DFWsCars
Plano,#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, June 06, 2017
So even on run flats, I have never heard of a free Road hazard warranty, and it's almost always optional (costco does one but it's not through the tire company). Now Hankook may be doing something revolutionary and cool to boost sales but I had a similar incident with Contiental. They sent me to my dealer. The reason is OEM tires are sold to the car company at a far different price so then the car company would sort of stand behind it. The best example I can give is if your battery went out you would take it to Hyundai and expect them to warrant it, even if you saw some random part in your car was made by X company. Same goes for tires most of the time.
Ramjet
Somewhere,#3Consumer Comment
Sat, May 19, 2012
I don't know about Kia but every new car I've ever bought had a separate warranty booklet for the tires.
They were warranted by the tire manufacturer, not the car company.
Flynrider
Phoenix,#4Consumer Comment
Sat, May 19, 2012
Standard tire warranties cover workmanship and materials for a given period of mileage. I have never bought a set of tires that had a standard road hazard warranty included. That was always extra.
When you bought the car, it came with the standard warranties on components like the tires and battery. I doubt that Kia sprang for the extra cost to include road hazard in the tire warranty. If you want to be sure, just look at the paperwork that came with the car. You should have received the tire warranty along with other paperwork.
While it sucks to replace tires that are 1,800 miles old, if they were damaged by a road hazard, that's what you have to do. Think of it this way : If you ran over something at 1,800 miles and damaged your oil pan, do you think Kia would pay for it under warranty?
Jeff
Manda,#5REBUTTAL Owner of company
Fri, May 18, 2012
Road Hazard warranties are always extra, even if you buy tires.
But you didn't buy tires, you bought a KIA - if you expected any warranty, it should have been with KIA.