Kathi of Lexington KY (08/11/08) I am now up to replacing my fourth tire on a Ford Fusion. One at a time. All blew out when the car was on the highway. Each tire has cost about 300. This is crazy. There is definitely something wrong with Michelin tires!
Thomas of Lehigh Acres, FL July 21, 2008
Thomas of Lehigh Acres FL (07/21/08) I bought a new left over 2005 Dodge Magnum RT on 11/27/06. It came with Michelin 4X4 Diamaris 275/40ZR20 102W. These tires only have 16,000 miles on them now. Tuesday July 8, 2008 about half way to Tampa on I 75 (72 miles) the left rear tire blew out for no reason. I didnt run over anything to cause the tire to fail. Traffic was very heavy, I had the cruise control set at 72mph. Im very lucky that I wasnt hurt or wreck my new car. Ive never owned Michelin Tires in my life and Ive been driving for 50 years and never had anything like this happen before. Im 66 years old and this incident scared the hell out of me. Ive always heard that Michelin Tires were the best so I was very happy when I saw that my new Dodge was equipped with the best tire that money could buy.
To replace this blown out tire I had to pay 391.13. Im to old to jack-up a car and change a tire. So I had to pay a man 25.00 to put his life in Danger to change the left rear tire with traffic on I 75 whizzing by two feet from his back. Im sure the tire was defective. I saved the tire if you want it. This is the second tire in two Months that Ive had to replace. Today while they put the new tire on my car, they checked The original two tires left on the car and found cracks in the side walls of both tires. Now Im afraid to drive the car anywhere because Im not ready to die yet.
I think [they] should send a Michelin Representative to my house to look at the tires. This cant be good for [their] reputation as a tire maker. I could Blog on the Internet about My problems, but I want [them] to have the chance to keep a customer happy. This would include paying for the two tires that blew out and the two original tires that have Cracks in the sidewalls plus the 25.00 that I paid to have the spare tire put on the car. Also might consider paying me for my time and trouble and scaring me half to death. So far they are going to give me 50% off to replace the two tires that didn't blow out.
The two tires that blew out and I replaced at 391.13 a piece, hasn't been settled yet. I have to take the one blown out tire that I saved back to the tire shop and have them look at it and then they have to call Michelin and tell them what they think happened to the tire. I bought the replacement tires at Tire kingdom. So far they have been on my side. I called Michelin and they seem like there are willing to help, but I won't know until next week.
No damage to my car, just to my wallet.
Lillian of Huntsville, AL July 20, 2008
Lillian of Huntsville AL (07/20/08) We were traveling home for a trip to the Chattanooga Aquarium on July 19th 2008. I was in my 2000 Acura with my daughter and 7 year old granddaughter. I had new tires out on my car at 45,197 miles and felt save since the tires only had 14503 miles on them. I have always been a faith full buyer of Michelin tires. The ride is exceptional and I thought they were safe. The tires I purchased from Sam's in Huntsville are Michelin MXV4 PLUS Radial XSE P205/60 R16 91H MXV4+ I was told this is an excellent tire.
Just as we came off exit 152 to go west on Highway 72 I felt a strong pull, thank God we were not going fast because the front passenger tire blew out. After numerous hours waiting for help from AAA on a dark wooded area of the road the wrecker service came and changed the tire. This was a stressful ordeal for all of us and could have been so much worse if it had happened a few minutes later at a higher speed.
The wrecker driver said the whole sides of the tire just came apart. I checked the date code of all 4 tires due to seeing the special on TV about dealers selling old dated tires. The tire that blew out is wk 25 of 2006 as is one other. The 2 rear tires are wk 45 0f 2006. To my knowledge this is not deemed as old but it could have cost the lives of my family if we had been driving the higher speed limit allowed on this highway. I feel Michelin needs to take a look at their tires and maybe do a recall.
Emotional stress only
Jim of Concord, NH July 17, 2008
Jim of Concord NH (07/17/08) i have a 2002 volvo s60. this is the first car i have ever owned, as i have always owned trucks. when the time came to replace tires at 52,000 miles i was astonished. my trucks always got atleast 90,000-110,000 miles out of a set of shoes. the dealer recommended the michelin mxv4. i agreed, hey was this michelin man, always thought a reputable tire.
3 months after my purchase a blow out occured on front. i figured maybe i hit something on highway but could see n visible damage. dealer relaced tire at 150.00.
i just had another blow out on the rear. after 41,000 miles. when asked, they told me the mxv4 was discontinued and replaced with another upgraded version. im no tire pro, just a carpenter. but i do work on all my vehicles always have. i ve driven well over a million miles in my life and until owning michelins i ve never experienced a blow out. let alone 2. i cant prove that they a sub standard quality tires, but i know one thing. i will never purchase a michelin again.
Suzanne of Reisterstown, MD July 15, 2008
Suzanne of Reisterstown MD (07/15/08) I have been singing the praises of Michelin Hyroedge tires ever since I had them put on my PT Cruiser. That is, until last week when the front passenger side tire shredded apart on the interstate during morning rush hour. This was nerve wracking to say the least, but taking it back to Tire Kingdom, where I purchased it and 3 others 18 months before was befuddling. I was told that no, this is not a warrenty issue, and that it was not caused by any nail or other foreign object, but was caused by a damaged valve stem.
No one seemed to be able to tell me how the valve stem became damaged, since I did not have any mishap that would do such a thing, unless someone sneaked into my quiet rural driveway and banged it with a hammer without making any telltale marks on the hubcap.
I am not a young woman, so changing a tire on the interstate was not much fun. Neither was shelling out the full price for another tire, though Tire Kingdom was good enough to sell it for the same price I paid last year, and waive the installation fee. I cannot afford to replace these lemons, so I must hope and pray that a similar incident does not reoccur, possibly with deadly results. I hope someone starts a class-action suit, or at least forces Michelin to recall these shoddy things.
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