MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 1999 DIESEL DUTCH STAR MOTORHOME.*MR ANOTHER MOTORIST INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING THE FRONT TIRES, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD REPLACED THE REAR TIRES AS WELL. THE CONSUMER STATED IF ONLY THE FRONT TIRES WERE TO BE REPLACED, HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE THE TIRES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

LTR FM MAXWELL PARRISH SR (OK) RE DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER DISPLAY IN HIS 2001 HYUNDAI XG-300 & DEFECTIVE MICHELIN TIRES. *MR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE BLOWOUTS AND NINE FLAT TIRES. THE MANAGER AT THE FIRESTONE STORE CONCLUDED THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WERE CONSTRUCTED FROM INFERIOR RUBBER. THE A/C AND HEATER DISPLAY CANNOT BE SEEN ON BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

ALL 6 TIRES ON THE MOTOR HOME DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE CRACKS WAS UNDETERMINED, BUT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE TIRES. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON REAR TIRES AFTER ONLY 15000 MILES. THE BRAND IS MICHELIN PILOTS SPORT.THE SIZE IS 225-45ZR-17 THE CAR IS DRIVEN NORMALLYAND THE MAKE IS MERCEDES C230KK SEDAN. EXAMINED TIRES DURING WASHING CAR AND NOTICE WEAR AFTER ONLY 15000 MILES . BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR.PRESSURE WAS CHECKED REGULARLY. CAR CANNOT SPIN TIRES DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL. PLEASE DETERMINE IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS BRAND OF TIRE. *AK

(1) NOTICEABLE STRONG VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN CAR APPROACHES SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. VIBRATION BECOMES STRONGER WITH INCREASING SPEED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SERVICE AT TOYOTA DEALER (ARMSTRONG TOYOTA).*AK (2) CAR BECOMES UNSTABLE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL (3) RETURNED TO SAME DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TIRE BALACING. UPON CHECKING THE CAR, DEALER INFORMED ME THAT TIRES WOULD NOT "TAKE" BALANCING AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TIRE PRESSURE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS.

TWO MICHELIN MX4 215/65R16 TIRES HAVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT WITHOUT ANY ROAD HAZARD INVOLVED IN UNDER 20,000 MILES. FIRST WAS A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL, THE SECOND WAS A SLOW LEAK THAT BECAME A FULL FLAT WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THESE BOTH OCCURRED ON A 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

THE ROTORS WERE WARPING AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION DISPLAYED SLIPPING AND THERE WAS A FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRE(S). *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE VALVE STEM SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED A DEFLATED TIRE. THE DRIVER CHANGE THE TIRE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE VALVE STEM IS DEFECTED AND WILL REPLACED THE TIRE. MICHELIN MXV4 225/55HR17. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE REAR INSIDE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL. *AK