MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

MICHELIN TIRES LTX MS P245 60R18 - CRACKING SIDEWALLS/DRY ROTTING. HONDA DEALER SAID MY SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKING AND/OR DRY ROT. MY HONDA TRUCK HAS 43,000 MILES AND TIRES HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED. MICHELIN HAS RECALL JULY 12, 2013 WHICH DETAILS SIMILAR ISSUE FOR SIMILAR LINE OF TIRES. MINE NOT COVERED. *TR

WHILE PARKED, A MICHELIN 245/75-16 LT M/S SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED. I HAVE IMAGES OF THE FAILURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES, AND HAVE RETAINED THE TIRE. *TR

2 YEARS AGO I PURCHASED 4 MICHELIN LATITUDE TIRES (65,000 MILE TIRES) FOR MY 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. ON WEDNESDAY (9-25-13) I WENT TO THE DEALER (DISCOUNT TIRES) FOR A TIRE ROTATION. I WAS TOLD THE ROTATION COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE. THE DEALERS DESCRIPTION WAS A CRACKING ISSUE. WHAT REALLY HAS HAPPENED IS THE RUBBER THREAD IS COMING OFF THE CORE OF ALL 4 TIRES (24,000 MILES). BECAUSE OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION, I PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES AND THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE PRICE BASED ON THREAD WEAR. AS A CONSUMER I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR AN UNSAFE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I NOTICED THAT MICHELIN HAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED THE LATITUDE TIRES FOR SUV'S AND SMALL TRUCKS. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR PASSENGER CARS SINCE THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND HAS OCCURRED ON ALL 4 OF MY TIRES. *TR

ALL FOUR TIRES ON 2011 MERCEDES E550 HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. TREAD SEPARATION IS OCCURRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IS UNKNOWN UNTIL THE TIRE BEGINS TO LOSE TIRE PRESSURE. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES. FAILURE BETWEEN 38,000-40,000 MILES. *TR

TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM TIRE ON BACK OF TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES ON VEHICLE DISPLAY TREAD SEPARATION APPROXIMATELY HALF CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE IS AFFECTED. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR 255/60R19 TIRES. AT JUST OVER 16,000 MILES I NOTICED CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. AT 20,000 MILES A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MICHELIN ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOT A CONCERN. AT 22,000 MILES I PRESENTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SELLING DEALER AND WAS PROVIDED WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH STATED THAT THE STANCE OF THE MANUFACTURER WAS THAT THE CONDITION WAS ONLY INCIDENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND POSED NO SAFETY CONCERN. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE TIRE AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WITH NO RESOLUTION. I CAN PROVIDE CASE NUMBERS AND EMAILS. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL TIRE BUT THEY TELL ME THAT THE NUMERICAL RUN OF MY TIRES IS NOT INCLUDED. POSSIBLY THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL IS TOO NARROW. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND OTHER MOTORISTS. BECAUSE THE CONDITION HAS WORSENED SO MUCH IN SO FEW MILES, I FEEL THAT MICHELIN AND GENERAL MOTORS NEED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, NOT AT THE PRO-RATE POLICY NOW IN PLACE. ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SITUATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANK YOU *TR

THE TIRES ON MY 2009, MERCURY MARQUIS, ARE DRY ROTTED. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE ARE HOLES IN THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL OF THEM ALONG WITH A LARGE BULGE IN THE RIGHT PASSENGER, SIDE TIRE WALL WITH A TEAR AND LARGE HOLE WHERE THE BULGE IS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOOK UP ON THE WEB SITE TO SEE IF MY TIRES ARE IN THE RECALL LISTS WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. I SINCERLY HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE NOW AND MY HUSBAND HAS SEVERE PARKINSONS DESEASE AND I AM AFRAID SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM. THANK YOU! I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE.

AT 42,039 MILES ON A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUSPICIOUS BLOWOUT ON A 225/65X17 MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER A/S TIRE WITH A 100T RATING. THE DOT # IS: M33T 00KX 1711. THIS IS A 65,000 MILE TIRE. NO FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE STRUCK. THE AIR PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATIONS, AND ALIGNMENTS WERE DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. I NO LONGER FELT SAFE ON THESE TIRES AND REPLACED ALL 4 WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THIS WAS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *JB

THE TIRE TREAD ON THE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS SHREDS OR CRUMBLES. MICHELIN CALLS IT "CHUNKING" AND SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE COMPOUND USED TO MAKE THE TIRE. THE COMPOUND HAS SINCE BEEN MODIFIED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MY GIRL FRIEND'S 2009 MERCEDES C-SERIES SEDAN AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED IN OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 2012. I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING TO THE FRONT TIRES ON MY MERCEDES S550 AT JUST OVER 24,000 MILES OF USE. THE TIRE HAS A 45,000 TREAD-WEAR WARRANTY. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2010. THE MICHELIN DEALER AND MICHELIN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE TREAD SPLITS OR CRACKS AT THE SIPES AND FALLS OFF, AFFECTING TRACTION AND POSSIBLY RISKING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. MICHELIN SAID THE PROBLEM OCCURS ON ONLY CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES AND DOES NOT INTEND A RECALL. THESE TIRES WERE RECOMMENDED BY MICHELIN FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT IT APPEARS THEY MAY NO LONGER RECOMMEND IT. THEY NO LONGER RECOMMEND OR MAKE THEM FOR MY GIRL FRIEND'S VEHICLE. *TR

2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE FAILURE. *SMD ON JUNE 12, 2012, THE CONSUMER HAD FOUR NEW MICHELIN TIRES INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AROUND MARCH 2013, HE NOTICED THE TIRES WERE CRACKING AND SPLITTING . AT THE TIME, THE TIRES ONLY HAD 5500 MILES OF WEAR ON THEM. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE RETAILER, WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND THEY ORDERED NEW TIRES. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE NEW TIRES WERE CRACKING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE RETAILER AGAIN, AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE RETAILER AGAIN ON MAY 30, 2013, BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE ALSO CRACKING AND SPLITTING. THE RETAILER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD, AND ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT MICHELIN. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MICHELIN, HE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SIX YEAR DEFECT WITH THE TIRES AND ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE AND TIRES TO A MICHELIN REPRESENTATIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN TWO PLACES TO GO AND A REFERENCE NUMBER. MICHELIN AGREED TO PAY 60% OF THE COST TOWARD NEW TIRES.