BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES Complaints

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE CONSUMER HIT A CURB AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS RUPTURED EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE TIRE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE DAMAGE. *AK *SC *JB

THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR EVERY 18,000 MILES. DEALER HAD REPLACED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH BRIDGESTONE, TURANZA T, SIZE P215/60R16. THE BRIDGESTONE FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 23, 000 MILES, REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 30, 000 MILES. CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES. *AK *LA

NEW ACURA TL. VIBRATION AT MOST SPEEDS; ODD SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPORTED TO ED VOYLES (DEALER). ONE SERVICE (REBALANCE TIRES) DIDN'T HELP. TALKED W/ FRED AT ACURA CARLAND (FRIEND'S DEALER), WHO SUPSECTS A FIX FOR THIS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES. FRED REPORTS THAT MOST OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR (AND ADDITIONAL) PROBLEMS.*AK

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN TO FISH TAIL DOWN THE ROAD AS LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES LOST GRIP WITH THE ROAD INTERMITTENTLY BACK AND FORTH. THERE WAS SOME VERY MINOR PUDDLING IN THE RUTS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY ON AND OFF. THE ONBOARD VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEMS (ABS, VSC) DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS WITHIN SPEED LIMITS AND CONSISTENT WITH OTHER VEHICLE SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S TIRES HYDROPLANE FREQUENTLY ON WET SURFACES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE TREAD WAS NOT DESIGNED TO DISBURSE WATER. *NM *NM

VIBRATION AND SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL DUE TO VIBRATION AND UNBALANCED FEELING FROM FRONT TIRES. IT SEEMS THAT THE FRONT WHEELS AND/OR SUSPENSION HAVE PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THEM BE UNBALANCED AND MAKE DRIVING FEEL UNCONTROLLED.

BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-42 TIRES THAT ARE OEM ON MY NEW 2004 ACURA TL HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH "FLAT SPOTTING". THIS PERFECT CAR RUNS LIKE A FLINTSTONE CAR UNTIL TIRES WARM UP AND ROUND OUT. ACURA IS REPLACING WITH SAME BRAND AND MODEL TIRES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. *JB

SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE FACTORY INSTALLED BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-42 TIRES ON MY NEW 2004 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 1400 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE FLAT-SPOTTING IN THE TIRES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ARE NOT SAFE. ACURA OF DAYTON, OHIO, ACURA CORPORATE AND BRIDGESTONE SAY THEY IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. OTHER 2004 ACURA OWNERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH ACURA AND THERE ARE MANY WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES INCLUDING ONE CALLED TIRE RACK. *JB

PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES ON MY 2000 S TYPE JAGUAR. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WHICH ARE 4 YEARS OLD WITH 26,000 MILES OF USE. EACH TIRE HAS DEVELOPED DRY ROT INDICATED BY MANY SMALL CRACKS IN THE TREAD. *JB

RIGHTT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL. CONSUMER INDICATED THERE WAS A CUT IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK