Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 30500 | 1 | |
| The van has michelin 235/60r17 tires purchased new in 7/4/2009. one tire failed 3/5/12 with sidewall rupture at 30,500 miles; i have a photo of the damaged michelin tire area. tire had rapid air leak - essentially a blowout; was going 20 mph. second tire failed on 8/10/12 with leak at 35,700 miles. tire had sidewall leak deflating tire in 10-12 minutes; was going 15 mph. second tire id is 235/60r17 102t 1391h3mnx 5008. have photo of tire leak area. second failed tire and two remaining michelin tires on van appear to have dry rot on sidewalls. remaining tires have same id and 5008 and 0209 at end. in both cases, tire was not hit and shows no damage other than sidewall rubber degrading. tread depth is good. have photos showing dry rot degradation. i have no confidence in two remaining michelin tires and am replacing remaining tires on van with the second michelin failed tire. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2012 | 30500 | ||
| The van has michelin 235/60r17 tires purchased new in 7/4/2009. one tire failed 3/5/12 with sidewall rupture at 30,500 miles; i have a photo of the damaged michelin tire area. tire had rapid air leak - essentially a blowout; was going 20 mph. second tire tire failed on 8/10/12 with leak at 35,700 miles. tire had sidewall leak deflating tire in 10-12 minutes; was going 15 mph. second tire id is 235/60r17 102t 1391h3mnx 5008. have photo of tire leak area. second failed tire and two remaining michelin tires on van appear to have dry rot on sidewalls. remaining tires have same id and 5008 and 0209 at end. in both cases, tire was not hit and shows no damage other than sidewall rubber degrading. tread depth is good. have photos showing dry rot degradation. i have no confidence in two remaining michelin tires and am replacing remaining tires on van with the second michelin failed tire. | |||