Michelin Tires Reviews

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.

I have 2 Michelin tires on my car which are a little over a year old, about 20,000 miles on them. Driving the other day, the tread separated from one of the tires, creating a large bubble which made the car almost not drivable and requiring an immediate change of the tire. Then, 4 days later, the exact same thing happened on the 2nd tire - tread separated and tire had to be replaced immediately so that I could make it home. I contacted Michelin and was originally told that because I had replaced the tires with a different brand, that "nothing could be done". No compensation, no credit for new tires in the future, nothing. A different brand was only used due to the fact that I was stranded and the tire stores didn't have Michelin on hand at the time.

I purchased a 2010 Honda Accord EX-L sedan on June 15th and was driving home on the I-95 from the airport. The tire blew out. It's shredded all the way around on the outside and they are fairly new tires. I could have been damaged. I want all four tires changed. I don't even own the car for a month. Today is the 7th of July. I'm waiting to see what the Honda dealer is going to do.

My tires have 34,030 miles on them, and I found out today that the two rear tires are completely bald at the center of the tire and two front tires are still good for the next 3 years. The two rear tires will have to be replaced. I bought the 4 Michelin tires P235/50/R17 MXV4. I have a 2000 Mercedes S430. All tires were purchased new. These tires were on the car since 09/2009, when I purchased it. I was quoted a price for four new Michelin tires of $879.51. They're 60k-mile tires, but I was told that they would not last that many miles.

My tires have 34,132 miles on them, and I found out today that the rubber is coming out of the center of all four and will have to be replaced. They are Michelin 215/50 R 17---MXM4. I have a 2007 Honda Accord EXL V6, which was purchased new. These tires were on the car when I purchased it. I was quoted a price for four new Michelin tires of $979.51. They're 55K-mile tires, but I was told that they would not last that many miles. I am very unhappy about this and very disappointed in Michelin tires. A response will be greatly appreciated.

I purchased four new Michelin Destiny 215/65R-16 98T BSW tires on 02/26/08 for my 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT. These tires have a mileage warranty of 80,000. At the time, my vehicle had 45,162 miles on it. Recently, I had my struts replaced and the mechanic told me that my tire sidewalls were cracking and that he had seen several other vehicles with cracking Michelin tires. A few weeks later, I went to get in my car and realized I had a flat tire. A friend inflated the tire for me and I drove straight to Discount Tire, where they were originally purchased, to have the tire repaired. The rep at Discount Tire told me that my tires had sidewall cracks and were unsafe to drive on. He said that there could be a blowout at any time of any of the tires.

My tire got flat so I took the tire to get checked since I had purchased new tires on December 28, 2009. I felt that I would never have trouble for a while but when the tire was checked out by a tire repairman, he said, "Hey lady, when did you get a flat?" I told them no, these were new tires and that I had never had a flat. He said, "You were sold a used tire instead of a new tire because this tire has a patch on the inside." So I called the place that I had purchased the tires since I had paid over $1,000. I was told by the service department that there was no guarantee on the tire but I said, "Hey, I paid for new tire, not patched tire." He said sorry, there is nothing I can do since I had not bought the guarantee.

I also have 3 other vehicles with the older style Michelin tires on them and none of these vehicles handle poorly like the new formulation tires that were installed on my 1995 Honda Accord EX! My other vehicles are a 2001 Nissan Altima, 1995 Nissan Sentra and 1986 Dodge Ram 50 Pickup. I have been told by several different tire dealers that Michelin has made the sidewalls softer for a smoother ride and to act like shock absorbers!

I have been a diehard Michelin owner for over 30 years and loved every set I have owned until now! I replaced the Michelin Energy XSEs on my 1995 Honda Accord EX with the new Primacy MXV4 tires. In the first 5 miles of driving, I said to myself, “Wow! These sidewalls are really soft!” It now feels like I am driving down the road on 20 lbs. of air pressure in the tires the way these tires perform now. The car used to handle awesome and now it handles like **! It is constantly moving from side to side as the sidewalls flex from road imperfections. We also checked the alignment and it is still perfect. Then they did replace the Primacy tires with the Pilot Exalto tires with no improvement in handling! Both these sets of tires feel very dangerous to drive with! I was driving down the freeway at 65 mph and had to swerve to miss a hubcap lying in the road and as the tires flexed in the sidewall, it felt like the whole car was ready to come sideways on me. If I had been on wet pavement, I am sure I would have caused a major accident because of this poor handling ability of the new tire construction Michelin has developed!

I had Toyo tires on my 1990 Toronado Trofeo until last year when I replaced them with Michelin X Radials. I've been a fan of Michelin tires for a long time, and run Pilot Roads on my motorcycle. I changed from the Toyos because of their age on the vehicle. They still had 3/5ths of their tread, but had been on the car for over five years. Still, they handled great with no road noise.

I bought a 2010 F150 truck a year and a half ago. The Michelin tires are cracked in between the treads. The truck does not even have 24,000 km. This is the first time I have ever had Michelin tires on a vehicle - and the last. The Ford dealership will replace them with the same tires at a cost of $100 each. What a rip off.

This is the second replacement set of Michelin LTX 235 75R 16 E tires. The first set of 4 lasted one year and 9,000 miles.These tires were mounted by Discount Tire with the lettering facing inside. When checking the spare (which was never put in service), I noticed major cracking in the lettering side of the tire but the non-lettered side was smooth. When I checked the lettering side (which never faced the sun), I also noticed cracking. I returned to Discount Tire and they called Michelin and they replaced all 5 tires free of charge. I've just inspected these tires (2.5 years old, 15,000 miles) and they are all cracking. I intend to have these tires replaced with anything but Michelin tires. These tires should be recalled and are causing accidents. Where is the NTA on this?

I purchased a 2007 Winnebago in November 2007 with 19,000 miles. The vehicle now has 25,000 miles and dealer says all tires should be replaced due to cracking on the sidewalls. These tires are always covered when not in use and the sidewalls were treated with 303. Michelin will not do anything to help. In researching on the internet, I found that this is a very common occurrence and Michelin does not respond. Someone should go after this firm before people are killed or injured. I have used Michelin tire satisfactorily for many years on my cars.

Four out of the four original equipment Michelin, 215/60R16 MX4V, have now blown out their sidewalls, which looks like a square flap approx 3"X3" hinged at one edge, sort of like a trap-door. The first went at around 11,618 miles in February 2012, the second and third were in March, with around 11,919 and 12,435 miles on them and the fourth blew out today, 4/2/12, with 12,535 miles on it.

I purchased a used Ford van that just had a new set of Michelin tires installed as part of the sale. After 3 years, when I was prepping for a long trip, I noticed dry rot. I went to Costco for new tires. The rep told me the existing tires could not be warrantied and the replacement Michelins would be covered for 6 years against any problems, including dry rot.

When I bought a used mini motor home (equipped with seven-year old Firestone with no cracking of the sidewalls), I decided to get good tires and replaced all seven with Michelin LTX M/S tires at great expense. Within a few years, the sidewalls had severe cracking (common problem with Michelin) and got two replaced at half price as a courtesy. I am on SS and can't afford to replace them all at once. Thirty days later, I was informed that Michelin would no longer replace the defective tires. Less than two years later, the new Michelin are cracking. The Michelin warranty claims no adjustment on problems caused by exposure to excessive moisture, heat, cold or sunlight and does not cover bubbles, knots or separation on the sidewall. I have filed repeated complaints with NHTSA and got no help. I will not have Michelin tires again. Ask any truck driver.

The tire blew up on the highway. The dealership called Michelin and it was under warranty I went to the first Michelin dealer to get the replacement. They did not have it, they sent me to another town. This vendor called Michelin said they would only cover 55. I called Michelin myself outside in the parking lot and Michelin said they will call the dealer and call me back. They did not call me back. When I tried calling the rep right back, the office was closed. I am so angry I even cried. I have been doing this running around since ten this morning, it's now 5 o' clock. I am going back home with a donut. This is what you call warranty.

Below are brief points based on a timeline of events. I had purchased 2 brand new Michelin tubeless tires, which I had been using on my Toyota Innova since then (Chennai). The 2 new tires had been used for less than a year (approximately 10000 km). When scaling of the tire edges had been noticed on both the tires, I had immediately taken it to the tire dealer, who then informed the Michelin Advisor about the defect. The Michelin Advisor, after taking a look at the tires, informed me that it is normal for the Michelin Tires to show such scaling due to the Indian road conditions and the composition it is made of. Scaling might happen in Toyota Innova cars since the front of the car is very heavy. The Michelin Advisor also advised that the scaling is not at all a matter of concern and he asked me to continue to use and observe the tires for a period of 2 more months.

The 2007 Lincoln MKZ belonging to Mom who is 78 years old has 19,000 miles on it. Mom asked to check tires as they were all four constantly losing air pressure after one went completely flat. I found all four have serious dry rot (Michelin P225/50r-17 Radial XSE M&S). I won't drive this car with tires in this bad condition. I have 10-year-old Firestones on my truck that look like new. Five-year-old Michelins with less than 20k that are dry-rotted beyond drivable is ridiculous.

I purchased a new 2006 Toyota Highlander. With the purchase came a Michelin light truck, and tire warranty, good for six years. I have written Michelin about this and they replied that my warranty is no longer available, since the mileage in the vehicle is over 54,000. The warranty said six years. Michelin recommended me to Sears located at ** Chicago IL 60636 (phone number is 773-918-4295). They said I had five dry rotted tires, and Michelin is only going to pay 60%. I am disappointed about the warranty. I am retired by the way.

We purchased out 2010 Mercury Milan in fall of 2010, AWD is the reason. We needed a new car so I chose the Ford Product. On 10-02-11, we were traveling on a wet road and the car began swerving back and forth. I drove to Columbus on dry pavement but on the way back to PA the road was wet and the swerving began again. I could drive 50 mph safely. I thought it was driver error due to the difference in AWD vehicle. So on 10-15-11, returning to PA from OH on I-80 while traveling in the middle lane of a three lane divided hi-way, I hit wet pavement all of a sudden. The car traveled across the right lane onto the beam and almost hit the guard rail! Luckily no traffic near me, so I avoided a collision. I was quite shaken. Traveling the speed limit of 70mph was impossible on the wet pavement. 50mph I could travel safely with only the rear of the car sliding somewhat when hitting a bump.

In June 20, 2011, I purchased four tires from Tire Hut in Fort Lauderdale, Florida because I was enticed by a $70 rebate. I received a Citibank Debit MasterCard by mail for $70. Yesterday, I tried to use it at the cleaners but I was denied. Today, September 30, 2011, I tried to use it at the backers but I was also denied. I called the 800 number for Citibank but I could not get live help.

I purchased 4 new 90,000 Michelin tires for my Volvo S60 in December, 2009 from Sears. At that time, they also aligned my car. About 8 weeks ago, I noticed one of my tires was starting to make a thump. It worsened over the following weeks, and about 4 weeks ago, I took it in and had them rotate and balance the tires. There was no change in the thump.

On the 10th of Oct 2008, I purchased four Michelin Symmetry tires (205/65/15) from Schlossman's Honda in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mileage on my car was 71896 miles. It cost me $667.36. On the 19th of April 2011 at 99365 miles, with 6/32 remaining tire tread, I was informed by Ron **(Service Director Desert Honda Las Vegas) that my tires needed to be replaced because of dry rot. I do not have the car out in any extreme weather and I really expected more from Michelin. Ron documented this dry rot with pictures as he could not explain to me why this happened. I have used your tires on my Mercedes since 1972 in Germany and I have always liked the road control.

I have a 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup with Michelin 265/70/R16 Tires. One morning, I went out to find the left rear flat; these tires have less than 5K miles on them, the truck is an infrequent driver. I dismounted the tire, reinflated and was amazed to see the sidewall bulging and spewing air as fast as I could pump it in. The rubber was soft and dough. Inspection of the other tire revealed one bulge and multiple suspicious cracks associated with dry rot.

This is a follow-up on the August 28 report on the F-350 Ford from Consumer Affairs. I called Michelin directly and they were very informative. They explained the situation, set up the account, gave the number for Sears (the local Michelin dealer) to call and negotiate a settlement. When I went back to Sears, there was no problem this time and they were very cooperative. They gave me 45% on old tires and they ordered my choice of tire. I have to pay the labor to have it replaced but I am satisfied as I pull heavy equipment and I need to know that good tires are under me at highway speeds.

I purchased four brand new tires 5/29/09 for my Mazda 6. Over the past 6 months, I noticed my tires would require me to put air in more frequently than my previous set of Michelin tires that came with the car when I purchased it brand new. Recently, I noticed small cracks in on the sidewall of the tires. I took the car in to the shop to be looked at. I was told that my tires were dry rotting.

On November 28th 2008, I have an f-350 Dually and today, August 21st 2011, I bought 6 LTX A/T 2. I have 25,000 miles on; tires have lots of tread remains but they have dry-rot over the entire tire. I purchased it in Montana but live in N.D. and I can't get any dealer of Michelin's to talk to me.

My RV failed inspection because of dry rot in the Michelin tires at Triangle Auto & Truck Repair, 3511 NC Highway 55, Cary NC 27519-8371. These tires were manufactured in 2007. The tires all had at least 80% of their tread left. The spare tire still had the original sticker on it and had never been used. The tire with the original sticker had been kept as a spare under the vehicle. All the tires were showing very bad cracking from dry rot and very close to the seam with the rim. The inspector said that it was a common problem with the Michelin tires. The RV also has 3 Bridgestone tires from the same year (2007) and did not have any visual issues with dry rot.

My complaint is really with Michelin Tire Co. I purchased four tires 3-19-07 P23560T16 MNHYDREDGB 90,000 mile. I have not used 45,000 and I have plenty of tread.

I purchased Michelin Tires LTX M/S2 P275/65R18 114T item ** at Merchant's Tire on 11/09/09. The tires, all 4 of them have dry rot on them in June of 2010. I had multiple surgeries so I didn’t even drive half the year. My mileage on these tires is only 10,442 miles. These are 70,000 mileage tires my mileage has nothing to do with dry rot. I paid $1,080.23 for these tires that all 4 are dry rot. This is totally unacceptable. I didn’t even drive for almost 6 months of the year because of my surgeries. I took this to merchants tire and they said they would call me back. I ended up having to call them. The guy said, “They will be in tomorrow, come back.” I had bought the warranty as well, which you still understand this has nothing to do with mileage.

In November, we noticed a bulge on the side of one of my Michelin Hydroedge tires. It took until today (12/31/2010) for Costco to get a replacement in stock. (Costco offers a "road hazard" warranty, so I only had to pay a pro-rated cost for replacement (although even this was $70 plus tax).

I had cracking of the sidewalls on my Michelin HydroEdge tires, locally called "dry rot," after 45,000 miles. As the tires were guaranteed for tread life of 90,000, I felt that I hadn't gotten my full use of the tires, even though they were approximately 5 years old. I contacted Michelin's consumer care department and they recommended that I go into a local Michelin dealer to have an inspection of the tires and have them contact Michelin as to their findings. I went into a local dealer and after checking the tires, the manager contacted Michelin. They offered to give me 60% credit on the price of a new set of four tires.

In July of 2006.I purchased for 225/70R Michelin tires from Discount Tire on ** Blvd. in Ormond Beach, FL. 32174. This is a 65,000 mile tire. I routinely had tire rotations and alignment done. These tires were installed properly and balanced properly by Discount Tires at 42,000 miles. At 74,000 miles the tires (4) were almost down to the wear bars.

This is an update to my complaint of "Richard of Whiting, NJ September 28, 2010"

I am writing in reference to my Michelin Tires. I have a 2008 Dodge Ram Big Horn SLT 2500 pick-up with Michelin. All four tires have cracking on sidewalls and lettering. I contacted Michelin and was told to take my truck to an authorized Michelin dealer. Today, I went to Discount Tires--and Kevin at Discount Tires confirmed with Michelin the damage to all four tires.

