Continental Tires

I had 3 of a new full set of 4 Hoosiers that flew apart in 6 months and thought my wife was driving in a way that caused it until it happened to me. I called Hoosier and found out they were actually manufactured by Continental General. Neither took responsibility and pointed to the other for satisfaction. They were willing to replace two with more of the same crappy tire. I pulled them off and put Yokohamas on as replacements for my family's safety. I still wanted my money back, but they said they wouldn't give me the two tires because I had already pulled them off.

I bought a new 2000 Nissan Frontier crew cab and it came with Generals on it. They were noisy and couldn't keep them balanced. I pulled them off at 12,000 miles and had Michelin LTX M/S installed since they were the only other manufacturer of that size 255/65r16. I've never left Michelin LTX M/S. I got 90,000 from one set, 95,000 from another and I am on my third set on a Nissan Titan. I worked in a tire store and saw some crazy stuff, but nothing tops the unsafe tires Continental General manufactures! Do not put Continental or General tires on any vehicle or trailer you value! Do so at your own peril!

I bought a set of new Continental tires for my 2003 Passat on December 13, 2010. From then up to December 14, 2011, I have had three flats, two of which required new tires. Both of those were blowouts while driving. I have owned the car for nine years and I drive the car less than 10K/year. I have never experienced anything like this with my car's tires.

We purchased tires for our R 500 in late June of 2011. Early December 2011, a loud noise began in the front left tire. After further inspection, we saw that the tire had large pieces of the rubber compound missing, almost like bubbles or voids in the compound. This prompted us to look at each of the other 3 tires. Both front tires are in the same poor premature condition. We immediately contacted Tire America in Matthews NC, and they contacted Continental. Continental's response is that they will cover the cost of the 2 new tires.

Their rational is that half the tread is gone, one the 2 front tires, not the 2 back tires which have no voids in the compound. These tires have been rotated and balanced via Mercedes, and Tire America, as we have purchased a plan that allows us to do so at no additional charge. I agree that half of the tread is gone on the two front tires only, that had to have been faulty or blemished at time of manufacturing. These tires are supposed to have a 40,000 mile warranty, we have put 12,000 miles on the tires.

The offer of 50% is in no way equivalent to fair. The tires are sub par, faulty from the factory, dangerous, and leave Continental in a very liable position based on the multitude of complaints I see online, that are all referencing the exact same problem. We contacted Continental 2 times via phone, and 1 time via email, and no follow up was made from Continental. Continental has lost our business, and should do what is called for legally, and recall the tires, and replace them at no charge to the consumer, based on the number of complaints in such a short period. I am furthering this concern with the BBB and NCDT.

I was traveling on I-385 near Greenville SC when a belt broke on my right front tire with a hand size chunk separating. I had my wife, daughter, and two small grand kids in the ford expedition. I found the next continental tire dealer, which was a tire kingdom. My tire had about 80% tread left on them.

The counter man said he would call continental about the warranty, but if I didnt have my original receipt it wouldn't do any good. So I asked for the # and called them myself. They also said if I didn't have my receipt they couldn't do anything. I asked the guy what did the receipt have to do with the tire going out and putting my family in danger. He said I could have gotten the tire from anywhere. I then told him the receipt shouldn't make any difference, since they manufactured it.

This caused me to spend a 185.00 on a tire right at Christmas since I was 150 miles away from home. I informed him if this was the warranty they had, I wouldn't be buying any more continental tires. By the way, I have three vehicles. I will inform everyone I meet of the service I received. If I manufactured something I would be proud to stand behind the quality. With your atttitude about your quality, the government shouldn't allow you to be open, especially when peoples lives are riding on your quality. For as I'm concerned someone should be locked up, the same as a regular thief. I'm sure I'll never hear from you guys, so have a good Christmas.

I was driving on I-30 W, going 60 mph, and my tire (225/45/17 R91H) blew on my 2011 VW Jetta. Luckily, I was able to pull over without an accident. I have only had the car 5 months and it has 10,500 miles on it. The dealer told me there was nothing they could do and refused to give me the number for Continental. I finally got in contact with Continental and they told me the warranty only covered manufacturer's defects.

I have a 2011 Smart car that I purchased in April, and my left rear tire has to be replaced today, with less than 7,500 miles driven on it. I'm very discouraged about this, and hope that I can contact the company for a refund. I have to spend over $100 on something that I believed would last for more than 8 months!

I leased a 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan SE at the end of July 2011. It came with Continental Conti Pro Contact tires (235/55 R 17 99H). My tires are less than 5 months old. I had to replace my right rear tire yesterday and I noticed a bubble in my right front tire, which I will now have to replace. In the almost 20 years I have been driving, I have never had to replace 2 brand new tires. I've never purchased Continental tires before and I will never purchase them again.

Continental Tires replaced my Audi A4 tires with 4 Continental DWS tires. Within 2 months, one tire's side wall ruptured while on the freeway. Luckily I have the warranty from America's Tire. Hopefully it should be replaced without a fee.

This is regarding Continental ContiPro tires 17". In 20 months, I have had to replace 5 tires on my brand new car which I purchased in February 2010. The VW dealership suggested that it was my low-profile rims but 5 tire replacements in a little over a year and a half. Mind you, the new tires cost around $225.00.

Today is November 14, 2011. Last month, I leased a brand new Volkswagen Passat with four new Continental Conti Pro Contact tires. At just 350 miles, the front left tire blew out. I was barely going 50 mph on the highway. When I took the car into Sears, they inspected the rest of my tires and noted dents on each tire. Normally, there would be one dent which is where the belt is joined in the tire. But these tires had several indentations on the same tire. One tire had up to three indentations along the tire wall. According to the technician, my tires were defective. He told me that I should complain because VW should not be putting these junk tires on their cars. He told me that Sears stopped carrying Continental tires (Now, what does that tell you?).

I intend to fight for reimbursement of the money that I spent on four new Goodyear Assurance tires. I cannot believe that I just had to buy four brand new tires for a 2012 Passat. Of course, the dealer wipes their hands of it and they don't cover it. They told me that I had to go through the manufacturer. Judging from the previous comments here, I am guessing that that will be an adventure. Had I been a stupid fool and purchased their special maintenance plan, they would have just replaced the blown out tire with another piece of crap, Continental tire.

Volkswagen and Contintental have not heard the last of me. Obviously, this company has not bothered to clean up their act or their product. They do not care about your safety. If I had been driving faster, I probably would have lost control and gotten myself killed. Do yourself a favor and if you have these tires on your car, get rid of them.

I bought my daughter a 2011 Nissan Rogue with Continental Tires. She has less than 4,000 miles and she just had her 2nd blow out with these tires. Nissan Dealership denies any responsibility. Blow outs were not just on sidewalls either. It has cost us an additional $450.00.

So far we had to replace 2 tires on a basically brand new car. I am having my doubts as to the safety of these tires, but to replace all will cost another $800.00.

I leased a 2012 Hyundai Elanta LTD. At 2300 miles, 2 bubbles appeared on the front left tire. I had to pay for a replacement and hopefully will be reimbursed. Not even a week later, a bubble appeared on the front right tire! I was told by Hyundai, "Don't worry, it won't blow out." How can I not worry?! I did not hit potholes (yes, NY has lots). But I am a careful driver and the car is brand new. What's next? Will I be paying for 3 more tires and/or wait to get killed due to a blow out? This should not happen to tires. I've never had this happen on my previous cars with other brand tires. Someone should be held accountable to replace these tires with another reputable brand at no cost to me.

I bought a new Honda CRV on August 19, 2011 which came with Continental tires. Two months later, one of the tires cracked. I have been trying to contact Continental Tires but there is no response. I went to get it repaired, but now I am told that I will have to replace all 4 tires. Crest Honda, the dealer, has been extremely unhelpful. Their answer to the problem is that, the tires are not under warranty and they cannot help me.

I bought a brand new car VW Tiguan with Continental ProAct 235/55/17. At 4,000 miles, the car is bouncing and shaking. The road force balance is showing tire problem and they cannot get them into perfect balance. I got two new tires from Continental, and guess what! The two new tires have the same problem.

The tire shop told me that these are junk tires and VW should not have them on the car in the first place. I have already spent $150 for road force and installation of two tires. I lost many hours on the phone and at the tire shop and dealer. Now, the only solution is for me to go and buy some good tires on my own to enjoy my new car! No one should buy Continental tires

I had 2 new Continental Conti Pros put on my wife's car and a week later, one of them blew up. When I got it replaced I went home and read other complaints and the same thing kept coming up where people said their side walls exploded. Also, a lot of people had bubbling on their tires' side walls. I am not happy about these tires and feel that they are unsafe.

I got a set of Conti Touring Contacts (215/55r) as OEM equipment on my brand new 2012 Ford Focus. In fact, these tires came as part of a fuel economy package at the cost of $500 over base. At only 4,000 miles of use, these tires already look and feel old. The sidewalls are bulging out, the rubber looks dry and worn, and the ride is very harsh. The uneven tread wear causes my car to pull to the right, and no amount of alignment adjusting at the dealer fixed it.

I have no traction at all under anything but perfect road conditions; I avoid driving whenever it rains because of the certainty of hydroplaning, and a similar effect is felt when gravel or sand is on the road. I was almost in several accidents during prior downpours that I'm sure would have been entirely the tires fault. I dropped my speed 10mph under the speed limit and still nearly hydroplaned into the guy next to me--and a tree at another point in time.

In April of 2010, I bought a 2006 Ford Ranger, pre-owned with 28,000 miles. The previous owner had a brand new set of continental contract 225/70 R15 put on. After 6 months of driving back and forth to work (a 20 minute drive) on back roads, I started to hear a dull roar or flopping coming from the front of my truck. The local tire shop told me to have my front end aligned but it didn't work. The inside walls coupled on the second set as well so now I had to replace the front tires twice.

The heck with this company and apparently I'm not alone according to this page. I'm a proud owner of Goodyear tires now and in my opinion, they're close to the same quality of Michelin tires and about 200 bucks cheaper for a set.

I bought a 2011 Nissan Altima, at the end of May. My tire blew out on the Monday, October the 3rd. The side wall of the tire just blew out. Of course, the tire cannot be repaired. Is this going to happen to the other 3 tires? And I now have the expense of buying a tire. My car has less than 7100 miles on it. My tire is still under warranty. Nothing was stick in it. What is your procedure for replacing this tire?

I want to make a comment or two about the term "Dry Rot". When I hear about a tire dealer using the term (to sell tires), I suspect that the dealer is dishonest, because most likely he has used this term as a scare tactic. Or he doesn't know what he's talking about (which is called "ignorant", which, in the case of a tire dealer, is highly unlikely).

Remember this, there is no such thing as dry rot with today's tires! Synthetic fibers, which are what today's tires are made with, are not affected by "dry rot". You will not find that term mentioned in a tire warranty today, either, if you doubt this. Dry rot is what happens to wood and other organic fibers like linen and cotton, which causes them to weaken and disintegrate. It is caused by a microorganism, in combination with moisture and the absence of light. Tires used to be made with cotton and linen, which are fibers that do "dry" rot", thereby losing their strength, but not in 2011! 75 years ago, before the advent of polyester and other synthetic fibers used in today's tires, dry rot was a problem, but not today.

"Ozone checking", or "weather checking", is something else. It results in fine hairline cracks or "checking" on the surface rubber of a tire. It does not affect the serviceability of a tire. It is primarily caused by ultraviolet light and atmospheric ozone. It is cosmetic, and not structural. Tires should be replaced after about ten years of service, because they can weaken with heat and age, the rubber becomes harder, and the tire loses some of its initial traction. This comes from the Motor Home Association of America., and other trustworthy sources.

I had a friend who went to have a flat fixed. She was then told her tires were "dry rotted" and therefore, unsafe. The tire dealer would not fix her tire, and would not let her drive away without replacing two of them because they were unsafe from "dry rot". All four were about three years old. Why it was safe to replace two and not all four - your best guess - selling two is better than selling none! This happened at an independent Firestone dealer. Firestone refunded the price of those two tires in full after I brought this to their attention. I've heard the term used several times since - the idea being - you need to buy new tires! Not true!

