NHTSA Complaint #10732602 — 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

* 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.