In 2008, we purchased 4 tires after a blow out on our tires that were needing replaced. 20 thousand miles and 1 yr and 3 months later, my car shimmies like it's on a dance floor. At 65 miles an hour, I hang on to the steering wheel for dear life! I took it back to the place I bought them and I was told it was the brakes. Yet, I had just had a $1,000 dollar brake job done from front end to back! I had every inspection any dealer could provide and everyone told me it was the tires except the tire place of course!

I purchased 4 Michelin Tires that included a rebate of $70. The ad said the monies would be in a debit card. I received the card and there were restrictions with the card that were not in the advertisement. The card could not be used to buy gas at a pump and you had to "go inside" to buy gas. I am in NJ. Someone pumps the gas for you and the transaction is done at the pump. I purchase my gas at Wawa or Quick Check, they don't have an "inside". I found out that the card would not even buy something at a local food store. The machine shouted out so everyone in the area could hear "Card Denied".

Within 18 months, my Hydroedge tire developed a large bulge on the sidewall. I called the dealer where they were purchased and they stated that Michelin turns down almost all these types of warranty claims. When I called Michelin, the customer service person said that they do turn down over 90% as someone hitting a curb or pothole. I find it hard to believe if you look at how many complaints there are on these tires for bulging sidewalls that they do not have a manufacturing problem. Blame it on the consumer and save your warranty money!

On Sept. 11, 2010 my brand new Michelin passenger rear tire blew out. I had just put 4 new Michelin LTX tires on my Rav 4 less than 1400 miles ago. I was towing the Rav 4 behind a 38-foot motorhome. The company I purchased the tires from insists I hit a road hazard. Funny that I should pass over, said hazard with 3 Rav tires that are all Michelin and 1 Michelin front tire on the Rav 4 and find the last tire in the line up blow out. I saw nothing on the road and to my knowledge ran over no obstacles. This is my 3rd motorhome and first time I've had such a problem. I am vigilant in tire pressure monitoring.

In February 2008, I purchased four new Michelin tires for my 2005 Honda Civic at Sears. The vehicle at the time only had 33,002 miles and so I made the purchase with confidence that the tires would last until the 65,000 mile warranty was up. However, that is not the case because now all four of the tires are dry rotting after only 23,000 miles. So I went back to Sears and talked with the salesperson who said that they will only replace the tires at 50% the regular price.

I purchased my vehicle, new 5 years ago (with Michelin tires). Now, with 31,500 miles on the vehicle, there's plenty of tread left on the tires. However, the tires are splitting down the sides and separating in the seams (dry rot). The local dealer refused to make any monetary adjustment because I did not purchase the tires there. I could have been killed driving a vehicle with tires that are virtually self-destructing. So I had to purchase new tires before the time and tread wear that should call for replacement.

I bought a 2007 Ford Fusion (new) in February 2008. In July 2009, my tire developed a big bubble in it. I was told it couldn't be saved so I bought a new tire from Sears, totaling $262.93. On July 2, 2010, after a 125-mile trip out of town, I developed a flat tire. Michael's Tires showed me that the tire had a big bubble on it and it had to be replaced.

I purchased a new 2007 Honda Accord in the fall of 2007. Within six months of having the car, in the summer 2008, the driver side’s tire blew out. $200 expense to replace it. In the winter 2008, another tire blew out with a big slice on the side and the rim needed to be replaced at $400. I called Michelin customer service and raised holy hell, the car was less than one year old and I was replacing 2 tires. They agreed to pay one-half of the cost. Explaining to me this would be a one time offer.

We bought our a car with about one year old Michelin HydroEdge tires on it. Within a short time, we had a flat which ruined one tire and we had to replace it. Cash out of pocket is at $200. A short time later, we were hit in the front and the impact ruined both front tires which the other guy's insurance replaced. Driving a short time later, we had a blowout on one of the new tires. I took it in for replacement and the dealer looked at the older two and informed me they were dry rotten although less than two years old at the time. The two front had "bad wear" even though I'd had the tires serviced and alignment checked in the months after purchasing them so I got to replace them again - $200 each.

I purchased a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires for my 2008 Audi Q-7 at a cost of $500 per tire (20 inch wheels). These were replacement tires for my SUV that had approximately 23000 miles on the tires that were on the car at purchase which were Goodyear. At 13,000 miles the Michelin PS2 tire tread was completely worn and the tires were bald on the front, despite the fact that they were rotated, balanced and aligned every 5000 miles instead of the 7500 Michelin recommends. The tires were wearing so fast that I did not realize the front tires had gone bald (they worn on the inside so that with a visual inspection it was hard to detect). I had a blow out on the left front at 80 MPH and had to replace all four tires. I was fortunate that I was not in an accident and hurt. Michelin has no mileage warranty and I was stuck with replacing all four tires after only 7 months and 13000 miles. I have always purchased Michelin tires for my vehicle and have never experienced this type of performance issues. I have photos of the tires and all of my service records.

I purchased Michelin tires for my BMW X-5 on October 2009. My tires are completely messed. I mean it exploded on the turnpike today. I paid $200 per tire, a total amount of $800. I think it's ridiculous that my tires would fail in such way. I thought I was buying quality tires but instead I ended up with a rotten tire. When I went back to the place where I purchased them, they said that they couldn't do anything for me. I will go buy me two new tires. Needless to say, that my BMW will never use Michelin again!

I bought 4 new Michelin truck tires 4/21/09. Had a bad tire immediately and replaced it 5/16/09. Now another bad tire and only 7,860 miles on them. I have kept the vehicle and tire maintenance recommendations. This second tire failure occurred just as the 100% warranty ran out. The type tire is not made any longer so having to have one shipped from Kansas. I am questioning the Quality Control processes on the manufacturing of Michelin tires. 2 bad tires out of 4 is just not acceptable quality.

My Toyota Camry came equipped with Michelin Tires. I have only 24000 miles on it but the tires are failing due to "dry rot". These tires are downright dangerous! My wife has the same car as I have, and at 60 miles an hour on the freeway a tire "blew". Fortunately she was able to bring the car to a stop. She has only 14000 miles on her car! What's going on?

I have owned 7 Mercedes, and I've been a Michelin customer for 35 years. I bought a 2008 Mercedes s550 brand-new that came with Continental tires that lasted 24,000 miles than both Michelins that lasted only 6000 miles on back through National tire, they replaced them for half the price, and it looks as if the new tires will also last only around 6000 miles. I previously owned a 2002 S class Mercedes and always got around 25 to 30k on my tires.

We purchased a new 2006 Ford Explorer with 16" Michelin tires that were supposed to be with warranty to 65,000 miles. After 23,000 miles, we had to replace the tires. Neither Ford nor Michelin would honor the warranty. Now the SUV has 53,000 miles and the second set of Michelins are down to the safety band and again need replacing. The Auto shop we deal with will give us the tires at half price which is cold comfort since we should actually still be on the original set of tires and these are the only set of tires that will fit this vehicle. Over $1200 total in expenditures to purchase 2 sets of tires prematurely. 1 set at full price and one at half price.

We purchased 5 tires at Discount Tires with a 50k mile warranty on them. On 2-13-10, we had a flat tire and took the tire back to discount tires. They checked them and said that it could not be repaired and would have to get another from Michelin. It is now 2-22-10 and we called Discount Tires. They said that it was not in yet. I got the number for the office for Discount Tires and could not speak to anyone and left a message. I then called the number for Michelin and first spoke with customer service Felicia. I was told our tire was discontinued. I asked why. If Discount Tires ordered this tire, why it would not come up discontinued? She said that she did not know what line that they were ordering on so she had no idea what was coming up.

I purchased the Michelin tires three months ago from two dealers--Mehta and Darshan Tires in Pune, India. One of the tires got a bulge on the right side. I showed it to the dealer, who in turn called the Michelin engineer. The engineer had some discussions with the dealer and they discussed something within themselves.

I bought a set of truck tires for my 3/4 ton Ford truck from Sears at Oakwood Shopping Center. They were the T-rated Michelin tires that can be inflated to 80 lbs if needed. After less than 3 years of driving, one of the tires went flat on the way to the airport one morning, not a blow out but just a slow flattening. I managed to get back home with the truck but missed my flight.

