MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

SECOND TIRE TO DEVELOP SIDEWALL BUBBLE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IN UNDER 6000 MILES. MICHELIN CONTACTED AND RESPONDED THAT "THIS IS NORMAL ROAD HAZARD." FAILED TIRES ARE NEW "LOW PROFILE" TIRES. PREVIOUS VEHICLES USED OVER THE SAME ROADS WITH HIGHER PROFILE TIRES DID NOT DEVELOP SIDEWALL BUBBLES WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE SAME DRIVING PATTERN. ARE THESE TIRES SAFE?*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE STEERING AND HERD A NOISE PULLED VEHICLE OVER SEEN THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. NLM

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE STARTED TO CRACK WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDE WALL MEET. THE REASON GIVEN BY THE COMPANY FOR NOT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SEVERAL CUTS IN THE SIDE WALL IN ADDITION TO THE TIRES BEING DRY ROTTED WHERE THE TREADS MEET WITH THE SIDE WALL. TIRES HAVE BEEN AMORAL 2 IN 15 THOUSAND MILES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLAIM WAS DENIED WITHOUT SEEING THE TIRES. TIRE SIZE 255/75/15. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. DEALER CONTACTED MICHELIN, MXV4 TIRE SIZE 195/60R15, DOT FUDA CHYX369 06-51078-01, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A VOLVO, V70 ,2000. *AK *TT

MICHELIN, MXM, P225/45R17, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, SAAB, 950 WITH 800 MILES. RIGHT FRONT BLOWOUT AT 70 MPH, THEN AT 5600 MILES A LEFT REAR BLOWOUT. ALSO, AT 70 MPH BLOWOUT. NO INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. 855X80X22.5, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 13OOO MILES, DUTCH, START MOTOR HOME. DOT# B6H6AK3X099. *AK

I AM A 54 YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. MY DRIVING RECORD IS SPOTLESS, I.E., NO TICKETS AND/OR ACCIDENTS. MY CAR IS A 1999ACURA TL, WHICH I HAVE KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS AN ODOMETER READING OF APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES. IT IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)

MY ALUMINUM WHEELS HAVE CORRODED AT THE TIRE BEAD SEAT SEVERELY. THIS PRODUCES TIRE PRESSURE LOSS CONSTANTLY. THE WHEELS ARE NOT CORRODED AT THE FACE BUT AT THE AREA WHERE THE TIRE SEALS. MY LOCAL TIRE STORE IN MICHIGAN SAYS THEY SEE THIS SAME ISSUE REGULARLY. I AM A FORD ENGINEER AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS DEFECT TO THE WHEEL ENGINEERS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO SUCH PROBLEM. THE TIRE STORE ALSO ADDED THAT ALUMINUM WHEELS COMBINED WITH MICHELIN TIRES ARE THE WORST. TWO OF MY WHEELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THEY KEEP LOOSING AIR. I HAVE TO ADD AIR ONCE A WEEK.PLS CALL ME- I CAN SHOW THEM TO YOU. I DISMOUNTED THE REARS AND THE CORROSION IS SEVERE. I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS-THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS LEVEL OF CORROSION. THANKS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215X70X15)

WHILE TRAVELING, A SUDDEN DEFLATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE OCCURED. NO WARNING OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT TRAVELED 14,000 MILES AND WOULD HAVE FAILED WITH IN 500 MILES. A MICHELIN REP IS SUPPOSED TO INSPECT THE TIRE BUT HAS NOT AS OF YET. (MICHELIN SYMMETRY) *JG

SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALL FAILURE AT 70MPH. CADILLAC ONSTAR DIRECTED US TO SEARS IN COLUMBIA TN, WHICH REPLACED TIRE WITH NO CHARGE. ON INSPECTION, THE NO STEEL WIRES WERE FOUND IN THE SIDEWALL, EVEN THOUGH SPECS CALL FOR THEM ("SB-R"). AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE REMAINING 3 TIRES, AS WELL AS THE ONE NEW ONE. I TOOK DIGITAL CLOSE-UP PICTURES OF TIRE, AND CAN FORWARD THEM BY E-MAIL. MICHELIN HAD NO RECOMMENDATIONS, OTHER THAN TO SAY THEY WOULD CALL ME IF THEY GOT THE TIRE IN FOR QUALITY ANALYSIS. WHAT SHOULD I DO ?*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/60R-1)