MICHELIN RADIAL TIRES Complaints

THIS IS THE SECOND OF A SET OF FOUR TIRES BOUGHT AT COSTCO JAN99. LAST INCIDENCE OCCURED 13 MONTHS AGO WITH VERY SIMILAR DAMAGE. I WAS ON STREET BEHIND MIDDAY TRAFFIC WHEN I FELT THE TIRE GAVE IN - I DID NOT RUN OVER OR HIT ANYTHING, NOR DID I RUN UNDER PRESSURE AS MICHELIN CUSTOMER RELATION TRIED TO TELL ME. I HAVE METICULOUS RECORDS OF MY CAR AND (THOUGH I DO NOT WASH IT REGULARILY) I CONTINUOUSLY INSPECT IT. THE SIDEWALL SHREDDED AS IF A BEAR HIT THEM AND THEY SEPARTATED INTERNALLY FROM THE RADIALS (MEANING THEY PEALED INSIDE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER). I HAD/HAVE P185/70R14 (NOT ABLE TO ENTER THIS ON THIS FORM) *LA

HAVE 2002 MERCEDES C 230 COUPE, 18000 MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER. HAD FLAT TIRE, RIGHT REAR, NO PUNCTURE NOTED BY TIRE REPAIR SHOP. SHOP STATED TIRES ALMOST TOTALLY WORN, WITH 2/32 TREAD ON RIGHT REAR AND 4/32 ON LEFT REAR, BOTH CENTER TREAD MEASUREMENT. FRONT TIRES A LITTLE BETTER. MICHELIN TIRES. BUT FOR INCIDENTAL FLAT TIRE WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 18000 MILES OR PROBABLY MUCH SOONER THAN THAT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DEALERSHIP STATES NO WARRANTY ON TIRES. HAD ROUTINE SERVICE AND NOTED VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS PULLED TO RIGHT AND HAS HAD HARD POUNDING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER SLIGHTEST BUMP. DEALER STATED NO PROBLEMS NOTED IN PULLING TO RIGHT OR IN THE POUNDING NOISE. SINCE FLAT TIRE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP AND HAS HAD STABILIZER BAR CONNECTING LINKS, TORSION ROD REPLACED. PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED LONG AGO. QUESTION WHETHER DEFECTIVE STABILIZER BARS CAUSED TIRES TO WEAR MUCH FASTER. NO INDICATION FROM DEALERSHIP. BELIEVE MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD BE PLACED ON NOTICE OF CONDITION. CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. MERCEDES BENZ AND/OR MICHELIN SHOULD ADVISE OF POTENTIAL LOW LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THEIR TIRES. TIRE SIZE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 225/45 ZR 17 91Y. *AK

MICHELIN TIRE ON ACURA TL TYPE S DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AFTER ABOUT 10,000 MILES. ORIGINALLY ACCEPTED DEALER'S EXPLANATION THAT IT CAME FROM HITTING A POTHOLE, BUT ON LINE I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES. I'VE ATTACHED A FEW COMMENTS FROM TIRERACK.COM. ARE THESE TIRES SAFE? MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 - 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-S - VACAVILLE, CA DRIVING STYLE: EASY GOING - DRIVING CONDITION ALL HIGHWAY - 2003-08-01 YESTERDAY I WAS READING SOME POSTS ONLINE (ACURA-TL.COM) ABOUT THE ACURA TL TYPE S AND EVERYONE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT BUBBLES AND SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS IN THEIR OEM TIRES. SO I WENT AND CHECKED MINE SURE ENOUGH I HAVE TWO TIRES WITH BUBBLES. I CALLED TWO OF MY FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR BOTH ALSO HAVE BUBBLES. WENT TO THE ACURA DEALER TO COMPLAIN AND SAW TWO MORE CUSTOMERS CARS WITH BUBBLES. CALLED MICHELIN THEY GAVE ME THE POTHOLE EXCUSE SORRY MICHELIN DIDNT HIT ANY POTHOLES YOUR PRODUCT JUST SUCKS. MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 - 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-S - WAYNE, NJ DRIVING STYLE: AVERAGE - DRIVING CONDITION MOSTLY HIGHWAY - 2003-07-21 THESE ARE THE STOCK TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY ACURA. THEY SUCK! EVERYONE I KNOW WITH THESE TIRES HAVE A "BUBBLE" PROBLEM WITH THEM. MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 - 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-S - TULLAHOMA, TN DRIVING STYLE: AVERAGE - DRIVING CONDITION COMBINED HIGHWAY/CITY - 2003-05-19 22000 MILES AND PAMPERED YET A SIDEWALL BUBBLE GRAPEFRUIT SIZED NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS MY FAULT AND NO ADJUSTMENT. MICHELIN PILOT XGT H4 - 2001 ACURA 3.2TL - SAN JUAN, PR DRIVING STYLE: AVERAGE - DRIVING CONDITION COMBINED HIGHWAY/CITY - 2003-04-17 ONLY TWO YEAR WITH CAR AND ALREADY REPLACE THREE TIRES DUE TO "BUBBLES". I VERIFY AIR PRESURRE WEEKLY AND ROTATE EVERY 10,000 MILES AND STILL HAVE BUBBLES.... MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 - 2003 ACURA 3.2TL-S - EAST CHICAGO, IN DRIVING STYLE: AVERAGE - DRIVING CONDITION: COMBINED HIGHWAY/CITY - 2003-05-07 I HAVE 3 SIDEWALL BUBBLES ON TIRE WITH 1000 NILES. GIVE ME A BREAK...WE NEED A RECALL.*AK

ADD TO NHTSA 10036804. WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH, ON I-495 NEAR LITTLETON MA, AFTER THE INCIDENT IN BANGOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR INSIDE DUAL TIRE ALSO BLEW A SIDEWALL. THERE WAS NO CONTROL LOSS AND WE WENT ABOUT A MILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT BEHIND LITTLETON LUMBER.

DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. MICHELIN 255/80R22.5G TIRE, 13105 MILES ON VEHICLE, 36 FOOT LONG, NEWMAR KOUNTRY STAR, DIESEL MOTORHOME.

I WAS DRIVING A NEW 36 FOOT ITASCA WITH OE MICHELIN XRV 235/80R22.5 LRG. TIRE HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT WHEN RIGHT REAR INSIDE EXPLODED THROUGH THE OUTSIDE FACING SIDEWALL NO HARM RESULTED BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I CHECK MY INFLATION PRESSURE EVERY MORNING. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH IN A 36 FT MOTORHOME THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION TYPE BANG AND DECREASED CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN PASSING LANE OF BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.*AK

TIRE BLOW OUT. COMPLETE BLOW OF TREAD, RADIAL PLYS. ONLY SIDEWALLS REMAIN ON RIM.*AK

MICHELIN 235-80R 22.5 WITH ONLY 16,000 MILES SIDE WALL BLOW OUT. I HAD ( 2 ) OF THESE TIRES TO BLOW OUT WITHIN 200 MILES OF EACH OTHER ON THE SAME TRIP.

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE TIRE SHREADDED IN THE CENTER, CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND INJURING MY WIFE AND MYSELF. I CALLED MICHELIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE NORMAL MANNER IN WHICH THE TIRE WOULD FUNCTION.*AK