Tires wear prematurely after 4 years and 28,000 miles, and tires won't pass inspection. ContiTrac 265-70r-18 114s with a 520 rating should get 50,000 miles. My 2007 Nissan Titan is serviced by the dealer. Tire pressure and front end alignment are checked and tires are rotated every 6,000 miles. From what I read, I'm lucky, but at 48, I don't drive hard or fast and carry my family.

I will be buying 4 new tires (not Continental) right away. I don't feel safe driving on these tires. I will have to rush out since I had plans for a long weekend on the road. Four new tires in this economy, it must be good to be a big corporation.

My 2009 Altima came with these tires. I've had to replace three so far. With this third tire, I've decided to contact them for a replacement. I was told by their warranty dealer that dry rotting was covered under warranty. How can a tire less than two years old dry rot? I need it replaced!

A 6-month tyre, with only 5800 miles on a tyre and the side wall blows out. I was lucky enough that I was only doing 20MPH in the Village. I am now waiting for Continental to get in touch with me, as I have the same din date tyre on all the other wheels.

I purchased a new Chevy Cobalt in 2007 with Continental Tire P195/6OR15 873 touring were on the car. At 20K, I had to replace two tires for extreme wear. I now have to replace the same tires for bad wear and my car only has 37k now.

In June, I bought front and rear tires from Rocky Mountain ATV and the rear completely wore out in less than 500 miles. They replaced the tire with another Continental Milestone and this one did the same thing in less than 1,000 miles. Both wore right to the belts.

This is unbelievable and dangerous. Continental Tire Company should recall these tires before someone is killed. I am furious and want compensation as I had to pay for the mounting and balancing of three tires. I will never buy anything from Continental again.

I purchased a 2006 VW Jetta in 2008. The car sat on the showroom floor for two years. The car came with Continental Tires.

After approximately 20,000 miles, the sidewalls began to separate. Thank God it was noticed during an oil change by my mechanic. I took the car to a tire store that handled Continental Tires. They warrantied the tires. However, it still cost me $600. I replaced the tires and now see the same issue with the new set.

The Continental Tires company should be sued for defective products. Imagine driving on the CA freeways and having a blowout that causes an accident.

I'll be switching to Goodyear.

Sept. 10, 2011, the fourth of my Continental Conti Pro Contact tires blew out on the highway (245/40 R18 93V front, 265/35 R18 97V rear). All four of my tires have blown out since December 20, 2010. Three of them from the sides splitting/exploding; those three all happened after I had driven on an interstate and exited to a secondary highway. The fourth happened in town. Bubbling/cupping was visible on the sides of these tires that came standard on my 2008 Mercedes E350, a pre-owned (1 owner) car with approximately 20K miles. It now has 31K miles.

I have never experienced anything close to this in 35 years of driving. I have replaced the rear tires with Pirellis and this week, I'm going to replace the front with Pirellis as well. I have always had Pirellis on the Volvos and Jaguars I have driven in the past and never experienced anything like this. In addition to these issues, I also experienced hydroplaning on the interstate on more than one occasion. I am understandably fearful of driving on the interstate now!

I can see from posted complaints that, as I suspected, this is a recurring issue. Continental must pay for my replacement tires and replace my spare tire with a reputable brand such as Pirelli as well. My neighbor has a BMW he bought new with Continental tires and had to replace all four before he had 10K miles on the car! This is outrageous! If Mercedes is so safety conscious, why on earth would they put these tires on their cars?

Continental Contiprocontact 215 60r16. I think that I hold the world record. I purchased a brand new 2012 Nissan Altima that came with a set of these tires. I kid you not, at 2,000 miles, I suffered a rear wheel side wall blowout on the freeway. These tires are dangerous and deadly. My wife and kids are the primary users of this car. I don't care about the cost. I am replacing these tires as soon as possible. After hearing all these reviews and going through this personal experience, this company should be shut down for dysfunctional quality control.

Continental Motorcycle Tire with about 400 miles in it started to come apart in the tread grooves. It looked like the cap is coming off re-cap tire. I am very lucky that I found it as whoever would look that closely at a brand new tire?

My 2004 C240 4matic Mercedes came with 4 new Continental tires in 2007 with 34,000 miles on the car (pre-owned). It is 2011 now and I am looking at replacing the replacements! Twenty-thousand (20,000) miles put on the car in 4 years. They are down to the tread in the back. I will never buy a tire from this company, ever.

I have had two of our fleet vehicles experience tire blow outs both from Continental Touring. The contact was P195/60R15 tires. I don't think this is an isolated issue, especially from reading other blogs from folks experiencing the same problem. A recall needs to be done on these tires before we have an issue that happened to Michelin. Do people have to lose their life before someone issues a recall? It is obvious that something is wrong with these tires. We are a residential treatment center for children. Children are the passengers in these vehicles.

We just bought a new Honda Odyssey 2011 that came with Continental tires. Within 3 weeks and less than 800 miles, the side wall of left rear tires bulged very slightly. Two days later, air started to leak out from the side wall.

I purchased a brand new 2010 VW CC on January 17, 2010. I noticed a flopping sound coming from the front end of the car. At the time it had around 15k miles. The dealer suggested to have the car align, I did just as they recommended.

It still has the flopping sound and the dealer said it is cupping in the tires and it is nothing that can be done about it unless i wanted to buy new tires. I could not believe my ears. tires with 15k need to be replaced because I don't like the sound.

This tire company need to take a page from another tire company that didn't listen to consumers about poor quality tires. I pray that something can be done about being totally taken advantage of, if not by the dealer and or Continental Tire.

I purchased a new 2008 Ford Escape in February 2008. The tires included on the vehicle were Contitrac by Continental Tires. My Ford now has 55,000 miles on the vehicle. The tires have been slipping for almost a year when I accelerate. The "low tire pressure" light also comes on at least every 3 months.

I went to a tire dealer recently and found that all four tires are almost completely bald on the inside tread. I have rotated my tires every 10,000 miles and my Escape does not have an alignment problem or tire pressure problem. I had a 2003 Ford Escape with Continental Tires and had no tread or tire pressure problems with those tires. They lasted 50,000 miles, although they were very noisy.

After reading dozens of complaints, it is obvious to me that these tires are defective and Continental Tires should be out of business for making such a dangerous product.

Purchased Volvo S60 mid june 2011. Two weeks later I have replaced three of the Continental contact 3 tyres through side wall blow-outs driving on ordinary city roads. I have driven 200 miles total. Dealer says I am just unlucky! Am I or does someone know differently?

I purchased a brand new 2011 Honda odyssey on December 2010, which was equipped with continental tires. Last Friday I was on a trip from New Jersey to Boston, I had a left front tire Blow out on the highway, and my car only have 3200 miles on it. Unfortunately the dealer refused any warranty on this blow out tire.

245/40 R18 continental tires on Mercedes E550 bubble every time I hit a pot hole. Very expensive for me. 4 replaced, now I hit a small pot hole and the tires need to rebalanced after 1 k miles.

I bought replacement insurance for $40. I bought new continentals because the tire guy said they are good but next time I will get something else. Someone on a forum said he bought Dunlap and has no problems (after 10K). The guy in the tire store said extra load tires would solve the problem. I don't know if he is correct ext ratires are for greater loads not for pot hole protection.

In May 2010, my husband and I purchased a VW CC with Continental Tires. Today, while getting the car inspected, our mechanic indicated that our tires are "shot" due to cupping. I have put 30,000 miles on the tires (all of which are interstate, which is my commute each day). We called Continental and they blamed it on the dealer. They indicated that there had to be something wrong with our car alignment. VW has serviced the car (i.e. oil change/tire rotation etc.) three times in the past year. I can guarantee you based upon the complaints I have found that it is the Continental Tires, not the result of our car alignment. We are going to pursue further. By the way, when we called the Continental Tire company, the lady had a politician like attitude.

I drive a 2006 Chrysler Crossfire. It came with Continental tires. The rear tires wore out at 24,000 miles. I replaced them with 2 more. I had the alignment checked, right rear was out 1 degree. I am now at 40,000 miles, they need to be replaced again. I have to replace these 2 tires at $300 a piece. I live in Fl. I rarely get over 55 mph, I corner like an old lady. This is not right.

I have Nissan Maxima 2008 with 13,948 miles (purchased brand new in Arlington Nissan in 2008). This is the 5-th Nissan Max. And we like the car (why we so loyal to Nissan). November 22, 2010 we've had a service in Arlington Nissan for oil Change and check-up. The Service Rep. said we need to rotate the tires (see attached report). We have an account with Discount Tires Co. and brought the car to that facility. The Discount Rep after observation concluded: we need 2 new front tires (13940ml?!), because the front tires have 2/32 and 3/32, rear tires about 8/32. (See attached report).

The conclusion: was no previous rotation. I have my own garage in rotate the tires when it was 6500ml. The second rotation was planned 13500ml. I called ** Continental Tires Customer Relation Rep: Joe He requested Official receipt for previous rotation. As I mention above, the 1-st rotation was done by me. My question is: how is that possible for Good Quality tires (even without any rotation with 13000 ml), to be worn out up-to 2/32?! The car is driven by my wife only in the City. She is a primer driver for all Nissan we previously had. We've never experienced (with 30-35 yrs driving) this kind of case. The cost for new replacement about $250-300 for 2 tires. My wife is presently unemployed and I'm retired. Based on our explanation, please help us to resolve this matter with unexpected, premature and costly case.

I purchased a new 2008 Mazda Tribute that had Continental Tires on it. I had to replace one tire within a year or so after purchasing it. Now they are saying that the other three tires have dry rotted around the outer side of the tires and are very dangerous to drive. I have less than 30,000 miles on this vehicle. The tires are "supposedly good" for 50,000 miles. This is ridiculous but I'm just thankful that I wasn't hurt because of these tires. I will never buy these kinds of tires again, nor will I purchase a vehicle with these tires of them. I will tell everyone I know not to purchase them as well; regular friends, people on my Facebook page, personal e-mail, anyone who will listen to me. I sure wish I would have known about them sooner. I certainly wouldn't have had them on my SUV.

My 2008 Ford F-350 came with Continental Contri Tracs in LT-245-75-R17 factory OEM tires. I bought this truck specifically for pulling our horse trailer. It stays garaged and hooked up to the trailer as we only use it for that purpose. At 2 years and 8 months old, for no apparent reason and 21,000 miles, I had a front right blowout on Interstate 10 at 70 mph. It managed to do $3,500.00 damage to the truck. I filed the necessary claims with Continental and they denied the claim claiming that the tire failure was a result of previous damage to the tire. It appears to me that Continental Tire has a history of not standing behind their product.

I purchased 4 new Continental Exteme Contact DWS tires from The Tire Rack for my 2000 Mercedes E320 4-matic. The tires have 12,000 miles on the tread. The rear drivers side tires sidewall blew out at 25 mph after going over a common raised narrow strip of pavement.The tires were purchased in May 2010. I drive to work on well paved highway and am very diligent about tire pressure.

After reading the other similar complaints, I am worried about the 3 remaining tires on the car. Continental must be held accountable for their ignorance regarding the safety and reliability of their products.

My wife and I own a 2007 Ford Escape that came from the factory equipped with four Continental ContiTrac tires. Even though the vehicle is a 2007 model, it has only been driven 23,00 miles. At about 20,000 miles I noticed a thumping or bumping sound on the tires at low speed. Now, 3,000 miles later, the sound is almost unbearable. I'm sure the warranty period has expired but the fact remains that there is only 23,000 miles on the tires and my only option is to replace them. A friend of mine who has a automobile repair shop told me that he has had the same experience with Continental tires several times. Do I have any option other than buy a new set of tires?

