without mentioning names, this is what happened to my friend and fellow 3.5 crew member (who is on the org) when sh!tty a$$ potenzas come in contact with rain-resulting in a 180 degree spin into a wall...


guys, please if you can afford to switch your potenzas do so, so you don't become another total-out like he did...

FYI, he is fine but both the airbags exploded and as you can see-it's pretty much a wrap for the 03 maxima....

 

HOLY F*CKIN SHIYAT!

I really hope he is alright!

 

And for those of you who STILL haven't listened to many of us (for years now), take a look here...

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/hpas.jsp

Pretty pathetic showing, and I DO think they were getting off light on the wet category.

Bury them, burn them, make tree swings out of them, just DON'T drive on them!!!

 

Well I hope he/she is alright. How fast were they going thats some serious damage. I sold 2 of my potenzas on ebay for $175...some people have no idea. I balded the other ywo before putting on my pilot sport a/s.

 

matt, he's alright..just shaken up....he was goin 35-40

hit wall and spun out, his rear is pretty bad also

thanx for the words bro...

 

That really freaks me out...this weekend I'm taking off the protenzas....

I have noticed too myself that in wet I tend to slip more on turns. I think we need to speak out and maybe get a recall on tires

 

No prob its never good for this to happen to anyone. No doubt its totalled especially if the rear is also damaged. Only good thing is no other cars were involved and he wasn't injured.

 

I will be ordering new tires as soon as I get approval.

 

Which Potenzas are on our car? Sorry for the bumb question but in the tire rack survey there were a few listed. Thanks.

 

I think RE92

 

You have got to be kidding, right?

RE-92's.

 

The Donuts of Death strike again!

Glad you are OK.

 

That's 35-40mph damage?!
Geez...scary.
How many miles did he have on the tires and what kind of condition were they in?

 

Glad your buddy is okay. Looks like a lot of damage.

I'm so glad I was able to sell my RE-92's last year.

 

guys, do me a HUGE favor..I'm gonna contact some class action attorneys and get somethin together for ALL OF US here to enjoy in terms of compensation...

anyone feel we have a class action suit viable against Bridgestone?? if you do, please post here any negative experiences with them with any pix of accidents if possible.

I'm gonna jump on this ASAP

 

tires had 14k and were pretty crappy but had some tread nonetheless

 

I goes all over the place when it rain alittle or when u take off it slips as well

 

If the acura04 tl guys can get Acura/bridgestone to replace thoose
(Bridgestone Turanza EL42) with thier tire of chose. We can to, if we speak up.

 

kool thanx for letting us know.

 

my opinion...this will be hard to win. i dont know alot about this but you have to prove that they KNEW they were making a bad product. you have to prove that they are at fault. they probably are but it has to be proven!

 

NYC TAR..nice....let's make this happen...how bout some Michelin Pilot Sports A/S for all???

Let's do this ppl....

 

The RE92's are absolute crap. We've all known this for quite some time. I somehow got 26K out of mine, but man did that **** hydroplane like hell.

 

well i just looked at their website and they do claim this so.....
"High performance handling combined with all-season tractionTread design features interlocking triangulated blocks and circumferential grooves which provide excellent wet, dry and snow traction."

they are a big corporation with good lawyers, im sure they would pull the whole "it is the drivers fault. they were driving to fast for the conditions" crap

 

I almost hit a tree when I first got my car it had potenzas. they looked brand new freaked me out so I got some new tires

 

Its amazing that one model potenza can be so bad and another so good . I couldent be happier with my potenza RE950 they are the best tires i have ever owned after a couple of tests and trial & error I have found that 36 psi in the front and 33psi in the rear is optimal the ride is great wet handleing superb. Dry traction incredible , snow it leaves a little to be desired but hey what can you expect. Any body looking for great potenzas get the RE950 tires.

 

my car slips when i'm going fifty on the interstate in mild rain....the RE-92s are freakin worthless

 

i have the potenza s-03 pole position
i love them
sticky on dry surface and damn good on wet!

 

i agree that they suck
i was just saying what bridgestone would claim

 

I have 25k on my re-92 and thay have been the best tire I had in a long time ( who would have figerd) never came out of balance and never had any wet prob or trac prob with them even on the track 2.1 60' times on them thay prob need to go to the tire hall of fame

 

Its amazing that one model potenza can be so bad and another so good . I couldent be happier with my potenza RE950 they are the best tires i have ever owned after a couple of tests and trial & error I have found that 36 psi in the front and 33psi in the rear is optimal the ride is great wet handleing superb. Dry traction incredible , snow it leaves a little to be desired but hey what can you expect. Any body looking for great potenzas get the RE950 tires.

 

keep the thread relevant guys...this is gonna be my "fuel for the fire"

 

Problem is that Acura is customer oriented and would go that extra mile for owners. Nissan just wants cars sold.

 

That's because you live in the FUKING DESERT~!

I've got ~30K on mine.

I want A/S, but want rims too.

 

i know, i was just commenting on what bridgestone's lawyers would say about it being the driver's fault and driving under ideal conditions

 

Icey-or other mods..

motion to make this a sticky on the grounds that I would like to consult with some lawyers to try and make this a class action suit

 

Anyone have the name of that lawyer that was working on the paint thing???

 

You mean the one noone has heard from again?

 

That's really bad Heath. It hurts me to see a Max like that, so sad. It shocking that your bud wasn't seriously hurt, that's a $10K+ impact.

Is there any parting taking place on that car??

As far as a class-action lawsuit, you will need cooperation from all the parties making a claim, and too often these threads become a big p issing contest between people who have agendas.

I dont see it getting off the ground, and if it does, I can't see any atty (unless they run their own firm/practice) trying to take on Bridgestone's team of atty's on this matter.

The burden of proof would be on the plaintiffs (all the Max owners who had a wreck because of shoddy tire) to prove negligence on the part of Bridgestone...Good luck. Bridgestone has court-proven defenses for many claims customers make, they've been through it before.

The Maxima community is pretty small, the 5th gen community is even smaller, and the 5th gen guys who have a had a wreck because of the RE92 is smaller still. Just my .02.

 

Don't forget to sue the designer of Max's suspension system. And while you're at it, the steering wheel is sometime a little slippery, so be sure to get the company that makes those.

I'm sure the lawyers are going to have a good laugh over this one. If there was a lawsuit against a tire manufacture everytime someone lost control of their car in the rain we wouldn't have cars.

 

Ferb's parting of the car (if any) will be done so after I hear from the owner after he gets word from his INS...

6spdmax-Mr. newb....if you have NOTHING constructive to add, STFU and move on....this is a serious issue at hand--he or his passenger or an uninvolved motorist COULD HAVE DIED!!!

now, please drive thru