Consumer Complaint Detail
MICHELIN / ENERGY LX4 / P225
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006083311 | Incident Date: Oct, 20 2006 |
| Consumer's City: ROCKLEDGE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Michelin North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: ENERGY LX4 | Model Year: P225 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2MEFM75W65X | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 24 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 26 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On saturday, oct. 21, 2006 at approximately 12:00pm i was driving on i-95 just south of port saint lucie florida, traveling at 70 mph, when i experienced a catastrophic blow out of the right rear tire on my 2005 mercury grand marquis, with 14,980 mile on the odometer. the tires were all original equipment tires. the vehicle sustained no damage but the sidewalls were completely shredded, after traveling about 500 to 600 feet to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway. i had to purchase a new michelin tire at a cost of $144.96 -with a 65,000 mi. warranty! the tire that blew with less than 14,980mi was not warranted or pro rated by the dealer or by michelin. i did not run over anything in the roadway, and brought the tire to two different tire shops and they could not figure out what happened. i called michelin and they told there was nothing they could do. this is ridiculous! michelin, advertises itself as one of the "safest" tires on the road, -well this particular one certainly was not. it is a p225-60r16 energy lx4. i am reporting this in hope you may be able to get michelin to help defray the cost of the new tire, and or see if there is a safety defect with this style of tire, which may warrant further action. i remain anxiously awaiting your reply. *nm |