MICHELIN MX TIRES Complaints

I OWN A NISSAN QUEST WITH THE MICHELIN PAX RUN-FLAT TIRE SYSTEM. THE PAX RUN-FLAT TIRE SYSTEM IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2007. BY 13 MONTHS, AT 18,000 MILES, 2 OF THE TIRES HAD WORN TO THE POINT WHERE THE DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 20,600 MILES WE HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED. IN 32NDS OF AN INCH, SEARS MEASURED THE TREAD AT : LEFT FRONT - 1,0,0, RIGHT FRONT - 2,2,1, RIGHT REAR - 3,3,4, LEFT REAR WAS SIMILAR TO RIGHT REAR BUT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A NAIL IN IT. MICHELIN HAD TO COURIER A COMPLETE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO MY HOME ON THE NAILED TIRE BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIRE DEALER WITHIN 20 MILES OF US IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO THAT CAN WORK ON THE PAX TIRES OTHER THAN PERHAPS A HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON A NISSAN. OUR NISSAN DEALER IS NOT EQUIPPED TO WORK ON THIS TIRE. OUR SITUATION IS NOT UNIQUE. A WEB SEARCH TURNS UP MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT PREMATURE WEAR AND BLOWOUTS WITH THE PAX TIRE SYSTEM. THERE ARE 2 CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS RELATED TO THE PAX SYSTEM, ONE AGAINST HONDA AND MICHELIN AND ONE AGAINST NISSAN AND MICHELIN. WITH THE WHEELS ON OUR NEW CAR WE CAN ONLY HAVE PAX TIRES SO EITHER WE NEED TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE WHEELS, POTENTIALLY VOIDING OUR WARRANTY, OR CONTINUE TO REPLACE OUR TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES, ASSUMING WE CAN GET THEM. IT TOOK A WEEK TO HAVE REPLACEMENT TIRES SHIPPED TO CHICAGO. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE THE LONGER WE OWN THE CAR. MICHELIN HAS END OF LIFE THE PRODUCT AND ONLY MANUFACTURES NEW PAX TIRES FOR THOSE ALREADY ON THE ROAD. THIS DECLARATION WAS MADE BY MICHELIN A MERE 4 MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR CAR NEW. THE MICHELIN PAX TIRE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR HONDA ODYSSEY AND NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES FOR PREMATURE WEAR, DANGER OF BLOWOUTS AND LACK OF PEOPLE THAT CAN SERVICE THEM. NISSAN AND HONDA NEED TO BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE PAX WHEELS WITH WHEELS THAT CAN ACCEPT NORMAL TIRES. *TR

IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, HAD TO SWING WIDE TO AVOID A TRUCK TURNING INTO A ROW OF PARKED CARS. IN DOING SO, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE RAN OVER THE LAST FOOT OF A ROUNDED CURB ISLAND AT ABOUT A WALKING SPEED. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE EXPERIENCED A 2 INCH L SHAPED BLOWOUT. THIS TIRE WAS ON A NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 1200 MILES. I HAVE NEVER IN 50 YEARS HAD A TIRE HAVE THIS TYPE OF BLOWOUT WITH SUCH A LOW SPEED CURB ROLLOVER. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THIS AREA TO CAUSE A PUNCTURE. *TR

WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER OFF A HIGHWAY MY REAR DRIVERSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING MY CAR TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HITTING A SIGN AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE LEROY SELMAN EXPRESSWAY THROUGH THE SUNPASS LANE AT ABOUT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND MY TIRE WENT FLAT. SOMETHING CAUSED A SLASH IN THE TIRE AND PUT A SOFTBALL SIZE HOLE IN MY METAL RIM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT IT RUINED BOTH THE TIRE AND RIM. *TR

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55MPH. NO NOTICE JUST BLEW OUT, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. TIRE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

VOLVO S60 DRIVEN ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH FOR 30 MINUTES, LARGE BANG, THEN COMPLETE BLOWOUT - ALL THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE MICHELIN TIRE IN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE. TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED VISUALLY AUG. 17 BY OWNER, MAY 6 BY VOLVO DEALER AND WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. IN MAY, 2008, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, SAME MICHELIN BRAND, HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY PERFORATIONS OF THE TIRE EVEN THOUGH NO IMPACT OCCURRED. THE MAY EVENT ALSO HAPPENED DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. *TR

THREE FAULTY VALVE STEMS FROM TIRES PLUS. THREE OF THE VALVE STEMS FAILED ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER INSTALLATION. CONDITION WAS SIMILAR TO A BLOW OUT. *TR

2003 TOYOTA AVALON WITH A TIRE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED DUE TO PUNCTURE. THEN THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE NEW TIRE AND THE OLD TIRES WERE THEN FILLED WITH NITROGEN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES FRONT TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. HE RE-FILLED THEM WITH AIR. WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE BEING FILLED WITH NITROGEN. *JB

RIGHT REAR BLOWOUT DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE BLOWOUT WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. I JUST HEARD A LOUD POP! THE TIRE SIZE IS P205/60R16 . THIS IS ON MY 2006 MAZDA WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. THE TREAD IS EXCELLENT. I HAVE READ OF HUNDRED OF CASES WHERE MICHELIN TIRES ARE BLOWING OUT ON NEWER CARS. WHAT THE STORY. ARE YOU GUYS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER OR NOT ????? *TR

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON NISSAN QUEST 2007 VAN EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PAX RUN FLAT TIRES AT 18,500 MILES. *TR