Michelin Tires Reviews

Michelin have always been good tires. I trust the name and they stand behind the product. They are great tires and I trust the tires for over 15 yrs. I would not buy any product that I don`t like or trust.

Tires are good in all seasons. Handle snow very well. Fairly comfortable tire. The tires handle well. The sidewalls are stiff, so the ride is often not as soft or smooth as other tires. I've had the tires rotated and balanced every 5,000 miles. Treadwear seems even, but the tires only have 13,000 miles. The only complaint I have is the tires make the ride a little harsh on my vehicle.

Great smooth ride and performance on dry and wet surfaces. This all weather tire is excellent in dry and wet conditions. Smooth ride, even when cornering. Durable and dependable.

They are round and ride great. Great traction and wear. Never have to add air and they are not dry rotting like the other brands.

Better cornering and braking. It's the best tire on the road.

They seem to hold the road better and last the longest. The price was right and I got a 70.00 dollar gift card. They hold the road well and have saved me from an accident more than once. I used Goodyear tires for years but I switched to Michelin tires because I was told they lasted longer, and they do.

All weather radials - they stop when you need them to. I was one of the "lucky" ones years ago to have another name brand new front tire literally explode on me in rush hour traffic in the left hand pass lane of the interstate doing 70 mph. I did not wreck. I managed to get through the traffic on my right to the shoulder of the road and bring my car to a safe stop. I have no remembrance of how. I drive long distances and currently have over 329 thousand miles on my car which is now semi-retired. Since that day, I will never buy any other brand tire than Michelin. Newest set is about 12,000 miles old. Great stopping performance, no hydroplaning in heavy rains, great durability. I switched to Michelin tires approximately 30 years ago. I have only had one tire to ever puncture from something in the road. It gave me a safe deflate to pull off the road and Michelin stood behind their warranty on their tire afterwards with its replacement.

2 different sets, one are a/s suv tires, good wear, ride, grip. Cost high. Second set, summer ultra performance super grip, ride and wear considering type of tire. Trust and history with Michelin. 1st set 60,000K still wear on them, 2nd <10K. Both sets are superb performers in their class. All areas pertinent are better than other tires I have tried. Goodyear is my NEVER buy brand. Had a tire go out at less than 3k miles. Goodyear would not back the tire. Michelin I have not had a problem aside from a nail or other road hazard.

The Defenders are all season tires. Great handling, quiet, good gas mileage, great traction. Excellent steering response. I have a set of Michelin Defenders on both my Outback and my Mazda pickup. Love 'em.

215/60R16 Michelins. My last set of Michelins took me through six years before needing replacement (I live close to work, so I don't put large mileage amounts on them day to day.) I also did not have a single flat tire or any pressure problems with them, in six years of driving. It was worth the hefty price tag to me to buy another set of four this summer to replace my worn out ones. Solid, reliable tires. There are no "experiences" to report because my Michelins held my vehicle steady for years. Highly recommend.

Very good record & history within Snow/Rain & Water sliding. Very good handling. Slightly unbalanced & not smoothing when driving or alignment issues.

They are not all weather tires. Have a new car since March, and I believe that car dealers need to place all weather tires on new cars. Michelin tires are noisy, not pleased them. Tires placed on brand new cars should be all weather tires and all tires should be Quiet. I will never own another Michelin, but when change them out, I will put on GOODYEAR, ALL WEATHER TIRES... ONLY! Michelin tires are just plain noisy.

The Defender series, 195/70-14, they have worn well, still has tread but sidewalls starting to crack. Never had a problem. They have been real good in dry and wet, very limited snow and ice but easy foot on gas and brakes and tires did well.

Perform as advertised. Firm and trustworthy All season radials. Matches the Orig Equipment on my BMW X3. Had a cheaper brand on an MR2 spyder and handling was horrible!! Went back and returned them for Michelin.

Michelin 245X70X17.....(LTX...M/S 2). Just came from the tire shop in Rockdale, Texas. Left front tire. Technician showed me... the tire testing tank had crystal clear water. Leak(s) easy to see. He said..."I found your leak." Then he said...."You have more than one leak". Immediately, I thought... what is he talking about. He pushed about 20% of the tire into the water tank and bubbles started to appear. Small... very small. But not from one area, but about 5-6 different spots! He said the tire was disintegrating from within... spec. the cords. The tires only has about 33,000 miles on them. (This is a new Ford F-150 purchased last Dec.) Had to order a new tire. Totally unsafe.... 33,000 miles. This is not something I "ran over", but poor quality construction by Michelin.

Primacy MXV4 Tires - I purchased a 2015 Toyota Sienna in Feb 2016. At 15K mile apt at dealership I was told that I would need to replace the tires due to wear. These tires came on the vehicle, and are rated for 60K miles. Currently Michelin is willing to pay 30% of the cost of replacing these tires, even though I haven't driven them 1/4 of the life expectancy of these tires. Still trying to get Michelin to do the correct thing, and replace these tires with better tires at no charge.

I Just bought a brand new 2016 Ford F350 Lariat Platinum and it had LT275/65R20 tires on it. Have driven it for 1 week and am changing tires due to Hydroplaning twice on a wet road with temperature at 60 degrees. I was on Rt 95 in Maine where the speed limit is 75 and thankfully I was on a straight road. Have had F250 and F350's in the past and have driven over 400,000 miles on several sets of BF Goodrich All Terrain TKO and had never had the feeling of tires leaving the road. This is going to be expensive to change but my life matters.

I am very disappointed with my Michelin Defender Tires. I bought the best tire for my wife's crv. They only lasted 31k with a 90k warranty that michelin DID not honor. They are overpriced and overrated. Michelin dealer DID not honor warranty even though they mounted and balanced tires and lined car up which is not abused at all. They stated tires wore out, but would not honor warranty because I rotated the tires every 5k, not them. Poor excuse. They just lost a customer with three cars and one truck. Don't be fooled by warranty of 90k.

I do NOT recommend Michelin Tires to ANYONE! We purchased 2 tires for a GTO and went with the top of line for excellent performance and handling. We got NEITHER! The car drove awful. We purchased the tires in Oct 2014 and the vehicle is put away winters. In August 2016, about 2500 miles after the 2nd rotation, wire showed on the inside. (Yes, Rotations and Alignment were done.) We had 13,000 miles on a 60,000 mile warranty. Our Garage said the tires were soft garbage and to have them replaced by Michelin due to the uneven wear so quickly .So I took them back to Dunn Tire where the Tires were purchased for 250.00 each, and they said Michelin wouldn't honor the warranty because they were OBVIOUSLY never rotated or aligned. Yet, I had receipts for both. Hmmm.

I have had 2 Michelin Latitude Tour HP tires that were the original equipment that came on my new 2013 Lexus RX 350 SUV. They had significant premature wear at only 10,000 and currently only have 24,000 miles on my car and all the tires have had to be replaced due to premature wear. I have contact Michelin too many times to count with no resolution or even a return call from their customer service dept.

My Michelin tire blew 2 weeks ago (2015 Equinox) exiting highway. Thank goodness for that part. 10 thousand miles on tire. They would not pay anything towards tire as they said I drove on the tire. Yes, I pulled off road and drove maybe 500 feet. Had tire replaced at my cost and again tonight when I left highway the same thing happened. The brand new tire. Towed car to dealership to ensure no mechanical problem caused this. If none found the tires will ALL be replaced with a different brand. You pay top dollar for garbage product that can kill you. Company should be held accountable for their negligence and inferior quality.

Bought Michelin LTX M/S2 tires and love them! Love these tires. Bought them for my Toyota 4runner before a cross country road trip. As a single woman with her dog, I'm so glad I paid more and went with these better tires as they literally saved my life during harsh weather conditions with wind, rain and flooding. Also, Michelin stood by their tire when I ran over a piece of road debris in rural Idaho. I called and they got me the right tire at the nearest Toyota dealer for free. Excellent product and excellent customer service. Now selling my car and the hardest part is that I want the tires!

Thought was to put a nice quality tire on it that would last. Pay top dollar for these tires. Bought a 60,000 mile warranty tire to get half the life of the tire. At 32,000 miles not covered due to I have had them 7 years. Truck I have is not used much, maybe 5,000 miles a year. It's kept in the garage all year with tires rotated regularly. LAST MICHELIN I WILL EVER BUY!!! And I will make sure the people I work with and all that I know not to waste their money on a Michelin. Poor quality tire. I could have bought a foreign tire for a lot less and got the same mileage.

I was in need of new tires so I purchased Michelin Tires for my Ford Explorer. Extremely happy with the quality of the tires and the 70,000-mile guarantee. I would recommend Michelin to my friends.

I bought a used car that came with Michelin tires and had a 60,000 mile warranty and needed replacement when I reached 40K. I was pissed off that I couldn't take advantage of the warranty because of the limitations on where to get the new tires. I ended up buying new Michelin tires from a wholesale club that offer a better deal but would not be able to take advantage of the Michelin warranty. I contacted Michelin telling them how disappointing it was and they sent me a check for more than the value of the original promised credit although I didn't even ask for any. This was my first time interacting with Michelin customer service and was very pleased with the way it was handled.

I like others paid over 700 for Michelin HydroEdge tires. I started seeing huge cracks where the side wall meets the tread. We took our car to Sears to show them. I rotate my tires faithfully as well as getting alignments. The middle tread was a 6, the sides were 3s all worn evenly. I thought getting a 90000 mile warranty would be good. Nope. My car only has on 4000 miles on these tires and the side walls are cracked to the point that they will fail inspection. I got a hold of Michelin and they will only give me a 35 percent credit on the tires which comes out to 47.20 on each tire.

Bought a set of Michelin Hydroedge in 2011. I paid a premium price of $600 for 90,000 mile tires so they lasted a long time. After about 30,000 miles, I've had three sidewall blowouts. One at 500 miles. Was covered warranty and replaced free. The second blew out at 10,000 miles, out of warranty. It cost me $150 to replace it. The third blowout occurred July, 2016 at 30,000 miles. So, I have to replace a set of tires that cost me about $750 that should have lasted me a whole lot longer than this. I've owned cars for 50 years and never experienced such tire problems. So, you can't blame it on me. It must be a manufacturer defect. All blowouts were about 1.5" and occurred at the same location, where the tread meets the sidewall. I've contacted Michelin but don't expect to hear from them.

Michelin Tires: I had a set of four Michelin tire on my Chevy Van. They all had plenty of treadwear left on each tire. One day while driving at 55-60 mph the tread on the left rear tire unwound from the side walls on both sides. The tread wrapped around the axle housing, with the result that the wheel locked up and stopped turning. This caused the van to start to spin on the freeway. It was all I could do to maintain control. The photo shows what my tire and wheel looked like after the incident. One of the reasons I have always bought Michelin tires is so that these kinds of things won't happen. But, I guess I could have bought the cheapest tire made overseas, in a country not known for making good products, and nothing worse could have happened.

