MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE: P235/55 R19 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

SIDE WALL BLOW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON MICHELIN PREMIER A/S TIRE. NOTHING UNUSUAL ON THE ROAD (NO DEBRIS, NO POT HOLE). VIDEO EQUIPMENT IN CAR RECORDED THE EVENT. INNER SIDE WALL 3" TEAR (REAR DRIVERS SIDE). 8 MONTH OLD TIRES, 15K MILES ON THEM. MOUNTED ON 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE LOW TIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LESS THAN A MILE LATER, MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND THE WHEEL CUT INTO THE TIRE EFFECTIVELY DESTROYING THE TIRE. ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE WAS A RUBBER BAND AROUND THE WHEEL AND 25% OF ONE SIDEWALL. THE REMAINING RUBBER PIECES WERE STREWN ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD WITH NO VEHICLE TRAFFIC CLOSE, SO I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. IF THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED ON A STEEP CURVE, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ETC, THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS, EVEN LIFE-THREATENING, SITUATION. WHEN THE TIRE FELL APART, IT DAMAGED MY SIDE PANEL, REAR FENDER, AND BLEW OF MY BUMPER. I PUT ON THE SPARE, TIED ON MY BUMPER, AND DROVE TO THE TIRE STORE WHERE THESE TIRES HAD BEEN PURCHASED A COUPLE OF YEARS PRIOR. THE TIRES HAD 40,000 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE WARRANTED FOR 65,000 MILES. THE TIRE STORE MAILED THE DAMAGED TIRE TO MICHELIN FOR THEIR ANALYSIS. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I WAS TOLD BY A REP AT THIS TIRE STORE THAT MICHELIN NO LONGER MADE THIS PARTICULAR TIRE BECAUSE, AS HE UNDERSTOOD IT, THEY HAD KNOWN QUALITY ISSUES WITH IT. MICHELIN EXAMINED AND ASCERTAINED THAT THE TIRE WAS A "RUN FLAT" AND THEREFORE THEY DID NOT COVER EITHER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE OR THE $1800+ OF DAMAGE. WHILE GLAD TO BE ALIVE AND UNINJURED, I AM SHOCKED AND VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MICHELIN'S RESPONSE. *TR

TRUCK WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 81 IN VA, 208MM. AS TRUCK WAS CHANGING LANES THE LEFT STEER TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING OVER $10,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO TRUCK AND LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED ON LEFT SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED BUT TRUCK WAS IN DANGEROUS LOCATION. VA STATE POLICE WERE VERY HELPFUL AND THE CREW FROM PETRO TRUCK STOP CAME OUT QUICKLY AND R&R TIRE AND WHEEL TO GET TRUCK BACK TO TRUCK STOP. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH AT TIME OF FAILURE, AVERAGE WEIGHT ON FRONT AXLE IS 12,000, TIRE PRESSURE IS CHECKED EVERY MORNING AND WAS 130PSI BEFORE STARTING THAT DAY, THE WHEEL IS AN ALCOA 8.25 X 22.5 RATED FOR 130PSI. TIRE IS A MICHELIN ENERGY XZA2+ 295/60R 22.5 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER SPORT EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE: P235/70/R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 03/02/15*JB

WHY ISN'T THERE A FULL COMPLETE LIST? WHY DO I HAVE TO SEARCH HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT SIZE, MANUFACTURER CHARTS!?! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 WINNEBAGO ITASCA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: LTX M/S AND TIRE SIZE: LT225/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE REAR PASSENGER DUTY TIRESTHE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES). THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE: 235 R70/16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, IT CAUSED HIM TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD . THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. UPDATED 03/03/15

DRIVER'S SIDE, REAR TIRE EXPLODED, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 5 IN CALIFORNIA, CAUSING $5,500 DAMAGE TO THE REAR BODY OF THE CAR. BOTH THE REPAIR FACILITY AND DISCOUNT TIRE FOUND THE OTHER 3 TIRES TO HAVE DEFECTS RENDERING THEM UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

MICHELIN TIRES - PILOT SPORT A/S SPORT PLUS- 205/55/ZR16. TIRE SIDE WALLS ARE SEPARATING - THIS PROBLEM IS KNOW AS CHUNKING. TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR