Tire Blowout problems of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta

On April 19, 2013, tire pressure was low on the front passenger side. Upon checking the tire a large crack was notice on the inside wall of the tire. The tire was replaced at owner's expense of $177. 01 with an odometer reading of 27293 on a 2011 vw Jetta tdi. On January 4, 2014, the owner noticed a large crack on the driver side front tire's sidewall. The owner called the dealership and no recalls were currently in place. The owner submitted a request for hankook to pay for reimbursement of all tire replacements as the owner feels the vehicle is not safe to drive with a potential tire blowout and loss of vehicle control.

On a trip to st. Charles, mo on 28 Mar 2013, after we parked, my son noticed severe sidewall breaks on the left front tire. He said it looked like the tire was about to blow. I thought that he was joking, but looked any way. Wow. I have never seen such severe condition on any tire, nor had I ever even heard of such a condition . There were numerous short breaks and long breaks inches long all around the outside of the sidewall. The breaks went all the way in with metal belts showing. We had just finished driving 200 miles on the interstate to get to st charles. I honestly don't know how we made it without a blowout and crash. I went immediately, and slowly, to the nearest tire dealer and purchased two new tires. I asked them to save the other tire so I might use as a possible spare since the tires had plenty of tread left. They put the "good" tire in the trunk for me. I later looked at the "good" tire and found that the inside sidewall was even worse than the "bad" tire! I feel very fortunate that these oe tires didn't cause a terrible accident. The other oe tires look ok but I will be replacing quickly. These tires are hankook optimo h725a tires.