I purchased set of 4 Michelin tires recommended for my Volkswagen Beetle. These are the second set of tires on the vehicle since purchased new; mileage on the vehicle is 63,000 presently. I have 13,000 miles of wear on the tires from the time of purchase. The tires are cracking all over; the sides of the tires face and backside and the treads of the tires are cracked all the way around. The vehicle is parked under a carport, so there is no exposure to the sun.

Six months ago, I purchased 4 new Michelin Tires. Now after 3000 miles, my back tires are completely worn out, the front tires have almost no wear. I am 61 years old & don't drive the car very much. The owner Mark tells me a different story each time I talk to him. The last story is the unusual wear of the back tires is the result of my home being on a hill! Now they want to sell me 4 more new tires, Being a senior, I feel I'm being taken advantage of. I can't afford new tires & I'm not very good at getting Cains to do the right thing. If you could please help, I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks

Our 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid came equipped with Michelin MXV4 Tires, size P215/60R16 94V. We purchased the car new and have had the car for less than four and a half years. The mileage at the time of the tire incident was 29,957. There was still plenty of tread on the tires and they were regularly rotated. What we didn't notice were the very fine lines of dry rot occurring along the rims of all of the tires.

It's about the replacement of tire from Michelin. I had purchased a Honda City from M/s Ring Road Honda, New Delhi, India. on 30 September, 2009 and the registration No. is DL 4c nc 4397 and is still under 'guarantee'. On 25.12.09 while driving, one of the tires burst which was from Michelin. It is very surprising that within a period of less than 3 months, the new tire has gone away which clearly indicates that it has some manufacturing defect. The vehicle was taken to the Service Center of the Ring Road Honda, who have refused to replace the tire. It is requested that since the vehicle is still under guarantee and the tire had burst while driving, it should be replaced immediately. The ture burst on road and the car has only 2500 kms.

I had to replace my Michelin tires at 21759 miles and again at 33882. Because I trade in my vehicle before the tires wear out, I am out the money for these change outs. These tires had a warranty of 6 years/65000 miles. I have not had to buy new tires for wearing out. I am out over $500 because of the shoddy workmanship on these tires. The complaint went nowhere at Michelin.

I have bought a C 280 car 30th June 2009, current mileage 3300. Since purchase, there was a problem with all tires (constantly flat), followed by complete damage of right front tire after minor collision with a pebble (1st Dec. 09) that necessitated complete change of tire (insurance covered replacement). Now we discovered a defect in the right back tire, a "bump" was found. This tire was not changed. The sales support team said that this was "normal" and refused to consider it within the car guarantee. Michelin’s technical advisors, upon inspecting the tires at MB premises, said that they were "astonished" that the tires were on 19 and not 32 fill and reported the damage. The MB team is blaming me for the tire problems and refuse to include this within the guarantee. Feedback is appreciated because regardless whether this is a Michelin or MB problem, I'm paying that much to get a quality assured product.

Defective/negligent/unsafe Michelin Tires. My 26 months old (front) tires still have plenty of tread on them but started peeling off in chunks 3 months ago. I first noticed a problem when my car started pulling slightly to the left, so I took it to a new mechanic for an alignment (cost: $70.00). After the alignment, my car still pulled to the left, but I didn't have time to go back to the same mechanic because of their business hours. I had to leave work early the first time, so I took it to my previous mechanic and they aligned my car - costing me another $70.00 (after I submitted a $30.00 coupon). But my car was still pulling to the left, so I took it back; and that's when they noticed it wasn't the alignment; that in fact it was the tires. The tires were peeling off in chunks causing my car to drive crooked; thus, needing to replace these unsafe tires immediately.

I bought a new Michelin 225-60-16 for my Lincoln Town car. Less than 100 miles and the sidewall blew out. No impact. It just blew out! The dealer claims that there was impact and will not replace the tire or return my $164.02. No marks or abrasions typical with impact anywhere on the tire, as can easily be seen. They seem to be comfortable with keeping my money! Not going to happen! Consequence is just the cost of the tire and inconvenience. However, at 55 mph, someone could have been hurt!

I purchased four Michelin tires at Sam's club in May of 2009. They had to be special ordered and cost $141.42 each. The tires were rotated as recommended. Tires had to be replaced after 25,734 miles due to tread wear. The tires were P215/60R16 94VMX4. Michelin has nothing to be proud of.

I purchased a set of tires (21555R17MX14) on 9-30-09 with 25,301 miles on the car at the time of purchase. On 12-11-09, I was shaken when left rear tire blew out and discinerated, which caused damage to the body of the car. The car had 26,893 miles at the time of the incident. Car was towed to the dealer. Dealer replaced the tire. I paid for the labor, but dealer would not pay for body damage. I am requesting that Michelin pay for body damage and repay labor cost. I could have been killed on the interstate where incident occurred due to no fault of my own. It was a defective tire that caused the problem. Being that I had been a loyal Lexus customer, I expected that they would take care of this matter. I was instructed to express my complaint to the tire manufacturer. Michelin, in my opinion, is at the top of the line with tire manufacturing and customer service, so I do expect compensation for the repair and labor cost. Thanking you in advance.

I bought a 2006 Nissan Quest SE brand-new. It came with PAX tires. I did not even know what they were, & no one told me anything about them. They are beyond worn-out now at 25,000 miles, and the expense is staggering to replace them - far more than the price of "regular" tires, even run-flats. My car came with these tires as it was a top-of-the line Quest. I did not order these wheels & tires. Michelin has discontinued the PAX tire system. Now, I have to try to find someone who can replace these PAX tires & wheels, which are very expensive & will wear out in another 20,000 miles. By then, there will probably be none to be found since they stopped production on them last year.

I had Michelin LTX M/S All Season P225/75R15 tires purchased from Costco on 11/28/2003. The driver's side rear tire exploded while traveling on Interstate 90 between Seattle and Bellevue, WA. The tires were on a 1991 Toyota Extra Cab pickup. At the time of failure (6:30 PM, rainy, and 50 degrees) there was no load on the pickup and no evidence of any road hazards. The indication was a loud noise and some mild vibration. I was doing the speed limit (60 mph), and pulled over immediately. To my dismay, the tire was shattered. The inside wall appeared untouched, but the outside wall was in pieces.

This is my third set of tires on my 1998 Pontiac Firebird. The first set was BF Goodrich TAs. The car experienced very bad vibration and all the shops around here blamed the car. The Firebird only has 70,000 miles on it and has been garage kept its whole life. I went on to replace the wheels and put over $2000 in suspension and steering work to try and eliminate the vibration but nothing helped. On March 14, 2009, I replaced the tires with a set of Cooper CS4 Touring Ts and had an alignment again. The car still had a terrible vibration and again the shop that sold them to me blamed the car.

I bought a 2008 Chrysler Pacifica on 12.05.09 and my car presently has under 30,000 miles on it. Upon inspection on September 3rd, I was told the tires were dry rot and cracked. I had to buy new tires to replace the Michelins that were on it. Michelin, as per their website, has a 6-year warranty on their tires. Today, I was informed that I will not get an adjusted amount for the tires because they were too old. When I got new tires, Hankook brand, I was informed that Michelin has an adjuster and that I would be reimbursed for the faulty tires on my car. I cannot see how Michelin is not accountable, to some degree, for the faulty tires.

I purchased a 2006 Hyundai Sonata back in 2007. The standard tires on these cars are Michelin tires. The tires (just like the car) were in showroom new condition. However, when the winter months came along, the performance of these tires was anything but new. I couldn't figure it out at first. When I drove the car in 1-2 inches of snow, it would slip and slide every time I barely touched the brake pedal. "And don't let me tell you what happens on ice". This was dangerous during rush hour traffic. What's worse? The car made a funny clicking noise almost as if slush was building up on the rotors or something. I thought there was a break problem, or a serious problem with the ESC System.

I am very disappointed in the quality of the Michelin Harmony tires. We have the p195/65r15 tires on our 2002 Honda Accord; they are not even 3 years old and the tread is great, but they are dry rotting. To me, that is bad quality tires and they need to be replaced. Someone could get injured or even killed if the tires were to blow. I would like this matter to be taken care of immediately!

