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THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAS BLOWN OUT TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE CAR WAS PARKED, AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING THE LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING TO GET AIR I DISCOVERED THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT, AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A FLAT TIRE. BOTH TIMES THE RIM WAS ALSO BENT AND HAD TO BE SENT TO A SHOP TO REPAIR IT (MORE MONEY AND MORE TIME AWAY FROM MY CAR AND PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR). IT WAS THE SAME EXACT SITUATION BOTH TIMES. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. IN TOTAL, THIS IS THE FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS TIRE DURING THE DURATION OF THE CAR'S LIFE, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN DUE TO HITTING ANYTHING OR RUNNING OVER ANYTHING. IT JUST MYSTERIOUSLY HAPPENS. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN OCT 2012 AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 57000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE IN TERMS OF COST AND TIME, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, I CONSTANTLY FEAR AND DREADFULLY ANTICIPATE THE NEXT TIME I WILL HAVE A FLAT AND NEVER FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THE USE OF 17" WHEELS ON THIS CAR IS NOT APPROPRIATE, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO, AS NO ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY HELP FROM HYUNDAI. THANK YOU. *TR
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAS BLOWN OUT TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE CAR WAS PARKED, AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING THE LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING TO GET AIR I DISCOVERED THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT, AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A FLAT TIRE. BOTH TIMES THE RIM WAS ALSO BENT AND HAD TO BE SENT TO A SHOP TO REPAIR IT (MORE MONEY AND MORE TIME AWAY FROM MY CAR AND PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR). IT WAS THE SAME EXACT SITUATION BOTH TIMES. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. IN TOTAL, THIS IS THE FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS TIRE DURING THE DURATION OF THE CAR'S LIFE, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN DUE TO HITTING ANYTHING OR RUNNING OVER ANYTHING. IT JUST MYSTERIOUSLY HAPPENS. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN OCT 2012 AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 57000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE IN TERMS OF COST AND TIME, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, I CONSTANTLY FEAR AND DREADFULLY ANTICIPATE THE NEXT TIME I WILL HAVE A FLAT AND NEVER FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THE USE OF 17" WHEELS ON THIS CAR IS NOT APPROPRIATE, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO, AS NO ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY HELP FROM HYUNDAI. THANK YOU. *TR
NOTICED THE SIDEWALL OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS A GOLF BALL SIZE BULGE ON IT, DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR ANYTHING. HAVE BEEN READING MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 17" TIRES ON THIS HYUNDAI ELENTRA GT TOURING CAR. NEED TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION OR START INQUIRY WITH CAR OR TIRE MANUFACTURING COMPANY BEFORE IT BECOMES FORD MID SUV ISSUE FEW YEARS BACK AND FINGER POINTING STARTS........
NOTICED THE SIDEWALL OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS A GOLF BALL SIZE BULGE ON IT, DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR ANYTHING. HAVE BEEN READING MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 17" TIRES ON THIS HYUNDAI ELENTRA GT TOURING CAR. NEED TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION OR START INQUIRY WITH CAR OR TIRE MANUFACTURING COMPANY BEFORE IT BECOMES FORD MID SUV ISSUE FEW YEARS BACK AND FINGER POINTING STARTS........
ONE TIRE HAS A BUBBLE IN THE OUTER SIDEWALL. WAS NEVER HIT OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. NO WARRANTY FOR TIRES. THIS IS ON THE 2013 ELANTRA GT BASE 16" WHEELS. TIRES ALSO WORE OUT VERY QUICKLY AT 40K.
ONE TIRE HAS A BUBBLE IN THE OUTER SIDEWALL. WAS NEVER HIT OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. NO WARRANTY FOR TIRES. THIS IS ON THE 2013 ELANTRA GT BASE 16" WHEELS. TIRES ALSO WORE OUT VERY QUICKLY AT 40K.
