I just got in after changing out my freshly blown tire for my spare. Thankfully that was still fully inflated.
The bad tire (A Michelin Energy MXV4, one of their XSE offerings) which I purchased new in October 2008 from Ed Voyles Honda, blew a nice 2 inch gash in the sidewall while I was driving home from work today along Highway 9 near Old Milton. Nothing special on the road, not even potholes around there.
Before you ask, I did check the manufactured date a few weeks ago and saw that it was 2807 (28th week of 2007) so one should think that dry rot is not a factor.
I suppose I should be happy, back in March of 2004 I put 4 new Michelin Harmony tires on my car. That lasted only until that November before one of my front tire sidewalls blew (while I was traveling at highway speeds next to a tractor trailer). So this tire lasted me a good 100% longer than that crappy one did. I managed to put a whole 19,000 miles on my current tires.
No more Michelins for me. I might understand this if I bought the cheapest and crappiest tires I could find, but I buy middle range tires from established outlets. This time I think I’ll just head to Sam’s club and buy whatever’s cheapest and have them slap them on. I don’t think I can do any worse than what I’ve been doing.
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Posted under Opinions, Retail Experiences
This post was written by Marc
on February 11, 2010 at 8:33 pm
I wholeheartedly agree! Bought a new Honda minivan with Pax run flat tires and had to change the out after only 26000 miles at a whopping cost of $1266 dollars. There is a class action suit on this and I filed in July 2009 for a rebate. Eight months and still no rebate. I will never buy Michelins again. They are a complr ripoff!
Ditto! Got 23,000 miles out of ours. Bald and with cracks throughout the sidewalls. Driven by my soccer mom wife with a 5 mile commute and average speed of 30mph.
Overpriced garbage! The only reason Acura puts them on is because these ultra soft, delicate tires provide a nice, quite, comfortable ride. Well, no wonder!
Same Here! Damned tires were 2WEEKS OLD!
The tire developed a leak on the inside side wall just at the edge of the tread so it couldn’t be repaired and there is no road hazard guarantee unless you buy them at Costco. I wasn’t even told that you could buy a road hazard guarantee! So now I’m stuck with a $200 tire swing!
Michelin and Tire world SUCKS!