Problems with 2015 Ford Escape TIRES

My wife experienced a second tire failure today while driving down the road. our 2015 ford escape has 11,011 miles on it. the first failure occurred in mid-january 2016 when the vehicle had 9,537 miles on it. the sidewall on both tires showed a large crack in it after the failure. both failures were not the result of striking a road hazard. the tire deflation light came on right away when the failures occurred. the failures did not result in a collision since they occurred at a speed of approximately 25mph and there wasn't any traffic around. the first failed tire was replaced with the same michelin tire. my wife and i have both been driving 40+ years and i've never experienced a problem like this with any of my vehicles or with a michelin tire in the past. i strongly suspect there is a design issue or manufacture defect with these tires. it has been a rare instance when this vehicle has been operated on the highway. i am reluctant to do so with these tires on the vehicle, and equally reluctant to replace this second failure with a like michelin considering the complaints i have found registered with the national highway traffic safety administration after researching this tire on the nhtsa.gov website. i do have photos of the second failed tire to document the damage and tire dot # since i will be replaced the failed tire tomorrow.

My wife had a flat tire on this brand new car after only about 1,600 miles. the tires on this new car are the continental contiprocontact 235/45 r19 95h. there appeared to be a small gash/slit toward the rim of the right rear tire -- on the side of the tire. my wife does not recall driving over any road hazard that would have caused such a gash/slit. there was also air seeping from the tire where it meets the rim when i took it into our ford dealership to find out where this was leaking. doesn't seem to me that we necessarily did anything to contribute to this tire going flat and i just wanted to report it since this happened only after 1,600 miles of driving on this new car. thank you. *tr