Consumer Complaint Detail

BRIDGESTONE / DUELER AT / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006100897 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2006
Consumer's City: TALLAHASSEE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: DUELER AT Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU32E8VU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2007 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Bridgestone tires. customer states that they have lived with the squishing into the pavement since 11/06 and was reimbursed but still is not happy with the new tires that were put on the car**cc the consumer stated she has had to live with an uncontrollable vehicle when turning or accelerating. it was the consumers opinion that the tire were being broken at the sidewalls before installation and overpressurized on the red tire machine to stretch them and then filled with a gas that causes them to age prematurely, so they look like they have bee driven 40, 000 when they are brand new. a mechanic told the consumer, the tires were being filled with nitrogen instead of air. *jb updated 04/09/07. *jb the consumer has had 8 sets of tires placed on the vehicle. the consumer stated the sidewall were weak which caused the tires to blow out. updated 04/12/07. *jb consumer stated on april 7, 2007 she has received a full refund from discount tires in the amount of $374.10 and returned the four tires to tire company. updated 4/18/07 *tr the consumer stated she has not received compensation for her time. the consumer stated the business merely bought their tires back. updated *jb