What 1,293 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Hyundai Elantra Gt

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2013 ELANTRA GT. AROUND FEBRUARY 4, 2016 I HIT A POTHOLE, ON MARYLAND ROUTE 175, DUE TO ROAD WORK COMBINED WITH INCLEMENT WEATHER. A DISTURBING SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OCCURRED AFTER CONTACT WITH THE POTHOLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES AND RIMS ALL SEEMED WELL. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2016 (AFTER BEING STATIONARY SINCE THE INCIDENT), A LARGE GOLF BALL SIZE BULGE APPEARED ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND A SMALLER ONE ON THE REAR RIGHT TIRE. THE TIRES HAVE ONLY 7,815 MILES ON THEM. DUE TO THE BULGES IN BOTH RIGHT TIRES I FEAR A BLOWOUT COULD OCCUR IN ONE OR BOTH TIRES, LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR, BEFORE SAFELY BEING DRIVING THE 15 MILES IN CITY TRAFFIC TO THE DEALERSHIP.

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SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS. THE CAR RIDES VERY ROUGH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD ONE INSTANCE WHERE THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BULGED AND EVENTUALLY WENT FLAT ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT. TURNED OUT THE RIM WAS ALSO DENTED. THE SECOND OCCASION WAS WHEN MY DAUGHTER RAN OVER A POTHOLE AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE RIM BENT. I FILED A CASE WITH HYUNDAI AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TE DEALER TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CAR IS FOR MY NEW DRIVER DAUGHTER BUT I FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR HER TO USE. ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO SPARE AND JACK. JUST AN INFLATOR KIT WHICH DIDN'T HELP IN EITHER OF THESE SITUATIONS. WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS A SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE.

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TIRES ARE DAMAGE AND MANUFACTURER NOR HYUNDAI WANTS TO REPLACE THEM EVEN THOUGH IS A SAFETY ISSUE

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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

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NO SPARE TIRE , NO JACK OR TIRE IRON.

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THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONSISTENTLY OVER-TORQUED THE WHEEL LUG NUT/BOLTS AND IT SEEMS THAT THE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE. THE SPECIFICATION FOR THE LUG NUTS IS UP TP 79 FT-LBS.. THE LAST SERVICE BY THE DEALERSHIP TIGHTEN THEM TO 200-300 FT-LBS, OR MORE. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP DEFENDED THEIR WORK AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT A FT-LB WAS, NOT ALONE THE ELASTIC LIMIT OF THE BOLTS, NUTS AND ALLOY WHEELS. THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT THE CAR IS SAVE TO DRIVE, BUT CAN'T SAY WHY THEIR OVER-TORQUING MIGHT EVEN BE CONSIDERED A HAZARD . I POSE THAT THERE IS AN SYSTEMIC OVER-RELIANCE ON "TORQUE STICKS" ON IMPACT WRENCHES FOR TIGHTENING BOLTS. THEY DO NOT USE TORQUE WRENCHES. YOU SHOULD WATCH FOR LUG BOLT FAILURES BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC ISSUE. REGARDS, GEORGE BOSKOSH BSEE. MSMINE

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANY ROADWAY FOR THAT MATTER, IF I HIT ANY METAL PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE ROADWAY, OR IF I GO OVER ANY BUMPS ON THE ROAD, MY CAR SEEMS TO ALMOST FISHTAIL. YOU CAN BRIEFLY FEEL THE BACK OF IT GET THROWN FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS HAS MADE ME EXTREMELY NERVOUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE SUCH HARSH WINTERS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE BY HYUNDAI TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? I'VE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SO I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST MY CAR!

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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........