Similar to a previous reviewer, Joan of Morrow, GA on May 11, 2016, I purchased (over $700) a set of four Michelin Defenders for my VW SportWagen Diesel on December 23, 2014 that were warranted for 90,000 miles. The tires would not pass inspection due to wear in June 2016. Be advised that the tires are 2 1/2 years old and the wear was even wear (see photo). The car is mostly driven on highways. The 90,000 mile warranty is only effective if you have receipts for tire rotation every 5,000 miles according to Mavis. The tires wore out at 53,000 miles. The original equipment tires lasted longer than that. Michelin mileage claims are definitely overstated and belong in the marketing baloney bin. By the way, does anyone have the time to have the tires rotated every 86 days or less? That requirement is a bogus way to avoid warranty obligations. Michelins are not worth the price.

My Accord Hybrid has only 14K miles and couple of weeks ago while driving home had a front passenger side tire failure for no apparent reason. On close examination found a crack on the outside wall. Got the car towed to the local dealership. After some run around got to talk to Michelin customer service and she agreed to pay 75% towards my tire. Tonight once again while driving on a freeway I got a low tire pressure warning on my dash and was able to exit the freeway safely.

Worse tire & worse company I have ever dealt with. I bought these tire, put 5K miles on the tires & my side wall blew out. Right at that time, I read that Michelin was recalling tires for rupturing (8/29/15) in the newspaper. But they would not honor my ruptured sidewall... really?? Looked for a replacement tire to match, only to find out that they have been discontinued by Michelin. Tried to do a warranty claim, Michelin would not honor. So not only could I not find a match, I had to buy another tire, but Michelin would not credit me anything. When I talked to Cust. Svc. rep. he would not honor anything for the blow & out & when I asked to speak to Michelin Supervisor, they were too busy to talk to customers on the phone. Obviously, Michelin is too big for the small guy. I will never buy another Michelin product. I would suggest that other consumers do the same!

Anyone know if there is a recall or some type rebate on the Michelin tires that have over 50% tread but the sidewalls are weather checked badly? Not sure just how safe these are? I know some tire dealers are taking them off because of severe weather checking on the side walls. All the ones I have seen that where taken off have 50 to 70% tread.

In Sept 2013 I was informed by the Ford dealer that all 4 tires on my E-350 van had severe side wall cracking and were part of a recall by Michelin. The tires had 26,870 miles. They prorated the tires and covered 30% of the cost to replace them. Now I see that 2 of the 4 tires are again cracking badly on the side walls and they only have 8,141 miles on them. How can this be... My car has Michelin radials and we have never had any problems with those tires. I'm very concerned about driving long distances with these tires and will bring the vehicle down to the Ford dealer to have them check them out. If Michelin does not replace these tires at their cost I will never buy Michelin Tires again. This is a huge safety issue and they need to admit that they have a manufacturing defect here and need to fess up before lives are lost.

I bought $900 Michelin Tires with prediction of 90,000... I took car to Discount Tire for scheduled requiem rotation to be told, had to have new tires as my tires were dangerous at only 29,000. A Prorated amt was viewed but still cost in the hundreds to replace 4 tires... The reason for my review is that I want customers to be aware as to their purchase of Michelin tires.

Just had my 2012 Buick Lacrosse, equipped with Michelin energy saver tires, inspected. I was informed that one of the front tires would not pass inspection due to cracks that were exposing the underlying chords of the tire. I was also informed that the other tire on the front had similar cracking and would need to be replaced soon. The rear tires also had cracks but were not as bad.

I bought new Michelin tires that have about 10000 miles on them and they are cracked on the side wall. I called up the tire company and was told that they would NOT refund me my money but would give me 25% off a new set of. What a joke this business is.

I bought 4 Michelin tires at discount tire 2.5 years ago and now have 18000 miles on them. While on a trip I had to go to a dealership and they told me my tires had cracks on the sidewalks and I should have that addressed because tires were leaking air. This is the first time I've ever had tires do that to me. When I showed Discount Tire they wanted $400 to replace them. In my opinion the tires are defective and not safe, that Michelin should replace them at their expense.

Our daughter recently bought her "dream car" - a Jeep Grand Cherokee. It is about 6 months old. She was driving home from Los Angeles two weeks ago and she had the rear tire blowout. Her car went into a spin, was clipped by a big rig, she ended up in the carpool lane facing oncoming traffic. By a miracle, she was able to get to the shoulder of the road, unharmed, other than bruising. She is extremely fortunate in surviving this accident, but we are most unhappy with these Michelin tires. It sounds like the damage to her car will exceed repair.

I own a 2015 Honda Civic EXL. Love the car. The Car came with Michelin tires - these tires have 21,000 miles and have started to shake. Took the car for inspection last week and was told by the technician that it appears that all four tires have a wobble which indicates that the belts are near their breaking point. I am a very unhappy customer - will not ever buy another vehicle with Michelin tires. Was told by the Honda dealer that they do not do Michelin warranty work so I would have to contact Michelin myself and talk to a qualified service station for an estimate on what they could do for me. Sears was the closest qualified warranty service for the Michelin tires. Arrived at sears and the Technician confirmed that there is something wrong with all four tires - they then had to contact Michelin to see what they would do.

My wife experienced a second tire failure today while driving down the road. Our 2015 Ford Escape has 11,011 miles on it. The first failure occurred in mid-January 2016 when the vehicle had 9,537 miles on it. The sidewall on both tires showed a large crack in it after the failure. Both failures were not the result of striking a road hazard. The tire deflation light came on right away when the failures occurred. The failures did not result in a collision since they occurred at a speed of approximately 25 mph and there wasn't any traffic around.

I own a 2013 Cadillac ATS with Michelin MXM4 tires with about 28k miles. The first two years they performed well. The third year two tires split at the bead of the tire where the tire first touches the rim. The first instance was on the front passage side. The dealer said it was from a pot hole (although I don't remember hitting any large potholes) and paid for the repair. I called Michelin and they gave me 25% off the repair.

I purchased four Michelin Defender 90K on February 26, 2013 for my Town Car for Classic Ford in Columbia, South Carolina. I purchase them because for the 90K. I had 126,632 miles on my car and now I have 164,861. That's only 38,229 miles. The service center are telling me that I need to buy some new tires.

Michelin Defender - tread life claim is pure fraud. In 2012 purchased 4 new tires, 175/70 R14 for my tiny Hyundai Accent. The car is a lightweight. I have almost put 30k on the tires and they are just about done, maybe another 5k left (but no way for next winter). I do not remember precisely what the treadwear claim was when I bought them, I believe it was either 70k or 90k. For argument's sake, let's say 60k rating. There is no way these tires would last as long as claimed under any circumstance. Lessoned learned, do not pay attention to treadwear ratings, they are bogus and never work your advantage.

New tires. After 16000 miles worn out at front of my car. I mean tread almost gone! Michelin said maybe under inflated tires. Only thing I did wrong was not rotated for that distance. Something is wrong with Michelin. Never had this problem before. Tires are aligned. Discount tire said it is due to not rotating every 8k miles. B.S.! These are 90k mile tires. I can accept some wear but not worn bald!

We bought four Michelin tires in LA 4 years ago before moving to Manteca. Since then we were so happy that our Tundra truck got a new tires that we thought fits the road to pull our boat. But few months thereafter we observed little cracked on all tires on its side wall. We were trying to find our receipt for warranty but seems to misplaced it. We inquired at Michelin dealer... And provided us some tire recall for certain Michelin tires. But unlucky for us the size we bought which is P265/65R17 ALL-TERRAIN was not part of that recall. We're very disappointed.

Michelin LT275/65R20 F 350 Super Duty 2014 - I imported to Sydney Australia and have 16K on the tires after 16 months - The sidewalls are peeling with a thin coat of black rubber (less than 1 mm - actually about the thickness of a rubber dishwashing glove) revealing what was a covered white wall beneath. The rubber is just peeling away - looks terrible on an 80,000 truck and there would be millions of these in the USA. No off road at all - and the problem started at 4k.

Purchased MXM4 Tires with 55K mile warranty and after 7400 miles the tires are worn down to the wear bars. The tires were $275 each... waiting for a response from Michelin.

I have purchased Michelin almost exclusively for personal use and commercial use. 265/75/16 less than 30 thousand miles less than 3 years old I had to replace the tires because of the safety issue. The cracks in the tread and sidewall was excessive to extreme. I contacted my salesman. His response "It wasn't driven enough to totally distribute the oils evenly in the rubber which caused the rubber to dry out prematurely and crack" (wow). In a professional manner I explained my frustration expecting "Look let me see what I can do" or "Let me look into this" or "We will take care of you." Nothing. No effort was made.

Travelling at regular speeds, my left rear tire failed. It was discovered that a 2 to 3" gash opened up on the sidewall. There is no way in physics that an object could be propelled towards my car and hit the wheel precisely at that spot to yield it to flatten to zero pressure. It has to be a defect on the part of this brand of Michelin tire. The internet tells me that 309 people have experienced this same occurrence. I intend to take this further.

Monday morning, the 14th, while riding on the Florida Turnpike at 65MPH, I had a blowout of my passenger rear tire. My new car, with 3,000 miles on it, came equipped with Michelin Tires. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE after sitting on the turnpike with semi's passing by. After several hours of sitting in the hot sun, I was able to have the tire changed to the spare. Contracting Michelin is a challenge, getting Michelin to comprehend the trauma that this experience has caused is a whole different matter. Michelin told me to have one of their authorized dealers get the tire for me and they would pay for it. So I did find a local dealer that ordered the tire and put it on the next day at my expense. Not what Michelin told me the prior day.

I purchased the Michelin LTX AT/2 size 265/65R17 112S for my 2012 Toyota Tacoma in March 2015 from Costco. Great tire for summer driving over the open road. But now winter is here and we have snow and ice, this is turning out to be the worst winter tire I have ever owned for winter traction. No traction at all. I can barely get moving on a sanded road without putting the truck in 4 wheel drive. I deeply regret buying these tires, but now I'm out over $700 and I guess I'm stuck with them and can't afford to throw them away and go buy new ones. I would never recommend this tire to anyone for winter driving.

I currently own a 2015 Nissan Altima SV that I put 800 miles on since getting it with 10 miles on it. It has Primus MXV from the factory. I noticed a vibration at speeds above 65 MPH. The dealer balanced the tire/wheel assembly but it's still there. Very annoying and hard to pin down but since my 2015 Hyundai Genesis that has the same model tires and it had the same problem. BUT Hyundai replaced them all for free as per a campaign that is in place to address the issue. I don't know if Michelin is the one picking up the tab for Hyundai but I sure wish Nissan/Michelin would address it with my Altima. For now, I won't be buying Michelin until they regain my trust that they make a quality tire like they USED to.

Two experiences in 20 years, having suffered blowouts on highways. Both time, Michelin tires - I will NEVER own these tires again. After second experience, I immediately replaced all four tires in fear of another episode with the remaining tires. I was diligent about rotating and inspecting these tires as I do a great deal of freeway driving. Shame on you Michelin - you've gained quite the poor reputation.

I have tires that are almost 3 years old, purchased 2.5 years ago that have ozone cracking on each one in exactly the same places. I have 21,000 miles on the tires. This is unacceptable - I thought I was buying the best tires - customers who spend the money to buy a superior product expect quality. Now Michelin is not using the sunflower product in production - obviously, if a change was made the product wasn't up to their quality. Now I can go to a dealer for inspection of the tires but I have to purchase new tires from this dealer if they determine the 'ozone cracking' warrants some sort of credit/replacement. So, I have a product that's no longer in production because it wasn't good enough for Michelin and now I have to go to a dealer for inspection and if warranted I will have to purchase the tires from them.