I PURCHASED A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT WITH THE STOCK (UPGRADED AS PART OF HYUNDAI'S 'STYLE' PACKAGE) 17-INCH RIMS AND STOCK "NEXEN" BRAND 215/45-17 TIRES ON MARCH 2ND, 2015. ONLY AN HOUR LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON IT FROM HITTING A VERY SMALL AND SHALLOW POTHOLE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, ALSO AFTER HITTING A SMALL, VERY SHALLOW POTHOLE. THE REAR TIRES HAVE NO DAMAGE AS OF YET. IN ONLY 2 DAYS I WILL HAVE TO HAVE REPLACED 2 TIRES. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE, REPORTED BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE SIZE RIMS (ALTHOUGH OTHERS HAVE REPORTED IT HAPPENING WITH THE STOCK 16-INCH RIMS AND STOCK "HANKOOK" BRAND TIRES. HYUNDAI DENIES ANY FAULT ON THEIR PART AND WILL NOT COVER WHEELS/TIRES WITHOUT AN OPTIONAL PROTECTION PLAN. I HAVE HAD TO ORDER BRAND-NEW 16-INCH RIMS AND 16-INCH TIRES OF A BETTER BRAND/QUALITY AT MY OWN EXPENSE OUT OF FEAR FOR MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT HYUNDAI PROVIDES THESE WHEELS/TIRES WHEN BUYING A CAR IS BEYOND ME, AS THEY MUST HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE BEFORE AND IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE HEARD IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE (AS WELL AS THE HEAVY WEIGHT DISTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT WHEELS), THE EXTREMELY STIFF AND RIGID SUSPENSION, RIMS THAT ARE TOO BIG FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND LOW-QUALITY STOCK TIRES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THIS GLARING DEFECT. BETTER TO STOP IT NOW BEFORE INJURIES, DEATHS, AND A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OCCUR. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS COMPLAINT. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY A HYUNDAI, BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND PLEASE CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FIRST BEFORE BUYING. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT WITH THE STOCK (UPGRADED AS PART OF HYUNDAI'S 'STYLE' PACKAGE) 17-INCH RIMS AND STOCK "NEXEN" BRAND 215/45-17 TIRES ON MARCH 2ND, 2015. ONLY AN HOUR LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON IT FROM HITTING A VERY SMALL AND SHALLOW POTHOLE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, ALSO AFTER HITTING A SMALL, VERY SHALLOW POTHOLE. THE REAR TIRES HAVE NO DAMAGE AS OF YET. IN ONLY 2 DAYS I WILL HAVE TO HAVE REPLACED 2 TIRES. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE, REPORTED BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE SIZE RIMS (ALTHOUGH OTHERS HAVE REPORTED IT HAPPENING WITH THE STOCK 16-INCH RIMS AND STOCK "HANKOOK" BRAND TIRES. HYUNDAI DENIES ANY FAULT ON THEIR PART AND WILL NOT COVER WHEELS/TIRES WITHOUT AN OPTIONAL PROTECTION PLAN. I HAVE HAD TO ORDER BRAND-NEW 16-INCH RIMS AND 16-INCH TIRES OF A BETTER BRAND/QUALITY AT MY OWN EXPENSE OUT OF FEAR FOR MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT HYUNDAI PROVIDES THESE WHEELS/TIRES WHEN BUYING A CAR IS BEYOND ME, AS THEY MUST HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE BEFORE AND IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE HEARD IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE (AS WELL AS THE HEAVY WEIGHT DISTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT WHEELS), THE EXTREMELY STIFF AND RIGID SUSPENSION, RIMS THAT ARE TOO BIG FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND LOW-QUALITY STOCK TIRES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THIS GLARING DEFECT. BETTER TO STOP IT NOW BEFORE INJURIES, DEATHS, AND A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OCCUR. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS COMPLAINT. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY A HYUNDAI, BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND PLEASE CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FIRST BEFORE BUYING. *TR
I HAVE REPLACED FOUR TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO SIDEWALL-RELATED DAMAGE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT (THE ONE DETAILED IN THE METADATA ABOVE), THE TIRE BLEW OUT COMPLETELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. IN THE OTHER THREE INCIDENTS, SIDEWALL BUBBLES DEVELOPED REQUIRING THE TIRE TO BE REPLACED. FORUMS ON THE INTERNET ARE LISTING OVER 100 CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE; IT SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT RELATING TO THE SIZE OF THE TIRE (AND ITS LOW-PROFILE NATURE) AND THE STIFFNESS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I DRIVE THE SAME ROADS IN TWO OTHER VEHICLES (SO HITTING THE SAME POTHOLES AND BUMPS), AND HAVE DRIVEN OVER 750,000 MILES WITHOUT A SINGLE BLOWOUT OR IMPACT-RELATED DAMAGE; ON THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD FOUR DESTROYED TIRES IN SEVEN MONTHS AND 7,200 MILES OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. *JS
I HAVE REPLACED FOUR TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO SIDEWALL-RELATED DAMAGE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT (THE ONE DETAILED IN THE METADATA ABOVE), THE TIRE BLEW OUT COMPLETELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. IN THE OTHER THREE INCIDENTS, SIDEWALL BUBBLES DEVELOPED REQUIRING THE TIRE TO BE REPLACED. FORUMS ON THE INTERNET ARE LISTING OVER 100 CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE; IT SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT RELATING TO THE SIZE OF THE TIRE (AND ITS LOW-PROFILE NATURE) AND THE STIFFNESS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I DRIVE THE SAME ROADS IN TWO OTHER VEHICLES (SO HITTING THE SAME POTHOLES AND BUMPS), AND HAVE DRIVEN OVER 750,000 MILES WITHOUT A SINGLE BLOWOUT OR IMPACT-RELATED DAMAGE; ON THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD FOUR DESTROYED TIRES IN SEVEN MONTHS AND 7,200 MILES OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. *JS
NOTICED THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE HAS A BULGE ON IT, DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR ANYTHING. HAVE BEEN READING MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 17" TIRES ON THIS CAR. *TR
NOTICED THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE HAS A BULGE ON IT, DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR ANYTHING. HAVE BEEN READING MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 17" TIRES ON THIS CAR. *TR