BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL41 TIRES Complaints

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.

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

MY RIGHT FRONT BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 (P205/65R16) TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM AS A WHOLE WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. MY CAR VIOLENTLY TURNED RIGHT AND BEGAN HEADING SOUTHBOUND AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR THEN SMASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AT 70 MPH AND SPUN INTO THE LOCAL TRAFFIC LANES ON THE OTHERSIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BRIDGETONE TIRES MODEL- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SIZE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -DOT- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE HOLE APPEARED TO BE IN THE LINE THAT CONNECTS THE TREAD TO THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ORINGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE. *AK

PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. DEALER STATES TIRE CANNOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE TIRE MANUFACTURER DISCONTINUED THE PRODUCT. *AK

ON JULY 1, 2003 NOTICED A LARGE BULGE, APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES IN DIAMETER, ON THE SIDE WALL OF DRIVERSIDE REAR TIRE OF MY NEW CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY MINIVAN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR JULY 2, 2003 TO GET TIRE CHECKED. WENT OUT ON MORNING OF JULY 2 TO TAKE CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE BULGE HAD RUPTURED AND TIRE WAS FLAT WITHOUT CAR BEING DRIVEN SINCE BULDGE WAS NOTICED. TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 42 215/65R16 987M+S EL42B2 WITH APPROXIMATLY 3800 MILES OF USE.*AK