MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, THE MICHELIN MXV4 TIRE (P205 65 R15) FAILED, WITH ONLY 5600 MILES ON THE TIRE. *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: EDPZB7EX TIRE SIZE: 205/60P15 )

SECOND SET TIRES WORN OUT AT 39000 MILES DUE TO UNIDENTIFIED FRT SUS.PROBLEM.DUE TO UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF DEALER VERIFIED CONCERNS AND PAST TITLE HISTORY,EVEN THOUGH MOST OCCURED BEFORE FACTORY W/ADDED GMPP ALL ATTEMTS TO HAVE LOCAL GM DEALERS REPAIR ANY OF THE PROBLEMS ACKNOWLAGED, HAVE BEEN REFUSED AT PRESANT TIME CAR SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WE ARE USING A RENTAL PAID FOR BY ME. THE DEALERS,AND FACTORY HAVE PASSIFIED ME THROUGH 3/36 COVERAGE AND MADE ME THINK SOME CONSERNS WERE NOT VALID,BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE VEHC.ALL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN DUPLICATED AND VARIFIED,DOCUMENTED BY MANY GM TECHS. AS WELL AS PASSENGERS,PRIVATE SHOPS AND THE SAME DEALER WHO QUESTENED CONCERNS.MY JOB,MARRAGE,AND DAILY LIFE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND SAFTEY WAS AND IS DISREGAURDED BY WHAT I ONCE CONSIDERED THE GREATEST AUTO MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD,THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS THAT EXIST TO DATE AND WERE RECORDED BEFORE 3/36 *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )

WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE WELL LINING BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE FUEL TANK FOR CUSION PURPOSE WAS OBSERVED TO BE BENDED AROUND THE TOP PORTION OF THE TIRE. PIECES OF TIRE HIT FUEL TANK AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: M3TA CXYX TIRE SIZE: 15 )

THE FRONT END WILL NOT KEEP LINED UP AND WEARS OUT TIRES CONSTANTLY . WE HAVE ALREADY PUT 4 SETS ON THE FRONT END. COACHMEN DEALER REMOVED THE AIR BAG SUSPENTION A REPLACED IT WITH HEAVY DUTY SPRINGS AND REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS AT 35000 MILES AFTER IT WAS ALIGNED AND TIRES REPLACED TWICE. THIS STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM IT STILL WORE OUT TIRES TO THE POINT ONE BLEW ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LAST TIME IT WAS ALIGNED WE WERE TOLD WAS AJUSTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. THE TIRES ARE STILL WEARING OUT. THE UNIT ANLY HAS 55000 MILES ON IT AND NOW WE ARE TOLD MAYBE A NEW FRONT END WOULD HELP!!! IT IS NOW NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTEE AND WE ARE AFAID TO GO ANYWHERE WITH IT !! HELP !!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 8R19.5 )

THE FRONT END WILL NOT KEEP LINED UP AND WEARS OUT TIRES CONSTANTLY . WE HAVE ALREADY PUT 4 SETS ON THE FRONT END. COACHMEN DEALER REMOVED THE AIR BAG SUSPENTION A REPLACED IT WITH HEAVY DUTY SPRINGS AND REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS AT 35000 MILES AFTER IT WAS ALIGNED AND TIRES REPLACED TWICE. THIS STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM IT STILL WORE OUT TIRES TO THE POINT ONE BLEW ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LAST TIME IT WAS ALIGNED WE WERE TOLD WAS AJUSTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. THE TIRES ARE STILL WEARING OUT. THE UNIT ANLY HAS 55000 MILES ON IT AND NOW WE ARE TOLD MAYBE A NEW FRONT END WOULD HELP!!! IT IS NOW NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTEE AND WE ARE AFAID TO GO ANYWHERE WITH IT !! HELP !!!!!*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 8R19.5 )

