Tire Blowout problems of the 2000 Volkswagen Passat

Two problems related to tire blowout have been reported for the 2000 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2000 Passat.

1 Tire Blowout problem

Failure Date: 03/08/2003

I had two tires blow out within three weeks of each other. The tires are original to my 2000 vw Passat GLS wagon and have approximately 30000 miles of wear. The tires are made in germany - model: "195/65 r15 radial 91h m+s ecoplus contitouring contact".

2 Tire Blowout problem

Failure Date: 05/20/2001

My rear right tire blew out and completely shredded on the freeway for no reason. It appeared others have reported the same situation. Is this vehicle with these tires safe? (dot number: hdtacxyx48 tiresize: 19565r1591).


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