MICHELIN MX TIRES Complaints

MY TRANS. WAS REPLACED IN 2003 BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND IN 2006 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I INFORMED MCGRATH ACURA THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED, IT WAS DENIED. I ALSO COMPLAINED OF A CLICKING NOISE IN THE RADIO THAT WAS NEVER LOOKED IN TO WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TRANS., APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WHERE THE PINS WITHIN THE 6CD CHANGER GO BAD, BUT I HAVE YET TO SEE A RECALL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BUBBLING MICHELINS. I HAVE HAD THREE BLOWOUTS AND HAVE FINALLY REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND, WHICH I THINK IS UNFAIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ORIGINAL ROTORS FOR WARPING. MY PAINT SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING REALLY BAD AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING. *TR

SIDEWALL IS BULGING - WILL BE RETURNING TO DEALER (COSTCO). HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED. TIRE IS A MICHELIN MXV4 S8 ALL SEASON P215/60R16 94V RRBL. INSTALLED 1/10/06. ABOUT 10,000 MILES OF USE. *TR

05/25/07 DEFECTIVES MICHELIN TIRES CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES LIFE WAS ONLY 1/2 THE TIME EXPECTED**CC THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE INVOICE FOR TIRES AND A COPY OF THE TIRES MAKE, MODEL, AND SIZE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A BULDGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAD A BLOW-OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 HONDA ACCORD SE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ROUGHLY IN MARCH OF 2006, AND THE SECOND ONE NOVEMBER 16, 2006. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT ABOUT 65 MPH BOTH BLOW-OUTS OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE FIRST ONE FRONT AND THE SECOND REAR. THE FIRST BLOW-OUT NEARLY PUT ME INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ALLOY RIM. THE OTHER BLOW-OUT DID NOT CAUSE ANY LOSS OF CONTROL. BOTH BLOW-OUTS OCCURRED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD SOUND, NOT SURE IF IT WAS FROM THE RELEASE OF AIR OR THE RIM SLAMMING TO THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. BOTH BLOW-OUTS RESULTED IN A GAPING HOLE IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. THE INITIAL FAILURE HAPPENED WITH 3000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE SECOND WITH 9000 MILES. ALL 4 TIRES CONSTANTLY APPEAR TO BE LOW ON AIR ALTHOUGH WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED PSI RANGE. NEITHER TIRE COULD BE REPAIRED AND BOTH TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SPENT $400 REPLACING THESE DAMAGED TIRES ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO ARIZONA FROM TEXAS ON INTERSTATE 10 IN A RAIN STORM WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL. I THOUGHT IT WAS HYDROPLANING, BUT IT WAS SOON TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND I STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. MY CAR STARTED SPINNING AND SPUN ACROSS THE 15 FOOT GRASSY MEDIAN WHICH SLOPED DOWN ABOUT TWO FEET, PROCEEDED ACROSS THE TWO LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CONTINUED DOWN A THREE FOOT SLOPED GRASSY MEDIAN ABOUT THREE FEET WIDE AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD. MY BACK TIRE HAD GONE FLAT!! WHEN I GOT TO ARIZONA I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO DISCOUNT TIRE (WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE FIRST TWO TIRES) TO HAVE THE RIMS AND TIRES CHECKED. THEY CHANGED THE TIRE BUT COULD FIND NO NAIL OR ANY REASON FOR THE TIRE GOING FLAT. THE OTHER REAR TIRE ALSO HAD TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE TIRE (THE 2 REAR TIRES HAD 20,000 MILES ON THEM). I WAS TOLD THE RIMS WERE DAMAGED, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY BOTH HAD BUBBLES. I BELIEVE I RECEIVED FOUR DEFECTIVE TIRES WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR BECAUSE THESE MICHELIN TIRES SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR AROUND 50,000 MILES. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A SITE OF UNHAPPY MICHELIN CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR HORROR STORIES. I PRINTED TEN PAGES OF COMPLAINTS, TWO VERY SIMILAR TO MINE WHERE THE TIRE WENT FLAT FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OTHERS THAT HAD BLOWOUTS ON ALMOST NEW TIRES. ONE CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE TIRE (AS I WAS) AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER WHEN HE CALLED HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE. HE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE POSTAL SERVICE THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN DELIVERED AND IT WAS DATED AFTER THE CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH MICHELIN! JB

