MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING RIGHT REAR INSIDE DUAL TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK

TRANSAXLE WAS REPLACED AT 105,000 BEFORE PURCHASING FROM DEALER THEN 4 MONTHS LATER TRANSAXLE GOES OUT(111.000 MILES) WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED IS REFUSING TO FIX IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE.*AK

3 INCH SIDEWALL SEPARATION AT TREAD LINE(CORD VISIBLE) AND 12 INCH INDICATION OF FUTURE SEPARATION 180 DEGREES FROM 3 INCH SEPARATION. REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES TODAY AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION (CIRCLE SERVICE 9 N. ROYAL POINCIANA BLVD. MIAMI SPRINGS, FL 33166 PH: 1-305-887-0365 ATTN: MANNY).*AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED 4 REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRES P275 / 7016 (DOT # UNKNOWN) MANUFACTURED 5/1994. 3 TIRES HAVE COMPLETELY LOST AIR, ALL HAVING A 3/4 INCH CRACK ON THE INSIDE AND A PINHOLE ON THE EXTERIOR. 1 OF THE TIRES COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER BELIEVES THESE TIRES HAVE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, 10 MILES LATER THE RIGHT INSIDE TIRE BLEWOUT, THE TIRE DEALER STATED THE TIRES BLEW DUE TO BEING OVERWEIGHT OR UNDERINFLATED, CONSUMER LATER FOUND THAT THE CHASSIS HAD RV TIRES INSTEAD OF TRUCK TIRES WHICH HAVE A SOFTER SIDEWALL, THE TIRES BLEWOUT AT 15000 MILES, MICHELIN 225/80R225, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *SLC

MICHELIN, TPG SPEC, P205/70H15, DOT M3H3819X409, REPLACEMENT TIRES WITH 10000 MILES ON A 1990, CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BELT SEPARATION, THEN, ON 24 JUNE 2002, LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BELT SEPARATION.*AK *JG

AT 60MPH TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT ,AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE UNKNOWN, DOT#P21575.*AK

TIRE WALL FAILED CASTASTROPHICALLY ENTIRE WALL LET GO. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, TIRE PRESSURE MAINTAINED AT 35 PSI CHECHED UNDAMAGED TIRES AFTER INCIDENT ALL AT 35 PSI WITH TWO DIFFERENT TIRE GAUGES. TOOK TIRE TO DEALER (SAM'S) TREAD REMAINING 6/32 OR ORGINIAL 14/32. DEALER WILL REFUND ON 33% OF ORGINIAL COST BUT MICHENLIN DEMANDS DAMAGED TIRE BE RETURNED IN? CONCERNED BECAUSE I RECOMMENDED THESE TIRES AS REPLACEMENTS FOR MY DAUGHTERS 2000 FORD EXPLORER . CALLED MICHENLIN AND GOT NO INDICATION OF ANY CONCERN ABOUT THE INCIDENT OR DESIRE TO LEARN WHY TIRE FAILED.*AK

I PURCHASED A MICHELIN TIRE FOR A HONDA ACCORD IN DECEMBER 2001. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT THE TIRE WAS 34 MONTHS OLD. TIRE FAILED 4 WEEKS AGO (5/24/02) WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. THE TIRE FAILED IN A PARKING LOT AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS IN SIGHT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER MICHELIN TIRE TO MATCH THE OTHER TIRES. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE THEY SOLD TO ME WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ORIGINAL TIRE--MAKING IT 40 MONTHS OLD AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I THINK IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL THAT MICHELIN CAN SELL TIRES THAT ARE 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AS NEW TIRES. ARE THERE ANY REGULATIONS IN PLACE THAT PREVENT TIRE MANUFACTURERS FROM SELLING STOCK AS "NEW" WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED 2.5 - 3.5 YEARS EARLIER? THIS APPEARS TO BE A GROSS MISREPRESENTATION OF A "NEW" PRODUCT. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK-YOU. DON BINTZ 702-656-8074 H.P.*AK