Tire is Green X DOT B90A 00NX . Have two tires with cracks at the bead on front tires that take most of the load. Youngblood dealer replaced one for 250 dollars. No tire even out of warranty should fail this way. This is a safety risk for a blowout. Youngblood (Austin TX) dealership charged 250 dollars and said Michelin said they will not cover any cost. Both tires show the same crack failure.

Purchased 4 new truck tires, May 2013, 55,000 mile warranty, Latitude Tour HP P275/60R20, at a cost of $1,098.52. Now November 2015, these tires have 21,000 miles on them and they are worn out. So we got 38.2% off the mileage we should have gotten from these tires. Michelin will give us $313.72 off the price of a set of new (more expensive) tires. If they had offered even half of the original price, we would have been satisfied. Their warranty means NOTHING. Their tires are JUNK!

Tire on an 8 month old vehicle -- blows out and no tire replacement offered, no proration on the price of a replacement tire despite the tire only being driven on for 10,000 miles on a so called 60,000 mile tire!

Will never buy Michelin tires. Just had to replace all four of mine on a 2011 Equinox with 34K miles. These were on the Equinox when I bought it brand new. All 4 were dry rotted with the sidewall splitting away on all four of them all away around each tire. Company that replaced my tires said I was lucky to be alive after driving 150 highway miles the previous day. From what I have read in all of these reviews, I guess I should expect no help or sympathy from Michelin. What poor customer service. Will be sure to tell everybody I know.

Tires were purchased in 2000, and by 2015 had 21,000 miles, with normal low treadwear. The outside sidewalls just fell apart, all had to be replaced. Inside sidewalls fine, manufacturing defects. The Suburban is normally garaged at Lake Tahoe, where the temp is between about 35 F and 70 F in the garage, with dry air. The warranty at the time of sale was unlimited time or when tread wears out i.e. less than 3/32" min tread depth. When I asked Michelin to replace the tires as the sidewalls just fell apart despite very low mileage, they refused, and quoted today's warranty. Refused to honor warranty which was sold with tires. Never buy Michelin again. Would have been happy with tread prorate adjustment, but they refused that also and were both condescending and hostile.

The worse tires I have ever owned. Tread wear is terrible. After two years and 50,000 mile tires worn. Too unsafe. One sidewall blow out. One belt broke and came outside wall. This all in two years. By the way don't buy NTBs road hazard. Guarantee it is worthless. By the time they prorate your tire you get less than $25.00. I've lost control of my vehicle numerous times in the snow. Each time I was almost in a serious accident. Spinning out. No traction in snow. TERRIBLE TIRES. NO MORE MICHELIN FOR ME!!!

Very frustrated. Bought a new set of tires and received $70.00 rebate card. Went to activate, it had expired. Call Michelin, they explained that after expiration, the balance starts to diminish every month and was now at $40.00. However, they wouldn't re-issue me a new card with $40.00 because they had no "funds available from that particular promotion".

3 out of 4 belt separated with 10 32s of tread left, 2 when over 300 miles from home, 1 more while at home. No more Michelin on any of my 5 cars ever again or families or friends. This is the 3rd attempted email to contact Michelin and many phone calls with no satisfaction. I know what defective tires are 215/65R15, 95S, M&S.

I own a 2011 Ford F350 4X4 Crew Cab. It currently has 46,000 miles on it. It came with 20" wheels sporting the Michelin LTX M/S 2 (LT275 /65 R20 126R) tires. At 12,000 miles on the first set, I noticed cracking on the sidewalls of all four tires right next to the bead. I returned to the dealer and he referred me to the nearest Michelin dealer, America's Tire in Norco, CA. They inspected the tires, consulted with Michelin, and offered 75% replacement towards a new set. I thought that since the truck, although purchased new, had been on the dealer's lot for about six months sun damage might have caused this issue and took their offer. On my second set, which by the stamped code on the sidewall were less than six months old, the cracking began at about 13,000 miles. Back to America's Tire in Norco. They consulted with Michelin again, this time with Michelin saying that the tires were safe to drive. The cracking was not deemed to be a safety problem.

I did my homework for tires on my 2009 F-150, very expensive tires. Tires began showing cracks on inner and outer sidewalls within a short amount of time. I returned back to Belle Tire and was told Michelin had recalls but not on my tire. I returned again because cracks started showing up in treads. Belle Tire called Michelin for help and their response was "We cannot replace them for free but we can make an adjustment for new tires", but was almost 3/4 the price I paid for them. Very unsatisfied customer... WOULD NOT RECOMMEND MICHELIN if this is how they resolve issues.

I purchased 4 Michelin tires for my 2004 BMW with a 40000 mile rating from America's Tire company for $1200. 20000 miles later, I was told I needed new tires because they were worn. I was offered $75 credit on each tire. After trying to reason with the salesman that 50 percent lifespan should get me 50 percent credit, I was told I would only get $75. I will not purchase Michelin ever again, going to try Continental. Shouldn't I expect more than 50 percent of what I pay for?

We bought a 2013 Dodge Challenger in April of 2014. On January 4 2014 while backing into my driveway the side wall of the Michelin tire exploded. We had 10,000 miles. The dealer contacted Michelin and all they would do is give us 35% off of more crappy Michelin tires tires. CAN YOU SAY CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT?!!

I am the original owner of my 2005 Toyota Camry SE, purchased May 12, 2005, which came with Michelin tires. One of those tires had to be replaced because somebody in an apparent act of vandalism put a long screw into the tire, which caused a slow leak that became a torrent of air when the screw was discovered and removed. I bought one new Michelin tire. Took the full size Michelin spare tire that had been in the trunk for 7 years and had it and the new tire installed on the car and kept my remaining original, now worn but still good Michelin tire as a spare tire. I'm still driving on two of the Michelin tires that came on the car over 10 years ago. Tires should wear out, not fail. My Michelin tires have passed that test. I'd buy Michelin tires for my other car except for the fact that Michelin no longer makes white sidewall tires.

I have a 2014 Lexus with 15,000 miles on my tires. I came over The San Francisco Bay Bridge and right at the turn off to Hayward, I blew the back passenger tire. I had nowhere to pull over and everyone going by me was driving around 65-70 miles per hour. I thought I was going to get rear ended. I tried to drive it slowly and made it to a median in the middle of the road. The Highway Patrol came and blocked off a section of the road so AAA could get in there to replace my tire without all of us dying. I took my car to America's Tires and they said the tires were cracking at the seams. $1000.00 later I have new tires. I guess I should count my lucky stars!!!

We bought a brand new 2014 Honda Civic EX-L a year ago. This is top end package which came with Michelin Primacy tires versus a lesser quality tire and wheel on the lower package Civics. Within six months, three of the four tires have got knots on the sidewalls from belt separation and one blew, with less than 16,000 miles on the car. The dealer we bought the car from, Lindsay Honda in Columbus Ohio refuses to help (we've had issues from Lindsay from day one. They lie!!! Stay away from them. They don't care. Buy from another Honda dealership.) Honda and Michelin refuse to acknowledge faulty quality. Even the Michelin tire inspector stated the compound in these Michelin tires are much too soft and Michelin knows they will fail.

My tires have about 80% threads and the walls are starting to crack around the metal rim. I contacted Michelin and they refused to stand by their product explaining that I do not have a receipt because the tires came with the used Mercedes I bought. I pray that nobody gets hurt or killed with a blowout, otherwise we all know what happened to Firestone. STAY AWAY FROM MICHELINS! There are plenty of better tires out there.

We bought a brand new 2013 GMC Terrain in 2013, got a flat tire a week ago and brought it to the dealership wondering if it is covered by warranty but of course they said no. Also, was told all the tires are cracking (which isn't safe to drive). The car only have 18,000 miles on it. Said they can't do anything about it. I was frustrated, called GMC, they put a ticket on it. They contacted the place where I bought it and said they can only do 55% off of 4 tires. So that means I will have to pay $500 for four tires on a brand new car that we got 2 years ago that has only 18,000 miles which I'm expecting the tires to last at least 4-5 years. Ridiculous! Not knowing how bad the tires are and I've been driving the car with my baby in it. The dealership knew the tires aren't safe to drive yet they won't replace them and still let us leave driving on those cracked tires.

Michelin Touring passenger original equipment on 2012 Ford escape - In less than 3 years with approx. 30000 miles these sidewall are rotting out! 1 causing a blowout. Thank God we were lucky and no one was injured as happened to others on this website. According to Andy, the Manager at Tire Barn, a Michelin tire dealer, he believes they are defective seeing all 4 have sidewall issues. If you need the dot numbers contact me back for them. Put in a claim with Michelin. Let's see what they do. Meanwhile if this many people have side wall issues, the government should investigate.

I put 4 new Michelin tires 245 x 45 R 19 less than 6 months ago. Within the short span less than 35,000 miles 2 tires had a bulge and 1 had cut at the bulge. The local dealer along Msa Rd in Kenya claims this is due to poor driving. The tires before lasted more than 1 year with no bulge.

I've been a Michelin customer for well over 20 years, and I have always loved the product. As of the last few years there have been some issues. The first time I had a problem was with the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus. I had my car's alignment dialed in perfect, and they even simulated my body weight with sand bags to insure it was dead on. No matter what it would always drift to the right on flat uncrowned roads. I had them rotated, and even purchased 2 more to solve the problem - no Luck. Now I have a set of wheels and tires that I run in the summer - the BFG Sport Comp 2, and once I put those on the problem was solved.

2013 Cad ATS AWD with Michelin Primacy tires with 29,895 miles. Sidewall splitting on three of four, they must be replaced @ $250 each! The split occurs just below the rub bead or just above the wheel rim. Plus NONE to be found in the Metro Detroit area!

My M/S 2 tires are cracking around the bead. The tires have 8k miles on them and are a little less than 5 years old, the cracks are not new I would think they started cracking after 3 years. Michelin said it was ozone so I checked the back of the tires which have never seen the sun and they show the same amount of cracking. After many contacts with Michelin they offered me 80% on replacements which I refused. I look at it this way. I paid 900 dollars for new tires in 2010, now they want me to pay another 300 dollars so that would turn out to be 1200$ for tires. They wouldn't take full responsibility for their rubber prematurely breaking down. I don't have the money to throw at this right now. I even sent in photos and they still said it's policy not fully replace. My 1990s M/S tires were the best. They must have changed the recipe on these new ones.

While driving back to Orange County CA from Southgate CA, I had to exit sooner than usual to drop my friend off. I pulled off the freeway and drove maybe 1/2 mile when I heard an odd sound. I asked my friend if it was the car in front of me making that noise and he says, "No I think we have a flat tire." This is what's left of the front driver's side of the tire.

Michelin Defender 205 55R 16. Rated for 90K mi at 43K miles. I am replacing them due to tread cracking. Must be a known problem to Michelin because they have a picture gauge. Last fall not bad enough to adjust, now they are! The tires were put on in 2012. There is heavy cracking at the point where the tread and sidewall meet. Said to be ozone cracking.

