MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

WAS TRAVELING 65MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A THUMP. STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED TIRES. NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD LOST ITS TREAD. IT HIT WHEEL WELL TRIM AND BENT IT. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. HAD THREE OTHER TIRES , AND 2 OF THEM WERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION. REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. TIRE SIZE LT225/75R16 WITH 20,000 MILES ON 1992, FORD, ECONOLINE E250 CONVERSION VAN.*AK

PURCHASED TIRE FROM T & T TIRE ON 6/23/2000. TIRE SEPARATION AT 75 MPH. STORE SOLD TIRE TO ME AS NEW WHEN IT WAS 9 YEARS OLD. MICHELIN IS WORKING WITH ME ON IT BUT STORE OWNER DOESN'T SEEM TO FEEL THAT HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE AND FUTURE DEBTS TO BE ASSESSED TO GET BODY DAMAGE REPAIRED. DO NOT FEEL THIS IS RIGHT AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGES MADE TO HOLD THE STORE OWNER LIABLE FOR ALL DAMAGES WHEN KNOWINGLY SELL A TIRE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM STOCK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 1991 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

DURING A TRIP IN AUGUST OF 2000 I HAD THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED IN DOING SO IT TOOK OUT THE FLOOR/CABINET/WIRING/ EXHAUST/ FENDER, AND FLARES, ETC.THEN AGAIN ON 6/08/01 WITHIN 150 MILES, I LOST 3 MORE TIRES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THIS TIME IT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS,WHEN TREAD SEPARATED IT TOOK OUT THE HOLDING TANK ALONG WITH THE FUEL TANK FILL TUBE AND VENT TUBE. IF ANYTHING IT WOULD HAVE SPARKED THE WHOLE THING COULD HAVE GONE UP IN FLAMES.THESE WERE AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH AND UNDER AND ON SOME VERY HOT DAYS.ALL TIRES HAD AROUND 11/32 OF TREAD LEFT ON THEM.I'AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE AND CAUSE SOME INJURY OR DEATH. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER CRASH DUE TO MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A 2001, MITSUBISHI, GALANT. CONSUMER NEEDED TO SUPPLY MODLE/ NAME OF TIRE, TIRE SIZE, DOT# AND DETAILS ON INCIDENT BEFORE RETURNING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. *AK

MICHELIN, TIRE SIZE 18565R14, AFTERMARKET WITH 5000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WHEN TREAD SURFACE PULLED AWAY FROM TIRE, COMPLETELY DELAMANATED FROM SURFACE AND STEEL WIRE TORE UP ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, CONSUMER NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS AND DRYROTT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE TREAD PART OF THE TIRE STEEL BELT AND WIRE WERE COMPLETELY CUT THROUGH AS IF TIRE HAD A DEFECT AND THE TIRE BURST OPEN ACROSS THE TIRE TREAD CUTTING THROUGH THENTIRE TREAD PART OF THE TIRE, DOT NUMBER HNP8D93X017. *SLC

CRIUSE CONTROL DOES NOT MAINTIAN SPEED ON UPHILL ROADS - DEALERSHIP REPLACED - PROBLEM CORRECTED, TIRES WEAR OUT AT 25000+ MILES. AREA IS OUTSIDE EDGE ON BOTHS SIDES OF TIRES BALD. FRONT END CHECK OUT OK, REPLACED TIRES WITH REAR TIRES, BUT STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/60-17)

TIRES ARE LOSING PRESSURE. THERE IS RECALL OOV303000O FOR SAME PROBELM, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALER TIRES WENT FLAT. DEALER WAS BLAMING CONSUMER FOR THAT PROBLEM. BUT, CONSUMER KNEW THAT TIRES WERE NOT LIKE WHEN HE TOOK THEM IN. *AK DEALER CLAIMED THREE OUT OF FOUR TIRES HAD PUNCTURES IN THEM AND NEEDED REPAIR, THE TIRES WERE PLUGGED, CONSUMER STATES TIRES ARE STILL LOSING PRESSURE, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TIRES AT HIS EXPENSE AND STATES THE TIRES STILL LOSE AIR EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE, MICHELIN PILOT SPORT, P245/40R17 AND P225/45R17, DOT NUMBER F36C. *SLC

THE LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. MICHELIN TIRE SIZE 255/80/22.5 (1998 DUTCH STAR ON A FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS). *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.CONSUMER KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO NEAREST SHOP WHERE THEY SAID THAT TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED,AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. P-175/65R14, TOYOTA, COROLLA, 2000. *AK TIRES ARE MICHELIN MX4. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: B7JC DC7X TIRESIZE: 265/70 R16)