from Japan. Horrible customer service and not willing to back up their tires. Do not trust the tires Honda puts on their new vehicles.

Our 2019 Honda Cr-V came with Bridgestone Tires. Never will accept them again on a new vehicle that we purchase in the future. They are very hard and super noisy. The more we drive it, the noisier it gets. Ride is terrible.

The tires came on our 2018 Camry. At 8k miles A bearing sounded out and now at 30k you turn the audio up Toyota the poor quality cupping, & flat spots =new tires so anything but Bridgestones for us. We put over 200k on our cars each time and this is the first and last business we do with this company. One tire has a flat spot the other three have feathering that defies explanation and one has cupped spots on half of the tire.

Bought these Turanza EL 400-02 for my Lexus ES350. Let me tell you this, if I could return them - I would without hesitation. Not only won't the dealer take them back, Firestone won't either so save yourself the trouble of trying them out. The tires are started losing grip during braking, cornering and acceleration. They make so much noise, I have to turn up the radio to keep from hearing the road noise. Save your money, and your time.

I bought my GMC Denali new. At the onset, I didn't want Bridgestone tires, but the GMC dealer informed me that I could not swap them out for another brand. Around 9000 miles I began having balance issues (shaking). I went to a GMC dealer in Florida and was informed that one of my tires was definitely defective (10,250 miles), but GM would only pay for roughly 1/2 of the cost. I was assuming my problems were over, but they were not. The high speed vibration returned, and I returned to the GMC dealer in FL who again did a road force balance at my expense. At this point I returned home to Michigan with this yet unresolved issue, and went twice to a Chevrolet dealership in Grand Rapids. As a last resort I consulted with Discount Tire who are typically very adept at resolving balance issues, but they also were unable to fix it.

I have 20k miles on my 2018 Camry and they need to be replaced! What a joke! I do mostly highway miles. Toyota made a huge mistake going with Bridgestone tires and because of this I will never purchase a Toyota again! This was my first time with Toyota and I regret it! Bridgestone should be ashamed to put out such a crap product! And Toyota should be ashamed putting junk on their cars! I would NEVER use Bridgestone for anything!

I leased a new 2019 Mazda 3 Preferred with 18” rims. I have had two blowouts from potholes with the Turanza EL440 tires. Other cars hit the potholes without blowing out the sidewalls. Very weak tires.

I leased a Nissan Leaf that comes with these tires. The tires are completely bald just after driving for 20K miles. The roads in my area are excellent. I can't believe a popular brand like Bridgestone makes such a poor quality tires. Now I know which tire brand to avoid in my next purchase.

I purchased a brand new Dodge Durango in May 2017. It had 50 miles on it and that's because they drove it to my house from the dealership. The truck came with Bridgestone tires. About 2 weeks ago I took the truck to my local Firestone for a oil change and was told I need new tires and soon. I was shocked since I have only had the truck a short time. I called Bridgestone and the warranty rep informed me the tires were made specifically for my truck to save gas. Not so much for treading and that is why they have no warranty. I was shocked because I only have about 24k miles on my truck. He then said that he wanted me to have a positive experience with the company and that if I take my truck back to Firestone, have them measure the tread Bridgestone would offer me at least a discount or just take care of all 4 new tires for my truck. So I did what he asked.

2018 EQUINOX, purchased 06/2017. After 30,000 miles of mostly easy highway travel. The manufacture tires were down to the wear bars. These tires are rated as 70,000 mile tires. The dealership cost to us at this point was 479.00 dollars. When contacting several companies (Bridgestone, Discount Tire, dealerships). We were told basically tough luck. Our cost for OEM replacement was 80% of total tire cost. So now we have paid $479 for same tires to wear at same rate. Which will need to be replaced again in 30,000 miles. Anyone interested in class action? Please reply.

Warning: To all those who have special ordered or purchased their Jeep with the "Sport Package 24C" option on the 2016, 2017 & 2018 JK Wranglers. We special ordered the 2017 Jeep wrangler unlimited April which came with stylized 16 wheels and these tires. I've always complain about this tires since day one. They are very bouncy and hard to maintain the correct PSI. After about 15K miles the tires sidewalls started flexing really bad (side to side). One morning watched the wife drive off to work and noticed when she hit a dip/bump in the road. The rear tires moved from side to side very pronounced, so much so I was in fear that the tires would blow out or pop off the rims.

I purchased a new Honda CRV 2017 in October 2018. Always got tires rotated and inspected. Just last week one of my tires shredded apart and looks to be dry rotted. Had vehicle towed to dealer and they could not tell me cause of tire problem. Although one serviceman at dealer stated tire looked dry rotted. Another tire specialist stated same thing and that the tire was a bad tire. Going to Bridgestone to see what the have to say. I had to purchase a new tire from dealer.

I purchased a new Lexus RX 450h in August 2016. It came equipped with Bridgestone Ecopia tires that are wear-rated for 65,000 miles. Although these tires have been meticulously maintained, they are quickly approaching replacement status at only 12,000 miles. They clearly will require replacement in 3,000 miles or less, and will definitely NOT be replaced with another set of Bridgestones!

We purchased our 2017 CRV less than two years ago. In that amount of time we put just over 30k on it. Average driving. But the car has failed its very first inspection because the Bridgestone times were near bald. Bridgestone claims "Tires used in commercial service and original equipment tires on new vehicles have no mileage warranty." Are you kidding me? We're so annoyed and Honda can't do anything for us even though the bumper to bumper warranty is still in effect.

New 2017 Toyota Camry came with Bridgestone Turanza tires. All 4 tires are worn out at just 26K miles. Called Bridgestone and was told that OEMs don't have any mileage warranty. Wonder why? Poor choice by Toyota to put these tires on a new car.

I purchased 4 new Bridgestone Potenza tires for my Mercedes Benz sl550. The car sits 5 days a week. Called Bridgestone and told them when I first start driving the car vibrates. After 10-12 miles it is normal. The tires have flat spots. They told me to move the car every day or lift it off of the floor. Are they crazy. I never had a problem with other tire companies. I have owned Mercedes Benz cars for 30 years and purchased a lot of tires. I guess the $1000 i that I paid is down the drain. Beware of this company.

I have owned many new cars since I started driving. I have put new tires on all of them. My latest car is a brand new Honda CRV. I have only driven 30,000 miles. I have had them rotated and balanced and guess what? I already need new tires. The back tires have absolutely no tread. Steer clear!

Bought a new Subaru Outback in 2016 which came with the Dueler tires as stock. 32,556 miles and several rotations later, I need to replace all four. I live in NW Iowa, so snowy, icy roads are the rule in the winter and great road conditions in the summer. The low tire pressure warning kept coming up every few days around 31,000 miles so I checked out the tires and concluded all needed to be replaced, which was confirmed by my regular repair shop. I wasn't expecting that since I've never gotten such bad use out of tires in my 27 years of owning a car. I'll never buy these junk tires again and if I purchase another Outback with them on it, they'll be changed out asap. Cannot recommend in good faith.

I purchased a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado that had Bridgestone Dueler tires 255/70/17. The dealership rotated the tires every time they were suppose to be rotated and did alignment checks and its air pressure monitoring system makes sure proper amount of air is in every tire. This truck was treated very gentle. Did not haul or tow anything. These tires were in need of replacing with only 27000 miles on them. The wear bars are even with the tread and failed the penny test. These tires are junk and after only 27000 miles had to be replaced!!!

Turanza EL440 BW 2235/40R19 92V - I have a 2018 Toyota Camry with 29,983 miles on it. The tread depth is already 2/32" on all 4 tires. These tires are way too expensive to wear out this quickly. Additionally, most tire stores do not have them in stock, so customers have to order the tires. Toyota did a great job redesigning the body style of the Camry for 2018, but this was a very poor tire choice. I plan to purchase Goodyear tires. Bridgestone should offer some compensation to customers who experience premature tire wear.

I usually do not take my time to write review. However, in my 30 years of driving. These are by far, the worst tires I have ever owned. When I purchased my Toyota Sienna new, it came with run flat tires which look as though they had little tread on them. They looked very low quality. In no time I ran over a nail and instead of paying $10 to plug it, I ended up having to tow it to the dealer and pay for a new tire. Much to my dismay, I was told I needed all new tires because they were already worn out. Keep in mind, there was less than 20K mileage. I was extremely unhappy paying under $900 for the tires (because one tire was free).

