2004 AUDI A4 Tiressidewall Problems

BUBBLES IN PIRELLI P6 ALL SEASON TIRES AFTER 6000 MILES OF USE, NORMAL DRIVING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES HAD BLOW OUTS BETWEEN 3/1/04 AND 12/1/05. AFTER EACH BLOW OUT, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FIRST BLOW OUT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT HIT A POT HOLE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTACT HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. THE THIRD OCCURRED WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED. THE LAST BLOW OUT HAPPENED WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE AT 40 MPH. IN TWO OF THE INCIDENTS THE WHEEL WAS ALSO DAMAGED. EVERY TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE SIDEWALL DAMAGE. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY SERVICED. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR ROAD HAZARDS.*AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 AUDI A-4 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI P-6 P235/45 R-17 TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE SIDEWALL BUBBLE. THIS TIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED. NOW A WEEK LATER AND APPROXIMATELY 300 MORE MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED AT THE DRIVER"S SIDE FRONT TIRE. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 AUDI A-4 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI P-6 P235/45 R-17 TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHESED FROM BELL AUDI OF RAHWAY, NJ. AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES THE REAR RIGHT TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE SIDEWALL BUBBLE. THIS TIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY RELPACED WITH THE FULL SIZE SPARE (SAME TYPE, MODEL AND RIM). CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP, AUDI, USA AND PIRELLI WERE MET WITH LIMITED INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE AT BEST. IN SUBSTANCE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD / WOULD DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NOW A APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES (3000 ON THE REPLACEMENT), THE SAME PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED AT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. CALLS ONCE AGAIN ARE APPARENTLY FALLING UPON DEAF EARS. UNDOUBTABLY WE HAVE A SAFTY ISSUE HERE (AS INDICATED BY SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS LODGED BY OTHER OWNERS OF P-6 TIRES) WHICH IS BEING INGNORE BY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AS...

PIRELLI TIRE P235/45R17 DOT XBCUC23640. TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING SIDEWALL BUBBLES.

2004 AUDI A4 WITH PIRELLI 94V M+S TIRES WITH 3754 MILES DELIVERED TO US ON APRIL 15, 2004 HAD ONE TIRE THAT RIPPED APART AT THE SIDEWALL. LUCKILY NO DAMAGE OR INJURY. *JB CLEARLY THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. ARE THERE REPORTS CONCERNING THESE TIRES? I WISH TO SUBMIT AN COMPLAINT AS THE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND LIABLE TO CAUSE INJURIES OR DEATH.

NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT SITE TO REPORT THIS, BUT NEW AUDI 4A WITH PIRELLI P6 4 SEASON 235/45/17 94V TIRES AND 4000 MILES EXPERIENCED FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WALL FAILURES WITH NO APPARENT REASON. WEB REVIEW INDICATES THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME SITUATION IN NEW CARS WITHOUT APPARENT PRECIPITATING EVENT SUCH AS CURB OR POT HOLES. BUBBLES ONLY BUT THIS SUGGESTS TO ME A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THIS BATCH OF TIRES.*AK