MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. CLEAR DRY PAVEMENT. NY THRUWAY. SUDDEN COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT INSIDE DUAL TIRE. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO CARGO COMPARTMENT BEHIND THE WHEEL WELL. DESTROYED TAILPIPE HANGER BRACKET. DENTED BOTTOM OF CARGO BIN DOOR.REPLACED TAILPIPE HANGER BRACKET. REPLACED BOTH DUAL TIRES THREE WEEKS LATER NEAR RAPID CITY SD A 2 FOOT PIECE OF TREAD ON THE LEFT INSIDE DUAL SEPARATED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CARGO BIN AND DAMAGED THE BODY TRIM AROUND THE WHEEL WELL OPENING. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED REPAIRS PENDING. OLD TIRES NOT AVAILABLE BUT HAVE PHOTOS. MICHELIN 225/R75/16 MS 06 YEAR. . 2007 FLEETWOOD TIOGA SL27000 MILES BEFORE FIRST FAILURE 29,000 AT SECOND FAILURE. RV WAS UNDER GVWR NEVER DRIVEN A SINGLE DAY IN 3 YEARS WITHOUT CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE. DRIVEN REGULARLY WEEKLY IN THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE RV WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. *TR

IN FEB 2008 I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 FORD FUSION. THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS WITH MICHELIN TIRES (225/50R17). THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. THE FIRST WAS JULY 19, 2009, THE SECOND WAS JULY 2, 2010 AND THE THIRD WAS AUGUST 4, 2010. I CONTACTED MICHELIN WHO GAVE ME THE RUN-AROUND BUT NO SOLUTION. I TOOK THE LAST TIRE TO A MICHELIN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MICHELIN WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING BECAUSE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIDN'T REPLACE THE TIRE. HOW CAN I GO AROUND FINDING A PARTICULAR DEALER WHEN I'M SETTING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A FLAT TIRE? I WENT TO THE FIRST PLACE I FOUND WHO COULD REPLACE THE TIRE. EACH TIME I WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, THE FIRST TWO TIMES I WAS EVER OUT OF STATE SO IT'S NOT LIKE BEING AT HOME WHERE YOU CAN LOOK IN THE YELLOW PAGES OR SURF THE NET AND FIND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT I CONTACTED AFTER THE 3RD FAILURE SAID IT WAS DUE TO IMPACT FROM POTHOLES. DUH! IT'S SUMMERTIME. POTHOLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. I FEEL THAT MICHELIN (AND REPRESENTATIVES) HAVE FAILED ME AS A CONSUMER. THEY CLAIM TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO - STAND BEHIND BECAUSE THEY SURE DON'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HANDLE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT I HAD 4 DEFECTIVE TIRES EITHER MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT OR DRY ROT OR SOMETHING. I HAVE NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF DRIVING (40+ YRS) HAVE I REPLACED A TIRE FOR A BUBBLE IN IT AND NOW 3 IN LESS THAN A YEAR????? NO MORE MICHELIN FOR ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE SPLIT. THE TIRES WERE EXAMINED 3,000 MILES AGO AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BECAUSE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TREAD WAS PEELING FROM THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THE FAILURE BEFORE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE ORIGINAL AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN ENERGY LX4 TIRES(NA), SIZE 235/70R17. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HE WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE EXHIBITING TREAD WEAR AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES, BUT NOT THE REAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS TO TOYOTA ABOUT MY 2002 SIENNA REGARDING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA ACCORD WITH MICHELIN PILOT TIRES, LINE SIZE P225/50/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT TIRES EXHIBITED BUBBLING ON THE SIDEWALLS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED AND THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KOMFORT 28 TRAVEL TRAILER RV. THE VEHICLE HAD MISSION LOAD MAX RADIAL ST225/75R15 LOAD RANGE D TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE FACILITY WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WOULD NOT DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER SO THAT THE CONTACT COULD REPORT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

THE TIRE VALVE ON MY RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS GARAGED. THIS WAS THE SECOND VALVE FAILURE IN A PAIR OF TIRES INSTALLED ON 04/27/2007. THE FIRST VALVE FAILED (ON THE OTHER TIRE IN THE PAIR) ON 04/26/2009 WHILE THE CAR WAS ALSO PARKED, BUT ABOUT 30 MILES FROM HOME (SEE ODI NUMBER 10279930). *TR

LEAVING WILLIAMSBURG VA ON I64 FOR NEWPORT NEWS 6-21-2010 AT 4:30 PM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLOSIVELY FAILED. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND BROUGHT TO THE SHOULDER. BEFORE THIS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT TIMES. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 80-99F. THE BLOW OUT LOOKED TO BE CAUSED BY THE RIM SPINNING IN THE TIRE AND THE PLY STOCK DELAMINATING FROM THE BEAD, THEN THE SIDE WALL SPLIT. THERE WAS SEVERAL OUNCES OF GROUND RUBBER IN THE TIRE WHEN REMOVED FROM THE RIM. THE TIRES HAD THE PRESSURE CHECKED THE WEEK BEFORE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK AND WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE RETURNED TO THE PURCHASE LOCATION AND REPLACED DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN JANUARY. THE TIRES ARE MICHLIEN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS, 225/50ZR16 92Y DIR BSW. THE CAR IS A MERCEDES SL500 1995. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGED TIRE. RETAILER KEPT TIRE TO BE REIMBURSED. *TR