general problems of the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta

The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta equipped with hankook tires, tire line: optimo h725a, tire size: p205/55/r16 and dot number: 1grpdyh. The contact stated that the left front driver's side tire wall was separating. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician stated that the tire needed to be replaced. The tire was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle and tire failure mileage was 47,500.

Lost traction on a snow covered road driving at a slow speed of aprox 35 mph. The tires would not grip in the snow. The car slid about 100 feet and crossed a major state highway. The tires are made by primewell ps830. The tires are mfg in china. I'm making this complaint . After reading on message boards about primewell tires. Its seems to be a common issue with traction with the tires in snow or rain. In a brief they hold air some times and are round. I feel they are a danger to drivers of the car and other people on the highway. My wife was driving to work when this took place. She dose not drive fast on the county road we live on. As there are deer every where. When she told me what happen she said " I was going to die when the car kept sliding into the highway. " there was a heavy truck that she passed behind. If the timing was different there could of been a serious accident. This is her first car that has traction control. When she said it something to do with the traction control. I explained what traction control is. She said maybe the tires have a hard rubber compound. I started my primewell search after that. There is something really wrong with the tires.

2012 Jetta with severe cracking on the inside of the tires. 205/55/16. Called hankook and they responded that they have never seen this before. Vw dealer has photos of 20 cars with the same concern, but tires are not covered by vw, only through tire manufacturer. After reading all the other hancook optimo 725a tire sever cracking, this is a manufacturer problem and needs investigation.