2012 Volkswagen Tiguan Tires Problems

Your tire failed suddenly on the highway at 70 mph with only 17,000 miles on it, even though tire pressure had been checked 6 days earlier and your tire pressure monitoring system never warned you. Continental Tire has dismissed your claim, but the same tires were involved in a recall of 94,000 units for sidewall failures during the same manufacturing period. A hairline crack in the rim may have contributed to the failure, though the tire pressure monitor did not alert you to low pressure before the blowout occurred. The fix would likely involve replacing the tire and inspecting the rim for damage.