MICHELIN MX TIRES Complaints

MICHELIN, MXV4 ENERGY SAVER, P205/60R16, DOT#B97RFTWX3804. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1485 MILES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRE EVALUATED BY HONDA, SEARS, AND TIRE KINGDOM. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES, NAILS, OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE. WHEN THE TIRE WAS EVALUATED FROM THE INSIDE ONE COULD SEE THE RUBBER PEELING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE WHOLE LAYER OF INSIDE RUBBER WAS MOVING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. *AK *NM

I OWN 8 MX4 MICHELIN TIRES I ROTATE AND USE 4 IN THE WINTER AND FOUR IN THE SUMMER. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE IM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER AND HAVE LOGGED OVER 1.5 MILLION MILES IN COMMERCIAL AND PERSONAL VEHICLES AND I UTILIZE THE SMITH SYSTEM .THE ROAD WAS CLEAR WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC AND NO ROAD HAZARDS PRESENT. TWO WEEKS LATER ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. ANOTHER MASSIVE BLOW-OUT LEFT REAR BOTH TIMES LARGE HOLES IN THE SIDEWALLS ONE TIER MANUFACTURED IN 2000 THE OTHER IN 1999 MILES ON BOTH TIRES 17K TIERS INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED BLOWOUT ORIGINATED FROM THE INSIDE .SIMILAR OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. MY REMAINING SIX TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED FOR SIDE WALL DAMAGE OR UNUSUAL WEAR AND NONE FOUND VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND NO DEFECTS FOUND.*AK

DEAR SIR/MADAM, WHEN MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR ON LOCAL ROAD UNDER 50 MPH, ONE REAR TIRE EXPLODED SUDDENLY. (THE ROAD WAS CLEAN). THE CAR WE HAVE IS HONDA ACCORD 2003. THE TIRE HAS 60% USAGE UNDER WARRANTY. WE WENT TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZED MICHELIN TIRE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED AND REPLACED. THE DEALER CHECKED THE TIRED AND FOUND THE SIDE WALL OF THE REAR TIRE BLEW UP. THE DEALER THINK IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. WE ARE SCARED OF THE MICHELIN TIRE AND GOT REPLACED WITH FOUR NEW GOODYEAR TIRES. WE AND THE DEALER CALLED MICHELIN LATER AND THEY TOLD US EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A DEFECT TIRE, WE COULD NOT GET ANY CREDIT/DISCOUNT BACK ON THE REPLACEMENT SINCE IT WAS ANOTHER BRAND. BUT WHO WOULD PICK THE SAME BRAND AFTER IT JUST BLEW UP. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE MICHELIN TIRE AS WELL AS THEIR RESPONSE. LUCKILY THE TIRE EXPLODED ON LOCAL ROAD. IF IT WERE ON FREEWAY, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. SO WE ARE WRITING TO FAIL A COMPLAINT TO YOU.*AK

CONSUMER INDICATED TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. MICHELIN, MX4, SIZE 215/65R16, DOT: M30DERKX2300. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MICHELIN, MXV4, 195/65R15.*AK

MY WIFE, JANELLE, AND I HAVE A 2003 VOLVO S60 WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL, 2003, AND WHICH HAD FOUR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN TIRES (MXV-4, I BELIEVE). WE USE IT FOR NORMAL HIGHWAY AND SUBURBAN TRAVEL IN THE BOSTON AREA. WHEN THE CAR HAD GONE ONLY 8000 MILES, ONE OF THE LEFT TIRES GAVE OUT ON US. THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE UNRAVELED, AND THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. NO SPECIFIC CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN A QUIET CAPE COD TOWN AND WE WERE NOT IN ANY DANGER (BUT I WAS OUT ABOUT $150). WE HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE GAVE OUT FROM THE SIDE IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE PREVIOUS TIRE ON ROUTE 128 IN WAKEFIELD, MA (AT 23000 MILES), WHILE I WAS TRAVELING MORE THAN 60 MILES AN HOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. AGAIN, THE TIRE WAS RUINED. AGAIN, IT COST ME OVER $150 FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE. BOTH TIRE DEALERS WHO SOLD US REPLACEMENT MICHELIN MATCHING TIRES ADVISED US THAT PERHAPS THE PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE "LOW PROFILE" OF THE VOLVO S60 AND BUMPING INTO CURBS. YET THE FIRST TIRE WHICH UNRAVELED WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SECOND TIRE WHICH UNRAVELED HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTACT WITH A CURB FOR ABOUT 100 MILES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, AND WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE PLANNING LONG TRIPS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I WANT THE REMAINING TIRES REPLACED BY MICHELIN ASAP, AND I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $300 I HAVE ALREADY SPENT ON THE FIRST 2 REPLACEMENT TIRES. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS? WHAT SHOULD I DO? COULD YOU CONTACT MICHELIN FOR ME? VOLVO REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. MY OFFICE PHONE NUMBER IS 781/431-9788, AND MY HOME PHONE NUMBER IS 781/641-0668. MY CELL PHONE NO. IS 617/645-4345. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PROMPT ASSISTANCE. *JB

A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I BEGAN TO HEAR A VERY ANNOYING "HOWL" COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE CAR. SOON AFTER THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE AFTER ACCELERATING TO A CERTAIN POINT. I FINALLY COULDN'T STAND DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE NOISE SO I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED AND SAID THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BEARINGS IN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. FOR A WHILE, IT WAS FINE BUT NOW IT'S STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN A YEAR LATER IN THE SAME LOCATION IT SEEMS LIKE. I ONLY HAVE 38,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD HAVE RECURRING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. ALSO, RECENTLY I'VE NOTICED THAT IT IS JUMPING INTO GEARS RATHER THAN MAKING A SMOOTH TRANSITION LIKE IT USED TO. *LA

PURCHASED FROM JAY WOLFE ACURA, KANSAS CITY, MO: 2004 ACURA TSX, 2700 MILES, PURCHASED 6/7/04. NO POTHOLES, CRACKS, CURBS, ETC. HIT WITH VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN ROAD ANYWAY. *AK FAILURE: FRONT PASSENGER SIDWALL BLOWOUT AT RIM--FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT; FRONT PASSENGER RIM DAMAGED DUE TO BLOWOUT AND MOVING CAR INTO SAFE LOCATION; REAR PASSENGER BUBBLE AND START OF TIRE SEPARATION AT RIM--REAR END IN ALIGNMENT. (DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW REAR COULD BE IN ALIGNMENT IF A POTHOLE WAS HIT) CORRECTION: $825.00--REPLACED 2 TIRES; REPLACED 1 ACURA RIM; 1 FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT PLUS SHOP FEES AND TAXES.

TWO MICHELIN MX4 215/65R16 TIRES HAVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT WITHOUT ANY ROAD HAZARD INVOLVED IN UNDER 20,000 MILES. FIRST WAS A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL, THE SECOND WAS A SLOW LEAK THAT BECAME A FULL FLAT WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THESE BOTH OCCURRED ON A 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK