MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TIRE BLEW OUT. ALSO, WAS WARPED FROM THE INNER SIDE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MICHELIN, P195/55R15, DOT 895VB68X4100*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE REAR RIGHT INSIDE TIRE BLEW UP. ONE MONTH LATER THE LEFT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE BLEW UP. MICHELIN, XRV, SIZE 235/80R22.5. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, REAR TIRE FAILED (BLEWUP). TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH GOOD AMOUNTS OF TREAD. CAR, ROAD, TEMPERATURE, SPEED ALL WERE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 65 MPH REAR INSIDE PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. MICHELIN, SIZE 255/80R22.5, DOT#V6H6AK30100. *AK

ON OCTOBER 10, 2003 CONSUMER NOTICED A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. ON FEBRUARY 23, 2004 THE RIGHT REAR INNER DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT, AND SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THERE WAS SOME EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE REAR FENDER. *AK

I HAVE MICHELIN XRV 255 80 22.5 TIRES. I HAVE 20K MILES ON THE COACH. I AM METICULOUS ABOUT CHECKING AND MAINTAINING PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND THE COACH IS NOT OVERWEIGHT. *AK A CURB SIDE INSIDE TIRE BLEW AT 17K MILES (A ZIPPER TEAR ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL). I WAS TOLD I DON'T MAINTAIN PRESSURE AND THAT PARTICULAR TIRE ALWAYS IS THE ONE TO BLOW....OR I HIT SOMETHING. AT 19K MILES THE INSIDE TIRE ON THE STREET SIDE BLEW IN GEORGIA DOING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE FENDER WELL (A ZIPPER TEAR ON INSIDE SIDEWALL). AGAIN, I WAS TOLD I AM OVERLOADING THE COACH AND NOT MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE. PLUS, THE INSIDE DUAL TIRES DON'T GET ENOUGH AIR AND RUN HOT CAUSING THEM TO WEAR OUT FASTER. I HAVE WEIGHED THE COACH AND I AM UNDER 17K POUNDS ON THE REAR AXLE AND THE TIRES ARE RATED TO 19.2K POUNDS ON THE REAR AXLE. ON THE RETURN TRIP TO PA WE STOPPED FOR DINNER AND NOTICED THAT AN OUTSIDE REAR DUAL HAD '3' BUBBLES ON THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL INDICATING THAT BANDS HAD BROKEN. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE COACH, FOR FEAR THAT ANOTHER BLOW OUT (PARTICULARLY ON A STEER TIRE) MAY CAUSE ME TO CRASH. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND NHTSA AND IT APPEARS THE MICHELIN XRV TIRE SHOULD BE RECALLED/REPLACED BECAUSE THERE ARE PRETTY MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT NEWMAR IS REPLACING THE XRV WITH XZA1 TIRES FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. FURTHER, MY LATEST REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRE WITH A DOT DATE OF 0204 HAS A DIFFERENT MAXIMUM AIR PRESSURE RECOMMENDATION (110 FROM 105) AND AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE WEIGHT CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE TIRE WHICH WOULD INDICATE TO ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES/PROBLEMS REGARDING THIS TIRE. DO A SEARCH OF THE MICHELIN XRV ON THE INTERNET, READ THE THREADS YOU FIND AND TELL ME HONESTLY THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE. DO A SEARCH OF THE GOODYEAR G670....DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'LL FIND, THAT IT IS A GREAT REPLACEMENT FOR THE MICHELIN XRV (AND MORE HORROR STORIES RELATED TO THE XRV).

THE ORIGINAL AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL AT LOW MILEAGE. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STRIPPING OF THE LUG, NUTS AND STUDS UPON TIRE REPLACEMENT.*AK

I HAVE A 2003 ACURA CL S TYPE AT 400 MILES A TIRE WAS MICHELIN TIRE WAS REPLACED FOR A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE WALL, THE CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND WITH 11,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACE TWO MORE TIRES FOR BUBBLES. NOW A FOURTH TIRE HAS A BUBBLE. I AM TOLD BY ACURA AND MICHELIN THAT THESE ARE CAUSED BY POT HOLES. THERE IS NO RIM DAMAGE AND I WAS TOLD BY COSTCO THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE ACURA BECAUSE OF SUSPENSION. THIS IS NOT SAFE, SOME BUBBLES ARE ON INSIDE WALLS AND CAN NOT BE SEEN. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY TESTING WAS DONE. THIS TIRE SHOULD BE OUTLAWED. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE TIRES EVERY MONTH THESE TIRE ARE BRAND NEW AND MICHELIN IS MAKING A TON OF MONEY. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE CRASHED. I WOULD LIKE TO AVOID THIS....I WOULD LIKE EITHER MICHELIN OR ACURA TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM OR I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF MY LEASE SINCE I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF MY VEHICLE. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A BUBBLE ACCUMULATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE MICHELIN TIRES ON MY MOTORHOME WITH 225/70 R19.5 AND THEY HAVE APPROX 85% RUBBER AND I HAVE HAD 2 TO BLOW ON THR ROAD , 2 SEPERATE TRIPS. BOTH WERE ON THE REAR AND I HAD TO CALL FOR SERV TO INSTALL A SPARE. 1 ST TIRE DAMAGED THE UNDER CARRAGE OF THE HOME. BOTH WERE SIDE WALL BLOW OUTS. WE WERE LUCKY THIS WAS NOT ON THE FRONT DUE TO SPEED AT THE TIME WAS 65 MPH. 1 ST TIRE WAS COVERED WARRANTY. 2ND TIRE WAS DIAGNOSED AS RUN LOW ON AIR PRESSURE , I KNOW THATS NOT TRUE DUE TO CONALY TIRE CO SERV AND CHECKED PRESSURE AND WAS AS REQUIRED BY PLATE. MICHELIN AGRED TO PAY FOR 1/2 OF THE TIRE BUT THERE ARE 4 MORE ON THE UNIT AND WHAT WHEN THE BLOW. WITH ALL THE REPORTS OF MICHELIN TIRES BLOWING I DONT FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD WITH THESE TIRES. MICHEKIN DEALERS IN THIS AREA DONT WANT TO HANDLE WARRANTY DUE TO EITHER MICHELIN WONT PAY OR IT TAKES 6 MONTHS TO COLLECT. 2 OTHER AQUANTIANCE THAT I HAVE MET IN THIS AREA , 1 HAS HAD 3 BLOW OUTS AND DAMAGE TO HOME, THE OTHER HAS 2 BLOW OUTS , BOTH ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH WARRANTH AFTER 1 TIRE. CONVERSATIONS ON THE ROAD FINDS LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH MICHELIN TIRE PROBLEMS AND MICHELIN WARRANTY PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BECOME A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH SAFETY TO OUR FAMALIES AND ANYONE ON THE ROAD. IT APPEARS THAT A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED IN THIS MATTER. NOT ONLY DO WE NOT GET PROPER WARRANTY ON THESE TIRES BUT WE HAVE TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY FOR ROAD SERVICE AND REPAIR ON OUR MOTOR HOMES. ALSO THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY STUCK BESIDE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *AK