MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 INFINITI QX4 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: PT245/70 R16 (NA). WHILE ADDING AIR TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, THE CONTACT NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED ALL FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ONLY REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

3 OUT OF 5 TIRES FROM THE SAME RUN DELAMINATED AND TWO OF THEM BLEW OUT CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO MY VAN. FIRST EVENT HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2014 AND LAST ONE HAPPENED IN JAN OF 2015. ONE OF THE TIRES WAS NOTED TO BE DELAMINATING WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING EXAMINED AND BEFORE IN BLEW. ALL THE TIRES HAD BETWEEN 60-65,000 MILES ON THEM (70,000 MILE TIRE). ALL HAD LEGAL TREAD AND ALL WERE UNDER 6 YEARS OLD. THE TIRE RUN BEFORE THIS ONE, OF THE SAME MODEL, WAS RECALLED BY MICHELIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-450 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES LTXMS LT225/75R16. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WOULD BE SIX MONTH WAITING PERIOD. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,800. THE DOT NUMBER WAS B3JHAKEX4310. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. PAM

WHY ISN'T THERE A FULL COMPLETE LIST? WHY DO I HAVE TO SEARCH HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT SIZE, MANUFACTURER CHARTS!?! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ITASCA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: LTX M/S AND TIRE SIZE: LT225/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE REAR PASSENGER DUTY TIRESTHE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES). THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX A/S,V TIRES (NA), SIZE 245/70/R17 (NA). THE DOT NUMBER WAS B7X6LJ4X0310. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL AND THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT OILING THEMSELVES DUE TO LACK OF WINTER DRIVING. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 1/1315*CN UPDATED 01/15/15.*JB

GOING SOUTH ON I77, CRUISE SET ON 70 MPH, NOTICED SLIGHT VIBRATION AND CONTINUED ABOUT 4 MILES WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. TAPED THE BRAKE, GOT OFF ON BURM ASAP AND TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS. HAD TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER MILE OR SO I COULD CLEAR THE INTERSTATE. HAD TO HAVE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. MICHELIN REFUSED TO WARRANTY THIS TIRE AND IT HAD ONLY BEEN ON MY TRUCK FOR 4 MONTHS. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A 2009 MODEL TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE 245/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES), BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT, NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,900. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE P245/65/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS SEPARATING AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES) SINCE THE SIZE OF THE TIRES DID NOT CORRELATE WITH THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 04/22/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ECONOLINE E150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE HIM AWARE THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE THE TIRES AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.