Continental Tires Reviews

This is my 4th blowout in 5 months. Hit a pothole....Blowout (2). Curb your tire....Blowout. Run over unseen object ....Blowout. Cost. 310.00 per front tires. 360.00 per rear tires. Hands down the worse tires ever on a luxury car. Stay away low profile tires regardless if that's all there is because the stress, frustration and cost is not worth it.

I bought a new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas two years ago direct from Volkswagen that came with Cross Continental Sport 255/50/r20 tires. The tires have had to be repaired or replaced individually 4 times in 2 years. A few days ago while I was working out of town my right rear tire exploded out the sidewall when I was going 60-70km hr getting onto a highway bridge at night. Sure the road was a bit bumpy but there were no potholes or anything I went over. There was no shoulder on the bridge so I was forced to drive on the rim for 4 km. This is outrageous for tires that cost $350 a piece. Someone is going to get hurt if these aren’t recalled. If anyone has these specific tires on their vehicles I would highly suggest replacing with any other brand, even the cheapest tires would be better and safer than these.

I really thought I was losing my mind until I read these reviews. I’ve replaced 5 tires in a little of a year. On my 2016 e350 December 31, 2020 I hit a pot hole 2 blowouts.. I said okay my fault I thought... but I kept replaying in my head saying I wasn’t going that fast but I accepted it and kept moving. 6 month later I accidentally hit a curb not hard at all two blowouts... Yesterday I’m driving and back tire hits something on the road that a million other cars rode over.. I get a blowout. Yeah I’m done. They are poor tires. These have been the most blowouts I’ve had in over 30 years of driving... I’m dead serious. I don’t get blowouts and it’s more than a coincidence.

My Continental tires are already worn out, my car has only 23k, 3 1/2 old, I always rotated the tires when I was supposed, I don't recommend these tire at all, I wish Nissan discontinues using these tires on their vehicles!!

Our 18 month old Continental tires have had 2 of the 4 tire sensors replaced. this has cost us over a $100 each to be replaced. Will never buy their tires again. The actual tires seem to be good no problems. Has anyone else had this experience?

Within the past week, I've experienced two (2) blowouts while operating my 2017 A6 on the freeway(s): The first (1st) caused collision damage from the force of the tire literally exploding (guess who's stuck paying for the deductible). The second (2nd) occurred (three (3) days later) while I was doing the speed limit on I-696 in the middle of the day with clear skies and just out of nowhere, I hear a loud pop!

When exiting the off ramp from the freeway my tire exploded. Very scary moment for me. My 2013 Buick Verano only has 46,000 miles on it. The whole outside of the tire is shredded. After googling the problem I found others that had the same problem with Continental tires. Needless to say I will replace all 4 tires with a more one. Being a senior I felt my life was in danger if it would’ve happened going 65 mph.

Purchased a new 2019 Ford F-450 Limited with 19.5” Continental tires from factory. At only 18,500 miles the tires are worn out on the inside and outside edges. There are also chunks of the tires coming off. Vehicle serviced at Ford and there was never a mention of the tires wearing out. Noticed tires having issues and returned to Ford Country in Las Vegas where I was told that it was my fault they were wearing out. Was referred to third party tire company who informed me that they constantly replace these tires on F-450’s. These are on the front of this F-450 which if they would have failed could have resulted in serious injury or death!

2020 AMG, Continental Run Flat tires are totally unsafe,10,000 miles and sidewall bubbles appear, one month later rear tires blows. I have lost confidence driving this car in fear of the tires. Complained to Mercedes Benz and they offered to pay half the price of one tire. Continental Tires are unsafe, I will be changing all 4 tires ASAP!! Based upon other reviews this seems to be a well known problem!!!!

I purchased a 2019 Chevy Blazer and unfortunately it came with Continental cross contact tires.. Flat at 20000 miles... Split inner sidewall front right. Had to buy new tire at $208.00. WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN!!! And telling Chev Corp to discontinue the brand or they should pay... IT'S BS!!

I purchased a set of Continental winter tires in Dec.2019. While product review was good, my purchase was solidified based on their promotion of a Rebate Incentive. Almost 5 months later (mid-April 2020), I have since had the winter tires removed and yet still no rebate received from the company. Seems like a scam to me. I've tried contacting them; get the "so sorry, it takes time"; then they tell me they sent the rebate 6 weeks ago, (which I have still not received) but they will re-send; so I will have to wait another 4-6 weeks. Completely unacceptable. Regardless of how many redemptions they say they have had, no rebate should take this long to process. Very poor customer service in my books.

I purchased the Pure Contacts for my Chrysler 300. I didnt expect to get 80k out of them but 40k was a bit ridiculous. I would strongly recommend a more reasonably price 40k tire and save yourself $500 bucks. I'm truly disappointed in these tires.

I just bought a 2019 Subaru Impreza last year in March and I got brand new continental tires on my car. Well a few days ago I travel to Odessa only 30 mins away. Before I leave town I check my car just to make sure everything is fine. Well I get to Odessa and I stop to get gas I see a bubble on the side of my tire on the front passenger side. It wasn’t there only a few hours ago. These tires are only a year old and I have them check with every oil change to make sure there is no nails or anything in them. It’s ridiculous these tires only got 13K on them the tread is still good on them and I make sure to avoid potholes and curbs. Continental needs to check their tires for defects cause a year old tired shouldn’t be getting bubbles.

We were on HWY 35 leaving Killeen, TX. headed to Tulsa, OK. Going 80 mph, my check tire light came on. There was nowhere to get off. A couple of minutes later we heard a boom sound and I managed to slow down and pulled to the right side. My sons (40 & 36) had to remove all our luggage. They got busy changing the tire. I called 911 because the semi trucks are not moving to the left. So I get out and walk quite a distance behind our car to direct traffic. My younger son is watching out for his brother. This was a thirty minute ordeal. I was yelling (they can read my lips) and motioning for everyone to move over. When these trucks are zooming by going 80 and 90 mph, it's scary. I was wearing a red shirt. I am a mom. My protective mode went on full force. This should NOT have happened. By the way, 911 never showed up.

Purchased a new Audi Q7 that had the Continental run flat tire. At 3000 miles, the tire exploded through the sidewall and went flat immediately. The Vehicle had to be towed to the garage and the Walser dealership could not locate a replacement so our Audi was 3 days in the shop. The dealership did not wish to contact Continental saying that Continental would not evaluate the tire fairly and contacting Continental was a waste of time.

Continental Control Contact Touring A/S size: 185/85 R 15 for Nissan Versa 2011 purchased a little bid over 3 years ago (11/2016) was a big mistake. These tires were very expensive. They suppose to have 90K miles warranty (really?) and after less than 45K miles driven they are almost ready to be replaced (tread wear down to 4). This is with very good maintenance and alignment done every single year. I never ever had to replace tires before reaching 60 miles or 4 years. Very disappointing. STAY AWAY FROM CONTINENTAL TIRES. TRY SOME OTHER BRANDS.

In May I purchased a new 2020 Dynamax Isata 3 Motorhome that came equipped with 6 Continental Vanco Four Season LT tires. In January while I was having new valve stems installed on the dual rear tires we discovered a total (full circumference) side wall separation on the inner dual tire. I looked up the Continental Warranty and it says tire is covered for full replacement for defects during the first 12 months or 2/32" tread wear. This tire falls into those categories. BUT, my local Continental Tire dealers refused to honor the warranty because I had not purchased the tires from them and "Continental doesn't reimburse us for our expenses". One even told me that Continental requires the dealer to return the tires to Continental for inspection and if Continental not agree that the tire is covered under warranty they will refuse the reimburse dealer AND return the damaged tire to the dealer at the dealer's expense!

Just bought Model X. 2 tires popped in under 3months. In 1st issue Continental Tire sent me three times to get the tire inspected. None of the dealers knew why I was there or that they were Continental's dealers. When I put my foot down at New Millenium Tires, Continental finally sent me to Canadian Tire who sent the tire to their inspection location. I lost 3 days worth of pay for Continental's negligence. In 2nd issue, Tire had no air leak so Tesla service technician couldn't figure out why and where the air was leaking from. He eventually had to over fill the tire with air to see why the tire was not staying at 45. It popped in the service center in front of 5 people while tech was explaining to us that he has never seen something like that. With no air leaks the tire just bubbled when tech over filled it with air and popped. Tesla said tire is not under their warranty so manufacturing warranty may be my option.

