MICHELIN XRV TIRES Complaints

I DRIVE A 2001 FLEETWOOD 36' EXPEDITION, IT HAD ABOUT 21,00 MILES AT THIS TIME. ON OCTOBER 20, 2003 I HAD A R/F STEERING TIRE BLOWOUT S/E OF ST. LOUIS MO. AROUND 5PM. HAD ROAD SERVICE PUT ON A USED TIRE. SPENT THE NIGHT IN SULLIVAN MO. AT A FLYING-J ABOUT 75 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE MORNING OF THE 21ST. I CHECKED ALL TIRES FOR CORRECT PRESSURE. NONE WERE FOUND TO BE LOW (100PSI). CONTINUED TRIP TO SPRINGFIELD, MO. WHERE AFTER ABOUT 130 MILES A L/R INSIDE DUAL BLEW.THESE ARE MICHELIN TIRES SIZE XRV 235-80R-22.5. THE FRONT TIRE WAS IN SHREDS AND I HAD NO WAY OF HAULING IT. I LIKE MICHELIN TIRES AND SO ORDER 6 NEW XZE TIRES. THEY WERE JUST PUT ON TODAY. SO AT THIS TIME THE DEALER HAS THE INSIDE TIRE WATING FOR THE MICHELIN REP. TO LOOK AT IT. THE DEALER SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE A TEXT BOOK CASE FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I'M METICULOUS ABOUT PROTECTING AND SAFE GUARDING MY M.H.. I KEEP IT CLEAN, TIRE COVERS ON, PROTECTED ON THE TIRES, TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED BEFOR TRIP,DURING,AND HEADED HOME. DURING ANY LONG STORAGE SOME WEIGHT IS KEEP ON THE JACKS. I HAVE A FRIEND IN FLORIDA THAT HAS A M.H. LIKE MINE AND HE HAS BLOWN 3 OF THESE TIRES THIS YEAR ALSO. ACORDING TO THE DEALER, MICHELIN WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS TIRE, BUT HE WILL TRY. MOST THINGS I'M READING ON THE INTERNET ARE THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE THAT I HAVE HAD. SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF THEM AND MICHELIN IS NOT RESPONDING TO ITS CUSTERMERS WITH ANY KIND OF SATISFACTION. ALSO MICHELIN CHANGE THERE CHART ON THIS TIRE FROM THE OLD (100PSI.) WHICH IS STAMPED ON THE OLD ONES, TO (110PSI.) WHICH IS STAMPED ON THE NEW ONES. I CALLED MICHELIN ABOUT THE TIME THEY MADE THIS CHANGE AND THE LADY I TALKED TO TOLD ME THAT THEY ONLY MADE THE CHANGE TO MEET STANDARDS WITH THE REST OF THE INDUSTRY. SHE ALSO SAID IT WAS OK TO PUT THIS PRESSURE IN THE OLD (100PSI.) TIRES. THANKS GARRY WILLIAMS. *AK

ALL FOUR TIRE SIDEWALLS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. MOTOR HOME SIDEWALL HAD A ZIPPER RIP 18 INCHES ON EVERY TIRE. MICHELIN ,XRV, SIZE 255/80R22.5, DOT NUMBER B6HAK3X358. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES TO REPORT. *AK AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, MICHELIN STATED IT WAS DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. FROM THAT POINT ON INFLATION WAS CHECKED BEFORE EVERY TRIP. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE, MICHELIN STATED IT WAS DUE TO OVERLOADING. AFTER THE THIRD AND FOURTH FAILURE, MICHELIN STATED OVERLOAD OR UNDER INFLATION. MICHELIN CHANGED THEIR ORIGINAL XRV TIRES AND THEY NO LONGER HAVE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THEY STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOWOUTS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TIRES CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE THE MOTORHOME LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. THE CONSUMER LOOKED AT THE STEEL ON SIDEWALLS AND IT APPEARED THAT THEY WERE RUSTED. AFTER THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE MICHELIN TIRES. THE GENERATOR FELL OFF THE MOTORHOME DUE TO FAULTY GENSET. *TS *NLM

MICHELIN BRAND NEW TIRES MANUFACTURED IN 2000. CONSUMER HAD A BLOW OUT AT 17,000, AND TWO MORE AT 21,000. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH DRIVER'S REAR INSIDE TIRE SPLIT 8 INCHES, CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL. THE SECOND BLOW OUT OF DRIVER'S REAR TIRE OCCURRED AT 65 MPH. PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS THE THIRD TO BLOW OUT AT 50 MPH. *AK CONSUMER WOULD LIKE MICHELIN TO REIMBURSE HIM A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR OUT OF POCKET COST. *PH