I own a 2009 Toyota Camry with only 2300 miles. The front driver-side tire had a blowout while driving at 30 mph. Nothing touched or hit the tire. The car is garage-kept. At work, the car is parked in a reserved parking space, which is visible from my desk. The tire is a Michelin P215 60R16. The tire had to be replaced at my expense. At 2300 miles, this should not have happened.

Michelin right front tire blew out on a straight two-lane road, drawing car to the right, running 40 miles/hour hitting a garbage can. Tires are rotated on regular basis and have regular routine maintenance. The car is 1 1/2 year old, bought new, and has one owner. Damage was to right top fender (dent), and mirror broke off. Driver was okay, but shook up; reported to police and insurance.

I purchased Michelin LXT tires for the 2003 Toyota Highlander in June 2008. On September 21, 2009 with ~3,000 miles, the passenger side tire blew out. It's a ~4-inch-by-4 inch square piece of sidewall at 45 mph. Fortunately, I maintained control of the car and there was no further incident. Tire pressure was checked ~30 days ago at 30 psi. There are no signs of road hazard.

My 2008 Cadillac STS has Michelin Pilot tires. They ride hard and have flat spots until they warm up. I have taken them to 3 places to try to remedy the problem. The first told me the rim was bent and I had a bad bearing. The second said the rim was bent and the tires were bad. The Cadillac dealer checked the rims and bearing. It found no bent rim or bad bearing. John at Michelin called the second dealer, and they said I should take it to Sears. Obviously, Michelin isn't going to do anything about these crummy tires. I am stuck with a $55,000 car with 8-ply truck tires on it.

In August 2007, I purchased a new Kia Sedona with Michelin tires. I have now driven 18,745 miles in 24 months and need new tires since the treads have worn thin. I have two with severe road damage and as such contacted Michelin who advised that I seek out an independent tire dealer to inspect the tires and phone them in my presence. After the conversation, the customer service rep (a male) told the dealer that they would allow me to purchase new tires at 75%. Since the cost of the tires are already outrageously priced at approximately $170.

As I read all these complaints about a "catastrophic sidewall failure" that seemed to happen "out of the blue or for no reason," I laugh somewhat to myself. After being in the tire industry for over 18 years, and dealing with all products (Michelin, BFG, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Firestone, etc.), I can tell you all that a tire just does not "explode" spontaneously ever. Period. If you have/had or will have a blow out, there will be some external forces at play. Improper air pressure, overload on tires, running tires with incorrect load index for your vehicle, hitting pot holes, road hazards, etc. However, when it comes to Michelin, no other tire company on the market stands behind its product better. Try calling Goodyear or Firestone and tell them you have a nail in your sidewall and ask for some sort of goodwill or warranty. Then, hold the line for laughter. Michelin, on the other hand, will even try to offer something out of customer satisfaction, even if it’s not covered by warranty.

I purchased a used vehicle in June in 2008 with new Michelin MXV4 Plus tires and in less than 13 months and 20,000 miles, all four tires have had sidewall blowouts.

I had a shaking while driving. I was informed by numerous mechanics from dealers to retailers that it was a problem other than tires. $2,500 and 19,000 miles later, I'm told it’s the Michelin Energy MXV4 Plus tires on the car. I called Michelin and they agreed only to cover 40%. I feel the tires were newer when I tried to originally have this problem solved.

I have a 2007 Honda Ridgeline with Michelin LTX M/S 245/65-17 tires. I had one of these tires blow out while driving around town. This was a blow out on the inside side wall of the tire. I guess that it could have been a road hazard. I replaced the tire at a significant cost. On June 30, 2009, I had a second tire blow out on the side wall outside after driving a couple of hundred miles on the highway. No hazard seen in the road. After reading other complaints, I suspect that there could be a problem with the tires. I am looking into this. No damage other than destroyed tire and 30 minutes in 100 degree heat changing the thing.

On Wednesday. June 10, 2009 at 5:10pm, the spare tire inside my 1999 Suburban exploded, shattering the long driver's side window of my Suburban. It was parked in our driveway at the time. It was not a hot day; it's about 85 degrees outside. The explosion was a loud one that we heard from inside our kitchen, which is approximately 20 feet away. The way the vehicle was facing, only some of the glass hit our house; most of it flew into the driveway. We are finding glass as far away as 60 feet from the vehicle.

I was driving my 2008 Toyota Sienna Mini-van on a trip. After 40 miles we were nearly home and had a blowout on our left front Michelin Tire. It was original issue when we bought the car. There was a side cut oval shaped of rubber which just popped out! We replaced the tire $175 and spoke to Toyota which claimed it was a road hazard or vandalism. This is ridiculous because if someone sliced the tire we wouldn't have been able to drive it forty miles. We filed a claim with Michelin but since they will speak to our dealer, I am not optimistic.

I was driving on 95 from Washington, DC to Baltimore doing 65 and my left rear tire (sidewall) exploded! I changed the tire and went home. A week later, I was checking my tire pressure and I noticed a separation on my right rear tire that I bought at the same time as my other 3 tires (Michelin LTX M/S P225/70 R16), I had kept the left rear tire that blew out on 95 and it suddenly came clear to me. I got 22000 miles on these tires and they are no good. This is the last tire I'll buy that is Michelin.

This can be added on to your list of Michelin Tire sidewall problems. I too have been a Michelin tire buyer for many years. I've had one sidewall blow out once (Michelin X), and now on my 2003 Tacoma truck (2x4), I see a huge split and protrusion on the sidewall of the rear wheel driver's side. The tire still has about 30,000kms of useful life and have never been abused. This sidewall problem just appeared one day! Costco and several other tire specialists told me to remove it immediately as it could blow anytime, yet they could not give me a reason as to what is causing that other than Michelin has a history of this type of problem. As a consequence, I need to change the rear tires and replace them prematurely because they are defective. This is an expense I did not need this year.

Like so many others, it seems I have just had a blowout on my new Zepher 45' Motorhome with top-of-the-line Michelin "Energy" 22.5 295 80 green. I only have 7000 miles on it when for no apparent reasons, the passenger tag axle tire blew out and fortunately we were coming to a complete stop when the sidewall exploded and there was nothing possibly present that could have punctured it with almost all the original tread still showing and all seven of my other tires at a recommended 105 psi and I had checked all the tires that morning before our trip.

On October 13, 2006, I purchased four Michelin LTX M/S All Season radial tires from the Costco store in Austin, Texas. On April 11th, 2009, I was traveling west on I-10 from Sealy, Texas to Schertz, Texas. The tires at this point had about 38,000 miles on them. I was traveling on I-10 at the speed limit of 70 miles per hour and the left rear Michelin tire exploded. The tire pressure had been checked fifteen minutes earlier and was at 35 pounds of pressure on all tires. The car careened back and forth across the lanes several times before turning 180 degrees and came to rest facing oncoming traffic. Luckily, other traffic saw what was transpiring and kept clear.

My husband bought a new Lincoln Zephyr for me in 2006. Since that time, I have had three (3) tires that blew out and caused rim damage. At present, I have two that have split deep in the sidewalls and we have to get two more! The first tire was not even a year old when it happened. I got that tire replaced with a new one (OEM tires Michelin Energy Saver Tires) for $225.00. The rim was damaged also but was determined OK to use. Then less than 8 months, two tires blew out as I went over a small (normal) break in the blacktop (was not a hole) - just blacktop with cracks in it. I had two blowouts on the passenger side of the zephyr and this time, a very expensive rim was destroyed also (June 2008). I paid almost $500.00 for the rim and $480.00 for 4 new tires (replaced with Michelin PS 2 tires because we could not get the OEM tires that came on the car).

I purchased 4 Michelin P225/60R tires from Wal-Mart on 11/28/07. On 5/2/09, I had a blow out on the left front. Wal-Mart said there was nothing they could do because I didn't buy insurance. On 5/8/09, the right rear blew out. I paid $686.53 for this set of tires, just waiting for the other two to blow out. I can't afford to replace them right now. Replacements are $140.00 each. So far, no real damage yet and just hope the other two hold up.