The tires are mounted on a Mercedes Benz SL 400 Roadster that was purchased new in 2015. You can’t “rotate” the tires because the front and rear tires are not the same sizes called a "split fitment" which translates to the rear tires are larger than than the front tires. The actual problem is: the tread is worn down to the belt plies and the bead filler is exposed. If you run your hand over the tread face of the tire, the steel belt plies puncture the skin! 17,563 original miles. 71-year old driver with a perfect driving record. These tires are the poorest quality I've ever seen!

One of my continental Pro Contact tire popped on highway and I pulled over safely to the shoulder. Upon inspection, both of my rear tires has only 1-2 millimeter tread left and due to replacement. Front ones are still fine. It advertised will last 70K miles but I only put 13K miles on them in 1 and half year period. Luckily Discount Tire able to refund me more than half of the value. Many thanks to them. I put the credit towards 4 Yokohama Advan sport A/S and wish they will work better.

2018 Audi allroad, 3 of the 4 original tires developed sidewall bubbles between 2000-5000 miles. Replaced all 4 tires with the same Continental ProContact tx. Now at 12,000 miles a new sidewall bubble. My wife and I have lots of wonderful experiences with Bridgestone, Goodyear, Firestone, Cooper, Michelin. Never Continental again.

My wife and I purchased a 2016 Jeep Cherokee with 14,000 miles on it and after driving the tires for only 10,000 miles, 3 of them have formed bubbles and or popped on me while driving on highways. 1 tire popping? Okay. 2? Tires popping? Something's up. 3 tires popping?!?! Continental is pure garbage. DO NOT BUY THESE TIRES.

We lease a Mercedes c300s with Continental run flat tires and we've had nothing but problems with the tires. We’ve replaced 3 new tires in 2 years, 16000 miles. These tires should be banned, they get bubbles and blowout, and the car needs to go to dealer on a flatbed. The claim that it’s a safer tire is so inaccurate. This tire leaves you stranded and there’s no spare in the car, so you have no choice but to wait for a flatbed ti be towed to the dealer. My daughter was on the side of the road for four hours. It’s a disaster.

On smooth road my left rear OE Mercedes tire blew. It has a hole in the sidewall with not even a mark on the rim. Checking the other tires the left front has a crack forming in 2 places in the sidewall near the rim and again not a scratch on the rim. Since I did not buy the 2018 Mercedes $77,000 SUV new but with 12,000 miles on it no warranty applies. I was a die-hard Continental fan until now. How about some help?? Check other postings. Others have same complaint.

Title says it all. Ive owned my Mercedes for 2.5 years but I have had 6 blow outs or bubbles in my ContiProContact tires in normal, urban/suburban driving. After reading a few Mercedes' message boards, Ive learned that this is the norm - not the exception. I wouldnt put these tires on my worst enemies' cars.

My new Chevy Silverado came equipped with the Continental CrossContact LX20 tires. After only around 8,000 miles, I noticed two large portions of tread missing from the l/r tire. I took to the local dealer, who stated it appeared to be 'road hazard' and thus, my responsibility. I cost me around $250 to replace the tire. Road hazard...on the REAR tire? The fronts appear fine. Hmmm.... I'm never off road with the 2 wheel drive truck. Now after 2 1/2 years, I still only have 12,000 miles on the truck. Just back and forth in town.

4 new tires in 15 months due to sidewall failure. The tires are fine on smooth roads. But roads are very rarely perfect. Sidewalls are easily damaged by minor brushes with curbs and small potholes. Anyone living in an area that experiences seasonal freeze thaw road damage should avoid these tires. They are too delicate and expensive to be practical.

straightened it out and pulled off the road. Never in my entire life did I hydroplane. This is beyond ridiculous. Worst tires ever! I am so lucky I did not get hit or hit anyone else on the road.

So I purchased a 2015 Volvo used in Nov. 2018. I got a flat yesterday 4/26/2019 and followed the ridiculous instructions on the inflator. Screwed the bottle of liquid sealer on the unit, attached to the valve stem and turned it on. After about a minute the unit started spewing out the sealer through the side of the inflator then started smoking. I shut it off and removed the bottle, which being under pressure blew all over my trunk. I screwed it on again and tried a second time and let it run for several minutes. (Directions say no more than 10 minutes.) The thing exploded covering my car, interior and me, including my face, with sealer. What a joke. No warning about the dangers of this piece of crap. Lousy instructions. It also plugged my valve stem and my tire sensor is now not working either. This has been reported to the National safety board. Horrible dangerous product. Throw it in the trash before you use it.

I purchased my new AMG GLC 63 January of 2019. I drive highway miles to and back from work, no racing. After 7800 miles I’m told by my dealer my tires are worn to wear bars. I am shocked, never had such premature wear in tires in other luxury performance vehicles I’ve owned in past. In fact my Lexus GSF OEM tires lasted 38K Miles. I’m not sure why Mercedes-AMG would use such poor quality tires on their expensive luxury vehicles. Very frustrated owner.

Ford, for some reason, chose to put Continental LT275/65R18 tires on my new F-250. The truck is only 1 1/2 yrs old and two of the tires have failed! After having them balanced at a local tire shop, I went back to the Dealer, O'Brien Ford in Shelbyville, KY. They went straight to a road force balance that is supposed to provide a simulated driving force condition. Two of the four tires on the truck failed the test miserably!

This company will jerk you around for an endless period of time trying to get a warranty paid. I have been at it since June 2018. There was never a doubt the tire was defective. Every three weeks they tell me the check has been approved and will be there in 4-6 weeks...the check never arrives and they say again "the check was just approved". Now it is principle...I will be forced to litigate. DO NOT BUY A CONTINENTAL TIRE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

Very disappointed with customer service and Honda “warranty” after purchase of a 2018 Honda Civic hatchback in June 2018. As my son joined the Air Force last year, he decided to purchase a new and reliable car with an extended warranty. This included oil changes. Just getting that done for the 1st time took 3 trips before we could get it completed and it took a few hours.

I have a 2016 Jeep 4x2 with 14,000 miles. I give it the regular tire rotation every 3000 miles and the tires are falling apart. Called Continental Tires and they told me to buy 4 new tires same brand and to send the old ones in and maybe I’ll get some sort of credit. My son's car has Firestone. He got a nail in the sidewall. Went to the dealer and everything was done in the store. Guess what brand tire I’ll be buying but first I gotta let my friends and family know!

Have 2017 Mercedes S550 - am now replacing my 3rd Continental tire. All 3 have bulge and rip/tear on the side wall. Look like it is about to explode. Had new tire put on Saturday afternoon, drove about 1 mile to my home, did not drive Sunday, leaving for work Monday AM same thing; tire ripped and bulging.

I bought a new set of tires 35 days ago. For the last two weeks my low-pressure light has gone on. I went to the dealership and asked for them to be replaced. I am told that my tires are fine and it is the temperature change that lowers the pressure. Why did my old tires not deflate? Why do the other cars in the driveway not deflate? My new tires are supposed to be fine? I wonder how many other people have bought these tires from Continental and why don't they tell the consumers.

I have owned three brand new Honda Odyessy minivans, all of them came with Continental tires on them from the dealer, and have been nothing but trouble. When I lived back in the North East, the dealership I purchased my vehicles from honored the warranty and replaced the offending tires until it was time to buy new and upgrade to a better tire. Out here in the West, however, I was sold the Continentals, and before the warranty ended, two out of the four replacement Continentals had defects, but the dealership (which does all my service and tire rotations) are claiming that there was 'uneven wear', and that voided my warranty with Continental.

I had my new Honda equipped with these soft compound crap tires. Both driver's side tires blew out at 4k miles for no reason. Did not hit anything or run over anything. Dealership had no words for me other than I was responsible for replacing the tires because they "weren't responsible for the tires". Continental tires never replied to my many phone calls and emails. $750 in replacing all tires with dependable, durable Firestone. Continental is crap and their company makes horrible tires. No response to me because they know they are crap and do not want to compensate for my monetary loss. They are lucky I did not get in an accident due to the tire blowouts. I would have happily sued their **.

Just purchased a new 2018 Buick Encore Essence. Great car but tires are terrible. These tires are the worse tires on a new vehicle. I have 150 miles on these tires and they feel like they have 30000 miles on them. Continental must have given the cheapest bid to the major car manufacturers for them to be on all the new vehicles. Looking to GM to supply new tires... Michelin tires!!! Not for the amount of money that is paid for these vehicles to supply customers with these inappropriate and sub standard tires.

