MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

THREE OF THE ORIGINAL MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 TIRES ON MY 2007 MAZDA 6 HAVE FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE. TWO OF THE TIRES HAD DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS AND THE THIRD TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALTOGETHER. THESE THREE TIRE INCIDENTS ALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 5/29/09 AND 7/23/09.

ON 7/22/09 WE PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES AND HAD THEM INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF OUR 2006 CHEVY 3500 CREW CAB DUALLY. THESE WERE PURCHASED BECAUSE WE WERE TAKING A 2000+ MILE TRIP ON 7/24. ON 7/24 ONE OF THESE NEW MICHELIN TIRES LT 215/8516 LTZ MS BLEW OUT - A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE, WHILE WE WERE ON I-44 AT HIGH SPEED. NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED, BUT WE REPORT THIS IN CASE IT INDICATES A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND EXISTS. *TR

HONDA/MICHELIN PAX TIRES (NO FLAT) ARE DESIGN FOR ONLY ABOUT 20-30K MILES. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE DECEIVED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS IS A QUALITY PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, THESE TIRES ARE FLAWED AND EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND YOUR CAR CAN'T BE DE-PAX. IF THEY ARE NOT REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS WHICH CAN LEAD TO UNNECESSARY CRASHES. AS A CONCERNED CONSUMER ABOUT THIS PRODUCT AND MANY OTHERS WE WOULD LIKE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT ASAP! HONDA AND MICHELIN ARE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT PASSING THE BUCK TO ONE ANOTHER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON I-84 IN DANBURY CT, IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. IT FELT AS IF I HAD HIT SOMETHING. THE CAR VEERED INTO THE GUARDRAIL, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS RIPPED OFF THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY - BREAK DOWN LANE. I FELT HEAT UNDER MY SEAT, I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WITH IN 3 - 5 MINUTES THE CAR WAS FULL ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

FAILURE OF MICHELIN PAX TIRE ON 2006 NISSAN QUEST. *NJ THE VEHICLE HAD RUN FLAT TIRES AND DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A JACK OR SPARE TIRE. MICHELIN CLAIMED THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY FOR UP TO 25 MILES EVEN IF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 2/10 OF A MILE AND THE INNER RING WAS DAMAGED. WHILE THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER PLACED AIR IN THE TIRE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. A LOCAL MICHELIN DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY DID NOT SERVICE RUN FLAT TIRES. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THEY TOO STATED THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO THE SERVICE THE WHEEL AND TIRE PROVIDED BY NISSAN MOTORS. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN ANOTHER LOCATION TO TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE TO. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE FLAWED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT TOLD WITH THE MICHELIN PAX TIRE AND WHEEL SYSTEM INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE BECAME DEDICATED TO ONLY USING THE PAX WHEEL SYSTEM . *JB

TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 ..M.P.H. FRONT RIGHT TIRE. *TR

HIGH SPEED TIRE FAILURE - JUNE 7 AND JUNE 28 - 2007 MERCURY LS - 21000 MILES JUNE 7, 2009 DRIVING I-49 SOUTH, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LA, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 95. WIFE ONLY PASSENGER. ROADWAY CLEAR, NO DEBRIS OR THRASH, TRAFFIC LIGHT, WITHOUT WARNING, RIGHT FRONT DEFLATES. DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO EXIT BEFORE STOPPING. SIDES OF TIRES STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO RIM. ROADSIDE OF TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM SIDES. THERE WAS NO NOISE SUCH AS A BLOWOUT. ON REMOVING TIRE TO CHANGE NO EVIDENCE OF A PUNCTURE, OUTSIDE OR INSIDE WAS SEEN. NEW TIRE PURCHASED JUNE 8, 2009. DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE CONSIDERATION TO PRO RATE . JUNE 28, 2009, 2 PASSENGERS, DRIVING RIGHT LANE I-12 EAST, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH,LA,, 73MPH, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 97 DEGREES. TRAFFIC HEAVY. RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATES (NO BLOWOUT NOISE) , CAR SWERVES SLIGHTLY INTO LEFT LANE NEARLY COLLIDING INTO LEFT LANE CAR. SWERVE CONTROLLED AND CAR DRIVEN TO LEFT SHOULDER. TOO FAR FRONT EXIT TO DRIVE OFF. REMOVED WHEEL, SIDEWALLS STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED TO RIM. ROADSIDE OF TIRE INTACT. NO SIGN OR EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. TIRE IN EACH INSTANCE HAD LITTLE TREADWEAR. CONTACTED MICHELIN CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA PHONE. ADVISED TO HAVE DEALER EXAMINE TIRE AND CONTACT THEM. BILL AT DELTA WORLD TIRE, 203 GUILBEAU RD, LAFAYETTE, LA, ON THURSDAY JULY 3 LOOKED OVER TIRE STATED SEVERAL POSSIBILITIES BUT COULD GIVE A DEFINITE CAUSE OF DEFLATION, SAME AS OTHER (JUNE 8) DEALER. NO PRO RATE OR FREE REPLACEMENT. THAT DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AS MY REPORTING THE INCIDENTS. I AM SCARED WITH MY REMAINING ORIGINAL TIRES. TIRE: MICHELIN LX4 WW --225/60R16. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW MERCURY 2007 GRAND MARQUIS LS. I HAVE MICHELIN LX4 ENERGY TIRES. I HAD A BLOW OUT ON FRONT LEFT TIRE AT 4700 MILES, THE SIDE WALL CAME APART. I HAD A SECOND BLOW OUT ON FRONT RIGHT TIRE AT 5840 MILES AGAIN SIDE WALL CAME APART. I HAD THIRD BLOW OUT AT 6000 MILES ON LEFT REAR SAME SIDE WALL DAMAGE, AT THIS TIME I REPLACED RIGHT REAR TIRE BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF MY AREA. I TRIED TO GET DEALER TO REPLACE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY REFUSED AND SAID IT WAS A MICHELIN PROBLEM. I REPLACED TIRES WITH MICHELINS WHICH I AM SORRY I DID THIS. *TR

GOING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND MY BACK TIRE BLEW. THE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I JUST NOTICED A BUBBLE ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES, 6-25-09. I BOUGHT THE TIRES AS A SET. I WILL BE REPLACING ALL THE TIRES TOMORROW. THE TIRES ARE MICHELIN SYMMETRY M&S P225/60 R16. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC ENVOY. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE P245/165/1R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. ONE HUNDRED MILES AFTER THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TREAD ALSO SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.