Tire Related Problems of the 1999 Volkswagen Passat

Table 1 shows three common tire related problems of the 1999 Volkswagen Passat. The number one most common problem is related to the tire blowout (six problems). The second most common problem is related to the tire (four problems).

Table 1. Tire related problems of Volkswagen Passat

Problem Category Number of Problems
Tire Blowout problems
6
Tire problems
4
Tire Tread/belt problems
1

Recently reported Tire problems of the 1999 Volkswagen Passat

The Tire Blowout problem

1) while I was driving in the highway I-10 at the speed of 50 miles/hour, the car is shaking and then after a minutes. 2) the passenger rear tire blowed out and hits a hole in the car. At the same time, rear bumper was damaged.   Read details...

The Tire problem

In an effort to make this as short as possible, I bought 4 new continental contiproco tires in June 2009 for a 99 vw Passat. After driving less than 7k miles, while traveling in the middle lane of a major highway about 65 mph the right rear tire separated into 3 pieces.   Read details...

The Tire Tread/belt problem

While driving, the michelin mxv4 tire (p205 65 r15) failed, with only 5600 miles on the tire.   Read details...


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