2003 Audi A6 Tires

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 2003 AUDI A6 QUARTO. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONTACT HEARD A LOW BUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES STEEL BELTS WERE COMPLETELY SHREDDED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THERE WEREN'T ANY POT HOLES NOR OTHER ROAD HAZARDS VISIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12000 MILES ON THE KUMHO ECSTA ASX TIRES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 44800 MILES.

2003 AUDI A6 HAD FOUR TIRES REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING OF THE SIDEWALL. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT WHEN TOUCHING THE CURB WHILE PARKING, THE SIDEWALL BEING SO THIN AND LOW PROFILE, SIMPLY CRACK, FAIL AND PUNCTURE. THE SIDEWALLS CANNOT BE FIXED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. (PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON LOW PROFILES TIRES). *NM *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED NINE TIMES, WITHIN ONE AND A HALF YEARS. THE SIDE WALLS ON THE TIRES ARE BLOWING OUT. THE TIRE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALERTED.

2003 AUDI A6 TIRE SIDEWALL IS THIN. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE. DURING PARKING, IF THE TIRE TOUCHES THE CURB; THE TIRE FAILS. *JB

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH LOW PROFILE TIRES THAT ARE OEM ON AUDI A6 3.OL QUATTRO. *BF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES. *SC *JB

I NOW DRIVE AN AUDI A6 WITH PIRELLI P/6 TIRES. I HAVE HAD 5 BLOW-OUTS IN THE PAST 19 MONTHS. THE SIDEWALLS ARE EITHER PAPER THIN OR NON-EXISTENT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVEN'T HAD 5 FLAT TIRES IN THAT TIME. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE PUT ON CARS THAT DRIVE ON REGULAR STREETS. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER" NEW COUNTRY AUDI OF GREENWICH, CT. THE SALES MANAGER SAID "DIDN'T THE SALESPERSON TELL YOU YOU HAD TO BE CAREFUL WITH THESE TIRES?" WHAT KIND OF AN ANSWER IS THAT?*AK