Tire Bubble Problems of Ford Fusion

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Fusion equipped with hankook tires, tire line: kinergy gt, tire size: 225/45/r18. The contact stated that the rear driver's side and front passenger's side tires experienced sidewall bubbling. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000. VIN not available.

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In Feb 2008 I bought a new 2007 Ford Fusion. The problem I'm having is with michelin tires (225/50r17). Three of the four tires have developed bubbles and had to be replaced within the past year. The first was July 19, 2009, the second was July 2, 2010 and the third was August 4, 2010. I contacted michelin who gave me the run-around but no solution. I took the last tire to a michelin dealer and was told that michelin wouldn't give me anything because an authorized dealer didn't replace the tire. How can I go around finding a particular dealer when I'm setting on the interstate with a flat tire? I went to the first place I found who could replace the tire. Each time I was out of town when the failure happened, the first two times I was ever out of state so it's not like being at home where you can look in the yellow pages or surf the net and find an authorized dealer. The authorized dealer that I contacted after the 3rd failure said it was due to impact from potholes. Duh! it's summertime. Potholes have been repaired. I feel that michelin (and representatives) have failed me as a consumer. They claim to stand behind their product and that's exactly what they do - stand behind because they sure don't step up to the plate and handle the problem. I feel that I had 4 defective tires either manufacturer's defect or dry rot or something. I have never in the history of driving (40+ yrs) have I replaced a tire for a bubble in it and now 3 in less than a year????? no more michelin for me.

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The contact owns 2007 Ford Fusion equipped with continental conti pro contact p205/60r16 tires. The contact stated that she noticed a bubble on the side wall of the front passenger side tire. The vehicle was taken to a tire center and the failed tire was replaced with a tire of a different make. The tires were rotated frequently to reduce the risk of failure but the failure would still occur intermittently to three out of the four original tires. Each time the failed tire was replaced with a tire of a different make. Only the continental tires experienced the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 26,000. The current mileage was approximately 37,500.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Fusion. The vehicle has continental contiprocontact tires, size 225/55r17. The front passenger tire blew out while driving 35 mph. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and someone assisted her with placing the spare on the vehicle. The driver went to a wholesale club to purchase another tire and was informed that there was a defect in the inner liner. The defect created bubbles in both the front passenger tire (which had already blown out) and the rear passenger tire. The dealer stated that it appeared to be tire damage instead of a defect. The manufacturer began to create a case for the failure, but sent it back to the dealer. The current mileage was 1,954 and failure mileage was 1,944.