MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

BLOWN MICHELIN STEER TIRE THAT WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THIS TIRE. I STILL HAVE TIRE. HEARD OF ALOT OF MISHAPS WITH THIS SAME TYPE AND SIZE OF TIRE. I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HAPPENED ON SEPT 28 2010. *TR

PURCHASED NEW MICHELIN SPORT TIRES DOT GUDL 275/35 ZR 18 ON11/3/2010 AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURING DATE WAS 1107. THESE TIRES WERE OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD AS NEW. THE TIRE DEALER ACCEPTED MY COMPLAINT AND REPLACED THEM WITH 0909 TIRES. THE OLD ONES WERE BEING RETURNED TO THE DISTRIBUTOR BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE RESOLD OR DESTROYED. SHOULDN'T THERE BE GUIDELINES MAKING SURE 3 YR OLD TIRES ARE DESTROYED AND NOT SOLD AS NEW? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL TIRES. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ONE OF THE REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND PUT THE SPARE ON. TWO DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE SECOND REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED 17 YEARS AGO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,664. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 WITH MICHELIN UNIROYAL TIRES, LINE SIZE 265/75/R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURE TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILED TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,347 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN ENERGY TIRES, SIZE P225/50/R17. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES (ORIGINAL) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DRY ROTTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,320. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 11/16/11

MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRES (80,000 MILE TIRES) FROM SAM'S CLUB I HAD 4 MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRES ALL PURCHASED FROM SAM'S CLUB ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA. ALL 4 TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. ON 9/10/10 MY SIENNA'S RIDE FELT BUMPY. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE SHOWED MY WHERE MY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING DUE TO THE RADIAL BELT OF THE TIRE COMING LOSE. I TOOK MY SIENNA BACK TO SAM'S CLUB ON 9/10/10. SAM'S CLUB ALSO DIAGNOSED THE TIRE AS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. ON 9/28/10 MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST A RADIAL BELT WHILE I WAS ON I-75 TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. I BROUGHT THE TIRE BACK TO SAM'S CLUB ON 9/29/10 AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE TIRE AS DEFECTIVE. ON 10/1/2010 I TOOK MY SIENNA TO MY MECHANIC FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND ALIGNMENT (SINCE MY ALIGNMENT WAS THROWN OUT WHEN THE TIRE STRIPPED ON THE HIGHWAY.) MY MECHANIC INSPECTED MY FRONT TIRES AND FOUND MULTIPLE SIGNS OF DEFECTIVE RADIAL BELTS IN BOTH FRONT TIRES. MY MECHANIC MARKED THE PECULIAR WEAR ON BOTH TIRES WITH CHALK. I REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. I TRIED TO RETURN THE TIRES TO SAM'S CLUB BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON THEM. SAM'S CLUB REFUSED TO TAKE THEM BACK. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 USED BMW 328XI WITH ~45K MILES. ONE WEEK TO THE DATE OF PURCHASE, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR 5K MORE MILES) AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD A CRACKED RIM, "LIKELY DUE TO IMPACT." I HAVE DRIVEN IT ONLY ON ROADS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, HITTING NO SIGNIFICANT POTHOLES OR OTHER ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS. THE RIM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST ~$500 TO REPLACE. I CHECKED THIS OUT INCIDENT REPORTS ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RIMS/RUN-FLAT TIRES BEING DEFECTIVE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00P, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY 2011 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BLOWOUT. THE TIRE HAD BEEN DRIVEN 206 MILES. THE BLOWOUT WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY, AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY ON A CITY STREET. THE TIRE IS A MICHELIN LTX A/S, DOT M3B9 UJ1X 3709. I HAVE FILED A REPORT OF THE ABOVE WITH THE DEALER, BURDICK TOYOTA-SCION, CICERO, NY. I HAVE ASKED THAT ALL MICHELIN TIRES BE REPLACED. I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR

I ALSO SAW THERE IS A TSB RECALL (HONDA TSB 08-001) ON THE 2007 CIVIC BUT NOT ON THE SI ON REPLACING THE REAR ARMS. MY 2007 CIVIC SI HAS THE SAME VISIBLE TIRE WEAR AND TREAD CUPPING WHICH WOULD BE FIXED BY THE RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THE FIX IS A SIMPLE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR CHAMBER ARMS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAD IT IN ON A RECALL FOR THE 3RD GEAR. I'D LIKE THAT SAME TREATMENT AND TO BE INCLUDED ON THE RECALL TO CHANGE MY REAR CHAMBER ARMS. I'M ANNOYED THAT HONDA WILL FIX THE PROBLEM ON ALL THE OTHER TRIM LINES BUT NOT THE CIVIC SI. *TR

2009 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER NOTICED A THREE INCH JAGGED CRACK ON THE LOWER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THE DAMAGE COULD BE CALLED A SLICE OR SLIVER. THE TIRES WERE MEASURED AND THEY WERE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION AS THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ROAD HAZARD TO THE TIRE OR WHEEL. *JB UPDATED 09/29/10