I have ran Michelin tyres on all my pickups. LTX was preferred until the production stopped. I moved to the Platinum Series as recommended. Since original purchase, another set was installed. Each set the attempt to get the tyres balanced is ongoing. Two different companies have attempted to balance. Road force as well as typical balce has been performed. It feels like the tyres are out of balance or round. I am very disappointed in the overall performance of this tyre series. Road noise is much more than the LTX, ride in my opinion is rougher, fuel economy is not close to the LTX series and balancing and staying balanced is frustrating. My pickup is on the highway daily, dependability, performance and ride are must. The michelin defender platinum does not meet expectations. Mike Mike Perry

Purchased these tires only one week ago.. So far I'm impressed with the smooth ride, handling and how quiet they are. I'll post another review after I put 10,000 miles or so on them. BTW... I've purchased Michelin tires for over 45 years; Class 8 trucks, trailers and plenty of passenger vehicles... never had an issue whatsoever.

I have been using these tires on my f250 work truck before I could get 90-100,000 out of them (highway miles) this last set i struggled to get 68,000 and all wore differently 2 are down to 2 one is a 4 and the other is a 5. The 2 are on one side, my truck has been checked out and right before these tires were put on my front end was rebuilt. So that is a factor for the amout of money that it cost me for these tires I should have gotten more out of them.

Don’t expect any warrant support for a defective tire. They will just claim it’s your fault. This tire blew out of no where without hitting anything. This is my first and last set of Michelins. Also, don’t expect any good faith discount to be easy, they want you to jump thru hoops. Picture of your registration, of the tire installed, receipts. Not a good customer experience compared to other brands.

Got a set of these for my 2013 f-150 Best tires I ever had. Got them balanced & rotated every 5,000 miles. I got 98,000 miles out of them. Got another set a few months so I hope these last the same. With this new set I noticed they hold small rocks in the tread that the first set never did. Must be a small difference in the tread.

Great interstate tires since most my driving is from Georgia to Illinois and Wisconsin and wanted a quiet ride compared to tires made for off road use.Did I mention that they handle like a dream driving in downpours. I will purchase these tires again when these ware out in about 50k

I just put these on a 2004 4x4 truck.... Smooth, quiet, ride and performs excellent in wet and light snowy roads so far. Best of all they came in the exact size I was looking for, and have a more aggressive look which fits exactly with the truck Awesome.

i have purchased several sets of defender tires over the years i got these offered at local shop. i have put about 2500 miles on them so far and while they may be a good tire they the noisiest tires i have ever owned. i am actively working on replacing them there so noisy!

I had 60,000 miles on my Michelin LTX A/T2. 275/65/20. I replaced them with Michelin LTX Defender Platinum. The specifications, construction, and materials of these two models are almost indestructible. They are compatible with OEM. The performance is phenomenal! I have had no problems with the tread hold rocks yet. When going over a bump or hump they do seem to be slightly stiffer, but highway driving is quite and very smooth. The tread design is like no other tire. The velure sidewall is clean and very noticeable. I no longer have to keep white letters clean, big plus for someone that is extremely picky about there truck and doesn't have the time.

Switch from defenders ltx to this tires. Had to come back 3 times to rebalance, as it was impossible to drive over 65 due to vibration. Road forced balancing numbers always high. Had to replace 3 out of 4 tires just to get acceptable level of drivability. Still feels less than perfect on highway speeds. Very disappointing.