Kumho Tire

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About Kumho Tire

Kumho Tire develops and manufactures tires for a wide range of vehicles. Its offerings include passenger cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and truck tires, focusing on safety and performance through advanced engineering. Founded in 1960, Kumho Tire aims to provide reliable and high-quality tire solutions for drivers around the world.

Pros
  • Good performance in various conditions
  • Quiet operation on the road
  • Affordable pricing for quality
Cons
  • Frequent blowouts reported
  • Poor customer service experiences
  • Rapid wear and tear issues

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2025

    I purchased 4 Kumho tires for my Toyota Highlander in Nov. 2022. Bought 3, got 1 free. I got 33,000 miles out them before the SUV started shaking when the car exceeded 65 mph. The warranty is for 60,000 miles. My local mechanic told me the alignment of the tires was fine and that the tires appeared to be defective - wearing on the inside treads. The mechanic at Pep Boys alleged that the wear was a result of bad wheel alignment. The manufacturer said they have to rely on the retailer's assessment. After going back and forth, I decided it wasn't worth the trouble. My mistake!!!! The previous reviews were correct, if you buy Kumho tires, expect to replace them every 2 years.

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2024

    Cheaply made product, limited traction when wet conditions. Beads have been bad twice in the last 6 months of tires being replaced. The excess of the tire being made looks like a re-tread but it's not just trashing having little bits of the tire fall off the side wall.

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      Reviewed Dec. 5, 2024

      I got the tire on my brand new car. Called the warranty help line, they told the tire they put on new car are not the same even though same tire. They sell same tire with same brand and name. they refuse to cover their tire warranty, my only question how can they make same brand tire with 2 different quality and warranty

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      Reviewed Oct. 18, 2024

      Kumho tires came on my new Kia EV9. After 16,000 miles, all 4 tires are totally bald. The Kia dealership was surprised but pointed out that these are very cheap tires. They recommended Hankook. I hope that Kumho will live up to their warranty. We will find out soon.

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      Reviewed Aug. 14, 2024

      Kumho Canada Jay ** handles the warranty. Korea may want to look at his customer service transparency. I have had about 5 sets of Kumho tires that included winter, and all season. The issue is with the warranty claim for the ECSTA PA51, two of four wore out at about 45000km. These were only used during the summer. Warranty is for 70000 km. Winters were used for about 6 months of the year. The vehicle had an alignment where all four tires were aligned with one slightly off, no problem according to the tire shop. Alignment was done within the OEM requirement for doing an alignment. I was willing to buy another 4 Kumho tires based on the pro rated warranty on the 2, and work out the other 2 that were still in good condition.

      Kumho Canada has NEVER responded with a written letter explaining why it rejected the warranty claim based on their parameters, nine months. Reading the other reviews, clearly Kumho doesn't care about their quality, or customer service. Do NOT buy when their pricing isn't far off of the premium branded tires. Given the customer dissatisfaction, I am hoping my tire dealer removes Kumho from their inventory* Better, OEM cars do the same.

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      Reviewed April 22, 2024

      Purchased these tires from Mercedes 30,000 miles ago. My car was shaking when going around a curve so I took it into Mercedes and I have broken belts in all 4 tires!! Don't purchase these tires unless you want to replace them every other year. I am 69 years old and am not rough on my vehicles. I'm writing a review online to let these dealerships know NOT to recommend this brand of tires. I have not tried to contact them after reading the other reviews. They don't answer anyway.

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      Reviewed April 9, 2024

      Spent almost $1200 on four tires. Thought I would trying the highway tires275/60 r20. Got 20,000 miles and back were at 4/32 front were at 7/32. Bought 11/15/2022 and basically junk on March 2024. Went to where I bought them and he called Kumho and they would not reimburse tires. They are junk and still haven't called me back. Do not buy these tires. Am am 62 years old and do not abuse truck or tires. Drive alot of highway. Junk Junk Junk. Kumho doesn't answer the phone either. Shame on your business.

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      Reviewed April 5, 2024

      Tires wore out after 20000kms and Kumho’s response was that they don’t warranty their tires if they were on a new vehicle. When I asked them if they expected their tires to wear out after 20000, they didn’t respond.

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      Reviewed Aug. 25, 2023

      Bought an SUV that it came with these tires and after 27000 miles they 65000k miles warranty are ready for garbage, contacted them and their answer was really disappointing, be aware of this tire and don't believe on what they said is a long lasting tire.

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      Reviewed Dec. 20, 2022

      Purchased a new SUV that came with Kumho tires, after 19 month and 18,000 miles the tire tread wore down to 3/32" and I was told I had to replace the tires. Kumho would not stand by their tire or warranty and said excess wear will occur if the tires are not rotated every 5000 miles, even on an all wheel drive car. I will never use Kumho tires on any vehicle, and unless you want to purchase new tires every 1-2 years avoid this retailer.

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      Kumho Tire Company Information

      Company Name:
      Kumho Tire
      Website:
      www.kumhousa.com