MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES Complaints

DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT SIDEWALL ON MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRE P 235/55R18 X GREEN 99T M+S TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED ONLY ONE TIRE. I BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN 2010 NOW HAS 16,800 MILES ON IT. TIRES WERE NEVER "OVERLOADED" OR DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIRE PRESSURE IN IT AND WERE ALWAYS MAINTAINED BY DEALERSHIP. (VEHICLE ALSO HAS TPMS AND I RECEIVE ON STAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UPS MONTHLY. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLE BRANDS EQUIPT WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TIRES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THIS ON ONGOING PROBLEM? HOPEFULLY NOBODY WILL DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE IN LINE OF RECALL? HOW CAN I FEEL SAVE KNOWING THAT THIS TIRES ARE WEEK IN THE SIDEWALLS DUE TO DEFECT AND NOT DUE TO OUTER IMPACT? MANY PEOPLE STATED THEY ARE AFRAID OF DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATES OR LONG DISTANCE DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE HAD BLOWOUTS, ETC. I REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

THE SIDEWALLS ARE CRACKING AND PEELING OFF OF THESE TIRES. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2007 AND THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I ONLY HAVE 23,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE VEHICLE HAD MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, TIRE SIZE 220/75R16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS B3DW002X2008. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES EXHIBITED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CHIPPING RUBBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER WHERE THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11

LEFT FRONT TIRE(MICHELIN LATITUDE 165/60R18) BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON FRIDAY,JAN 28,2011. *TR

MICHELIN TIRE ON VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THAT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH, TIRE TORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE OUTER PART. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED. *TR

MICHELIN TIRE ON VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THAT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. TIRE TORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE OUTER PART. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED. *TR

PURCHASED 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE JUNE 26, 2010. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES WHICH RUN $270 + PER TIRE. AT 9700 MILES A REAR TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO A PUNCTURE IN THE OUTSIDE RIM. AT 9980 MILES THE OTHER REAR TIRE WENT FLAT (JAN 5 2011). HAD TO PUT THE 100 MILE SPARE TIRE ON 2ND FLAT BECAUSE THESE TIRES WERE OUT OF STOCK IN SE MICHIGAN AND EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE WAS 1/21/2011. WENT TO DEALER (SELLERS IN FARMINGTON HILLS) AND THEY LOCATED 1 TIRE AND REPLACED IT ON 1/6 WITH ANOTHER MICHELIN/ ORIGINAL TIRES. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE AND DIDN'T HIT ANY POT HOLES ETC. SINCE I HAD PURCHASED AN INSURANCE POLICY ON TIRES AND RIMS THESE WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER, ON THE 2ND INCIDENT I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THE TIMING BEING SO CLOSE TO THE FIRST TIRE ISSUE, SELLERS HAD TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE DESCRIPTION TO GET THE INSURANCE TO COVER THE TIRE. THEY ASKED ME IF IT WAS OK TO PUT IN THAT I HIT A POT HOLE WHICH I AGREED TO HOWEVER WHEN I GOT THE INVOICE IT SAID I HAD HIT A LARGE POT HOLE. SINCE THIS DID NOT SET WELL WITH ME I WENT ON LINE THIS WEEKEND TO FIND WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING OR EXPERIENCING. THERE ARE ALOT OF REPORTS OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS TIRE AND ITS PROBLEMS. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TAKING THIS CAR LONG DISTANCES. AS FAR AS ANY OTHER TIRES GOING I WILL INSIST THAT THEY BE REPLACED WITH ANY BRAND. I SAW ONE CASE WHERE THE PERSON LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR IN A BLOW OUT LUCKILY HE WAS OK. THESE TIRES DO NOT DO WELL ON SNOW EITHER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

2007 HONDA ODYSSEY (TOURING) AND MICHELIN PAX TIRES. THE PREMATURE WEAR AND LIMITED SERVICE AVAILABILITY OF THE PAX TIRES MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. A SUIT WAS PUSHED THROUGH FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT (MARYLAND) ON THIS AND PROVIDED NO VIABLE RELIEF TO THE SITUATION. IT FAVORED THE ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN FILING THE SUIT. THE ISSUE OF PRACTICALITY OF THESE TIRES IS NOW CLEAR SINCE MICHELIN HAS NOW TERMINATED THE PAX LINE FROM NEW VEHICLES, THUS IN TIME THE CURRENT LIMITED DURABILITY WILL BE FURTHER DEGRADED BY THE AGE OF EXISTING PAX TIRES TO SERVICE THE VEHICLES WHICH WERE FITTED FOR THIS "REVOLUTIONARY" DESIGN. I EXPERIENCED A PREMATURE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ONE OF MY TIRES AND HAD TO STRUGGLE (OUT OF STATE) TO FIND A HONDA DEALER WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO REPLACE THE TIRE. IF YOU HAVE A NEED ON A FRIDAY NIGHT YOU WILL BE MAROONED UNTIL THE NEXT BUSINESS WEEK TO FIND A MICHELIN OR HONDA DEALER WITH THE EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO REPLACE A TIRE NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THUS CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE IF MY WIFE AND YOUNG CHILD ARE ON THE OPEN ROAD AND STUCK SOMEWHERE. NEITHER HONDA OR MICHELIN ARE STANDING BEHIND THIS PRODUCT. THE VAN IS GREAT EXCEPT THE TIRE SYSTEM. I CANNOT FIND A LOCAL HONDA DEALER WILLING TO CONFRONT HONDA ON SWAPPING TIRE SYSTEMS. THE CLOSEST ONE IS IN CLEVELAND, OH (I LIVE IN GREAT FALLS, VA). ONLINE RESEARCH CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT NEITHER HONDA OR MICHELIN ARE DEVELOPING A REASONABLE REMEDY. YOUR TIRE PAGE DOES NOT LIST THE MICHELIN TIRE I HAVE. MY MICHELIN IS 235-710R460A 104T. *TR