MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 4 BLOW OUTS ON THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER BELIEVED A BUBBLE FORMED BEFORE THE BLOW OUTS OCCURRED, THE LAST BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. *JB

CONSUMER STATES BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT INSIDE DUAL TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

SIDEWALL FAILURE OF TUBELESS RADIAL RIGHT FRONT TIRE. MICHELIN "PILOT" XSE HX MXM4 225/45 R17 TREADWEAR: 300 TEMPERATURE: A TRACTION: A TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED AND HAD ONLY 8,190 MILES (OEM). MOUNTED ON A 2002 VW JETTA GLS. DOT #: B98AH5BX3801 TREAD DEPTH UPON REMOVAL WAS 8/32" NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, I.E., STEERING LINKAGE, STRUCK POT HOLES, CRASHES, ETC...NO PERCEIVABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OTHER THAN WORKMANSHIP/MATERIAL DEFECT. I COVET SIMILAR INFORMATION, I.E., CONSUMER PROBLEMS/COMPLAINTS. I AM A PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE (STATE TROOPER) AND I HAVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN TRAFFIC HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION/TRAFFIC CRASH RECONSTRUCTION. IF YOU READ THIS AND FEEL THAT YOU EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT: [email protected]. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HEAVY VIBRATION, WHICH WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES.*JB

THE ALUMINUM WHEEL CAUSED THE SEAL TO BREAK BETWEEN THE RIM AND TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN ALL FOUR TIRES LOSING AIR PRESSURE.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 2 TIRE BLOWS OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE MEDIAN. *JB

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER. (TIRE BY MICHELIN) THERE WAS A CUT FOUND IN THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL. *JB THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, VEERED HARSHLY TO THE RIGHT, AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD SHREDDED, WHICH WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE. (THE FRONT TIRES WERE MOVED TO THE REAR AND REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES WITH THE SPARE A NEW TIRE. IN OCTOBER 2000, ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH MICHELIN TIRES) *SCC

THE VEHICLE FRAME HAD APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF RUST AND CORROSION. THE RUST WAS ALSO NOTICED BY THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT CROSS MEMBER. THE ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED OUT WHICH CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. ALSO TWO OF THE TIRES HAD ACQUIRED BULGES. *JG *JB