BridgestonePotenza S-04 pole position
If you want to grip the wheel and grab the lead, the Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position ultra-high-performance tire is the winning choice. For unbeatable UHP traction, this summer tire uses a silica-enriched compound that promotes grip on dry and wet road surfaces. In wet conditions, the tire reduces the risk of hydroplaning through circumferential grooves that remove water from the contact area. And as you'd expect from a quality performance tire, the Potenza S-04 Pole Position offers racing-style handling. It uses large stiff outside shoulder blocks to improve cornering capability, and a continuous interlocking center rib to boost steering response while providing rapid braking and accelerating. Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position Features Boost your dry road steering, high-speed stability, and cornering with the large outboard shoulder, interlocking tread blocks and central circumferential rib Enhance straight-line braking-Forces with help from the high-angle tread blocks in the intermediate ribs Resist hydroplaning with lateral grooves that pump water into wide circumferential grooves Get a boost in wear quality and reduce noise throughout the life of the tire with the continuous circumferential rib that runs adjacent to the inside shoulder blocks Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position Treadwear and Warranty If you want the most strong protection available for your new Bridgestone Potenza tires, consider investing in our exclusiv
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NHTSA-reported issues for bridgestone potenza S-04 pole position
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (1423) · Tread / Belt (791) · Sidewall (426) · TPMS (55) · Bead (46)
Reported across: 1989 – 1993 (3 years)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 20% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 1,986 reports filed against Bridgestone tires across every line and vehicle that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 20% | 20% | 1.0× |
| Sidewall failure | 18% | 15% | 1.2× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 10% | 8% | 1.2× |
| Tread or belt separation | 9% | 13% | 0.7× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 8% | 9% | 0.8× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 6% | 6% | 1.0× |
Mileage at failure
1,224 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 17,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 4,000 and 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Bridgestone. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. MY SPOUSE STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LOOK FOR A PROBLEM. SHE FOUND THAT AIR WAS ESCAPING THE FRONT LEFT TIRE OUT OF THE SIDEWALL. SHE THEN DROVE THE CAR TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT AND CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS REPLACED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIM WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE SIDEWALL OF THE BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA TIRE HAD FAILED AFTER 5,800 MILES. WE WERE CHARGED $183 FOR THE REPAIR DESPITE THE CAR BEING LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD.
A MONTH AGO I HAD A BRIDGESTONE A/T REVO SEPARATE AND MANAGED TO GET IT REPLACED BEFORE IT BLEW. THIS PAST FRIDAY I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND HAD ANOTHER SEPARATE AND BEFORE I COULD GET STOPPED IT BLEW OUT ALSO. FORTUNATELY IT WAS ON THE BACK AND I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK AND TRAILER STOPPED SAFELY. NOT SURE I COULD HAVE DONE THIS HAD IT BEEN ON THE FRONT. TIRES WERE AIRED PROPERLY THAT MORNING ALSO. RIPPED MY RIGHT REAR FENDER UP ALSO. TWO OF THE SAME TIRES PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME SEPARATED WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER.
TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 85 NORTHBOUND IN GA JUST BEFORE EXIT 64 UNION CITY. FAR LEFT FAST LANE. SUDDEN REAR TIRE EXPLOSION. NO LOAD BEING HAULED 65 PSI AIR PRESSURE IN TIRE. ABLE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL AND WORK MY WAY OVER TO RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY LANE. CHANGED TO SPARE TIRE ONLY DAMAGED RIM WHEN TRUCK FELL AND ROLLED OVER CARCASS A FEW TIMES. DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBJECT AND TIRE HAD NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE SEEN BEFORE ITS BLOWOUT.
ALL 4 OF THE TIRES HAVE A CRACK AROUND THE SIDEWALL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BELOW 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NOT A PROLBEM WITH THE TIRES, MODEL SF325. THE TREAD ON THESE TIRES ARE EXCELLENT, BUT THE SIDEWALLS DETERIORATED. THESE WERE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED ON THE VEHICLE IN JAN OF 96.
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Bridgestone |
|---|---|
| Model | Potenza S-04 Pole Position |
| Season | all-season |
| Type | truck-suv |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Bridgestone potenza S-04 pole position: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Potenza S-04 Pole Position is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a all-season tire built for the truck-suv segment, the Potenza S-04 Pole Position is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
If you want to grip the wheel and grab the lead, the Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position ultra-high-performance tire is the winning choice. For unbeatable UHP traction, this summer tire uses a silica-enriched compound that promotes grip on dry and wet road surfaces. In wet conditions, the tire reduces the risk of hydroplaning through circumferential grooves that remove water from the contact area. And as you'd expect from a quality performance tire, the Potenza S-04 Pole Position offers racing-style handling. It uses large stiff outside shoulder blocks to improve cornering capability, and a continuous interlocking center rib to boost steering response while providing rapid braking and accelerating. Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position Features Boost your dry road steering, high-speed stability, and cornering with the large outboard shoulder, interlocking tread blocks and central circumferential rib Enhance straight-line braking-Forces with help from the high-angle tread blocks in the intermediate ribs Resist hydroplaning with lateral grooves that pump water into wide circumferential grooves Get a boost in wear quality and reduce noise throughout the life of the tire with the continuous circumferential rib that runs adjacent to the inside shoulder blocks Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position Treadwear and Warranty If you want the most strong protection available for your new Bridgestone Potenza tires, consider investing in our exclusiv
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