2018 Genesis G80: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Oct 22, 2021 · Tires · PA

275.35r19 96w Continental Procontact TX Between 12-15k miles I had my two front tires form sidewall bubbles. The first bubble resulted in a blowout. Now at about 24k miles I'm told by the dealer the tread on my rear tires is almost gone. One rear tire, also, loses air monthly. I drive mostly locally and my longest trips are not greater than 70miles. I park in my driveway rarely where anything can hit the sidewall. For four tires to fail at this mileage indicates to me there is a serious flaw with the manufacturing.

Filed Aug 22, 2020 · 12,000 miles · PA

The continental treadwear 400 tires that come with this car are dangerous. I had one sidewall blowout at about 35 MPH after less than 6000 miles of driving, and had the replacement tire, new, develop bubbles on the sidewall again after less than 6000 miles driving, and replace this tire with another brand. I contacted continental tire concerning this problem, but have to date received no response. Many tire reviews also point out this problem.

Filed Jun 5, 2020 · Tires · 6,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 gensesis g80 equipped with continental tires, tire line: conti pro contact tx, tire size 245/40/zr19 n/a, dot number: (not available). The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle ran over a pothole and the tires experienced blowouts. The tire were not the vehicle original tires. The tires were replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage on the tires was 6,000.

Filed Aug 16, 2019 · Tires · 14,000 miles · ID

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 genesis g80 equipped with continental procontact tx tires, size: 245/40r19 (na). The contact stated that both front tires showed bubbles on the surface. The contact stated that the tires were original from the manufacturer. The vehicle was taken to teton hyundai (located at 1350 yellowstone ave, pocatello, id 83201, (208) 417-0844) where it was diagnosed that both front tires needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle and tire failure mileage was 14,000. The dot number was unknown.

Filed May 28, 2019 · Wheels · 22,500 miles · MD

Have had a tire bubble at less than 6k miles. Now have a gash in the inner sidewall at 22k miles. The quality of these tires are sub par. Upon removal of the tire that the inner sidewall blew, there was uneven wear in the middle of the tire, there are no alignment problems. These tires are a safety hazard.

Filed Sep 29, 2018 · Wheels · 6,000 miles · NJ

Continental tires are cheap and prone to blowouts and sidewall bubbles. I got one bubble and dealer said it is a known problem with these tires.

Filed Mar 29, 2018 · Wheels · 8,993 miles · MD

My car was parked in a parking lot when I discovered the right front continental procontact tx oem tire had a 21/2" gash in the sidewall. I thought this strange, but I had the tire replaced. When I returned home and did some research I discovered that sidewall failures are a known issue with these tires. I will say that I had hit a pothole, while driving this car, weeks before my tire failed. I have hit many potholes over the years, while driving other cars and have never had a tire failure. I believe there is a flaw in this tire. There are a number of reviews on the internet in regards to this sidewall issue. I've included some from a genesis owner's group forum. I've also included my repair receipt as evidence that I had to replace the tire. Even though the tires had less than 10k miles on them, I've decided to replace all of the continental tires with michelin tires due to my concerns about the safety of this brand of tire. I do believe an investigation of this tire is warranted, due to the number of complaints about the weakness of the sidewall.