MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

TIRE SEPARATION ON 2001 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY DL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF TIRE BLOWOUTS. IN EACH CASE THE TIRE BLEWOUT THOUGH THE SIDEWALL. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED AT 28520, 34321 AND 37012. ( TWO TIRES HAD DOT NUMBER B6BJBVJX3001 AND ONE HAD B6BJBVJX2000). *NM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, I RAN OVER SOME ROAD DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED MY TIRE TO BLOW OUT. I DID CHECK MY OWNERS MANUAL AND ACURA DOES NOT WARRANTY THEIR $240 TIRES FOR THAT KIND OF FAILURE. I THEN CHECKED MY MICHELIN WARRANTY BOOKLET, WHICH ALSO STATED THAT KIND OF FAILURE WAS NOT WARRANTEED. THE NEAREST TIRE STORE DID NOT HAVE MY TIRE IN STOCK, SO I HAD TO PUT A NON-OEM TIRE ON MY CAR. WHILE AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW DURING INDUSTRY PREVIEW DAY, I NOTICED A MICHELIN BOOTH. I INQUIRED ABOUT MY TIRE FAILURE. MICHELIN STATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THEM AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT. I STATED, I READ THEIR BOOKLET AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOOK MY NAME AND NUMBER AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME. WITH IN ONE WEEK I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MICHELIN. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO PURCHASE A NEW MICHELIN TIRE TO MATCH MY OTHER 3 TIRES AND SEND THEM THE BILL. WITH IN ONE WEEK I RECEIVED A CHECK. IF THEY WANT TO BE CONTACTED AND WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR TIRES, THEY SHOULD PUT THAT IN THE WARRANTY BOOKLET. *AK

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 70 AT 75 MPH. SUDDEN BLOW-OUT OF THE SIDEWALL OF A MICHELIN TIRE WITH 1825 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT ON A MICHELIN BEFORE. I HAVE SINCE HEARD OTHERWISE. THEY COULD NOT GET A REPLACEMENT FOR SIX DAYS AND HAD TO RENT ME A CAR TO USE. THERE WERE NO OTHER MICHELIN TIRES OF THAT SIZE ANYWHERE IN THE STATE. THIS IS A NEW FORD CROWN VICTORIA LESS THAN 60 DAYS OLD. RIGHT FRONT TIRE. VERY EXCITING RIDE FOR A FEW MOMENTS! LOTS OF SMOKE.*AK

I HAD BOUGHT A USED 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOTICED A LOT OF HORIZANTAL CUTS ON THE SIDEWALLS OF THE MICHELAN TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER LOOKING ON THIS WEB SITE AND NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE FORD THAT I OWNED ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V171000 ) AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NEAR ME. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM FOR MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH MY FORD WAS MADE AT THIS LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY PLANT AT THE TIME SPECIFIED ON THIS RECALL. I EVEN CALLED THE FORD COMPLAINT LINE AND THEY AS WELL SAID NOTHING WAS IN THEIR SYSTEM? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION, IT IS DEFINITELY A TIRE DEFECT AND THE FORD STILL HAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT; JUST KIND OF WORRIED FOR MY SAFETY? THEY WOULDN'T EVEN INSPECT IT FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES.*AK

1996 CHRYSLER CIRRUS HAS PROBLEMS WITH MICHELIN TIRES P195/65X15.*MR TWO OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES BLEWOUT WITHIN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER. THE LAST BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LIGHTS. *NM

MICHELIN RADIAL SXE, P225/60R17. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE BLOWN TIRE, THE DOT# WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS GIVEN. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE THE RENTER WAS DRIVING ON A CLEAR DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE BLOWOUT. *AK DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT MAIL BOX, CROSSED ROAD AND RAN BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT BUT ALL OTHER TIRES WERE STILL INFLATED. *BF *NM

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED 4 TIMES SINCE NEW KEEP GETTING OUT OF ROUND AND NOW NEED REPLACED DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL MAINTENCE NOW BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AT TIMES WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK TRANSMISSION HESITATES GOING INTO GEAR WHEN COLD WATER LEAK THAT CANNOT BE FOUND USES AT LEAST 1 GALLON PER WEEK OR MORE WHEELS KEEP LOSING AIR CAUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT NO LEAKS IN TIRES RETURNED TO DEALER MANY TIMES FOR REPAIR AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON -RETURNED TO DEALER AND NOT FIXED

I OWN A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE-S. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, I'VE EXPERIENCED MOMENTS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T RESPOND TO ACCELERATION (I.E. WOULDN'T DOWN SHIFT). THE CAR JUST SEEM TO COAST SLOWLY INTO TRAFFIC, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET INTO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION I HAD WAS REPLACED DUE TO BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID, I'M JUST UPSET THAT I WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT HAD A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I HAD MENTIONED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS TO THE DEALER WHERE I ORIGINALLY LEASED THE VEHICLE (ACURA OF TROY), ABOUT TIMES WHEN THE CAR JUST SEEMED TO GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. HOWEVER, I FEEL I NO LONGER CAN DEPEND ON THE DEALER TO GIVE ME ACCURATE INFORMATION. THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS. I'M AFRAID FOR MY LOVED ONES AND MYSELF WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK CAR INTO ANOTHER DEALER (SUBURBAN ACURA) WHERE THEY REPLACED MY FIRST TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE, NOW I'M HAVING EVEN MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE SECOND ONE. I'M STARTING TO GET A BURNING ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE NOW. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR SERVICE BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. HOW CAN SOMEONE CHECK A TRANSMISSION IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS? I WANT OUT OF THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THIS IS NOT WHAT I PAID FOR, AND NOW I'M DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT HAS REDUCED PERFORMANCE AND A BURNING ODOR. AGAIN, I'M AFRAID FOR MY WELL-BEING AND THOSE OF MY FAMILY.*AK

THE TWO FRONT AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE SIDEWALL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK...IN ALL THREE INSTANCES MOTORHOME WAS DISABLED ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR 31/2 HOURS. REMEDY SOUGHT: A SAFETY RECALL OF THESE PARTICULAR MICHELIN TIRES AN DAN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF ANY INJURY OR DEATH WAS CAUSED BY THESE TIRES.*AK

MICHELIN TIRE X-RADIAL DT, P215/65R16. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAS A 2 INCH TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE BLOWOUT. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE TIRE INSPECTED. *AK