Beware of Michelin tires

Nevadastars wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

harold1946 wrote:
I have seen that type of crackining and tread seperation many times. It will happen every time when tires are left sitting on hot pavement or concrete and

are allowed to go flat.

That is what side walls will look like when left flat for any length of time.

So, the meticulous previous owner let all six tires go flat and never aired them up. Gotcha.

Fact is, most tires won't go completely flat in 3 years, especially six of them. Not to mention, the cracks would only be on the flat side, not all the way around them. I work on cars/trucks for a living, and we have vehicles that have sat outside in our yard that have been there for years, and the tires are still aired up on them.

Meanwhile, I went to the local Les Schwab and asked about their warranty on Toyo tires. The guy said lifetime warranty includes dry rot, no matter how it got it. He also said Michelin's are having problems with it. Could it be that is why they normally do not warranty against it?

Also, I went to the local Michelin dealer and they want me to bring it by and take pictures and file a claim. It will be interesting what they say, but no matter what, I will probably go with the no-questions-asked Schwab Toyo lifetime warranty. It's a no-brainer.

Exactly!
I got a set of GY Marathons partial warrantied that were 4 years old because they were/are******tires and de-laminated 3 of the 8 tires I had, wreaking havoc on my 'glass trailer fenders.
MFG date looked like 09, but there was another # in one of your pics that may suggest they were mf'd in 06 possibly. I'm not a tire code wizard.
Either way that is not acceptable and while I like Michelins, the 7 yr old spare on my pickup (never hit pavement, never saw UV degradation, tucked under the truck, never went flat on the rim, never coated with Armorall, for all the keyboard jockeys here)
was compeleted cracked/checked/dry rotted. By way of comparison there's a set of Mud King somethin or others on my old Jeep that are at least 15 years old, prolly older. They are just barely starting to dry rot and this thing sat in the NM sun for years before I bought it. I beat the tar out of these tires, low psi, over rocks and logs and they still look better than the Michelin that (was) under my truck.
Dont pay attention to some of the folks here. Too much time on their hands sitting in a RV!