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Volkswagen Jetta Wheels Safety Report | Aug 24, 2011
Reported on Aug 24, 2011
| EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE: SUNNY MID-DAY, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A SOUND AS IF MY TIRE HAD BURST, AND MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DID NOT CRASH. FAILURE AND DETAILS: ONCE I HALTED THE CAR, I INSPECTED MY PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT TIRE, AND THOUGH IT WAS FLAT, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF RUPTURE OR PERFORATION. I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE IT, AND, HAVING REMOVED IT, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE INNER LUMEN. THE CRACK WAS AN ARC OF APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. ACTION TO CORRECT THE FAILURE: A SPARE TIRE WAS SET IN PLACE AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. FURTHER DETAILS: DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE DAMAGE WAS USER INDUCED, BUT I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WERE NO BUMPS, DEBRIS, NOR DID I CRASH. I FEAR THIS COULD HAPPEN TO OTHERS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE SENSOR HAD TO BE REST. *TR | |
| Make: | Volkswagen |
| Model: | Jetta |
| Manufactured by: | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | HIALEAH FL |
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| Speed: | 60 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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