In 2002, I bought a Winnebago Rialta that had Continental tires in back. The tires cracked and separated. I used other brands until last year when my RV shop ordered new ones from Winnebago. Continentals showed up and my RV guy swore I'd had no problems with them. One flat later, I had them both changed out because the one had cracked beyond repair and the other was beginning to. I called Continental and Winnebago and both said they'd never heard of such a thing. The tire shop in Monte Vista where I had the flat said it was not due to wear but he wasn't Continental and so couldn't give me a break on new ones. I won't buy Continentals again.

These tires are on a new Chevy cobalt with 20,000 miles. Right front tire completely separated merging onto the highway. My wife is so fortunate, she was not in a serious accident. There is no doubt this was a bad tire. When the tire separated, the remaining flap almost ripped off the front fender, dented the quarter panel and gouged the paint on the quarter panel. Will be going to the dealer tomorrow to demand new different tires and repairs be done. We will see.

My Chrysler 300 Touring came with Continental Tires P21565R17. With under 25,000 miles, the tires need to be replaced because of irregular and bare tread wear. The representative from Continental tire told me that if I had an accident and knew that the tread was bare that it would be my fault. I will get new tires. However, I will never buy a Continental tire or any tire connected with the company. Let the buyer beware.

I was contacted a couple of years ago about a class action lawsuit about Continental Tires. I missed it by only a 1,000 miles, it called for tires that needed to be replaced up to 30,000. So, needless to say, when I replaced the tires, I did not know of the lawsuit and bought the same tires. The reason I liked them is because they are self-sealing and I cannot find another brand for my size car and it's an AWD. So at 31,000 miles, I replaced them and it is now at a little over 54,000 miles and they need to be replaced.

I will not buy anymore tires from Continental! I will try contacting Chrysler about this to see if they can do anything for me since that is where I purchased the tires.

I purchased a new 2008 Mercury Sable which came equipped with 215/60 R17 (95T) Continental Tires. After only approximately 15,000 miles, the tires developed a slight noise that I thought was a defect in the wheel assembly. After several trips back to the dealership, it turned out to be the tires which have progressively gotten worse with each mile driven.

The noise sounds like a tire out of round (and it probably is) and has a roaring sound as it comes to a stop. The dealership mechanic told me to turn the radio up and drive it until it was time to replace the tire (some unsound technical advice from a professional). But subsequent advice from a friend who is also a mechanic advised me to replace the tires immediately before I taking any sustained freeway driving trips because it's highly possible that the belt in the tire(s) may already be separated or is in the process of separating which could easily blow at sustained highway speeds.

Since the tire came on a new vehicle, there is effectively no warranty on the tires which leaves me with the problem of replacing them with Michelin Tires at $155.00 per tire. Needless to say, I am highly irritated and have nothing good to say about the so called highly acclaimed Continental tires.

As the old saying goes consider yourselves warned! DO not buy these tires and if a new vehicle you're about to purchase comes equipped with Continental Tires, I would insist that the dealer exchange them for a different brand.

I have a 2008 Ford Escape XLT with 29,950 miles, and until recently, the original Continental Contitrac SUV tires. I have had 2 of the tires blow out recently, both times while I was driving on the interstate. The 1st incident occurred on 7/26/10, when the right front tire blew out. The tire tech who replaced the tire said the tire failure was caused by tread/ belt separation. Then on 9/6/10, the left front tire blew out. We haven't replaced it yet, but the cause of the tire failure is exactly the same-- tread/ belt separation.

I have contacted Ford Motor co. and Continental Tires and I want them to replace all 4 tires with a different brand. Obviously, I don't feel safe driving with the Continental Tires. Actually, considering I was driving approx. 75mph on the interstate in an SUV both times, I was extremely lucky that I didn't crash. We paid $138.95 for the first replacement tire.

I own a 2006 Pontiac G6 that came with P225/50R/17 Contitouring contact tires. Living in the Northeast, we are prone to potholes, so I have had to replace 3 of the tires within a two year time period for sidewall bubbles. It was explained to me that low profile tires are more delicate. I owned a Volvo Turbo prior and never had a problem up here with sidewall damage (Michelin Tires). I just returned from the dealership and yet another tire has a sidewall bubble on it. These tires are too expensive approx 250 a piece to perform so poorly. I am pulling all of the tires off and putting Michelins on. Shame on Continental for keeping such a shoddy product. Estimate I've spent over 1500 dollars in replacement costs in 4 years.

I purchased a set of 4 Continental Tires for my 2005 Chrysler Crossfire in 2009. Not only did running over a tiny nail completely ruin one, but as my son was driving the car, another one blew a hole, actually 2, one out of each side of the sidewall on the tire. I actually purchased 5 tires since I had to replace one of the 4 and wound up having the dealership remove this set from the car. At this time, they informed me that the rims were also damaged by this process. I did have 4 General tires put on the car in May 2009 and right now those are being removed also. The tires have "chunks" out of the tires on the interior/bead of the tires. I don't know why? Is it because of faulty tire or faulty installation? I don't know. Continental did not reimburse me any money for the 5 tires, even though I used only 1/33 of the tread. I do believe they later reimbursed money which RZ Motors kept.

The 1st set of tires cost approximately $1,000. The 5th tire was purchased at approximately $340. The 2nd set of 4 tires cost approximately $700. The 4 rims were ruined and the cost to replace 4 General tires is $3,470. This caused irreplaceable damages to the relationship between me and RZ Motors. The car was unable to be driven for 6 months in 2009 and beginning on 2 months now in 2010, as I am waiting for tires/rims to come into another dealership to be mounted. And the car is unsafe to drive. I'm paying payments for a car I cannot even drive. I purchased the car in April 2008 and it has spent more time waiting for tires undriveable than I have actually been able to drive. What a waste of money!

I purchase a 2005 Mazda Tribute 5 years ago which came with continental/contitrac tires. These tires are very noisy and wore unevenly (cupped).I have endured this noise for 5 yrs which is extremely annoying. A Mazda dealer diagnosed the problem. Consequently, I will not buy these name brand tires again. And maybe not a Mazda vehicle for installing those sorry tires on my vehicle. You may forward this complaint to continental tire and Mazda headquarters.

Have a 2006 VW Jetta GLI and I noticed road noise. After ruling out all front end problems and getting a tire rotation, I noticed noise moved with the tires. Mechanics didn't think to check out the tires because they were almost new. I've had the car for 2 years and barely have put on 14,000 miles. After replacing lug nuts because the tire is wearing unevenly they noticed that the two rear tires were cupping. I took it for a test drive and said the tires were the problem so now I've got to spend another $400 to get them replaced and I'm never going to go with the continental tires ever again. They are a scam and my tire has gone flat twice.

Now I'm a student so when I get the cash, I'm getting the front two tires off even though they have treads. I will never have that brand of tire on my car or any that I own in the future. I've never had to invest this much money in tires before in my life. This company needs to do a recall or just stop selling useless tires and cheating people out of their money. I will tell everyone I know not to purchase these tires and most of the people I know own high end cars; VW, Audi, and BMW.

These tires came brand new on my used dealer 2005 Jeep Liberty with a 60,000 mile warranty. After 27,000 miles and driving at 35 miles an hour the front left tire partially separated and did over $1,400 in damage to the fender and bumper. Plus, I have lost half of the use of the tires I purchased. I took pictures, called the police and had a report made on the spot. I changed the still inflated tire with a spare in front of the cop. The next day I had all of them replaced with a different brand. Then I had the Dodge Dealer repair the car.

I contacted Continental and they sent out a package with instructions and a shipping label for the tire. I completed all of the information to their satisfaction and sent it back separately from the tire.Within a month Continental sent me back a refusal letter claiming two defenses.

1) The tire had a puncture that was repaired incorrectly with an interior patch and not a "patch plug". My response is that the tire repair was performed at the Continental Tire authorized distributor, installer and repair business called Tire Kingdom. They don't use "patch plugs" and honestly I don't know who does that.

2) That the tire was "operated at some time during it's lifetime with insufficient inflation pressure". That is not true. It never was driven low on pressure or the onboard tire pressure monitor would have been activated after a loss of more that 3 lbs of pressure. We noticed a fresh nail in the middle of the tread during schedule tire rotation and balance.Furthermore they stated: "Their tire examination revealed no manufacture defects" (of course).

I will never again buy a Continental, General, Uniroyal, Semprit, Barum, Gislaved, Marbor, Viking, Matador, Sime, Euzkadi tire of any kind and my family has seen the damage and will NOT buy them either. My son had Continentals on his car and went to Sam's and replaced them. You are authorized to post this in any forum. (Facebook, AOL, Jeep, anywhere it gets exposure) I'm just glad I was not on the Interstate.

After only 18,000 miles, my Chevy 2008 Cobalt front tire's tread separated totally from the tire while I was traveling on an Interstate at 70 mph. Fortunately, I didn't crash and was able to park on the shoulder before the tire went flat. It was a factory installed Continental Tire. As the tire's tread shredded, it caused extensive body damage. I had to replace all 4 tires (I went with a different tire brand). I will be going for a damage repair estimate tomorrow, and then going to the Chevy dealer to see if they will do anything about the situation.

Anyway, he changed the tire, immediately went back to the repair shop where they apologized a million times and put one of our OLD tires back on. Well, my husband left the shop, yet again, drove 25 mins home, pulled in the driveway and.....yup! You guessed it! Another tire went flat. 4 new tires, 3 flats, in an 7 hour period. Top that one!

These tires on my 2008 Mercedes GL450 have been replaced twice, as of today I only have 21,700 miles on this vehicle. why do I have to keep replacing them, whats wrong with these tires?Is anyone looking into this?

I have a 2009 Mercedes 350 AWD and just had my second flat tire in the past year. Their is no tread left in the rear tires (ContiProcontact 245/40/R17). Last year (5/5/09) I was told I needed all new tires because they were worn. I only had 27k miles on the car. Now a year later, and spending over $1,200 on new tires they are bubbled and bald again! My mileage is only at 56k and to have to replace tires twice is unbelievable!!! Mercedes should strongly reconsider ever using Continental tires. I will never purchase their tires again.

At a routine auto checkup, i was notified that a sidewall bubble has formed on the inner and outer sidewalls of the front tire.

This car was not driven through any significant potholes or road hazards. and is still considered "new" with low mileage.

Continental Tires 225/45 R17 91H Conti Pro Contact

The tire on the drivers side rear was 12/32. Drivers side front was 13/32. Same on passenger on front. Since the spare tire had 16/32 without any road wear, there was very little road wear on the tire. I have pictures of the tire and truck. Also I can make the tire available for investigation.

After reading the complaints from so many others, I refuse to purchase more Continental tires and will report my experience to my local news investigator. Continental needs to be exposed. This is just like the Firestone tires on the Ford Explorers. Do I or my entire family have to die before Continental wakes up and resolves these tire issues?

I should not have to be replacing tires with only 18k-24k miles on them. In all my years of driving and all the vehicles I have owned, I have NEVER experienced anything like this. I got crappy Continental tires when I purchased my vehicle and should not have to replace them with the same crappy Continental tires...and pay for them!!! I cannot afford to replace all 4 tires with another brand. I am scared to death these tires will blow at any time. Continental needs to do something about this sooner than later!

I have a new Mercedes E350 4matic with 5000 miles. I have had to replace 3 Continental 245/40/18 tires due to weak sidewalls. The last one had a sidewall bubble. The previous 2 blew out after hitting potholes. The last one at 25 miles per hour. I have never had this problem before with other tires. I called Continental, and they referred me to a local dealer who declined to provide any service other than to say that the last tire needed replacement and that the problem was potholes. I think Continental is completely irresponsible, and I will never purchase a car with their tires again.

My brand new Volvo XC70 bottom line Continental Contact 4x4 tires rated at time of purchase with 40,000 miles. Upon review from Volvo service and Dunn Tire in Syracuse, they both said these tires don't last more than 25,000 miles, especially if you drive in upstate NY winters. At 21,000 the tires are worn so much that they just pass NYS Inspection. Volvo was nice and said we can't help you because we should be using this tire on the XC70, and Dunn Tire said the same! Upon contacting Continental, they said sorry! Don't buy these tires if they are on a new vehicle, or don't buy Continental tires period!

