Tire Sidewall Problems of Hyundai Sonata

Upon hitting a pothole the tire a kumho 215/55/r17 solus ta31 sidewall gave out on the passenger front side. The next day while driving I ran over a small object the tire's sidewall failed again this time on the driver's front side. I had two blowouts in 2 days from routine driving on this tire. The tire pressure was @37 each time. I was traveling roughly 45-50 miles per hour. In both instances the sidewall split.

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The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The vehicle is equipped with hankook optimo h431 tires, size 225/45r18v. While the vehicle was being serviced for an oil change, the technician noticed a bubble on the sidewall and part of the tread of the front passenger side tire. The contact was informed that the tire needed to be replaced. The contact made numerous attempts to notify the manufacturer, but he did not receive a return phone call. The tire was not repaired. The tire failure mileage was 42,000 and the vehicle failure mileage was 46,000.

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The sidewalls have cracks in them, all 4 tires. They have been on the car for 2 years (installed November 2011) and have 6000 miles on them. The exact same tire that came on the car new, had to be replaced at 17,000 miles because of sidewall cracking. The original tires were 4 years old and all 4 had sidewall damage they have never been damaged and have always been properally inflated. The original tires were never damaged or under inflated. This is a manufacture defect and a safety issue. The car has never gone more than 7 days without being driven. It's usually driven every day or every other day.

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The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata equipped with hankook optimo h426 tires, size p215/55r-17 dot (5mblelh4008). The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that both front tires had low pressure and the sidewalls were split. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The tires were replaced by the owner. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000. Updated 3/20/13.

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The sides of the tire in question seem very prone to sidewall failure. This tire has a lip on it that extends above the wheel's rim (as opposed to the smooth, rounded surface of other tires). Upon driving up on a curb while parking the car at work, a one inch flap of rubber 1/4" deep was ripped from our right rear tire. The right front tire shows two spots where a part of the tire's lip was ripped off (where it is flush with the tire) from other brushes against the curb. Most alarming is the left front tire which has a 1/2" crack or incision in the tire -- and this is not even close to the rim and shows no sign of hitting a curb. It's hard to tell how deep the incision is but it is at least 1/8" deep. The new 2012 Hyundai Sonata equipped with these tires was purchased in Nov. 2011. The vehicle currently has a little more than 5,000 miles on it. In the combined 80 years we have been driving, we have never experienced sidewall failure from driving onto a curb or just finding a crack in the tire. I do want to point out that hankook, the manufacturer, has had a recall for its hankook / dynapro as / p265/70r17s rh03 (NHTSA campaign id number: 10t021000). The cause was sidewall failure. We replaced the tire with the gash in it. We do have photos of the tires in question and can send pdfs to you if so desired. We also kept the tire with the gash in case we needed it for some reason in pursuing this (additional photos, insepction, etc. ). It is hard to determine the date of when the damage was done so I've listed the date that the tire with the rip was first noticed. The tire with the incision or crack in it was noticed today (7-14-12) while getting the other tire replaced. The complete description of the tire size is 225/45r18-95v.

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The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Sonata equipped with hankook p225/45/vr18 tires. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he noticed a bubble on the sidewall of the front driver's tire. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the tire was re updated 08/28/lj two months later, the contact's son was driving 65 mph when the front passenger tire blew out due to a bubble on the sidewall. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the tire was again replaced. The vehicle manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that they stopped working with that tire manufacturer due to excessive tire complaints. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 18,000. Updated 08/15/12 the consumer stated only the front tire was replaced. The dealer, Hyundai motor and hankook all refused to replace the second tire. Updated 08/29/12.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) I own a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. This past week I have been informed that the michelin tires need replacing. They are cracked in the sidewall. Michelin guarantees these tires for 6 years and the tire company I went to said that I really should replace them for safety reasons. Are we facing another firestone incident? if I hadn't had a flat tire I would have never discovered this. The tire company said michelin was really great to work with they allowed me 65% on my tires that have been drivenless than 14,000 miles. I would only have to pay $474. 00 dollars for new tires. I think that a tire that is giving away in the sidewall should be replaced free of charge !!! what if I wasn't appraised of the situation and had a blowout. I haven't replaced them yet because of cost. Should I stop driving the car ? wasn't firestone in trouble for faulty tires ? what about other drivers out there with a similar situation ? I just think that a car's tires should be able to stand up longer than 29 months and 14,000 miles. Please advise. [xxx].

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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. Updated 03/16/09.

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: 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.

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.

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.

I was driving down a road at 30-35 mph when I had a sidewall blow out in my right front tire, the blow out caused my airbags to deploy which had knocked me unconscious for a few moments. After contacting Hyundai, they admitted they have heard of this happening before on their 2005 Sonatas, they have not however issued a recall or a notice to consumers warning them of the possible airbag deployment. After being unconscious, I hit 3 parked cars and proceeded to roll my car upside down.

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