MICHELIN XZA TIRES Complaints

2014 PETERBILT 388 CAR HAULER TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED 25 AT WORK ZONE. PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. ONLY WHEEL TIRE AND COUPLE WIRES DESTROYED THIS TIME. COST MY COMPANY $1000 TOWING, NEW WHEEL $350, NEW TIRES $800... AND COUPLE THOUSAND MORE ON OTHER ITEMS. TRUCK WAS ABOUT 76000 POUNDS. FRONT AXEL WAS 11800. *TR

2014 PETERBILT 388 CAR HAULER. PASSENGER SIDE 2014 MICHELIN XZA 275/70/R22.5 BLEW UP. TRUCK LOST POWER HOOD WAS RIPPED APART. WHEEL, DOOR, HOOD, ELECTRICAL, AIR INTAKE DESTROYED. WAITING FOR INSURANCE TO COVER ANY DAMAGE. SO FAR HAVE SPEND OVER 20,000$ PLUS ROAD SERVICE. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING 73 MPH FRONT WEIGHT 11200. TIRE HAD AROUND 18000 MILES. *TR

2014 WESTERN STAR 4900 CAR HAULER, JUST REPLACED 2 STEER TIRES TO 2014 MICHELIN XZA 275/70/R22.5 18 PLY. TIRE HAD LESS THEN 30,000 MILES AND PASSENGER SIDE BLOW OUT. FRONT DESTROYED. TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED WITH ABOUT 75000 POUNDS. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND TRAVELED FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER. CAME TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER. INSURANCE PAID ALMOST $30,000. *TR

4 BRAND NEW TRUCKS PETERBILT AND WESTERN STAR WITH MICHELIN TIRES 295/60/R22.5 AND 275/70/22.5. FRONT TIRES BLEW UP WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT END. *TR

STEER TIRE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *TR

STEER TIRE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *TR

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL STEER TIRE FAILURES ON 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT TRUCKS. WE RUN EITHER A 295 70 22.5 MICHELIN OR A 275 70 22.5 MICHELIN. THE TRUCKS ARE USUALLY AT CLOSE TO 80,000 LBS WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN XZA 2 ENERGY TIRES, SIZE 295-60-22.5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,200. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/26/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN 1 YEAR, ON BOTH THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES ARE NOT LASTING DUE TO THE HEAT. THE FRONT BUMPER AND LEFT HEADLIGHT OF THE VOLVO WAS FOUND DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE LEFT FENDER. THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO IMPACT OR ROAD HAZARD. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE TIRE WAS IMPROPERLY INFLATED. THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITH THE VALVE STEM. UPDATED 09/4/2013*JS

NEIGHBOR ALERTED ME TO THE NOISE OF A TIRE BLOWING OUT RV WAS IN A RV PARK AND ON JACKS, REPLACED TIRE OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE ROAD IN 2010 SAME TIRES. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 COUNTY COACH MOTOR HOME. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MICHELIN TIRES 275/70R XZA2 . THE TWO FRONT TIRES WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED BLEW OUT. THE REAR TIRES WERE DOUBLE COIN RT 500275\70R AND HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE. HE RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER WHICH STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE MICHELIN TIRES, AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REIMBURSE HIM. COUNTRY COACH STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE INADEQUATE FOR THE MOTOR COACH HOME, AND THEY WANTED HIM TO REPLACE THEM WITH MICHELIN TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,125.*AK