Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 78000 | 1 | 03/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata which houses pirelli cinturato p3000 tires, line size p215/60/r16. while driving, he would hear an echoing howl from the front driver's side tire. the vehicle was taken to a tire specialist where rotation and balance was performed on the vehicle. he continued to hear the noise from the tire after it was rotated and took the vehicle back to the tire specialist. the tire specialist advised him that there may have been an issue with the shock absorber on his vehicle. the vehicle was then taken to the dealer where they could not duplicate or diagnose the failure. they advised him that the tire may have been out-of-round and/or failing from the inside of the tire. the contact replaced the driver and passenger side front tires, which stopped the noise on the front driver's side of the vehicle. the failure mileage of the tire was 26,000 and the mileage on the vehicle at the time of the failure was 78,000. updated 4/26/10 *cn updated 05/06/10 | |||
| 01/10/2010 | 34500 | 1 | |
| The vehicle was traveling in the right hand lane, north bound on route 8 in connecticut (in the area of torrington) at approximately 65 mph at 12:30 pm on the january 10, 2010. it was a clear and sunny day with temperatures in the low to mid 30's. there were two passengers in the car (in the front seat) and two snow boards and some snowboarding equipment in the trunk. with no previous indication of a problem, the side wall of the driver's side rear tire failed in two places with a loud bang and an immediate loss of pressure. as soon as it was safe (about a half mile as this section of the highway has no shoulder) the car was stopped and the tire changed. the two holes in the tire are approximately three inches apart. one is 1 by 2. the other is 1/2 x 1 5/8. both holes go through all layers of the tire. the material from the first hole was ejected from the tire. the air pressure in all tires was checked and set by key hyundai of milford on november 14, 2009. the tread was checked by key hyundai of milford on december 30, 2009 and found to be low but safe for a few thousand more miles. the exact tire line is energy mxv4 s8. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2006 | 2206 | 1 | 06/30/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated, the three tires on the newly purchased vehicle had cracks on the sidewall. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who determined that the sidewall of tire cracking was not a safety issue. the tires have not been replaced. the tires were inspected and it was determined that the tires were dry rotted. the tires were cracking aorund the rim. updated 12/15/06. *jb | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 02/14/2009 | 1 | 05/01/2005 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 hyundai sonata. the vehicle has two michelin eagle 102 tires, size 215/60r16. the tires were rotated after 5,000 miles. the contact noticed that the sidewalls have begun to crack significantly. he is concerned that the tires will fail due to the cracks. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 8,200. updated 03/12/09. *lj updated 03/16/09. *jb | |||
| 06/30/2006 | 1 | ||
| I purchased a new 2006 hyundai sonata gls with michelin tires. the tires are weather cracking already after only half a year and with 4350 miles. *nm | |||
| 04/04/2006 | 2440 | 1 | 03/07/2006 |
| Rf tire exhibited blister on sidewall. america's tire in roseville, ca stated it was not a manufacturer's defect, but the fault of driver. hence tire was not replaced free under warranty, but replaced at half price. *nm | |||