Customer Reviews Nike Air Monarch IV

I bought these due to the wider width availability, I like the shoes but the squeaking is very annoying, and I have contacted Nike about this. Hopefully they will stand behind their product!

I have worn this model shoe for 10 years and have gone through many pairs. The last pair I bought were made in Vietnam and were comfortable from beginning to end. The one's I just purchased were made in China. The shoes were noticeably stiffer and needed to be broken-in. This is the first time it happened. Once broken in, they squeak when I walk. This does not seem to be the same quality shoe I have purchased in the past.

This is a great fitting walking shoe! Its size is true to fit. The only problem is the Chinese rubber starts to squeak after 60 days wear.

Liked these sneakers a lot...until they started to squeak. It's like the air pocket has deflated and two layers of rubber inside it are rubbing together, making for an off-putting squeak. So beware to squeak!

I purchased these shoes because I don't like having to own a bunch of different shoes, and the solid black goes with everything. I needed unadorned black comfortable shoes, and these were it. The price is quite good for shoes of this comfort. Clearly I am sold on the comfort and appearance, but my one huge gripe is that shortly after taking them home and starting to wear them, they started squeaking! The squeak is quite loud and you don't even need to move your foot much to make it happen. I'm embarrassed to be walking around at work with the noise. A Google search indicates that this is a pretty universal problem with these shoes. Someone in another forum suggested removing the insole (which isn't glued) and saturating the sole with baby powder (pouring out the excess) and returning the insole to the shoe, which he says cured his problem. I'll be trying that when I get home tonight.

Good for the price. Solid support and comfortable for walking. But they're pretty big and clunky. If you're used to wearing a lighter and more streamlined shoe, you have to practice picking your feet up or you may trip over impediments in your path that ordinarily you wouldn't have noticed. Your friends may wonder if you've developed a taste for hip-hop.

After a couple years of dealing with plantar fascia, switching to these from the New Balance I'd been wearing has completely taken care of it. I really do enjoy them for the comfort. But having said that. Oh my Lord, the squeaking. Every step I take makes this loud, squishy, plasticky rubber sound. People hear it and comment about it all the time and it's just too much. I really like them, but I'm going to have to find something else next time.

They squeak so much it's embarrassing! Great shoe otherwise, but not worth the noise.

Bought these shoes to replace my Monarch III's that I've had about 4 years which comfort wise I loved but they get a squeaking noise that is maddening so I saw the IV and decided to try hoping Nike corrected this problem but day 2 the squeaking commences. I still do like the style and comfort though.

Definitely old man shoes. Very comfortable. Very light for how big of a shoe they are. Easy to keep clean. These shoes are not very good on ice. I have never had problems on ice with any other Nike shoes, but these are terrible.

I had ordered a size 12 and returned them for the exact same sneaker. I ordered a size 12.5 and they fit exactly like the size 12! I purchase these for a friend.

Poorly made, already squeaking from internal layers. Ordered exact same item and size before, and these are now slightly smaller.

Didn't work for my foot shape. YMMV.

Too small and tight.

sneakers were tight around toes leaving sore even after just a short try in period

I have purchased a pair of these every year for about 8 years now. They are definitely comfortable and stylish enough for casual dress. However they have ALWAYS been noisy shoes that squeak as reported in many reviews. My last 2 pair the rubber soles separated after only a few months use. I am not sure why NIKE has refused to remedy the squeak after many years, but now with the quality control issues of soles seperating early, I'm afraid to purchase this shoe again.

Noisy, noisy, noisy. I don't know why these make so much noise. I am only 220lbs and you can here me walk into the house from any other room in the house.

It was very hard to put the shoe on my foot.

These shoes constantly FART when walking in them or standing still.

It was to tight and the upper part to hard

This is my 4th pair of Nike Air Monarch shoes, and the looks and fit are great. However, this particular pair of shoes has a problem. The heel portion right shoe's sole squeaks loudly with every step. The left shoe does not squeak at all. I thought the shoe might settle with use and the noise would go away, but after a couple of week's use, but the noise is still there. These definitely are not "sneakers".

The comfort is great and the fit was good but the shoes squeak. I’m not sure I would buy another pair.

It hurts. No good for wide feet. I can do with most shoe but this one constantly irritated the sides of my toes as it is surprisingly rigid, never had this issue with most Nike shoes.

I bought the same shoe at Macy’s in size 11 1/2 and 12. 12 was a little big and the 11 1/2 is perfect. I wanted an 11 1/2 In black so I ordered on Zappos. Macy’s was out. The shoes are not long enough. My toe hits the front. Probably made in another country.

After several weeks, the shoes started squeaking. Not the bottom of the soles on a slick surface. Inside the shoe on _any_ surface. And loudly, too. Horrible design if they do that (I now see it in other reviews.)After 6 weeks, they still didn't feel broken in an we're starting to cause excess pain in some spots that I expected to smooth over after that long and using cushy socks. Not so. But, they were extraordinarily cheap, so what did I expect?