Michelin Tires Reviews

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.