MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

MICHELIN TIRES 235/80R-XRV TIRES...THREE BLOWOUTS, BLOW AWAY A SIDE PANEL OF MOTORHOME. NO RESPONSE FROM ANY MANUFACTURER MONACO AND/OR MICHELIN. ONLY CHECK YOUR PRESSURES. WELL STOPPING AT EACH AND EVERY REST AREA TO CHECK PRESSURES AND STILL EXPERIENCING BLOWOUTS. IN ONE TRIP. WANT TO SELL MOTORHOME AFRAID TO DRIVE DOWN TO GAS STATION TO FUEL UP TO TAKE TO DEALER TO SELL. NEED TO REPLACE ALL TIRES AND COST $2,000.00. HAVE OWNED MOTORHOMES FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND FIRST TIME HAVE EVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I CAN SEE HOW THE INDUSTRY REACTS WHEN, JUST LUCKY AND ONLY LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED, INCLUDING THE BUSY TRAFFIC AROUND US AS WE WERE ON I-75 WHEN ALL OF THESE OCCURRED.*AK

WE PURCHASED A 2002 LINCOLN LSE ABOUT 15 MONTHS AGO. ABOUT A WEEK AGO WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THEN 3 DAYS LATER BROUGHT IT IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NEW BRAKES WERE INSTALLED AN WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD BE NEEDING NEW TIRES. WE ASKED IF NEEDED TO BE DONE THEN BUT THE SERVICE PERSON SAID SOON. 7 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE IN THE FAST LANE OUR LEFT REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE LITERALLY BLEW OFF THE CAR LEAVING NOTHING BUT THE RIM. THANK GOD THE CAR BEHIND US WITNESSED IT ALL AND STAYED BEHIND US TILL WE WERE SAFE ACROSS 3 LANES TO THE SHOULDER. HE SAID HE NEVER SAW SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. WE HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR AT LEAST 26 YEARS AND NEVER NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I THANK GOD WE WERE SAFE BUT I DO THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. TIRES SHOULD NOT JUST EXPLODE OFF A RIM AND DISINTERGRATE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AS THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. AFTER TOWING THE VECHICLE INTO THE LINCOLN MERCURY SHOWROOM WE ARE TOLD WE NEED 4 NEW TIRES AND A RIM -- $1600. *LA

A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I BEGAN TO HEAR A VERY ANNOYING "HOWL" COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE CAR. SOON AFTER THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE AFTER ACCELERATING TO A CERTAIN POINT. I FINALLY COULDN'T STAND DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE NOISE SO I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED AND SAID THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BEARINGS IN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. FOR A WHILE, IT WAS FINE BUT NOW IT'S STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN A YEAR LATER IN THE SAME LOCATION IT SEEMS LIKE. I ONLY HAVE 38,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD HAVE RECURRING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. ALSO, RECENTLY I'VE NOTICED THAT IT IS JUMPING INTO GEARS RATHER THAN MAKING A SMOOTH TRANSITION LIKE IT USED TO. *LA

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DRIVERS SIDE BLOWOUT LEFT FRONT MICHELIN235/80R22.5 XRV TIRE. *JB-

PURCHASED FROM JAY WOLFE ACURA, KANSAS CITY, MO: 2004 ACURA TSX, 2700 MILES, PURCHASED 6/7/04. NO POTHOLES, CRACKS, CURBS, ETC. HIT WITH VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN ROAD ANYWAY. *AK FAILURE: FRONT PASSENGER SIDWALL BLOWOUT AT RIM--FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT; FRONT PASSENGER RIM DAMAGED DUE TO BLOWOUT AND MOVING CAR INTO SAFE LOCATION; REAR PASSENGER BUBBLE AND START OF TIRE SEPARATION AT RIM--REAR END IN ALIGNMENT. (DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW REAR COULD BE IN ALIGNMENT IF A POTHOLE WAS HIT) CORRECTION: $825.00--REPLACED 2 TIRES; REPLACED 1 ACURA RIM; 1 FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT PLUS SHOP FEES AND TAXES.

CONSUMER STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY THE DOUGHNUT SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS RESULT, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW BROKE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

LTR FM RAYMOND MILLER (LA) RE THE NEWMAR CORP. RECALL OF THE 1997-2000 DUTCH STAR MOTORHOMES & THE 2001-2002 KOUNTRY STAR MOTORHOMES TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES, HE FEELS THE BACK TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED.*MR *NM

GETTING VIBRATION ON SMOOTH ROADS AT 60-68 MPH. PUT ON 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES, REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS, BALANCED ALL TIRES, STILL EXPERIENCE VIBRATION. DEALER CAN'T FIX. WHAT ARE OTHER SOLUTIONS BESIDES SAYING TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND? *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION. AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE INSIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDE WALL. ALSO ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE OUTSIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT AT THE SIDE WALL. *LA THE PROBLEMS WERE AS FOLLOWED: FRAYED VALVE STEM EXTENDER, GAUGES WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE STORAGE LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE. TWO DAYS AFTER THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM REPAIR AND WITHIN TWO MILES, THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND ANOTHER TIRE HAD A BULDGE. ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILES LATER, ANOTHER TIRE BLEW, FOURS HOURS LATER IT WAS REPLACED AND AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS, ANOTHER TIRE WAS REPAIRED DUE TO A FLAT. THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THERE TWO FLAT TIRES WITH NO SIGN OF CAUSE. *SC *JB

THE REAR DRIVER'S OUTER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE PICTURES, TIRE MANUFACTURING SIZE. AND DOT #. *AK *SC *JB