Purchased a 2018 Kia Rio on April 24, 2018. Continental Tires came factory installed on the vehicle. Fast forward ONE month to May 2018, and rear tire sidewall splits in 3 places. Tires and vehicle had less than 3000 miles on it. Now it's August 2018, and yet another of the factory tires went flat. Just peeled apart on the highway. So, two brand new times that came factory installed on a brand new vehicle just fell apart. As for warranty... Forget it. You can make 5 calls, talk to 5 people and get 5 different answers... And none will help you. Their warranty isn't worth the paper it's printed on, and the tires are complete junk imports from China. There needs to be a recall before someone gets killed by these tires failing.

I bought a new Maxima 18 months ago and was just now outside San Antonio on an Interstate Highway and had a blowout on the left rear ProContact Continental tire, Standard Load Radial 245-R18. Tire peeled off the rim, almost instantly, and left a thin rubber strip on the inside and outside of the wheel rim. The strip protected the rim fairly well but I am now very nervous about the other three tires. Also, the lug wrench would not remove the lug nuts and the nuts actually stripped the wrench! Dealer was of no help and directed me to Continental. Continental's representative was of no help.

I purchased a brand new 2017 Malibu Premier. It now has 3078 miles on it and has been parked in the garage pending GM authorizing replacement of the factory installed P245/40R/19 Continental Tires. The tires put out very loud road noise on various surfaces that can't be drowned out by the Bose Stereo. This is very annoying for a top of the line car like this. I told dealer that I wanted these replaced with Michelins and after almost a month GM has agreed to do this. I would not put these Continental tires on a clunker, period.

Had a blowout @ 70 mph. Carried tire to dealer and he laughed at me. Approx. 8 thousand miles on tire. I finally figured out what caused damage. This was 2007.

I had a tire shred on my Nissan Armada truck. The vehicle only had 8300 miles on it. I was going f a bit fast and I was on a long distance trip but gave no warning, just unraveled.

Bought a new Malibu Chevy 2017. Had to buy a new tire 245/40 R19 9W M&S. It got a bubble on the side wall front drivers side. So I got a temp tire, until I could purchase another new tire. Put it in the back and pulled a back, to the front 2 weeks ago, and now the second Continental tire has a bigger bubble on the side wall of the front drivers side. The cheap tire I bought as a temp in till I could get the new Continental tire is good so now I need another and at the price they charge, who could afford it? Terrible, what are you going to do about your tires Continental? How about a recall?

The tires came with the new car. They are great on the road and not noisy like other tires. When I have them balanced and rotated, the service man says there is very little wear and they are wearing evenly.

The TrueContact tires tread life only lasted 26,000 miles. I purchased them in Jan 2016 and had to replace them in November 2017. During the 22 months I had tires I had to replace one that bursted during my short trip (Warranty in effect) to the grocery store. Bad tires all around. I only received a mear $125 dollars for three tires that had approximately 26,000 total use.

Hard to say on the durability part because I just purchased them. I purchased the crossovers for my Dodge Dakota. Really grips the road. At 85mph there’s no shimmy at all.

I purchased a new C300 Mercedes. After two years of local driving and 11,000 miles, the tires have 1/32 tread wear left. That means they are essentially bald. In my opinion, not a very good tire. If a tire cant last 25-35,000 miles, it's a waste of money. Continental should be embarrassed, what poor product. I should add the dealer said "it's typical of their tire..." Nice job Mercedes. Put a crappy tire on your cars and let the consumers pay for it.

Does well in wet pavement, and in snow, quiet running. Handles curves and cornering very well. Very SMOOTH driving and road handling. Never been a problem.

Continental tires came on my 2005 Chrysler 300Cc when I bought it new. When I got it I was 75. Had it up to 100 one time to see what she could do and it still had plenty pedal. When it showed 14000 miles tires were junk. Tried to get them to make it right and they wouldn't do anything. Continental was junk too. Thanks for the chance to tell my story. The so called manufacturer does not know what customer service is. If anyone is interested in tires stay as far away from that outfit for your own good!!!

Best tires I ever bought, I am so glad that I did, very dependable and durable!! The warranty is awesome and I would definitely buy them again but probably won't have to for a long while!!

The tires are uncomfortable ride, they don’t last for the warranty. I will never accept a vehicle that has Continental brand. Do not buy.

Would like the tires to be a bit better traction in snow - a more aggressive tread. Other than that, they are pretty long wearing. About 30k so far and still around 8/32 remaining.

My 2017 Toyota Tundra came with Continental tires and I had two flats and actually had as close to a blowout in the front right tire as a tubeless tire can get. It went down so fast at 70 mph I just got off the highway in time. The tire was shredded and it was totally unexpected and a bit scary. Dealer who replaced it (to match others) had to order it in because he said he would not stock them due to similar issues in the past. I now have Michelin’s without any issues.

Have nothing good to say about these tires. The big three American auto companies use these tires on their trucks, SUV and car and the tires never last the mileage they were rate wear.

Great tire that's good in rain and for dry traction. Not as good on snow but I bought it for mostly wet and dry weather and not for winter. It's also a great handling tire in turns.

22500 miles still have 7-8 10’s on them. Large luxury SUV in all types of weather. Snow, Ice, Rain and dry surfaces. Minnesota weather is not good for any tires.

I bought a new 2016 Honda Odyssey and they had Continental Tires with the car. With 16k miles, the tire started dry rooted and started cracking from the thread. The warranty is not covering the price for new tires. Honda is forcing Continental to give the warranty and cover the cost but they won't pay for new tires as the car has warranty. I would never buy any Continental tire again and let my friend and family know about this...

Continental ProContact - Original tires on brand new 2015 Volkswagen Sportwagen Diesel TDI. Lasted maybe 20-25K. After 30K had to replace all four tires. Triggered auto-sensor pressure loss warning sporadically. No fix. Wore down extremely quickly. Good riddance; never again.

I have a 2017 Ford Escape and have had 2 sidewall tire failures with less than 7,000 on the tires. Have had to purchase new tires in each instance at $270 each as sidewall issues are not repairable. No warranty.

I have been trying to get some clarification on warranty for the tires that came with my new 2015 Nissan Murano and no one from Continental will clarify my issue. My vehicle has only 26,000 and I already see a big problem. With regular city driving the longest trips have been to McAllen Texas about 4 since we purchased the vehicle; since I am in the auto repair and service business, I have personally rotated the tires 4 times since June 2015. There is an average of 6.5k per rotation, must tires will last 45 to 60k miles; these tires are junk.

These tires (Continental Tires p215/55 R18 94H) are horrible. They are on a 2015 Buick Encore and you can't even run over a small rock without it piercing a hole in the tire. I have had the vehicle 2.5 years and I have had numerous flat tires. All could be patched because the holes have been caused by small rocks (yes, small rocks!), nails, and screws. We have two other vehicles that travel the same roads as this vehicle and they never have had a flat. When I replace these tires you better believe it will NOT be this brand!!!

Recently had to replace two Continental 245/40 R 18’s on my Audi A6 due to pothole on highway. I was cruising with traffic and understand the pothole at that speed could cause an issue but not a week and a half later my wife traveling down a side street at 20 miles an hour or less hit a small shallow pothole and now have a huge bubble on sidewall of the brand new front tire. That had just been replaced. These tires are crap! Where is the recall for these horrible products?

I have a new 2018 Ford Escape with Continental 235/45/19 tires. With only 522 miles on my vehicle I bump a curb and I have two tire blow outs. Even though the salesman led me to believe that I had all kind of warranty on the tires this is not covered. I now find out that Ford is continuing to put these tires on vehicles even though there are hundreds of complaints about this very same problem. Also shocked to find I have no "road hazard" coverage on my tires. Called Continental and they said they would probably pay for 50% of the tires. This is ridiculous. I have an SUV and the tires should have been able to handle a curb bump. I have been driving for years without so much as a flat tire than this.

Purchased new 2016 Mercedes E350 with Continental "run-flats". With 5000 miles on the car I have already replaced 3 of 4 tires to sidewall bubbles. Never had a problem with any tires on any car before. Tire dealer tells me he replaces about 10 per week (Continentals), usually the low profile series. Apparently even the slightest bumps destroy these tires, especially the 40 series. Amazing there isn't a recall!!!

