MICHELIN TIRES Complaints

TIRE BLEW OUT THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE NEW HONDA ACCORD ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR BARELY HAD 1,300 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TWO SHOPS MENTIONED THAT HONDA/MICHELIN HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE PARTICULAR TIRES AND THEY ARE NOW SUBSTITUTING A DIFFERENT TIRE. OBVIOUSLY WE HAD TO PURCHASE ONE NEW TIRE BUT NOW THE VEHICLE HAS MISMATCHED MICHELINS SINCE THE ORIGINAL IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ SLK280. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN PILOT, SIZE 245/40R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROCKING AND SHAKING. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS SPLIT AT THE SEAM. MERCEDES ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CHANGED THE TIRE. SHE WAS INFORMED BY MERCEDES THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRE AND SUGGESTED THAT SHE DROVE OVER SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000.

INCIDENT: CAR TIRE BLEW UP, LEADING THE CAR TO SWERVE OFF THE MEDIAN AND SHIFTING TO THE EMERGENCY LINE. WHEEL DAMAGED RUBBING AGAINST THE BARRIER SEPARATING THE NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A LOCAL BRIDGE, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I DROVE A DISTANCE OF SEVERAL YARDS TO THE END OF THE BRIDGE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. WHEN A VERY KIND POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO REMOVE THE DAMAGED TIRE, HE HAD TO STOP BECAUSE THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED LIKE A RECAPPED TIRE AND WOUND THE TORN PART AROUND THE BRAKE LINES AND AXLE. THE DAMAGES AND SERVICE CHARGES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS. INITIALLY, THE SERVICE REPAIRMAN AT THE TIRE STORE (WHERE ALL OF THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED) INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SHOWED SIGNS OF "DRY-ROT." A SHORT TIME LATER, ANOTHER WORKER SAID ONLY THE DAMAGED TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME PROBLEMS WITH MICHELIN TIRES SOLD WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES WE HEARD A TERRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN AND AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION THE BRAKE PAD ON THE DRIVER'S REAR WAS WORN TO NOTHING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY OUR WARRANTY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BY OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC WE WERE INFORMED THE CALIPER WAS STICKING AND CUT INTO THE ROTOR. HE PUT A SET OF BRAKE PADS ON SO WE COULD DRIVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, SUNSET FORD, IN GRAVOIS. WE WERE TOLD SINCE WE DID NOT USE MOTOCRAFT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. NOW AT 50,000 MILES THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND THE VAN NEEDS ANOTHER SET OF BRAKES AND ROTORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA AVALON. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN MXV4, SIZE P205/65R15 92VMS TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACEMENTS THAT WERE PURCHASED FROM COSTCO MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. HE STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR, CAUSING HIM TO PLACE MORE AIR IN THEM EACH WEEK. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE LATEST REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMED ON AUGUST 27, 2007. THE DOT NUMBER AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

I HAVE A BULGE ON THE SIDE OF MY TIRE, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY SAID HE PROBABLY HIT A POT HOLE, AND WE ARE LIABLE FOR THE TIRE WHICH WAS QUOTED AT $300.00. I AM GOING TO A MICHELIN DEALER ON SEPT. 4, TO CHECK OUT THE TIRE. I HAVE 2000 MILES ON THE CAR LEASED IT IN APRIL OF 2007 AND THE DEALER SAYS I HIT A POT HOLE. I TOLD HIM THE BULGE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND DO I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TIRE EVERYTIME I HIT A POTHOLE. MY CAR IS BRAND NEW, I HAVE A FORD TAURUS WITH CHEAP TIRES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. YOUR HELP IS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN FIND OUT IF THIS HAPPENS TO MANY TIRES? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA CIVIC 2006 IN THE LEFT LANE ON INTERSTATE 15 GOING NORTH FROM BARSTOW, CA AND 3 MILES NORTH OF AFTON ROAD I HEARD A EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR END AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING FROM THE BACK TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO MANEUVER THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR STABILIZED AROUND ONE SECOND AND STARTED SLIDING AGAIN UNTIL I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING FIVE TIMES TO THE RIGHT AND LANDING ON THE DESERT UP SIDE DOWN. THE TIRES INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY WAS MICHELIN PILOT 215/45 ZR17. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