They have a tendency to explode during re-inflation but what happened with my neighbor is that the spare tire with hardly used tread exploded while it was sitting in the back of his covered truck. As a spare, it was 7 years old and barely used. Very powerful force that can kill somebody. Good thing it was parked with nobody inside the truck. When he returned to where he bought them, the tire place acted as if happens all the time and explained that the heat caused the oils in the rubber to explode. That explanation doesn't make sense. It wasn't even that hot that day.

Michelin LTX M/S tires - After less than 30 months with these tires the side are cracking badly. They are cracking so badly I am not feeling safe driving on them. They are dry rotted. Store said that is normal. Have less than 18,000 on them.

Michelin PAX tire are the worst tires in the world. No one has the machine to work on them and the warranty is crap. If you get a flat which you will because they puncture easier than other tires, you just lost a lot of money. Warning to not buy any auto with PAX tire on it. Do your homework before you buy.

I have always liked Michelin tires for ride and longevity but I had my Goodyear tires replaced with Michelin Energy tires in 1/13/13 and they are worn out at 25000 miles. Michelin has agreed to pay about $230.00 on 3 tires. I am very disappointed and will never buy Michelin again. I bought them at the Lexus dealership in Fort Worth, TX.

I went to their website. Found the size tire. It had a 70 rebate. I placed my zip code in and it pulled up Sam's as the first choice authorized dealer. Had 800 dollars of tires put on there. Returned to site and they denied rebate saying Sam's DID not count? Even phoned and they could not make me understand why. It's not about the money. Now I just want to help others by spreading the word. You can help too. Boycott Michelin.

A couple of months ago, I bought new Michelin Tires - - supposed to be the best. Spent about $800 at Costco for the tires. Honda had told me with my last "check-up" that it was time to get new tires yet. We would probably do it the next time I was scheduled for servicing. Even knowing that, I bought new tires because I was going to be taking my Wounded Warrior (son, seriously injured in Iraq) to a treatment facility (2 hours one way) twice a week. Monday (two days ago) in four lanes of Atlanta traffic, we had a blowout. Nothing was left except the rim.

Bought a new Buick in 2012, it had Michelin tires on it. After only 15,000 miles, the side walls started to crack, making the tires unsafe to drive. But the dealer says that's normal and have not had any problems with this. The dealer or Michelin will not do anything about the tires. Says that's normal. This is my 1st set of Michelin tires and my last.

As I was driving to work, it was still cold outside. My left back tire blew up - I heard the pop. I bought them at Costco, but Costco refused to acknowledge that it was a defective tire. Costco claim that I drove over a pothole, but there was no pot hole on that stretch of road. Does anyone have any insight about the next course of action? Thanks.

I bought these tires (215/60/r17) on August 26th 2011. I was under the impression that these were 80,000 mile tires, and after 45,000 miles the tires were wearing very bad, and one blew out on 3-28-2015 with the belts worn through. Michelin was contacted about this issue and they refused to compensate me for this unusual wear. I spent 714.00 for these tires and did all the maintenance, as required by Michelin. I am very annoyed and dissatisfied by this, as I had heard nothing but good things about Michelin tires from many friends and relatives. That's why I paid more for your tires. Not happy at all with Michelin tires.

Bought new set of Michelin Hydro Edge P205/55R 16 89T for 2008 Chevy Cobalt. 90,000 mileage warranty. Never did ride; good hard to keep balanced, at 40,000 miles tires were wearing badly on outer tread, were balanced every 5000 to 7,000, recommended pressure was 30 psi. I increased pressure by 3 psi to try and eliminate outer wear. At 69,000 miles, RF separated at outer corner and exposed belt (rough ride for awhile), still had good tread in center 7/32 in. I feel if tires were properly manufactured, I could easily got to the 90.000 mile mark. There is a lot of tread left in center of tread on all tires.

I'm happy with the product. I have always had success with Michelin tires; however, I'm done with their poor customer service. Beware the promise of Visa gift cards with the purchase of 4 tires. For the second time Michelin has found a way to refuse to issue the card. At this point they are claiming it was mailed, but no effort to track if the card has been redeemed or any offer to make this right. Needless to say, no vehicle of mine will have Michelin tires.

I bought 4 new Michelin tires in September 2012. They were supposed to last 55,000 miles. One failed at 20,000. Got a big bubble that to me certainly seemed like a manufacturing defect. They assured me I must have hit something and I had to buy a brand new Michelin. Now it's March 2015 and with 32,000 miles on my tires, I have no tread. BJ's tells me to take it up with Michelin. I just read all the comments here about folks that did that and got nowhere. Life is too short to fight a losing battle. Life is also too short to ever buy Michelins again. Quality of Michelin used to be excellent. I am very dissatisfied with their quality now.

Mercedes has wider tires on back tires, only lasted 15,000 miles. Michelin says because they can't be rotated to the front because back tires are wider than front, they had to cut the warranty half. Bottom line I only got after proration $6.00 per tire which is nothing. Lesson, if you have a Mercedes or other car with back tires larger than front, don't buy Michelin tires.

Bought 4 Michelin MXV4 from America's Tire Company on 5/10/10, put 5,000 miles on them total. Sidewalls are cracking so bad, cannot use the car safely. Tire retailer tells me they are out of warranty, although tires are not worn and less than 5 years old. Retailer offers $120 credit to a new set, plus $498 out of pocket to replace. I have been buying tires from America's Tire for 15 years... for 4 cars. Michelin and their retailers do not understand what customer service means. Their adjustment is less than honest.

DONT BUY MICHELIN TIRES. In the last eight years, I've purchased six (6) sets of new Michelin tires from Discount Tire in Oceanside California (Plaza Drive Store). The most recent set of tires, for my 2010 Scion xB have been NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. The car pulls to the side and tire rotation every 5000 miles does NOT solve the problem. I've had the wheel alignment checked THREE TIMES and each time the dealer said it's perfectly in spec. Now, at 30,000 miles my Michelins that were supposed to last for 90,000 miles are worn to the point of being unsafe per Discount Tire.

I bought a 2009 Ford Escape new in April 2009 and it came with a set of Michelin tire on it. I still have the tires on it now and I have currently over 91000 miles on them and they still are just getting to the wear bar.

As a wedding gift in 2011, I received 4 brand new Michelin 225/50R17 Pilot Sport A/S tires! What a wonderful gift until July 1, 2014 with only 28k miles on them and I had to stop on my way home in a small town due to these tires! The tire shop would not let me leave due to the tread separating from the tire which had 17k left on the tread warranty. I had 5 minutes before the distributor left the warehouse to get new tires that day or I was stranded. These weren't Michelin and I was unfortunately stuck with tires that were not "reimbursable" per Michelin representatives.

I purchased a new set of Michelin tires from Discount Tires and was not expecting to replace any tires for 50,000 miles. So far, my tires have lasted less than a year or less than 12,000 miles and all 4 tires needed to be replaced at half cost of $1000. Now I am looking at replacing a replacement tire after less than 10,000 miles. Has Michelin tires gone down in quality over the years?

I have a 2010 Buick Lacrosse purchased when new and has only 15,000 miles on it. The original Michelin Primacy MXM4 Tires, P245/50R/17, are being replaced today due to large splits in the sidewalls. These large splits are near the "bead" area of the tire and are not normal dry rot type splits. These are large gash type splits which were noticed when I took the car in for an oil change and inspection. This car has not ever sat out in the sun or the weather...always kept in an enclosed carport. There is absolutely no reason these tires should fail at 15,000 miles. I suppose I should consider we are lucky they did not blow out on the highway somewhere. I will never buy anything with Michelin tires ever again!

They want to give 35% to buy tire from them. With the bubbles on side wall. In regards to multiple Michelin tire failures. *Smd the consumer stated the sidewalls were bubbles cracks. On 2 tires, were not replaced. However, within 30 days earlier the consumer experienced a tire blow out on the left rear inside tire, which caused considerable damage . The affected tire should subject to recall. The damaged tire, was replaced at cost of 45.00. But also the right rear tire and right front, which undetected at the time, first replacement.

I can go on and on about how horrible was my experience with their product but spending so many days on the phone with representatives and dealers and getting nowhere made it clear that I want to spend as little time as possible. Just by the way, I'm driving a spare tire for three months because no one will help. STAY AWAY.

On 1/29/2015, I heard from Jenny from Michelin. She apologized for the handling of this issue by Michelin Consumer Rewards Center and advised that a check for $70 would be forthcoming to replace the out-dated check. She said to hold on to the old check until the replacement arrived, then to shred/destroy the old one. On 2/7/2015, I received the replacement check. I thank both Consumer Affairs and the Better Business Bureau of Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota & Nebraska for their assistance in resolving this matter quickly and amicably. I have updated my star-rating accordingly.

Had my car serviced today and was informed it would not pass inspection due to my Michelin LTX tires displaying marked rot. I went online to verify this. And it seems to be a readily verifiable complaint with newer Michelin tires. The last thing I want is to endanger my family or anyone else with a hazard related to unsafe tires!!! So, Michelin will be spared a lawsuit because the tires I'll be replaced with a reliable brand. Is there any recourse? BTW, the car is garaged and driven approx. 5 - 8 thousand miles annually.

My parents bought a set of new Michelin Latitude Tour Tires for their SUV in late 2011 and they are elderly and don't drive very far. They drove on these for one summer and under 4000 miles. I had them put snow tires on for winter and my mom was having trouble getting in and out of the large vehicle. So they traded it on a smaller low step car. They kept the Michelins when they traded vehicles and they don't fit the new car. My dad left the paperwork for these tires in the trade-in. He gave me the tires and when I looked at them I noticed that the sidewalls of all four tires are cracked and if you pull on the bead it looks very dangerous to me. $900.00 plus Dollars for top rated trash is just terrible and I will never mount them and it seems Michelin is becoming a dirty word from what I read and should do what GM is doing and clean up its house. I always thought Michelin Tires were a no brainer but boy was I wrong!

Bought new Chevrolet. With Michelin tires 24k miles. Garage keep. 3 1/2 years old Tires dry rotten. Nobody will do anything. What happened to Michelin being a good tire to purchase. I will tell everyone not to buy. Maybe it might hurt their business. Sooner than later. Maybe in my lifetime.

In August I bought a beautiful used Buick with only 32,000 miles on it. Yesterday, while having the oil change done with a tire rotation, the tech -- someone I know and trust -- called me in to show me that on two of the tires, which were all Michelin, the tread was ripping and the other two were showing signs of tearing too! I went ahead and purchased 4 new tires, but I am not happy! I have the two worst tires and I have to confirm that they are the one that were recalled. I called the dealership where I bought the car, and was told about the recall, and that they had just found out about the recall. When I Googled the tires, the date of the recall was December of 2013! My question is, if these tires were part of this recall, how do I get reimbursed for these new tires that I had to unexpectedly spend money for? I've only put 3,000 miles on this car! Thanks for any help.

