MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 3 TIRE BLOW OUT ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS. *AK *JB

TIRES- MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 215/50 17. HAD 2 TIRES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE LAST 1000 MILES BECAUSE OF SIDEWALL BUBBLES. TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY POTHOLES AND WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANITY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I RAN OVER ANY MAJOR POTHOLES, AND I FEEL SMALL ROAD CRACKS ETC SHOULD NOT CAUSE THIS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY MOTORHOME AT 65 MPH I HAD A LEFT INNER TIRE BLOWN, THAT SAME DAY I HAD A LEFT OUTER TIRE BLOWN, AND THE FOLLOWING DAY I HAD A RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL.ONLY GODS HANDS KEPT ME FROM WIPING OUT SEVERAL CARS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE COACH. THESE WERE ALL BRAND NEW XRV 255 80R 22.R. MICHELN CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED ME IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIRE, I WAS TOLD I HAD A COACH THAT WAS VERY OVER WEIGHT AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. ON A CERTIFIED SCALE THE COACH WAS ALMOST TWO THOUSAND LBS UNDERWEIGHT. THE REAR AXLE WAS FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY LBS UNDERWEIGHT. I HAD THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PRIOR TIRES ON THIS COACH, THREE OF THEM BLEW IN THE EXACT SAME MANER, ALL HAD WELL OVER HALF THE TREAD LIFE LEFT. THE ONLY REASON THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MORE MICHELN TIRES IS THAT MICHELN TIRES ARE THE ONLY MAKERS OF THIS SIZE TIRE. WORRIED FOR MY LIFE AND OTHERS I HAD THE STEERING TIRES REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND WITH A DIFFERENT SIZE. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH SERVICE MEN WHO CAME OUT THAT THEY SEE THE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS ON MICHELN TIRES ALL THE TIME, WHERE I BOUGHT THE NEW STEERING TIRES THE SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME NO MATTER WHAT I WOULD NEVER GET A WARRANTY FROM MICHELN. THEY ALWAYS HAVE A REASON.I CALLED THE ALLEGRO RV COMPANY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF MY CAMPER AND WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MANAGER THAT THEY SEE THE MICHELN RV TIRES BLOW RIGHT BELOW THE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALL. HE SAID THEY HAD A COACH IN THE SHOP AS WE SPOKE THAT HAD SUSTAINED A LOT OF DAMAGE DUE TO A MICHELN TIRE BLOWING OUT. DON,T LET THIS TURN INTO A FIRESTONE MASS MURDER, PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT. THANK YOU THE REVEREND STEVE D. STEVENS. *AK

PITTING AND CORROSION OCCURRING ON THE RIMS THAT CAME STOCK ON MY 2002 VW GTI 337. THIS CAR WAS A LIMITED EDITION VEHICLE FOR THE USA, WITH ONLY 1500 MADE.FITTING OF RIMS AND BLACK SPOTS ARE NOTED, AS WELL AS WHITISH SPOTS THAT INDICATE CORROSION OF THE UNDERLYING METAL. I WASH THESE RIMS ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH A NON-ACIDIC WHEEL SHAMPOO, AS WELL AS WAXING THEM ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH WHEEL-SPECIFIC WAX. HOWEVER, AFORMENTIONED CONDITION CONTINUES TO WORSEN. *AK

MY '02 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL BUBBLE THAT BURSTED ON A HOT DAY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 36000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TS

THE FIRST TIRE, THE INSIDE DUAL LEFT SIDE HAD BLOWN, ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, ON THE THIRD, A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, AND THE FOURTH, THE TIRE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE WITH A BALLOON ON THE SIDE ABOUT TO BLOW. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. *AK *SCC *JB

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. MICHELIN 97SM+S/MODEL-SYMMETRY. *AK THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. *SCC *JB

I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WENT FLAT ON MY 2003 LINCOLNN TOWN CAR. THIS CAR IS NEW - PURCHASED ONLY 44 DAYS AGO. THE TIRE HAD A PINHOLE PUNCTURE- NO NAIL WAS FOUND AND SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. HIGHWAY WAS CLEAR AT TIME OF INCIDENT- CAR SWEVED BUT DID NOT HAVE ACCIDENT.*AK