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2006 Volkswagen GTI Tires Sidewall Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	642626
Internal NHTSA #	10201650
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2006
File date	20/08/07
Component	TIRES:SIDEWALL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Continental contiprocontact 225/45h 17 tires have splitting sidewalls on both front tires. The tires are slowly leaking air and going flat, one went dead and 2 weeks later the other is now flat. There are more vw gti's with this same problem reported on online car forums as well. I have pictures of the tears in the sidewall available. Http://homepages. Nyu. Edu/~ejm232/conti1. Jpg *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	24000
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PEARL RIVER, NY
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	MAN
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Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	VOLKSWAGEN
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Volkswagen GTI Tires Sidewall Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Volkswagen GTI Tires Sidewall Problems, Complaints and Defects

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