Tire-eating Accent
Has anyone had trouble with a 2001 Accent eating tires? A friend has
averaged less than 4,000 miles per set on the rear of her Accent, and has gotten absolutely no satisfaction from the dealer. |
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"Rick Duggins" <ctext@cybermesa.com> wrote in message news:ce2803$t40$1@reader2.nmix.net... > Has anyone had trouble with a 2001 Accent eating tires? A friend has > averaged less than 4,000 miles per set on the rear of her Accent, and has > gotten absolutely no satisfaction from the dealer. > > Could you be a little more specific? How are the tires wearing? How many sets has she gone thru? What kind of driving does she do? Has she ever gone to a reputable tire shop for the tires? Are they dynamically balanced? Has she ever had a 4-wheel alignment check done? What brand of tires and what treadwear rating? Bob |
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Ouch that is so poor I am supprised the dealer isn't concerned about
it. I would take it to an independent local shop to have the alignment checked. One would assume that the dealership has suggested or done this. If you have your friend call around to find someone that does 4 wheel alligment's this is better because the equipment can check how the 4 wheels line up with eachother. I'm suspicous as to wether this car has been in an accident at one time that wasn't completely repaired properly. Thus leaving the car permanantly our of allignment. |
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Rear tires should last forever, have it checked by a real mechanic
(not a tire store!) If the dealer says that there is nothing wrong, then they should pay for the tires. Xin |
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Tires are not covered by any Hyundai warranty. They are warranted by the
individual tire manufacturers. The vehicle should have come with tire warranty literature. If the original set is not on the car, then any warranty that came with the original tires would not apply. The customer is left with whatever warranty is with the tires they bought. |
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I would not like to be considered a false alarmist.
Nevertheless, some tire manufacturers--as well all know now--have been known to engage in shoddy manufacturing. A very unsettling report by a former worker in a North Carolina plant found its way to a damage suit(s) I read about the awful mess in the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION within the past 3 years or so He alleges that the tires were knowingly being poorly manufactured Imho, it is possible, THO NOT PROBABLE, that the tires themselves on the vehicle in question were originally defective Also, circa 1970, I had a 1970 Maverick The tire manufacturer had a recall of its tires made for this vehicle, and all four were replaced by four new ones the day I took it to their loical tire store It APPEARS that federal laws and standards regarding autos, parts, and tires may have generally been relaxed since the heady days of "consumerism," but I certainly hope this intuition-perception isn't the actual situation It is up to each of us to please not completely become "each person for himself," because we will then be setting ourselves collectively up for more Explorer/Firestone outrages Easier said than done, because I now have a tendency to slough-off reporting discrepancies to CONSUMER REPORTS and state and federal agencies When I have reported such things in the past, generally I get no responses anyway, damnit Never exaggerate nor lie, because "crying wolf" may turn off responses to serious (life threatening, fraudulent) misbehaviors/defects |
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Good point! I guess she should take it to the tire store, they will
certainly want to know what's going on. Xin "hyundaitech" <howitsac@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<806983bf33925617d244b87235e95aac@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>... > Tires are not covered by any Hyundai warranty. They are warranted by the > individual tire manufacturers. The vehicle should have come with tire > warranty literature. If the original set is not on the car, then any > warranty that came with the original tires would not apply. The customer > is left with whatever warranty is with the tires they bought. |
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thought in your last thread , you stated " mechanic " not the tire store
why the change in heart , you think possibly the tire is the culprit for tire wear , or maybe is it still the slim chance that the alignment of the vehicle is the true issue and not the fault of the Tire? Something to think about:: , If your left shoe is wearing differently then the right , the first thing you blame is the manufacturer of the shoe , so you change brands and then again the same thing happens , now which manufacturer do you blame.. No one , you address the problem with the person trained for just that situation .. |
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Tire stores suck, thats why. Look up Cooper tires, class action
lawsuit, for one. However, in this case, since the dealer seems to be a bad one, the tire store would be a good place to start for an opinion on the situation. If the tire store says that the car is at fault, then I would go to an independant mechanic to verify that. Then I would go to the dealer to get it fixed. And you got to go to the tire store anyways... It would be nice to know the brand of tire involved...any Cooper tire rebrand would be suspect. :) Xin "rob and andria" <angeleyes0304@optonline.net> wrote in message news:<cuBNc.31512$ps5.10319272@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv .net>... > thought in your last thread , you stated " mechanic " not the tire store > why the change in heart , you think possibly the tire is the culprit for > tire wear , or maybe is it still the slim chance that the alignment of the > vehicle is the true issue and not the fault of the Tire? > > > > Something to think about:: , If your left shoe is wearing differently then > the right , the first thing you blame is the manufacturer of the shoe , so > you change brands and then again the same thing happens , now which > manufacturer do you blame.. No one , you address the problem with the person > trained for just that situation .. |
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