2008 BMW M3 with Michelin PS2 (Pilot Sport 2) 19-inch low profile tires - At 5500 miles, I developed a bubble (protrusion) in the sidewall. I have come to find that this is a common issue with Michelin tires. Perhaps there should be a class action lawsuit.

I had one Michelin tire go flat, and within another 500 miles, the front tire exploded on my Suburban. The tire peeled like a banana. Luckily, we were only traveling 40mph so damage other than the tire was minimal. Upon closer inspection, the other rear tire was showing creases and bumps in the side wall. It too was ready to go. These tires only have approximately 35,000 miles on them. We have since replaced these tires with Coopers for approximately $800. I will never purchase a Michelin tire again.

While traveling 65 mph, the left rear tire tread came off, peeled like a banana according to witnesses. It caused me to skid across the lane of oncoming traffic, and my 2002 jeep liberty rolled over twice and landed on all four wheels. I suffered a head injury, laceration, and multiple contusions. My 4-yr-old son was in the rear and belted into his car seat. He suffered a head injury. We were transported by ambulance to the nearest hospital. I feel like it was definitely because of the Michelin Tire that we were injured and my vehicle now totaled. I have been told my injuries were not severe enough, because I was not paralyzed or no death occurred, that it is not worth any lawyer pursuing a case against the tire manufacturer. So they will continue to have bad tires out there, and people like us will continue to have near-death collisions.

the car - the mileage was 39,000. One of the tires, the rear left tire, literally exploded and forced me off the road onto the shoulder. My speed had been 50 miles/hour. Upon inspection, the other tires were showing signs of cracking along the rim of the tire. I replaced the 4 tires with Cooper tires. The cost of the replacement Cooper tires is $598.00. Thanks, Michelin!

While traveling on SR 78, our right front passenger tire blew (like exploded). We had just exited a highway where we were traveling 65mph. The sidewall of the tire looked like someone had peeled it apart. We had our grandchildren in the backseat. If this had blown 5 minutes earlier, we would probably be dead. I know Sam's Club will do nothing about our vehicle since it is a F250 Ford truck. We use it for pleasure only and not for any type of heavy work. Sam's said these were the best tire, but they could not guarantee that (after they installed them) because we might use the truck for business. I am terrified that the other three tires will do the same thing. After reading other people's stories on this website, I think we will just take them off and buy new. I can replace the tire with a reputable company (certainly not Michelin). I cannot jeopardize the lives of my loved ones.

We have an 07 Ford Fusion. On April 6th, I was driving on I4 outside of Tampa and had what I thought was a blow out but now who knows. I was going 70, which is the speed limit, in the center lane and noticed a change in the road noise, thought about it and touched the brake. The noise got louder so I put on the blinker and started moving to the break down lane. When I came to a stop, my tire kept going and rolled/bounced a quarter of a mile down the highway. A Road Ranger stopped and changed the right front tire and I went to a Ford dealership where they put a new tire on for $278 and told me to contact Michelin for a warranty. I asked for the two black rings that were left on the rim so they put them in the trunk. I drove up to where the rest of my tire was on the side of the highway and threw that in the trunk.

Michelin XC LT4 tires, which are manufactured by Michelin and sold exclusively through Sears Automotive stores - My tires are on a 1998 Ford F150 pickup and are maintained by myself with the correct air pressure and are rotated (front to back, not diagonally) at regular intervals. Being a do-it-yourselfer, I periodically check the condition of my tires, visually, before any road trip. In April of this year (2009), my right rear tire (a Michelin XC LT4) exploded on the expressway while driving at about 65mph. As I was in the righthand lane, I pulled off the road in a matter of 3-5 seconds. The entire outer sidewall of tire disintegrated - the appearance was much like that of having a hand grenade explode inside the tire.

We have just experienced our third side wall failure in as many months on our 2007 Fusion. I wrote you after the second and am writing again to have documentation. The last tire I received help from Michelin, only after complaining long and hard about it. Our tires all blew on expressway driving. This last time with my son, pregnant daughter-in-law and 18 months grandson in the car (very precious cargo). They are en route to Florida in the car. The tire is being replaced without help from Michelin. I will attempt to take that up with them later. My son just wants to get back on the road. I, of course, am fearful about the fourth tire. I will hope for the best. Once again, any help would be appreciated.

We have a relatively new Ford Fusion 07 with Michelin tires on it. On 1/1/09, we experienced a sidewall blowout on the right front tire. The dealer said it was not warranted. I replaced it with the same at the dealer tire. Yesterday, the left back tire blew, same exact problem. The car is presently at the Ford dealer, and I am online looking at all of these side tire failures wondering about these recurring issues. The dealer just called to say it’s not under warranty. My Michelin booklet says 6 years. I have placed a call to them. I would be happy to be contacted by others. I can hardly wait for the next tire to blow.

I bought a 2007 Mazda 6 with Michelin tires. At about 40,000 miles, the tires began to pop, one on the road and one in the driveway. The replacement of the tires and ruined rim cost over $1,000 and a possibility of a serious personal injury. I also incurred time off from work while repairs were made.

I have read all the articles complaining about the Michelin product. I am a very happy Michelin customer. All three of my vehicles have Michelin products, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I own a 2003 Nissan 350Z with the Michelin PS2, a 2005 Infiniti FX35 with Michelin Latitude Touring, and a 1996 Toyota Tercel with BF Goodrich (a Michelin product) G-Force Sport. I have never had a problem. A number of the complaints listed are either road hazard-based, neglect, or time. Michelin x-rays every tire that leaves their plant for imperfections. That would catch nearly everything structurally wrong with the tire before it leaves the plant. Oh, and I do not work for Michelin.

One of my Michelin Energy MXV4 Plus Tires developed a 9 inch sidewall separation rip in just one day. I only noticed it when I was driving slowly in a parking lot with the window down, and heard a strange noise coming from the tire. These are the original tires on my car and have 22000 miles on them. I took the damaged tire to Costco for a warranty exchange, but the tire technician claimed that the tear was from an impact, which is not true. I will take it to other authorized Michelin dealers later. I registered the incident/complaint with both Michelin customer service (via telephone) and with the NHTSA--both important steps

My car requires a size tire that is generally offered by Michelin. When my existing Michelin tires started to wear out, I went to a large national tire dealer and they ordered that model and size Michelin tire directly from Michelin. When the tires arrived, the tire dealer contacted me to setup an installation. I went to the tire dealer and they took the wheels off my car. Then the dealer's manager came out to see me and explained that Michelin had shipped him the wrong tire entirely. In fact, he showed me his order and he showed me the tires he received from Michelin. So then he tried to reorder the tires, but Michelin told him they were on backorder and he was unable to determine when the tires would be back in production.

My daughter was driving a 2002 Yukon with her 2-year old child on Kirker Pass Road in Concord, California, when the right rear tire had a blowout. She lost control of the vehicle, went through a fence, hit two posts and finally stopped in a ditch. She carried her crying and bleeding daughter up a hill to the highway and was able to flag down a passing motorist. My husband and I sold the Yukon to our daughter because we felt she and her family would be safer in a large vehicle.

I'm a owner of a 2001 yukon denali on july 27, 2008 coming from greensboro nc on route 58 near franklin va my michlin right front tire blew out on me and my family. i thank god that no one in my vehicle was hurt and that i had no damage to my vehicle but i had to be tow to nearest walmart but it gets worst. on sept 27, 2008 on highway 13 in virginia heading north to pocomoke md i had another blow out in the same vehilce and this time it was my rear driver side tire that blew out and low and behold i give god all the thanks and praise i was not hurt and no damaged to my truck i think something needs to be done and soon for someone gets killed

My husband and were coming home from Elizabeth City on Highway 17 when for no reason the right rear tire blew out and I lost control of the car and went down a 25ft inbackment where a tree went thru our car and we hit another tree. We had a 05 Lincoln Towncar it was a total loss. The tires were new Michilin, with a little over 5000 miles on them. My husband was in the hospital with broken arm and ribs for six day. They had to put two plates, 12 screws and a bone graft in his arm. I am sure it will never be without pain, but we are gratful that we were not killed. It was a mircale.