Tire Blowout at 17k miles - I own a 2016 Lexus GX 460 that came with Bridgestone Dueler tires. While driving to work, my front passenger blew the side wall. It was like someone sliced it with a knife all the way around. We normally don't drive this 2 and half year old car but I decided to take it to work that day. The Dealer told me that the tire has no warranty and it will cost $400 to replace it. My other trucks run on Michelin tires and never had a problem. I am contacting Bridgestone to see what they can do. Will update.

Bought a new Toyota Camry with Bridgestone tires. Have 29000 miles and one of the tires blew out leaving only the sidewalls on the rim. Went to Toyota dealership and was told that the tires have no warranty on them unless we pay for the dealer’s warranty, What a rip off. Never buy a car with Bridgestone tires again.

Excellent performance on and off the road. Smooth riding and quick stopping features. Durable and tough in wet conditions. The pricing of the tires are expensive but, it is worth it.

The tries came on my 2015 Toyota Highlander and I have had problem with them holding air. The ride and handling is only ok. But I can't wait to get rid of them and get some better tires.

We have had no problems with the Bridgestone tires we purchased from Costco. The price seemed to be reasonable for our Honda Odyssey 2003. We purchased these tires in November of 2017.

Bridgestone Turanza on a Lexus ES 350. Noisy/worn out at 22000. ** factory tires... shame on Lexus. I've had much better tires from Tire Kingdom bargain bin.

These tires wore completely out at 32,000 miles. They had warranty of 55,000 and the dealer would not do anything for the low mileage I got. I rotated every 5K.

I got a puncture in one tire. I was told because it is a run flat tire it could not be repaired, so 2 tires and $800 later I got my car back. This is the only company that even makes that tire.

I have had these tires on my car since at least 2013. I get good wear out of them, and bought them at Discount Tire, so they take good care of me.

I purchased TATA Tiago last year 2017 and after 24000 KM back tire got blast from sidewall. I lodged a complain to check my tire and Bridgestone engineer visited and saying "It's due to your fault tire got blast," I want to know what I did so tire got blast? I can see this is tire weakness issue hence tire blast from sidewall but Bridgestone engineer not accepting things and they are saying purchaser new tire, if Bridgestone tire will run only 24000KM then what is us, why they are playing with people life.

Purchased brand new Honda Accord Sport that came with Bridgestone tires on. The tires start couping really bad after 10000. Call Bridgestone. They blame Honda’s shocks, Called Honda. They blame the tires. Bridgestone acknowledge that they have problems with this tires on this model and offered 15% off to put on the same tires. Why would I use the same tires if they’re known to go bad? I have 20000 miles and I have to get new tires on my own expense.

Replaced 3 run flat tires after the sidewall blew out. Yes I hit a moderate pothole. Have hit potholes as aggressive as this with Pirelli Tires and no blowouts. This is two separate times. Once back right tire blew. Second time both front and back blew, car had to be towed both times. Run flats don’t work.

I bought 4 new tires from Discount Tire in Asheville NC - April 2016. Now, 12.1.17, the tires I purchased are just about worn down to the tread lines. ONLY 8,000 miles on them. My mechanic said that my Mercedes had no issue with alignment, so they were pretty much just junk tires. I called Bridgestone, they told me to go to another tire dealer (not Discount Tire where I bought them) and have them inspected. Overall - a waste of time and money ($400+). I will be sticking with Michelins from now on. They may cost a bit more upfront, but what value is it when "cheaper" tires only last 1/4 as long?

On 11/10/16, I purchased 4 new Champion Fuel Fighter tires ($421.88) from Firestone store # 18813 in Athens, Oh. In September/October of 2017, I noticed that my 2014 Subaru Impreza was vibrating so bad at 60/70mph that it was nearly immobile. I contacted the dealership from where I had purchased the car, Hatfield Subaru, and made an appointment for 10/30/17.

I have to let everyone know that Bridgestone tire aren't the best tires for motorcycle. I put on two set of 210/40 R18 M/C 73 H -G852 on My Raider Yamaha 2008 and I can't even get 5000 Mile on them. Is there a car tire or how can tell me the best tire to us... I can use. I will not put A Bridgestone back on my motorcycle.

I bought a used vehicle 2 years ago with brand new tires on them. (Vehicle was less than 3 years old). I have put less than 20K miles and ride is horrible. All 4 tires are cracking from the outer side. I have done full investigation on my vehicle and nothing seems to be wrong which can cause the issue. When I turn the vehicle above 10mph, the vehicle slides like, I am driving on ice. Horrible tires.

Bought a 17 Toyota Camry and the Bridgestone Turanza came standard. I've put approximately 10,000 miles on the vehicle. The performance of the tires are at best a 2. Basically you slip before you grip. These are the worst performing tires I've ever driven on. I've had multiple vehicles so I've had experience with different brands, types, etc. I would expect Bridgestone of one of top Competitive tire companies out there to be half way decent. I was wrong! Don't let it be you! Be aware of the slip before you grip tires! It's dangerous, disappointing, and disturbing knowing they have these tires on 2017 vehicles standard! Take them off the market before it take lives.

I purchased a 2015 Toyota Camry XSE new in September of 2015. The car came equipped with Bridgestone Turanza EL 400 02 tires. Until my 5k mile service I was not displeased with the tires, they were what I would expect from an OEM tire, decent in every aspect but exceptional at nothing. After 5k miles the problems started. I began to experience vibrations and road noise which became so severe that I thought I may have a mechanical problem. When I removed the tires in order to diagnose the problem, the saw tooth pattern of cupping and uneven wear were obvious. At my next scheduled maintenance the dealership ruled out misalignment and ensured me that the tires had been rotated properly at the time of each service. Since car manufacturers conveniently do not warranty OEM tires, I called the Bridgestone Customer Service/Warranty department in accordance with the pamphlet I received when I purchased the vehicle.

I purchased the Bridgestone EP422 tires for my Toyota Prius in March of 2015. I purchased these Bridgestones over the compatible Michelin's for two reasons. First, the Bridgestone was supposed to get better gas mileage. Second, Bridgestone had a slightly better warranty @ 65,000 miles. I've now had the tires a little over two years and the gas mileage has been worse than my previous Michelin's. More over, my Bridgestones are worn with only 40,000 miles on them. I am extremely disappointed with these Bridgestone tires. I will go back to Michelin's and never buy Bridgestone again.

The Bridgestone tires for BMW650i is sorry tires, the rear tires wear inside. The rest of the tire has little wear at all, this is my second set. I bought the BMW in 2011, I had the all wheels balance speed balance at BMW. The specs are good on the car. I will talk with BMW to see what other brand of tires my car can wear. Got to get out of these Bridgestone run flat.

I bought a set of brand new run flat Bridgestone Tires less than one year ago and I have to buy new ones already. Never will I buy this brand again and I'll tell my family and friends not to either. After spending hundreds of pounds of these, I'm appalled they have lasted less than 14,000 miles.

Annie purchased a new 2015 Honda Accord Sport and always maintained service at a Honda dealerships between Macon GA, Warner Robins GA, and Brunswick GA. During these services they (Honda) alleged that the tires were checked and rotated. Annie started hearing a roaring noise so she took the Honda into Hughes Honda in Warner Robins. They (Honda Service) stated that there was cut or tear on the side of the Bridgestone Tires. They couldn't repair the tire because of the leak or tear was on the side on the tire called a cupping. The mileage is 18,000 miles. Honda refused to fix, replace or make an adjustment of the cost of the tires towards the purchase of a new tire. They also stated that Annie had two additional tires that were also cupping and causing the roaring noise problems.

I bought Tata Zest 1 yr back, in which Bridgestone (B250) was the tyre oem. Within 3months tyre got punctured in 3 places that to the areas which are not contact with the ground (sides). I spent 400 there and after 3 days again same thing happened. After checking there was 6 punches were found, there I spent 700 rupees. Again after 1m, tyre got deflated checked and found that there was punctures and I spent 500 this time this is going on still. One of the worst tyres (tubeless) I ever come across. Please don't go for Bridgestone tyres at any cost. Contact me.

I bought new Bridgestone tire from 'Excellent Tires' Ramphal chowk, Dwarka about a year back. On April 4, 2017 the tire busted on a very busy road with fast moving vehicles. With a loud sound, the car got to stand still and I just escaped a fatal accident. I went to the shop in Dwarka from where I had bought the tire, and the shopkeeper did not pay any attention to my words and denied for replacement. I am trying daily to call Bridgestone but the call is getting nowhere. Non-customer friendly service and totally non-existent mechanism of customer redressal.

