2.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
60,000 miles

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problem #1

May 082007

Passat 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,000 miles
Tires experienced sidewall separation after less than half of their useful life. All four tires were replaced at the same time. Two of the four tires had this separation.

- Santa Clarita, CA, USA

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