2005 Acura TL Tires Problems

“Oem tires on 05 Acura TL's at 5000 wet weather driving is downright dangerous. Driving in snow even when new was impossible.. Yet these tires are marked m/s all season. Dealers are aware but have no incentive to do anything about it...except sell you a new set of tire for $800 we have had two very close calls in the rain are in the process of replacing tires at our expense before someone gets hurt. Rf tire has developed a major sidewall blister and was removed from service before catastrophic failure.”

“I bought a set of dunlop 235/45r17 sp sport signature tires in febraury, 2008 -- and replaced one of them in september 2008 due to unrelated issue. In early july, 2009, only about 17 months after I bought after I made my intial purchase, and less than a year after I bought the replacement 4th tire, the sidewall began to deteriorate (on the newer 4th tire) and the tread began seperating from one of the other 3 tires. Had my mechanic (doing a brake job) not noticed the defect, I could've easily had a blow-out and serious injury. I took the car into the tire store when I bought all 5 tires. …”

“I recently purchased a dealer-certified used 2005 Acura TL with new, dealer-installed bridgestone turanza el42 tires. In my first experience driving the vehicle in rain, I nearly lost control of the vehicle at 60 MPH when I hit a shallow standing water (~1 deep) in the roadway. Being a front-drive vehicle, I was very surprised to feel the front tires distinctly hydroplane and cause me to almost lose control of my vehicle. These tires only have 2,000 miles on them and I find their lack of hydroplaning resistance to be well below normal expectations and therefore distinctly dangerous.”

“Vehicle has a vibration between 52-64 MPH. Feels like you are driving over rumble strips. The dealer and factory have attempted to repair 4 times and over 19 day in shop and still the vibration is present. My fear is the vehicle transmission, drive train, steering or brakes could fail at any moment due to part fatigue. There seems to be no repair in plan to resolve this problem can you please help.”

“The rear tires on a 2005 Acura TL lost all thir tread with only 8000 mile on the odometer. The tires supplied by the vehicle manufacturer were bridgestone turanza el42 p235 45 r17 with a tread wear rating of 260. The tires were rotated by the Acura dealer at 4000 miles and no unusual ware was reported. This totally unexpected rapid wear resulted in the vehicle becoming unstable on wet pavement. This could have resulted in loss of control. The extreme tire wear problem was found when investigating the vehicle stability problem. …”