MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

MICHELIN, LTXA/S, P22575/R16 AFTER MARKET 3000, AMBULANCE, RIGHT FRONT INTERIOR SIDEWALL BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *AK *TT

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED LAST YEAR, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE. THE TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS NOW ARE THAT THE CAR MAKES A LOUD "CLUNK" WHEN MAKING CONTINUOUS TURNS (E.G., RAMPS) EVEN AT LOW SPEED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING ODD SOUNDS. ALSO THE HEATER MAKES THE FRONT CONSOLE TOO HOT TO TOUCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE.*AK

MICHELIN ENERGY DOT B97REWTX31, P205/60R16, XXE MVX4. ORIGINAL TIRES ON TOYOTA, AVALON, 2002 TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TIRE THAT BLEWOUT HAD TREAD SEPARATION ABOUT 1-2 INCHES UP THE SIDEWALL AND IT APPEARS THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED IN THE SIDEWALL. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE IS A WASHBOARD SHUDDER EFFECT WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC MODULE. CONSUMER STATES THAT 2 MICHELIN TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS, 2 OF THE OTHER TIRES HAD STEEL WIRES THAT CAME THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE CROWN AREAS, THE OTHER TIRE DEVELOPED HOLES WHICH ALLOWED THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR, MICHELIN STEELBELT RADIALS, XW4 M AND S 97S, P215/70R15, DOT NUMBER HTC7585X044. CONSUMER STATES THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, P215/70R15, 97S DOT NUMBER HYM3MIA338, OF THESE TIRES 2 OF THEM EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATIONS FROM THE STEELBELTS AND BLEWOUT. *SLC

AT 60MPH FRONT TIRES BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK MICHELIN RADIAL SIZE 25580 225 *MJ

MICHELIN, Z15/65R16, DOT 68AX349: CONSUMER NOTICED A NAIL IN TIRE, TIRE HAD A SLOW LEAK. CONSUMER LOOKED TIRE OVER, AND NOTICE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS EASILY TORN BY ROUGH CURBING WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE ALSO WENT FLAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING. (MICHELIN SIZE 225/50R17) *YH

LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO SEPARATION OF SIDE WALL. OTHER TWO TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO CRACK. SIZE 195/60R15,DOT#FUDACHYX276. *AK THE OTHER TWO TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE INSPECTION SHOWING STEEL FROM THE BELTS WERE COMING THROUGH THE SIDE WALLS. THE TIRES ARE MICHELIN MXV4. *JG

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK TIRES: MICHELIN 195/65 R15 91H M+S. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. AFTER THIS ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND CONSUMER WILL BE SELLING IT. *JG

SPARE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON IT. 13OOO MILES, 225/75R15. *AK MICHELN DOT M 3DY D3NX 527. MONTHLY INSPECTION OF SPARE TIRE FOUND AIR WAS ESCAPING FROM TIRE. TOOK TIRE OUT OF TRUNK AND THE AREA FACING REAR FIREWALL WAS BLOWN OUT, TIRE SEPARATION. CONTACTED MICHELIN AND REPLY WAS TIRE IS OLD. PHOTO ATTACHED. 1985 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. *TT