Consumer Complaint Detail

BRIDGESTONE / TURANZA EL42 / P235

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042701 Incident Date: Oct, 10 2005
Consumer's City: ROSEMEAD 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: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 13 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 02 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 2004 acura 3.2 tl uses bridgestone turanza el42 tires (235/45r17), w speed-rated. the el 42 tires had a so called "flat spot" problem and they were worn out only at 15,500 mile. there has been many complaints about this type of tires on the internet. many of them mentioned that "flat spot" problem could become a safety issue.