On June 3, 2008, I purchased 4 (Michelin X Radial DT, 80,000 mile warranty, P225/60 R 16 97 T BW) tires to replace 4 one-year old tires which were perfectly good, but they had a letter from Honda stating that the tires put on there and recommended by Costco a year ago, were the wrong tires for the car and that this Odyssey needed tires with more psi...so in order to be safe, we decided to put on these four tires. Costco split the cost of these tires with us.

I have blown 3 Michelin RV tires that were less than 3 years old, all showed AD steel inside, rusted steel, probably procured as rusted `steel. Michelin does not care the `least about my problem .

I have a Fusion SEL with Michelin low profile tires high performance tires. After 12,000 miles my car did not pass state inspection because of a bubble on the right front tire. Replaced it with another Michelin that cost $250. After 23,000 miles I hit a bump and blew out the front right tire again. Four days later, the new front right tire had a bubble and had to be replaced. In 23,000 miles I have also had to replace three tires, one at a time.

We had four new Michelin tires installed approximately six years ago on our 1993 Volvo 240 sedan (our "B" car). We only use it around our local area and have a little over 120,000 miles on it and have used in less than 5,000 miles annually in the same 6 year time period. We had a complete sidewall failure 'blowout' on one rear tire driving 30 MPH to the grocery store (less than one mile). When we replaced it, we were told that all tires needed replacement since the sidewalls were cracked and the treads were delaminating, although the tires still had substantial thread depth left and would have been otherwise servicable for another 10,000-12,000 miles. Economic damage is four new tires (not Michelin) for $320. We were fortunate that the blowout occurred at low speed.

I am now up to replacing my fourth tire on a Ford Fusion. One at a time. All blew out when the car was on the highway. Each tire has cost about $300. This is crazy. There is definitely something wrong with Michelin tires!

I experienced at a speed of 50 mph, on a slow left turn, that was limited to 50 mph, The vehicle turned 90 degrees in the road. Fortunately no vehicles were coming, I stopped to check what the problem was, I could find no fault. I though my steering went. But I slowly proceeded down the road again. It happened again after another 10 mi, It only occurred at a speed ever so slightly above 50. I later found that the belts were broken on the left rear tire. Not visible to the naked eye.

I purchased some tires and is supposed to recieve a rebate. It has been over 2 months and I haven't recieved nothing. The rebate form said allow between 2-4 weeks. It has been about 8 weeks now.

I bought a new left over 2005 Dodge Magnum RT on 11/27/06. It came with Michelin 4X4 Diamaris 275/40ZR20 102W. These tires only have 16,000 miles on them now. Tuesday July 8, 2008 about half way to Tampa on I 75 (72 miles) the left rear tire blew out for no reason. I didnt run over anything to cause the tire to fail. Traffic was very heavy, I had the cruise control set at 72mph. Im very lucky that I wasnt hurt or wreck my new car. Ive never owned Michelin Tires in my life and Ive been driving for 50 years and never had anything like this happen before. Im 66 years old and this incident scared the hell out of me. Ive always heard that Michelin Tires were the best so I was very happy when I saw that my new Dodge was equipped with the best tire that money could buy.

We were traveling home for a trip to the Chattanooga Aquarium on July 19th 2008. I was in my 2000 Acura with my daughter and 7 year old granddaughter. I had new tires out on my car at 45,197 miles and felt save since the tires only had 14503 miles on them. I have always been a faith full buyer of Michelin tires. The ride is exceptional and I thought they were safe. The tires I purchased from Sam's in Huntsville are Michelin MXV4 PLUS Radial XSE P205/60 R16 91H MXV4+ I was told this is an excellent tire.

i have a 2002 volvo s60. this is the first car i have ever owned, as i have always owned trucks. when the time came to replace tires at 52,000 miles i was astonished. my trucks always got atleast 90,000-110,000 miles out of a set of shoes. the dealer recommended the michelin mxv4. i agreed, hey was this michelin man, always thought a reputable tire.

I have been singing the praises of Michelin Hyroedge tires ever since I had them put on my PT Cruiser. That is, until last week when the front passenger side tire shredded apart on the interstate during morning rush hour. This was nerve wracking to say the least, but taking it back to Tire Kingdom, where I purchased it and 3 others 18 months before was befuddling. I was told that no, this is not a warrenty issue, and that it was not caused by any nail or other foreign object, but was caused by a damaged valve stem.

The economic hardship caused by this defective tire is under $55.00. The damaged tire could have caused a wreck but only damaged my finger as I was impaled on the wire sticking up from the steel belt while changing the flat tire. The attitude at Fulcher Tire is it is of no concern to them and not their problem that they sold me a defective tire from a company that according to them will never honor a warranty. They continue to misrepresent the tire as if it came with a good warranty and profit from that misrepresentation. they have offered me a new discount tire replacement but will not assist in any way with a claim from the tire manufacturer.

I bought one brand new Michelin tire Jan 23, 2007 from Murray's Tires. I paid $115.00 for the one tire. I put less than 500 miles on the tire, being that I work at home and the car is 21 years old and it's not suitable for taking on the road, and stayed parked in my driveway at least 4 days out of the week.

I lease a Honda Accord 2008, I have only 15,000 miles on the car. today I discovered a bubble on the sidewall near the rim. absolutely no rim damage at all. Honda tells me I must have hit a pothole, (find me a road without one!) the tire dealer tells me Honda puts the narrow tires on their Accords and that is the problem...or the belt inside the tire is off center.... End result I am out $250.00 to replace a tire barely a year old.

I special ordered 4 Michelin 285 R75E 16 A/T2 tires at my local Sams club. It took a week to get the tires. After putting on the tires the Technitian found that all 4 tires had sidewall bubble defects. The technitian contacted Michelin without any satisfaction. So I told him to put my old tires back on. I contacted Michelin and spoke to a Stephen in cust. relations. After speaking with him and relaying my experience of waiting to get the tires for a week and now having spent the better part of 4 hrs not getting them, he agreed to send us 4 tires at no charge. He spoke to the tech. while the tech was putting the old tires back on my truck. He was told I was not accepting the tires. He was to have the tires sent to sam's.

I purchased a Mazda 6 new and it came from the factory with Michelin Tires. The problem started immediately with a severe rough ride when the tires were cool thus causing steering problems. I rarely drive this vehicle (7,000 miles per year)and was shocked to find sidewall bulges and tire seperation on the right rear tire (mileage under 20,000).

I stopped buying Michelin tires years ago. I was very impressed with the great feel and road wear I got with the Michelin tires that came with my new Honda Accord. Naturally, for that reason, when I needed to replace the tires, I went to my local tire dealership and asked for the exact same Michelin tires that came with the car. Problem was, the same model replacement tires ran rough, and were tread-bare in less than 25,000 miles. My neighborhood mechanic pulled the tires off the car and showed me why.

No physical damage other than the cost of replacing the tires. And of course the loss of $$ of all 4 Michelin tires. We are wondering if there is a recall of some kind on these tires. We have never seen anything like this before. it must be a weakness in the tire that caused the problem.

