Apollo Tyres — tyre burst on highway

Address:Apollo Tyres, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201010

I bought 2 apollo amazer 4g life tyres on 9/11/2016 for my santro car. On 21/07/2019, i took my car outstation and got its air pressure checked from digital air pressure machine on petrol pump. After travelling for almost 2 hours, the front right side apollo tyre burst in middle of highway. As the tyre was tubeless, so it doesnt loose its air so quickly and this tyre burst from the center point of rim and tyre top. According to apollo tyre warranty, it gives 5 year warranty for manufacturing warranty.

I registered my complaint with apollo tyres and their service person "deepak kushwaha ([protected])" visited for tyre check. But it was just a customary visit / formality as he told me this thing is not covered under manufacturing defect.

It's clearly a manufacturing defect as tyre is in very good condition and not much driven (Approx 20, 000 and its life is almost[protected]km). I have attached the report given by same person "deepak kushwaha" where he has mentioned the problem reasons and none of them is valid in my case:

1.) prolonged use in under inflated condition = i got its air pressure checked before starting for trip.
2.) excessive load rim/ valve stem leakage = rim is perfectly fine and no valve leakage is there as of now also.
3.) running after gradual air loss due to puncture / improper repair = there is no puncture in tyre and tyre is untouched as of now from date of purchase.

This can be seen from tyres pictures uploaded in report that the tyre burst from center area and its clearly a manufacturing defect. So, action must be taken against "apollo tyres" for giving such a poor quality of tyres and risking the life of whole family of customer and at the end, they are not ready to listen and making customers fool.
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Jul 23, 2019
Updated by VaibhavM1993
#VERY POOR TYRE QUALITY # NOT READY TO ACCEPT # RISKING CUSTOMER'S FAMILY LIFE

I need this tyre replacement at earliest.
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Jul 23, 2019
Apollo Tyres Customer Care's response
Hi sir,

Request you to please share your contact number so that we can get in touch with you.

Warm Regards,
Apollo Tyres
Jul 23, 2019
Updated by VaibhavM1993
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Jul 23, 2019
Updated by VaibhavM1993
When will i get a call?
Aug 07, 2019
Updated by VaibhavM1993
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I have purchased new Toyota Urban cruiser having all Apollo Alnac 4Gs tyres. Just covered 2200 KM and it is observed that there is bludge at various points of all tyres. Reported the same with Apollo and they got inspected by one of their authorised dealer and he mad the report that this defect is due to over inflation. His both the gauges given the reading of 49-50 psi in all tyres. I have cross checked the same there and then with my inflator and the reading was between 39-40 psi. It created double to me and I asked the dealer to get checked the same at nearby Petrol pump, but he refused. Asked dealer to provide the calibration certificate of instruments used by him and he refused to provide the same and asked me that Apollo will provide this. Thereafter I visited the Toyota service station and got the pressure checked there which was between 37-39 and when the dealer saw this he challenged the accuracy of my inflator.
Dealer prepared the report and based on fabricated/fabulous report Apollo rejected my claim.
All need to check the same defect on Apollo tyres and avoid buying Apollo Tyres separately or with new vehicle, because this is minor defect but can lead to risk of life.

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