MICHELIN PILOT SPORT TIRES Complaints

I HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRE, ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT BOTH TIRES HAD SIDEWALL SEPARATION IN THE SAME LOCATION, WHERE THE SIDEWALL ATTACHES TO THE TIRE BEAD. *TR

MICHELIN PILOT SPORT AS PLUS ARE STARTING TO FALL APART IN THE TREAD AREA. MICHELIN TIRE SALESMAN INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE "CHUNKING" A CONDITION THAT HAS BEEN NOTED ON CARS BROUGHT IN FOR EVALUATION OF THE TIRES. TIRES ARE ACTUALLY FALLING APART IN THE TREAD AREA AND COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BLOWOUTS OR MASSIVE CHANGE OF BALANCE WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE IF BEING DRIVEN BY AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MICHELIN AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO DEFECT IN THE TIRE, BUT IF I WANT TO CHANGE THE TIRES OUT, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE AMOUNT OF WEAR. WEAR VARIES NOW ACROSS THESE TIRES SINCE THEY ARE LOOSING RUBBER IN THE TREAD AREA THUS SHORTENING THE LIFE OF THE TIRE. THESE TIRES ARE A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I CONTACTED MICHELIN PER THE NHTSA AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. MY CAR TIRES WERE EXAMINE BY THIRD PARTY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SERVICE STATION OWNER NOTICED ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTEN. HE TOLD ME I SHOULD RETURN THEM TO PLACE OF PURCHASE. MY VEHICLE SUFFERING TOTAL TIRE FAILURE. I HAVE OCCURRED ABOUT 700.00 IN PERSONAL COSTS AND I AM STILL ON THREE BAD TIRES. MICHELIN STATED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY INSURANCE COMPANY FILE THE CLAIM. THAT IS NOT CORRECT. THEY WILL NOT FILE FOR MY PERSONAL COSTS INVOLVE AND WILL NOT SEEK PAYMENT FROM MICHELIN. *TR

I HAVE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 225/40 ZR DOT NUMBER 4MCR 002X 4310 ON MY 2006 LEXUS IS 350. I HAD THE FIRST SET INSTALLED IN APRIL 2, 2009 AT 24K MILES AS REPLACEMENT TO MY ORIGINAL TIRES.BY APRIL 09 2011 I HAD TO GET THE TIRES REPLACE BECAUSE OF CHUNKING, LARGE CHUNKS HAD COME OFF AT EITHER SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE. I HAVE THE SAME TIRES IN THE BACK ALBEIT SLIGHTLY WIDER WITH NO PROBLEMS, FEB. 09, 2011 AT 47K MILES THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL FOR ASTHETIC PURPOSES AND PERFORMANCE BEHAVIOR ON. AT 57K MILES MARCH 2012 I NOTICED THE TIRES EXHIBITING THE SAME CHUNKING. I WENT TO COSTCO WERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES AND I WAS TOLD THAT MICHELIN SAYS IT IS COMMON AND DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TIRE, THE CHUNKS DEPTH ARE OVER A 1/4 OF AN INCH DEEP ALMOST TO THE BELT. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 330CI EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PILOT SPORT TIRES. THE FRONT TIRES WERE SIZE 225/40/18 AND THE REAR TIRES WERE SIZE 255/35/18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR EMISSIONS TESTING WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALLS AND TREAD OF THE TIRES WERE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I WITH MICHELIN PILOT SPORT PS2 RUN FLAT TIRES, SIZE 275/35/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER OF BOTH REAR TIRES WAS WORN TO THE POINT WHERE THE CHORD WAS VISIBLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE FRONT TIRES. THE ALIGNMENT WAS TESTED BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE DISINTEGRATING AFTER 28K MILES. THEY ARE WARRANTIED FOR 45K. I DO NOT DRIVE ON GRAVEL NOR DO I DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. *TR

VEHICLE WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT AND WHEN IT DOES IT'S STILL WEARING OUT THE REAR TIRES AT A RATE 1/32 PER 1,000 MILES, IT WORE OUT THE REAR TIRES IN 6,000 MILES JUST LUCKY THAT I LOOKED AT THEM WHEN I DID. THE VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF TIRES IN 6,000 MILES. *TR

PURCHASED NEW MICHELIN SPORT TIRES DOT GUDL 275/35 ZR 18 ON11/3/2010 AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURING DATE WAS 1107. THESE TIRES WERE OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD AS NEW. THE TIRE DEALER ACCEPTED MY COMPLAINT AND REPLACED THEM WITH 0909 TIRES. THE OLD ONES WERE BEING RETURNED TO THE DISTRIBUTOR BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE RESOLD OR DESTROYED. SHOULDN'T THERE BE GUIDELINES MAKING SURE 3 YR OLD TIRES ARE DESTROYED AND NOT SOLD AS NEW? *TR

LEAVING WILLIAMSBURG VA ON I64 FOR NEWPORT NEWS 6-21-2010 AT 4:30 PM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLOSIVELY FAILED. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND BROUGHT TO THE SHOULDER. BEFORE THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT TIMES. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 80-99F. THE BLOW OUT LOOKED TO BE CAUSED BY THE RIM SPINNING IN THE TIRE AND THE PLY STOCK DELAMINATING FROM THE BEAD, THEN THE SIDE WALL SPLIT. THERE WAS SEVERAL OUNCES OF GROUND RUBBER IN THE TIRE WHEN REMOVED FROM THE RIM. THE TIRES HAD THE PRESSURE CHECKED THE WEEK BEFORE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK AND WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE RETURNED TO THE PURCHASE LOCATION AND REPLACED DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN JANUARY. THE TIRES ARE MICHLIEN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS, 225/50ZR16 92Y DIR BSW. THE CAR IS A MERCEDES SL500 1995. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGED TIRE. RETAILER KEPT TIRE TO BE REIMBURSED. *TR