MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55MPH. NO NOTICE JUST BLEW OUT, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. TIRE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

VOLVO S60 DRIVEN ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH FOR 30 MINUTES, LARGE BANG, THEN COMPLETE BLOWOUT - ALL THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE MICHELIN TIRE IN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE. TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED VISUALLY AUG. 17 BY OWNER, MAY 6 BY VOLVO DEALER AND WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. IN MAY, 2008, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, SAME MICHELIN BRAND, HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY PERFORATIONS OF THE TIRE EVEN THOUGH NO IMPACT OCCURRED. THE MAY EVENT ALSO HAPPENED DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN TIRES, SIZE P235/70R/16 (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE SIDEWALL THAT AFFECTED ALL FOUR TIRES. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CRACK. AT THIS TIME, THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,207.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN P235/55R17 TIRES. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TIRES FLATTENED. THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED ON EACH TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

PURCHASED 4 TIRES FROM COSTCO, GREENSBORO,NC ON 7/18/07. ALL 4 VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED. ONE ON 5/18/08 AND THREE ON 8/02/08. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS RX400H. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HWY AT 60 MPH WHEN ONE OF MY TIRES "BLEW". I DID NOTICE THAT I HAD RUN OVER ANY ROAD DEBRIS BUT THE TIRE HAD A TWO INCH SLICE IN THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, ORIGINAL LEXUS EQUIPMENT, A MICHELIN 235/55R18 . TODAY, MY DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID (BASICALLY THE SAME CAR AS MY LEXUS 400H) HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH HER BABY IN THE CAR. SHE HIT A CURB WITH THE CAR HARDLY MOVING. THE TIRE "BLEW", AND LIKE MINE, WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. SHE HAD A SIMILAR TWO INCH GASH IN THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL TOYOTA EQUIPPED. I'VE BEEN DRIVING A LONG TIME. I'VE NEVER SEEN SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS LIKE THIS (MINOR PROVOCATION) SINCE RADIAL TIRES WERE INTRODUCED. PLEASE CHECK OUT THESE TOYOTA PROVIDED TIRES. *TR

SEVERE CRACKING OF SIDEWALLS OF MOTORHOME TIRES THAT ARE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. CRACKING BEGAN IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. *TR

THREE FAULTY VALVE STEMS FROM TIRES PLUS. THREE OF THE VALVE STEMS FAILED ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER INSTALLATION. CONDITION WAS SIMILAR TO A BLOW OUT. *TR

MY MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD ON THE REAR AFTER ONLY 25K MILES AND WE REPLACED THEM BUT NOW OUR FRONT TIRES ARE BALD AFTER 35K MILES. *TR

ONE MONTH AGO I HAD ONE TIRE FAIL BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE DILL TIRE STEM. TODAY (7/25/08) I HAD TWO TIRE STEMS FAIL AT SEPARATE TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY RUINING BOTH TIRES WHICH WERE ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. WHILE CHANGING MY TIRES THE MAINTENANCE MAN TESTED THE FOURTH TIRE AND WITH SLIGHT FINGER PRESSURE THE STEM BROKE. *TR