DRIVING OUR 2 MONTH OLD 2006 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN EX SPECIAL EDITION ON A STRETCH OF SMOOTH ROAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST AIR. WE HAD NOT SEEN ANYTHING IN ROAD, HIT A POTHOLE OR CURB OR ANYTHING ELSE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING INFLUENCED THE TIRE TO BLOW. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE A 1.5 INCH HOLE WAS IN THE SIDEWALL. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS EVENT. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC AND CHANGE THE TIRE WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. TWO MICHELIN AUTHORIZED TIRE COMPANIES TOLD ME THAT WE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THE PUNCTURE AND THAT MICHELIN WOULD NOT OFFER ANY WARRANTY ON THE TIRE. I WAS STUNNED THAT THIS COULD BE POSSIBLE ON A 2 MONTH OLD TIRE WITH LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND WITHOUT ANY IDENTIFIABLE EVENT THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THERE WAS NO RESULTING CRASH BUT I AM NOT HAPPY THAT I HAD TO SPEND ALMOST $200.00 TO REPLACE A TIRE ON MY NEW CAR WHEN I BELIEVE THERE WAS NOT ANY WAY I COULD HAVE AVOIDED IT. IF I HAD HIT A POTHOLE, CURB OR ANYTHING, IF THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SOMETHING IN THE ROAD OR EVEN IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY I COULD UNDERSTAND IT, BUT THERE IS NO REASON IN MY MIND THAT THIS TIRE SHOULD HAVE FAILED NOR SHOULD I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 9 MICHELIN TIRES ON OUR HONDAS ( WE PURCHASED TWO ACCORDS IN JULY) AND OUR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THE CARS. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON ON MARCH 09, 2005 IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES I NOTICED THE CAR WAS BEHAVING DIFFERENTLY. BY 16,000 MILES EVEN I WHO AM NOT MECHANICAL COULD FIGURE OUT THAT THE CLUTCH WAS FAILING. I WAS AMAZED THAT THIS COULD BE THE CASE WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT, HOWEVER. AT THIS TIME I AM LIVING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SO I CAN SAFELY SAT THAT AT LEAST 2500 OF THOSE MILES WERE ACCUMULATED ON THE INTERSTATE MOVING THE CAR FROM OHIO. THE DEALER IN CATHEDRAL CITY, CA BLAMED ME FOR THE FAILURE IMPLYING THAT I WAS NOT CAPABLE OF DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I, HOWEVER, AM 39 YEARS OLD, HAVE HAD 11 NEW CARS SINCE I BEGAN DRIVING AND ALL OF THEM WERE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER NEEDED TO HAVE A CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED WAS MY PREVIOUS CAR, A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 93,000 MILES (I HAVE THAT DOCUMENTATION). I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECURRING ISSUES EVERY 10-20,000 MILES AT LEAST $1000.00 EACH TIME. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THEN IT CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. HYUNDAI AGREED TO PAY 60% AS A "GOOD WILL" GESTURE. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED A CLUTCH THAT FAILED SO EARLY ON. THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUE ARE THE TIRES WHICH ARE MICHELIN MXV4 PLUS. I HAVE HAD EVERY ONE REPLACED ONCE AND TWO REPLACED TWICE. THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO STAY INFLATED. I PURCHASED A PROTECTION PLAN AFTER THE THIRD REPLACEMENT BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT ONE OF THE TIRES GOING FLAT LATE AT NIGHT. THIS IS ALL RIDICULOUS FOR A NEW CAR. *JB

I HAPPILY BOUGHT A NEW SEBRING CONVERTIBLE IN JULY 2002. I BOUGHT THE "COMPLETE" 7/70 EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND DO NOT WANT TO WORRY ABOUT REPAIRS. DURING 2003 AND 2004, I EXPERIENCED FREQUENT "SOFT" TIRES. DURING A RAIN STORM, I HYDROPLANED ON HIGHWAY 41 AND LOST CONTROL. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANYONE OR THE CAR. ONLY MY NERVES. I WOULD TEST AND FILL THE TIRES FREQUENTLY. I WAS FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE DURING RAIN/SNOW BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL CONTROL DUE TO THE TIRES NOT GRIPPING THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES IN DEC. 2005 AT SEARS, HAD THE ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. I CONTINUED TO HAVE SOFT TIRES. SEARS REPLACED THE TIRE VALVES, AND HAD TO SMOOTH THE RIMS TWICE. I NOW HAVE TO CHECK AND FILL THE TIRES WITH AIR 2 - 3 TIMES A WEEK. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THIS IS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT OF THE SEBRING CONVERTIBLE RIMS)AND WAS TOLD TO CALL CHRYSLER. AFTER BEING ON HOLD 30 MINUTES, I GOT THROUGH TO CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER RECOGNIZES THIS DEFICIENCY IN THE RIMS, THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE I DID NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE RIMS AND NOT THE TIRES? I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIRES!!! PLEASE CHECK THE ACCIDENT RECORD OF CHRYSLER SEBRINGS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOST AIR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND AN ATTEMPTED WAS MADE TO REFILL THE TIRE. THE STEEL BELT WAS OBSERVED TO BE BROKEN. THERE WERE BLISTERS ON SIDEWALL; BLISTERS WERE ON OTHER 3 TIRES ALSO.

AFTER OWNING THE CAR AND DRIVING IT FOR LESS THAN 100 MILES, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION ON THE AROUND 60-75 MPH. THE TIRES WERE RE-BALANCED AND THE CONDITION REMAINS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND RE-BALANCED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. WHEN I RETURNED AGAIN TO THE PURCHASING DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR A THIRD TIME, I WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE (GLS V-6) AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT MORE EVIDENT. WHEN I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM REMAINS. *JB