Michelin HydroEdge Tire with 90,000-mile tread guarantee, purchased from Sam's Club. Tires have 50,000 miles and rear tire burst/cracked sidewall, went flat. Took tire to Sam's and was told first, "no warranty as tire is no longer produced." Challenged that and they said "buy a new tire, different design." I declined as I would need at least 2 tires to keep uniformity for rotation and handling. Sam's had just rotated tires 3,000 miles ago and measured tread at 6/32, but when I asked for warranty, they said tread was 2/32 and no warranty. Used my tire tread gauge - 6/32 center tread! Sam's road hazard does not actually exist. They warranty nothing. Michelin service rep sent me to NTB. When I told story of Sam's and NTB, rep also denied warranty as they didn't sell tire to me and no road hazard therefore. Michelin and their dealers are a rip-off and tires are good as long as you have no problems, but no help if tires fail.

Michelin LTX2 Tires - At 22,000 miles 2 years old my tires started cracking. What a hassle with Michelin on the condition. Cosmetic Ozone is what term they use, I call it dry rot after driving 40 plus years. Ended up costing me over $375 after a few rounds with them. Get this, after all said and done, I remembered my spare tire which never seen the light of day or the road. It was cracked as well. Back to the dealership which I made them replace at no cost to me after a few more rounds of bull. Now 3 years and 30,000 miles later my tires look like a set of 10 year old ones. Thanks Michelin, your tires on my truck are rated highly but just don't cut it on looks. No wonder owners go to the Japanese tire companies which I did on my 65 Ford Mustang and look great after 6 years. Falken's are great no dry rot on them.

I have a 97 Dodge 2500 4x4 Diesel, currently with 265x75x16 E rated Michelin LTX M/S Tires. The tires have about 60,000 miles on them with 4/32 tread left. Today 10/17/14 while cruising unloaded north on Hwy 99 near Turlock CA about 70 MPH, the right rear tread of the Michelin tire peeled off. The tire did not deflate. But it really tore up the fender and underside of the truck. Is there any recall on these tires?

Premature wear on Michelin ltx ms tires - 10k miles in 6 months.. tires shot on 2012 grand cherokee...had to PAY another 355 to replace...after 1200 for tires.

Worse set of tires I ever owned. 90,000 mile warranty. Hard, rough ride which only got worse with miles. Two tires had to be replaced at low miles due to pulling as if alignment problem. Great traction. Tires properly rotated. At 40,000 miles, tires again pulling and tire edges have worn out. Even middle tread was 3/32. Michelin first suggested car mechanical problems, then under-inflation. Neither was accurate nor supported by facts. They did not want to address middle tread issue. Would not provide any warranty relief or refund. Just stated there was nothing they could do. Upon reading other reviews, others have had the very same problems. Bought new Pirelli tires and pulling problems immediately went away, even as I drove out of tire dealer parking lot. Will never buy another set of Michelin tires when they don't stand behind warranty. No sense paying the premium price.

I have Michelin OEM tires on my 2013 Acura RDX with 17,000 miles. Driving at 55 mph on a causeway, my front left tire collapsed. Examination of the tire show a 4" x 3" flap with the opening close to the rim. My dealer says that they never have seen this happen on any tire. They feel that it is a manufacturing defect. This is a top of the line tire costing almost $300.00. Michelin warranty department, without seeing the tire or examining it for defects, has offered to pay 55%. I want at least 75% as a result of the mileage.

Had a Michelin x tire, 80000 mile warranted that the tread came off of on a Nissan after 40000 miles. Destroyed my fender before letting go and Michelin says that since the tires are over 60 months old they won't cover it. So I am being punished for not driving 12000 miles per year. They also claim that I may have hit something in the road causing the separation even though I didn't and they have no basis for this. Won't even give me an adjustment on the mileage. They suck at customer satisfaction!!! Buy anything other than a Michelin tire!

My (senior citizen) parents who are on a fixed income, recently HAD to buy a new car. Considering the income status, I should say new "Used Car". They bought a 2007 Buick Lucerne from our local dealership. The car had 33,407 miles at purchase. When they brought to my house for my husband and I to look at, we noticed the tires looked strange. It was pouring rain so we did a quick look at it. A few weeks later, I noticed all 4 of the tires are dry rotted!!! We have info on the previous owner so we called her. She said she drove the car 3 days per week to work and back then sold the car due to health concerns so it's not like it just sat in her driveway for years.

I bought a set of Michelin LTX MS/2 tires for my Dodge 2010 2500. I left the tire shop and hit the highway getting up to highway speed when I noticed vibration from the tires. I took the truck back and the tires were rebalanced. I again took the truck on the highway and again I had vibration coming from the tires. I took it back again and had the tires rebalanced. Here we go again.

I purchased an RV, a motor home with 3 year old tires on it that had brand new tread but the side walls were cracked so bad that I replaced the tires with another brand. That cost me over 1400 bucks. I looked at my vw passat the other day and the same thing has happened. The tread is fine but the side walls are badly cracked. The tires are 5 years old tho. Great tread life, bad sidewall life.

On two separate occasions We picked up a nail in the tread of two different Michelin Primacy tires. We never used fix a flat. However, both tire shops found that the patch would not hold after several attempts to repair each tire. Upon calling Michelin we were told after the second flat that they "might" be able to help up with some credit toward another new tire (we have less than 30,000 miles on the last tire) only if I take it to a Michelin dealer to get a replacement. This was even after speaking with the tire store where I was sitting waiting for the delivery of a new Michelin tire. Guess what - I will spend the money and replace all 4 tires with another brand. Thanks Michelin, for the fantastic customer service!!!

I bought my Lincoln in 2011 and it has got Michelin Latitude Tour tires on it. When I went to get my oil changed, they told me that all of my tires were dry rotting. Had 52,000 miles on them. The warranty is suppose to be 55,000 miles but they will not do anything about them. I will not buy Michelin tires again.

I have never had a tire explode except for one Michelin. The entire tread let loose and damaged our motor home. I definitely will never buy Michelin tires again. I was not too fond of them to begin with. These are LT 245 75 16 tires load range D. I always check inflation before a trip.

The 50,000 tires are worn out at 30,000. Struggling to get help. I have filed a claim and every time I call I get new info. This is really a stress mentally and financially. I just hope my rep takes care of me and gets me some money back. I will keep everyone posted!!!!!

Michelin Cross Terrain on a Ford Ranger, shuddered and blew-out in July 22, 2014, resulting loss of control and roll-over for my daughter near Flagstaff, AZ. Minor injuries and vehicle totaled. Michelin has a long history of denying responsibility and evading the consequences of their bad products.

My husband and I spent $1500 on new Michelin tires at Sears in May 2013 that had 60,000 mile warranty. We have put on 33,000 miles on the tires. We took out car to be worked on and was told that our tires were dry rotted!!!! Not sure how long this was going on. Went to Sears to have them check our tires and was told there was SIGNIFICANT dry rot on all 4 of my tires!!!! They called Michelin for me and was told they would only give me $71 per tire back!!! We should get half the cost back since we only got half the use!!! We purchased these tires and paid the price and looked for the most miles so after 2-3 years, we would not be buying new tires!!!! We do not "travel" the world and only put an average of 10,000 miles a year on a car so we thought we would get at least 5-6 years out of our tire. Isn't that what tires are meant to last!!??? Shame on Michelin for not standing behind their products. We all should file a class action and see what they think of that!!!!

I have recently purchased a new 2013 Buick with Michelin Energy Saver A/S tires, P235/50 R17. I picked up a nail which made it necessary to have it repaired. Unfortunately, the patch will not hold. I have gone to two separate tire repair shops, including an authorized Michelin dealer, and both required return trips to fix the repair. It still leaks 10 to 15 lbs. of air per night. Both dealers say the patch will not stick to the inside of the tire. The only alternative they provide is a new tire. Michelin does not want to consider it a defective tire and wants to give me the Road Hazard allowance, which is only 25% on a new tire. If I have to buy a new tire every time I pick up a nail I can guarantee that I will never buy Michelin's again.

I was in a serious accident caused by a sidewall blowout on my 2012 Honda Ridgeline with Michelin tires. This is the second blowout on this truck. I also replaced a tire when the truck was several months old after noticing a split in the sidewall. That is three of the four original equipment tires having problems. Fortunately I survived and no one else was involved. The truck was only two years old. No more Michelin for me.

I have a 2012 Toyota Tundra with 18,000 miles in it and has weathering cracks on all 4 tires. Michelin told me to go to T.O. Haas to have them look at the tires and they agreed it was bad and will keep getting worse but he said if he sent the tires to Michelin they would sent them back because they aren't bad enough for them to replace it. The warranty says 6 years or life of tires yet they wont replace tires when they are just bad? I don't want to spend $800 on new tires. I'm not happy with Michelin's service or their tires and won't be buying from them again.

We bought a brand new F350 diesel with a set of Michelin tires on them in July of 2013. The end of June 2014, we noticed pitting and cracking in the tires on the tread, so only a year later. The vehicle had just barely 10,000 miles on it, and never goes off road. We went to the dealership who initially contacted Michelin. We were first offered that they would pay 85% of two of the tires and 35% of the other two, which was not acceptable to us, as even the service manager said the tires were defective. So we called Michelin ourselves multiple times and asked to speak with managers, who seemed always to be on breaks when we called. When we finally spoke with a manager about the issues, they kept referring to the tread-wear, which, yes the tread was wearing faster than it should and is even another issue but there are CHUNKS of rubber tire missing from almost brand new tires and it was on all four tires.

I purchased Hydro Edge tires 4 years ago and have 52,000 miles on them. My dealer told me they had dry rot and that I needed 4 new tires. I called Michelin and thought that since I had received 58% of the warranted miles, I should receive a credit of 42%. They called the dealer while I was on hold and confirmed the diagnosis and offered me 35% which I did not accept, so they offered me a 45% credit on new tires which I accepted. Michelin honors their guarantee! The whole event took less than 15 minutes.

I have been complaining for over 4 years about the defects on my sidewalls. The checking and splitting showing write through to the inner lining and the danger this has on my life and family's life. My case number is Case number: **. Each time I updated my complaint, sent pictures and letters to three CEOs of Michelin, I was brushed off with a discount offer on new tires. The fact is I shouldn't need tires during this period. It's my life at stake.

I bought 4 top-of-the line Michelins for my hybrid Camry, and the dealer did an alignment as part of the installation, nearly $1000 out the door. Now, less than 30,000 miles later they are worn out!! I've had other tires go 80,000 miles. The tires were rotated regularly, 4 times, by the same dealer. Michelin refuses to do anything because in one case the rotation was done elsewhere and I did not save the receipt. I am a conservative driver -- hey, I'm 72 and it's a hybrid. Don't believe the warranty BS on their new ad campaign.

Based on my experience, I believe Michelin has no intention of honoring their warranty. One of my tires is defective which was proven by two separate mechanics (independent and BMW) after going through two separate inspections and a total of 7 alignments. After informing Michelin of all this, they still needed an inspection from their authorized dealer (Frisby Tires). When I went to Frisby, they had no interest in helping me and made up every excuse possible to try to get out of doing the inspection - BMW did it wrong, your other mechanic did it wrong, we can't find your tire size, it must have been purchased in the USA - and they sent me away without doing the inspection.

I received letter thru the Mail that tires were recalled on my 12 passenger Van (Ford). So I took it about a month ago to ford dealer and was told that Michelin had not released the replacement tires yet. Still waiting.