On April 25, 2008 I was traveling North on I-17 in Arizona, just outside Anthem. Unexpectedly, The Michelin Symmetry tire on the passenger rear of my 2000 Grand Voyager exploded causing (estimates are $1800.00 - $3800.00) worth of body damage to my vehicle. The tire had good tread life (only 30k miles) and there were no punctures, no previous repairs and no heat marks as verified by Discount Tire's personel, where I had purchased the tires. Discount Tires ageed that the tire failed prematurely and agreed to file a claim on my behalf with Michelin. Michelin subsequently sent me a letter and asked me to obtain two body shop estimates and to fill out a claim form that they supplied, detailing the event. I sent the info that they had requested via FedEx on Friday, May 9, 2008 (economy three day delivery). I received a denial letter on Monday, May 12, 2008. As evidenced by the dates, my packet never made it into Michelin's hands before they denied my claim. The basis of thier denial was that they said that the tire had evidence that it was run flat or low for a long period of time. I whole heartedly dispute thier findings and question thier integrity. I may not check my tires every week, but I do make it a practice to maintain and visually inspect my tires routinely (as I have children that drive in the van). I feel that Michelin has a canned response to complaints such as mine, because they know that it is difficult and costly to challenge thier findings. I believe that this is evidenced by the fact that I received a denial letter before they received the information that they requested from me to complete thier investigation. I spent the better part of the day getting the two estimates that Michelin requested, not to mention the cost of fuel and the FedEx package that I sent to them. It appears that Michelin's bean counters have formulated a plan of action when dealing with product liability claims, knowing full well that they have the consumer over the barrel most of the time. They bank on the fact that the consumer has no recourse, except to hire expensive experts and/or lawyers to prove that thier product is defective, which will far exceed the cost of the claim, thus resulting in no claim. Unfortuneatly, unless you are severly injured or someone loses their life does it become cost effective for the consumer to undergo the expense of proving that Michelin's tire is defective. Michelin can't possibly perform an unbiased and objective analysis, I suspected that going in, but they confirmed my concerns. How can a little ol consumer like me possibly hold my own against a large corp like Michelin, I can't and they rely on it. My only recourse is TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER MICHELIN TIRE AGAIN! Oh by the way, I have Michelin's on three of my cars and that is three less cars for Michelin The commerical of the baby sitting in the middle of the Michelin tire is BS and misleading!!! I have never had a blowout with another brand of tire!!!!

I have had three side wall blow outs in the last two months to brand new Michelin Synchronome 1111H tires. Each occurence happened within a few days of buying the tires. In each case I hit the side of a curb without scrapeing it hard but distroyed the tires. I drive a suv and have had the same kind of car for many years without this ever happening before.In fact, I have been driving for over 45 years without this happening.

We have a set of defective MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN Tires (P245-70R16 106H) on our 2006 Kia Sorento. Not only do they ride awful but have strange and uneven wear on them. They look dangerous. There's no damage to the vehicle YET, but after reading all your reports, I wonder why you guys aren't reporting these bad tires to the NHTSA? They can affect a recall and can force Michelin to solve their manufacturing problems.

Four hours of lost time.

The tire seriously damaged the outer skin of the motor home, destroyed the outer part of the exhaust pipes, and severed the propane lines in the wheel well. Repair estimates are running into the $1200 region, including tire replacement.

I had a blow out on my brand new ridge line pickup truck. 4000 miles on the tires and it was faulty. I only hope to get reimbursed for rental and my deductible.

On December 17, 2007 at approx. 17:30 hrs I was traveling North on I-81 approx 1/2 mile S of exit 90. The right front tire blew out on my Ford Explorer. No injuries. As my Ford Explorer has accutrac which helped me to maintain control of my vehicle and safely coast my way to a stop on the burm of the highway. However, tread seperated causing substantial damage to my vehicle. I have photos of tire. DOT # of tire is B37PDH8X2504. Anyone with failures of Michelin tires should contact the US Dept of Transportation and lodge a complaint. As I have contacted them and requested an investigation into these tires and was told they have not received any complaints on Michelin tires. After seeing this website, I find that hard to believe! After all of this, I no longer felt safe driving with Michelin tires and replaced all four with another type.

I purchased my 2005 Dodge Ram in Dec 05...Truck had 175 miles on it at time of purchase. I noticed the other day that my front tires are almost completely bald! I only have 22,000 miles on my truck. I would like to have my tires replaced and the back ones looked at as well by a professional.

This may result in tire failure and accident or at the very least premature tire replacement causing financial hardship.

I do not have a horror story to tell about the new MXV4 Engergy Plus tires yet, however, I feel that these tires are unsafe compared to any michelin tire that I have owned previously. The tires set up a vibration in the passenger cabin that gets stressful, and it feels at times as though the belts are moving around with less than 1,000 miles on these tires. In short, I feel that these tires are dangerous because at times, the bounce and vibration from the tires makes me feel that I am not firmly in control of the car. I am trying to get the tires replaced by the Mercedes dealership where I bought the car. If they refuse to repalce these tires with a more suitable tire, then I will eat the cost of these horrible tires and buy new japanese tires from NTB.

Today My Mother and My Stepfather were driving to Laughlin up the 15. Weather was good, road conditions good. My Mom was driving and made an attempt to pass a slow moving Semi Truck. She checked Her speed at approx. 65m.p.h. When She lost control of Her Land Rover due to a premature blowout on Michelin Tires they just purchased this Year at Costco.

All three tires blew at fairly high speeds.

Hit a pothole the other day and I believe the poor quality of the tire caused my rim to bend. It was not that bad of a pothole but these tires failed to perform properly.

On November 15, 2006, I purchased 4 205/55HR 16 Michelin Pilot Exalto tires in the amount of $464.44 from Tire Rack. On March 23, 2007, I incurred 2 flat tires and purchased 2 replacement tires from Tire Rack in the amount of $271.08. Per my Road Hazard insurance program through Tire Rack I will be reimbursed in the amount of $199.48.

Two years ago I bought my Dartmouth college junior a Subaru Outback Wagon. The Dealer installed a new set of Michelin XSE mud and snows to seal the deal. My daughter at first reported that these tires did not work all that well in the snow and also told me that the tires felt greasy when wet. Her previous car,a GM A body wagon with a set of Yokohamas LS4's , served her well in the snows of New Hampshire. More recently, the Subaru Wagon Michelins have developed blisters in the side walls (this with the tires having about 20,000 miles on them)

I bought 4 Michelin Pilot tires and had them mounted at discount tire center in Long Beach, CA.,on August 13, 2003. I just noticed a deep crack running across the treads of one of these tires. about a year ago a defect that looked exactly the same appeared on another of these four tires bought at DTC. Initially we thought it unusual but we paid for new tires. This is the second time and we would like Michelin to replace the remaining two from this original 2003 purchase.

I recently purchased a 2006 Dodge Charger-Daytona Pkg. My vehicle came equipped with the Michelin Pilot Sport, 235/55r/18 tire. With less than 10,000 miles, the sidewall of my tire blew out while my husband was driving 70 miles an hour on a freeway. The vehicle began to shutter and he immediatly lost tire pressure. The tire looks like someone took a knife and cut around it. The inside of the tire shows blistering. Michelin has offered $80.00 towards a new $240.00 tire. After reading recalls for the sister tire (20 inch) and after reading several of the comments on this page, I have decided that I do NOT want Michelin tires on my car. Unfortunately, I am now out $900.00 for tires I shouldn't have to replace for another 35,000 miles. :o(

Three of the four OEM Pilot Sports Radial X tires on my Porsche have developed cracks in the sidewalls in less than 15,000 miles.

While on a short trip with my family, I had a tire go flat. I went to a Michelin location in Pigeon Forge, TN to have it repaired. The service team told me it would be 20 minutes. 45 minutes later I came back and they had still not pulled my car back. I explained the situation to the man at the desk. He told me too bad and I would just have to wait my turn, it didn't matter what the service man told me. He then proceeded to yell at me in a room full of people, about waiting until it was my turn. I was horrified.

I just looked into the recent Michelin recall on heavy sports load tires. I have Pilot P215/50 r17 93V tires on my Mazda. I noticed blistering on one of the tires and the other mysteriously has low air pressure. I have already replaced two of these tires with another brand with limited miles on my car. I would not recommend these tires to anyone.

I bought a used 1999 Dodge Quad Cab 2 wheel drive pickup truck.I felt very safe when I saw that the truck came with a set of MICHELIN LTX A/S tires. I took my new truck over to a tire shop because I felt a bubble in the sidewall. I was told that when tires are on the rack sometimes it causes an indentation. I am a horse trainer and pull a gooseneck horse trailer.The weight of my trailer is around 5800 lbs empty.

In August of 2005 we purchased a 2003 Hyundai Elantra for our 17 year old daughter. Needless to say, at 17, she is a new and fairly inexperienced driver. The car had 18,000 miles on it, so did the tires which were original to the car. That should have been no problem.