This is an expensive Bridgestone Run Flat Tire that was about a year old with little miles. Had to send in the tire to Bridgestone, but they refused to credit me or replace the tire. Had to purchased two new tires and you can believe they were not Bridgestone Tires. As you can see, this tire just fell apart for no reason. I hope this post will help those who are looking to purchase new run flat tires.

I purchased a 2015 Honda Sport new from a Honda Dealership and I have replaced the tires three times. There are no problems with the alignment of suspension but tires only last 15,000 miles. Honda has placed all new tires on the car and done the alignment/suspension checks. Tires are rotated every 3000 miles and according to Honda, the car has never been out of alignment/no suspension problems. Just horrible situation as I now own a vehicle that literally "cups" the tires almost immediately with such loud road noise. It is depressing to drive the car and new tires last only a few months. Dealership is telling me nothing they can do about it until Honda places a recall on this model.

Honda puts cheap Bridgestone tires. I purchased a 2014 accord sport rotated tires did all scheduled/main. I have 33k and the tires are cupping. The noise started around 12k. I will not buy another honda with these tires. It's like driving a monster truck the sound. Worst tires. Do not buy.

The Bridgestone tires were included with a new vehicle purchase. On my SUV, they seem to have substantial road noise. I have had two instances whereby I picked up a nail causing two tires to lose air requiring a patch/plug.

My truck came with Bridgestone tires on it, I got 55,000 out of them. Best I ever got out of a set of Michelin tires was 40,000 miles. I have never gotten in a jam that I haven't been able to get out of. They look good and ride extremely well. Plus they help me get 22.5 miles per gallon on the road which is not too bad for a 6,000 pounds pick up going 75 miles per hour. Would I recommend Bridgestone tires for pickup trucks, You bet I would. They have served me very well in the 8 years I have had my truck.

The Bridgestones I have now are great. I had another set of Bridgestones bought at Firestone with a warranty and they were good until I picked up a nail. Firestone said that Bridgestone tire wasn't made anymore and substituted their Firestone version which was a nightmare for me and the next Brigdestone replacement was a Firestone replacement another nightmare. I do not do business with Firestone anymore.

I've got run flat Bridgestone Dueler 400 tires on my Toyota Rav4 and the original set lasted for 55,000 miles with just one flat and 4 years of service. The singular downside is that they tend to be a bit noisy and don't provide a perfectly smooth ride.

My tires not only give me a great ride but they are durable, which is why I purchased them. I get 70k miles from these without a problem. I've had different tires in the past but nothing like Bridgestone duravis 700 265/70/17.

We are using the winter tires, Blizzak. They are approx 20,000 miles in mileage and are very good. My wife has to drive in snowy conditions and they have better traction than any I have found. I was born in Alaska and now live in Colorado, and we are more confident while driving with these tires. We have heavy snows as well as warm wet snows that ice up the highways. They work well on both. We test our tires three ways, on a snowy day we stop on hill greater than 12% grade and restart climbing the hill, 2nd we try stopping on icy roads and thirdly starting out at slick intersections. They aren't as good as studded tires but are the next best and most States don't allow studded tires anymore.

I live in Colorado. All Terrain tires work great in snow and every other condition. I have the Dueler a/t and I would not get any other tire. I tried "LE2" tires. They are not made for Colorado conditions. They are strictly a rainy day tire, not good in a light snow. It does not fit the bill.

Researched several tires and reviews. Bridgestone tires are good overall seasonal tire, has an aggressive tread, smooth, provides good, quiet traction and control in all weather and road conditions. The vehicle is a 4 X 4 light truck so off road traction was also important. When I looked at the tread and quiet ride rating, it was time to upgrade to Bridgestone. I also had a set of Bridgestone tires on a previous vehicle that performed very well.

Known brand with excellent motor sport history. Had the tires for 45000km. They’re 18 inch diameter, 245mm wide, round, black, rubber, silicon construction, tyre shaped tyres, with tyre like attributes. Usually wrapped around my alloy wheels, and filled with fresh purified air. Great levels of grip on dry and wet. Quiet and look good. Bridgestone Sporty Style written on the sidewalls.

The vehicle came equipped with Bridgestone tires. These are oversize tires. Front tires narrower than the rear tires. It hugs the road well at high speed around sharp curves.

Tires have tread pattern and quality of materials make them a good fit for my use of the vehicle. For the 15k mileage I’ve had the tires, there's very little wear on them. I have used Firestone tires for years and they provide me with great mileage.

Great reviews & great price. This is the best tire for the buck. They are long-wearing, and provide excellent traction in all kinds of weather, including in snow and rain, with no hydroplaning in rain also. These tires also come with the best manufacturer's warranty I've ever seen.

This set of tires I have right now, I'm not really happy with. They have worn out unevenly and I've had one blow out on the side, not where the tread is. Because of that the front end drifts to the right at 50 mph. The tires should have been on a recall list. They are dangerous because they wear out on the side causing blowouts. It usually happens at high speed.

I've never used winter tires before. The winters in Utah aren't that bad so I've always used good all season tires such as Continental Extreme DWS and Michelin Premier. However, I decided to drive for Uber and Lyft this winter to earn some extra Christmas money and often found myself driving passengers up to Park City. Park City is about 3000 miles higher in elevation than the Salt Lake valley and as such, as much colder temperatures as well as a lot more snow.

Had these winter tires on for 2 winters so maybe 14-15000 miles. Put them on again this season and the car was all over the place. Spun out today. Rainy day but the Blizzaks should have been able to handle that. Hit retaining wall. Not hurt but quite shaken. Tire pressure was to specs... The wet road just made the tail wag like a happy puppy, not safe for driving. I feel I'm a good driver but these tires are dangerous!

Picked up the new Audi Q5 on Saturday evening with OEM Bridgestone tires. Had a rear tire blowout on Friday - 7 days after buying the car. Traveling on the expressway at highway speed and the rear tire exploded. Only the sidewall bead remained on the rim. The rubber dented the lower rear quarter panel. This is my second bad experience with Bridgestone. First was with my Lexus RX450H - the OEM Bridgestones only lasted 15,000miles. I have since had 2 sets of Michelins and each set lasted over 50K.

These are my OEM tires on my 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid with 13,000 miles. The tires are the OEM Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02 tires. I have discussed the problem with Le Mieux & Son Toyota in Green Bay, WI. The owner is Tom Le Mieux and is the person I talked with among his service manager and Tom ** the salesman. The wear on the tires is actually even across the tires at 7/32-8/32 on all tires. You will notice that the center tread pattern is almost gone each tire and extending into the next tread pattern on each side of the middle tread. There has been NO over inflation of the tires and the tires have been rotated three times now according to the service manager and my maintenance book.

Bought a used Taurus with nearly new Bridgestone P205/65R15 tires last year. Noticed a little road noise when test driving the car and figured it had a rear wheel bearing starting to fail but since I am a mechanic it didn't worry me. Soon discovered that the noise was rear tires when I rotated them to the front, but without purchase documents warranty was not an option. Now, 12,000 miles later the tires are wearing weird and belts are separating on two of the 4 tires. Way to go Firestone/Bridgestone! Hope you guys are making lots of $$$ off of your sorry ass tires cause none of the cars in our 6 car family will ever be buying your products for as long as I am alive.

I was a victim of a crime, arson to be exact. The individual poured an immense amount of gasoline on my vehicle but specially on my tires and even after being set on fire for quite a bit of time (10 minutes) my Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo USED tires had minor damage. Only one of the tires took some serious damage and even then it didn't explode!! What other tire can take some serious damage like that?

Today my wife was on the freeway when her Bridgestone tire literally exploded! Smoke pouring out of the right side of the car. Luckily she was in the right lane and was able to manage getting her Toyota Camry off the road, though had difficulty controlling the car. Her 2015 Camry Hybrid was purchased new and has had one tire fail some thousands of miles ago, and now this one. Mileage on her car: 15,000. We are going to have all her Bridgestones pulled off her car and replaced with Michelins. She dodged a bullet today and we are not going to tempt fate. Awful and dangerous tires. Shame on Firestone!

Bridgestone Potenza 215/55/R17 2016 Tires - I have a new 2016 Camry SE with 417 miles on it and while driving on the highway the right front tire went flat with no pressure warning. I pulled over within seconds and I had to change the tire. There were bulges in several areas of the tire. I WANT BRIDGESTONE TO replace my tire for free. This is a poor quality tire and I suspect the other tires may fail also and will need to have the dealer inspect all of them.

