The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Passat equipped with Michelin Tires, Tire Line: T1XX, Tire Size: 235/45/R18, DOT Number: B9ELT1XX. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in a parking lot, the contact became aware that the rear passenger’s side tire had three cracks approximately 3 inches in length on the side wall near the rim. The vehicle was taken to a tire dealer for inspection, and the tire dealer informed the contact that there was no issue with the integrity of the tire. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 123,393. The tire failure mileage was 30,000.
Volkswagen Passat tire blowout problems
54 of the 7,709 owner complaints about the Volkswagen Passat describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 54
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 30,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Fuel leak 5Headlights 2Fire or smoke 2Pulling 1Brake failure 1Ball joint 1
What owners say
215/60/r16- replaced 6 tires all under 2500 miles of use. Have all receipts. The tires were always losing air even with being Brandy new, would slide with brand new tread and it did not have to be raining. I spent a lot of money on the tires to only go with a different brand finally after going to have to replace 4 more tires under the 2500 mark, yes I had the warranty for free replacement. But discount tires deemed the Sentury touring tires a road hazard. I also have pictures of how they looked even with air in them. I purchased them from a discount tire store as well. They have all my documents on file to prove my statement. Sentury company needs to investigated on their tire quality as the tires could have caused blow outs and killed my family or myself or even another person. As you can see in the picture yes they are dirty, but plenty of tread. These tires are supposed to be reliable for 40k miles. These were either the second or 3rd replacement for this brand depending on what part of the car, either front or back. And again not even 2500 miles did they last.
These tires were on 2017 VW passat on 19” aftermarket wheels driven by my son. Previous tires of different brand had flats on passenger side one month earlier. On July 26, 2022 the new tire had blowout on driver rear location causing vehicle to lose traction spin and crash into wooded area on side if I 75 south of Tampa. My concern is these aftermarket wheels had three flats in three week period. Two different brands of tires on same 19” aftermarket rims.
2014 passat with continetal contipro tires. My rear tire sidewall blew on highway. With 60k miles. I tracked my path did not find any debris that could have cause the blow out. Ive seen many conplaints about this tire for same thing. They should be checked we dont want firestone part 2
Tires: front driver-side tire blown, "donut" spare on the car currently, with a 50 MPH speed limit. Front passenger-side tire has a bubble in the sidewall. There are 2 open recalls - one for the air bag, and one for the headlights, that need to be resolved. I've been trying to get the recalls addressed since november of 2019. Every time I make contact with someone at volkswagen, I'm told I will get a call back but I never do. In november of 2019, I was told there was a backlog of recall work, and was given no time frame with regard to when I would be able to bring my car in for service. For the tires (for which I have a paid protection plan), I was told today (6/2/20) that the earliest I can come in is june 16th. I use my car regularly, and am not comfortable driving it in its current condition until then.
Car dealer claimed they had fixed all necessary repairs to car that I had said were needed prior to me purchasing. The indicator lights went off as soon as car got moving. Contacted auto dealer who said they would take it back in and get it taken care of. Then refused to work on car, told me to take it to mechanic near me and send them the information to have it covered. Then refused to pay for repairs to car. Due to their incorporation and refusals nearly resulted in accident when car tire blew out while driving through town. Car was going at low enough speed to stop before more damages could take place. Now dealer refusing to even talk to me.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen passat equipped with vredestein quatrac tires, size: 215/55r17 (na). While the contact's wife was driving approximately 30 MPH, the front passenger tire blew out. A certified mechanic replaced the tire. On another occasion, while driving approximately 20 MPH, the front driver side tire blew out. The tire was replaced with another brand of tire. The tire manufacturer was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that a supervisor would reach out. The dot number and VIN were not provided. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 60,000 and the approximate tire failure mileage was 5,000. *ln
Excessive inside front tire wear can lead to tire failure. Font end can not be properly aligned because there is no camber adjustment. Tires showed excessive wear at 10,000 miles. Tires were rotated and front end realigned and these tires have the inside about wore out after 16,000 miles. The wear seems to occur when making sharp turns when exiting on the freeway cloverleaf. The inside wear pattern will be a dark black from scuffing on the turn.
I bought the car new jan 10 2017. I have put 1500 miles on it as of 5/8/17. Today at a stop light while waiting for the light or change, the tire exploded I felt th car move or wiggle, low tire pressure warning lights came on. I went to inspect to see what had happened. I don't know how to explain this looks like a volcano sprouted out of the tire. Its not the sidewall there is no damage going into the tire.. The rubber has spilt outward...the metal wiring in the tire is bent outward. Not inward. I have never seen anything like this before.
Heat does not blow out any of the passenger side vents, including the windshield defroster, even after the engine is up to normal operating temperature. The result is that the passenger side of the windshield does not defrost, obscuring visibility. My research tells me that the problem is a plugged heater core. The heater core is only covered up to 36,000 miles but my car has 74,000 miles on it. Vw will not cover the cost to replace the heater core.
Related recalls
Tires
- What is wrong
- Certain sedans and station wagons equipped with 4.0l w8 engines fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the affected vehicles are equipped with tires of the maximum load rating index 93h; however, they should have been equipped with tires with the load rating index 97h.
- Risk
- These vehicles should have been equipped with tires having the load rating index 97h.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace all four tires with the proper size tires. Owner notification began september 19, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vw at 1‑800‑822‑8987.
Recall number 03V154000 · Recall details
Questions about the Volkswagen Passat tire blowout
Which Volkswagen Passat years have tire blowout or tread separation problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (9 complaints), 2002 (6 complaints) and 2013 (6 complaints).
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