HONDA ODYSSEY TOURING, MICHELIN PAX TIRE SYSTEM IS A CONSUMER RIP OFF. THE TIRE WEAR IS NOWHERE NEAR WHAT IS CLAIMED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE RUBBER COMPOUND IS SO SOFT THAT THEY ARE PUNCTURED BY EVERY NAIL OR SCREW ON THE ROAD. EVERY FLAT COSTS A MINIMUM OF $50.00 TO FIX BECAUSE OF THE JEL-PACK REQUIRED WHEN PATCHING. HONDA DOES NOT PROVIDE A SPARE TIRE OR EVEN A DONUT SPARE FOR EMERGENCIES. THE TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO RUN FLAT FOR 125 MILES AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. IN RURAL ARIZONA, 125 MILES WON,T GET YOU ANYWHERE NEAR ONE OF THEIR " AUTHORIZED, PROPRIETARY " REPAIR PLACES. I FIND THAT THIS AUTO IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ANY PLACE NOT NEAR A REPAIR STATION. *TR

(THIS IS THE ABBV. VERSION OF ORIGINAL 4091 CHARACTER COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.) 06/30/2006, FORT SMITH ARKANSAS. VEHICLE: 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. COMPLAINT RE: OEM TIRES: MICHELIN TIRES (P245 65 R17 105S LTX M/S RADIAL X)WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE ON GARRISON AVE. BEFORE 13TH STREET, IN THE INNER LANE (4 LANE ROAD), TRAVELING APPX. 25-30 MPH, WAS CROWDED INTO THE CURB BY A CAR IN LEFT HAND LANE. THERE WAS NOT A HARD IMPACT, AS THE TRUCK WAS ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE CURB. I FELT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK START TO "CLIMB UP" ON THE CURB. IMMEDIATELY FLATTENED BOTH TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MAINTAINED CONTROL, & PULLED OFF IN PARKING LOT. BOTH TIRES HAD "U-SHAPED FLAPS" RIPPED IN THE SIDEWALL. OMITTED EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE "RIPS" TO REDUCE CHARACTER COUNT, BUT IT'S AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. IT WAS NIGHT, BUT I LOOKED AT THE CURB & ROAD FOR ANY SHARP OBJECTS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALLS & FOUND NOTHING. NEXT DAY, I EXAMINED THE CURB & VICINITY CLOSELY. I TOOK PHOTOS OF THE TIRES, THE CURB, & VICINITY. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE OBVIOUSLY CAUSED THE DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE TIRES BLEW OUT DUE TO LOW SPEED CONTACT WITH THE CURB. I BELIEVE THE TIRE SIDEWALLS ARE INSUFFICIENT IN DESIGN & CONSTRUCT FOR USE ON THIS TRUCK, & THAT THE TIRE SIDEWALLS COLLAPSED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN THEY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CURB, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT SUSTAIN A DIRECT IMPACT. (ALL 4 TIRES FULLY INFLATED: TRUCK WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS OLD & THE TIRES HAD < 5000 MILES ON THEM). I BELIEVE THE COLLAPSE OF THE SIDEWALL CAUSED IT TO BE "PINCHED" BY THE RIM, & DUE TO SUBSTANDARD SIDEWALL CONSTRUCT, IT WAS FOLLOWED BUT A SUDDEN & CATASTROPHIC RIP (BLOW OUT) UP THE SIDEWALL. I STILL HAVE THE TWO TIRES. THESE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED FOR OEM PLACEMENT ON A 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK, BUT FAILED TO WITHSTAND A MINOR BRUSH WITH A CURB ON A CITY STREET. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE INFERIOR IN DESIGN, DEFECTIVE IN CONSTRUCT, & SUB-STANDARD FOR THE APPLICATION. *TR