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Replying to: milesontime (Aug 01, 2007 5:26 am) - Are the bubbles only on the outside sidewalls? - If not, do the bubbles on the inside sidewalls match those on the outside sidewalls (i.e. are they directly across from each other)? If you answered "No" to both questions, then yes, I'd say your tires are defective and should be replaced by Bridgestone. Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 01, 2007 6:36 am) Regards, OW |
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 01, 2007 7:27 am) But having all four tires suffer such a failure is very odd. If it is due to a manufacturing defect, than I'd guess a whole batch of tires would be so affected - all with the same date code. Bridgestone would have heard other reports.
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Replying to: actualsize (Aug 01, 2007 9:27 am) Regards, OW |
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 01, 2007 7:27 am) 1. I haven't inspected the INSIDE sidewalls, so don't know what's going on there. 2. Spoke with the nearby BMW dealership and they tell me bubbles are likely impact damage and, in all events, the tires are not covered by the BMW warranty, and instead I need to talk to Bridgestone. 3. Spoke with BMW corporate and they tell me that I need to talk with Bridgestone. 4. Spoke with Bridgestone and they said only 1% of tires are defective and that therefore my bubbles are cause by either impact damage (curbs, potholes, etc.) or mounting damage. They said I would have to take the car to a Bridgestone dealer and have the tires removed and inspected, but most likely they would determine that they are not covered by a warranty. This strikes me as ridiculous. I have four tires with bubbles. My coworkers who drive the same roads do not have damaged tires. Obviously something is wrong with these tires. Has anyone been successful in dealing with a situation like this?
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Replying to: milesontime (Aug 01, 2007 10:14 am) http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Continental&model=ContiProContact+S- SR Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 01, 2007 10:37 am) Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 01, 2007 10:47 am) Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 01, 2007 10:51 am) Well, as you and anybody who's even partially followed this discussion for a while knows (I assume that milesontime is a relatively new member which is why I'm making this post), I would suggest that milesontime buy four new GFTs and a can of Spare Tire in a Can or the Continental ContiComfortKit. http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/conticomfortkit/index.jsp I don't know if this is a solution that is acceptable for our new member, but there it is.  Best Regards, Shipo |
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Replying to: milesontime (Aug 01, 2007 10:14 am) HighlandPete |
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