Consumer Complaint Detail

BRIDGESTONE / TURANZA EL42 / P235

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005012147 Incident Date: Feb, 18 2005
Consumer's City: RIVERSIDE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: TURANZA EL42 Model Year: P235
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 19UUA66214A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 23 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 04 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: During light rain my 2004 acura tl with bridgestone turanza el-42 tires hydroplaned and lost control. it hit the center divider and spun and ended up on the right shoulder. the front left wheel broke off. fortunetly my car or the broken wheel did not hit another car. there were quite a few cars on the freeway all at normal freeway speed. i was actually following my wifes 2003 honda accord lx in the same lane at the time of the accident. i have filed a complaint with acura (800) 382-2238 and my case # b012005-02-2300320. so far the complaint has accomplished nothing for me.