MICHELIN MXV4 TIRES Complaints

PURCHASED A WHOLE SET OF MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 TIRES ON 10/13/2016, WITH ODOMETER 54993. DURING THE SERVICE ON 04/18/2018, WITH ODOMETER 79700, I WAS INFORMED TWO FRONT TIRES MEASURE BELOW 2/32NDS OF AN INCH, AND THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED.

ON 12/30/2015, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA WENT ON. I TOOK THE CAR ON 12/31/2015 TO DISCOUNT TIRE FOR THE TIRES TO BE CHECKED. THE TECH DISCOVERED THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL 4 TIRES WERE SEVERELY CRACKED. THE FRONT TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD A 5-6" LONG CRACK WHICH WAS A 1/2" DEEP. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A V SHAPED CRACK APPROX. 2" LONG ON EACH SIDE AND APPROX. 1/4" DEEP. BOTH OF THE REAR TIRES HAD VISIBLE CRACKS. THE TECH SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR & ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 S8 RADIAL SXE P215/60/R16-94V THAT CAME WITH THE CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. I HAVE ONLY 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND ALL 4 TIRES HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE CURRENTLY IS NOT & NEVER HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THESE TIRES. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN APPROX. 46 COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. THERE WERE DESCRIPTIONS ON THIS SITE OF DANGEROUS INCIDENTS THAT HAD HAPPENED ON HIGHWAYS, LOCAL STREETS, ETC. SITTING BLOWOUTS FOR NO APPARENT REASON THAT WERE CAUSED BY THE DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. THESE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON YOUR SITE STARTING IN APRIL 2003 & ARE STILL CURRENTLY HAPPENING. MICHELIN HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE TIRES BY ISSUING A RECALL OR BY ALLOWING REPLACEMENT TIRES WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNER. I'VE TAKEN PHOTOS OF MY TIRES BUT WAS UNABLE TO UPLOAD THE PHOTOS TO THIS SITE. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION TO BE DONE ON THIS TIRES DEFECTS AND IF A RECALL IS EVER DONE THAT I WOULD RECEIVE NOTIFICATION. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SIDEWALL OF TIRE SHOWED A BUBBLE AFTER 24,000 MILES ON A 2013 TOYOTA AVALON DISCOVERED BY DEALER ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY SENT ME TO A DEALER THAT BUMPED UP THE PRICE $25 OVER THE PRICE THE DEALER QUOTED AND ONLY OFFERED 20% CREDIT. I BELIEVE THE SIDEWALL IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN SEND. THESE TIRES ARE A DANGER TO THE REINING PUBLIC AND NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE DEATH OR A SERIOUS INJURY RESULTS FROM THE SIDEWALL.

TIRES SHOWED SIDEWALL DRYROT WHICH WAS DISMISSED AS 'OZONE CRACKING' AND EXTREMELY REDUCED TRACTION AFTER 2 YEARS, 25,000 MILES. MICHELIN WOULD NOT MAKE GOOD ON COMPLAINT. ENTIRE SET HN7RPK1X4911, HN7RPK1X01122, HN7RPK1X4611, HN7RPK1X5111

IN JUNE OF 2011 I PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR MICHELIN P215/60R16 PRIMACY MXV4 TIRES FOR MY 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320 AUTOMOBILE. IN JULY OF 2014 ONE OF THE TIRES FAILED (LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE PARKED) WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE ON A WEEKEND TRIP OUT OF TOWN. THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE FLAT INFORMED US THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED ? THE SIDEWALL HAD FAILED AND THE TIRE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILED MICHELIN TIRE HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR 3 YEARS AND HAD 50% OF THE USABLE TREAD WEAR REMAINING (MEASURED LATER BY DISCOUNT TIRE). WE TEMPORARILY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A NON-MICHELIN TIRE AND SAVED THE FAILED MICHELIN. WHEN RETURNING FROM OUR TRIP WE TOOK THE FAILED MICHELIN BACK TO THE DISCOUNT TIRE SHOP WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED THE SET. USING THE ROAD HAZARD GUARANTEES WHEN PURCHASING THE SET, DISCOUNT TIRE REPLACED THE FAILED MICHELIN WITH A NEW MICHELIN. WHILE PERFORMING OTHER VEHICLE MAINTENANCE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I OBSERVED A SECOND MICHELIN TIRE WITH A SIDEWALL CRACK FOLLOWING THE WHEEL BEAD FOR SEVERAL INCHES BEFORE PROGRESSING RADIALLY. I AGAIN TOOK THE FAILED MICHELIN BACK TO THE DISCOUNT TIRE SHOP WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED THE SET. THE FAILED MICHELIN TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE USABLE TREAD WEAR REMAINING. USING THE ROAD HAZARD GUARANTEES WHEN PURCHASING THE SET, DISCOUNT TIRE REPLACED THE FAILED MICHELIN WITH A NEW MICHELIN. IN OCTOBER OF 2014 I PURCHASED A USED CAR WITH MICHELIN TIRES INSTALLED. SINCE RECENTLY EXPERIENCING MICHELIN TIRE FAILURES I EXAMINED THE USED CAR MICHELINS AND, SURE ENOUGH, I DISCOVERED A TIRE WITH THREE SIGNIFICANT INCIPIENT SIDEWALL FAILURES. THESE SIDEWALL FAILURES OF DIFFERENT YEAR MANUFACTURE MICHELIN TIRES SEEMS TO ME TO INDICATE A PATTERN OF QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS. MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE WITH THESE FAILURES SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT HAVING THE TIRE ON A VEHICLE FRONT POSITION ACCELERATES CRACK PROPAGATION. I WOULD LIKE TO ATTACH PICTURES OF THE TIRES (FOOT LONG CRACK - WORST CASE). *TR

PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM COSTCO IN JUNE 2012. SINCE NOV. 2013 THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL TIMES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FILLED WITH NITROGEN FOR BETTER PRESSURE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK IN TO COSTCO TIRE CENTER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TIRES WERE CHECKED, REFILLED AND ROTATED AND NO SLOW LEAK WAS FOUND. THE TIRES ARE STILL UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I BARELY PUT 5,000 MILES PER YEAR ON MY CAR. GOING BACK TODAY HOPING I DON'T HAVE TO GET 2 NEW REAR TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN MXV4 TIRES, SIZE: 235/60R18. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 77,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 TIRES - DRY ROT ON ALL 4 TIRES AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY IS FOR 60,000 MILES. THIS DRY ROT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

NO FAILURE YET BUT THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES ARE BADLY CHECKED. THE TIRES ARE ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED OR PARKED IN THE SHADE MOST OF THE TIME. THERE IS STILL CLOSE TO HALF THE TREAD LIFE LEFT. I PUT IN TODAYS DATE FOR THE "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" JUST BECAUSE A DATE IS REQUIRED, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ S430 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN MXV4 225/55/R17 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE TIRES LOST PRESSURE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.