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* FIRST OCCURRENCE: HIT POT HOLE ON HIGHWAY, DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLOWS AND RIM BENT. REPLACED RIM/TIRE AT DEALERSHIP. *SECOND OCCURRENCE: MID-YEAR 2014 SLOW LEAK IN FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, DEALERSHIP SEALED/PLUGGED. *THIRD OCCURRENCE JUNE 2015 HIT SMALL DIP IN PARKING LOT. TWO DAYS LATER TIRE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. ADDED AIR. TWO DAYS LATER, TIRE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I ADDED AIR TO THIS TIRE 5 TIMES IN 8 DAYS. ALSO NOTICED BULGE IN FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. BOTH TIRES NEED REPLACED AND CAR HAS UNDER 40,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE HANKOOK OMNI 60,000 MILE TIRE.TIRES ARE 215/45R17. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE ISSUE WITH TIRES THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR WHICH IS 2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS OLD. AFTER READING SEVERAL REVIEWS FOR THIS SIZE TIRE ON THIS CAR AT HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T35968_DS499866, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH WHEELS/TIRES. THE DANGER SEEMS TO BE FROM A 17 INCH RIM ON THIS CAR WHEN IT SHOULD BE A 15 OR 16 INCH RIM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS CAR AFTER ALL THE REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ WITH THIS SIZE WHEEL ON THIS CAR. TO CHANGE OUT THE WHEEL/RIM AND ADD 4 NEW TIRES I AM LOOKING AT WELL OVER $1200 IN COST. I SHOULD STILL BE DRIVING WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THIS CAR AND STILL HAVE SUFFICIENT TREAD, NOT DEALING WITH BLOWOUTS, BENT WHEELS, LEAKING TIRES, AND BULGING TIRES. IT IS NOT THE TIRE BUT THE TIRE/WHEEL RATIO THAT CAUSES THIS ROAD HAZARD WITH THE WHEELS/TIRES AND THIS IS HOW THE CAR IS MANUFACTURED FROM HYUNDAI! MANY PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT BRAND OF TIRE YOU PUT ON THIS CAR THE WHEEL/TIRE RATIO IS WHAT CAUSES THE DANGER AND PROBLEMS. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE IN THIS WAY.

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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.

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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

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I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY 2014. A. 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND AFTER 3 WEEKS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT OUT AFTER BARELY HITTING CURB AROUND BY SEPTEMBER 2014, THE DRIVERS TIRE WAS DEFLATING REPLACED. ON 2/10/2015 THE TIRE IN REAR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COULD BECAUSE A NAIL GOT INTO THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT JUST SEEMS A BIT UNUSUAL FOR 3 TIRES IN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WHICH WAS NEW PURCHASED JULY 2014. 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. *TR

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I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP OVER THREE TIMES THIS TIME I HEARD A THUMPING SOUND THE SOUND STARTED TO GET LOUD AND WHEN I GEARED TO THE RIGHT IT WOULD BE EVEN WORSE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO CHECK THIS ISSUES SAYING THAT DON'T ACCEPT WALK IN WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO MANAGEMENT THAN THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN I WAS NOT CONTACTED UNTIL 1/20 SAYING IT WAS MY WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY CAR WITH NO OTHER INFORMATION I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FOR JERKING AND THEY ALSO WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON THE CAR WAS DOING THIS. *TR

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I HAVE A 2013 ELANTRA GT AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH WHEELS AND TIRES. IN THE WINTER OF 2013-14, I HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY 4 MONTH AND STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH BUBBLES IN SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE KUMHO 245/45R17 TIRES AND BUBBLED OR WENT FLAT AFTER NORMAL DRIVING OR UPON ENCOUNTERING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH FALKEN 245/45R17 TIRES IN FEBRUARY OF 2014. IN NOVEMBER OF 2014, ANOTHER BUBBLE APPEARED AND A SECOND ON DECEMBER 4, 2014. IT IS A CONCERNING CONDITION OF UNSAFETY AND UNRELIABILITY WHEN A VEHICLES TIRES ARE SO PRONE TO DAMAGE. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE THE ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, BUT HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE AND THE 17" TIRES WILL BE CONSIDERED 'LOW PROFILE' GOING FORWARD AND REPLACEMENTS WILL NOT BE COVERED AND WILL NEED TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SCARY SITUATION, IT IS EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS COMPLAINT AND THE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

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I HAD JUST OWNED MY BRAND NEW 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED FOR 6 MONTHS WHEN I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE RIM GOT DENTED AS WELL. I HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 1.5 YEARS AND HAVE HAD 2 BLOWN TIRES AND 3 DENTED RIMS IN TOTAL, ALL FROM MINOR POTHOLES THAT HAD NEVER GIVEN ME ANY TYPE OF ISSUE WITH ANY OF MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES. I'M 39, NEVER SPEED AND A CAREFUL DRIVER, I HAD NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF BAD NEW YORK CITY ROADS AND THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS BUT I THINK THAT THE 17 INCH RIM AND LOW PROFILE TIRES THAT THE ELANTRA LIMITED COMES WITH ARE NOT REALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE CARS STIFF SUSPENSION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL DO NOW, I MIGHT HAVE TO SPEND OVER 1,000. DOLLARS TO BUY NEW 16 INCH RIMS AND LARGER PROFILE TIRES, I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR AFTER PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