Too many years of driving with excellent tires to let these junkers get by without a review/warning to others... Bought a used E350 Wagon with 10K miles on it and these ContiPro tires; had gone through 4 tires by 40K miles driving the same roads with other tires which was about 1 tire-failure-per-8K-miles. Mercedes contacted me after I complained about replacing the 3rd tire in less than a year and wanted to know if I had an issue. My issue is why build such a nice car only to ruin it with bad tires? Someone mentioned ‘class action suit’ I’d be glad to join in on one but rarely do CAS actually help the consumers. In my case I had OEM tires (new car) and no warranty applies to OEM tires. But the four on the car now do have road hazard covered by the manufacturer. None of the four replacements have failed yet.

I bought a brand new 2015.5 Volvo S60 2 1/2 years ago. I have had 5 tire issues since then. Two bubbles, two nails, and one unexplained flat tire. All tires have been replaced (some twice!) at this point, and I have less than 30,000 miles on the car. Just went into Discount Tire with yet another nail in the sidewall, and they said two of the tires, that can't be more than a year old, are already down to 4/32 of tread! How is this even possible? I am changing all four tires to a different brand. Avoid Continental at all costs!

I just read a review from A of Surrey, BC on January 11 and am horrified. Yesterday while driving my 2018 Atlas with 6000 miles on it into Chicago with two of my children I had the exact same thing happen. With no warning my left front tire blew and I had only a few feet of shoulder on the left of the lane I was in to get off. The tire looked shredded. Even IL Highway Patrol who came to help us were shocked. My kids were terrified as was I - cars were zooming past us and we had absolutely no warning. I went to the dealer and they will replace the tire as a one time "courtesy" but is this safe? We could have been killed - in the left hand lane going 60 with people right on top of us. Anyone have suggestions on how to handle this? I am now afraid to drive the car.

A full set of 4 new Continental tires was purchased about 2 years ago. Mileage is mixed between city and highway driving. Recently the car began to vibrate and pull to the left. The mechanics diagnosed the problem as one of separation and the only option was to replace it. Not only that, because the tires had approx. 22 -24,000 miles on them, it was necessary to replace 2 of them for balance, even wear, etc. The cost to replace 2 tires was $340.00. Unfortunately, warranty coverage was not available because of the mileage factor. After many years of driving, this is the first time I've encountered such a problem. It will be the last for the Continental brand -- Continental won't even be a consideration at the next replacement time.

These tires lasted almost 10,000 miles, for a meticulous, automotive-savvy driver. Continental's technical manager (Chris) responded in good time. He informed me that the 30,000 warranty is halved if the back tire could not be rotated with the front, as is my case. I was offered a prorated credit, available IF, I returned the tires to the original dealer, AND fitted new Continentals. Given the effort of the former, and the lack of desire for the latter (burnt twice?), who would bother with that? So, this tire is designed for performance cars, and should be avoided!

2018 VW Atlas 6100 km only with Continental Cross Contact LX sport blew up on the highway to work. Couldn't stop on the bridge so stopped on the side road to look, the sides were chewed up but rolling portion intact.

2016 VW Jetta with Continental tires - I have had my car for 2 years and have only about 17K miles on it. I was driving on a very busy freeway yesterday when the rear passenger side tire just blew. I hadn't hit anything or run over anything so I was very surprised. Once I got home and took a look at the tire the whole inside sidewall had just disintegrated, separated and fell apart. There was rubber dust coming out of the tire and it is totally separated. I wish I could post a picture. I took the car to the dealership and was told I had compromised the tire, it was not a manufacturing defect. Bull, how could I have compromised the inside of my tire, makes no sense. I have had 4 VWs and really like them but if they can't stand behind the things they put on their cars then I won't be buying another one. My lease is up next December so guess I'll find another brand that doesn't use Continental Tires. They should be ashamed, I could have been killed!

Have about 250 miles on a set of four Conti Cross Contact LX with "Eco Plus Tech." Rah rah rah... Have them on a 2014 Honda CRV. I am retired and drive sanely, preserve my tires. Only bought these because they didn't cost much and Tire Rack reviews were 4 stars. Meh I don't think so, so far. The only criticism I have so far is a somewhat rough ride never before experienced in any tire I have bought throughout my life. The ride was rough enough I thought the driver's side front wheel was out of balance. The installer re-balanced all at my request finding two out of balance by .25 ounces. Re-balancing made no difference so I guess I have rough riding tires till they wear out.

Purchased 4 Continentals a couple of years back. 3 of the 4 tires are worn to point where tire dealer says they should be replaced. With only 30,000 miles on tires rated for 90,000. On a Prius, so... yeah, no high speed driving here. Told the recommendation is to replace all 4, which they can pro-rate 3 of the tire, so only $380 out of my pocket??! Additionally, 2 of the tires look like a mountain lion has used them as chew toys!

I have a 2016 Honda Odyssey, that came equipped with Continental Tires (I do not know specifics.) Just yesterday, I decided I had my final flat and replaced all 4 tires after only 23,500 miles. I have had so many nails, and various other objects in these tires. I had to go completely flat on me, and my tire pressure sensor was triggered at least monthly. I wish I had kept count of how many times, and how many patches these tires have required. I have had a nail here and there over the years, but nothing near these tires. Not to mention just about every winter morning having them go low on me enough to trigger sensor. Adios, Continental–never again!

We own a 2015 Audi Q3 with just over 20K miles on the odometer. So far, we have had to replace 4 Continental ContiPro Contact tires (255/40/R19/100H); another tire developed a leak from a nail yesterday, and we will see if it can be patched or if it again has to be replaced (seems like they don't patch or plug tires anymore?). This is crazy, as my wife drives the car, and has not had a flat on any car in 40 years of driving. She drives carefully and slow - no high speed superhighways for her! We only have the car serviced at the dealership, and all regular maintenance is performed. The service rep says there is nothing wrong with the tires, and implies that my wife's driving is at fault. I'm not buying it. Would never purchase a Continental tire again; in fact, I am thinking of replacing all of the tires with a better brand. Disappointing, as I had Continental tires on my VW Beetles way back in the day.

I purchased a Volkswagen 2014, new from showroom. As of today, I have replaced 4 tires and last week noticed another tire was missing air. I have heard everything from bubble, my fault, I hit a side walk, our streets are bad! I have had enough! Last winter I had a blow out in a storm, on a highway with my young daughter. I was so afraid as the trucks were passing close that I literally thought we would be hit. Is this a joke? When is someone going to do something about this brand? A recall... before something really bad happens? Some dealerships say you have to replace all 4 on an SUV? Unbelievable! Never again!

I just leased a 2017 Chevy Cruze that's not even a year old and have been back to the dealer 3 time for the same tire. I have never had problems with nails or screw and now the tire can't be plugged. These are the worst tires I have ever had. Now I have to pay the dealership $142.00 to replace the whole tire. Continental needs to be sued.

We had tires replacement at Discount Tires. Those tires are Continental Tires. After two days, we are driving on the road, all of sudden started to slide from rear tire and caused vehicle to spin out of control. The tire was bust broke, and our car flew away and hit the street sign pole and that concrete drainage ditch. The car finally stop on the turn-a-round yield area, luckily nobody got hurt, but the car was torn... We tried to contact with Discount Tires, they told us to contact with Continental, and we did. Continental took more than 3 months to get back to us, and their response was decline the claim. The tires was only two days old, and suddenly blew out on highway, Continental doesn't want to take any responsible for it. Can someone tell me what else can I do to complain this???

We have just leased a M. Benz C-300 with Continental Tires on it. My car has 629 miles on it and it developed a bubble on the outside of the front left tire. I specifically asked if there was a problem with the tires before purchase... They cited reports are explained by driver error. Going to the dealership this morning to raise some cane at West Chester M. Benz.

My Leased 2015 Volvo V60 came with a set of tires from Continental that have a 60,000 mile warranty. Our lease is up next month and Volvo expects me to replace the tires which have only 29000 miles on them. Continental claims that IF I had purchased the tires I could have a 60,000 mile warranty, but since the tires were OEM we only had a 12 month warranty for a 36 month lease. Well just hoping to let others know that OEM Continental Tires are worthless. Replace them ASAP.

Continental Tires CrossContact - I had 8 flats in 25 months. The first was in 4 months caused by a gravel rock and 1 was caused by a roofing nail and 6 loss of air. These were on a new 2014 Honda CRV. Talked with dealer and contacted Continental with no interest in my problems. I had an inspection after 23500 miles and had to replace tires due to dry rot. Car is driven almost every day. It seems there should have been some adjustment by someone. Last flat tire I had was in 1994.

I have owned a Mercedes E250 for five years and am now stuck in France with a large blister on the inner side wall having already experienced two low speed blowouts on my rear tires in 2014. I am now searching for a new tire to match the one on the other side but on reading these reviews recognize that there is something clearly wrong with the quality and safety of these tires. I will have to replace all four with another manufacturers if I am to have any faith in driving this car again.