I have a 2015 Nissan Versa Note SR with 4,500 miles. I developed a knot on the side of one of the tires. Bridgestone 195/55R/16. Went to Nissan Dealer and they sent me to Firestone for warranty. The manual said take to Firestone. The Firestone people said pothole. Pothole no coverage. First physic people I have ever met. Would not cover under warranty. Do not buy Firestone/Bridgestone products, they do not stand behind their products.

I bought a new 2015 Honda Accord Sport with these tires (Bridgestone Potenza 235 45R 18 Tires). Have them rotated every time the oil is changed. At 15,000 miles they started making terrible road noise. Honda told me that 2 of the tires had cupped out. Blamed it on alignment. The car has been properly maintained and I am the only driver and am 61 years old and drive very carefully. I have never hit any potholes or hit anything for that matter. These tires are in my opinion very low quality. I can't believe Honda is putting this crap on their cars.

I can't seem to find the right words to express the depth of anger and disappointment I have in these tires. Bought them in 3/2015 for my 2012 Infiniti G37 X. Now in 02/2016, they are showing severe signs chunking and braking, big chunks of rubber just missing. These tires were rather expensive in comparison to other brands so when I bought them I thought I was investing in a reliable product. Unfortunately they didn't live up to their expensive value. I would never recommend them to anyone and I hope they get discontinued as they are a safety concern. $900 on a piece of junk. In fact "piece of junk" can't even describe how crappy these tires are. I will never ever buy any Bridgestone product again.

Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 Plus Tires - Car has as original equipment for brand new auto purchased in Dec 2014. Noticed recently the two front tires had worn considerably on the outer side of each. I had them rotated at 7,256 in August at dealership. I also maintain proper air inflation. My car currently has just 3,100 miles. Worse mileage I have ever experienced in my 49 years of driving/car ownership. Told it was an alignment issue by dealership. Car never showed any signs of this problem. What is a consumer to do - have his alignment checked every 5000 miles now?? Another way for the auto industry to screw the consumer. And for this wear to have occurred in roughly 6000 miles seems outrageous. I am getting rid of them and going with Michelin. These tires are obviously poor quality that is being given to us consumers on certain new cars.

I bought these tires for my Mercedes S500 two years ago. I don't drive crazy. I drive to work, stores, church and a little bit of freeway driving. They are now bald and just had to pay an additional $280 to replace tires that cost me $600 originally. I wish I had reviewed this website - called Bridgestone. That's just what you get. No refund. No nothing. Tires rated at 80,000 miles should only last 20,000 cause I start and stop frequently - really?

I wish I had read about Firestone first. Bought 4 new Bridgestone tires with balance and alignment. Drove 2,500 miles complaining about shaking. Finally $600.00 tires were never balanced which of course meant no alignment. Now tires are worn on sides and one of my calibrator was also messed up. That was dangerous driving for highway every day. Any reimbursement?? Nope won't be going back there.

I can't seem to find the right words to express the depth of anger and dissapointment I have in these tires. Bought them in April 2014 for my 2011 Nissan Sunny. Now in October 2015, they are showing severe signs of dry rots plus I get extreme vibrations at 120 km/h. These tires were rather expensive in comparison to other brands so when I bought them I thought I was investing in a reliable product. Unfortunately they didn't live up to their expensive value. I would never recommend them to anyone and I hope they get discontinued as they are a safety concern. $230 on a piece of junk, in fact "piece of junk" can't even describe how crappy these tires are. I will never ever buy any Bridgestone product again.

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA- RE92A 255/45R18 TIRES - steel belt separated: I'm not very happy with Bridgestone Tires because of my recent experience of their tires & my call to their complaints dept. hotline #. I just experienced an almost fatal accident while driving my well maintained Hyundai Genesis 2.0 Coupe with only 21,000 miles. I just got onto I-4 Highway & was trying to catch up to the traffic speed of 65 mph. I noticed a slight vibration in the front end & steering wheel and all of a sudden I heard a loud thud & it felt like I was riding over huge objects over & over & I started to lose control of my vehicle & thought this was it! Only by the grace of God & my keeping calm that I was able to steer my car to the far right median of the highway & slowly brake & slow down while other huge semi-trailer trucks passed me at speeds of 70- 80 mph.

I drive a Porsche 911. My rear tires were worn and I wanted to save some money. So, I bought two Bridgestone tires thinking that I would save a couple of hundred dollars on two tires. The two rear tires still cost me over $600.00 What a mistake that was!! These tires have the worst handling of anything I've ever driven. I would call them dangerous. The car no longer hugs the road and it sways from side to side during a quick lane change, even at 50 mph. At high speeds, the car is extremely unstable. Luckily I bought the tires at Costco and they will take them back. Thank you, Costco!! I'm going back to Michelin.

We leased our 2014 Toyota Sienna in April of 2014 equipped with Bridgestone run flat tires. They were very specific to say, at the signing, that we would not have a spare tire and these tires did not last as long as others. However after having the car serviced at the dealership (oil changes and recommended tire rotations) the tires started getting louder and louder. At 29000 miles the sound was almost deafening and frightening since 95% of our driving is highway and the car is not driven in the winter for 3 months.

Second tire in 2 years to shed outside tread in chunks. Last year 2014 I had to replace a drive wheel tire because the whole rim area of the tread chunked off in one piece leaving cords visual. This year I just returned from 1500 mile trip to find same chunking on the new tire replaced by Les Schwab in California. This tire shows same pattern of failure. Attempt to contact anyone at Bridegestone useless. On their warranty help line I was told I was #1 in line for more than 30 minutes. These people are not to be dealt with by anyone who considers business ethics a requirement. See images for Bridgestone 260R22.5 with < 10,000 miles.

Leased new Honda Accord Sport in 2014. First tire rotation at 6,000 miles. Immediately noticed excessive road noise coming from the tires. After the second rotation at 12,000 miles, the noise has become unbearable. Now at 21,000 miles and another rotation, the noise is constant at all speeds. I am totally fed up with Bridgestone Tires and very disappointed in Honda for putting an inferior tire on an otherwise decent car. I will never purchase a Bridgestone tire and when my lease is up in another year, I will really think twice before I return to Honda.

Bridgestone tires on Accord Sport - With 14,000 miles and a couple of rotations, these tires sound like off-road tires. Very noisy, will never buy another Honda again with these tires.

I have just replaced two Bridgestone Fuzion tires with still pretty good tread, when both treads separated going 70 mph on I-4 on the way to an urgent doctor's appointment at the Orlando VA. My car was vibrating so badly that I couldn't use the mirrors because they were bouncing so violently. We were terrified that the tread would come off on I-4 and I would lose control. I was able to pull off at the next exit and found a tire store. Needless to say, we missed the appointment.

I bought a 2014 Cadillac CTS and took delivery in March of 2014. It came with Bridgestone run flats. Ever since I got the car the tires acted as if they were out of round or had a flat spot. Every time I would take it to the dealer they said "they are run flats and they will ride hard and make noise". Driving on a wet road they would make a wop-wop sound and it got worse the older they got. I made the dealer use a load force balancer and was told 1 was out but not enough to get Bridgestone to replace it. I now have 25k on the noisy tires and my Cadillac dealer is going to replace them. I hope they use another brand.

My Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 tires wore out after only 32,000 miles even though they are advertised as warrantied for 65,000 miles. The Bridgestone dealer gave me a reference # ** and sent me to a dealer. The dealer measured the tires at 4-4-0 and stated that the warranty would not cover because the inside edges of all four tires were bald. He stated that, "It looks like an alignment problem to me." During the life of the tires I returned to the Toyota dealer for 5,000 mile service intervals. Each time they checked the alignment and inflation. It was always "within spec" for my 2007 Toyota Prius. I told this to the dealer and the Bridgestone representative. They stated that they are sorry but they cannot honor the warranty. What good is a 65,000 mile warranty for tires that wear out in 32,000 miles if the fact that they wore out voids the warranty?

I purchased a set of Bridgestone tires four years ago. I have 20k miles on them. It's a 60k tire warranty. My sidewalls started dry rotting a year or so ago. I took my vehicle back to Sears to get another set of tires. I find out that I'm two months out of warranty, so I have a set of 60k mile tires w/ 20k miles on them. The guy at Bridgestone named Garfield said to go ahead and drive them as long as they hold air. I ask him if he would trust his life w/ the tires going through Atlanta in ten lanes of traffic going 70. Would you trust your life on a company that won't back their tire..?

I have a 2014 Honda Accord Sport. Beware that Honda is putting these cheap tires on their cars. When rotated, they have so much road noise, it's horrible. I have been speaking to Honda and Bridgestone! The person I spoke to at Bridgestone was very rude. If you have Potenza 235/45R18, beware! I will never purchase a set of Bridgestone.

