Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 20:45:33 GMT From: "KeithG" <noonenopsaml.com> Subject: Re: Trouble with Michelin Pilots
or that your local municipality pave the roads better and more often. low profile tires are always an iffy proposition here in the midwest anyway. Tire and rim damage is almost normal maintenance. "Eugene Elk" <geneelknopsamdnet.att.net> wrote in message news:9cn4co$a7$1nopsam2-cm.news.eni.net... > My 2000 9-5 Aero equipped with 225-45-17 tires has now suffered bubbling or > blistering on two tires in less than 2500 miles. Needless to say, both > tires had to be replaced at approximately $200/tire. Saab says this is > Michelin's problem and Michelin says that low profile tires are more likely > to bubble with an impact, e.g. pothole and that they're not responsible for > road hazard damage. > > My previous SAAB had 16" low profile tires but where never problematic. I > can't understand why a high performance car should have tires that are so > sensitive to ordinary driving. Has Saab dropped the ball here by equipping > the 9-5 Aero with an inferior tire. Shouldn't SAAB and Michelin stand > behind their products rather than trying to shift the blame? Any > suggestions for getting customer support on this, would be appreciated. > >
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