MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

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  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - BLOOMFIELD, NJ

    A 10MPH ON SLOW BRAKING WITH OVER 1/2 GAS TANK HEAR NOISE UNDER THE CAR.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/65R16 )

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - WILLIAMSTOWN, MA

    MICHELIN LTX TIRE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OUTER TIRE WEAR DUE TO THE NON ADJUSTABLE CAMBER SLEEVES, DEALER REPLACED WITH ADJUSTABLE ONES AND THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTS. *SLC

    Source: NHTSA VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - COVINA, CA

    TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1989 WINNEBAGO, LESHARO, TIRE SIZE P205/75R15 XCA, TIRES HAD 30 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AT THE SIDEWALL DOWN TO THE TREAD ON TWO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. ALSO, ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES ALSO SEPARATED AT THE SIDEWALL WHEN DRIVING. INCIDENTS INVOLVED THE REAR AND THE FRONTAL TIRES. ALSO, TIRES WERE ONLY USED ON THIS MODEL MOTORHOME. *AK SLC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • MICHELIN MX TIRES
    - YORBA LINDA, CA

    RIGHT REAR THREAD SEPARATED AT 65 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTOL OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE DID AT LEAST 360 DEGREE SPIN HITTING THE CENTER CONCRETE DIVIDER SQUARLEY. NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. MINOR INJURIES. (TIRESIZE: 195/70-14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195/70-14 )

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - EL PASO, TX

    AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES, ALL THE TIRES EXPERIENCED INTERNAL SEPERATION WHICH ALLOWED AIR PRESSURE TO PENETRATE BETWEEN THE LAYERS. THIS CAUSED BULGING WHICH WAS NOTICED BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE TIRES WERE REPLACED IT WAS NOTED THAT SOME TYPE OF PATCH WAS APPLIED INTERNALLY TO THE TIRES TO "OVERCOME" THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE TIRES, AS NOTED. MICHELIN SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES AT NO CHARGE AS THEY WERE IN DANGER OF IMMINENT FAILURE! AS IT WAS, WE HAD TO PAY OVER $ 400 TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. (DOT NUMBER: NOT KNOWN TIRESIZE: LT245/75 R)

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - PALMBEACH GARDENS, FL

    PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. TWO FRONT TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIMS. MICHELIN TIRES. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR THE LINCOLN VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WASN'T AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - CARLSBAD, CA

    ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, MICHELIN TIRE SIZE 23545R17 PURCHASED ON A 2000, BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY THE INSIDE TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - PALISADES PARK, NJ

    ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1993, MERCURY, MARQUIS, TIRE SIZE P21570R15. FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE CRACKED FROM SIDEWALL. CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY WOULD PRORATE THE TIRES. ON SEPT. 25, 2000, 60 MPH ON THE VEHICLE, SPARE TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE SIDEWALL INSIDE THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. MICHELIN NOT YET CONTACTED. *AK THE TIRE WAS MADE IN SPAIN. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - FALL RIVER, MA

    MICHELIN X TIRES SIZE 8R 19.5 FAILED ON 3 OCCASIONS AND EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION, ON 2 OCCASIONS(LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR INNER TIRES) VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ON 1 OF THOSE OCCASIONS FAULTY TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, ON THE 3RD FAILURE, TIRE WAS NOTICED BY AN EMPLOYEE AT A SHOP THAT LEFT REAR OUTER TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • MICHELIN TIRES
    - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

    RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, THE PLIES SEPARATED AND THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY DISINTEGRATED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, NOY ONLY DUE TO THE TIRE BUT BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION FROM THE BLOWN TIRE (MICHELIN XCH-4 LT 225/75R16). NLM

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER