MICHELIN ALL SEASON TIRES Complaints

DURING A FOUR MONTH PERIOD, I EXPERIENCED 3 FLAT TIRES, INCLUDING 2 BLOWOUTS, USING DILL TR-413 VALVE STEMS. TIRE FAILURE RESULTED FROM VALVE STEM FAILURE ACCORDING TO TIRE DEALER. ALL THREE FAILURES OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RESULTING IN BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.*TR

I OWN A 2001 MAZDA MPV DX. IN THE USER MANUAL AND ON THE DOOR LABEL, THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS A 94 FOR WEIGHT. MANY TIRE SHOPS OFFER A 92 RATED BASED ON BOOKS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS. I DROVE 50,000 MILES USING MICHELIN HYDROEDGE RATED 92. I COULD FEEL LUG DRIVING THE CAR ALL THIS TIME. IS IT OK TO INSTALL TIRES HAVING A LOWER WEIGHT RATE, THAN THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS? *TR

PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM COSTCO, GREENSBORO,NC ON 7/18/07. ALL 4 VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED. ONE ON 5/18/08 AND THREE ON 8/02/08. *TR

MY MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD ON THE REAR AFTER ONLY 25K MILES AND WE REPLACED THEM BUT NOW OUR FRONT TIRES ARE BALD AFTER 35K MILES. *TR

BAD BRAKES. I HAD A 2006 ACURA TL AND I TRADED IT IN FOR A 2008 ACURA TL. THE BRAKES ARE VERY POOR ON THIS 2008. I FEEL LIKE THEY DOWNGRADED THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS TO CUT COST. I ALMOST CRASHED 3X IN 2 DAYS OF HAVING CAR BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT STOP AND I HAVE TO THE PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE GOOD PERFORMANCE BRAKES LIKE THE 2006 ACURA TL DID. AT 41K MILES MY 06 TL HAD BETTER BRAKING THEN THIS 2008. SHAME ON ACURA FOR RISKING OUR LIVES FOR MONEY. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACURA INSTALLS PERFORMANCE ROTORS AND BRAKES LIKE THEY DID IN THE PAST? NONE YET!!! I AM SCARED TO DRIVE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A BULGE ON THE SIDE OF MY TIRE, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY SAID HE PROBABLY HIT A POT HOLE, AND WE ARE LIABLE FOR THE TIRE WHICH WAS QUOTED AT $300.00. I AM GOING TO A MICHELIN DEALER ON SEPT. 4, TO CHECK OUT THE TIRE. I HAVE 2000 MILES ON THE CAR LEASED IT IN APRIL OF 2007 AND THE DEALER SAYS I HIT A POT HOLE. I TOLD HIM THE BULGE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND DO I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TIRE EVERYTIME I HIT A POTHOLE. MY CAR IS BRAND NEW, I HAVE A FORD TAURUS WITH CHEAP TIRES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. YOUR HELP IS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN FIND OUT IF THIS HAPPENS TO MANY TIRES? *TR

MY MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS A CLEAR SUNNY DAY, 30 MPH, ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY. I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY SO I KNOW THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. I CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY REFERRED ME TO MELODY LAKES TIRE AND AUTO. MY WIFE CALLED AND THE RECEPTIONIST TOLD HER IT WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD TO COME IN BUT SHE COULD. THE RECEPTIONIST TOLD MY WIFE THE PROBLEM WAS "HEAT INFRACTION?" AND IT WAS NOT COVERED. IT IS INCREDIBLE TO ME A RECEPTIONIST, OVER THE PHONE, CAN DIAGNOSE TIRE PROBLEMS. MICHELIN, NOR THE DEALER HAD ANY INTENTIONS TO DETERMINE WHY A BLOWOUT OCCURRED, LET ALONE TRY TO FIX IT. I WILL FORWARD THIS COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM. I HAVE 4 MORE OF THOSE DEFECTIVE TIRES WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BLOW!! UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

MICHELIN SYMMETRY P205/65 R15 BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. PICTURES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. *TR

WE WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO A TIRE MANUFACTURER, MICHELIN. WE HAVE BOUGHT 4 PIECE OF MICHELIN TIRES ON 11/24/2006 FROM ITS A TIRE DEALER, COSTCO WHOLESALE CLUB TIER CENTER, LOCATED AT 50 OVERLOOK BLVD, NANUET, NY 10954, TEL. (845) 425-0316 AND THE 4 PIECE TIERS WERE INSTALLED THERE. THE TIRE MODEL IS MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 225/50R17 ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE PRICE AT $207.99 PER TIER (CURRENT PRICE) AFTER 4 MONTHS, ON 3/28/07, WE ACCIDENTALLY FOUND ONE TIRE LOCATED AT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLISTER (A BUBBLE) IN THE SIDEWALL, WHEN WE CHECKED THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE. SEE THE PICTURE AS FOLLOWS: WE ARE GLAD TO FIND THIS DEFECTIVE TIER PRIOR TO GETTING A CAR ACCIDENT. BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT THE DEFECTIVE CONDITION MIGHT RESULT IN A RAPID LOSS AIR PRESSURE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A LOSS CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH. WE COULD LIKE TO HAVE EITHER AN INSPECTOR OF THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OR A THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THIS DEFECTIVE TIER TO GET SOME INFORMATION TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM POTENTIAL CAR CRASH AND LOST LIVES. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR YOU SOON. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN SYMMETRY TIRES, P21570R1597SWW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, IN CLEAR WEATHER, THE TIRE FAILED, THE WHOLE SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY SPLIT OPEN, THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE IN THE TIRE, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20-25,000. THE VEHICLES CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT COSTCO CRANBERRY TWP. AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 10/26/07 *TR