MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

ON NOVEMBER 26TH 2008 WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON INTERSTATE 70 FROM DENVER, 75 MILE AN HOUR, AND APROX TWENTY MILES EAST OF BENNET COLORADO, WE EXPERIENCED BOTH FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLOWOUTS AT THE SAME TIME. THE BACK PASSENGERS TIRE WAS DESTROYED. WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE IT OUT WITH OUR SPARE. THE FRONT PASSENGERS TIRE WAS EXTREMELY LOW (1" OFF PAVEMENT) AND HAD A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. IT HAD NOT BROKEN THE AIR SEAL AROUND THE RIM, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN VERY SLOW BACK APROX .25 MILES TO AN EXIT AND RETRIEVE AIR FOR THAT TIRE. AS THE SIDE WALL BUBBLE GREW IN SIZE WE STOPPED THE AIR AT ABOUT TWENTY POUNDS. WE THEN RETURNED APROX TWENTY MILE BACK TO DENVER, TO A DISCOUNT TIRE STORE. WE THEN REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES ON OUR 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON THIS TRIP WE HAD ROTATED THE ORIGINAL TIRES AS WELL AS CHECKED AND CONFIRMED ALL AIR PRESSURES, (THE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING TOWN) WHEN CHECKING THE TIRES WE HAD HEARD A HISSING SOUND AT THE VALVE STEMS ON BOTH OF THE PASSENGER TIRES. THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST THE AIR HOSE, BUT NOW BELIEVE THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE CRACKED AND LEAKING AIR. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE TIRE CONDITION AND HAVE THE ORIGINAL VALVE STEMS FROM THE TIRE STORE. THESE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MICHELIN TIRES WITH 28644 MILE ON THEM. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION WAS A RESULT OF FAULTY VALVE STEMS, AND MAY BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR OTHERS. MY TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE CENTER REFERS ME TO MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY, AND MICHELIN REFERS ME BACK TO THEM. TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY HAS DOCUMENTED A REPORT, BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AS A CONCERN. WE HAD THREE ADULTS - (500 POUNDS) AND THREE SUIT CASES - (150 POUNDS) AND THEREFORE DON'T BELIEVE THAT AT 750 - 800 POUND THAT WE WERE OVERLOADED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN ENERGY MXV 4 PLUS TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRED HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DRIVER WAITED FOR TRIPLE A TO ARRIVE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A DONUT. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE OUTER SIDE WALL WAS BLOWN AND THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,665 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,265. UPDATED 12/12/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED MICHELIN REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT A 10% COST TO THEM. UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TRIUMPH TIGER 1050. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN PILOT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNEVEN CUT ONE INCH TO THE RIGHT ON ONE OF THE TIRES. IF FORCED, THE TIRE COULD SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERS. ONE DEALER REFUSED TO GET INVOLVED AND THE OTHER DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL, THEY COULD ONLY OFFER HIM $90 FOR THE ISSUE. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,010 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

THIS IS THE REQUEST TO FIND ALL UNITED STATES, FOREIGN AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL STATUTES. PLEASE INCLUDE IN THE INSPECTIONS ANALYSIS TOYOTA, MITSUBISHI, HONDA MOTOR CARS. PLEASE INSPECT ANALYZE FOR DEFECTS IN ENGINE, ELECTRICAL, FUEL, EMISSIONS, SUSPENSION, COOLING, TIRES DEFECTS, AND ANY,ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS. PLEASE FIND TO ELIMINATE AUTOMOTIVES THAT ARE NOT SAFE. *TR

LITTLE TINY CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES NEAR THE RIM, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE CREATED DUE TO THE TIRES BEING DRY ROTTED. DOES THIS MEAN THE TIRES ARE TOO OLD WHEN THEY WERE PUT ON THE CAR? THE CAR DEALERSHIP MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THIS IS NORMAL WEAR. *TR

ON 11-12-08 I PARKED MY 20007 FORD FUSION IN THE GARAGE AT 7:00 PM . ON THE MORNING OF 11-13 08 AT 6;00 AM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED SAME. I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. WHEN I INQUIRED IF THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE TIRE BECAUSE OF A SIDEWALL SEPARATION RIP. NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED THE SAME DEFECT ON TWO OTHER TIRES. THE TREAD IS GOOD AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY IT SHOULD BE SEPARATING. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE 225/45 R17 AND 245/45 R17. *TR

BOUGHT 4 MICHELIN AGILITY TOURING TIRES (P195/60R15 87S) FROM SEARS AUTO ON 1/15/07. ON 6/26/08 REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY. ON 7/11/08 REAR DRIVER TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED. ON 7/16/08 FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT WHILE IN ANOTHER DRIVEWAY. EACH TIRE SHOWED NO PUNCTURES AND WAS NOT UNDER-INFLATED. THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AS WELL AS THE 4TH MICHELIN THAT DID NOT GO FLAT YET WERE REPLACED AS THEY WENT BAD WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING S2 TIRES BECAUSE SEARS DIDN'T CARRY ANY MORE S CLASS TIRES FOR THE SATURN ION. DISCARDED 1ST FLAT TIRE. WILL HOLD LAST 2 DEFECTIVE TIRES AND THE NON-FLAT TIRE UNTIL 12/31/08. IT'S STRANGE THAT 3 TIRES WITH NO SIGNS OF PUNCTURES WENT FLAT OR BLEW OUT WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER ONLY A 1.5 YEARS' USE. THEY COULD HAVE CAUSED BAD ACCIDENTS. SEARS DISMISSED MY COMPLAINT SINCE THE TIRES WERE NO LONGER ON THE RIMS. DOT HNDA H5FX 4206, 4306, 4406?, AND 4506. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW 750IL. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN PILOT ALL SEASON TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOW RATING FOR THE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. BMW OFFERED AN OPTIONAL TIRE SIZE FOR A 16 INCH TIRE AND 18 INCH RIM. THE CATALOG STATES THAT A VR TIRE DID NOT CARRY A LOAD RATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. BMW STATED THAT THE TIRE COULD BE USED; HOWEVER, MICHELIN STATED THAT THE TIRED RECOMMENDED BY BMW DID NOT MEET THE LOAD REQUIREMENT. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT @ HIGHWAY SPEED HAD TO DRIVE ON RIM TO GET TO SAFE AREA TO REPLACE DESTROYED TIRE WITH SPARE. *TR