MICHELIN PILOT TIRES Complaints

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE TIRE BECAUSE OF A SIDEWALL SEPARATION RIP. NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED THE SAME DEFECT ON TWO OTHER TIRES. THE TREAD IS GOOD AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY IT SHOULD BE SEPARATING. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE 225/45 R17 AND 245/45 R17. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW 750IL. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN PILOT ALL SEASON TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOW RATING FOR THE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. BMW OFFERED AN OPTIONAL TIRE SIZE FOR A 16 INCH TIRE AND 18 INCH RIM. THE CATALOG STATES THAT A VR TIRE DID NOT CARRY A LOAD RATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. BMW STATED THAT THE TIRE COULD BE USED; HOWEVER, MICHELIN STATED THAT THE TIRED RECOMMENDED BY BMW DID NOT MEET THE LOAD REQUIREMENT. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

NOTICED LOW TIRE, WENT TO FILL WITH AIR, AND VALVE STEM PULLED OUT OF TIRE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SOLD ME A NEW TIRE. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION, WITH THE VALVE STEM, BUT THEY MADE NO COMMENT OF ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE OLD VALVE STEM. *TR

I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WHEN I GOT IT REPAIRED WAS TOLD IT WAS A VALVE STEM...MY CAR ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS TOLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED...2 DAYS LATER, ANOTHER FLAT TIRE ON A DIFFERENT TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK...I STOPPED AND GOT A CAN OF 'FIX-A-FLAT- AND WHEN PUTTING IT IN THE TIRE, NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING AT THE VALVE STEM...I HAD 8 MORE MILES TO DRIVE TO WORK...TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE DUE TO A SIDE WALL BUBBLE FROM DRIVING IT WITHOUT PROPER INFLATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN AS SPORT TIRES (NA), SIZE 255/35ZR20 97Y. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. UPON RETURNING HOME, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS BECOMING WORN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RECALLED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

SUDDEN DEFLATION AND SIDEWALL SEPARATION OF A TIRE SIDEWALL. VEHICLE E MODEL 2007 FORD FUSION SEL, 4CYL, TIRE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT MXM4 ALL SEASON 225/50VR17 93V 10500 MILES TOTAL ON VEHICLE AND TIRES. RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCES A SUDDEN DEFLATION WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ROUGHLY 25-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE TIRE REMOVED. THE OUTER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS FULLY SEPARATED AND THE SIDEWALL CORD STRUCTURE WAS SEPARATED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WHEEL RIM WAS UNDAMAGED ON THE OUTER AND INNER FACES. THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED RECENTLY FOR PROPER INFLATION AND WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. AN INSPECTION OF THE TREAD AREA DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF PUNCTURE THAT WOULD FACILITATE RAPID DEFLATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN USED ON PAVED STREETS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AND THE STREETS IN THE AREAS OF USE ARE IN REASONABLY GOOD CONDITION. NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS APPARENT FROM THE TIRE FAILURE DUE TO THE LOW SPEED. NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE BESIDES THE LOSS OF THE TIRE. WEB SEARCH REVEALS OTHER OWNERS OF FORD FUSIONS WITH THIS SIZE TIRE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RAPID DEFLATION FAILURES AND TREAD SEPARATIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN PILOT SPORT TIRES, SIZE 232/35/19 (NA) IN THE FRONT AND SIZE 265/30/19 (NA) IN THE REAR. THE TIRES WERE UNDERINFLATED BY THE DEALER, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

6/9/08 AFTER LEAVING THE CAR PARKED AT A STORE FOR 20 MINUTES, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS TOTALLY FLAT. HAD CAR TOWED TO NORTH SHORE FIRESTONE AND TIRES INC ..THEY SAID THE VALVE FAILED. ON THE TIRE...I HAD THE SHOP REPLACE THE VALVE AND REBALANCE THE TIRE.........7/16/2008 I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO WORK AND FOUND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. MISSING HALF OF THE AIR...I TOOK OUT MY CORDLESS AIR PUMP ,,ATTACHED IT TO THE VALVE AND FELT AIR COMING OUT OF THE VALVE, AT THE STEM...HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC ,HUNTINGTON DIAGNOSTIC IN HUNTINGTON AND HAD THE FRONT AND BACK 2 VALVES REPLACED ..I ALSO HAD THE SERVICE STATION KEEP THE 3 VALVES FOR ME TO PICK UP WHEN THE WORK WAS COMPLETED.........THE TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY REPLACED ALONG WITH THE 4 VALVES AUGUST /2006 THE CAR HAD 55K FROM NYS DISCOUNT TIRE 1765 NY AVE HUNTINGTON STATION NY 11746 631-423-8473 RONNIE/OWNER AT THE TIME OF THE 2 FLATS I HAD 75K AND 77K ON THE CAR.....NINGBO YINZHOU HAIXIN TIRE VALVE CO LTD----MAKES THE VALVES. *TR

I OWEN A 2007 HONDA ACCORD MODEL LX 4 DR. 6 CYL. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PILOT MXM4 P215/50R17 93V XL RRBL TIRES. AT 4000 MILES THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE. I REPLACED AT MY COST. AT 8000 MILES THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE. I REPLACED IT MY COST. THE TIRE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE CAR DESIGN AND THE CAR DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TIRE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS AND OWEN NUMEROUS CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE . THANK YOU *TR

WITHIN 15 MONTHS AND 5,000 MILES OF PURCHASE, MICHELIN PILOT PRIMACY 195/55R15 TIRE SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. MICHELIN ONLY OFFERED TO REFUND 25% OF TIRE COST (AND ONLY FOR A NEW MICHELIN TIRED). *TR