MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

BRAKE FAILURE. *BF PRIMARILY A COMPLAINT ABOUT MICHELIN TIRES. *JCC THE TIRE HAD POOR GRIP IN THE RAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLOWED VERY GRADUALLY ONLY BECAUSE THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE COASTED, APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS LATER, THE BRAKES APPLIED VERY GENTLY. THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVED THERE WAS A MOMENTARY FAILURE OF THE ABS. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10 IN EL PASO, TEXAS, THE LEFT REAR TIRE (MICHELIN XPS RIB 245-75R-16) ON MY PICKUP CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT PICTURES OF THE FAILED CARCAS ARE. AS ALL FOUR TIRES WERE THE SAME MODEL AND PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME, IT WAS NECESSARY THAT ALL FOUR BE REPLACED IN ADDITION TO BODY REPAIR TO THE TRUCK.*AK

MICHELIN TIRE: SIZE 2554518 A/S PILOT; UPON WALKING AWAY FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A WHITE SUBSTANCE ON THE REAR TIRE. AFTER EXAMINING CLOSER, IT WAS THE TREAD BELTS SHOWING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO SHOWING ON THE OTHER REAR TIRE. MICHELIN HAS BEEN IN CONTACT BUT ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *NM

THIS IS THE SECOND MICHELIN TIRE ON MY MOTOR HOME TO BLOW OUT BOTH ON THE INSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND BOTH IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE TIRE. IT WAS THE SIDEWALL. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE REGULARLY AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

BLOW OUT OF MICHELIN XRV TIRE ON NEW MOTOR HOME. TIRE DATA: DOT B6H6 AK3 X 1803 255/80R22.5 10135 MILES ON TIRE TIRE WAS INFLATED TO 98 PSI , MOTOR HOME WAS LIGHTLY LOADED. TWO RUPTURES ON OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE , ONE "Z" SHAPED, THE OTHER "L" SHAPED. THE HOLES ARE APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES APART ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LABEL MICHELIN. IN BOTH THE Z AND L SHAPED HOLES THE SMALLEST TEARS ARE CIRCUMFERENTIAL (~2" EACH) THE LONGEST PART OF THE HOLES ARE RADIAL (~ 4-5" LONG). BLOWOUT OCCURRED INSTANTANEOUSLY (SOUNDED LIKE GUN SHOT) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON I-64 IN LOUISVILLE KY. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP VEHICLE ON SHOULDER WITHOUT DAMAGING RIM OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE MOTOR HOME. MY ROAD SERVICE (COACH NET) LOCATED A TIRE COMPANY WHICH 3.5 HOURS AND $412 LATER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *NM

MICHELIN SYNCHRONE TIRES OUTFITTED ON VEHICLE DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TRACTION ON GROOVED CONCRETE HIGHWAYS, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WAVERING AND INSTABILITY. *NM

MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. ALMOST @ THE BUMPER. POLICE REPORT STATED DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE "NEGLIGIBLE". MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED. HE WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED. THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON HIM. GREAT ROAD/WEATHER CONDITIONS. LIGHT TRAFFIC-JUST THE 2 VEHICLES. 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. HIS BACK TIRES WERE BOTH RIPPED FROM THE VEHICLE. ALL HE EVER HIT WAS A CURB. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. *NM

THE TWO FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN THE TIRES. VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. MANUFACTURER STATED NO COMPLAINTS, NO RECALLS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEFLATTED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. MICHELIN, 225/75R16.*AK PE04066_CAT

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 BOUNDER DIESEL THROUGH CRESTLINE, OH, I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE'S SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE MOTORHOME. I CALLED A ROADSIDE SERVICE COMPANY AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE STEEL IN THE SIDEWALL AT THE BLOWOUT SIGHT WAS RUSTED AWAY. THE TIRE WAS A MICHELIN 255/80R22.5 XRV, DOT B6H6 AK3X2300 WITH 35,292 MILES ON IT. AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM THE TRIP, I CALLED MICHELIN TO INQUIRE ABOUT WARRANTY COVERAGE. THEY REFERRED ME TO ONE OF SEVERAL DEALERS IN THE AREA. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, I WAS TOLD MICHELIN WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE FAILURE, AND THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS TIRE. THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO EITHER UNDER INFLATION, OVER INFLATION OR OVERLOADING (TAKE YOUR CHOICE). THESE ARE NOT VALID ASSERTIONS AS THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITHIN 5 POUNDS OF MICHELIN'S RECOMMENDED PRESSURES, NOR HAVE THEY BEEN OVERLOADED. I HAVE KEPT THE TIRE FOR INSPECTION BY ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED. THIS TIRE IS ADVERTISED AS BEING DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR RV USEAGE. AFTER NOTICING THE INORDINATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BOTH ON THREADS ON THE INTERNET AND ON YOUR SITE, IT IS OBVIOUS THEY UTTERLY FAILED IN ACCOUMPLISHING A SAFE DESIGN. THIS TIRE IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. MICHELINS DENIAL OF POSSIBLE DEFECT PROBLEMS HAS CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT WHETHER I SHOULD SUPPORT THEIR CORPORATION BY BUYING ANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS IN THE FUTURE.*AK