Tires are cupping badly on inside and outside of tire despite being balanced when installed. We also had our suburban alignment at that time. Since then, we have had them re-balanced twice and alignment done twice. Now the noise is so loud we thought we had a wheel bearing going out. We own a repair shop and have never seen tires do this before.

After owning my 2015 Honda Fit for less than a year, I had a bubble form on the sidewall of one of my tires. I was told it was weather related and had to pay to replace the tire. This morning I woke to find the other 3 tires have similar bubbles! These tires are a rip-off and Honda should be ashamed of using them on their vehicles!!

After reading the numerous complaints on this site, I now know how to describe the noise my car makes that is so loud I cannot have a decent conversation, listen to the radio, nor hear my grandchildren talk to me from the back seat. I have even thought about wearing headphones when I am driving to block out the landing a jet on the runway roar... The noise is called Bridgestone Tires. NEVER EVER again will I purchase Bridgestone Tires.

If you are deaf, you might love these tires. I bought them with assurances that they were quiet tires, but my 2007 Equinox sounds like a jet plane - at any speed. I just bought them from Costco and am awaiting news whether they will do anything. If not, I will have to put up with these expensive tires until they wear out. I hate them.

I had purchased a Hyundai Fluidic Verna in January '14, which came fitted with Bridgestone Tyres. About 3 months back, 2 tyres developed a swelling on the outside wall. I did not pay much attention to it then, but when I went for getting a puncture in the tyre fixed in March '15, the person at the workshop (Tyre Dynamics, NOIDA) told me that a swollen tyre was unsafe to be driven on. He also advised that I could try contacting the company for warranty service as the swelling did not seem to be due to usage.

If you plan to buy a new Cadillac, and it has Bridgestone tires on it PLEASE refuse to take the car unless they replace the tires. I let my son and his mother use my Cadillac to go to Florida. When they arrived my son washed the car, and discovered the right front tire had a serious problem, so he called me and I found the closest Cadillac dealer was in Deland, Florida. He didn't drive the car until Monday morning when he took it to the dealer to have it replaced. THE ONLY PLACE THEY COULD FIND ONE WAS IN ARIZONA!!! They are on vacation in Florida, and will probably have to finish their vacation in a rental car.

I am ** from Indirapuram. I purchased a Hyundai Verna 7 months ago and I am facing a serious problem with my 3 Bridgestone tires.. After 4 months of my purchasing date my front left tire suddenly got a single bubble on side wall. I went to showroom and ask for help.. They forwarded me straightaway very badly towards the Bridgestone dealer. They told me about the policy (i.e., tires and battery are not covered in Hyundai's warranty.. Very true.. But tires are covered by Bridgestone company). They are telling me to go here and there and now it's been 6 months and my 2 other tires also got 2 bubble on each tires on side wall.

I purchased 4 new Bridgestone Duelers for my 1999 Tahoe, had the tires installed and alignment done at Sears. Road hazard warranty and 50,000 mile lifetime warranty. I drive all highway miles and do not drive aggressive. The tires are bald at 34,000 miles and the Sears store I bought them at is closed permanently. I have to travel 140 miles one way to the closest Sears store and am expecting the run around and prorated warranty and probably a second trip to get the tires scheduled to be replaced. What is Bridgestone's warranty phone number?

Last year I almost lost control when a tire Bridgestone RFT 225-35-19 lost pressure rapidly. At dealer we noticed although tire had even wear with still 7/32" thread on it had an 8" long gash where the sidewall meets the threaded part. So I replaced the $400 tire. Ever since I am watching my other tires and today I noticed cracks on the other front tire.

We replaced our original tires with this Potenza G 019 Grid last 5/21/2011. We have a 2006 MB E350. They were good for about 10,000 miles and then our troubles started. A noise, which sounded like wheel bearing grinding metal started every time you drive above 37 MPH. We brought it to our mechanic and they said our bearing is fine, and it was the tires making the noise. We were advised to go back to Costco and get it rotated, which we did, hoping it would go away. But the problem got worse cause the noise is very loud and annoying.

My son was driving Mahindra Thar from office to residence on 5th January 2015 in Bangalore. The Thar is one and half year old and run roughly 14K KMS. While returning on that day, when we was driving on normal 20 KMs, speed tire was burst. He had to pull to the side and replace the tire. When this was told to Mahindra they informed Bridgestone person to inspect. They straightway concluded that this has happened because some sharp object has damaged the tire. But Bridgestone themselves claim in their website that they had manufacturing problems and have pulled back 1.2 million tires.

Bridgestone tires are OEM on many new vehicles, because they discount them to the manufacturers. My wife has a 2012 Suzuki SX4 crossover with the Bridgestone Tundra 400 tire. These tires have a written warranty, it states that the tires will be prorated up to six years for 60,000 miles. Understand that this car was purchased new and had the tires rotated every 6000 miles since purchased. At 30,000 miles these tires are unsafe for wet or winter driving, at the wear bars. No it's not out of alignment, been checked, no it has no abnormal wear in the steering or suspension. These tires sell for $150.00 each. If you post anything about Bridgestone on there site reviews, they will not post it. If it's not a good review, forget it. So you should never trust any of the Bridgestone/Firestone reviews because they're not allowing real world posts about people's experiences.

Bridgestone Potenza 225/45R17 - I noticed some reviews on here from people that had the same issue I did with my Bridgestone tires. My tires had about 7/32 of an inch left of tread on them, which is about 80%. Luckily I was driving only about 30mph when all of the sudden it felt like my car got a flat and my right rear tire separated from my sidewalls and kept rolling down the road into traffic. I regularly check my tire pressure and make sure they stay about 32psi. I did not notice any nails or holes in the tire that would have caused my tire to go flat. My car is all wheel drive, so instead of replacing just one or two tires, I had to replace all four tires which was a costly repair. Not only was it expensive but it could have been very dangerous to me and my wife in the car. I am posting this comment hoping that Bridgestone will let me know what could have happened or reimburse me for my tires.

After applying for financing online and receiving my reference number via email, I went to the firestone on Madison St. where my salesperson was also the store manager, so I thought I was in good hands. After picking my tires out and also requesting an alignment check, I gave the manager the reference number I received online. Signed the receipt, came back an hour or so later. I see my tires look great, excited to get in to my Yukon and head to work. Waiting in the lobby for my keys, I notice it has picked up. They seemed a little under staffed. Waiting patiently I finally go asking about to the staff, needing my keys, requesting the manager who assisted me. I had to get to work by 2pm.

This review is for the Bridgestone Potenza G019 215/60/R16's. These are the worst tires I have ever had on any car I've owned, and I've owned many. I got them at Firestone, and Firestone typically has little in stock that's affordable, except the Bridgestone garbage that they sell. After they were first installed, they were great. But after one rotation, I noticed a loud noise coming from the right front tire. It was so loud, I thought my bearings were going out, or some other catastrophic failure that would cost more money to repair. It was just the one tire that had been on the rear, and had worn unevenly, and all showed signs of cupping after less than 7k.

Bought a Toyota Camry (LE 4 cylinder). After 18,000 miles, the tire tread is all but gone... Called Bridgestone, was told that original equipment (Bridgestone) sometimes see only 12,000 miles.. I hope Toyota recognizes that this is unacceptable and changes companies like Cooper, Yokohama, Toyo, or B.F. Goodrich..... PLEASE TOYOTA change to a better tire.......

I've suffered with these 215 55R16 BS POTENZA G19 93H grid tires for the last 35,000 out of 45,000 miles. Purchased on 08/09/2008 they worked OK for the first 10,000 miles and then cupped at all four corners and have virtually no wet traction and roar and vibrate like the dickens going down the road. I seldom complain about things, but asking around I keep hearing the same lament, STAY AWAY from this tire!

I was driving home from work the other day when my low air light came on. I was alarmed, so I slowed down and moved to the right lane. The car seemed to be losing air, so I exited immediately. The tire exploded on the exit ramp. There was no indication of cuts, nails, or any sharp objects. It seems as the belt gave away. The tire was completely separated and I could have pulled the outer part off without taking off the wheel. I feel this was a faulty tire, but Toyota said I didn't have road hazard and I was responsible for a new tire. I think the tire was defective and should have been covered. It only had 12K miles on the tire. Has anyone else had similar issues?

Purchased 8 tires for my bus on the advise of their sales in charge. Promised that the tire will give 100k kms. but few got 80k, rest 50k and less. The problem with the tire is rubber is getting separated with casing (metal wire) due to the heat. I have reported to their higher official, no response. Very much disappointed with truck/bus tires.

