MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE BACK ROAD AT 30 MPH. ALSO, THE JACK BROKE IN HALF WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING JACKED UP TO REMOVE THE BLOWOUT TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH DOWN AND ALMOST SEVER THE CONSUMER'S LEG. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REQUESTED THAT THE CONSUMER SEND THE JACK TO THERE CORPORATE OFFICE. *AK

FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. *PH THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE EXPENSES INCURRED. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. DUE TO THE WEIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE LARGER TIERS WERE REQUIRED. THE TIRES SHOULD BE 275 70 R22.5 XZA'S AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE NEWMAR CORP. (DUTCHSTAR S#64170) *SC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE ISSUE. RECALL #04V7037000. *JB (NEWMAR DUTCHSTAR)

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAS ONLY HAD HER VEHICLE APPROX 6 WKS AND HAS ALREADY HAD IT IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE SHE IS DRIVING, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND RESET LIGHT COMES ON. SHE STATES SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP AND EACH TIME THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT COMES BACK ON IN LESS THAN A WEEK. SHE STATES THE LAST TIME SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, IT IS SOMETHING SHE MAY HAVE TO LIVE WITH. CONSUMER SAID SHE IS REFUSING TO "JUST LIVE WITH IT" BECAUSE SHE TRANSPORT HER CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE AND SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN. SHE IS TOLD TO JUST IGNORE THE LIGHT BY THE DEALER. *NM ALSO, FRONT TIRES HAVE CAUSED INTERMITTENT VIBRATION DURING GEAR ENGAGEMENT, BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. *LA

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PRODUCED A BUBBLE. HOWEVER, THE SECOND AND THIRD TIRES PRODUCED THE SAME BUBBLES. *AK *LA

MICHELIN 195/65 R15 MXV4 + ENERGY RADIAL XSE DEVELOPED RADIAL CRACK ON OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF TIRE. INSTALLED ON 2003 VOLVO V70. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS TIRE DEFECT (BELT SEPARATION). DEALER (DISCOUNT TIRE) REFUSED ADJUSTMENT ON TIRE WITH APPROX 9K MILES. HAD TO BUY NEW TIRE. LATER OFFERED 75% DISCOUNT AT SEARS ON NEW TIRE.

TWO MONTHS AGO CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V037000 REGARDING MICHELIN TIRES, 255/80R22.5 FAILURE. MANUFACTURER DIDN'T RETURN THE PHONE CALL, AND CONSUMER CALLED TWICE A WEEK. COULD NOT GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V278000 CONCERNING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE RECALL NOTICE SINCE 10-11-03, AND REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE. *AK.

I OWN A 2002 NEWMAR, KOUNTRY STAR MOTOR HOME. ON JANUARY 26, 2004 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM NEWMAR FOR THE 2 FRONT TIRES - " CARCASS PLY FATIGUE TIRE FAILURE". THEY PROVIDED A NUMBER TO CALL TO ARRANGE TO GET THE FRONT 2 TIRES REPLACED. I CALLED THE NUMBER AND RECEIVED A VOICE MESSAGE THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME IN ONE WEEK! THEY DID AND I MISSED THE CALL. I CALLED AGAIN, SAME STORY, ETC, ETC. I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE A TRIP IN THE MOTOR HOME. THE TIRES LOOKED OK AND THEIR LETTER DID NOT SAY TO DRIVE. ( NOTE I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THE TIRE PRESSURE AT 105 LBS. AND I HAVE NEVER OVERLOADED THE MOTOR HOME WHICH IS WHAT THEY CLAIMED WOULD CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. AFTER DRIVING ONLY 100 MILES ON MARCH 27, 2004 THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH ON 4 LANE ROUTE, ;501 NORTH OF MYRTLE BEACH. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN, PULL OFF THE PAVEMENT AND STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IN ADDITION TO THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE BEING GONE THE EXPLOSION BLEW OFF THE FRONT FIBERGLASS PANEL OF THE MOTOR HOME. AFTER 6 HOURS, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET A NEW TIRE AND CONTINUE THE TRIP. WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND CALLED NEWMAR, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPLACING MY TIRE OR FOR REPAIRING THE MOTOR HOME. MY DEALER GOT THE SAME ANSWER FROM THEM AND FROM MICHELIN. I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT AND I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THEY SHOULD PAY. I ALSO THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE A MUCH TOUGHER WARNING AND STAFF UP TO GET OWNERS TIRES REPLACED MORE QUICKLY! *NM

MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 ALL SEASON TIRES FAILED IN 1" WET SNOW CONDITION. MICHELIN ISREFUSING TO ACCEPT TIRES DO NOT WORK IN SNOW. THEY WERE SOLD AS ALL SEASON AND HAVE A M+S ON THE SIDE FOR MUD AND SNOW. MY CAR SLID OFF THE CROWN OF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS. THE CONDITIONS WERE NOT ICY. ALL OF OUR OTHER CARS HAD NO TROUBLE. I WANT MICHELIN TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THE SNOW TIRES I HAD TO BUY AND INSTALL SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IN SNOW FO A TOTAL OF $800.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TIRES BLEW OUT. MICHELIN TIRES WERE MADE TO HOLD THE CAPACITY OF A MOTOR HOME, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN OUT. THE MOTOR HOME WAS NOT OVERLOADED, AND HAD THE PROPER TIRE PRESSURE. *AK THE TIRES FAILED WITH AN EXPLOSIVE FORCE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MICHELIN REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. (THE NEWMAR CORP. RECALLED THESE TIRES DUE TO THE DEFECT) THE TIRES BLEW ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. *SC