MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A USED BATTERY. SHE FUSED AND THEN THEY REPLACED IT WITH A CHEAP BATTERY THAT DID NOT FIT THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE ON THE PASSENGER BACK SIDE HAD NO TREAD, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID WHEN GOING UP HILL. UPDATED 1/31/2007 - THE REAR DEFROST WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE GRID WAS BAD AND SUSPECTED A BAD CONNECTION AT THE GLASS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN LEAKING GAS CAP. *NM

SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAS OCCURRED 2 TIMES. A 3RD TIRE WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO FAILURE. *NM

ON SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00PM I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 JUST SOUTH OF PORT SAINT LUCIE FLORIDA, TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, WHEN I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC BLOW OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, WITH 14,980 MILE ON THE ODOMETER. THE TIRES WERE ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE BUT THE SIDEWALLS WERE COMPLETELY SHREDDED, AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 500 TO 600 FEET TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW MICHELIN TIRE AT A COST OF $144.96 -WITH A 65,000 MI. WARRANTY! THE TIRE THAT BLEW WITH LESS THAN 14,980MI WAS NOT WARRANTED OR PRO RATED BY THE DEALER OR BY MICHELIN. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING IN THE ROADWAY, AND BROUGHT THE TIRE TO TWO DIFFERENT TIRE SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I CALLED MICHELIN AND THEY TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! MICHELIN, ADVERTISES ITSELF AS ONE OF THE "SAFEST" TIRES ON THE ROAD, -WELL THIS PARTICULAR ONE CERTAINLY WAS NOT. IT IS A P225-60R16 ENERGY LX4. I AM REPORTING THIS IN HOPE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET MICHELIN TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF THE NEW TIRE, AND OR SEE IF THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH THIS STYLE OF TIRE, WHICH MAY WARRANT FURTHER ACTION. I REMAIN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING YOUR REPLY. *NM

I OWN TOYOTA SIENNA 2004. I WAS DRIVING FROM CONNECTICUT TO WASHINGTON DC. THE FRONT LEFT TYRE OF THE CAR BURSTED IN MARYLAND & IT HIT THE LEFT DIVIDER ON I-95 . THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 2963. I CALLED UP DEALER SAYING HOW CAN A TYRE BURST WHEN IT IS A NEW CAR ? HE SAID WE CANNOT SAY ANYTHING UNTIL WE SEE THE DAMAGED TYRE. I HAVEN'T SHOWN THE TYRE TO DEALER YET AS I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO CONNECTICUT. KINDLY ADVISE HOW TO REPORT THIS KIND OF INCIDENT . I TRIED CONTACTING WWW.NHTSA.GOV USING EMAIL [email protected] SOMETIMES IN APRIL,2005. THE REPLACED TIRE IS LF TIRE MICH ENERGY LX4 P2156516 96T. I DO NOT RECOLLECT ACTUAL DATE OF PURCHASE NOW BUT I CAN INFORM IT LATER. THANKS. BHAVANA

MICHELIN RADIAL SXE, P225/60R17. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE BLOWN TIRE, THE DOT# WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS GIVEN. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE RENTER WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAR DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE BLOWOUT. *AK DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT MAIL BOX, CROSSED ROAD AND RAN BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT BUT ALL OTHER TIRES WERE STILL INFLATED. *BF *NM