The Mercedes dealership said I should put Conti Pro Contract 245/40 on my 2008 Mercedes and my final bill for 4 new tires etc. was $1,510. I took it in on May 17, 2017 after buying them on July 16, 2016 which is 10 months of driving on them. They had been driven 4,866 gentle driving miles on them and they told me that the back tires only had 40% wear left on them! So they had told me this is the tire that Mercedes recommended.

I have owned a BMW 3-Series since 2002. I love to drive and was instantly in love with the performance of these cars. Being a two year old car, the first thing I did was research tires and put new ones on it. I owned that car for 15 years without ever having an incident despite crazy Texas weather (and, let's face it, other Texas drivers!). This year I finally decided to buy my first new BMW. (Understand that this is not trashing BMW, just their choice of stock tire). In March we had one of our big Texas storms as I was driving on a back road to my sister's place. I was driving as I always do and being a bit cautious due to wet roads, so I was going a little under the speed limit. I have always put a lot of value on having great tires on my cars through the years, but for some reason I never thought twice about the choice of stock tire on my new car. I guess I figured their cars are so high performance that I felt confident the tires would be as well.

I also have a car that I bought from a dealer with Continental Tires. Two tires with bubbles in the sidewall, WTF. I have never had this issue with any other tire and I have had some pretty bad tires. Now 350.00 to replace and manufacturer does not care.

I purchased 4 new tires from the Hyundai service department at Southtowne in Newnan, Georgia on March 30, 2017. I am newly widowed and when my car was pulling, I took the car to the dealer who said I needed new tires. I asked the price and when I called the place my husband always got tires, the price was higher (turns out they were quoting a much superior tire). By May 1, 2017, I had had two blowouts on the Continental Conti Pro back tires----my first blowouts in my decades of driving.

Just some background. I was a dealership technician for 10 years and service advisor for five so I have fairly solid knowledge with tires. I have dealt with dozens of consumers who created problems not the tire's "failure". I have a 2012 Mercedes E350 wagon with NEW Continental ContiProContact - 245/40R18 97H - All Season tires. I noticed driving locally my low tire light came on. Immediately pulled over as I know what driving on a low tire will do. I did not have any of the usual sidewall damage that occurs when a driver fails to stop driving on low air.

I purchased a 2006 Mercedes E350 from Crown Motors. I was told all new tires were put on which turned out not to be true. They offered to pay for 2 and I the car owner paid for the other 2. After owning the car outright about 1 1/2 years later I had a blowout and caused the tires damage causing all the passenger airbags to deplore -- absolutely new body damage but even though front passenger tire blew out car uncontrollably veered to the right and rear tire collided with curb. I paid over $15,000 of my hard earned money and was informed by Geico the car would be totaled and Geico is charging me with a mini accident which will be held against me. If a defective tire caused all the above damage I feel it is totally unjust to blame me. I didn't drive over anything -- was not speeding -- and feel the tire company should bear the brunt of this damage.

I purchased my car in August 201. In September 28,16 I had a knot on my front passenger tire and had to have it replaced. January 17,17 I had to replace the back driver tire. As of last Friday March 10, 17 my front driver tire has 2 knots in it. As of last night March 15,17 I have a low-pressure light for my front driver tire. Last Friday I called Continental about my tire situation and spoke with Josh (I think). He was helpful and arranged for me to get a $73 credit at discount tires making the 3rd tire purchase $208 as opposed to $349.

I have two separate incidents I wanted to report/share. Wanting to know if there was a recall on tires Continental ContiProContact 245/40R18XL 97v. I own a 2012 Mercedes e350 (4matic). All tires treads were inspected. On 2/27 at approx 8 pm my front driver side tire blew out at 60mph (outside temp approx 30 degrees) tread at 7 to 8/32. No nails no potholes. The inner sidewall of the tire blew up and the rip was about 3". Which caused damage to the rim (had to get it fixed). Thought it happens so I just replaced the tire at Discount Tires. A week later, on 3/6 the rear passenger tire blew out also on the inner sidewall while parked in the driveway between noon and 5 pm at approx 60 degrees outside temp. I drove it earlier for about 15 mins no more than 30mph (residential area), again no potholes no nail... just popped with no reason same... inner sidewall rip 3" (my tread tires in the rear were between 6.5/32 as I was told by Discount Tire rep).

I replaced the wheels and tires on my Mercedes CLK350 and love the way these tires handle. Problem is the sidewalls are extremely weak. I was swerving away from a dumbass kid and hit a curb at around 20-ish mph. Doesn't seem like much for a brand new tire. But the outer wall was stripped to the wires. I barely put a ding on the wheel (which is soft anyway because it's lightweight aluminum), so there's no way I hit it as hard as looks. Fortunately the tire itself is literally brand new (less than 2,000 miles) and the warranty covers the replacement. But I have to say I'm disappointed. I'm worried now that if I hit a pothole they could blow out completely. As great as they feel, these tires can't handle the kind of rough handling my sports car was designed for. When these wear down in a few years I'll be looking into a different brand.

After two months of driving a new Mercedes car in New York three of four tires got flat. Nasty experience! Yes, it was unusual winter. But it does not explain the poor quality and durability of the tires. After driving for 30 years in different cars with different tires that happened for the first time. The warranty applied only for the first. I still had to pay $100 and the labor. The rest were at the customer expense. Without a doubt I went to the workshop and had all four Michelin installed. They are still as good as were after a year and a half.

I find these tires ride rough and are very noisy on the road. I had them on my Honda CR V and swapped them out for Michelin Defender, much smoother ride now and quieter on the road.

One of the matched set has a bad belt, which the dealer refuses to acknowledge. It should have been taken care of over a year ago. Due to their age, the only remedy is replacement.

I used to have Bridgestone Duelers. Terrible tires! These Continental Cross Contacts are superior in handling highway, ice and snow. And they have lasted me 40,000 miles so far, and I have enough tread left I think they will last the 50,000 mile claim. Will buy again.

We had a set of Continental tires on our new Honda CR-V and they were on new vehicle when we bought it. They were horrible. Aside from rotating the tires every 6000 miles, they wore out too soon for my liking. They lasted until 19500 miles and there was very little tread left on the tires. We replaced them with a 60000 mile Firestone tire. When new ones were installed I was informed that the alignment was within all the numbers. So the tread wear was not a result of an alignment problem.

I'm satisfied with my all weather radials. I got them for the experience, pricing, and mechanic recommendation. For the cost they are as good as virtually any other brand I've used over the last 30 years. They wear evenly and are superior in the snow and rain. I'm at 40k and I've no complaints. The tires hugs the road, are low maintenance, no dry rot, and have well-balanced performance.

The two great tire disappointments for me were the really rapid wear of my Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetrics and the failure of the Kumho Ecsta Sports. The Continental Extreme Contacts that I now have on my 2003 Audi A4 Quattro are replacements for a set of Kumho Ecsta LE Sports. They are the best tires I've used in the 13 years I've owned my Audi A4. It was like getting a new car when I purchased these tires, everything improved drastically, no road noise, great ride, great handling on both highway and back country road (made driving fun again), excellent tread wear performance and improved gas mileage. The Contis are truly a great tire, tracking true on the highway at high speed, and a very nimble cornering response. What not to love? And I'm at 15,000+ miles.

I'm a 74 yr. old woman who drives safely, but fast at times, and I did not want to worry about buying another set of tires in my lifetime. I live in WA state, where it is usually damp, misting, or pouring rain. These tires hold the road very well. I do not skid when starting out, or rounding a curve. They are rated the best for wet weather, which is why I bought them. I trust these tires totally. My tires have about 10,000 miles on them and I have not had any problems with them. They are not super sound proof, but I can hear conversation just fine. I had a slightly flat tire one morning, so drove to my tire store. They removed 2 nails, plugged the tire and I have now added another 3,000 miles to them. So NO blowout and they were fixable.

I have all-season touring tires rated for 70k miles. I'm at 25K miles. Though several companies make tires that fit my car, the Continental brand work! The performance is good on most terrain although, cupping can occur when tire pressure is not monitored. Some tires are so rigid that road noise and tread cupping is a certainty.

