MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES Complaints

OUR 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING EDITION MINIVAN CAME STANDARD-EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PAX "RUN-FLAT" TIRES (ENERGY LX4, 235/710R460A 104T). THESE TIRES POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT BECAUSE OF ULTRA-PREMATURE TREAD WEAR, AND THE FACT THAT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TIRE CANNOT BE USED ON THE VEHICLE. IT WASN'T UNTIL WE NEARLY SLID OUR VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD THAT WE REALIZED OUR TIRES WERE NEARLY BALD AFTER ONLY 17 THOUSAND MILES. HONDA AND MICHELIN CLAIM THAT "PAX SYSTEM TIRES SHOULD PROVIDE TREADLIFE COMPARABLE TO A CORRESPONDING TRADITIONAL MICHELIN TIRE," BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A MISREPRESENTATION AS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PREMATURE TREAD LIFE OF THESE TIRES CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE SOLVED BY SIMPLY INSTALLING DIFFERENT TIRES BECAUSE THE PAX TIRE IS REQUIRED EQUIPMENT ON THE 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING EDITION MINIVAN! HONDA ITSELF STATES THAT USING A DIFFERENT TIRE WILL LIKELY VOID THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT REPLACING THESE TIRES IS UNUSUALLY EXPENSIVE (ABOUT $1,300.00 USD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR) SO PEOPLE POSTPONE REPLACING THEIR PAX TIRES TO AVOID PAYING THE EXCESSIVE COST, EXPOSING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS TO A SERIOUS ROAD HAZARD. I IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE ACTION TO RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IMPORTANT: IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PROPERLY ENTER THE TIRE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS TIRE ON YOUR WEB SITE DUE TO ITS UNUSUAL SPECIFICATION FORMAT. THE PROPER SPECIFICATION FOR THE TIRE IS 235/710R460A 104T. THE "A" IN 460A SIGNIFIES THAT THESE TIRES FEATURE "ASYMMETRIC" BEADS IN WHICH THE OUTSIDE BEAD (450 MM) AND INSIDE BEAD (470 MM) ARE ACTUALLY DIFFERENT DIAMETERS. *TR

MICHELIN TIRES ENERGY LX4 235/65/R16-103T-WENT IN TO DEALER TODAY FOR ALIGNMENT. SAID THEY COULD NOT DO IT AS ALL 4 TIRES ARE SEPARATING ON THE INSIDES. ALL 4 AT ONCE? THIS IS ON A 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN- THIS VAN HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO THE UTMOST. AS A SALEPERSON-I LIVE IN IT. ALSO IN THE WEEKENDS I PUT SOME OF MY 10 GRANDCHILDREN IN IT. THE MOST VALUABLE CARGO ANYONE CAN HAVE. REASON FOR THE HONDA BRAND. SAFETY ETC. I WAS IN SHOCK WHEN TOLD THIS TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TIRE PLACE GOT SECOND OPINION. I ROTATE TIRES EVERY 2000 MILES AS I CHANGE OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. THIS IS VERY VERY UPSETTING AS DANGEROUS. AS IF I DRIVE IT THEY WILL BLOW. THE STEEL BELTS ARE GOING TO COME THROUGH THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS. WHAT ON EARTH!!! I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM A FLY BY NIGHT COMPANY. BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WITH A BLOW OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MICHELIN WILL DO NOTHING AS THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TIRES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT TO WASTE MY TIME EVEN CONTACTING THEM. GO RIGHT TO THIS WEB SITE AND LET ALL KNOW ABOUT THEN PROBLEM. NOT JUST ONE SIZE MANY MANY SIZES OF MICHELINS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. GOD BLESS I FOUND OUT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S ON THE HIGHWAY WITH ME. *TR

COMPLAINT WITH MICHELIN PAX SYSTEM RUN-FLAT TECHNOLOGY: 235-710R 460A 104T. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES A 2ND TIME IN ONLY 45K MILES. THEY WEAR TOO FAST. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. I WAS NEVER TOLD BY HONDA I WOULD HAVE THESE ISSUES. I HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS BUT TO PURCHASE THE SAME TIRES AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY EITHER HONDA OR MICHELIN. I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

LEFT FRONT TIRE ON MY 2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS BLEW OUT WHILE DOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY 85. I SLOWED DOWN UNTIL I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER. AT THE SAME TIME I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS VERY LOW.I INSTALLED THE DONUT SPARE ON THE LEFT FRONT AND PUMPED UP THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND SLOWLY DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION TO INFLATE BOTH TIRES TO PROPER PRESSURE. I THEN WENT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO MY MERCURY DEALER, THEY INSPECTED THE BLOWN OUT TIRE AND TOLD ME THAT I WAS DRIVING ON AN IMPROPERLY INFLATED TIRE AND FORD MOTORS WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME ,BUT THEY OFFERED TO SELL ME A NEW TIRE AND MOUNT IT AT NO CHARGE. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND WENT TO A TIRE DEALER THAT I HAVE USED ON OTHER OCCASIONS FOR TIRES FOR OTHER CARS,WHEN HE WENT TO REMOVE THE BLOWN TIRE FROM THE RIM HE FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AND COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE,I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE LOW PRESSURE IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HE PRESSED THE VALVE STEM SLIGHTLY SIDE WAYS AND THE AIR LEAKED OUT, HE DID THE SAME TO THE OTHER 2 TIRES AND THEY SEEMED OK. HE REMOVED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE IT SHOWS SEVERAL WORN SPOTS INSIDE AND HE RECOMMENDS CHANGING IT ALSO. HE TOLD ME THEIR IS A RECALL ON SOME VALVE STEMS,AND WE CHECKED OUT INFO ON GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAS THE DILL-ACP TR-414 TIRE VALVES, HE REPLACED BOTH TIRE AND ALL 4 VALVE STEMS. I WENT TO MY DEALER THE OWNER AND TIRE EXPERT SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT ANY VALVE STEM PROBLEMS. I GAVE THE OWNER THE GOOGLE PRINT OUT HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK WITH FORD AND LET ME KNOW. THAT WAS FRIDAY 27 FEB 09. TODAY IS MONDAY MAR 2 09. *TR

