MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

NO SPARE TIRE PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE. TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND COULD NOT DRIVE ON THE "RUN FLAT" TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE P245/65/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS SEPARATING AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES) SINCE THE SIZE OF THE TIRES DID NOT CORRELATE WITH THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 04/22/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD RANGER EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN GOODRICH RADIAL TIRES, SIZE P225/70/R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ROTATING THE TIRES, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH ULTRA ALL RANGE TIRES, LINE SIZE: P235/85/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING ALL THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS WEARING PREMATURELY AND HAD STARTED SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,151. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 03/17/15*LJ UPDATED 08/25/2017*CT

STEER TIRE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *TR

STEER TIRE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES. *TR

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL STEER TIRE FAILURES ON 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT TRUCKS. WE RUN EITHER A 295 70 22.5 MICHELIN OR A 275 70 22.5 MICHELIN. THE TRUCKS ARE USUALLY AT CLOSE TO 80,000 LBS WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR. *TR

WHILE CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE IN A CUSTOMER'S CAR THE VALVE STEM BROKE CAUSING ALL AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE TIRE AND NECESSITATING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TPMS SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES (NA), SIZE P225/65/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED CRACKS ALONG THE TREAD. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR WERE THE TIRES REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,022. ....UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 11/12/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 TL TIRES, SIZE 195/65R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY HAD A BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN, TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE, AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. JCC