MICHELIN XW4 TIRES Complaints

SHIMMY AT LOW SPEED. DEALER DIGNOSED TREAD / BELT SEPARATION. MICHELIN DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH SYMMETRY TIRES EXPLAINING OLD SERIES NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT SYMMETRY WAS SAME TIRE WITH SAME TREAD PATTERN. DEALER ADMITTED THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE XW4 TIRES, BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION. I WAS SOLD NEW TIRES AT REDUCED COST, BUT PAPERWORK DOESN'T LIST TREAD SEPARATION AS THE REASON. CO-WORKER HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH MICHELIN TIRES ON PICKUP TRUCK. IS MICHELIN HAVING FIRESTONE PROBLEMS? (DOT NUMBER: HDT2 472X TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)

WHILE AAA WAS CHANGING TIRES NOTICD BOTH REAR TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING AROUND SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD MEET ON A 1996 DODGE, GRAND CARAVAN; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P215/ 65R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. MICHELIN TIRE CENTER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 1997 LINCOLN, TOWN CAR, P215/70R15 975 MADE IN SPAIN DOT H1C7O94X256. 2 REAR TIRES ARE MAKING A THUMPING NOISE LIKE THEY OUT OF ROUND, AND THAT'S FROM WHERE THE THUMP WAS COMING. *AK

4 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE HAD TREAD SEPARATION OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. I STILL HAVE THREE OF THE TIRES, THE FOURTH WAS KEPT BY A FORD DEALER WHO HELPED ME OUT AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SINCE WE FOUND THE PROBLEMS BEFORE BLOWOUTS HAPPENED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M3PA998X TIRESIZE: 205/65R15)

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000, DURANGO. TREAD ON THE REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED AT 60MPH.*AK

LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRVELING AT 65 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1993 FORD AEROSTAR ( ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; DOT# M3PD267X033; P215/70R15). PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS>

STEEL BELT BREAKAGE. CAUSED BUMPY RIDE AND PULL TO RIGHT. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN I CONTACTED MICHELIN, THEY ATTITUDE WAS THAT THEIR TIRES FAIL WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CARED FOR USING FORD REQUIREMENTS. THE FIRST TIRE TO FAIL WAS IN AUG. 1999 AND A LOCAL FORD DEALER HELPED WITH MICHRLIN. AT THAT TIME THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME, TWO FRONT TIRES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MICHELIN HAS STOPPED MAKING THIS MODEL TIRE. I WONDER WHY. THE TIRES HAVE ALMOST A QUARTER INCH OF TREAD LEFT AND ARE NOT WORN FUNNY. SEEMS LIKE JUNK TIRES TO ME. I REPLACED THE MICHELIN TIRES WITH COOPER TIRES, WHICH HAVE NEVER FAILED ME. PLEASE CHECK INTO MICHELIN AND PERHAPS AUTO MANUFACTURERS WHO USE THEIR PRODUCTS, WHICH HAVE A FIXED LIFE. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: M3PA998X29 TIRE SIZE: P205X65R15 )

DESTROYS FRONT RIGHT 2 TIRES (NOT ALIGNMENT PROBLEM) 2 TIRES IN 22K MILES( DOT NUMBER: M3DD TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH RIDE QUALITY ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER CHECKING MY OWNER'S MANUAL, I DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WERE COVERED UNDER THE 3/36 MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED UNDER THIS WARRANTY. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT TWO OF THE TIRES HAD SEPARATED, BUT ALL FOUR WERE WORN OUT. I TOLD HIM THAT MAY BE TRUE, BUT THEY SHOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER THE 3/36 WARRANTY. HE STATED THAT THEIR HANDS WERE TIED BECAUSE MICHELIN WOULD STATE THAT THESE WERE ONLY A 30K MILE TIRE AND WERE PAST THEIR USEFUL LIFE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ON 11/25/98 TO ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THE SAME THING. SINCE THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT, THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THEM. I TOLD HER THAT TWO OF THEM HAD SEPARATED AND ACCORDING TO MY OWNER'S MANUAL, THEY WERE COVERED UP TO 36K MILES. THE PERSON I WAS SPEAKING WITH TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS SORRY BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AS FAR AS REPLACING THESE TIRES. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WITH THE TIRE SEPARATION OCCURRING, THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE TIRE FAILURE LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER ALSO BELIEVES THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED BY THEIR 3/36 WARRANTY FOR THE FULL TIME WHEN THEY ACTUALLY ARE NOT. CHEVROLET/GM NEEDS TO BE MADE TO EITHER UPGRADE THE TIRES THAT THEY ARE PUTTING ON THEIR VEHICLES OR THEY NEED TO SPECIFICALLY STATE THE MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS ON THE TIRES IN THEIR 3/36 WARRANTY EXPLANATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, CHIP WRIGHT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23570R15 )