MICHELIN PILOT TIRES Complaints

HAVE REPEATED TIRE FAILURES IN 3 MICHELIN PILOT MXM4 RBL 94V TL P225/55R16 TIRES @ 30,000 MILES DUE TO VERY SMALL PINHOLE LEAKS IN THE SIDEWALL SEAM. THE TIRES CAME AS OEM TIRES WITH MY NEW 2003 ACURA RL 3.5 SEDAN. HAD TO JUNK THE TIRES SINCE THE LEAK DEVELOPED SLOWLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. CONTACTED MICHELIN AND REPORTED THIS COMPLAINT BUT THEY DID NOT CARE TO ANSWER! THE SIDEWALLS ARE EXTREMENLY WEAK FOR A 225 HP HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE.

ON MARCH 2ND 2007 AROUND 10:30AM I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 BMW M3 EAST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM CHAPEL HILL NC TO RALEIGH NC. APPROACHING EXIT 292 MY REAR TIRE WHICH WAS A MICHELIN PILOT SPORT SIZE 255/35ZR RIPPED ON EACH SIDEWALL INNER AND OUTER. THE CENTER OF TIRE CAME COMPLETELY SEPARATED WHILE THE OUTER OF THE TIRE WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE INNER AND OUTER OF THE REAR LEFT TIRE. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THE TIRE SIMPLY SHREDDED ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALL CAUSING ME TO SWERVE, GAIN CONTROL OF CAR AND PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO PERFORMANCE BMW IN CHAPEL HILL. I AM EXPECTED THERE TO BE RIM DAMAGE AS WELL. AT THIS POINT AND TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. BMW ADVISED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL MONDAY. I WILL KEEP ALL PAPERWORK. *JB

MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 TIRE FAILURE COMPLAINT AGAINST ACURA AND MICHELIN TIRE CORPORATIONS**CC THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DISLODGED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE RIM. THE PORTION OF THE TIRE WHICH COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SURFACE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. THE DISLODGE PORTION OF THE TIRE PASSED COMPLETELY OVER IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL IN THE PATHWAY OF THREE ADJACENT LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGE DUE TO LOOSING SOME CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TIRE WAS INSPECTED BY A TIRE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS PUNCTURE TO THE TIRE OR ANY PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, IT WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT WITH THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE REGULATOR AND MOTOR WERE REPLACED.*JB

COMPLETE FAILURE OF RIGHT REAR TIRE PURCHASED NEW IN A SET OF FOUR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH BEFORE (NOVEMBER 16, 2006). TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. FAILED TIRE FLEW OFF RIM (WHEEL) CAUSING CAR TO BE NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIM (WHEEL) AND TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 04' CAMRY LIMITED EDITION WITH MICHELIN P235/45/18 MXM4 FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES AT 70 MILES AN HOUR ONE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE COMPANY WAS SENT AN E-MAIL OUTLINING THE INCIDENT. THEY ASK US TO BRING THE TIRE IN TO BE CHECKED. AFTER EXAMINATION WE WERE TOLD THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SMALL PUNCTURE THE SIZE OF A TOOTH PICK IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. THE RIP IN THE TIRE WHERE IT BLEW WAS ABOUT 8" LONG AND WAS RIGHT AT THE AREA OF WHERE THE BELT MEETS THE SIDE WALL. THE EVENT CAUSED MY WIFE TO BECOME EXTREMELY UPSET. WE HAVE ORDERED 4 NEW TIRES FROM COSTCO BECAUSE MY WIFE DOES NOT BELIEVE THE COMPANY'S FINDINGS. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION BY ME I NOTICED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RUBBER WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED ONLY ON ONE SIDE THAT BLEW IN A CIRCLE WHERE THE BELT JOINS THE SIDE WALL. THE OPPOSITE SIDE WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. WE HAVE OUR CARS DEALER SERVICED ROUTINELY. THE NEW TIRES HAVE COST US MORE THAN $1000.00 FOR 4 NEW TIRES. WE DO NOT ACCEPT THE COMPANY'S FINDINGS AND WISH TO GO ON THE RECORD REGARDING THIS TIRE FAILURE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL PARKED AWAITING THE DELIVERY OF THE NEW TIRES WHICH ARE NOT STOCKED ANY WHERE LOCALLY. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 PORSCHE 911 TURBO. ON IT, I HAVE PS2 TIRES FROM MICHELIN. BOTH OF MY REAR TIRES HAVE SPLIT ON THE INNER SIDEWALL, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT. THE TIRES OBVIOUSLY WOULD HOLD NO AIR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST WHEN EITHER TIRE FAILED, BUT THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE TIRE SIZES ARE 315/19/25 ZR RATED AND COST ALMOST $500 EACH. FROM MY READING AND POSTING ON 6SPEEDONLINE.COM, I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED JUST TO ME. *NM

GOING HOME FROM WORK NEAR DUSK ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT THEN THE RIGHT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR (ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD) SO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE. I BEGAN TO GET VERY NERVOUS ESPECIALLY WITH TRAILER TRUCKS DRIVING NEAR ME. AS I BEGAN TO PULL OVER I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. ONCE STOPPED, I QUICKLY WENT TO INSPECT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE I SAW THAT MY TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. AT THIS POINT, I REALLY GOT SCARED JUST THINKING OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I HAD COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL. THE GOOD THING IS THAT I AM USUALLY A SAFE DRIVER. I ASSUME THAT IF I WERE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF SPEED I WOULD NOT BE HERE NOW. AFTER TEN MINUTES OF RECOVERY, I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I WAS NEAR A SAM'S SO I DECIDED TO SEE IF I COULD HAVE SOMEONE LOOK AT THE TIRE AND HAVE IT CHANGED BUT IT WAS LATE (8 PM) AND THEY WERE CLOSED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON APPROACHING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE GONE FLAT AS A RESULT OF A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05T024000, REGARDING THE TIRES: SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER NEITHER THE VEHICLE DEALER NOR THE TIRE DEALER WOULD HONOR THE RECALL. THE MODEL IS AN XJR. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BLISTER ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF THE BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05T024000, REGARDING THE TIRE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE TIRE SIZE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

RF TIRE EXHIBITED BLISTER ON SIDEWALL. AMERICA'S TIRE IN ROSEVILLE, CA STATED IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT THE FAULT OF DRIVER. HENCE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED FREE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT REPLACED AT HALF PRICE. *NM