My 2013 GMC Sierra came stock with dueler AT's. At 23,000 miles, it developed a roar/grinding noise in the front drive train. I decided to rotate front to back and the noise changed positions with the tires. While rotating the tires, I noticed the inside tread lugs had worn uneven on every other lug about 1/16-1/8 inch. The uneven tread wear like this should not happen. I would not recommend these tires.

I have a 2012 Toyota Tundra which I Purchased from A Toyota dealer. The vehicle was brand new when I purchased it. Very disappointed in your tires that were on the vehicle when I purchased it. I have less than 20,000 miles on the vehicle and the tires are starting to dry rot. Now I need to buy new tires. Would expect better quality of tires for an expensive vehicle. Would never buy Bridgestone tires or recommend them to anyone.

Bridgestone Turanza EL 400 225/50R17 93V tires - I was on my way to a much needed vacation... Took a week off work, had plans with people and as I was driving on the highway at 75 mi per hour, the entire tread separated leaving only two bands around the wheel. The carcass flew off the tire into the median and rolled almost to the other lanes. It was a fearful experience. A gentleman put my donut on and I drove back to the closest town and called practically all tire dealers in Billings, MT and none carried the particular tire... it had to be ordered. I just bought this car a year ago and it had 100 miles on it and now has about 6000. The tires are still new, this shouldn't have happened. I looked up consumer reviews on Bridgestone tires and there were a lot of bad reviews similar to my situation. Subaru, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Office of Defects Investigation and the Bridgestone Co will be hearing from me!

Gave our son our Dodge Stop N Go Van since he lives 230 miles away, is a single parent with two small daughters and he had an older vehicle with 200,000 miles and we were concerned of his car breaking down with his two young girls on their trips to visit us. So gave him our six year old van and I put four new Bridgestone Insignia tires on it for him. Now two years later all four tires have dry rotted areas on the side walls and once again we are now concerned of their safety with his having a blowout on trips back and forth! Never will buy Bridgestone tires again! They were purchased and installed at our local Chrysler Dealership when giving him the van. He is going to check his paperwork I gave him when he took the van over when he gets back to his home to see what warranty Bridgestone might offer. But from what I have just read on this site Bridgestone does not offer much or any warranties. So even though I am a retired old man on a fixed income will be buying our son another set of tires!

I purchased 4 brand new tires (Falcon) from Bridgestone. No more than 1 week later as I'm about to get ready to drive off as soon as I take off I feel something wrong with my driver front tire. I pull over to look and to my surprise I see that my tire is completely off the rim not only is it flat but now I have damage to my rim. What some BS. I tell you never again NEVER AGAIN WILL I GO THERE. DON'T GO FOR YOUR GOOD!!!!!!

We purchased a new Toyota Sienna with Bridgestone Turanza run flat tires in 2012. At 1000 miles, we noticed wear on the front tires. We thought there may be an alignment problem. We took it to the dealer, it was checked, we were told it was fine. At 15000 miles, the tires are junk and need to be replaced. Bridgestone inspected the tires and are not offering any warranty, prorated or not. I think this is an outrage. It's such a waste of money, not to mention natural resources to have to replace VERY expensive tires at 15,000! I'm disappointed in our dealer that they would do business with such snotty manufacturer. We definitely will NOT get our replacement tires from Bridgestone, OR from our dealership!!

Purchased a set of these a couple years ago because my factory BF Goodrich was having tread separation and blow outs. The tire dealer said I would not have to worry about these because they are 10-ply and I do pull trailers. Well, two weeks ago, I had one of the Bridgestones separate and had to go in and get a new tire. They did pro-rate it as I only had around 25k on the tires. With the pro-rate, I still paid about 2/3 the cost of a new tire at list price. Could have gotten a deal on sale better. This past weekend, while towing a gooseneck with an 8000-pound tractor, I had another tread separation and then blow out before I could get stopped. Ripped the right rear fender and broke the fender braces and ripped out the fender liner. I am heading in this week to see what they say now. If they will not pro-rate the remaining tires, I will be going back to Michelin for sure.

I have a 2008 Mazda Miata MX-5. The car has 25,000 miles on it and I purchased it at 14,000 miles the end of 2010. I alone put 11,000 miles on it. It has been garaged and I use that shiny, greasy stuff on the tires to keep it looking beautiful and it's supposed to prevent cracking. I recently had my brakes checked, and I was told the tires had dry rot and also had cracks. I was informed they were dangerous and needed to be replaced. I took the car for a second opinion and sure enough, I was told the same thing. I was also told that they were worn down to the bar.

I have purchased a set of Bridgestone Duelers for my 2004 Chevy Tahoe. The tires were no good. The braking distance increased as these tires skidded very easy. The wear was unbelievable. Gone in 17,000 miles. No mileage warranty. My second experience was on my BMW with Dueler run flats. They made it to 20,000 miles with exposed secondary rubber. No warranty again. When I asked about the quality, the rep told me that I should be happy that I got 20K as they are only rated to about 12-15K. I put Michelins on the Tahoe two years ago and they still perform like new, still have a lot of tread left and 25K in warranty left. Cost more but well worth it. I am changing the BMW as soon as I can.

Bridgestone Potenza G019 Tires - These tires are the worst I have ever bought. They have real loud road noise and there is now cracking between the treads on all 4 tires. We went back to the store where we got them, and they said this is normal for a tire in a Minnesota winter. I have been driving in Minnesota for 25 years and have never seen any of my tires cracking like this. It looks unsafe to me.

I bought my Jeep Wrangler Sahara in 2009 and it came with Bridgestone Dueler A/T R255/70R18 tires. I have 35000 miles on the tires and last week, I was topping up the air with a compressor and a tire valve snapped. I got that replaced at a total cost of $97.50. This week, one of the other tires was a little low and just putting the hose of the compressor on the valve caused it to snap like a twig. I am now afraid to even try to add air to these tires. The Jeep dealer did say he had cases of this in the past and especially in cold weather. But these are not cheap tires. You'd hope you could add air to them without snapping the tire valve!

I bought 2 sets of BS G019 Grid Tire for my Mazda 3 and after half a year, the tires started making big loud noises. I was afraid it is because of my rotor and after reading all these reviews, I just noticed I made a wrong decision to buy all these 4 tires! They are very noisy and I could not even talk in the car. I want to file in small claims court for these tires!

I could not get any real help for our 2012 Chevy Silverado 3/4 ton pick up truck which always gets stuck in the mud. The tires, Bridgestone snow/mud, are totally ineffective in the mud. We have had to get pulled out of the mud with full loads of wood and can't go on a job unless someone is there to pull us out of the mud. Everything has been checked out on the truck and mechanically, it is fine. It is the Bridgestone tires that were determined to be the problem. I'm hoping GM will take this issue with Bridgestone Tires and require them to fix the problem. We have a $32,000 truck that can't do the job we purchased it for. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

There’s total tread separation on an Insignia tire for the second time. The reseller of the tire says that there is nothing that can be done without the tire. I provided pictures (available) and it’s the same response. These tires are crap!

I purchased a new Mini Cooper S in December 2011 and immediately removed the 205/45/17 Bridgestone Run-Flat tires and rims for Dunlop winter tires for the season. In March 2012 I put the still new Bridgestone tires back on the Mini after the last winter storm had departed. In May the car was in for a service and I noticed that the front tires had already worn down to their wear-bar after only 10,000 km. I complained to the dealer who advised that I should have an alignment check done. This I did (at a cost of $200 to me) only to find that the vehicle was within range. I decided to switch my front tires to the rear of the vehicle in order to maximize wear and see if the two rear ones that were not at all worn would wear just as fast. After a couple of weeks, the warning lamp came on indicating I had a puncture. It was one of the worn tires (now on the rear of the vehicle) that had worn so much it was not worth repairing.

I purchased a new set of Bridgestone mud terrain tires (4) SZ 295 75 16S from our local Tire Kingdom dealer. The tires cost $1,100. We also purchased 4 new shocks at another cost of $600 for my 2000 Chevy 1500 4x4 pickup truck. Just after the first 8 months, I noticed a vibration in the tires and truck. Upon inspection, I noticed the tires seemed to be chopped. At this time, I returned to Tire Kingdom and was told because of the tires being oversized, they are not under warranty. This makes me very unhappy. We purchased your brand due to the sales rep at our local store. We really expected better quality of a product for the amount of money spent. If there is anything you can do to help resolve this situation, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your concern in this matter.

