[Resolved]  Bridgestone Tyre — Faulty pin of Bridgestone tyres and Near miss fatal accident

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Andhra Pradesh

I have purchased two new Bridgestone tyres for my white Opel Corsa, (AP09AU2090) on 28th of January 2011. I use the car sparingly that I have driven 40 KM so far. On 22nd of this month, while I was driving the vehicle on a highway, with a loud noise the front tyre (new Bridgestone tyre) got deflated and by sheer luck I could avoid ramming into a truck coming in the oposite direction. I pulled the car from the highway and replaced it with spare tyre & approached a tyre mechanic to check for punctures after driving & discovered that there in no puncute. The pin has been damaged. and the tyre was damaged too and developed wobling. When I took the tyre to the dealer, M/s Pranavi Enterprises, 1-91, Habsiguda X roads, Hyderabad, he said that he'd refer it to the manufacturer. Now the manufacrers techninal rep called me after 4 days & said, the tyre was damaged due to running under deflated condition. Problem with the preassure pin is different & they can help. I am taken aback at the reply as the careless setting could have costed life. And the company refusing responsibility is sheer callousness! I appeal to the authorities to look into this matter and kindly replace the damaged tyre with new tyre.