PAX TIRES ON HONDA ODYSSEY. THEY QUICKLY WEAR OUT, AND COST $1300 TO REPLACE. THE ONLY SOURCE FOR THE TIRES IS THE HONDA DEALER -- NO OTHER VENDORS AVAILABLE. IF WE REPLACE THE WHEELS WITH NON-PAX PARTS WE WILL HAVE CONSTANT COMPUTER WARNINGS WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WILL REGISTER "0 PSI" TIRE PRESSURE. TIRES SPECS PROVIDED BY THIS WEBSITE (WIDTH, RIM, ETC) ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH NUMBERS FROM TIRES. TIRES SAY "ENERGY LX4 RADIAL XSE 235-710 R460A 104T PAX" NONE OF THESE FACTS WERE DISCLOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED A HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING MODEL WITH PAX TIRES. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE TIRES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND DID NOT WANT THEM. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT EDUCATED ON THE EXPENSES THE LACK OF FACILITIES THAT CARE WORK WITH THE TIRE AND ISSUES RELATED TO WARRANTY WITH THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE HAVING PAX TIRES AND HAS CREATED A HUGE RECURRING EXPENSE FOR ME. *TR

FOUND TIRE FLAT ON JAN 5, 2009. CALLED AAA WHO PUT ON SPARE. THEN DROVE TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND TIRE VALVE CRACKED. WE PURCHASED NEW TIRE. ANOTHER VALVE WAS CRACKED IN JULY OF 2008. CALLED AAA AND DRIVER PUT DUCT TAPE ON TIRE VALVE, PUMPED UP OUR TIRE AND WE WENT TO A TIRE PLACE THAT REPLACED OUR CRACKED VALVE STEM. OLD PARTS WERE DISPOSED OF BY DEALER AND OTHER TIRE STORE. WE FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE/PATTERN NOW AND LOOKED AT OUR VALVE STEMS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY DILL. WE FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

PURCHASED 4 MICHELIN TIRES TOTAL 2@43,092&2@46,208MILES, NOW HAVE 58,275 MILES ALL (4) FOUR TIRES ARE SEPARATING AT THE WHITE WALL ADJACENT TO THE RIM,THATS 15,183 MILES DISCOUNT TIRE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $336.00. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP. WHAT IS TO PREVENT THE TIRE FROM COMING APART COMPLETELY. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

I HAD A TIRE VALVE FAIL. THE REPAIR SHOP PULLED THE TIRE APART AND THE TIRE WAS PERFECT. THEY SAID THAT THE VALVE PROBABLY WAS DEFECTIVE. 2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS W MICHELIN TIRES ( MILEAGE ABOUT 14,000 MILES). *TR

MY WIFE WAS MAKING A LOW SPEED RIGHT TURN FROM LEELAND ROAD (RT LANE) ONTO DEACON RD (LEFT LANE) IN STAFFORD COUNTY VIRGINIA WHEN SHE SIMULTANEOUSLY HEARD AN "EXPLOSION" AND FELT A JOLT COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THERE IS NO CURB OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE INTERSECTION BUT AFTER THE "EXPLOSION" SHE WAS STARTLED AND LOST CONTROL SLIGHTLY GRAZING THE CURB ON DEACON ROAD BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A SAFE AREA; MY TWO CHILDREN (AGES 9 & 7) WERE ALSO IN THE VEHICLE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, IT APPEARS THAT A SIDE WALL FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IS A NEW 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA THAT HAS MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES ON IT, APPROXIMATE MILES ON THE VEHICLE/TIRES WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,200. MY WIFE CONTACTED MICHELIN THAT EVENING AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT; SHE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE TIRE TO NTB WHO IS AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. NTB REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY CITING THE TIRE WAS "ROAD DAMAGE" AFTER A NAKED EYE VISUAL INSPECTION. THE NTB STORE WE WENT TO DID NOT HAVE THE TIRE IN STOCK AND REFERRED US TO THEIR OTHER STORE. UPON ARRIVAL, IT WAS OBVIOUS THE "ROAD DAMAGE" ASSESSMENT WAS PHONED AHEAD AND THE "MECHANIC" ALSO WOULD NOT HONOR THE MICHELIN WARRANTY AND ACCUSED MY WIFE OF LYING AND HITTING A CURB. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY $198.73 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET JUST TO GET A NEW TIRE PUT ON FOR MY WIFE. I HAVE THE TIRE IN QUESTION IN MY CUSTODY, I WOULD NOT LET THE TIRE STORE KEEP IT; I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS. *TR