Bridgestone Turanza Tire EL42

Pros: They look OK and perform reasonably well in the rain, seem durable
Cons: Expensive, mediocre traction in the dry, squeal in turns

My I nfiniti G35 Sedan came with B ridgestone Turanza EL42 in size 215/55-17. Once they are worn, I will definitely get something else. My Dilemma ...

Pros: V-rated, good traction, well suited for poor weather
Cons: Very questionable quality control, coarse ride, susceptible to road variations.

I have been quite sensitive to tires and how they can determine the personality of an automobile ever since my fathers 1982 Honda Accord hatchback went from a mushy interloper to a fine freeway warrior simply by replacing the rubber. The Turanza's which ...

Pros: Acceptable mileage.
Cons: Transmit road noise, poor wet handling performance, and pricey!

57,000 miles gives you a lot of time to evaluate a set of tires. My calculator tells me that this is equivalent to approximately 1,700 hours of driving time. My butt concurs. The set of Bridgestone Touranza EL42s currently on my vehicle came as stock ...

Pros: Good dry traction/handling. Mediocre wet handling. Decent noise/comfort level.
Cons: Way too expensive. Low treadwear. Severe flat-spotting issues.

OEM on my 2004 Acura TL automatic, size 235/45ZR/17, W speed-rated. Just under 10,000 miles so far (Dec 1, 2004). Baltimore-DC area. Highway-city-suburb mix of driving. UPDATE July 22, 2005, 25,000+ miles... Well, the tires are not worn to the ...

Pros: original equipment, smooth ride initial 1000 miles
Cons: short life, quick to deteriorate, no warranty

I purchase a Sienna XLE Limited in Dec2003 with the EL42 tires 225/60r17. I replaced two tires on Nov2004 after only 19,000 which were worn down. I replaced another tire on Apl2005 due to a flat spot on the tire. This tire was replaced on Nov2005 due ...

Pros: Long tread life - 70K miles and going strong
Cons: Expensive

I guess I’m going to be in the minority here, but here goes. I have a 2003 Nissan Maxima that came with a set of Bridgestone Turanza EL42 tires, size 215/55-17, V-rated. The car is just about to turn 70,000 miles and the tires are still in good ...

Pros: Absolutely none.
Cons: Read my review

My wife's new 2007 Chrysler Town & Country came equipped with these Bridgestones from the factory. She experienced a loss of pressure at highway speed on the left rear tire. She called me and asked what to do. Due to a recent snowstorm, she could not ...

Pros: No squeal, long life.
Cons: Relatively expensive, and hard riding (which might be the car!).

I just wanted to add my 2 cents. I found out (from a Tire Rack "consultant" (highly recommended) that this tire was made custom for Infiniti, which is why they are more expensive than they should be. Bridgestone is doing misleading naming by calling this ...

Pros: none
Cons: Non-existent wet or snow traction, in any condition

Here in the Northeast..we just experienced the first major snowfall, over the past weekend, December 9th, 05 I have a 2005 Saturn Vue Red Line, V6 all wheel drive. The Car was outfitted stock with 245/50/18 Turanza EL-42. This car, fitted with ...

Pros: You can brag to everyone how much you spent on tires.
Cons: They exist. Had retreads last longer and run truer.

Not impressed. Just removed after 30,000 miles of use. They were a little noisy, especially with bumps and cracks, rode hard, and wore quickly, developing cupping and flat spots. Most of all, after balancing to perfection, still hopped down the road. Tire actually twisted slightly out of shape not running true on the wheel even though the wheel was true. Whined so bad I though it was a rear wheel bearing at first. ( So did alignment mechanic) Take very good care of my cars, aligning every 6 months and balancing every 4 months. These tires were aggravating me with constant vibrations and road input through the wheel. OK on dry, not great in wet and ho-hum in snow. Not confidence builder when going got dicey. Basically they are 20,000 mile tires for a 80,000 mile price. Replaced with Michelin HydroEdge's and it was like putting a new suspension on the car! (Regal GS)
Amazing difference. Wasted money on the Turanza's.

Pros: Good handling, probably due to BMW steering, not the tires.
Cons: Excessive road noise within first 8K miles. Premature wear.

These Bridgestone Turanza EL42 tires came stock on my 2006 BMW 325i. After a few months (now at 13K miles) road noise began and has gotten progressively worse. This is my wife's car, she uses it to drive kids around to school, dance classes, etc (not a commute vehicle).

Took care to dealer, technician noticed noise immediately, said other customers have been in reporting same problem. I sent letters to BMW North America and the dealer. BMW NA called me said talk to Bridgestone. Bridgestone referred me to local dealer.

Local dealer's tech noticed bad noise immediately. Premature wear on outside edges of front both front tires is causing the noise. Dealer wants to blame alignment or suspension - gimme a break. My feeling... these tires are bad news, especially when you see the other replies here. Don't buy them.

**Update: Went back to the dealer. Service Mgr agreed tires wearing premature. He had BMW rep drive car and he agreed to replace the 2-tires. I will buy Michelin when its time to replace them. Mean time I'll try rotating every 3,000 miles.

Pros: Positive note: All of the tires wore evenly.  85% of my driving is highway.
Cons: Tires cannot be repaired.
Noticeable road noise.

I have 33,000 miles on the vehicle and the tires need to be replaced. Road noise is constant on these tires and unfortunately I will most likely replace them with the same tire due to the fact that there is no spare tire with my BMW and I cannot afford to risk taking the chance of not using runflats and potentially damage the rim in case of a flat.

Pros: No tire problems in 7 years !
Cons: Pricey !

These were original equipment on my 2002 Infiniti I35 and now it's time for new ones.  Never had a flat or any other trouble with them.   After 49K miles, there's still some tread left, but they are coming up on 7 years old, so think it's time for some new ones.  I'll stay with these, as I just got a great price onsome, compared to what they usually go for.

Pros: Good Handling and performance tire
Cons: Thread wear too fast, not worth the price

tires came stock on my 2007 Mazda CX-7, at 23,000 miles they were worn down to the thread wear indicators. Tires have been rotated twice and balanced once. The wear has been even all the way around. starting from a stop tires always slip and pull to the right, after a lot of research on the web I will replace these tires with a set of Falkans ZIEX 255/55R-18

Pros: Tire wear seems to be OK. I have them rotated every 3000 miles or so.
Cons: None so far since they replaced the worn wheel bearing.

This review is about the Bridgestone Insignia SE Tires. Previously, I wrote that these tires gave so much noise that it sounded like an airplane instead of a 2004 Grand Prix. Since the first review, the tire installation store diagnosed the problem as a worn wheel bearing that had nothing to do with the tires. The wheel bearing has been replaced. The Bridgestone Insignia SE Tires are sounding perfectly quiet and show no unusual wear.