I have a serious complaint against the Continental contiprocontact tires that came with my Mercedes Benz E550 and also the new ones I recently purchased. The car has only 20K miles on it and the side walls on the tires are very weak. I had 1 bubble each develop on 2 of the tires that came with the car after driving over 2 small potholes recently.

I also had a sidewall issue on the third tire that came with the car and the new one I just purchased. The recent incident was the worst where both sidewalls burst open when I hit a pot hole. I really think that the quality of the tires is very poor because it seems to be impacting the sidewalls. I had over $1,000 in tire damage over the last month. I am still waiting on the final bill from the 4/09/10 damage.

On 1/18/2010, I purchased a flight from DFW to ZLO with a connection through IAH leaving on 5/8/2010 and returning on 5/15/2010. At the time of purchase, as I was selecting flights online, I deliberately chose a return flight from IAH to DFW at 6:50PM, so that I could arrive home earlier than the 9:20PM option. I paid approximately $50 more for this ticket than what the cost would have been for the 9:20 flight from IAH to DFW.

On 3/9/2010, I received an email that stated I was moved to the 9:20PM flight from IAH to DFW. I called in and spoke to a Continental Airlines representative and was informed that the 6:50PM flight was canceled and that (i) I could either receive my money back or (ii) be moved to a 5:50PM flight from IAH to DFW. The representative informed me that I could make the connection in a short time given the flight from ZLO was arriving in the same terminal as the flight leaving IAH for DFW. I chose to be moved to the 5:50PM flight rather than request a refund of the difference in ticket prices when I made the original purchase.

On 3/28/10, I received another email that again stated I was moved to the 9:20PM flight from IAH to DFW. I again called in and spoke to an agent who informed me that I could not be on the 5:50PM flight because it did not allow for enough time to go through customs and make the transfer. I asked to start the process of refunding the ~$50 difference I paid in ticket prices when I originally purchased the ticket. The agent connected me to Customer Care, who stated a refund was not possible.

My issue is simple. I chose a $50 more expensive flight to arrive home 2 hours earlier. I am frustrated I am in a position where I have now paid more money for my flight than what I should have. I would like to have this amount refunded to me. I find it inequitable to have been charged a higher amount for a product/service, only to have been delivered a product/service worth a lower amount.

I purchased a new Chevrolet Trailblazer for my wife in August of 2004 with 5 Continental Contritrac TR P24565R17 tires (included full size spare). Tires were rotated regularly. At less than 50,000, a wobble developed in right rear tire. I took the tire to local tire shop to get balanced and discovered the tire had separated in the tread area. I had replaced that tire with spare tire (also Continental) and less than 500 miles later; it developed same symptoms in left rear tire. It was a tense trip home, hoping to get home safely.

Guess what, another separated tire in the tread area. Needless to say, I will never buy another vehicle equipped with Continental Tires. A separated tire is a rare occurrence, but two is ridiculous. I'm not going to let my wife drive the car with faulty tires. I am purchasing 4 new Goodyear tires today. Next time I purchase a car, it will not have Continental Tires. I have over 40 years of driving experience and have never had a separated tire issue. These Continental Tires are warranted for 70,000 miles but don't even want to waste my time and effort dealing with Continental on this issue.

I am spending well over $600.00 to replace tires that should last another 20,000 miles. Two of the remaining tires seem to be okay, but who wants to take chances? There is no visible damage to the car but who knows what the wobbling of the separated tires did to the suspension and other components of the car.

I purchased 4 Continental 4x4 Contact TL F:32 R:32 TRQ:73 tires for my 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara at Jack Williams Tire & Auto Service Center, located at Lehigh St., Allentown, PA-610/791-0841 on June 15, 2009. 6 months later, I was told that my tires were "bald" and not drivable by law! The tires had a little over 15,000 miles on them! It seems Jack Williams did not do an alignment after putting on the new tires. I had to purchase 4 new tires, spending between the 2 sets of tires close to $1,200.00.

I did not purchase another set of Continentals. However, 2 sets of tires in 6 months, is ludicrous. I am a widowed grandmother and money is tight. Although, Jack Williams did discount the second set of tires and alignment, I believe more should have been done. For all I know, Jack Williams could have returned the tires in question to Continental for a rebate.

Oh yes, upon emailing Jack Williams Corp. Headquarters regarding the situation, I received a $30.00 gift card! Can you imagine, I could have been injured or killed due to the faulty tires! Also, the 4 tires that I purchased in June 2009 were part of a Tom Tom GPS Promotion by Continental Tires. By spending $499.00 or more, you received a Tom Tom GPS. I filled out the form, submitted all documentation and to date March 29, 2010, have received nothing! I should have received my GPS no later than Dec 2009. I am just so angry. I do not know if anything can be done, but I can only hope. In 6 months, I spent close to $1,200 on 2 sets of tires!

Two out of four tires are defective! It almost caused an accident on the freeway. All of these tires were made the same week and the same year. They will not do anything till something happens to the other 2 tires. I guess my life do not mean anything to Continental Tires. The tire problem was separation! I have pictures! These tires only had 16,000 miles on them and they were only on my truck for 3 years. Does someone have to die before something is done? I had to pay a prorated fee and replace 2 tires, $124.92. But I still have 2 tires that I do not trust my life with. Stress and Continental Tires disregard for my life!

I purchased 4 new tires - Continental P235/50R17 - for my '03 Ford Thunderbird in April 2009 (less than a year ago). I have less than 20k miles on the tires and last week, while traveling on the expressway, one tire blew out and completely tore apart in a circle. The tread completely separated and the tire was in two complete circular pieces. I was fortunate (blessed) that I was able to maintain control of the car and did not flip over.

The tire treads are still in very good condition, but when the tire was removed, separation was evident on the inside of the tire for the part that was still attached. It looks as if someone had taken a knife and drew a circle around the inside of the tire and it is clear the other side would eventually separate as well. When I made it to the next city and went to a tire dealer, they took one look at it and said it was a defective tire.

I am afraid my other "new" tires will do the same, so I am taking all of them back to the dealer. After reading many of the complaints to this website, it is evident there is a major problem with tire separation on Continental Tires. Something must be done and some attention drawn to this issue. The press really needs to do a story on it. I will submit an update to what happens when I take the tires back. I wanted to research the issue so I would know what I am dealing with before I returned them. I'm glad I did because I would not have known there have been so many problems with Continental Tires otherwise. I know I could have lost my life because I was traveling on a highway with a 70 mph speed limit and the car is a two-seat convertible, so had I flipped over, it would have definitely killed me. I thank God for keeping me and protecting me.

I contacted Mercedes Benz dealership about the Continental Tires on my 2009 c300--a bubble in the right front tire. Mercedes claims its my fault because I hit a pothole. Of course, I may have hit a pot hole but that should have not caused a bubble in the side wall. I have driven many cars and never had a bubble.

I bought a new 2007 Chrysler 300C Hemi in 2007. The car had Continental tires on it. By the time I had 24,000 miles on the tires, I was told I needed new tires. Despite rotating them continuously, it didn't help. I later received mail regarding a class action suit on Continental's tires. So if you're looking for a class action lawsuit regarding those tires, there is one circulating! I love my 300C but Chrysler was wrong for putting such bad tires on that vehicle!

I bought a new 2009 VW Jetta TDI. Within 20,000 miles, the Continental tires were worn almost to the cords. Pathetic. I am thinking they are made in China or Korea because of past experience with Korean tires. They are a total junk!

On March 15, 2008, while traveling, I had a severe blowout on my 2004 Ford F-250 truck. The right front tire (LT-235-85R-16) blew out while traveling at 60 mph. My wife injured herself as I pulled hard on the wheel to keep the truck from rolling or pulling off the highway. The blown tire took off the front fender, mirror and step bar, and badly damaged the door. The state trooper and I agreed that the tire had tread separation. We looked at the other tires and noticed that the other front tire also was "ballooning out" and was likely to separate as well.

I crept back to an exit and as soon as I arrived, the other front tire blew out, causing no damage. I got two new tires and drove home. My tire dealer at home said that Continental Tires were terrible, and caused many of the rollover accidents in the past few years. I had a brand new set of Goodyear tires put on, and called Continental Tire for relief.

They had me fill out all kinds of forms, and promptly denied the claim. What was I to do? Hire an attorney for two times the damages? I wish I had now and just to prove a point of I'd have won. We could have been injured worse than we were, or killed (like so many others). Continental doesn't care. I wish someone would come together and file a class action suit. If I only got 10 cents, and the lawyers got millions, that would satisfy me. Continental has a lot of arrogance and gall.

If there is a lawyer out there that could bring us all together, count me in! I will never buy anything with a Continental relationship again. They stink, and I hope their company goes the way of Enron, etc. I feel sorry for the employees, but they should insist that leadership put out quality products! Injury to my wife. Head hit the windshield resulting in a bruise and bump. Estimates for damages exceeded $3000. No medical costs, we treated ourselves. Very traumatic.

On December 31 I was on my way to work when my car began pulling hard to the right and I heard that infamous thumping noise. Yep, a flat tire. I drive a 2007 Pontiac G6. I took it to the dealer, Don Ayres Pontiac in Fort Wayne IN, where they could not find anything wrong with the tire and would not cover replacement under warranty. I shelled out $240 for one tire.

Today, February 7, I woke up to another flat tire. Thank goodness I was at home. Why has Continental not been forced to issue a recall. I also had a second tire that lost more than half the air. That's three tires in 2 months. The dealer even told me that Pontiac put low quality tires on the car. Why don't these companies stand behind their product?

New Continental tires on Chevy Cobalt cash for clunkers front right tire was wore down to hydroplaning before rotation. It was at 3,000. It was done. This is too soon to have to rotate tires with each oil change. When tires are handled, hands become jet black unlike other tires.

I had blowout on 2006 Ford Expedition that I just purchased in April 2009 from Carmax. The blowout caused massive damage to my truck and made my insurance rates go up. When I took my expedition in to have the tires replaced, the tire dealer told me that it had to be a tire defect because he had never seen a tire tread separate from the rest of the tire that way.

The tread around the outside of the tire came off and ripped up my rear bumper and passenger door and outside mirror, but the tire was still fully inflated with air! He said there was no way a visual inspection could have clued anyone in that the tire was going to do that. The collision shop that I took the car to said the exact same thing. I'm taking the car to my insurance adjuster tomorrow. Thank God I was going below the speed limit on I95 or I would have rolled! My new car suffered major body damage. Insurance costs went up. I lost time from work. I had to replace all the tires.

I purchased 4 replacement tires 8/5/08 Walker Ford Clearwater fl. org. tires had 43,952 mi. On 12-23-09 my wife called saying she has a flat tire, she called AAA and I went and switched out cars with her. AAA changed tire with my spare and showed me the hole on the bottom of the tire almost in the center. I drove about a mile to the ford dealer walker ford Clearwater fl. service said no problem it will be about 30 min. 15 min later ser. came out said tire couldn't be repaired it was a seal sealing tire. Hole was less then1/4".

I blame myself for buying a tire that can't be repaired, but now I'm sitting with one new tire and three with good for a year only or 2/32 tread wear (that sucks) 3 tires with 24000 mi and more than 70% tread left. Ford with their past tire problems should have a big sign up saying your screwed if you by tires from continental tire. I'm going to Costco where I should have gone in the first place to purchase replacement tires.

Continental tires are trash! My 2008 ranger came with them, and when I saw them for the first time, I didn't like the looks of them. Well after 23 months and 18,000 miles plus the proper tire rotations, the treads are actually chipping away a little at a time. I noticed road noise during the last 1,000 miles, and I did the rotation and balance, thinking they were out of balance.

Plus these will only last at the most 35,000 miles. I doubt I'll get 25,000.