Took my 2005 Buick Terraza CXL AWD to my usual car wash today and was told they didn't want to put my vehicle through their car wash because the tires were cracking and coming apart which could cause damage to my car and their car wash equipment if one or more tires deflated during car washing. I found their claim preposterous until I was taken outside and shown the tires. I then proceeded to Walmart where the tires had originally been purchased and was told they had no record of my having purchased those tires there.

I did everything to maintain classic car tires. Michelin dry rotted only on sidewall and blowout after coming back from winter storage where it was stored indoors and raised with jacks so tires would not take weight. I will now deflate tires in future and store in vacuum sealed bags. I don't know what else to do to stop the dry rot.

Bought 4 new 285/75 16 E LTX AT2 tires for my 2001 Dodge 2500 in Nov 2010. Tires had approx. 28000 miles. Just looking at them they looked good - lots of tread left. But on 5/16/14, while driving to the coast towing our fifth wheel trailer, one of them EXPLODED (!) and destroyed the entire right side of my truck. We just narrowly avoided going off the road and into a drainage canal.

I decided to go online and research these tires. Now, I have discovered how dangerous, and potentially dangerous these tires are. I am riding around on time bombs! I am appalled that Michelin and America's Tires would abuse their customer's life to this degree!

I purchased a new 2013 GMC Sierra Truck with E rated Michelin tires. When coming home from a trip on the PA turnpike, the driver side front tire with 15,000 miles blew for no reason. We stopped for fuel a little before this happened and all the tires were inflated and looked good. We were traveling at 70 mph and the trunk jetted to the left, hitting the concrete dividing wall. That stopped us from going into the oncoming lanes and may our lives. I walked back to the spot that this happened and could not find anything that could have caused this.

In January 2014 I purchased a 2012 certified Lincoln MKS with 9600 miles. After the harsh winter as I was detailing the car I noticed significant dry rotting on the sidewalks of the tires. Returned to the dealer which was an exercise in frustration as always. They said there was nothing they could do even though the car supposedly passed their 10,000 point marketing gimmick inspection to qualify as "certified". After that aggravation I began to check the internet only to find that Michelin obviously has a huge problem with premature dry rot. These tires have 15k miles now and it won't be too long before I will have to replace them. Michelin's warranty for defects is a joke. I've always been a Michelin tire guy, bought dozens of sets of Michelins over the years but never again.

There isn’t a tire company that covers road hazard. The customer is required to buy road hazard at their own discretion, which is why Michelin can't take responsibility for that. I've worked for Michelin before.

Michelin HX MXM4 - These tires were installed on my Honda Accord coupe in 2012 by Tire Kingdom. After only two weeks I had a front tire side wall blowout. There was no hazard or debris in the road. Fortunately I was on a surface street only going about 40 mph. The tire instantly went totally flat. I was disgusted that the Tire Kingdom employee avoided any discussion about the tire and its failure, and all he would do was sell me a new tire. When a person spends a grand on tires, he expects better. I had to go on-line to learn about this phenomena.

I have a 2007 Dodge 3500 dually with Michelin tires purchased new from Discount Tire. I had a blow out at 27000 miles. It did almost $3000 damage in the rear fender area. I went to a Discount Tire for help on this and they said it appeared to be a tire failure and suggested sending a claim to Michelin. Well long story short, Michelin declined to do anything to assist. I will never buy another Michelin tire if they don't stand behind their tires. Also they were supposed to be 70,000 mile tires and at about 40 k they are about gone. Overpriced and not lasting as they should.

We bought Michelin latitude tire for my SUV. After 4 years the tire are coming apart. These are 6 years tires. We went back to the store and they are only offering us 30% discount on a new set of tires.

New 2013 Camry with 3,900 miles on it. Had a blowout on I75. Brought the car back to dealership where they insisted it was punctured and sold me another new tire. It was NOT a puncture, the tire blew out with a bang. Unable to shop around for a tire - would prefer NOT to replace with another Michelin but do not want to mix tires. If you only get 4000 miles on these things, it seems to me Michelin has BIG problems. Would never recommend Michelin to anyone.

I bought 4 of the so-called best tire, the Defender 90,000 mile tire. Hit a pothole after 2k miles and a tire spit open, so I called the customer service and they told me there is no road hazard warranty and they were sorry but couldn't help me out. I bought what I thought was the best but the best isn't there. The company Michelin doesn't care about the customer. Well they just lost 1 and before I buy another tire, I will make sure I can get some sort of warranty with the tire. I will never ever buy another Micheliin tire again. You think you're buying the best. I guess Michelin thinks they are the best but beware everyone.

While on the highway on December 2013, my rear right tire completely peeled off causing the car to swing and go off road, a major accident where my wife and me were severely hurt (broken bones, ribs and back) and the car is a total loss. The data at the accident time were as follows: Tire is a year old (manufacturing date 1412) and bought mid-year from the authorized dealer "Temco". Tire traveled about 15000 km. Car Speed was 120 km/hour. Tire speed is "H". P.S. Notice the other tire which was bought at the same time. I am trying to contact "Michelin Tires" since accident date, they do not reply. OBVIOUSLY, "Michelin Tires" DO NOT CARE ABOUT OUR LIVES. See the pictures for more data.

Purchased a set of 4 MXV4 for my 2006 Mazda 3s in June 2010. The tires still have 60% + of tread left on them. The problem is the tires are dry rotting. Cracking all along the sidewall. Discount Tire advised too bad to drive on and offered $42 a tire credit. I paid $183 ea. at Discount Tire. So I contacted Michelin, they offered 60% and I pay all labor cost. Really I wouldn't be paying labor cost if it wasn't for your defective product. I purchased Michelin because I thought I was getting the best with the best warranty. Now I really feel like a fool. Paid more to get Michelin for the same crappy warranty. If Michelin refuses to change on this, I will eat the cost of new Pirelli tires on my car and never look back at a Michelin product again.

I bought four new Michelin Primacy tires for my van on September 2013 at Sullivan dealer. On January, one tire blown up after only 4K miles on it. Because of the weather was too cold that night, our 5yrs kid on the car, and it was only more than a mile away from home, my wife tried to run it home. I brought it right back to the same dealer for replacement the next day. They replaced it and charged me about $222. I contacted the Michelin warranty dept and by their procedure, I should contact them first. Two days later, one of the Michelin rep contacted me back and asked me to ask the Sullivan contacting them about the tire. I called Sullivan for the info and the dealer did contact Michelin. By Sullivan, John told me that he told the Michelin that the tire was damage so bad that they didn't know the cause and by that time he called, he didn't has possession of the tire anymore.

I have had a bad Michelin experience. They do not deliver performance & service as professed by Michelin. I had about 37,000 miles on my symmetry tires and they dry rotted, one by one. I went to my local Michelin dealer. I was informed that I had to take it up with Michelin because it was Michelin's call to go pro-rated. Pro rate bs 37,000 miles and they blew out due to dry rot? I still drive my car everyday but with a less expensive tire/brand that I actually get 50,000 and change on 45,000 miles tire versus 37,000 from 65,000 due the math. I am in need of another set. Another local tire shop has yet again recommended again Michelin symmetry, because it is the only tire I can get in whitewall for our Town car. It uses 225 60 r 16. None of my family or friends have purchased Michelin since my horrible experience. Believe me, word of mouth REALLY has merit. At least in my case, I work with over 200 employees plus I have a host of family members who value my opinion. All in all, very disappointed in their product/service. Thanks for hearing me out.

I have less than 30k on a set of LTX Michelins. The side walls on all 4 are cracked. Thought it was just my set but found many other customers with the same problem. I was going to get a set of MS2s but have to look elsewhere.

Before you buy Michelin tires (or any tires at Sam's Club) read this. I purchased a set of Michelin Hydroedge (90,000 mile, six-year warranty) tires in December 2008 from Sam's Club at Harbison, in Columbia SC. These included the road hazard warranty. The van has done 56,000 miles since then. Last Thursday morning at 5:30 am, my 74 year old mother and her 70 year old husband were on the way to the hospital when they had a flat. At that hour there was no one to assist so they had to call a taxi for a $70 ride to the hospital.

Jan 2014, I took my Toyota to the dealer for an oil change, a new battery (because the van did not start), and to get the tires checked. I had a low tire and when I stopped at a local tire store, they filled it up but also told me my tires were dry rotted, and needed replacement, so the dealer checked them and said it was cosmetic. I called Michelin and they had me take the van to their shop where the tech they were dry rotted but not enough, but Michelin would replace the tires if I paid 55%of the cost plus mounting. I counter offer to pay 10% and half the mounting. They told me to get lost. I told to watch for me on TV as I would be driving around the auto show (which was in town) with signs that said come take a look at my rotting Michelin tires on my Toyota. I also went on Facebook, the Michelin, North American auto show (which was coming in town), Toyota, and Toyota Sienna pages and told my story.

I purchased a new set of Michelin tires 7/2012 for my 2007 BMW 328i, I have rotated my tires every 5K miles and the 3rd time just recently was told my 2 rear tires were completely worn and need to be replaced. I spent over $900 for the tires and now they want me to pay $600 to replace all 4 tires with 16K miles on them. First of all why would I want to spend any money with a company that does not stand behind their product. I feel the tires are defective and should be replaced at no cost or very little cost to me. This was my 3rd set of tires and each one lasted over 35K miles. I have followed all of the manufactures directions, alignment of the auto, rotating tires every 5K, and checking air pressure. This is my first Michelin tire and as a consumer it will be my last and my family and friends will stop buying this product as well if they don't resolve this issue for me.

I am the second owner of a 2010 Hyundai Sonata which came with factory Michelin MXV4 S8 tires. When I bought the car in 2012 with 13,000 miles on it, I noticed all four tires showed widespread cracking on the sidewalls but failed to have this checked out. Recently a Hyundai tech noticed the problem during a multi-point inspection and recommended the tires be replaced. I noticed others have complained of this same issue with the same Michelin tire model. I am concerned about the safety of the tires and will replace them before a highway incident occurs, but at several hundred dollars premature expense.

I'm experiencing pitting on my front tires. I don't drive off road and the roads I traverse to/from work are not bad, I do not race stoplight to stoplight, and I keep my tires properly inflated. I started to notice the pitting at about 45k miles. It may have started earlier but I think the amount of pitting (you can't miss it) that I now have is what has drawn my attention to it. I just discovered your website; I will be contacting Michelin as well.

Michelin Latitude tires with DOT of 0710 and about 30K miles - all 4 show weather cracking. Car is used daily in a very moderate climate. Tire pressure has been correctly maintained. No damaging tire dressing has been used. Never had this issue with another brand. Michelin doesn't warranty against this but Goodyear does. Off to replace with Goodyear.

I have been driving for 50 years and until the last 3 months I never experienced a tire blow out and now I have 3 Michelin p265 70 r16 tires blow out on 3 separate occasions. No injuries but very scary. Has anyone else had the same experience? The car is a 2002 Chevy Tahoe.

I own an automotive repair shop and have installed my last set of Michelin tires. I have had 14 out of 16 tires so far out of round that they wouldn't pass my road force balancing specs. They also make Uniroyal tires which I have had 7 out of 8 BAD. Then they told me if I didn't replace tires with their brands they wouldn't credit me for the bad tires, REALLY! No more junk Michelins for my shop. I would think for the price they should be top of the line, trust me they're NOT! Save yourself the headaches, don't purchase.

