Michelin Tires...Maybe Not

[lbriant]

I wonder my tires that started weather checking at 4 1/2 yrs were 2010 year, and they were under warrentee, I had 5 year on the 315s my buddy's on his winnabego elipse were smaller but also 2010 and his were bad also He had a factory 7 year warrentee maybe they have had to replace allot of tires under warrentee ? Maybe 2010 was a bad year for them

[JIM KELLER]

Wonderful ! I need 8 - 315 80 R22.5 tires. TCI in Tampa said they have none. Been on back order since February. Last 315's they got in, and they got only 4, went to Greyhound. He said they need thousands of them and can't get any.

Where do we go for support on this one ?

[JIM KELLER]

Contacted the Michelin Customer Service at 888-622-2306. After numerous rounds of back and forth phone calls I am defeated. I'm sure they were politically correct and withen corporate guidlines but they were not helpful.

[dale farley]

The more I read about the Michelin problems, the more thankful I am that I got 8 new ones from Fleet Tire in Knoxville with fresh dates in December. I gave them a week's notice and told them I wanted fresh dates, so maybe they rounded them up from other stores. Since they are selling as fast as they can produce them, I suppose fresh dates is not currently an issue. Of course, I do realize this doesn't help any of you guys today.

[JIM KELLER]

Man O Man. This gets worse as I continue to do research. Looks like my option is 8- G670 RV Goodyears at 8957 !

[coreygrubb]

Jim, what's the 8957 ? Surely not $.

[Joe Camper]

An uninformed person my think after reading this thread that Mr Michelin is the only guy who makes tires.

[JIM KELLER]

Yes ! Eight Goodyears installed $ 8957.00. The Michelin program through FMCA is hard to beat but what good is it if there are no tires. I just read Mike Kerley's response and I have heard the same thing about Goodyears. I'm starting to hear Dunlops have a SP 345 315/80 R 22.5 that has a softer rubber compound that might ride nice. Still in the research mode but not looking good !

Jim, what's the 8957 ? Surely not $.