After reading these posts, I see that Continental is just garbage. The only solution is for the consumer to buy new different brand tires. I've had BF Goodrich on all my previous vehicles without any abnormal trouble. I'm putting away money for a new set of Goodrich tires. Hopefully, I'll survive long enough without a deadly blowout to get them! Remember Firestone! I guess Ford still has not learned their lesson from that fiasco!

I bought a New Ford Ranger 2007 from a Ford Dealer in San Diego, CA. in April 2007, the truck was equipped with P225/70/R15 tires. After 32k miles, the driver's side tire blew out on the freeway. Now I am told that all the tires need to be replaced due to faulty construction. I am out of work and cannot afford this. From the looks of it, a lot of people have problems with these tires made by Continental. Is anyone going to make Continental change their ways? Blow outs are very dangerous, as everyone knows, and I just "thank God" that no one in my family was hurt.

I own a 2009 Toyota Corolla (great car, very happy), but it came with Continental Tires on it. A vibration started at 45,000 Km that made the steering wheel move. Toyota actually boasted about the "tire reliability" due to the built in pressure sensors and the fact that they were filled with nitrogen. I took my car to Toyota and they informed me that although there is still plenty of tread on the tires, they are finished. They said the steel belts have shifted and they can not be balanced.

I did what they recommended and put on 4 new tires (not continental) and did a 4 wheel alignment. The cost to me was $716.00 CDN.They told me that they do not deal with the warranty of these tires and I would have to take it up with the company itself. I don't blame Toyota dealers, but the company as a whole should smarten up. I will buy Toyota again, but I will demand different tires. From what I have read on this site the word needs to get out before people die.

Thank You.

With less than two years owning this car, I took my vehicle in for service this morning and was told that I need to replace all four tires, a wheel alignment, and a tire rotation. All tires are doing the same thing and if I don't replace them, it won't be long before the damages are greater. I can't. I didn't have a copy of the tire warranty when I purchased my car and now I need to spend money to fix their mistakes.

My daughter was driving our 2008 Cobalt home from work in the Fort Worth area at 11.000 PM at night when the tread on the left front original factory installed tire came completely apart and did extensive body damage to the left front of the vechicle. I took the car to Chuck Fairbanks Chevrolet in DeSoto Texas and they informed me that nothing would be covered under warranty.

The car has 25,000 miles on it and it has all the extended warranties we could buy at the time as well as 5 years, 50,000 miles from the factory. I inspected the tires 2 weeks prior to the accident and there was sufficient tread to be safe. I am some what of an expert in this field due to my 37 years of service with General Motors Engineering in their vehicle test department. The tire did not deflate, but the tread totally removed itself from the tire.

In my experience, I have never seen this except on a recap. The vehicle is now at Chuck Fairbanks body shop awaiting the insurance adjuster. Any help and consideration in this matter would be deeply appreciated as my daughter is stuggling financially with a part time job and I am retired.

In October of 2007 i purchased 4 new Continental contrac tires size 235-70-16 for replacement tires for my wifes 2003 Ford Escape. This was the original tire that came on the car when we bought it new. At 23,000 on these tires i noticed that the inner edges of the tire was wearing out cupping real bad and also had 3 inch long flat spots also. The tires hummed from this wearing out of the inner edges of all 4 tires.

I took the car to local tire dealer and he said they were defective, so at that point i replaced all 4 tires. One tire was so bad he did a swap of that tire and pro rated the other 3. I now have tires on there made by Yokohama and the difference is like night and day. I have never seen such a poorly made tire wear out the inner edges. The one thing i did find out was that Continental, Firestone , and Uniroyal are the 3 worst tires made. I will never owen any of the 3 or recommend any of them.

To add to this story i own a 2005 Ford Ranger pickup. it came equipped with Continental Contracs size 225-70-15. Had the same problems with these as i did with my wifes tires. The inner edges wore out and the middle of the tire about 3/4 of an inch on each side of center of the tire was worn down to the tread bars. I had to replace all 4 at 30,000 due to poor quality of the tire. Any one looking to replace tires i tell them not buy Continental.

When i was looking to purchase new tires for both cars, there was,nt one tire dealer that would even talk to me about Continentals. Be sure and ask about where most of the off brand name tires are made and who makes them. A lot of tires are coming from China and Korea. The tires i put on the Ranger was built by Cooper tire.

After few months at about 35k the rear tire started to make simmilar nose.

In my 35 years of driving experience and 12 different vehicles with different brad of tires(not Continental), i had never experience roiling annoying noise that penetrated through the car's body like this, with any of the tires i have had in the past. this was my first experience with continental tires. I was surprises that Mercedes company would go with a lousy tire co. like this. I would not recommend to anyone continental tires.

I too have gone through two sets of P225 60R 18" tires on my 2005 Magnum. I was thinking of a thrid set that were taken of a 300c. I'm looking for the rims to mount snow tires on. Thought it would be a good deal. I guess not! How stupid would that be. You would think one of the many TV programs that take aim at poor quality products would high-lite this safety concern.

I purchased Ford Focus car in january 2009 from Ford agency Ghreiwati with a Continental tires , and after only a two months of using the car one of the tires has Damaged , and i chaneged it without any complain from Bitamani co your agent in Syria,and only after another two months anothe tire has been damaged again without any wrong from my side so i visited the ford agency and asked them to change and the officers there told me that the responsibility of the tires problems is related to the Continetal agent in Syria so i went to Bitamani co again and asked them that two tires has been damaged within a four months without any wrong from my side and they should guarantee the tires as the Ford Officer told me but unfortounately the manager of Bitamani justified the damages with a two unconvincing reasons without any solotion for my problem and the reasons as your agent said is:

thank you in advane.

Vehicle has 31K miles. A flat tire occurred and the vehicle was taken for repair. The repair facility indicated that they could not repair the tire since the tread had reached thew wear bars. This vehicle has been properly maintained with correct tire pressure and tire rotations. No accident or injuries were sustained as a result of the incident but the tire wear was not an issue at the last service, and if it were not for the flat tire, would not have been noticed until the next service which would have occurred after the start of the snow & ice season. Tire was on the right rear. Left rear tire also showing considerable wear, just short of the wear bars

I just purchased a new 2009 Nissan altima, which comes standard with Continental pro Contact Tires and last year purchased a 2006 Nissan altima, again with the same type of tires. Both cars I have had to take to the shop to get the wheels balanced, and yet they still vibrate after you reach a speed of 65-75 mph. I know it is the tires, because when I install winter tires on the older Altima, the anoying vibration is gone. I am planning on contacting my dealer about filing a complaint about these tires. All the out of balance things do is vibrate your car, and I am sure, wear out the front end prematurely. Nissan should never have made an agreement with this tire company for their tires. NEVER BUY THESE TIRES!!!! I am very upset that I have had to take my new car, less than a month old, and get the wheels balanced, and yet the vibration continues.

I purchased a new Toyota Matrix in 2002 and it came with Continental tires. I had to replace them 4 yrs and 32,000 miles later. The tires were bare and had been hydro-planing. I purchased 4 brand new ContiTouring Contact tires in November 2006, now 3 yrs/20,000 miles later, the tires are completely bare in the front and the rears are worn on the inside and have all sorts of cracks on the sidewalls. I service my vehicle at the Toyota dealership per the recommended service schedule and rotate my tires every 5000 miles.

I called the dealership and they told me there is nothing to be done. I contacted Continental and was rudely told that if my tires were worn I needed to replace them because they are not responsible for the tires once they wear out. That argument is very circular. These are pieces of crap and I will never buy this or the General brand also owned by Continental again. $700 for 4 new tires and a 4 wheel alignment and now another $700 needed

I have bought a new Mercedes Benz C 300 Sport in June 2008,have around 16,100 Miles and have Continental tires on my car which was given to me when i got the

car. All was well until i took it firestone and they said my Both Rear tires are worn out completely and also there is a Flat Spot in Both the front Tires

and because of this my Wheel has been vibrating.The front tires are pretty much new and one of the tire is having around 8' of tread and the other 6. I took

it to the Mecrcedes dealer and they said they cannot do anything about this and have suggested to get a new set of tires.

They have suggested that first i

change the rear and than see if i still see any vibration if i do i still need to change the front tires. But what i am not sure is why would a tire which is

almost brand new have some kinda of Flat spot. Is the life of the tire so Bad if so why is Mercedes not doing anythign about it and still offerring this bad

tires to the customers. Is there any way we can put a law suit against the Mercedes for offering such bad tires and also continental for making those tires.

Continental tires should be taken off the market. Bought my car in 0ct 2005 and have been through 5 tires plus the tires on it when I bought it. I am retired and at at least $125 per tire it is NOT FUn.

My husband and I purchased a 2008 Honda CRV at the end of Sept. 2008. We are the original owners of the car and I use the car to mainly drive back and forth from home and work, which is about 15-20 miles. We have maintained the car as directed with scheduled rotations, balance, etc. We have had a lot of issues with the TPMS light coming on and would check the air pressure to find it was fine.

We started hearing road noise and took the car to Honda. The Honda dealership noted cupping on the tires and noted on our paperwork that this is a known problem on the 2008 CRV's with these tires. Honda would not honor the warranty for free replacment and said we had to go through a distributor for the tires. We went to Discount Tire and they just called Continental.

They are also not honoring our warranty for free replacements. We plan to keep calling, but I find it convenient for them to keep pushing us in all different directions, wasting more time for us to hit our year point with having the tires. I keep getting documentation along the way so we can argue also that we started this process before the year was up.

I also noticed that there was a few other postings on this website complaining of these tires. Seems to be a wide-spread issue. I'd like to know why no company is standing behind the product, and why Honda isn't helping their customers. I would have bought a cheap car if I would have known Honda was going to treat their customers this way.

I will never buy Continental tires again! Or reccommend them to anyone. I bought a 2006 Dodge magnum/Hemi with contitour tires on them. It came with 2,ooo miles and I have put on about 26,000. All four tires were recalled. And I discovered when they checked the tires, The mechanics were appaled by how bald they were. No wonder I got stuck everywhere in the snow, and hydraplained on water. I got four replacement tires, ( which I havent been reimbursed for yet) Just the other week I was driving down the highway and I heard a big bang! One of the NEW tires had just blown! Luckily my baby wasn't in the car! This is ridiculous, now I'm scared to death to drive on the other three! However to top this story off, Continental only covered 89% of the second replacement tire! My father is in the car business and has never seen anything so discouraging before. I will never buy a car with Continental Tires again. And supposedly they are suppose to be a great company!

I purchased new tires from them through Team Ford in Tarboro, NC in January of 2008. I just had to replace them because they roared so bad that it was embarrassing to ride around with them on my car. I wrote the company and recieved one call from them for me to call back and everytime I called got no where. Finally on 08-20-09 I spoke with a Carmen and she as good as told me that since I had replaced them that they would do nothing to satidfy the customer.

These tires had less than 40,000 miles on them. I still have the tires. She said that they have a brand call general also. Well I think they should still give me a set of tires or compensate me what I had to spend to correct their problems. When I was calling around trying to find me some tires and told the rep that what I had they said go no further we already know about Continental Tires. That right there should say something. Any way I'm not letting it drop....

I pulled up information on these tires and they are supposed to have an 80,000 mile guarantee. Don't ever purchase these tires. I find it disgraceful that Nissan would even put this junk on a new vehicle. The auto companies wonder why they have difficulties? Things like this. I have to purchase new tires for a vehicle under warranty.

Beware of Continental tires.... The thread on all 4 of my tires have separated. I was taking my wife to work and noticed a roaring sound coming from the rear of the car .The care was rocking back and forth. I took the car in to the shop only thinking an alignment problem. I watched the Mechanic as he raised the car up- Suddenly his mouth opened and he moved back. He quickly came in to get me but at this time I had already started out the waiting area and to the bay. He took me to the car and there he shown me something I wont forget. All 4 of my tires (Continental 216r60 that Ford recommended for this make and model with only about 40 thousand miles) tread had separated. One tire had the metal wiring sticking out.

