NHTSA Complaint #10578076 — 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH TIRE WEAR ON THE 17 INCH TIRE PROVIDED WITH THE 2011 ELANTRA LIMITED. EVERY OTHER TIRE SET I HAVE PURCHASED FOR OTHER VEHICLES WOULD LAST 40-50K MILES OR MORE, BUT WITH THIS CAR, I WAS ONLY GETTING ~25K MILES PER SET. I WAS ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES(NOT DISCOUNT TIRES, THREE DIFFERENT BRANDS AS WELL) WITH ONLY ~78K MILES WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE PURCHASED A SPARE (THE DEALER LIED AND TOLD ME IT HAD A SPARE WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR). HOWEVER, I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN WITH FAMILY AND THIS CAUSED SEVERAL HOURS OF DELAY AS I HAD TO FIND ANOTHER TIRE PLACE TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE FOR THE LONG TRIP. I WAS ALSO FORTUNATE THAT THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, SO MY VEHICLE SPEED WAS NOT HIGH AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *TR