MICHELIN RADIAL TIRES Complaints

ALL FOUR TIRES ON 2011 MERCEDES E550 HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TREAD SEPARATION IS OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS UNKNOWN UNTIL THE TIRE BEGINS TO LOSE TIRE PRESSURE. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES. FAILURE BETWEEN 38,000-40,000 MILES. *TR

TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM TIRE ON BACK OF TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES ON VEHICLE DISPLAY TREAD SEPARATION APPROXIMATELY HALF CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE IS AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN TOWN CAR EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL XSE TIRES, SIZE P225/60/R17. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT WITH A 3 INCH GASH ON IT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE HIT A POT HOLE IN ORDER FOR THE TIRE TO SUCH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BUT ANOTHER FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A BLISTER ON THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 6,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MICHELIN TIRE# P25/50R17 93V M+S. DOT B90A. VJLX 2210 ANOTHER TIRE GONE FLAT, GOOD THING IT WAS NOT A BLOW OUT.. MECHANIC STATED TIRE INSIDE TIRE WALL HAD A BUBBLE AND WORN OUT ON THE INSIDE WALL.. THIS TIRE IS A REPLACEMENT FOR A PREVIOUS TIRE, SAME ISSUE, THE NEW TIRE HAS ONLY BEEN ON MY VEHICLE FOR FOUR MONTHS.. PLEASE ISSUE AN INVESTIGATION AND HAVE MICHELIN RECALL THIS STYLE OF TIRE ALSO.. SEEMS THAT MICHELIN HAS RECALLED THEIR R16 AND R20 STYLE TIRES, WE'RE SURE THE PROBLEM IS ALSO IN THIS R17 SERIES TOO... THANK YOU AND WE ANXIOUSLY AWAIT HEARING FROM YOU.. *TR

ALL 4 MICHELIN HYDROEDGE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN SEPARATING TREAD FROM SIDEWALL AFTER LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND 14000 MILES USE. PHOTO DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE. THE RETAILER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE REFUSED TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES DUE TO SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH MICHELIN - RADIAL X TIRES, SIZE P265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY SHE WAS ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES INCLUDING THE SPARE SIDE WALLS WERE SEVERELY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT ONLY OFFERED A DISCOUNT FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENTS. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THREE SEPARATE TIRE STORES INFORMED HER THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE AND SUBJECT TO BLOW OUT.

INCIDENT 1, DRIVING ON MAIN STREET NOT MORE THAN 40 MPH, NO CONSTRUCTION. BLOWN TIRE #1. INCIDENCE #2 2 BLOWN (NOT FLAT) TIRES SAME CAR. 2 TIRES ON R SIDE BLEW SIMULTANEOUSLY. DRIVING ON MAIN STREET UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION. TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED. IN BOTH INSTANCES, ALL 3 TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRES, LINE SIZE P215/65/R15 PURCHASED NEW JUNE 2006. APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 7,000 MILES AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED OF ANY FAILURES WITHIN THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH A FIFTY PERCENT DISCOUNT. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WAS 76,378 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,815. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 03/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL TIRES. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ONE OF THE REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND PUT THE SPARE ON. TWO DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE SECOND REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED 17 YEARS AGO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,664. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 EQUIPPED WITH THE MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES CRACKED ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE HOWEVER, THE TIRES WERE STILL THREADED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.