MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

FOUR MICHELIN PILOT P225/50P17 MIXED AGE/MILEAGE DUE TO INDIVIDUAL TIRE DAMAGE/REPLACEMENTS SINCE 2008. TREAD WEAR IS ACCEPTABLE ON ALL FOUR TIRES @ 64,000 MILES. SIDEWALLS ON ALL 4 TIRES EXPERIENCING DRY ROT DOT B90A VJLX 0808 M30A DECX 3109, 3909, 0207 ADVISED TIRES UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO DRY ROT ON SIDEWALLS. NOTE; SPARE IS A MINI. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ECONOLINE E150. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE HIM AWARE THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE THE TIRES AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AND THE ATTENDANT DOING THE CHANGE POINTED OUT A PROBLEM WITH ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES. THE SIDEWALLS HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THEM. SOME ARE AN INCH LONG AND LOOK DEEP. THE MANAGER OF THE FACILITY SAID THEY WERE CAUSED BY THE SUN. I CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY SEEMED TO AGREE. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE MY RECEIPT ANY LONGER. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN FALL OF 2008. I THINK THE CRACKS ARE DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN A BLOWOUT. I READ ABOUT 5 BLOWOUTS THAT OCCURRED WITH THESE SAME STYLE TIRES WHERE THE DRIVER DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. MAYBE THE TIRES HAD CRACKS. MICHELIN DOES NOT MAKE HARMONY TIRES ANYMORE. AT LEAST, I COULDN'T FIND ANY FOR SALE. TREAD DEPTH IS ABOUT 7/32". I HAVE PHOTOS THAT SHOW THE CRACKS WELL. I YOU WANT TO SEE THEM, LET ME KNOW. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VIBRATION WAS NOTICED BY OCCUPANTS, AND THEY COMMENTED TO EACH OTHER ABOUT IT, AS THE VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN NORMALLY (NO VIBRATION) ALL DAY. OPERATOR CHECKED GAGE CLUSTER FOR ANY WARNING LIGHTS, AND NONE WERE ILLUMINATED. SOON AFTER, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY DRASTICALLY. OPERATOR STATED ALSO THAT AT ABOUT THIS TIME, AN OBSERVATION WAS MADE THAT THE LOW AIR LIGHT ON THE GAGE CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE LEFT, A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE (BLOWOUT) OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OCCURRED. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD, AND THE TREAD THAT WAS STILL ON THE TIRE RIM CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED, OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED, NOR WAS ANY OTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON INVOLVED WITH THE INCIDENT. POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURY OF OCCUPANTS WAS AVOIDED DURING THE FAILURE OF THE TIRE BY THE ACTIONS OF THE OPERATOR TO MANEUVER AND BRING THE DAMAGED VEHICLE TO A STOP. NO DEBRIS WAS RUN OVER DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY, AND THAT UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE INCIDENT; NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH HOW THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DE-TREAD AS THE VIBRATION FELT WITHIN THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCED. WHEN THE WHEEL STARTED TO SHIMMY, THE OUTER TREAD MAY HAVE BEEN ALL BUT DELAMINATED FROM THE INTERIOR CORE OF THE TIRE, AND UPON TURNING LEFT, CAUSED THE FLOATING TREAD TO COME OFF CENTER FROM THE TIRE, AND FINALLY SHRED APART DESTROYING THE COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE SURROUNDING THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE FAILED TIRE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN DRIVEN 35217 MILES, AND TREADS ALL ARE EVENLY WORN AND ALTHOUGH NOT MEASURED, SEEM TO BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE DEPTH WISE. CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE TIRES DOES SEEM TO INDICATE THAT THERE MAY BE MINOR DRY ROTTING OCCURRING ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRES. *TR

PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM COSTCO IN JUNE 2012. SINCE NOV. 2013 THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL TIMES EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FILLED WITH NITROGEN FOR BETTER PRESSURE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK IN TO COSTCO TIRE CENTER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TIRES WERE CHECKED, REFILLED AND ROTATED AND NO SLOW LEAK WAS FOUND. THE TIRES ARE STILL UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I BARELY PUT 5,000 MILES PER YEAR ON MY CAR. GOING BACK TODAY HOPING I DON'T HAVE TO GET 2 NEW REAR TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD E-150 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX TIRES, SIZE 225/75R/16. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY SINCE HE HAD NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT TIRES RELATED TO THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER REGARDING THE TIRE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD BE SENDING THE REPLACEMENT TIRES BUT DIDN'T INDICATE HOW SOON THEY WOULD RECEIVE THEM. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ALL 4 TIRES ARE DISINTEGRATING FROM THE INSIDE OUT ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC. THEY LOOK GOOD ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT HE SAID THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TO TAKE BACK TO COSTCO FOR EXCHANGE. THEY ARE ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THEN 30000 MILES OUT OF 90000 WARRANTY. BRAND IS MICHELIN HYDROEDGE, WHICH IS NOT LISTED IN DESCRIPTIONS. DON'T HAVE DOT # AS CAR IS AT THE MECHANIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRE LINE: M+S ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE: P225/60/R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TREAD WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,277 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,780.

MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 3 DOT: B9N) 11RX 3213 THESE TIRES HAVE TO BE DEFECTED!!!! WITH NO WARNING, THE PILOT SPORT A/S 3 TIRE JUST BLEW! BAM CAR PULLED HARD TO THE SIDE OF THE FLAT TIRE AND DRIVER STEERED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF I95 THE TIRE'S THREADS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM BOTH THE INNER & OUTER WALLS OF THE TIRE. THE RIM WAS STILL HOLDING ONTO A THIN STRIP OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE- WHERE THE RIM AND TIRE CONNECT. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENCE THE CAR HAD THE 40K SERVICE INCLUDING TIRES ROTATION. NITROGEN AIR WAS AT THE CORRECT INFLATION LEVEL AS WELL. AND THE DAY PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. NEW BREAKS WERE INSTALLED AND ALL THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WERE CHECKED AGAIN-- WITH NO PROBLEMS TO BE FOUND. JUST PULLING OUT OF A SERVICE STATION THAT INSPECTED THE TIRES TO NOTE ONLY MINOR WEAR. LOW MILES ON THE TIRES AND NOT HITTING ANYTHING TO CAUSE A FLAT= SOMETHING WRONG NOT RIGHT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS TIRE. TIRES WERE: 6 MONTHS OLD, FROM COSTCO, WITH ABOUT 5,000 MILES TOPS. THE DOT CODE STATES THAT IT WAS A 2013 TIRE. THOSE LITTLE TIRE NUBS HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO WEAR DOWN YET. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESES TIRES!! I GO TO COSTCO TOMORROW FOR A REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID THAT THESE ARE DEFECTED TIRES AND I HAVE 3 MORE ON THE CAR. I WILL KEEP THE SHREDDED TIRE IN CASE IT IS NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN MXV4 TIRES, SIZE: 235/60R18. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 77,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.