I have a set of Continental ContiProContact SSR run-flat tires on my BMW. They actually came with my car. Overall my Continental tires are all around good tire. They perform well, particularly in dry no-weather situations. They are good in the wet, though could be better, solid performance at high speeds and have good stopping distance. My only regrets are they are much too harsh, a little bit too loud, and they could last longer. My hometown has a lot of potholes and these tires haven't protected my wheels as well as other tires I've owned in the past. These simply have not been updated to compare with the competition. I will likely be buying Pirelli Cinturato or Bridgestone DriveGuards in the next few months.

Leased a new 2014 Mercedes Benz C250. Car has Continental tires. Rear tires have worn down to 2 mm with only 21,000 miles driven on the car. Rear tires are Continental Conti Pro Contact 245/40 R17 91H. With one more year on lease and this low mileage I never thought I would be buying tires. Continental advertises 60,000 mile warranty. This is way too early to wear out.

Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 Tire. I just want to bring awareness. This can happen to your tire. It was extremely scary. I was going in the fast lane on the freeway. There isn't much empathy coming from Continental or Tire Rack. I'm very disappointed with how they handled this situation and hope it's not the beginning to something similar to the Firestone 2000 case. I decided to give them another chance and sent the lot back and am hoping that the next lot is okay.

Prior reviews complained of sidewall blowouts. Our Ford Focus 2015 Titanium has 19,000 trouble free miles with enough tread left for another 10,000 miles. Low Profile Tires are Problematic generally. Low profile times do not have good warranties like standard tires. I know! Who knew? No one tells car buyers this stuff. To get standard tires you need to select smaller rims so standard height tires can be installed. So, the low profile looks good, but robust wear is not possible if curbs are hit, potholes run over, or rocks or other debris clobber the tire. There simply is no enough distance for the tire to squish over common road small hazards.

I leased a new 2014 Buick Encore two years ago. I live in New England with our infamous winters and potholes. Over the past year I have replaced two tires on my car. The first time was after I hit a very large pothole in the dead of winter. The tire blew like a balloon. The second time will be today, not even nine months later! I swerved to avoid hitting a cat and barely even touched the edge of the curb and POW! my second tire was gone! The side walls on these things are pure crap! In addition, there is always an issue with tire pressure - I'll put air in all the tires as needed and a week later the darn light is back on again - on all four tires! The air just seems to leak out of the tires for no reason at all.

I've been driving for over 20 and never had a tire blow out or issue not related to a object puncture. Recently leased a 2016 Beetle R SEL that came with ContiProContact 235/40R 19. I also purchased the driver care package, which included tire replacement, which is clearly going to pay for itself. Within 500 miles I had a bubble form in the side wall. I did hit a rather vicious pothole about a week before I noticed the bubble so I assumed that was probably the issue, tire replaced. But yesterday, car now at 9000 miles, I had a complete blowout on the freeway. No potholes were hit, no punctures in the tread, just shredded sidewalls. Never in my life have I seen this, so glad I purchased the tire coverage, but I'm quite concerned now of the overall safety of these tires.

This was an original equip on my mercedes C-300 17, 450 miles. Had a slow leak for several months. Dealer could not find the leak. Finally the dealer removed the tire from rim and the inside sidewall was separating the full circumference of the tire. Tire was never run flat and was always inflated to the correct psi. Manufacturer will not replace. Dealer will not replace. So we had to buy a new tire!

My new car is Honda CR-V 2016, which was purchased on 7/25/2016. Of course, Dealer was sure that it can keep in good shape in two months' drive with only lower than 2,300 mileage, including proper operation and maintenance, proper mounting and demounting, no repair, no ride/vibration, no alteration, weather checking and safety and maintenance precaution. The use of new car Honda CR-V 2016 is to go to and from work. The distance between home and work unit is about 10 miles. On 9/22/2016, when I went home following car flow after work with my wife as routine, about 6:30 near to my home we found rear-right tire flat. As you know, it is rush hour and heavy traffic at that time, all the front and back cars of mine drove normally but only my new car was unexpectedly flat. Luckily, this is local way. If I was on highway, it might be heavily dangerous to life safety. I can't image.

In just a few months, my 235/45R17 97H tires failed and I had to replace 2 of the 4 tires. Luckily my dealership paid for 1 and I paid for another (they said my alignment caused the problem). However the other 2 tires have very very loud road noise and I will likely need to replace them very soon. I keep hoping that I will see a recall notice on them! I will go back to buying Michelin's... I learned my lesson the expensive way. These tires were on my 2006 Volkswagen Passat.

I purchased a set of Continental Tires in 2013 because of a sidewall blowout on the set on Continental tires I had already purchased. I was told that the first set was dry-rotted (not sure why since I drive the car everyday) and they were not that old. My grandson was driving the car back from Chattanooga to Nashville and 30 minutes into his trip he had a sidewall blowout on the interstate. Luckily he was not hurt. There has to be something wrong with your tires that causes frequent sidewall blowouts. The tire experts at Wal-mart replaced the blown out tire and found no nail punctures or any foreign objects in the tire.

I bought 4 extreme contact dsw06 tires for my 04 Subaru Forester xt. Loved them for 2 months. Being a sporty driver I rotated straight front to back. Here we go. Noted I can't keep the car straight. Checked front end. All good tire 35 psi good. Call has 4 Brand New KYB struts & a four wheel alignment Rotated back. Car fine. Crap I have 2 bad tires (radial pull) which means steel belts in tire are bad. Don't feel bad tires at norm speed. Higher speed it feels like it's windy out all the time. Need to hands on wheel to fight to stay in lane. 3 months later the other two gave out worse than the first two. If I'm not driving like Grandma car wants to pull all over the place. Feels like it's snowing and I'm on dry pavement. It hasn't been 6 months and I have to buy a whole new set of tires. Not going with Continental.

I'm thankful we did not get hurt, but the tire caused damage to my car. I'm trying to figure this out with my dealership but I am worried to continue to use these Continental Tires! These are completely defective and dangerous.

I purchased a new 2016 Volvo XC90 in January. Unfortunately this vehicle comes standard with Continental Sport Track tires. After several visits back and forth to the Volvo dealer here in Syracuse NY due to excessive vibration and no real resolution, I finally decided to replace the tires with a new set of Michelin's. The difference is incredible. No vibration and the ride is exponentially better. I am convinced that despite several attempt to road force balance the Continental tires they are fundamentally flawed. The dealer was respectful but likely put in a difficult position. If Volvo is looking to revamp their line and create a new image... start with a decent... Safe set of tires.

April of this year I purchased a new Honda Civic Coupe. It came with Continental ProContact TX tires size 215/R50/17. Last week after driving 2800 miles the low pressure light came on. Checking tire pressure I found the right rear tire was 8 lbs low. I added air and 2 days later the light came on and the same tire was low. There were no visible marks on the tire. I poured soapy water on the tire and found a tiny leak in the sidewall. I took the car back to the dealer who told me it was a puncture and charged me $155,00 to replace the tire. I'm sure it was a defect as I didn't hit anything. The dealer said tires are not their responsibility. They also said good luck trying to convince Continental it's a defect. I'm considering replacing all the tires. It will cost me approx. $700, but, I'll have peace of mind.

I have a 2014 Acura MDX and a 2015 Ford Transit Van. Both came OEM with Continental tires. I had to replace both sets at 20K miles due to chipping - LITERALLY chunks falling off the tires. First NEVER buy Continental replacement tires and second ALWAYS make the dealer take them off and replace with Michelins as a condition in your new car deal. These tires are junk, pure and simple. Hope this helps!

I bought a 2015 Jeep Renegade. I had only driven the car approximately 10K miles when 1 of the tires started going flat. I aired it up and it went flat again. So I took it to the dealership where I was informed that I need to replace 2 of the tires and that wasn't covered by my extended warranty and would have to contact Continental tires. So I contacted them: The first time I was put on hold and no one ever came back on the line so after 20 minutes I gave up. I called them back the next day and they said they were going to put me on hold again and then hung up on me. I called them back a third time and they were extremely rude and told me that there was no warranty on those tires. Lucky for me when I purchased the vehicle I had bought insurance for all the tires at Discount Tires, so I went there.

Did not hit or run over anything and had a massive blowout on highway on a tire that has less than 13,000 miles on it. I was able to have my dealer replace the single tire but it seems that there are numerous similar complaints. Is there another action or site I can visit/do to register my quality complaint so that this company is looked at for possible recalls? My daughter also has the same model Subaru I have and had her Continental tire bubble.

I bought a 2014 nissan altima in June of 2014. This car had Continental Tires on it. Size 205/60r/16. On August the 4th 2016 the car has 11000 miles on it and on the evening of the 4th we were exiting a ramp off the interstate and the rear drivers side tire blew. We pulled over and changed the tire and proceeded to go home.

