NHTSA Complaint #10242418 — 2008 AUDI A4

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A4. THE VEHICLE HAS PIRELLI P6 TIRES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2008 WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES. ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2008, HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE TIRES. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT PLACED AIR IN THE TIRE AND THEN HEARD A SLOW HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE TOP PORTION OF THE TIRE, THE INNER WALL CAME APART. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO GO TO DISCOUNT TIRES SO THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE TIRES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,950.