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OUR ELANTRA BEGAN MAKING GRINDING NOISES WHEN WE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKES OR ROTOR WERE DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE SHOP INSPECTED THE CAR, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE, AND TOLD US THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT SHAPE. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER WHEN BRAKING, PLUS IT BEGAN MAKING A WHUMP-WHUMP-WHUMP NOISE THAT APPEARED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SPEED AND ROTATION OF THE WHEELS. THE SOUND WOULD INCREASE WHEN WE STEERED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT, AND WOULD DECREASE WHEN WE STEERED LEFT. THE WHUMPS WERE BARELY AUDIBLE AT 5 MPH, BUT WERE OVERLY LOUD AT 40 MPH. I THOUGHT IT WAS PLASTIC TRIM FLUTTERING IN THE WIND, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING LOOSE. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN, I THINK IN AUGUST, I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE THAT THEY NEEDED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE WHUMP NOISES AND THE GRINDING NOISES WHEN WE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS TIME THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE BOLT HOLDING THE LEFT WHEEL COMING UNSCREWED. THEY TIGHTENED THE BOLT UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE CAR HAS NOT MADE THE WHUMP NOISE OR HAD GRINDING BRAKES SINCE THE REPAIR. I DOUBT THIS PROBLEM WAS LIMITED TO ONE CAR IN THE FLEET, AND I BELIEVE HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE ISSUED AN ADVISORY TO THEIR SHOP MANAGERS TO BE WATCHING FOR THIS PROBLEM SO THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND AND CORRECTED THE FIRST TIME THAT WE TOOK THE CAR IN. *TR

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MY DAUGHTER HAS A HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2013 WITH 6700 MILES, SHE WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH ON A FREEWAY AND HER PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. SHE LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE FREEWAY. SHE HAS FRAME AND BODY DAMAGE TO HER FRONT END. THANK GOD SHE IS OK EXCEPT FOR HER COLLAR BONE AREA BEING BRUISED FROM HER SEAT BELT. SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING BEFORE THE BLOW OUT. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. NO TIRE WITH ONLY 6700MILES SHOULD HAVE A BLOW OUT LIKE THIS ONE DID. THE CAR HAS NEXEN CP671 TIRES. I AM WAITING ON NEXEN TIRE COMPANY TO CALL ME BACK. HYUNDAI REALLY HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP. *TR

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SECOND SIDE WALL TIRE BLOW OUT ON HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS DRIVING ON A PRETTY TYPICAL ROAD (BUMPS ETC) BUT NO HUGE CHUCK HOLES AND TIRE SIDEWALL GAVE OUT. *TR

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TIRES THAT CAME FACTORY ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT LAST AS LONG AS THE TIRE WAS RATED FROM THE MANUFACTURES WEBSITE. THEY ARE NEARLY BALD, DUE TO HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND THE MANUFACTURE AND CAR COMPANY WILL NOT HONOR THE TREAD LIFE WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT AN OWNER WARRANTY BECAUSE I DID NOT PURCHASE THE TIRES. THIS IS CONFUSING TO ME, ONLY BECAUSE I BOUGHT A $24,000 CAR! CONTINENTAL WAS CONTACTED BY ME TO DISCUSS THIS, AND I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. NEITHER IS WILLING TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THE TIRES DID NOT LAST LIKE THEY HAD ADVERTISED. NEXT VEHICLE I PURCHASE I PLAN ON REMOVING ANYTHING WITH THE NAME CONTINENTAL ON IT. *TR

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ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2014, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (PURCHASED JANUARY 2014) TO SCHOOL ON A SURFACE STREET. SHE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND UPON ACCELERATING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY INTO A PARKING SPACE. SHE NOTICED THAT SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE. SHE CALLED ME IMMEDIATELY AND I SHOWED UP TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I NOTICED A LARGE HOLE IN THE OEM HANKOOK OPTIMO TIRE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (HYUNDAI INLAND EMPIRE) FOR REPAIR. THE HOLE WAS TOO BIG TO REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIRE. TWO HOURS LATER THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME AND STATED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RIM BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS $399 FOR THE RIM AND $153.67 FOR THE TIRE. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT MECHANISM TO CRACK THE RIM. THIS WAS A SIMPLE FLAT TIRE ON A HIGH TRAFFIC, 30 - 40 MPH STREET, AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING. BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE CAR AND BOTH CONFIRM THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS NO TIRE SIDEWALL DAMAGE AND NO EVIDENCE OF RIM DAMAGE. I HAVE OWNED 8 CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL FLAT TIRES, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A CRACKED RIM. THIS IS AN 8 MONTH OLD CAR WITH LOW MILES AND THERE IS NO OTHER REASON FOR A CRACKED $399 RIM, OTHER THAN MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND 12 OTHER REPORTED CASES OF CRACKED RIMS IN THE 2013 ELANTRA. AS A PARENT, WHO PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR HIS DAUGHTER BASED ON THE SAFETY RATING, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE TIRE BLOW-OUT AND THE CRACKED RIM. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI, BOTH CUSTOMER CARE AND THE DEALER, AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF THE RIM OR ADMIT ANY DEFECT OR FAULT. A NINE MONTH OLD RIM SHOULD NOT CRACK WITH A SIMPLE FLAT TIRE. THE FACT THAT 12 OTHER CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS IS SUBSTANTIAL. *TR