The tires on my '04 Jeep grand Cherokee came with Michelin xch4 tires. They did good from the factory and at bout 80k decided to put same back on.15k later, I can't keep them inflated? Had rims re-sanded, sealed and checked twice. Now the cost of near two hundred bucks still leaks 10 pounds a week. Told by tire guy sidewall leaks and should be replaced??

Blowout, with less than 6,000 miles on my Camry Energy MXV4 S3 Michelin tire... Had to drive on the "donut" for 200 miles, and when shown the tire to Toyota dealer, they replaced with a new tire, but originally said it was Michelin's problem; however, I insisted THEY take it up with Michelin.

I have 4 Michelin tires on my 2010 Audi s4 which has 31k miles and the shoulders are cracked but the tires have plenty of tread life left. I took the car to have winter tires installed and the manager at Town Fair Tire highly suggested that the tires be replaced because of the cracking at the shoulders and as a V-rated low profile tire, I should be concerned about the tires blowing out.

Bought a set of 04 Michelin XM1 tires in 2010 and faced an air leakage problem from the side walls. Facing similar problem in XM2 set of 04 tires bought last month in Sept./Oct. 2013. Waiting for the company to contact me for replacement.

I purchased a set of 4 Michelin LTX M/S2 tires through Costco back in April 2012. As of right now, November 2013, I have about 22K miles on them. Recently, noticed all 4 tires having chunks of rubber missing from the thread, at varying degrees of damage. The tires are always properly inflated, are rotated every time the truck is serviced (every 5000), alignment is checked, and I drive only on paved city roads (asphalt and concrete).

I have a 2011 Ford Escape Hybrid with Michelin tires. I have 23,000 miles on my vehicle. I have noticed dry rot on the tires and took it in to the dealership I bought it from. They placed the vehicle up on a lift, placed a Michelin Tire wear chart next to my tires and said all was good as it did not meet the Michelin standards for "bad tires", and they also put that in writing as I requested. I then took it to a local Tire Kingdom and they said I had dry rot and examined all of the tires while on the ground. They too put the car on a lift and found a nail embedded in the left rear tire that Ford dealership did not see.

I purchased 4 new Michelin Defender tires at BJ’s Warehouse Tire Center in May 2012. They are 90k mile tires. I began to notice the outer treads are balding on all 4! I stopped at BJ’s and showed them. They said the tread depths were bad enough that they could replace 2 now at a 60-65% discount of the original price, and when the other 2 get worse, they will do the same then. I'm sorry, but I purchased these tires EXPECTING to get 90k miles, not less. And I supposed to wait until the other 2 get bad enough? I'm done with Michelin and BJ’s. That is utterly ridiculous! Buyer beware!

I have no problems with the tread on my tires. A matter of fact I have bought Michelin tires for every vehicle I have purchased. I have saved up money to purchase them. But I have put a little over 40,000 miles on my van and now I see that I have dry rot on all four tires. There is a lot of tread and because of the dry rot now, I don't feel safe driving my van. I paid too much money for these tires for them to be dry rotting. So tell me, is there a warranty for this!!! Under the circumstances I think you should replace these tires with dry rot. When I bought the Michelin Harmony they had to order them for me. I felt the Harmony where the right tires for my van and that they would last me a long time

I purchased 4 new Michelin LTXM/S2 tires 5/1/2012 for my 2004 Mercury Mountaineer to the tune of nearly $1000. Today is 10/21/13 and I have put 19,000 miles on them (70,000 mile warranty) I have been diligent in having them rotated every 5000 miles as outlined by the warranty. Recently it was brought to my attention that the rubber on all 4 tires was literally shredding off. I work for an auto repair facility and had them inspected there. They had never seen all 4 tires on a vehicle shred like this. If it were one tire or the front or rear it may have been something mechanical causing them to wear unevenly... but for all 4 to shred to the degree of being deemed "unsafe" is not normal!

Yesterday evening (10/16/2013 @ 1700 hours) my girl friend (soon to be my wife) called me and described a most horrific and very disturbing incident that happened while driving my car (a 2014 Toyota Corolla). 2 tires (Michelin) had blown out while she was driving on a city street here in Hesperia, CA. She heard a loud bang that had also rocked the car. Upon immediately stopping the car she observed white smoke coming from the right front of the car. She got out of the car and observed that the right front and the back right tires were blown out. Calling Toyota about the incident the Toyota company had a tow service take the car back to the dealership where I had purchased the car. I found out that the tires are not covered. The brand of tires were Michelin. Total miles driven on city streets were less than 400 miles. This should never had happened on new tires no matter what the brand. I am at the moment taking steps to rectify the problem that Michelin Tires have created in my life.

I have just been informed that the four tires on my Buick Lucerne 2009 (32,000 miles) have dry rot and must ALL be replaced. General Motors will not address this problem. What can I do?

I own a 2008 Toyota Camry SE (Tire Size. 215/55R17). Please note that last March, 22/03/2013, I had changed my Bridgestone Tires with Michelin 215/55 R17 94W PE2. And from the first day, I am feeling a jumping in my car. Actually, the first time, I think it is because of my car shocks. After I checked all the shock, the jumping is still there and after I replaced my shocks. Then also jumping is not gone. Within these 6 months, I checked the tire balancing 5 to 6 times. In the highway, I am unable to control the car because of this jumping. And yesterday, I went to the tire shop and they did the Wheel Balancing again but the jumping was still there.

Please be advised, if you have cracking sidewalls on your Michelin cars tires, you are essentially screwed. My Ford was delivered with Michelin tires. After 11 K miles, the tire walls were obviously unsafe. The tread-sidewall interface on the side of all 4 tires was splitting. Upon my arrival at my local authorized Michelin tire dealership, it was immediately apparent that I was in for a hassle. The dealer, through multiple prior experiences, knew that any Michelin tire problem was now his problem. After 4 visits taking 4 weeks, my claim was only accepted after the dealer's tire tech with 20 years of experience announced that the tires were unsafe to the Michelin telephone rep. and that the rating on the remaining tire tread was 8 out of 10 with 10 being a brand new tire.

Vehicle had less than 15,000 miles with a cracked sidewall (unsafe to drive) replaced. Later noticed all remaining tires had cracks in sidewalls. Notifying Michelin, but local tire store says this is "normal cosmetic cracking" per Michelin. REALLY???? Rated as 2 so far unless Michelin replaces them under FULL warranty. I will then retract and upgrade my rating.

I've had Michelin tires since my truck was new. I had one flat and 4 tire explosions, one at 40 mph that did 1700 dollars damage to the left front of my truck. Another blew up on right rear and did 1000 dollars damage, and one blew up while the truck was sitting in my driveway, and one blew up when I stopped at a stop sign. Discount Tire told me the tire was defective. They sent the tire to Michelin back east. Michelin Tire will not take responsibility for their products. I now have Falken tires on my truck.

Well here I am, after 24k and $900.00, I will never buy another Michelin tire, after reading the reviews and experiencing my own issues, i.e., howling road noise, chunking outer tread, and an "OH, they're fine!" at the local Discount tire shop, where they were purchased?? Sorry Michelin man, but you're burning people left and right, and it's gonna come back to haunt you! I just pray some unsuspecting consumer doesn't get injured or worse before the DOT or other safety agency gets involved with Michelin (the ozone?). Really, well, you better figure it out or stop selling tires and/or compensate your customers for this giant snafu.

Have a set of 4 Michelin 265-75x16 light truck tires with actual 18,000 miles and 90% tread. Rotting so bad on the sidewall as to be a real safety concern. No help from Michelin. When asked of them why this is occurring... "To be real honest sir, we use crappy rubber"! 40+ years using their tires as well as promoting them to all my automotive customers and this is where we end up.

I live behind a Michelin tire dealer. The installer saw my truck and said the tires were not safe. They were 5 years old and had about 10,000 miles on them. He said they were cracked. I ignored him because Michelin is supposed to be the best tire around. That weekend my wife, 2 dogs and I were headed to Arizona. Got about 150 miles and had the right rear tire blow up. Tore the quarter panel muffler and left us in the desert for about 2 hours. $4500 later, Michelin said I hit something on the highway and that was it. It's like they know what you are going to say and already have a answer.

My Grandfather always told me that Michelin tires were worth the extra money & in the past I have experienced that, but I recently had a Mercedes only get 36k miles on a set of Michelins and Discount Tire told me that Michelin doesn't do anything to compensate or help with warranty. Assuming that's true, I bought another brand and will not ever buy Michelin tires again.

Bought a 2012 Challenger on March 30th, 2013. Totally new car, just a year old leftover from 2012. Ever since we bought it, I had to air up tires. This is July 23, 2013. We have been fighting with Michelin to replace them after the qualified service department said they were rotten. Michelin said they would replace them for free BUT Every tire center wants us to pay for the tires and wait on the reimbursement of OUR money. None of the tire centers will even think of doing it because they won't get the reimbursement so they say.

I bought my 2006 Dodge truck about 3 month ago. It came with Michelin tires. I thought that was good. I was so wrong. 2 days ago I seen white spots on my front tire. First I thought it was paper stuck to my tires. I checked it and I was shocked the tire was peeling. The treat was really still good but after close checking, all the tires starting to peel. What a junk tire and I don't like taking a chance on my life with bad tires. So I went and got new tires but not Michelins. They are junk so buyer beware - stay away from Michelin tires.

Purchased a new ford F350 from Battlefield Ford - bought in May 2013. Upon getting the vehicle home and re-cleaning the vehicle to my likings - I noticed all 4 Michelin tires cracking around the bead. This vehicle had 12 miles on it when I bought it. It now has 3000 and the cracks are getting worse - have contacted the dealer and they took some pictures of the tires and are now awaiting Michelin’s decision - I work in the tire industry and this is not good for a brand new tire - Will I put Michelins on as replacement tires on my other 3 vehicles - no I would not. This is Michelin’s problem with reducing the amount of petroleum products being added to the rubber compound to reduce cost.

I'm having the same problem with crack sidewall, it show sign of crack two years ago and didn't think nothing of it until now that it's really noticeable and become an unsafe issue. Called Michelin and was told the same sob story that it was due to weather/ozone cracking and will not honor their warranty, and said it was just cosmetic, I don't think so…did a Google search and find that Michelin tires are notorious for cracks.

Got a set of Michelin Primus few years back, with about 30k on it now, but it had shown sign of crack about two years ago, which I ignore but now the cracks are larger and very noticeable. I had this installed at Costco for a hefty amount of $$, went back to them and they give me the weather ozone crap and won't warranty it. Said, "It was normal." WTF?? So I called Michelin customer service, and they also said the same thing, blaming on the ozone crap that it was normal to have crack and is safe to drive. Hell, I've been driving it since I notice the cracks years ago, but now got worse and start to show sign of having those lumps on the side. Bottom line, DO NOT BUY Michelin tires. They don't honor their warranty and will give you a list reason to avoid their warranty. Now I know that Michelin tires are NOTORIOUS for sidewall cracks.