1ST TIRES TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE CAME APART. 2ND ONE FAILED APPROX. 100 MI. LATER. THE FAILURES WERE SIMILAR TO THAT OF FIRESTONE 500S. TIRES, INCL. PRESSURE WERE CHECKED THE PRIOR MORNING. PER MICHELIN(DAVE @ THE 800#) & THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR, THE TIRES ARE ONLY WARRANTEED FOR APPROX. 6 YRS. DAVE AT MICHELIN DID SUGGEST THAT I LOOK AT THE INFO AT WWW.RMA.ORG. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT ALL TIRE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTIED TIRES AGAINST DEFECT FOR A MAX OF 6 YRS. NEITHER OF THESE TIRES SHOWED ANY INDICATION OF DAMAGE, I.E., SIDEWALL CRACKING DUE TO EXPOSURE. TREAD DEPTH WAS 9/32" ON THE 2ND FAILED TIRE AND 8/32" ON THE 1ST. NEW TIRES HAVE A TREAD DEPTH OF APPROX. 11/32". HAVING WORKED AS A FORD FIELD ENG. FOR 12 YRS., A SHOP FOREMAN AND SVC. DIR. AT 2 DEALERS I FEEL I AM WELL QUALIFIED TO EVALUATE A MTR VEHICLE & TIRES. IN ADDITION, I READ THE TIRE WARRANTY PAMPHLET THAT CAME WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT I OWN ON THE OEM GOODYEAR TIRES. THE ONLY STATEMENT REGARDING THE AGE OF TIRES WAS WITH REGARD TO RVS AND STATED THAT IF CRACKING OF THE SIDEWALL IS PRESENT TO HAVE A TIRE PRO EVALUATE THE TIRE(S). ON NEITHER OF THESE TIRES WAS SIDEWALL OR ANY EXTERIOR CRACKING PRESENT. FURTHER, THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRES SHOWED NO INDICATION OF OVERHEATING OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF POTENTIAL FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT MICHELIN MANUFACTURES THE PREMIUM TIRE AND WILL PURCHASE THEM IN THE FUTURE. IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE REPLACED MY WIFE'S FIRESTONES & MY DAUGHTER'S GOODYEARS(1995 COUGAR & 1997 MUSTANG CONV.) WITH MICHELINS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT EITHER THE TIRES HAD A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR THE CONTACT PERSONNEL ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH WHAT CONSTITUTES A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IN EITHER CASE, IN MY OPINION, I FEEL THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER-PARTICULARLY WHEN AS A RULE THEY HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL TIRE. TO ADD SALT TO THE WOUND, I HAD TO USE THE A TIRE(MICHELIN X 230R15) AS A SPARE WITH NO PROBLEMS. I RETAINED THE FAILED TIRES. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY AND INVOLVEMENT..

THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN MADE GRINDING NOISES WHEN MY 1996 GRAND AM SE WAS DRIVEN. THE NOISES EVEN PERSISTED AFTER THE GRAND AM WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM FOR SERVICE/REPAIR IN DECEMBER 1999. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THE NOISES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN COULD NOT BE FIXED AND SINCE THE CAR WAS "OLDER"- ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, ANY NOISES IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SHOULD BE EXPECTED AND ARE NORMAL FOR A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE WOULD LOOK AT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENETS UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT HE DID THE BEST HE COULD DO TO FIND AND REPAIR THE NOISES IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, AND CONTINUED TO HEAR GRINDING NOISES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, ON MARCH 31, 2000, AFTER DROPPING MY INFANT TO THE DAYCARE CENTER, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IN ADDITION TO THE TURN SIGNAL CHAMBER ON THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BEGAN TO SMOKE. FLAMES BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND A STEADY FLOW OF SMOKE. THE ELECTRICAL FIRE INCREASED IN SIZE AND WAS FINALLY BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL BY TWO FIRE ENGINE COMPANIES. MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS TOWED, ASSESSED FOR DAMAGES AND FINALLY DEEMED UNSALVAGEABLE- A TOTAL LOSS. MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. THIS INCIDENT SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

STEEL BELT BREAKAGE. CAUSED BUMPY RIDE AND PULL TO RIGHT. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN I CONTACTED MICHELIN, THEY ATTITUDE WAS THAT THEIR TIRES FAIL WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CARED FOR USING FORD REQUIREMENTS. THE FIRST TIRE TO FAIL WAS IN AUG. 1999 AND A LOCAL FORD DEALER HELPED WITH MICHRLIN. AT THAT TIME THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME, TWO FRONT TIRES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MICHELIN HAS STOPPED MAKING THIS MODEL TIRE. I WONDER WHY. THE TIRES HAVE ALMOST A QUARTER INCH OF TREAD LEFT AND ARE NOT WORN FUNNY. SEEMS LIKE JUNK TIRES TO ME. I REPLACED THE MICHELIN TIRES WITH COOPER TIRES, WHICH HAVE NEVER FAILED ME. PLEASE CHECK INTO MICHELIN AND PERHAPS AUTO MANUFACTURERS WHO USE THEIR PRODUCTS, WHICH HAVE A FIXED LIFE. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: M3PA998X29 TIRE SIZE: P205X65R15 )

WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING IT TO SUDDENLY GO FLAT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR SIDE PANEL OF THE TRUCK AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE (MICHELIN XC/LT4 ALL SEASON STEEL P235X75-15), THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REINBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. NLM