MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 1997 LINCOLN, TOWN CAR, P215/70R15 975 MADE IN SPAIN DOT H1C7O94X256. 2 REAR TIRES ARE MAKING A THUMPING NOISE LIKE THEY OUT OF ROUND, AND THAT'S FROM WHERE THE THUMP WAS COMING. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION/BLOWOUT ON 6 OCCASION WITH MICHELIN TIRES WITH TWO CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED (P235/75R15 SR4). NLM

TIRE SIDE WALL COMPLETELY BLEW (TIRESIZE: W18565R14) (TIRESIZE: W18565R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: W18565R14 )

TIRE SIDE WALL COMPLETELY BLEW (TIRESIZE: W18565R14) (TIRESIZE: W18565R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: W18565R14 )

THIS VEHICLE SWERVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I GO OVER A POT HOLE OR BUMP, CAUSING VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE AS WELL. OUTCOME IS LOSS OF STEERING AND VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TWO RECENT FAILURES PRECEEDED BY PROGRESSIVELY MORE SEVERE VIBRATION. STOPPED: JACKED UP BOTH FRONT WHEELS; VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED NOTHING; PROCEEDED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER MASSIVE FAILURE, TREAD SEPARATION APPARENT. TWO OTHER TIRES SHOWED RADIAL LESIONS OR SPLITS. INFLATION TO SPEC AT 80 PSI. WEIGHT (CERTIFIED ) NEAR TIRE MAX LIMIT. TIRE GAGE VERIFIED. HAVE PICTURES OF LAST FAILED TIRE (TREAD SEPARATION) AND RADIAL SPLITTING ON SIDEWALL OF ANOTHER TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: 0650595 TIRESIZE: 235/85R16)

MICHELIN ALL SEASON STEEL BELTED TIRE (P195 60 R14) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, THE BLOWOUT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER, DURING THIS THE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. TIRE SIZE P20560R15. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1996, HONDA, ACCORD. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 40,000. TIRE DEALERSHIP IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT VIBRATE AND HAS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. IT IS SIMPLY A TIRE PROBLEM. *YH

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL ON THREE DIFFERENT TIRES (THE ORIGINAL AND THE TWO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS). THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 3,956 MILES, THE SECOND AT 4,104 MILES AND THE MOST RECENT AT 12,136 MILES. ACURA DID NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AFTER THE FIRST INSTANCE AND REFERRED ME TO MICHELIN TIRE WHO IN TURN REFERRED ME TO A TIRE DEALER (ETD DISCOUNT TIRES). THE TIRE DEALER SAID THAT THE FAULT WAS NOT WITH THE MANUFACTURE, BUT WITH ME. AFTER THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE, THE TIRE DEALER ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE A ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY. GOOD THING RTHAT I DID AS IT OFFSET SOME OF THE COST OF THE THIRD TIRE REPLACEMENT TIRE. WHILE TWO INSTANCES MAY BE A COINCIDENCE, THREE TIRE SIMILAR TIRE FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL ARE NOT. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE MANUFACTURE OR DESIGN OF THAT PARTICLUAR TIRE OR THE CAR, OR BOTH. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH, MICHELIN HAS SENT ME A $71 CHECK, WHICH ONLY PARTIALLY OFFST THE COSTS INVOLVED. IN ALL THREE INSTANCES, THE BUBBLE ON THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS POINTED OUT TO ME BY THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. OF MAJOR CONCERN, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ROAD ACCIDENT IF I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT RELACE THE TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: RHW#752923 TIRESIZE: 205/55R16)

4 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE HAD TREAD SEPARATION OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. I STILL HAVE THREE OF THE TIRES, THE FOURTH WAS KEPT BY A FORD DEALER WHO HELPED ME OUT AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SINCE WE FOUND THE PROBLEMS BEFORE BLOWOUTS HAPPENED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M3PA998X TIRESIZE: 205/65R15)