MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

MICHELIN, P245/65R17, DOT# M3KTD2CX3002. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. PIECES BLEW ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT LANE AND SOUGHT HELP. *AK

THE FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKING/TIRES SYSTEM'S UNDER PERFORM DURING SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN EXCESS OF $1,000 PER EVENT FOR THE VEHICLES' UNDER PERFORMANCE BASED ON THE "OPTIONAL" TRACTION CONTROL" PEFRORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR TYPICAL TURNING CONDITIONS UNDER SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. *JB

THE TIRES WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VEHICLE'S STICKER ON THE SEAT. THE STICKER READ 255-80-R-22G, PRESSURE WAS 105, THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE 255-80-R-22.5 , PRESSURE WAS 110. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE STICKER CHANGED. THE RIM SIZE WAS 7.58, AND THE ACTUAL SIZE WAS 8.24 THE TIRE PRESSURE DID NOT MATCH THE STICKER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE DID NOT COOPERATE. *AK *SC

MICHELIN XRV, SIZE 255/80R-22.5, DOT#B6H6AA3+1200. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. ALSO, REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. OWNER CONTACTED THE MOTOR HOME MANUFACTURER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WERE GAUGED FOR THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR HOME, AND THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. MICHELIN INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS OVER LOADED. CONSUMER DISPUTED THE ACCUSATION. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. *AK

(1-3) VEHICLE DELIVERED WITH ONE TIRE AT 40#, OTHERS VARIED 20-30 #. THEY CONTINUE TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE, IE 3-5 POUNDS/ MONTH. NO ACCIDENTS BUT AM CONCERNED. TALKED WITH BOTH FORD SELLING DEALER AND MICHELIN TIRE DEALER. WERE ROTATED AT 6000 MI. REPAIR (NAIL) OF LEFT FRONT TIRE AT ABOUT 2000 MI BY MICHELIN DEALER. TIRES: MICHELIN P215/60HR 16, TOURING CONTACT AS. VEHICLE 2003 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON NEW 10/ 2003.

IN DECEMBER OF 2003 MY WIFE HAD A MICHELIN X RADIAL PLUS SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON HER 94 T-BIRD. WE REPLACED TWO TIRES A THAT TIMES SO THEY WOULD BE EQUAL ON THE AXLE. THEN YESTERDAY ANOTHER MICHELIN X RADIAL PLUS SIDEWALL BLEW ON THE SAME CAR ONLY IN THE FRONT THIS TIME. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED LAST WEEK AND THE TREAD WEAR WAS EVEN IN BOTH CASES. WE REPLACED BOTH THE REMAIN TWO LAST NIGHT. THE ORIGINAL SET AS WELL AS THE REPLACEDMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT COSTCO. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED WITH 50% OF THE TREAD REMAINING THE SECOND TIME THERE WAS 25% TREAD LEFT. THE TIRES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS OLD. IF EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT THESE HAS HAD A 2 OUT OF 4 FAILURE RATE, THERES A PROBLEM.

WE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT ON OUR 2000 ALLEGRO BUS ON THE BACK RIGHT OUTSIDE TIRE. WE GOT THE TIRE REPAIRED AND DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES AND HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. MICHELINE DOES NOT ADMIT TO A PROBLEM, BUT THE WEIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE WERE CORRECT FOR THE TIRES. THE TIRES AND MOTOR HOME HAVE ABOUT 35,000 MILES. *AK

ON THE DATE BELOW, I HAD THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT ON MY 1999 NEWMAR DUTCH STAR WITH MICHELIN 255 80R 22.5 TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, THE DAY WAS FAIRLY WARM IN MONTANA, AND I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY GOING UP A STEEP HILL WHEN THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED. I READ ON AN RV FORUM THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. (1993 FLEETWOOD EAGLE) *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. LATER, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL PRODUCED A LARGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE. DEALER STATED THEY WERE NOT COVERING IT, AND THAT CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE. *AK *LA