I bought a 2015 Jeep Renegade. On February 6th 2016, it came equipped with Continental Tires. During my 2nd vehicle service on July 22nd (5-1/2 months later) I was told that at 15,241 kms that my tires were worn out. At first the dealership though the vehicle was misaligned but it wasn't, but they called back a short time later to say that it wasn't. I don't use the 4x4 feature except for travelling in snow due to my job, but none of the travelling is off-road. I'm waiting for a resolution, I'm hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. At any rate, a new vehicle should never have to have its tires replaced after 15,000 kms (9380 miles).

I bought a 2014 Subaru Outback two years ago. I have been the first and only owner of this vehicle. The vehicle came with Continental Tires, size 17. Since owning the car I have taken it in a few times for losing air pressure on them tires. Two times a nail was found in a tire. My vehicle has been undergoing regular servicing and tires rotated accordingly. At my last vehicle service at barely 24,000 miles I was told I would need to replace my tires as they have lost thread badly. Three days ago I found my vehicle with one of its tires with the air completely gone.

I purchased a 2014 F-350 Super Duty pickup 2 years ago which now has a mere 32,000 miles on it. The tires, Continental light truck - LT275/65R18 are literally disintegrating on the vehicle. I contacted the Ford dealer I purchased pickup from and per their Continental information these tires don't "hold up well" on something such as a 1-ton pickup that gets even a minimal amount of travel on non-pavement roads (gravel).

In march I got a new tire, Continental Touring Contact. Yesterday driving down the road I felt a severe vibration then the tread came off as the pictures show. I had to drive to a location to change it so I didn't get all pieces of the tread. I don't know if I ran over something to cause that or it just failed from use.

Last October, I purchased a used 2009 Mazda 6 with virtually new Purecontact, 215/55R17 94V tires installed. The car initially felt like there was a small wheel imbalance, but nothing to be concerned with. By December, the vibration was becoming a bit more noticeable, so I took the car to a tire repair center thinking it was an alignment issue. They stated the car's alignment was perfect.

Bought a new Ford Focus with Continental Tires. A bubble appeared on the side of one tire, brought it back to the Dealer. They insisted that it was damage from a pothole or curb. Took it to a tire dealer, they said there was something wrong with the tire. Before I could get back to the dealer, the tire went flat. AAA came to change the tire and was AMAZED at how bad the tire was. Brought the tire back to Ford of Tustin (CA) and dropped it off and asked for a refund. They will send to Continental. I don't write reviews, but after my experience and reading reviews about Continental Tires, I want everyone to know and car dealers will start to change brands.

After having read all the reviews posted on this forum, I realized that these Continental tires are poorly constructed and it has nothing to do with luck or driving conditions etc which was my original thinking. In my case, the tires (P275x40x19) are 2-1/2 years old but I drive very little so these tires were driven less than 10,000 miles since I got them new installed by the Hyundai dealer. In fact, when I switched the tires last November to snow tires there was nothing visibly wrong with the tires.

Have a 2015 Nissan Murano with Continental Cross Contact Sport LX and had a blowout yesterday. Luckily I was not on interstate and was only traveling less than 40 MPH. I am 66 and have never had a blowout on any of my cars and realized that all my other tires were Goodyear or Michelin and this was my first Nissan that came with these type of tires. I am now petrified that I will have another blowout and thinking I will replace these with new tires from Goodyear or Michelin ASAP. Leaves a bitter taste in my mouth! I am glad I did a Google search on these tires and see that there are issues.

Lost card, called #, said it was expired. So apparently Continental Tires does not offer new replacement cards nor do their cards last longer than 6 months. I will never go through them for any future purchases. I remember when customer service was a top priority with companies. It has become a lost practice.

On January 9th, 2016 I leased my 4th Volkswagen, a brand new 2015 Volkswagen CC from Serramonte VW in Colma CA, which has Continental 235/45 R17 Pro Contact tires. The car only had 60 miles. Within 2 months of driving with less than 2000 miles I had an impact bubble on the sidewall of the front driver tire. I have been driving for 24 years and I consider myself to be a cautious driver. I did not hit a pothole! I was told by the Serramonte VW service department that I did not purchase road hazard warranty and I would have to pay for a new tire plus installation and if I wanted to I could call the tire manufacturer, CONTINENTAL, to see if they would replace the tire.

I just bought a brand new 2016 Chevy Tahoe on 4/19/2016. The truck came equipped with Continental cross contact LX 20 Eco plus tires. The day after I bought this truck I drove it to Oregon. While traveling over Highway 26, we encountered a severe rainstorm. The truck began to hydroplane at 45 MPH. The entire trip over the pass was a white knuckle drive to say the least. Nothing quite as confident shattering as having your brand new $70,000 drifting back and forth in unfamiliar territory over a mountain pass.

Bought a 2014 Ford Focus new from dealer, original Continental tire sidewall blow out. Was driving on a highway and had a sidewall blow out. Took the tire back to the dealer and was told I must of hit something on the road and would not be covered. I know I didn't hit anything on the road.

I bought my brand new car 2013. Had it for maybe 6 months. Hit a pot hole and a Huge knot pops up on side wall. Had to buy a new tire at 300.00 and 2 months later same tire a cut on the side wall. Needless to say we bought real tires to replace the junk tires. Continental should be ashamed of making such trash and ripping people off!

Bought a new car. It had 2000 miles on it. I've owned it for a month. While making a right hand turn rolled over a pothole. Both right side tires ruptured and split. Dealer stating because I hit a pothole they have no ground to stand with quality of the tire. But the damage to the tire should be reflective in the rim. The front inside rim had small dent back outside had small scratch that could of been there. Again the damage that occurred to the tire. Splitting and gashed side wall.

I just bought a new 2016 Toyota Corolla LE Plus with Continental tires 29 days ago. Less than 700 miles later, got a flat tire, hole in the sidewall.

I only had 1,219 miles on my 2014 Ford Focus. We discovered a bubble on the right rear tire. We thought the belt was separated. I took it to the Ford dealer, thinking it would be covered. But they said, No! They told me I hit a pothole, and that was the cause. Potholes don't do this! I'm out $186.00! This is my third car. Never happened before!

Bought 4 Continental Tires for my Mercedes 1 year ago and just experienced a sidewall blowout. This is a big issue because there are many other people having similar problems. See what happens on Monday when tire dealer is open?

I own a Mercedes E350. It has 4 Continental tires on it and what a mistake. I experienced bubbles in the 2 front tires so I needed to replace them in the last 12 months. Three weeks ago I got bubbles in the front two tires again. Then the front left tire blew a week later. I had both front tires replaced AGAIN! Last week I had another blow out on the front right. I replaced that tire and now yesterday the front left blew out again. I can't believe this company is still in business!!!

I have a 2015 Buick Encore and had to replace a tire 2 weeks after I had this vehicle. Today one year later another tire just popped. These tires are junk. I will not buy another vehicle with Continental tires on it.

Tires started to flake after less than 1 year. Refer to pictures. There is clearly something wrong with these tires. I have complained about these tires several times and I am still not satisfied with the outcome.

I lease a 2014 Mercedes Benz 4Matic with Sports Package. Last night I hit a small bump on the road at 45 MPH, right away the tire pressure went to 0. However I was tailing a friend who hit the same bump, and nothing happen to her tire. In the Last 8 months I've had to replace 3 tires due to similar instances, this case being my third.

I changed my front tire with the Volvo dealer for nail. It was a Continental tire. I didn't even run 2000 miles. The tire got a bubble and I went to a couple of tire places and they told me it's the defect of the tire. The Volvo doesn't want to listen. I went to another Volvo in Palm Beach County and changed the tire paying from my pocket. Now what to do? Fight with the Continental Tire company?

My tire went flat driving down the road. I have a 2015 Buick Encore that is only 5 months old and has 14,000 miles. No one will go good for the tire! GM will not cover under warranty and when call Continental you get a monkey that reads what is said on her paper. Three times she would not answer my questions and only would repeat exactly what was on her paper. What a joke! The new tire cost 190.00, it's just terrible GM would continue to sell sub par tires, when they know there is clearly a problem. I certainly will not purchase a new car with Continental tires on it again.

We purchased 2 Honda Civics in Frisco Texas and one of them had a tire blowout on the front tire at 70 MPH. We lost a little control and the back tire must have hit the curb because it also came off! After 5 months of trying to get Honda or Continental tires to take responsibility we are still left with a car we can't drive!

