I noticed last weekend that my Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires on the G8 have developed cracks at the top of the sidewall and into the tread at the corner of the tire. Each tire had this issue and the problem was seen on all four tires all around the circumference. Many of the cracks were large enough to stick the tip of a ball point pen in. While I don't think I was in any immediate danger, I do drive this vehicle aggressively from time to time. Plus, I paid some good coin for supposedly a superior tire. I've never experienced dry rot or any other issues from other tire manufacturers.
I called Michelin and they indicated they may provide a pro-rated warranty on the tires. I bought these about 3 years ago and put around 30k on them. I had to visit an authorized Michelin dealer to have the tires inspected to start the process.
I took the car over to a local STS, the tires were inspected and tread life was about 50% on average (less so on the rear
). Michelin is going to offer a 50% discount on the price of a new set of tires. I will need to cover mounting/balancing, etc. The tire I have has been discontinued and a new version has taken its place. This didn't sound so bad until they priced the tire at MSRP ($309 per). I checked out tire rack and they are $70 cheaper. I have normally price matched tires and agreed to a higher value to account for shipping. Apparently for the warranty, they work off of MSRP. I thought this was bogus and spoke to Michelin myself but they confirmed this was the case.
Basically, the difference to me would be about $120.
Anyone ever dealt with this?