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WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A INTERSECTION AND T BONED A PICK UP TRUCK, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF THE ELANTRA FRONT END,[ AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE ELANTRA ] EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS TORE OFF. DRIVER DOOR DAMAGED,WINDSHIELD CRACKED BOTH FRONT FENDERS DAMAGED, PLUS UNKNOWN IF TRANSMISSION AND OR TRANSAXLE HAS BEEN DAMAGED UNTIL THE CAR CAN BE REPAIRED. HYUNDAI HAS STOP ANY REPAIRS UNTIL THEY SEND A HYUNDAI INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE CAR, WHICH THEY SAY COULD TAKE UP TO 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO CHECK IT. *TR

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THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY ELANTRA ((HANKOOK H426 215/45 17) HAD TO BE REPLACED IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS AS THE SIDE WALL WAS BULGING DANGEROUSLY. MY SON WHO HAS A 2010 ELANTRA WITH HANKOOK TIRES HAD A BLOW-OUT WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THESE HANKOOK TIRES ARE DANGEROUSLY UNRELIABLE. THANK YOU. *TR

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CAR PURCHASED NEW (LIMITED TRIM) IN DECEMBER 2012. DURING WINTER 2013 (DEC/JAN TIMEFRIME), I HIT A SIGNIFICANT POTHOLE ONA LOCAL HIGHWAY ON-RAMP BLOWING OUT THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE TIRE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP (NO SPARE TIRE SUPPLIED), TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW IDENTICAL TIRE. SERVICE STATION CALLED ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE D/S FRONT TIRE ALSO SINCE IT HAD A SIDE-WALL BUBBLE. I DECLINED PERMISSION AND WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR BROUGHT IT TO ADVANTAGE HYUNDAI FOR THE SECOND TIRE. ON JULY 11, 2014, I FOUND ANOTHER SIDEWALL BUBBLE ON THE D/S FRONT TIRE AND HAD THE SAME DEALER AGAIN SELL ME A NEW TIRE. TODAY 10 DAYS LATER, ANOTHER FRONT D/S TIRE SIDEWALL BUBBLE. NO ABNORMAL POTHOLES ENCOUNTERED. INCLUDING THE BLOWOUT, THIS IS FOUR TIRE FAILURES IN 19 MONTHS AND 25,000 MILES. TIRES ARE 17" LOW PROFILES AND RUBBER IS FROM HANKOOK. SITUATION IS UNSETTLING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE DRIVING IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY APPROX 65 MPH AND YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR UNEVEN ROAD THE CAR SWAYS BACK AND FORTH LIKE A BOAT I HAVE NEW TIRES AND JUST GOT IT ALIGNED THINKING IT WOULD HELP BUT IT STILL SWAYS AND FEELS LIKE IT WILL JUMP INTO THE OTHER LANE. I HAD NOTICED IT BEFORE BUT DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH UNTIL MY SON DROVE IT AND MENTIONED SOMETHING. I HAVE VIEWED THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SO I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE THINKING THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

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PURCHASED 2013 ELANTRA LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH HANKOOK TIRES. DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ON 6/15/14 AT 11K MILES. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED GOING AROUND A CORNER AT SLOWER SPEED THAN HIGHWAY DRIVING. ANOTHER TIRE ON THE REAR WAS ALSO BLISTERED AND READY TO POP - WE HAD TO CHANGE BEFORE DRIVING TO AVOID BENDING ANOTHER RIM SHOULD TIRE BLOW. ANYWAY, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, NEITHER DEALER OR TIRE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND COVER UNDER IT THEIR WARRANTY. OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES CURRENTLY AT $1600. HAD TO PURCHASE 4 GOOD YEAR TIRES (INCLUDING RIM, ALIGNMENT, STRUT, ETC) SINCE NO ONE IS SAFE DRIVING WITH TIRES THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE (18 YR OLD DAUGHTER IS PRIMARY DRIVER). *TR

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