Why didn't I notice this before you may ask? Well, because the wear is from the inside of the tire and unless you climb under the car or rise it up you will never see it until it is to late. The threading around the tire looks perfectly new. I just had the tires rotated about 2 month ago and the dealership only stated it was a little wear on the tires. If I had went on the highway, I seriously believe I would have been in an accident. These tires are less then 2years old with only 40 thousand miles. They are rated for 75,000 so How could all 4 wear out like that at the same time? I guess when enough people are killed then Ford and Continental will decide to do a major recall. I decided to go with another brand.

PS Wal-Mart does not carry that brand anymore and sent the last ones they had back to the manufacturer instead of trying to profit off them. That should serve as a warning for all of us when Wal-mart is scared to make a profit.

Last year I bought a Pontiac GT (new) Coupe. The car is fine, the tires are something else! They are Continental Tires ContiTouringContact they are the worst tires I ever owned. The traction is extremely poor. In snow, rain, cold weather and even warm dry conditions you can spin the tires without even trying. Its a shame I have to buy new tires for a new car to keep myself safe. I never owned Continental Tires before and will never own them in the future

We noticed a a thumping noise over the past year and my husband had the tires checked each time we took it for servicing. Nothing was found, but he became so annoyed with the noise, he made an appointment last week and they said 3 of the tires were cupping, but didn't mention this to him when he had the vehicle serviced in June. He asked about replacements, but was told they are not guaranteed as they were original to the vehicle. They recommended replacing the tires which would have cost between $429 and $579 to replace the 3 tires with brands other than Continetal tires. The other recommendation was to have the a 4 wheel alignment, which was done today. The service dept said there was no guarantee that this would correct the problem but should help with the noise.

We plan on keeping the car for another year, but the next car will have different brand tires or no deal.

We learned a hard lesson and will NEVER get a car with Continental tires.

My husband was told that if he had purchased the tires new, they would be guaranteed. Now does that make any sense all all? With all the talk about safety, you would thing tire problems would be right up there near the top of the list. Obviously not!

Bought new Honda CRV November 2008. Have maintained air pressue as required, rotated tires at 10,000 miles, drive very easy in rural setting. I am the only driver of this vehicle. At 14,331, the tires are worn down to treadwear indicator. This is the second bad episode with Continental tires. Bought new Mazda Tribute, 2005, within 18 months the tires were so loud you could not hear the radio at moderate volume or the passenger conversation. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER SET OF CONTINENTAL TIRES!! If they are OEM on new vehicle I will insist that they be removed before the deal is finalized. I do not understand why quality auto manufacturers install this inferior product on what otherwise is an exceptional vehicle. I have heard the saying, "NOT WORTH A CONTINENTAL", which was derived from worthless colonial currency. The company was named appropriately.

Bought a new Pontiac G5 for my daughter to use at college. I was driving the car when the tread separated. The tires only have about 24,000 miles. I have been driving for more than 40 years and have never had a tire do this.

i bought a truck with continetal tires. the truck had 2,500 miles on it and the tires looked like they already had 25,000 miles on them. 2 of the 4 tires blew the treads out long before their life should have been up. they are garbage!!! thank goodnes my wife and children didn't have an accident!

tires are terrible.my wife continuously has flats ,bent rims and is always replacing tires.mercedes says this is normal for this car

Wolfgang is not the only one complaining about Continental tires. My daughter bought a new Chevy TrailBlazer in 2006 equiped with Continentals. So far 3 of the 4 have had blowouts of their sidewalls. Luckily they have not had an accident. Has anyone else had this problem?

Bought a 2006 Mercury Montego in early 2007 from the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer.Car had 7500 mi.on it with 4 Continental tires.After about 2mo. in our possession the car developed humming noises at the right rear side.Sounded like the wheel bearing was going.Noise really got worse when hitting any speed above 45 mi./hr.Put up with noise for about another month until it got to be unbearable.Took the car in to the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer.Explained the problem to the Service Rep.who looked at me a little skeptical and stated that wheel bearing don't wear that fast on a new car.Inspected the tires and after rubbing her hand across the left rear tire came up with a hand-full of little rubber pellets from the tire.Defective Continental tire! Dry Rot!After going around with her with a few good arguments (I thought)such as why does Ford put on substandard tires on a brand-new Mercury product dealer relented after explaining that tires on a new car are not under warranty and said 2 new tires have to go on the car.

I have to pay for one tire and dealer will pay for one tire.Also I have to pay for a wheel alignment.I felt the alignment was unnecessary but I was behind the proverbial 8-ball-- no alignment, no tires -good bye.Drove the car out with 2 new Continental tires on the car.Cost to me: 1 wheel alignment and 1 new Continental tire.

Now the wheel bearing noise is not too bad and the car is driven for another 5000 to 6000 miles but humming noise is gradually coming back.Again back to the Lincoln/Mercury dealer.This time I by-pass the Service Rep. and go directly to the Service manager who who humours me and test-drives the Montego.

Yep, the noise comes from the tires.. his opinion.Thank you very much..Back to square One.Crabby Continental tires ..wheelbearing noise.. humming and whining is now with us(me and my wife)permanently.That is one dealer who will not see me again in his showroom for another car.

We put up with the noisy tires for another 8-9month.It gets to be embarrassing when we have friends riding with us.Finally the corker came last week when we went to my granddaughter's soccer tournament in Naples, Fla.We drove on Alligator Alley from Ft.Lauderdale to Naples.(about 110 miles)and the humming,singing noise of the tires got so bad(you could hardly hear yourself talking to each other in the Montego) that we were mentally exhausted on the return trip.

We ran to a local reputable tire dealer and explained the noise problem to him.

Ah,yes... it is your tires.. Continentals maybe? He put the car on a State-of-the-art wheel alignment machine(Electronic wheel alignment with computer screens) and I saw how much the wheels were out of alignment.The right rear tire was so much out of round it was useless to keep it on the car.Original lousy wheel alignment by the Lincoln/Mercury service Dept..

We bit the bullet and had 4 new Yokohama tires installed, balanced and aligned and sh.t- canned the 4 Continental tires.

Now, there is peace and quiet in the Montego.. quiet as the proverbial church mouse.

In conclusion, I will never ever buy another car with Continental tires on it.If a dealer has them on the car he either puts on different set of tires or it is good-bye in the show-room.

For those individuals who read this and have Continental tires on their car or truck, run ..don,t walk to your tire dealer,bite the bullet and replace those Continentals as fast as you possibly can.I will not deal nor talk to Continental tires.

Regarding my previous post about the Continental 4x4 Contact tires which were the original tires on my 2007 Honda CRV and are currently worn out and dangerous at 33,000 miles and 31 months into the lease. I spoke with the dealership again. They say they did not offer a warrantee on these tires.

My question is, why are car manufacturers putting substandard tires on their new cars? And how is it these cars score well for safety? Isn't the WHOLE, car considered? The organizations who test these cars, do they only test new cars? Do they not consider that safety and longevity of the vehicle and its parts are important to the consumer for the long run and not just in the first few months of ownership? Do I, as an informed consumer, have to research not only the new car but all the various components of the car and the other manufacturers?
I am not sure who to be more angry with; the car manufacturers who apparently cut corners or the tire manufacturers who know they make a sub-standard product and sell them "in bulk" to car manufacturers. The dealerships are not really to blame. However, now they are trying to sell me replacements tires which ARE warranted for 65,000 miles.

I am leasing this vehicle for 42 months, so the tires will outlast my ownership. I don't know why I find this so insulting but I do. I purchase a vehicle in good faith, truly believing I have done my homework and researched the kind of car I need etc. I am responsible and make my monthly payment, obey the various laws of the road but I have on tires which may "bubble", rapidly wear out, or burst at any time despite my diligence. This is the last time I will buy a vehicle with the factory tires on it. I will also base my purchase on the type of tires on the vehicle and the dealerships' willingness to modify the tires without extra cost. I urge others to do the same. As a consumer, I always feel like I am "behind the eight-ball" and that I am being scammed. Every time something like this happens, I realize how realistic my paranoia is. As a consumer please tell me what I can do to assure the products I purchase in good faith, are sold and made with a commitment to quality.

Purchased a new 2005 Volkswagen Jetta with Continental ContiProContact size 225 45R17 tires in August 2006. In late 2007, we noticed cracks in the tires around the area where the tread meets the sidewalls. Took back to the dealer who referred us to a tire dealer who replaced with 2 Continental tires of the same brand and size at a prorated rate. The 2 replaced tires were the only ones showing cracks. Early in 2009, we noticed the same type of cracking on the 2 other Continental tires. Since they were worn, I replaced them with Yokahama tires of the same size.

Last night, my daughter had a blowout on one of the 2 remaining Continental tires. Very scary for this father and more so for my daughter. Coincidence? Maybe. I strongly feel that these tires warrant an investigation. Is this the same company that had the big issues with the SUV tires for the Ford Explorer?

The tires have always been maintained and have only 25K on them. 2 of the 4 have serious cracks on the side walls, tread is still good. Affraid to drive the car because the tires could blow.

The tires have always been maintained and have only 25K on them. 2 of the 4 have serious cracks on the side walls, tread is still good. Affraid to drive the car because the tires could blow.

I purchased a new 2007 x-type Jaguar on 2/20/07. Around 19k 01/06/09 the steering wheel was shaking. When i took the car to the dealer I was told the front tire had a bubble,and I was lucky it didn't blow out. They told me I needed four tires new tires because they could not be balanced because of the side walls.

I purchased a Mercedes C300 in December 2008; since that time I have had to replace my Continental tires 9 times! The tires do not hold up well at all in any road condition. While I do drive 50 miles each way to work, I have done so for the last 25 years of my life and have never replaced any tires other than for normal wear and tear. These tires are extremely sensitive to road conditions, and going over any type of pothole/dent in the road causes bubbles/flat tires rather easily. My last flat occurred while I was driving 60 mph down the highway, I experienced no potholes and the tire literally exploded. And that tire was a brand new tire--having only been on my car for approximately 2 months!!! I was very lucky to have not had an accident.

I purchased a 2008 Ford Escape in April, 2009 from the local dealer. The vehicle had 4,000 miles on it, but I bought it as "new" as it had been used as a demo. Continental tires. I have already had to have one of the tires replaced due to uneven wear. Now, all four tires are wearing unevenly.

I travel I-95 at the speed limit and after reading comments from this site, fear for my safety and that of other drivers on the road near me. This set of tires now has 9,500 miles on them. I am very disappointed that Ford would put such poor quality tires on its new vehicles. Had I seen this site sooner, I would have insisted that the Continental tires be replaced with a more reliable brand of tire. I expect to have the tires replaced with a more reliable brand much sooner than one would expect with the purchase of a new vehicle.

My 2007 Honda Crv has 31 000 miles on it. The ride is noisy so I took it to the Honda dealership to have the noise evaluated. I was told that I needed 4 new tires. I asked if this was covered under the "bumper to bumper" warranty and was told that Honda did not cover the tires and that I would need to take the matter up with the tire manufacturer which is Continental. I wrote to Continental and requested 4 new tires and was told that they would not honor my request but would give me 50% off the purchase of 4 new tires.

We bought our daughter a 2008 Porsche Cayenne in March of 2008. Three months later she had a blow out on the Right front tire. Luckily, she was on an open road and was able to come to a stop without harm. Three days ago, she was driving over a bridge and had a blow out in the Left front tire. This time she was not as lucky and hit the guardrail (which saved her life from swerving off the bridge into the water below). Continental said she must have hit a pot hole. She did NOT. She did not hit a pot hole when her right front tire blew either!

These tires are defective and VERY DANGEROUS and lives will be lost because of them. Since Continental is assuming no liability, and the Porsche dealership says to take it up with the Tire Company, my only recourse is to NEVER give my business to another dealership who deals with Continental Tires.

