NHTSA Complaint #10759379 — 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER

I WENT TO A TIRE STORE 8/24/15 TO HAVE A SCREW TAKEN OUT OF RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND HAVE PATCHED. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER MECHANIC CALLED ME BACK TO LOOK AT THE KUMHO TIRE AND THE STEEL WAS SEPARATING INSIDE AND AROUND THE EDGE NEAR WHERE THE WHEEL AREA WOULD BE. THEY WOULD NOT PUT THIS TIRE BACK ON THE CAR FOR LIABILITY REASONS. HE WANTED TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON AND WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR HYUNDAI DOESN'T PROVIDE ONE. THEY PULLED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OFF AND FOUND THE SAME DEFECT-ONLY WORSE. I HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR FOR 2 NEW TIRES TO BE DELIVERED AND THEN INSTALLED. I PAID $405.36 FOR 2 NEW TIRES ! I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE LOW PROFILE TIRES AND MORE EXPENSIVE BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER ! I DID EVERYTHING I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO --RECORDS TO PROVE --ROTATE EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE AND NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY 2 NEW TIRES AT 27,179 MILES. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AT HOME AND IN A PARKING GARAGE AT WORK. I HAVE 2 MORE TIRES THAT NEED TO BE CHECKED BUT I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER $400. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR! I EXPECTED MORE FROM HYUNDAI AND KUMHO. PLEASE ADVISE.