Table 1 shows one common tire related problems of the 2006 Volkswagen GTI.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Tire Sidewall problems |
The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Gti. The vehicle has yokohama as430 tires (na). While washing the vehicle, the contact discovered a bubble in the sidewall of the front passenger side tire. The contact has pictures. The current mileage was 58,000 and failure mileage was 20,000.
Continental contiprocontact 225/45h 17 tires have splitting sidewalls on both front tires. The tires are slowly leaking air and going flat, one went dead and 2 weeks later the other is now flat. There are more vw Gti's with this same problem reported on online car forums as well. I have pictures of the tears in the sidewall available. . Read more...