general problems of the 2006 Volkswagen Jetta

Continental conti pro tire failure. Between 12,000 and 30,000 all 4 of our conti pro tires have failed. All they say is sorry we cant help. Someone needs to get continental n/a attention and have them recall these tires before someone dies or is injured for life. We have tired several times to reason with continental to no avail, and even vw has tired, with no luck. Please take a look at all your tires.

I own a 2006 vw Jetta tdi and have 30,000 miles on the vehicle. I noticed at about 25,000 miles the vehicle developed a vibration in the front end. I took it to the vw dealer and had the front end inspected for problems, but none noted. I had the wheel rotated and balanced and that did not help the problem. The tech at vw dealer noticed wear in the middle of the tire. He stated that my tires (turanza el 400-02, 205/55r16) are more than likely the cause of the vibration and there is nothing they could do except replace all the tires. Will be taking the vehicle to a firestone dealer soon to fight the battle with them.

The original accident happened while we were traveling for christmas (Dec 26, 2006). In a brand new car with "up graded" continental tires going about 60 mph the tires disintegrated, the car spun out of control and hit highway wall. It was a clear tire malfunctioned and after sending tire to continental north America in charlotte, nc they said that their "inspectors" found no fault. We asked them to reconsider and ended up getting a $1,500 goodwill offer from them. Needless to say we had a rental car for 8 weeks while out car with $6,000 in damages was fixed. Just this week as we were about to counter offer and get at least out of pocket expenses, since its going into the 2nd year, another "upgraded tire" shredded. This time with our 4 month old son in it. The only thing extra they added to the claim was to pay for new tires for us. They have not bargained in good faith and they are using their corporate power to deflect the liability of producing inferior products. Of the original set of 4 "upgraded" tires, 3 have been replaced with 2 completely shredding through the middle.