My Honda CRV was still under warranty, under 20,000 miles. I was having strange noise and brought it to the dealer who reported it was the worn tires. I checked my book for a warranty, and it said go to the tire company, which I did. The local Bridgestone dealer said there was no warranty, and it was confirmed on their website. Bottom line, it's less than 20,000 miles before they had to be replaced, and the tire company would do nothing. I have bought car tires for over 65 years and never got such poor wear from any tire. Also, the noise blotted out the radio and any passenger conversation.

The tire was torn up while the vehicle was running on the road. It was due to the poor quality of the product and not anything intentionally done with the tire. When we have seen the tire, it was clearly apparent that it was due to a manufacturing defect that the tire burst while running the vehicle and it was not cut intentionally by us. Is this the quality provided by Bridgestone? Please look into the matter.

My Bridgestone spare tire explodes on my SUV. What causes it to happen?

10,000 miles on new Potenza tires - Tires roar at high speeds and also low creeping speeds. I’m very dissatisfied. They sound like the old 60's snow tires on all four wheels.

These tires have a little more than 10,000 on them and they are so loud you cannot hear yourself thinking. On the highway, you will still hear the loud humming, and I am afraid that the tires are not safe. I have read other comments online and wish that I would have seen them before buying the tires 18 months ago. I have not called Bridgestone/Firestone because others have said that they will not help you. But I did call an online firm, talking about a class action suit.

All 4 tires are brand new and making lots of noise.

I bought 4 new Turanza Bridgestone tires. I went to Costco to get them rotated. I was told that they couldn't because the front ones are too worn. They have about 10,000 miles and they are telling me that my city driving has caused it and that I need 2 new ones, not for $120 a piece.. What should I do?

I had new tires installed on 12/19/09 (Turanza EL400T). Tires are sold with a 80,000 limited warranty. Currently, I have only put about 35,000 miles on the tires. Now I'm having to replace them because they are bald with no tread.From what I just read online, we are not the only ones with a complaint about these tires.

I purchased a new (2011) Toyota Sienna XLE AWD equipped with Bridgestone EL400 run flats. At 19,100 miles, the two right side tires exploded. Front tire actually had a hole in the sidewall that was as big as my fist. Fortunately, my wife and 3 daughters were not injured. Upon presenting the tires to my Toyota dealer, I was told that the mileage was about right for these tires. Of course Toyota does not warranty the tires, so I must go to Bridgestone to file a complaint. Toyota warned me not to expect a favorable response. After reading these customer reviews, I don't expect a favorable response. Sounds like Bridgestone is producing tires like the old Firestone 500. By the way, I replaced the tires with non-run flat Michelin tires and have no problem assuming the risk of have no spare.

My wife's new 2011 Camry XLE has Bridgestone Turanza EL400 that were basically worn out at 10,000 miles. There would be loud noise with 5/32' treadwear. We're now at 15,000 miles and all 4 tires are at 3/32' and "must" be replaced. Garbage! Worse, the Bridgestone dealer's response to my inquiry was, "..and what do you want me to do about it?" The Toyota dealer verbally recognized that 'some vehicles' have had issues, but refused to put this in writing. They have offered two new tires, if I buy two plus an alignment! While this seems okay, why the ** should I be forced to buy new tires before 15,000 miles on a 18-month old car? This vehicle rarely sees freeway speeds and is a shuttle to/from practices and the grocery.

I purchased 4 Bridgestone S322 tires on 15-07-11, and at that time, also performed a 4-wheel alignment. But last month, just 20 days before, one tire had cracks on it. I took it into the shop (National Tyres, Kamod Nagar, Nashik, Maharashtra), but the tire dealer is not ready to take written complaint and told me the Bridgestone company's tire engineer is on leave so I cant take any action. “I will call you when engineer comes.” I visited the shop 4-5 times, but the dealer is not responding properly and he only wants to sell me more tires. We are well below our manufacturer’s warranty. I need to have this tire replaced.

I purchased two Bridgestone BRS 295/80R22.5/16 tires for the front of my large motorhome. I put one 4,700 mi. trip on them. I had to replace them because of excessive "chunking" on both sides of both tires. This also included the first rib of both tires on the inside and the outside location. Bridgestone refused the warranty on the tires because they said it was due to running over curbs. These are basically 150,000 mi. commercial truck tires which take massive abuse all the time. I did not and do not run over curbs with my 35,000 lb. motorhome. My local tire dealer agreed that that would not have been the case anyway, because there is no sign of any sidewall rubbing or scuffing, which would be the case if that was the cause. Also, local tire dealer asked Bridgestone how the inside of both tires would have been damaged due to running over or rubbing against curbs. Their response was that they didn't know how that would or could occur.

I purchased a set of Bridgestone Insignia SE200 for my 2008 Charger. With 25,000 miles on the set, the right rear had a tread separation. The trunk was full and I had no way of transporting the tire for the rest of my trip. I took pictures and provided the DOT code from the tire. The dealer, Midas, in Tupelo (MS) said that since I didn't have the tire, they couldn't offer an adjustment for defective tire and then charged me more than I paid for the defective one for a replacement.

I purchased 4 new Bridgestone Potenza G019 Grid. I bought four 215/55r17's and had them installed on my 2006 Avalon. That was on September 5 of 2009. I had 50,000 miles at the time.

I went to fill up at the station as I have done many times before. They changed their outside sign to a new one. The price they started to show on the sign as they call it the discounted price. The price at the pump was 3 cents higher on the pump. I went to complain about it that the sign price should be the regular price not the discounted price and that they were trying to fool people that their regular price was cheaper than the surrounding areas stations. The clerk told me that they display the discounted price. I said Krogers has discounted prices too but the regular price is on the outside sign and on the pump. The discounted is only displayed at the pump after you use the Kroger card. They were falsely advertizing their prices. There was a man there that agreed with me and I told her I was going to file a complaint against them.

I bought a new 2010 Mazda 3, an excellent car! After driving the car for 10k miles, all of a sudden, I hear noise coming from my tires. I went to the dealer and the dealer told me that the noise was coming from the Bridgestone tires. He called it uneven wear. You can drive like this, but it is very annoying to sit in the car and listen to that noise. After my lease will expire, I will definitely get another Mazda 3, providing that they will put other tires instead of Bridgestone. What a piece of work, those Bridgestones.

I am an owner of 2009 Toyota Camry LE that was purchased March of 2009 after purchasing a 2008 Toyota Camry LE the year prior. The vehicle was brand new with only 5 miles that read on the odometer. Around 16,000 miles, I asked for rotation of my tires like I do every 5,000 miles and the attendant advised me that tires were bald. It was deja vu all over again because this happened to my 2008 Camry the year before and the 2009 barely gets driven. I instantly thought the attendant was trying to sell me new tires but the advice from the attendant was correct, the tread measurement stated it was hazardous to drive. When you go on Bridgestone's website, it states that the Turenza EL400 goes for 50,000 miles. When you call the customer relations line, the operators state that there is no warranty on the tire because it came with the car (stock tires). This is beyond illogical to me. They also state that the tire is soft to maximize mileage and waste quickly but should last 25k miles.

I bought Mitsubishi Lancer on May 2007 and it was perfect until it run around 50 000 km. Then I changed the four tires. Buy new tires from bridgestone (costed 2220 le.) as per car standard tire type. Then I suddenly found that the stability for my car becomes very dangerous so I am asking what I have to do.

I bought a new car from Beaman Automotive Group in May of 2009 with zero miles. It is a 2009 Camry LE. I now have 5600 miles on the car. When I got 5000 miles on the car I took it in for a balance and rotation. The front tires were worn out and I was not able to get the rotation on the car. The tires are Bridgestone tires. I called the warranty department and they told me if what I am saying is true, they would honor the tires, but then they turned around and told me I needed to pay $184.34 for the worn out tires.

I purchased 4 Bridgestone Insignia SE200 tires on 10-21-08 at 89,635 miles. At that time, Firestone also performed a 4 wheel alignment. On 3/12/09, at 95,004, we had another 4 wheel alignment performed. On 10/29/09, at 101,334 miles, we again had an alignment performed. On Friday, 6/26/10, at 108,000, a flat tire occurred. We took it into the shop and were told that the tire was damaged on the inside as well as a second back tire. With less than 2 years and only 18,365 miles on these 4 tires, we are well below our manufacture warranty. The online warranty on page 34 states, "The free tire replacement period extends up to (a) 3 years from the date of purchase- proof of purchase date required,....". With this Platinum Pact Limited Warranty, I am needing to have these 2 tires replaced. I returned this information to the local Bridgestone store and they only want to sell me more tires.

