9999 MICHELIN XW4
0 recalls — 23 complaints
No recalls found for this vehicle.
Complaint Statistics
23 total complaints
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 10 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 6 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Aug 13, 2009
Incident date: Aug 12, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN XW4 TIRES, SIZE 225/60/R16. WHILE EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILU... Read more
TIRES
Aug 13, 2009
Incident date: Aug 12, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN XW4 TIRES, SIZE 225/60/R16. WHILE EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL OF THEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILU... Read more
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Jan 6, 2009
Incident date: Sep 7, 2008
REFER TO OPEN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE94071. CUSTOMER OWNS A 1996 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE WITH 93,884 MILES. CAR WAS ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN XW4 TIRES FROM MANUFACTURER IN SIZE P225/60 R16 97S WITH A THIN WHITEWALL. ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED WITH SAME MICHELIN XW4 TIRES AT AROUND 50,000 MILES I... Read more
TIRES
Jan 6, 2009
Incident date: Sep 7, 2008
REFER TO OPEN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE94071. CUSTOMER OWNS A 1996 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE WITH 93,884 MILES. CAR WAS ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN XW4 TIRES FROM MANUFACTURER IN SIZE P225/60 R16 97S WITH A THIN WHITEWALL. ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED WITH SAME MICHELIN XW4 TIRES AT AROUND 50,000 MILES I... Read more
TIRES
Dec 20, 2007
Incident date: Dec 4, 2007
1998 CHEVY BLAZER WITH TIRE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES BLEW OUT AND WHEN HE WENT TO GET THEM REPLACED THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE DRY ROTTED. HE SAID THE BRAKES ENGAGED ON HIS WAY HOME. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE R... Read more
TIRES:SIDEWALL
May 21, 2007
Incident date: Oct 1, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIRE (MICHELIN XW4) IS AT THE 50% MARK AND THE SIDE WALLS ARE CRACKING. THE DOT NUMBER, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, TRANSMISSION TYPE, AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED REQUESTED 5... Read more
TIRES
May 21, 2007
Incident date: Oct 1, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIRE (MICHELIN XW4) IS AT THE 50% MARK AND THE SIDE WALLS ARE CRACKING. THE DOT NUMBER, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, TRANSMISSION TYPE, AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED REQUESTED 5... Read more
TIRES
Nov 27, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
MICHELIN TIRE SIDEWALLS AND TREAD WALLS CRACKED. *TS THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT MICHELIN EITHER PROVIDE HIM WITH FOUR NEW TIRES OR THE MONEY TO REPLACE THEM. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THIS... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Jul 27, 2005
Incident date: Jul 27, 2005
1) I WAS DRIVING HOME, ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR IN STEADY TRAFFIC ON A FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD. 2) MY MICHELIN XW4 P235/75R15 TIRE HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE TREAD RIPPED OFF, AND IN THE PROCESS "SLUNG" AROUND IN A CIRCLE LEA... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Feb 12, 2003
Incident date: Nov 1, 2002
THE VEHICLE FRAME HAD APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF RUST AND CORROSION. THE RUST WAS ALSO NOTICED BY THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT CROSS MEMBER. THE ENGINE OIL PAN RUSTED OUT WHICH CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. ALSO TWO OF THE TIRES HAD ACQUIRED BULGES. *JG *JB
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Nov 26, 2002
Incident date: Sep 19, 2002
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD MAJOR TREAD SEPARATION AT 70-75 MPH. TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. TREAD DEPTH IS 5/32. NLM
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Aug 23, 2002
Incident date: Aug 2, 2002
BELT BROKE - MFG. SAYS THAT THIS IS OKAY AFTER 6 YEARS. *AK
TIRES
Apr 29, 2002
Incident date: Aug 22, 2001
AT APPROXIMATELY 7:20PM ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 2001, I WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT, 75MPH, SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 70, NEAR RICHFIELD, UT, WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DELAMINATED. I MANAGED TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND GOT IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Apr 18, 2001
Incident date: Apr 15, 2001
MICHELIN P215/65R15, DOT M3T2, REPACEMENT TIRES WITH ABOUT 20000 MILES ON A 1997, DODGE, GRAND CARAVAN; WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION*AK
TIRES
Oct 26, 2000
Incident date: Oct 20, 2000
SHIMMY AT LOW SPEED. DEALER DIGNOSED TREAD / BELT SEPARATION. MICHELIN DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH SYMMETRY TIRES EXPLAINING OLD SERIES NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT SYMMETRY WAS SAME TIRE WITH SAME TREAD PATTERN. DEALER ADMITTED THAT THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE XW4 TIRES, BUT REFUSED TO PROVI... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Oct 24, 2000
Incident date: Jan 1, 1999
4 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES HAVE HAD TREAD SEPARATION OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. I STILL HAVE THREE OF THE TIRES, THE FOURTH WAS KEPT BY A FORD DEALER WHO HELPED ME OUT AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SINCE WE FOUND THE PROBLEMS BEFORE BLOWOUTS HAPPENED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M3PA998X TIRESIZE: 205... Read more
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Oct 20, 2000
Incident date: Oct 19, 2000
WHILE AAA WAS CHANGING TIRES NOTICD BOTH REAR TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING AROUND SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD MEET ON A 1996 DODGE, GRAND CARAVAN; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, P215/ 65R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. MICHELIN TIRE CENTER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *... Read more
TIRES
Oct 19, 2000
Incident date: Oct 19, 1999
ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 1997 LINCOLN, TOWN CAR, P215/70R15 975 MADE IN SPAIN DOT H1C7O94X256. 2 REAR TIRES ARE MAKING A THUMPING NOISE LIKE THEY OUT OF ROUND, AND THAT'S FROM WHERE THE THUMP WAS COMING. *AK
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Sep 25, 2000
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000, DURANGO. TREAD ON THE REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED AT 60MPH.*AK
TIRES
Aug 29, 2000
Incident date: Apr 15, 2000
STEEL BELT BREAKAGE. CAUSED BUMPY RIDE AND PULL TO RIGHT. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN I CONTACTED MICHELIN, THEY ATTITUDE WAS THAT THEIR TIRES FAIL WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CARED FOR USING FORD REQUIREMENTS. THE FIRST TIRE TO FAIL WAS IN AUG. 1999 AND A LOCAL FORD DEALER HELPED... Read more
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Aug 26, 2000
Incident date: Aug 10, 2000
LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRVELING AT 65 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1993 FORD AEROSTAR ( ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; DOT# M3PD267X033; P215/70R15). PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS>
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Oct 22, 1999
DESTROYS FRONT RIGHT 2 TIRES (NOT ALIGNMENT PROBLEM) 2 TIRES IN 22K MILES( DOT NUMBER: M3DD TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
TIRES
Nov 25, 1998
I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH RIDE QUALITY ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL AS CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER CHECKING MY OWNER'S MANUAL, I DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WERE COVERED UNDER THE 3/36 MANUFACTURE... Read more
NHTSA Safety Investigations — MICHELIN XW4
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
PE94071
Opened: Oct 3, 1994 — Closed: Feb 28, 1995
TIRE FAILURES
NO DEFECT TREND WAS INDENTIFIED.
MICHELIN XW4 — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the MICHELIN XW4 across all model years.
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Total Recalls
23
Total Complaints
1
Investigations
0
Reported Crashes
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Reported Fires
0
Reported Deaths