There are 7 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2009 Volkswagen Jettain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 205/55R16. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND OIL SERVICE ON MY JETTA THE TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED TREAD BUBBLES IN 2 OF MY TIRES. I HAD THE MECHANIC PUT BOTH TIRES WITH BUBBLES ON THE REAR FOR SAFETY AND I DROVE THE CAR TO A GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER. THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES FOR ME AND VERIFIED THE BUBBLES IN THE TREAD. GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER THEN CONTACTED GOODYEAR CORPORATE FOR ME. THE TIRES ARE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND THE CAR IS DRVEN ABOUT 1,000 MILES PER MONTH. GOODYEAR SAID THAT THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE $20 OFF THE COST OF NEW TIRES. I STILL HAVE MORE THAN HALF THE LIFE OF THE TIRES LEFT. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD REPLACE THEM WITH NEW TIRES BECAUSE THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TECHS AT GOODYEAR SAID THAT THE STEEL WINDINGS HAVE FAILED AND CAUSED THE AIR TO EXPAND THE RUBBER IN THAT AREA. GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA 205/55R16 BACK LEFT TIRE DATE CODE 1612 BACK RIGHT TIRE DATE CODE 3711. *TR
TIRES ARE MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4, RADIAL XSE 225/45 R17 91H ORIGINAL TIRES FROM DATE OF PURCHASE 8//10 WITH ACTUAL MILEAGE 14829, FOR THE EXCEPTION OF 1 TIRE, THAT WAS REPLACED ON 9//10 DO TO ROAD HAZARD. PRESENTLY ALL 4 TIRES ARE SHOWING A SIDEWALL DEFECT. THERE IS A FAULT, A CRACK LINE THAT RUNS ALONG A MANUFACTURE GROOVE LINE THAT SEPARATES THE TREAD FROM THE SIDE WALL, THIS IS COMMON ON ALL 4 TIRES, BUT WITH DIFFERENCES OF SEVERITY IN EACH TIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE OF THE 1/8 INCH CRACK THAT IS EXPOSING THE CARCASS/OR CABLES WHEN LOOKED AT CLOSELY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPOKES ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT THINK THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED, BUT THE WHEEL HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.
2ND TIRE OF THIS TYPE ON THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL BUBBLE RENDING THE TIRE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. *TR
I HAVE 39000 MILES ON MY 2009 VW SPORTWAGEN SE, IN THAT TIME I HAVE REPLACED 5 ALLOY WHEELS THAT WERE DAMAGED BY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED POT HOLES. EVERY POTHOLE I HIT, EVEN SMALL ONES, DENT THE WHEELS AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE STOPPED BUYING THE ALLOY WHEELS AND NOW REPLACE THE BROKEN WHEELS WITH BLACK STEEL WHEELS, NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE HAD HANCOCK TIRES SIZE 205/55/R16, DOT NUMBER 1GRPDYH. WHILE HAVING THE TIRE EXAMINED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS CRACKED ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKED DURING TIRE FILLING. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026