Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / QUATTRO / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001074144 Incident Date: Jun, 25 2001
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: QUATTRO Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUBA24B1XN Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 01 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Identified bubble in outer sidewall, beginning at tread to mid-sidewall; separation on right front tire's outer surface of audi a6q. goodyear dealer confirmed sidewall separation and need to replace immediately or risk catastrophic blow-out. dealer blamed soft sidewalls as being "pot hole susceptible". but no damage to inside of tire surface! have read many other reports on this tire size reporting bubbles or catastrophic failures.*ak (dot number: m60fbedr34 tiresize: 205/55r16)