We purchased 4 new Michelin Latitude tires for my wife's Nissan Murano in 2011 from the Nissan dealership. Last week, while driving on a state highway with no visible obstructions on the roadway, the right rear tire blew out. The tire had blown completely off the wheel and was in the middle of the highway. My wife was driving and was close to losing control, but recovered and got onto the shoulder and stopped. The North Carolina Highway Patrol assisted her and put on the spare for her. According to the dealer, there are no known defects with the tires. When I asked how could a tire just blow completely off the wheel if there were no defects, the dealer could not answer. I've purchased many Michelin tires in the past, but never again. I have lost all faith and trust in Michelin tires. I am replacing them with another brand.

The Michelin tires on my 2009 Toyota 4Runner was standard issue when I purchased the vehicle in 2009. I exchanged the tires out every winter using snow tires on different rims. The tires had approximately 25K on them, the car a total of 31600 miles. Today, while driving on a state highway with no visible obstructions in the roadway, the left rear tire blew out. My wife driving was close to lose control, but recovered and we got into the shoulder and stopped. The Washington State Patrol assisted us and put on the spare for us. A visual inspection of the tire revealed a 3 x 3 inch pyramid shaped inside sidewall blow out hole. I have lost all faith and trust in Michelin tires. Tomorrow, I am replacing them with another brand.

I'm extremely dissatisfied with the Michelin tires I've had with my vehicles. I've got one set of 4 tires that came with my 2012 Ford Fusion and there are bubbles on the inside of the tires. I went to Wal-Mart to have a nail replaced and the guy informed me I had bubbles on the inside of one of the tires. I asked him to check out the other three and he showed bubbles on the inside of the tires. There are only 26,000 miles on the vehicle and I saw the bubbles myself and rubbed them. When I took the vehicle to the dealership (Milmax Ford in Apopka, FL), they did not see any bubble on the tire. They did say they would replace the one they found but I would have to pay for it and if it came back from Michelin as bad, they would refund my money for it. I contacted Michelin and I'm waiting to hear back from them about the tires.

I purchased 4 new Michelin Defender 195/65 R15 for my Toyota Corolla. After just 6,000 miles, I began to notice a humming noise that sounded like a helicopter over my head. I took it to the dealer that I purchased them from and he said they were wearing on the outer edges. What a shock! I take my car to Toyota for maintenance every 5,000 miles. I asked for replacements and was told they should level out in about 2,000 miles of more wear. I also took the car to Toyota dealer to ensure front end was in proper alignment. That was verified by Toyota dealer. Even now that the tires are even in wear, I still get this helicopter type humming noise while driving, and it drives me nuts! What can I do since I do not even have 10,000 miles on the tires?

I purchased four new tires three years ago and put 30,000 miles on them. Michelin wouldn't honor the 60,000 mile warranty. They tried to say that I didn't take my car in often enough to rotate the tires and therefore it is my fault. They also tried to say my alignment was out. Do not do business with them and buy your tires elsewhere. They are no better than any other tire. Save your money and the hassle. I spent $1,000.00 and figured my tires would be good for at least five years. This is not the case. I am very disappointed. They would only give me a $200 credit towards another set. I guess that this is their way to get you to come in every three years to get new tires again.

The present tires on my truck, I bought them a few years ago (unknown time). I have taken care of the tires, i.e. proper inflation, rotation etc. I have been informed and have checked myself that the tires have tire rot, and I’m inherent danger when driving with tires with this condition. The tires still have tread wear left. How would one go about establishing a date of purchase and mileage on old tires? Sears does not keep computer records of purchases beyond six months. I guess one could always resort to going back to the purchase site. Can an individual have better luck in dealing directly with the manufacturer or place of purchase?

20+ yr Michelin user, 2 of 3 cars w/ Michelin tires. 3rd car needs tires. I question buying Michelin tires ever again. How Michelin handles my current issue will tell. I purchased what I thought were the best tires available to put on my 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 SRW Cummins (installed 11/16/10 at 71.027 miles at Sam's Club Concord, NH). I only drive this truck summers, but take it on the road once monthly to "exercise" the engine and tires. No tire dressings used. Tires were inspected on 4/7/13 at 73,360 miles. All 4 tires had sidewall cracking near the rim edge. These are essentially new tires! Complaint filed with Michelin. I was instructed to have tires inspected by authorized Michelin Dlr. Not optimistic Michelin will replace the tires at no charge given what I have read of other’s experiences dealing with Michelin on warranty issues especially sidewall cracking issues.

It was noisy and rough beginning at 11,000 miles. At 25,000 miles below 50mph, it was getting much worse. There was no help on price adjustment for mileage, just full price on replacement. I was advised to switch tires every 6,000 miles. That’s really dumb as the same problem will just take longer to show up. The cost in time and mileage is not worth it. On 17-inch tires, you can expect, as with these Michelin primary MXV tires, the inside and outside edges to wear too soon, and you will have my same problem.

I am extremely disappointed with the quality of Michelin Pax tires. I have always associated the Michelin name with quality, but they really dropped the ball on this one. The cost of these tires, combined with the short lifespan (stated to be around 25,000 miles) has decreased the resale value of my car significantly. Only Pax tires may replace Pax tires, unless you want to spend around $1,500 to convert to conventional tires. I love my Honda Odyssey, but really hate to drive it due to having to potentially spend $1,500 to $1,600 every 1.5 to 2 years for a new set of tires since. I am going to lease a car to use for the majority of my driving and only use my van if needed to move furniture.

After a year, all 4 of my tires had cracks all over. I paid $1000 for these tires. Michelin only wanted to prorate 40%. No way, I wasn't going to give them another $600 for their junk tires. The lady in the warranty department was a real smart ** and very defensive. I filed a complaint with the FTC.

I own a Volvo XC 90 for the past seven years and always have used Michelin Diamares tires since new. When replacing the front tires, I was informed that Diamares are no longer available and accepted Michelin Latitude which as attached photos show are deteriorating. These photographs were sent to Lisbon by the garage First Stop Lagoa, Algarve. They warned me not to use the motorway. Having always used Michelin tires on all cars I have owned, you can imagine my great surprise. The garage has tried many times to contact Michelin in Lisbon but without success. As both tires have the problem, I would suggest you check the situation ASAP.

The side wall of the tire blew yesterday, just exploded. Gratefully I was driving 45mph. I do not trust the remaining three tires, I am afraid to drive. The tire wall simply fell apart, tread tore loose above and across the entire tire at the point of the blowout. The lesion that blew is about 5"x5" and then tore like paper across the tread. Bad news.

Michelin Tire offers incentive rebates but does not honor them. The rebates are denied without reason. Most likely this is an automatic process. I have contacted the company twice and have been informed that they made a mistake, but still did not correct the denial. I have contacted them a third time, but have not received a response to date. Most likely, this is a deliberate tactic, since only the most tenacious consumer will eventually obtain a rebate. Please do not consider the Michelin Tire rebate when making the decision to purchase tires!

I bought a set of 4 Michelin tires online. They took the money from my account within 2 days. We never got a message or email that the tires arrived at the store in Red Deer. After I found out that they had my tires in Red Deer, I could not get them installed, and they refused to make an appointment. I offered to leave my vehicle at the store overnight so that they could install the tires the next day. This was not possible. Then I decided to call Customer Service (no service at all). To make a long story short, nobody was willing to help or find a solution. So I cancelled my order. They told me it could take up to a week to get my money back. After that, I called the local Fountain Tire store here in Ponoka, where friendly staff helped me and I bought a set of four Dunlop tires. The tires will be installed within the next two days and I even saved some money.

I bought 4 brand new Pilot HXMXM4 Tires from Tire Kingdom for my 2003 Volvo XC90. With the on time regular maintenance of my Volvo, I always had the tires rotated! The tires were installed and "balanced" along with a Front End Alignment paid for at the time of the installation of the 4 tires. Now mind you, these are not cheap tires - costing me $250 per tire! So, after having these horrible, poor quality tires on the car for a little more than one year, with about 20,000 miles on them, they had to be replaced due to poor tread wear and actually being a safety factor on the vehicle. I had to replace all four tires and needless to say, I did not replace them with Michelin Tires nor did I buy from Tire Kingdom. These tires must be the ones that came from China as they were the poorest quality of tire. I would never buy Michelin Tires again. I don't have $1,200 every year to replace such rotten, poor quality tires, with no real warranty. I guess this is just the way of Michelin to insult people - provide expensive pricing but poor quality!

I have the New Michelin Defender tire that is supposed to be the best thing on the market for mileage, etc. but I am losing 70 to 100 miles to the tank less than I was getting with the old Michelin X Radials. The tire size is 185/70-14 on a Honda Civic HX. Michelin tells me the tires are not broken in yet. They say that over the life of the tire, it will get better. I am filling up every 5 days instead of 7 to 8 days. By the time I save money on the tires breaking in, I will have lost it filling up 1 extra time a month. Anyone else having this issue? Unhappy in NC.

I'm extremely dissatisfied with the Michelin tires I've had with my vehicles. I've got one set of 4 tires that came with my 2007 Tundra that are already worn down to 2/32" after 32K miles, yet has a 60K-mile warranty. I have another vehicle, 2007 ES350 that came with Michelins and have been replaced with Michelins several times but they've never come close to living up to their warranty period. My 2007 ES350 came with the Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 tires. After 2 years in 2008 (bought the car in 2006), I had to replace all 4 tires at 21K miles.

I have a set of Exalto AS tires where one failed at 19K miles. I feel that these tires should be deemed unsafe and recalled for analysis. I have also attached two images: Image 1, showing the tread wear on the front driver’s tire; and Image 2, showing the tread wear on the driver’s rear which is the bad tire. This shows that they were rotated.

I had a blowout on the freeway and replaced my tire with my spare tire that was new. It's a Michelin tire. I went about a mile and the tire blew out on me and damaged my truck. Now my truck is dented and needs to be repaired. I'm very mad. Because of this tire, I shouldn't have to repair my truck. I depended on this new Michelin tire and now I have to spend lots of money on my repairs. I have pictures of the damage and tire. My phone number is **.

In June and July of 2012, my wife and I toured all across the USA in her new Chrysler 200 convertible. When we purchased the car, we requested Michelin tires and they installed HydroEdge Tires. We have had them on our cars before and found them to be very good in the rain. She had driven the car 16,000 miles and tire wear was normal. We then went on our tour, as most people know June and July in the US was in the 100F temps. We drove in 104F, sometimes 109F 6 or more hours a day. These tires do not like high temperatures. They got bumpy, noisy and we couldn’t keep them in balance. These tires were down to the wires in 32,000 miles. They are supposed to last 90,000 miles. Michelin will not back the wear out warranty. They are great for city driving but they will not last a long trip.

About 2 years ago, I bought a 2007 Toyota Solara. When I bought it, I had a 4-wheel alignment done before I purchased the used vehicle. The 2 rear tires were fairly worn so I went to Discount Tire to buy a couple. They said those models were no longer being manufactured so they put on a couple of the new model MXV4’s on the rear. I took the car out and came back the next day saying there was a problem with the handling. They did not understand the problem but wanted to keep me happy and ordered the same model as I had on originally.

I bought 4 tires at Ford Place. I was supposed to get a $50.00 rebate. It's turned in by Ford. I meet all the criteria and bought between 2/1/12 -3/31/12. Four Michelin tires were bought on 2/20/12. Now, it is being denied by Michelin. What I understand is that Ford Place has a lot of unhappy people also.