Our Porsche Cayenne is in the shop now with over $4,000 worth of damage to the body alone, and the cost will add up once they get to the suspension. My daughter was taken to the hospital where they found that she had bruised her kidney and her leg very badly. It is ridiculous that tire companies are not held accountable for their defective products. I am BEYOND frustrated and angry about this. I will NOT deal with another dealership who puts Continental tires on the automobiles.

Bought a brand new 2007 Honda CRV with Continental Tires P225/65R17 and after 28,000 was told I needed new tires and after 36,000 miles and less than two years under normal driving conditions, the tires are totally bald. Tires were properly maintained.

We bought a new Mercedes CLK less than six months ago that has less than 2200 miles on it before we noticed a bubble on one of the Continental Contiprocontact Auto performance touring tires. This was replaced but in future we will buy another brand of tires.

the contential tires on my 2008 f 250 ford truck will not grip the road when pavement is wet. the truck slides all over the road causing extreme danger and causing me to have a wreck from the rear tires breaking loose and sliding around

I just bought 4 new Continential ContiExtreme tires and found out that I had a "bubble" in one of my tires. After reading other individuals account, I agree that the tire needs to be replaced at no charge to me. Unfortunately, this is not occuring. I have purchased many tires in my lifetime and this is the first time I got a "bubble" in my tire after driving it less than 6 months. Yes, I was told the same thing, I hit a pothole, which caused the "bubble".

In late 2002 we recieved a notice to take our 2000 Ford Expedition to the dealer to have the tires replaced due to a recall on Continental Tires P275/60R17 we compiled. On May 9,2009 we were traveling on I-4 at 70 mph when the rear end of our SUV started to sway. We pulled over to the side and we have a flat tire R/R. We put the spare on and had the tire checked. On 14 May 2009 we were traveling on I-95 and starting feeling the front end sway, pulled over and had a flat on R/F. Put the spare on and made it home. When we took the tire to the repair shop, we was informed that the tire had a bubble and was separating. Lucky for us it didn't. We contacted Continental about the 2 tires and was told that we needed to deal with the tire store we purchased them from. We asked if they were even concerned that the faulty tires carried the Continental Name and a agent from the company stated NO. This is "DEADLY" AND DANGEROUS. Continental needs to be addressed by the swift hand of justice. We are currently riding on 4 Continental tires that could kill us.

Yesterday I noticed a bulge in the L/F tire of my 2008 BMW 528i. Upon closer inspection I noticed a similar but smaller bulge in the L/R tire. I only use the car locally and altho it is 14 months old it has less than 10,000 miles on it and it is treated with great care. I brought the car back to the BMW dealership and they said the bulges were due to hitting a pothole and that the manufacturer would not warranty the tires.

I had to pay out of pocket to replace the tires and the cost of mounting and balancing, nearly $500. I never hit any pothole!!! There is no evidence of any such impact on the tires themselves or the rims which were inspected and determined to be just fine. THOSE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE!!! There are numerous complaints on your website for the same thing with these tires. The manufacturer MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!!! My tires were CONTITOURING CONTRACT CV95 225X50R17. Filed a complaint with Continental Tire on their website. No response.

I bought a Audi A4 2008 this past August 2008. I recently had a tire blow out for no reason and the other front tire was three bubbles. I called the dealer and they told me they can't do anything about it because I don't have the Insurance for tires and to call continental. Continental will only give me a 50% discount through discount tires and will not pay with the other tire with bubbles because they claim I hit a pot hole. I am pretty sure I did not and my car only has 6,000 miles. I used to have a jetta 2004 and never had problems with the tires. This is crazy! Continetal should be liable for all of this.

I purchased a 2008 Jaguar with Continental tires. After about a year of driving, local only, with less that 10K miles, I developed bubbles on the side walls of both the front and back drivers side tires. When I went to the dealer thinking I was under waraanty they told me no I wasnt, and that I would have to pay to replace because I evedently hit a pothole. This did not happen, I drive local streets only, less than 1 mile each way! When I brought the car to be fixed to Jaguar, they wanted about 300 a tire. So I went to a tire store. Upon inspection, they told me the whole rim was cracked due to the tire being substandard and bubbling! I was told if I hadnt brought the car in when I did, I would have had a MAJOR blowout which could have been catastrophic.

I replaced them with new tires on both the rear and front. NOW, I was driving and felt some wheel shaking, and pulled over. Upon inspection, there is not only one but TWO bubbles in the new front tire, which is less than a year old. Also above one of the bubbles there is splitting of the tire wall. I canot drive this car and was juts told by my dealer that it needs to be replaced, but is not safe to drive, so it will hvae to be towed to the tire store! This is an outrage!Tried to contact Continental, they told me its from general wer and tear and I must have hit a pothole, I DIDNT! The dealer told me I should get tire insurance. In all the years of driving I have never had this problem. My husband has a 1954 chevy with original tires! These tires should be pulled form the road before something serious happens!

I was recently in an accident were I was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt with Continental Tires, make Touring Contact AS. In this accident I was forced to brake hard while the ground was slick. I hydroplaned into the rear of a car that was parked in front of me. I feel as if I had a better performing tire that i would of been able to avoid the accident. From prior incidents in being forced to break in the rain these tires have not been able to perform, by hydroplaning very easily. These tires should not be on the road and something should be done about this before someone gets injured.

Thanks for the warnings.

I bought a new 09 jetta wagon Nove 9/2008, I have had my car 5 months now and the rear tire blew out on the weekend and I did some research on the net and come to find out this is a very common problem with these tires, Continenial will not say that but do the research, they have offered to cover 50% for a new tire but the price is $175 for a new tire when I can get a new michelin for 157 at cosco, I would recomment no one buy a Continental tire and if your new car comes with it make the dealer change them before you buy them

Purchased a 2008 Mercedez Benz Sport 300 Sedanin October of 2007. Lss tan 30 miles on the vehicle. Took it in at the Mercedez dealership for every scheduled maintenance and complimentary tire inspection at 7022 miles. Vehicle inspection at 26000 miles reveals that rear tires were at wear bars and needed to be replaced. dealership stated that I would have to pay for the replacement.

I called the Contenential Tires Customer Service and talked to a representative. He stated that that was normal wear on the tire and that it was not covered by the 60,000 mile warranty. He stated that it only covered tires purchased and not tires purchased on a new vehicle. I asked him what was the diffrence. The tires were new. He stated that the tires that came on my vehicle (even though they were new)were exempt due to the fact tha they were promotional package givn to te dealership. I asked him was it normal for a $160.00 tire to wear at 2600 miles. He stated that with all tires it was a possibility.

There is somthing that has to be done to hold Contenential Tires or the dealerships that is aware of he problem, responsible for taking advantage of consumers that purchases new vehicles with out a choice in the matter. I want to be involved in a class action suit if this can be done. I am a Christian man but this is ridiculous! Tires on the Mercedez: Continential Pro Contac: 245/40 R17 91H M.5

I will have to pay over $1000.00 tot tires replaced.

We purchased a 2007 Ford Expedition EL with 12,000 miles on it last September 2008. The vehicle now has 17, 000 miles and the Continental tires are the original tires from the factory. We drove from Spokane, WA to Seattle, WA (290 miles) and noticed really bad shaking in the steering wheel. I assumed the wheels were out of balance, however when we slowed down we noticed bouncing which would have nothing to do with them being out of balance. We took the truck in to Discount Tire in Bellevue, Wa and they said that all four tires were seperating and we were lucking none of them blew on our trip over. We ended up spending $860 for all new tires. They did give us a $50 credit per tire but still, the tires only had 17,000 miles and we would have been dead if the tire/s blew out. Not sure what I can do to recover the cost, but we were lucky and want to warn people with these tires to get rid of them. We bought Mechelin and the truck rides great.

I have a 2007 SAAB 9-3 Sport Combi with ContiPro Contact 235/45/17 tires the car has less than 15,000 miles and the tires are worn out! The tires have always been properly inflated and rotated per the manufacturers recommendation. The Saab dealer says this is the most that I should expect from the tires, they tell me they contacted Continental and Continental will do nothing. I guarantee I will never purchase another Continental tire, and will absolutely never recommend them.

I am looking at over $1000 to replace tires on a car that is less than 2 years old with less than 15,000 miles.

I can't believe I'm reading some of these posts (especially Bunny from Frankfort - what a coincidence)! I am in the middle of the exact same thing right now involving Continental ContiPro Contact 225/40/7 tires.

I bought a new M-B CLK 350 in '07, which now has 23,000 miles on it. It had summer tires on it when I bought it, and when I had to replace a front one due to a pothole last March, I replaced both front tires with all-season tires.

I drive to Florida twice a year, and last May, ran over a nail on I-75 so had to replace one of my brand new front tires.

the all-season tires.

The day before we were to leave for Florida in October, thank goodness I saw a bubble on the right front passenger tire, so replaced it with the third new tire on that side.

I brought my car in for service yesterday to M-B of Chicago and got a call this morning saying my rear tires are BALD, with less than 2mm tread. I told him, of course, to replace them, having forgotten I had bought them in June of last year. So first thing in the a.m. I'm giving them a call and had planned to tell them have Continental cover them under the warranty....and then I found this site.

So not sure what's going to happen, but definitely would be interested in getting together to look at our options as a group. I'm leaving for Florida in a month and am VERY concerned given the posts.

I now have 20,000 miles on my car and have had nothing but trouble with these tires. I have had then rotated every oil change at 3000 miles, now I am told that aligning will not help, due to the wear on the tires. They vibrate and are noisy, and sound like they are out of round. I talked to Toyota, but alas since there is tread on them, they will do nothing about it, and now it is going to cost me about $500.00 to put on new tires. The dealer where I am going to buy new tires told me that these tires are high performance HP tires that's why I will have to replace them with HP tires thus the higher cost. I would certainly not recommend these tires to anyone. I was amazed that Toyota would allow these tires to be put on there cars. Probably Continental had the contract and had a surplus of these tires to get rid of.

I feel ripped off. Going to town faire tire to get different tires.

I bought a new Dodge Magnum with 225/60R18 BSW Touring tires made by Continental. After less then 20,000 miles, the tires are worn down to the wear bars. They wore evenly and I had nitrogen in all 4.

I replaced all 4 with new Michelin tires and have 10,000 miles on them and they show no wear. I am out $1000 for tires that sould still have a reasonable tread life left. I will never buy or recommend Continental at any time. They should be ashamed of the produt they sell.

Defective tires. continental conti-procontact 225x55/17. radial cracks developed in sidewall near tread layer on all four tires. 33k miles of use and only 3/32's of tread wear. tires installed on 2006 VW jetta tdi. original tires on new auto.

Continental tire offered 62% discount on new set of conti-procontact tires. VW dealer made me pay mounting and balance of new tires. $402.00 out of my pocket to replace tires. Too much! Continental tire charging inflated price to VW dealer, $169.00 per tire. The same tire offered for $129.00 at other retailers.

I recently purchased a 2009 Mercedes C300 two month after, I replaced one Continental tire. Now four months after I have just replaced another tire. I only have 4,000 miles on my car and I'm sick to my stomach over the tires. I have been driving for over 30 years and have never had a problem with tires until I purchased my Mercedes and regretfully have Continental tires on it. Mercedes dealers should be ashamed of them selves for selling cars with faulty tires!!

I hate my car and constantly worry that I'm going to get another flat. Continental tires should be pulled off the market. A 4 month old car should not have had to replace 2 tires at $300.00 a piece. I've just paid $600.00 into a brand new car. We need a class action suit!!

I to am having problems with continental -general tires general amertrac tr 265/75/15 on chevy colorado. vibration at highway speeds. On the side of tire made in mexico the number for continental 1-800-

I have had good service from my Continental Vanco tires on my Rialta camper. The only problem I had was I blew out a rear 215/70/15 when I neglected to maintain the correct air pressure. I am replacing all the tires presently with Continental Vancos due to small treadside dryrot cracking but the tread is still not down to the wear indicators. They were new 9 years ago and now have 115,000 miles on them.

