Genesis G80 tire blowout problems

Filed Feb 19, 2026 · Wheels · IL

Description of Incident: The car was sold with a passenger-front Dunlop tire that suffered a critical structural failure where the tread rubber completely wore away, leaving the internal metal cords and plies exposed (visual evidence attached). I was unknowingly operating the vehicle in this hazardous condition for 136 miles of highway and local driving until the defect was fully identified on February 14th. Component Availability: The tire was removed from the vehicle on February 14th by an independent service center during the emergency purchase of four new tires. While the physical tire was left for disposal at the service center, high-resolution photographs of the failure are available and attached to this report for inspection. Safety Risk: The vehicle was sold in an unsafe and illegal condition (IL Vehicle Code 625 ILCS 5/12-405). The exposed structural metal plies created an imminent risk of a high-speed blowout or catastrophic tread separation, endangering both the occupants of my vehicle and other motorists. Confirmation/Inspection: The problem was confirmed by a certified technician at an independent service center on February 14th, who identified the tire as unfit for service. The selling dealer (Jidd Motors) was notified of a defect on February 6th but refused to replace the tire. This incident has also been reported to the Illinois Attorney General and the Illinois Secretary of State Police (Dealer Operations). Warning Symptoms: There were no warning lamps, TPMS messages, or symptoms prior to the physical discovery of the exposed metal. The tire maintained air pressure despite the severe structural compromise.

Filed Jun 24, 2025 · Steering, Suspension · MS

Car come out of allignment cause eccesive wear on inside of rear tires. Caused blowout on the interstate that almost caused an accident. Blowout then caused damage to wheel sensor that caused car to loose power steering. Repair cost is estimated a $9000.00 repair. I get oil change & service inspection by genisis had alignement done by dealership and & replaced tires 2 times before blowout. Major safety concern

Filed Jan 21, 2024 · Tires · IN

(front) 245/40R20 (rear) 275/35R20 Rear passenger tire failed, sidewall failure. Instantly went to 0 PSI on dash notification. A cop helped us change it. Less than a mile layer going less than 50 MPH (max rating for spare) the front passenger tire exploded. The same cop caught up with us and could confirm that the front tire was there and was now gone.

Filed Feb 18, 2023 · Tires · HI

245/40 R20 (FRONT) 275/35 R20 (REAR) The two front and one rear tire experienced sidewall failures within the first 25,000 of use. The tires have been disposed. I thank god that the failures did not occur at highway speed which could have caused serious injury to me and other motorists. There were no warning before the tire failures. After the third failure occurring on 2/12/23, I changed all four tires to Michelin Pilot Sport All-Season.

Filed Dec 16, 2021 · Tires · CA

The contact owns a 2021 Genesis GV80 equipped with Pirelli Tires, Tire line: Scorpion STR, Tire Size: 265/55/R19, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front passenger's side tire had an inner sidewall blowout. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to two dealers. The tire and vehicle failure mileages were not available.

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 Sep 16, 2021 · Tires · NC

The contact owns a 2019 Genesis G80 equipped with Continental Tires, Tire Line: Conti Pro Contact, Tire Size: 245/40/R19, DOT Number: (not available). The contact stated that he had experienced a tire blowout on the passenger side front tires on two separate occasions. On the first occasion, while driving 60 mph, the passenger’s side front tire had a blowout. On the second occasion, while driving 35 MPH, the replacement passenger’s side front tire experienced a blowout. The contact replaced the tires with the spare tire. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on two separate occasions for the same failure and the dealer replaced the passenger’s side front tires. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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.