Toyota and Bridgestone tires.
by David
(Cincinnati)
Bridgestone Turanza
I wish to add my story to that told by the guy from Philadelphia about the Bridgestone tires he found too short lived. There are a multitude of similar stories about the Camry and Bridgestone tires all over the internet.
The front tires on my 2007 Camry XLE V6 were shot at 15,000 miles. There was no abuse -- they are just plain lousy tires.
Oh yeah, I went through all of the steps and contacted Toyota who told me to try my luck with the tire manufacturer who in turn looked at the service records and then turned around and said that the tires didn't have the correct tire pressure and weren't rotated as they were supposed to be.
I was left holding the bag on this. Obviously the dealer wasn't doing what I expected them to be doing during servicings and obviously no tire should wear out so quickly with only 15,000 miles of use.
I blame Toyota for this because they're the ones that purchased the tires plus it's obvious that they put cheap shoddy tires on the car. I also blame Bridgestone too because they manufactured a low grade tires that they sold to Toyota.
Combined this is the lowest experience I've ever had with a new automobile. I've had more than a few new cars through the years and not a single one of them had a problem like this. People should be aware of this problem and they should be warry of Toyota and Bridgestone products.
Right now I'm looking to replace the tires and I could use some sound advice on good tires to buy.
(Ed.: See the article on Car Maintenance for a guide on what needs to be done to prolong the life of any tire. Hopefully your serviceman will do this without prompting, but you're the one who will suffer if he doesn't.)