I have a 300C that is 1 year old. the car has 22,000 miles on it and the tires are bald. We spent thirty six thousand on a car and found out the tires are obviously so terrible that they are discontinued.

Who has 1200.00 dollars to replace tires on a car that is only a year old.

How can that be when the car was only 5 months old and has only 2300 miles? I started the browse the internet and found that I am not the only one who experienced the same problem. Something needs to be done. I am planning to contact the media about this and have them investigate the numerous complaints with the Continental Tire Company.

Now that I have learned that Continental Tires have so many complaints. I will be replacing the two other tires to be safe. I was told this will cost me about $1K to replace all 4 tires.

I have had 2 Mercury Milans and both come from the dealership with the Continental Tire Brand. I have had 10 flat tires in with these tires! They are $120.00 a piece to replace. These tires should be banned. They should definitely not be placed on new cars that are being sold. I have replaced 4 on my car that I bought in October of 2009.

10 tires at $120.00 a piece is over $1200.00 in new tire purchases.

The sidewalls on my daughters toyota tacoma truck. The sidewalls were peeling away.They were continental suv tires from Wal-Mart. Wal-mart replaced them with michelins, absolutely great. I wouldn't put continentals or generals on my garbage can. Continentals consumer service department is aweful. They blame everyone else but them. Very bad!

None, walmart was very helpful. They explained they have had nothing but problems with continentals and rue the day they ever brought them in.

I am not complaining about the individual.I am complaining about the tires which were contential tires that I purchased from the individuals tire store. The tires have less than 500 miles and less than 4 mos. when I began to notice that my car was driving funny.The tire place rotated my tires. A few months later I carried the car back and they said I needed new tires.They wore out within 9 months and 1,220 miles. I want to know if some way a law suit can be put in, because I feel that these contential tires are bogus,unsafe, and the life of them are not durable long enough. Thank You

Purchased a 2009 Nissan Rogue SL in Dec 2008 its exactly one month old. I got a nail on the side of the tire so its a road hazard claim well neither the dealership nor the tire company cover road hazard and I'm having to dish out close to $200 for a new tire for a brand new vechicle I've had for a month.

Purchased a 2009 Nissan Rogue SL in Dec 2008 its exactly one month old. I got a nail on the side of the tire so its a road hazard claim well neither the dealership nor the tire company cover road hazard and I'm having to dish out close to $200 for a new tire for a brand new vechicle I've had for a month.

I purchased a new 2006 Jaguar X-type sport wagon which was equipped with Continental tires. During state inspection I was told that all tires needed to be replaced due to dry rot. The car has 23K miles on it, is used daily, and is parked in a garage. Given the climate of PA and the consistent use and care of the car, I questioned the cause of dry rot. After doing research on Continental tires, I discovered an extensive history of defects particularly with cracking side walls, bubbling, and dry rot.

The dealership was willing to provide a 25% discount on the cost of new tires; however, I feel that there should be NO cost to the consumer with tires that have a history of this specific defect. Bennett Jaguar continues to use Continental tires on their X-types. I will be pursuing this further with the dealership.

I purchased a 2008 Audi A4 in August of 2008 which came with Continental ContiProContact 235/45 R17 400AA tires. Mid November of 2008 the front passenger tire developed a bubble in the outer wall. I had traveled less than 3,000 miles with no knowledge of road hazards. I believe it was a defective tire. Any persons with continental tires please expect daily for your safety.

I purchased a replacement tire for about 200 dollars.

Our 2008 Mercedes C300 came equipped with Continental Tires 225/45 R17 91H Conti Pro Contact. Despite low milage (about 5,000 miles in 11 months) two tires have each developed a bubble on the side wall - one rear tire then one front. The auto dealer service claims the bubbles are due to road hazards, likely potholes. However we have not noticed hitting anything unusual. We had no similar problems with 4 prior C class cars over about 10 years, nor with 2 Volvos on which I accrued over 400,000 miles. Something does not seem right.

Fortunately the side wall bubbles were noticed before the tires failed on the road. However, the replacement cost is significant particularly in view of the low milage. I wonder whether the other 2 OEM tires will also fail. And since I now need to get a second new tire, I am considering getting 4 new tires, but not Continentals.

I bought a new 8005 300 Chyrisler with Continental tires on it. At 20,000 miles the tires had to be replaced as they were wore out. Somewhere I heard there was a law suite about to many tires wearing out to soon. However, I was not contacted. Is this true???

Spent money for new tires to soon.

Bought 4 Continental Tires - Conti Pro Contact 205/55R16 91H 60.000 mile tires. Within 9 months 2 have failed due to sidewall failure. While they have been replaced by Continental within the 12 month warrenty have never had such tire failure and suspect there is a construction defect.

Regarding faulty product issues with Continental Tires (ContiProContact 225/45HR17):

I came to this site after checking to see if there had been complaints about their tires since having problems with them. Two and one half years ago we purchased 4 ContiPro Contact Tires from Tire Rack. After 1 1/2 years of driving (2004 Honda Civic) in November of 2007(about 15,000 miles) we found severe cracks on the side wall (front driver's side) measuring about 1/8 inch in depth all around the circumference of the side wall. We contacted Tire Rack and they sent us a replacement tire.

It was a progressive warranty, so most of it was paid for by them. We also sent them pictures of the damage to prove our case. Today we noticed the same cracks on the entire circumference of the side wall but on the front tire (passenger side). This is after about putting 22,000 miles on this tire which we bought all 4 on 2-13-06, which one was replaced in November of 2007 (front drivers side) due to the severe cracking around the entire circumference of the side wall.
Continental Tires is selling a faulty product and risking the safety and lives of their customers.

This should not be. I'm thinking at this point there are a lot of people who are fed up with this and want something done. They are also spending hundreds of dollars unnecessarily. It is not ok for Continental Tire Company to do this to people. It is completely unethical.

I bought a 2007 Honda CRV in May of 2007. With only 1900 miles on it I was told in July of 2008 that I need to replace 2 of the tires already and that they are causing my car to go out of alignment. Honda has been regularly rotating the tires. However, they would do nothing about it. I shouldn't have to buy new tires already!

Tires for the car will cost me about 150. each. I have since lost my job and can not afford new tires not to mention the cost of having to get my car aligned all the time.

we bought a 2007 dodge charger. we bought it brand new. the tires are no good anymore. the car only has 10,000 miles on it. i emailed continental tires and they keep giving me the run a round.

I was backing out of a parking space with my 2007 Audi A4 convertible with only 8000 miles on it when the front tire just blew out! Fortunately I was in a parking lot and was able to control the car.

Purchased a new Mercedes with 265/35R1897V and 245/40R1893V tires oem. Less than 26,000 miles on them and two of the tires have tread separation. Upon inspection we have found that all 4 tires are splitting on the inside sidewall at multible locations. Had to purchase a new set as this was a very dangerous situation.

On 11-Apr-2007 the tread on Continental Tire P255/70R16, Conti Trac SUV DOT: A3CU3JJ2703 suffered a catastrophic failure. 95% of the tread separated from the carcass. Since the tread did not fully separate but remained partially attached to the carcass, the loose tread was slung around inside the drivers side rear wheel well on my 1999 Ford F150 pickup. I was traveling at 65mph in the north bound lanes of Interstate 45 approximately 45 minutes south of Dallas Texas. The tire had begun to exhibit out-of-balance behavior during the 3 hour drive from my home to the Dallas/Ft Worth Airport.

I planned to visit the retailer, Discount Tire of Texas, who had sold me the tire upon my return from my business trip. When I did visit a Discount Tire store, the tire was replaced without cost. The defective tire was sent to Bud Jorgensen by the Discount Tire store manager. Claim was opened with Continental Tire North America Inc. The claim was denied on the grounds that the tire had been worn into the carcass allowing contaminates to weaken the tire thus causing the tread to separate from the carcass....

The only response was a letter from Continental Tire on 20-Jul-2007 restating that their examination did not reveal and material or workmanship related conditions to explain the tire failure and the name and address of the president of Continental Tire, North America. Matthias Schoenberg, President - 1800 Continental Blvd. - Charlotte, NC 28273. The claim remains unresolved. I recently purchased two new tires from Discount of Texas for the same vehicle on which the damage was caused by the failure of the tire from Continental Tire, North America. I noticed that Discount Tire did not even offer me a tire from Continental Tire, North America. I wonder why?

The loose tire tread spinning around inside the wheel well caused cracks in the fiberglass fender, knocked loose a stabilizer rod, knocked out the fender well liner and knocked off the mud flap along with the bottom 6 inches of the fender. The fill spout for the gas tank was pushed down below the door in the fender causing several cracks in the fiberglass fender. Three estimates of the damaged ranged from $2466.42 to $2496.46.

6 month old Audi with 11k miles on Continental tires are OEM equipment (ContiSportsContact2 225/45/R17). One tire starting bulging at the sidewall for no apparent reason other than a defect (inflation good, no impacts/curbs). Local Continental tire deal said Continental would only give me $11 credit on this $180 tire even though the OEM warranty states 100% replacement in the first 12 months. Since I was a customer at that tire shop, they gave me a little more credit on replacing that one tire.

Will be avoiding Continental Tires as purchase or as OEM on new cars going forward unless I hear from Continental corporate and they credit the full amount they are legally obligated to according to their own warranty. If I do not get satisfaction from Continental Tires I will post my experience/complaint on as many consumer websites as I can find. To say nothing of the accident that could have resulted from a freeway speed blowout....

Had to pay to replace defective tire that was legally supposed to be covered under Continental warranty. If the tire were to seperate on the freeway, who knows the amount of damage, injury or death that would have resulted.

In April of 2007 while travelling in my '97 Toyota Camry on I-95S my Continental tire's tread separated destroying my car's exterior which covers the wheel compartment and severed the wires from the wiring harness stored above the wheel compartment on the front driver's side. This all occured while travelling 70 mph on the interstate when I began to feel a vibration in my steering wheel column.

At the time I didn't know what had happend and pulled over to the side of the road. Upon examining the tire I found that the tread had completely pulled away from the tires inner layer exposing the steel belts. I've tried searching for a point of contact with Continental but can't determine how to file a claim for the damages. I have kept my tire for evidence since the tire's tread was not overly worn and appears to be a result of a defective tire.

I had to have my car towed and paid well over $100 just to reconnect the wiring so that my car was functional. I have not made any repairs as yet and have not received an estimate on the damages only because at the time I knew I couldn't afford the repairs but will probably go soon to have that done so that I can repair it and pass inspection.

My Continental SUV P265/70R17 tire nearly got my family killed yesterday on I-75 in Florida. The tire separated as we were traveling 70 mph. After a little research I found that this is the replacement tire for the P275/60/P17 tire that was recalled for doing the same thing. I cannot find a contact number for Continental. I talked to a dealer and was told that I had to go to the website. There is no contact information there. These tires are dangerous, and I would like to somehow help in making this stop happening.

On 2/2/07 I brought my Toyota Camry in for service at a dealership for a very noticeable vibration in the front end (as if the tires were wobbling) at 50-60 mph on the highway. It was explained to me that the 2 front tires' (Continental Touring 205/65x15) steel belts had shifted causing the tires to wobble.

The tires were rotated to the back to reduce the wobbling until I am able to go back to where I had purchased the tires (Auburndale Tire). They told me to contact Continental Tire to tell them the tires were out of round. Continental Tire refused to warranty their tires due to the original purchase date being 8/8/05. They only warranty vibration for 1 year.

There is only 19,000 miles on the tires and due to current increase of highway driving, the problem just occurred. Continental told me they wouldn't do anything except discount 2 new tires for me (which Auburndale Tire had already done). Continental Tire did not back their product which I considered hazardous to myself and my family.

My truck has close to $3,000.00 in damages to both front and rear as a result of these tire blowouts. (no human injury or vehicle rollover). I bought my truck brand new - ordered from factory in 2003. Iam original owner and only driver.Truck has never been in an accident or hit curbs and/or holes.

We are now forced to pay $428.00 for 4 new tires.