My road hugger GT eco tires have been defective after only 15,000 miles and have a 60,000 mile warranty. I wrote discount tire about the defect on April 6, 2015 via fedex overnight mail but have heard nothing as of today. I have had my car inspected by my local Kia dealer and it has no structural or alignment problems.

- Fl, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Kia Rondo. The vehicle has the original kumho solos tires size P195/55/R15. The contact stated the treading on all four tires was separating and causing the vehicle to shake excessively while driving at various speeds. The tires were rotated at 12,800 miles and the contact was not advised that there were nay failure within the tires. The dealer advised the current tires were bad and would need to be replaced immediately. There were no recalls or warranties on the tires. The manufacture was contacted and the contact was awaiting a response form the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 22,855. Updated 11/16/10.

- North Port, FL, USA

Hello, I have a 2007 Kia Rondo LX 4 cylinder. From the day of the purchase the right front tire sometimes makes noises and during the rain the noise is more apparent. I took the vehicle to the dealer three times for this reason and they could not figure out what the issue was. Also once the ESC light was blinking and I took the car to the dealer again and they were unable to find the problem. The ESC sensor is going to be replaced next week. What concerns me is that I was informed that the brake lights may not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed. Last year my car was hit from the back twice while it was at a stop position. In the second accident it was a hit and run, I was in a traffic on a highway and the other driver hit my car from the back. He screamed from his window "check your lights", now I understand that this accident could have been the result of the brake lights not working causing another vehicle to hit me. I was not able to find the driver and was forced to pay for the repairs myself. It cost me $1235.30, out of which $190.25 was used to order a back bumper and $10.68 for side bracket and $19.37 for right guard bracket and I paid to the zoom auto body shop(located at 240 N. hill avenue, pasadena, ca 91106) $915.11. The first accident was similar and now I am wondering whether my vehicle's non-functioning brake light could have been the cause as well. That accident cost me $2461, lucky the other vehicle's owner's insurance paid for that. Both cases are still open. I was told to contact you, hopefully, you can assist me somehow. Thank you for your time. Updated 02/04/10.

- Glendale, CA, USA

I purchased a brand new 2007 Kia Rondo on Nov.13,2006. Before the car had 20,000 miles on it, I had to replace 2 kumho tires(original on car) because metal wires were showing through. I contacted kumho about their warranty and was told it was due to the way I drove and it was not covered. They did not see the tires and yet made this decision! now I just had 2 more tires put on the car 2 days ago. The tire I intended to replace had metal wires showing through. When my husband brought the two kumho tires home that the dealer took off-we noticed the tire that showed no visible wear on the outside had a large pile of rubber fragments inside. Upon further investigation we noticed that the tire was worn on the inside and that metal wires were showing through. I will be contacting the manufacturer tomorrow morning but expect a run around like last time. According to the tire dealer who changed out my tires-kumho tires are cheap, crappy tires.

- Albrightsville, PA, USA