MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

MY DAUGHTER WAS EXITING I-4 ONTO I-95 IN DAYTONA BEACH, FL. SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHEN THE MICHILEN TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF. THIS CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE 2002 VW JETTA (30,000 MILES) AND ROLL THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS INJURED AND THE ONLY CAR INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED LESSENING HER INJURIES, AS HER HEAD HIT THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND HAS CAUSED GREAT PROBLEMS. *JB

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL. NO INJURES REPORTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK ....FIRE DID EXTENSIV EDAMAGE TO GARAGE AND HOUSE. *AK

1) DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-75/85 NORTHBOUND IN ATLANTA, GA AT ~10PM IN HOV LANE AT APPROV 70MPH. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. BLOWOUT MEASURES APPROX 2" SQUARE. 2) MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DESPITE INSTABILITY.*AK 3) SPARE TIRE INSTALLED IN LEFT MEDIAN AGAINST JERSEY BARRICADE

I PURCHASHED MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER ON JANUARY 11, 2005. AFTER THE FIRST WEEK I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP, ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2005. I INFORMED THEM THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LAGGING WHEN AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING AND THAT SOMETIMES THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK DURING THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING AND ESPECIALLY WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON; SO THEY CHECKED THAT AND SAID THAT THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS. THAT LIGHT IS STILL STAYING ON. AS FOR THE TRANSMISSION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER THE PARTS TO FIX IT. AS OF JANUARY 31, 2005, THE PARTS STILL HAVE NOT COME IN. IN THE MEANTIME I AM HAVING TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I DO QUITE A BIT OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE TIRE PRESSURE. *AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. TCM MODULE REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION AT 3 MONTHS. ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED AT 10 MONTHS. ANOTHER POWER STEERING PUMP AT 40000 MILES. STEERING RACK AT 41K MILES. CAR HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ALIGNED SINCE STEERING RACK WAS INSTALLED ALMOST A YEAR AGO. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP ON 14 SEPERATE OCCASIONS IN 10 MONTHS. SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL SPEEDS. WAS TOLD THIS WAS TIRE RELATED. INSTALLED AND BALANCED NEW TIRES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WHEEL SHAKES SO BAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT ARMS ARE SORE. ALIGNMENT IS NOT CORRECT AND STEERING WHEEL IS OFF CENTER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE NOT WILLING OR ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

MOTORHOME DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF FMCSA REGULATION 571.120 STANDARD 120. *MR THE VEHICLE HAD COME EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES (XZA-1 LRH 275X70X22.5 TIRES). PUBLISHED DATA BY MICHELIN SHOWED THAT THE CONSUMERS TIRES WERE RATED AT 6365 LBS AT 120 PSI. THE CERTIFICATION LABEL SHOWED THAT THE GAWR OF THE FRONT AXLE WAS 13200 LBS. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE'S AT RISK OF TIRE FAILURE IF HE LOADED THE VEHICLE TO THE PURCHASE GROSS WEIGHT OF 33,200 AND UNDER INFLATE THE TIRE TO 120 PSI. (NEWMAR WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO A LAGER SIZE TIRE INSTALLATION) *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF TO HAVE THE TIRE CHANGED AND THE HYDRAULIC JACK BROKE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIRE TO BLOW OUT.*AK *TC

MICHELIN, MXV4 ENERGY SAVER, P205/60R16, DOT#B97RFTWX3804. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1485 MILES. CONSUMER HAD THE TIRE EVALUATED BY HONDA, SEARS, AND TIRE KINGDOM. THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES, NAILS, OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE. WHEN THE TIRE WAS EVALUATED FROM THE INSIDE ONE COULD SEE THE RUBBER PEELING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE WHOLE LAYER OF INSIDE RUBBER WAS MOVING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES AND HAD THE REPAIRS MADE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR TIRES (BOTH ORIGNAL TIRES) WERE LOW ON AIR. *TC