I'm surprised they aren't flat spotted too. If it was my car, I would probably replace them. If the car has a spare, I might chance it, but I don't think a Bolt comes with one.
You need new tires ASAP 10yrs is max for any tire regardless of treadMine are older than I thought, 5013 on the tire. Lots of tread left though, not even halfway wore out yet. This is probably the worst of mine, most are just like the OP's.
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Same - cracking or chipping on gravel roads. While I know they make great tires - have not replaced Mich with Mich - but would if I drove lots of miles per year - I just don’t …Maybe it's the luck of the draw, Goodyear and Firestone have been good for me.
Are you familiar with the Chevy Bolt battery issues? GM issued a massive battery recall after 4-5 cars caught fire while charging. They had to replace the Lithium battery pack on ALL Chevy Bolts (‘17-20) with a brand new, updated, larger LG battery pack.Wouldn’t the fact this car needed a new battery at 7k miles and that it took TWO YEARS to get a replacement be a bigger red flag than tires?
I’d put some Linglongs or Westlakes on it so when you have to park it in another 7k miles you don’t ruin another set of expensive tires.
Agree with your choice. While they didn’t have to, that was nice of the dealer to do. Personally, I wouldn’t want the dealer to take it back and put “new” tires on them, because I’ll have more choices on my own.I will replace them. I just got a set of 4 new Continental tires delivered.
The GM dealer actually gave me $600 credit for the tires after I pressed him on it.
If I wanted the same “eco” rated tires from Michelin, they are $250 each!!! Crazy! These are smallish 17” tires.
Not buying these Michelin tires ever again. Their traction is poor even in dry. And all these cracks - not encouraging.
Thanks for all the replies. I’ve had mixed results with Michelin tires over the years. Some were good and lasted well (LTX2 on our Lexus GX were great)… some were extremely poor tires for the $$$ they cost.
Trailer tires are a very different animal. Often poorly made, run to overheating regularly, and generally carrying a bunch more weight.Wrong. Those tires look terrible. I've had trailer blowouts too after running them with active sidewall cracks.
So in the last several years the product hasn't improved and they are making the same exact tires you had issues with?Years ago had O.E.M GOODYEAR tire for a YARIS do that . Not likely to buy GOODYEAR .
While I use Michelin on one vehicle I own, I think that the cracking may have been an issue before the Green versions. I’ve also had a set of Goodyears that cracked way early like in a couple of years. I know people that have the Defender series tires garaged with little use, and seem to have less tire cracking than those with constant sun exposure. My Continental tires have not had the cracking.This looks very similar to the Michelin cracks on my tire. I wonder if the "Green" tread compound formulation is a contributing factor...
Michelin really needs to address what needs to be changed in their chemistry to slow these cracks. As others have mentioned, I'm shopping for a new set of tires right now and will not pay the premium price for Michelin's this time around.
I wonder if Michelin has the same tread cracking showing up in their other brand of tires, i.e. the B.F. Goodrich and Uniroyal tires?
Michelin tire with developing crack
I think I've learned from Capri and others here that a crack in this area means it's time for the tire to be taken out of service. I'm a bit disappointed in it being a Michelin that was made in 2014. Yes I do know to replace tires by 10 years of age ( and sometimes earlier depending on what part...bobistheoilguy.com
Hello All!
Very recently I bought this 2019 Chevy Bolt EV with only 7k miles on it. Car has been sitting at a GM dealer for at least 2 years waiting for new Lithium battery. They replaced the battery 2 months ago and the car was listed for sale.
It came with new looking Michelin tires but they have been manufactured in 2018 and likely because they were not driven much, 3 of the 4 tires have visible cracks close to the thread area. See picture.
I am thinking that these tires need to be replaced ASAP, however a local tire shop told me that these look like “surface cracks” and should not be high risk. Common issue with Michelin tires but they should be safe for awhil
Never buy michelin's unless you do heavy driving so that they would wear out within 3 years and don't have a chance to deteriorateNever mind ...
I have had Michelin tires over the years and never been impressed with them, you a lot for the name but the name for me is not worth 10c. Since the shenanigans and outright lies they pulled with Honda I will never buy another Michelin tire, they are far from being a reputable company IMO.
I have Michelins on our 2019 Q5 and I am not impressed, they seem to be wearing much faster in 20k miles than the Continentals we had on our 2018 Q5 with 30k miles which we tradedThis is exactly why I will never again purchase Michelin tires. I had to junk a set on my F-150 that were not even half worn down. No warranty from Michelin.
I now use Continental and they are excellent.