MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES Complaints

SIDE WALL DEFECT IN TIRE CAUSE TIRE FAILURE & ACCIDENT . FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD RIGHT HITTING CAR IN FAR RIGHT TURN LANE . VEHICLE TIRE BLEW CAUSING IT TO SIDESWIPE NEXT TO IT. HOLE IN SIDEWALL DISCOVERED AFTER ACCIDENT .

I HAVE A SET OF TIRE I PURCHASED DOT B73R C4UX 3111 LTX/MS SIZE: P275/70R16 ONE TIRE HAS EXHIBITED TREAD/BELT SEPARATION. I HAVE A LARGE BULGE IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD WITH EXCESSIVE AIR LOSS. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS TYPE TIRE ALTHOUGH THIS SIZE IS NOT LISTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: P235/75R-15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER, VIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SPRINTER 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75/R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S2 TIRES, SIZE: P225/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE THREAD SEPARATED FROM THE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JAYCO GRANITE RIDGE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75 R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED BRIEFLY. WHILE MERGING TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TREAD OF THE REAR RIGHT INSIDE DUAL TIRE SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE'S STORAGE COMPARTMENT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: P265/70/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED CRACKS AND SEVERE OUTER TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S2 TIRES, SIZE: LT275/70R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SIDEWALL AND THE STEEL BELT OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. THE TIRES WERE NOT INSPECTED OR REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THREE WEEK NEW (JUNE 11,2015) MICHELIN LTX A/T 2 ALL SEASON 265/6517 112S PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY COSTCO, BLEW OUT DRIVERS SIDE REAR( JULY, 6, 2015) AT 70 MPH WITH AN OAT OF 78 DEGREES. ENTIRE SID WALL DISINTEGRATED. TIRE WAS PROPERLY FILLED WITH NITROGEN TO THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED PRESSURE AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 1500 MILES ON THE TIRE) 2009 TACOMA CLUB CAB TRUCK 4 X 4 WITH TWO LIGHT WEIGHT PASSENGERS AND NO CARGO. NOTE: THIS SAME MODEL TIRE WAS RECALLED BY MICHELIN LAST SUMMER (2014) DUE TO A SIDEWALL DEFECT THAT CAUSED UNKNOWN SIDEWALL BLOW OUTS.

MICHELIN LTX MS 245/65R17. 61,000 MILE, 4 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS AFTER INSTALLED. FOUND SMALL CRACKS ON TREAD AND SIDEWALL BECAUSE OF DRY ROT. AND TIRES LOST PRESSURE QUICKLY. REMAINED 4/32" TREAD, BUT FEAR TO POTENTIAL DANGER. I'M IN OHIO, THE RUBBER SUPPOSE NOT TO DRY ROT SO QUICKLY. I CALLED MICHELIN CUSTOMER CARE, THEY SAID TIRES PASSED 60K WARRANTY. I MENTIONED THEM THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO MILLAGE, BUT TIME. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS MATERIAL THAT DRY ROTS TOO QUICKLY.