2010 Kia Forte Tires

EXTREME DRY ROT TO A 3.5 YEAR OLD TIRE. TIRE LEAKS AIR. YOKOHAMA ALSO REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING.

THE TPMS LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN THREE MILES I PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION TO CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE AND DISCOVERED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL TIRE STEM WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING AIR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A STEM ON THIS CAR HAS CRACKED. IN BOTH CASES I HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR DID ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS DAMAGE. KIA FORUMS REPORT THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH KIA FORTES AND SOULS. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, THE VALVE STEM FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN A DIFFERENT OCCASION, THE REAR DRIVER TIRE VALVE STEM FRACTURED AND THE SENSOR PUNCTURED THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 74 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW. THE CONTACT ALERTED BOTH THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SPONTANEOUSLY BLEW. THE CONTACT AGAIN ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ABOUT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DECLINED TO HELP THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 34,900. *TR

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2010 KIA FORTE WHICH CAME WITH GOODYEAR LS2 TIRES, SIZE 215-45 17. IN THE THREE YEARS AND 25,000 MILES WE HAVE USED THE CAR, FOUR OF THE GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN HAVING TO REPLACE THE FOUR TIRES. AT THE TIME THE THIRD ONE NEEDED REPLACEMENT, I REPLACED IT WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE BY ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. THIS TIRE HAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY ON THE CAR WITH NO BUBBLES WHATSOEVER. RECENTLY, I NOTICED A NEW BUBBLE ON ONE OF THE GOODYEARS STILL ON THE CAR. THIS TIRE HAPPENS TO BE ONE THE SAME SIDE AS THE REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. I BELIEVE THAT THE GOODYEAR LS2 TIRES MAY HAVE A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL CONSTRUCTION. RESULTING IN SIDEWALL FAILURE (BUBBLES) WITH NORMAL USE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE THREE REMAINING GOODYEAR TIRES ON THE KIA WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM PROBLEMS *LN *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND PASSENGER FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE. ORIGINAL TIRES WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED. ONLY 11,000 MILES ON TIRE; GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 2. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSISTED THAT THE CONTACT BROKE THEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,400. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ THE VALVE STEM WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/23/11

OWNED CAR FOR 1 DAY ON DAY 2 DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND TIRE BLOWS OUT. GARAGE REFUSED TO WARRANTY TIRE W/O COMPLETELY INSPECTING TIRE. *TR