I own a 328i BMW 2008 and facing the 2nd replacement of my tires in less than one year. Last year they were replacement under the insurance I had because of defects in the tires that was detected with Passport BMW less than one year later and less than 10, 0000 miles on the current tires, I am again facing expensive replacement. I very unhappy with the fact the dealer will charge me over $500 per tire and retail price of the tires average $340 per tire. Either way I will face an expense I truly cannot afford and on top of that very dissatisfied with the life and performance of the Bridgestone Run Flats for my BMW 328i. I cannot believe that I only got less than 10,000 miles on these tires.

I have a 2007 Toyota Camry. About two years after purchase I was told that my tires needed replacing. My tires had approximately 25,000 miles. After complaining extensively to Toyota the tires were replaced at no charge. Although I am grateful for the replacement, I am back in the same situation again. The new set of tires has approximately 25, 0000 miles and I am being told again they need to be replaced. The tires are Bridgestone Turanza. My next step is to take on Bridgestone.

I purchased Bridgestone Dueler tires for my HD Chevy after 39,000 miles there are at 2/32nds. What a joke of a tire! I will never believe a Sears auto tech and will never buy a Firestone brand tire! Stick with what you know and now you know.

I bought 4 tires plus the tire insurance. One of the back tires went bad and I returned it for another tire. It has been six weeks now and Troy says the tire is on order. I began to think that this company does not want to honor their tire warranty program.

My 2008 Toyota Camry has just under 20,000, mostly highway miles. The Bridgestone Turanza tires are not wearing well, and there is not much tire tread left. The car is very difficult to drive this winter as there is not much traction. According to the Bridgestone website, the tire has a 70,000-mile warranty. I am not close to 70,000 miles, but for my family's safety, I feel it is necessary to replace the tires. I have contacted Sunnyside Toyota, the dealer where I purchased the new car from, but I do not expect any assistance with the above. I did notice that there are many similar claims being posted on various Internet sites, so I am wondering if this is another issue that Toyota is not addressing. You would not think that you need new tires before you hit 20,000 miles! The approximate cost of new tires is $650.

I have a 2008 Toyota Camry LE, which was purchased in Oct 2007. The car currently has 22241 miles. It has had mainly highway miles (about 20miles) a day and already in two years, the tires (Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02) size 215/60/16 have almost no tire tread left. The usual warranty on these tires should be 50k miles. I contacted both Toyota and Bridgestone and nobody is willing to help out. Several complaints on all forums regarding this tire can be found online, but still both companies are playing the blame game. Bridgestone and Toyota know that they have been using these sub-standard parts. I will have to now replace the tires and pay out of my pocket for something which a new car owner should not (so early in the car's life), else it is a safety hazard on the road. I hope this complaint is looked into (several other complaints on forums) and not ignored. Both Toyota and Bridgestone need to stop cheating and putting customers in danger.

On January 16, 2010, I went to Holler Honda to get an oil. To my surprise the clerk that took care of my paper work tells me the mechanic did a check on my car which is a 2007 Civic that has only 25,000 miles on it. She stated it needed new tires. I questioned to see the manager as I brought this car new and supposedly new tires. Manager proceeds to tell me that sometimes that happens with tires. I told him that tires supposed to run more than that. He said I should write to Bridgestone, which I am going to do.

I purchased two new tires for my 98 Mercury Mystique. The correct size is 205/60/15, and Martin recommended the Bridgestone Potenza GO19. They were installed on the rear axle on 09/30/2009. On 12/10/2009, I tried to rotate the tires to the front axle for winter and found an interference problem due to the wide profile of the tire. I contacted the tire dealer who inspected the problem and verified the interference issue. He said he would require authorization from his boss before he can switch the tire to one with a narrow profile that will not hit the bolts on the front leaf springs. Martin called me this morning, 12/15/2009, to tell me that his boss would not authorize the corrective action. The tires have 2,000 miles on them and are rated for 50,000 miles. Will Bridgestone help me resolve this issue? What can I do?

Plaintiff went into Firestone for a standard maintenance service check-up. Defendant gave Plaintiff an itemized check off list of what was checked and signed by one of the mechanics who worked there. He gave our 1999 Camry a satisfactory, i.e. oils, both basic oil and transmission oil were okay. It was not. The next day while traveling on 210 Freeway, the car just froze. We were getting on the freeway and still in the first lane. We were able to coast off the freeway. We immediately called A.J. 's Automotive, where we purchased the car. Their tow trucks picked the car up and their mechanic told us that there was no oil in this car, one day after inspection on August 14, 2009. We called the Firestone store where we had the inspection done; they referred us to the Firestone Corporate office. We were given the wrong information. We called Firestone back and Jim ** who said that he represented Firestone and gave us a claim number ** but it turns out that their supervisors reviewed our case and said it had no merit. We checked further and came across the information that Firestone was bought out by Bridgestone Tire Company. Their agent, Pat **, heard our story and gave us a new claim number.

I have a 2008 Mazda CX-7 with 22,000 miles on it. I noticed my tires looked bald in the center of all 4 tires about two weeks ago. I called Mazda and then Bridgestone to ask about the balding tires which had so few miles on them. They both told me that the tires (P23560-18) were not meant to last too long since they are soft rubber. I was appalled and so upset since I have had five other Mazda's and never have I had to replace any tires after 22,000 miles. No other car ever had a similar problem. Since then, I had to spend $900 for four new tires. I now see so many other Mazda owners and make them aware of this horrible tread wear. I had my tires rotated and did all the right things. Can I take some legal action since it is unheard of to have tires so poorly made and most of all not safe? Thank you.

I am seeking assistance with a racial discrimination case regarding myself, ** vs. Bridgestone/Firestone. I was employed with Bridgestone/Firestone for 17 years as an Auto Technician. In September 2003, I became aware of discrimination acts regarding time worked and job assignments. My time worked was altered (reduced) by management and jobs that were assigned to me previously were no longer being assigned to me. I have filed a compliant with EEOC where I was issued a right to sue letter under Title VII. I've sought assistance from an attorney that agreed with Bridgestone / Firestone to proceed with a dispute resolution without my knowledge.

I have a 328i hard top convertible with Run Flat tires from Bridgestone. In the past 6 months, I have had to replace 3 tires which cost me over $1000. The dealership explained that these tires are particularly sensitive to pot holes and the side wall bubbles up causing a flat. This is not considered a defect in the rubber so it is not under warranty. I am a 62-year old woman and not an aggressive driver. There is no way I am confident driving on these tires. In NY, we have many pot holes due to our winters. I feel frustrated knowing that there is no compensation from the tire manufacturer. Does BMW stand behind this company? I am certain that I am not alone with this complaint. Question is what is my alternative to this problem?

I bought a 2008 Toyota Camry LE in January of the same year. I never expected for the Bridgestone tire that came with the new car to be worn out so soon. Only after a year, the tires were already worn out at least 65%. I did not know whether they were still under the warranty, so I went and bought a set of new tires of a different brand. This is a ripoff. You would think by buying a brand new car, tires would at least last you through 60,000 miles. I am definitely not happy about this. Definitely, this was not good safety wise. I drove with these worn tires risking my life, but knew that I had to replace them somehow. Definitely, this was not the right time for the expense either as I lost my job recently.

I purchased my Mazda CX-7 in 2007. At about 16,000 miles, I noticed that the tread on my tires was in pretty poor shape. I had to replace them.

I purchased a Nissan Maxima 2003, back in Sept of 2003. Purchased as a used car, previously used a rental, one of the main selling points was that they maintained the car with all original/genuine Nissan parts or manufactured recommended parts, which included tires by Bridgestone, I do not recall the style/specifics. What I do remember was the first time I drove on a rainy day, it was frightening, from that day on I referred to my car as the spider, it felt as if the car sprung up and the tires were on their tippie toes.

I bought a 2007 Camry and the tires are gone at 22000 miles, they had bad wear at 16000 miles. The tires are Bridgestone Turanza P215 60R 16. What can I do?

On June 7, 2006 my left rear Bridgestone Ultra High Performance tire suddenly blew out. I was driving about 55 mph.It had about 5000 miles on it. The entire tread seperated leaving only two bands around the wheel. As requested I sent the carcass to Bridgestone. Without objective analysis Bridgestone decided the blowout was a result of insufficient air and did not result from a defect in either materials or workmanship. As a result of Bridgestone's refusal to adequately or fairly address my claim I have filed a complaint with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Office of Defects Investigation.