NHTSA Complaint #10605811 — 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

EVERY FEW MONTHS ONE OF THE TIRES ON OUR 2013 ELANTRA LIMITED FAILS WHILE DRIVING. OUR CAR CURRENTLY HAS JUST 11,000 MILES AND IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR WE HAVE HAD 2 TIRES BLOW HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL (MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER) AND A THIRD DEVELOPED A LARGE BLISTER. MY DEALER REFERRED ME TO HYUNDAI CUST SVC, HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT COVER THE TIRES AT ALL AND IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. CONTINENTAL TIRE CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THEY MANUFACTURED THE TIRE SPECIFICALLY FOR HYUNDAI AND TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS AND IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH DESIGN THEN I WOULD HAVE TO PURSUE IT THROUGH HYUNDAI BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WARRANT AGAINST "ROAD HAZARDS." I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNLESS THIS SITUATION IS ADDRESSED. CURRENTLY WE HAVE HAD 2 TIRES BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED AND WITHOUT A SPARE (VEHICLE DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE!) THE CAR THEN NEEDS TO BE TOWED. OEM TIRE BRAND IS CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT RADIAL - 215/45R17 87H. *TR