2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sidewall Problems
- 5
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Sidewall · Tires
Tl*the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta equipped with hankook tires, tire line: optimo h725a, tire size: p205/55/r16 and dot number: 1grpdyh. The contact stated that the left front driver's side tire wall was separating. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician stated that the tire needed to be replaced. The tire was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle and tire failure…
ODI 10690445
Sidewall · Tires
2012 jetta with severe cracking on the inside of the tires. 205/55/16. Called hankook and they responded that they have never seen this before. Vw dealer has photos of 20 cars with the same concern, but tires are not covered by vw, only through tire manufacturer. After reading all the other hancook optimo 725a tire sever cracking, this is a manufacturer problem and needs investigation. *tr
ODI 10644325
Sidewall · Tires
Conti pro contact (continental tire): the tires came installed on a 2012 vw jetta 2.5 le. At 27,000 miles the front right tire blew out while driving. The problem was a torn sidewall. The tire was replaced with another conti pro contact. At 53,216 miles the front left tire blew out while driving. Once again the problem was a torn sidewall. *tr
ODI 10560722
Sidewall · Tires
Driving back from the birmingham airport on 20/59 west to tuscaloosa driving 68 mph in a leased 2012 volkswagen jetta equipped with hankook optimo h725a tires, line size 205/55r16 91h, dot# 1grp dy h2 the vehicle starting pulling hard left. I decelerated to pull off onto the right shoulder of the road. I noticed in rear view and then side mirror black debris coming from the left side of the car as i pulled off onto…
ODI 10486104
Sidewall · Tires
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta tdi equipped with hankook optimo h725a tires, line size 205/55r16, dot#r1grpdyh2411. The contact stated that while driving 35mph there was a popping noise and the tire started loosing air. After the vehicle was merged to the shoulders, the contact noticed that the rear driver tire's side wall blew out. The contact mentioned that this was the second tire within eight…
ODI 10481355