After purchasing 4 Continental tires and filing a $70 rebate online application 2 1/2 months ago, I am still getting the run-around from them. They are supposed to send the rebate card within 6-8 weeks. I have just now gotten the latest email announcing that my application has been approved and I will received the card in 6-8 weeks. Don't factor in the rebate if you want to buy their tires. Count on the full cost and a lot of aggravation if you are expecting them to honor their rebate.

Purchased new 2014 Mercedes E350 Sedan Sport Package equipped with Contiprocontact 245/40R18 97V tires. AT 12,000 miles, the front passenger tire came apart on the inside sidewall where the tread meets the sidewall. Luckily, the car was being driven at low speed. Replaced the tire at the Mercedes dealership where they said that they wasn't aware of any problems with these type tires. 12,000 miles later, my wife was on her way home and the rear left passenger tire came apart and she had no choice but to exit the highway on the left side of the road.

Bought a new 2013 Honda Civic EX with a set of Continental Contipro contact tires, P205/55R16 89H. The car has roughly 20,000 miles and has been used to drive on the interstate to and from work. No unusual conditions. Dealer is now telling me all the tires have roughly 5/32 left of tread and is recommending replacement? Tread wear is even. 3/32 is considered bald. My understanding this is a 60,000 mile tire. I do realize tires wear, but this seems very premature. Dealer indicates new cars come with cheaper tires, but this is ridiculous. No help from dealer except to contact manufacturer.

I purchased my brand new Honda CRV in Sep, 2007 at Honda's dealer. It came with brand new Continental tires, which lasted till May, 2012 at 26,256 miles. I purchased 2nd set of Continental tires @ 896.70 (labor included with 15% off coupon). The thread mileage warranty is 65k miles. Today is Dec 10, 2015. The total mileage on my car was little over 55,000, which means the new tires were used less than 30k miles. I was told they need to be replaced. I went to Quicklane to get the tire inspection according to Continental's instruction. The tires worn out evenly, so I was offered 50% discount for the next set of Continental tires. Including the labor, I need to pay another $606 for the new tires.

My daughter was driving home from high school, experienced a horrendous tire blowout going approximately 40 MPH. Brand new 2014 Ford Focus with 2488 miles on it, 4 Continental tires. The front right passenger tire completely blew out the side wall, severely denting the rim, and this blow out also damaged the inner and outer tie rods. These tie rods were completely bent. This blowout comes to a total complete loss of $595.73 before tax. This does not include cost of fixing the dent on the inside of the fender nor the cost of the wheel hub cap which was also split and damaged.

I leased a 2013 Subaru Outback and it came with these tires. At 34,000 miles I was told by the Subaru service center (I was there for regular scheduled maintenance) that the tires were bald and dangerous. The technician found the front tires at 4/32 and the rear tires at 3/32. These are considered dangerously low! As winter is here - I didn't want to drive on these tires in the snow - so I bought 4 brand new tires from Capital. NOT Continental. I've been leasing cars for (36 month leases) for nearly 20 years and I've never had to replace the tires because of tread wear before the lease was up!! Never. Ever. These tires are terrible and clearly inferior.

On Friday my wife was driving our 2009 BMW 328i Wagon with the Continental ExtremeContact DWS which were installed earlier this year. She was driving onto the onramp (turning the steering wheel right) entering 295N in New Jersey and heard a pop then the car began to shake badly and then she pulled over. The AAA tow truck guy said she was fortunate she was able to pull over because the damage was so severe. She was with our 9 year old heading to a birthday party. Thank God they were safe, but terrified sitting on the shoulder of the highway during rush hour. (rear right side tire exploded).

Purchased a new Honda Civic in 2014 and have 19,000 miles on the car. The tires are the ContiProContact and are the noisiest tires I've ever had in 35 years of driving and during my scheduled maintenance this week the dealer is already recommending replacement. I've never replaced a set of tires with less than 50,000 miles. I've owned Michelin, Goodyear, BF Goodrich, Dunlop, Bridgestone and General Tires and the Continental Tires on my Civic are the worst tires I've ever had in terms of wear and tread life. Very disappointed with these tires.

My 2014 Volvo XC70 came with Continental LX Sport. My wife hit a pothole in Quebec which is common in our winters and the sidewall blistered and had to be replaced. The car had less than 1000 Km. At the end of Sept. my wife rubbed a curb while parking, causing another sidewall blister and this tire had to be replaced. Now in Florida and just noticed a nickel sized blister on the first replaced tire, which my dealer has a 24 month guarantee.

Have a story that I hope will not be yours. Daughter bought a 2013 Ford Escape that had these above mentioned tires. One month later one tire blew and she had this replaced. This happened back in 2014 Sept. This year in November she came up from St. Louis to visit and was on 355 2 am Sun. morning and one tire blew. Picked her up and changed the tire to drive car to my residence. Same day googled "continental tires". The websites only had different companies that were closed -- except Walmart (not on top of list for tire evaluations) so went to Sam's to replace tire. Prior to going, took pics of tires and found a second tire also had the same marks but not yet blown. (see pics attached). Had tires replaced (Goodyear) so daughter could get home safely.

I bought new Continental tires with purchase of my new CRV in Oct 2014. The tire just cracked on the side wall last week and now I am trying to work with my Honda dealer to see if I can get a replacement given I am still under prorated warranty.

I am 45 years old and have had many cars and tires so I was extremely surprised and disappointed to have two of the four tires on my Mercedes Benz develop sidewall bubbles. I will never buy Continental tires as I can see that many have experienced this defect.

Purchased my 2016 Honda Accord 5 days ago 300 miles. It has Continentals. I Hit pot hole & Tire blew the side out of the front drivers tire and messed up back one. New experience. Never owned continental tires. Scared now. Buying 4 Michelins.

3100 miles on my new, brand new, beautiful, red Nissan Sentra and I have a sidewall blowout on the freeway on my way to work yesterday. Luckily, the car handled well and I was able to move out of the third lane of traffic smoothly but Geez... only 3000 miles? Not good. Tow truck driver says it is a blow out when he came to change it. Sidewalls don't run over things in the middle of the freeway, he says. Nissan Dealer takes no responsibility for tires and says there is no way this is a blowout??? I didn't run over anything, there was an odd "whirrr" noise, and then poof, then flat. Husband out at Continental dealer now, seeing if they will replace but I am not feeling too confident about the other 3...

I have a sprinter van and at less than 27,000 miles. All 4 tires are close to being bald. Very very poor wear mileage. I was expecting at least 50 to 60,000 minimum!!

Continental contiprocontacts on 2013 Jetta - These tires are so damn awful! My car that my dad is leasing is 2 years old. At 22 thousand miles these tires are legally bald and it's **. I'm pissed. The wear these tires get so fast is ridiculous.

I purchased a Mercedes Benz with barely 18000 miles on it. After only a few weeks, the tire began thumping. My dealer said it was a wave on the inside of the tire that often happens with Continental tires. There is plenty of wear left on the tire. The sound, however, makes me feel like I'm riding in a broken down truck instead of a MB. The Continental customer service person said only original purchaser's tires were warrantied. It didn't matter that the tires had only 18000 miles on them or that there was still plenty of tread life left on them. What poor tires and what poor customer service. I will be replacing my tire... and it will not be with Continental!

I have had my Ford Escape less than 2 years and only have just over 10,000 miles on the car. Do not do a lot of highway driving and commute to work is under 10 miles one way. Yesterday on the way home, stopped at a traffic light. Pulled forward when light changed and the front right tire blew right out. Blew the entire sidewall out. Went to pull over and the rear right tire proceeded to blow out. Hole in the side wall. Obviously both tires and rims are trashed. Lucky I wasn't on the highway as the entire vehicle pulled severely to the right when the first tire blew out. Lucky I didn't hit someone in the other lane. Will definitely be looking to replace all 4 tires with a better brand. When I called the dealer - they played ignorant as to the tires on the car and kept suggesting Dunlop's or Goodyear. Hhmm it's like they already knew. And I bet they did. Future car purchases will very much be dependent on the tires.

I recently purchased a 2015 Nissan Sentra and it came with Continental Tires. The front Tire has a ball on it. When Nissan contacted continental they automatically said it was not a defect and that I hit a pothole really hard. Poor quality, bad traction and I will never do business with Continental for providing poor quality tires and bad business practices. First you check the tire out. Don't make assumptions or false accusations. I never hit a pothole or bump or anything for that matter.

My daughter purchased a 2015 Ford Focus hatchback with Continental tires 4 months ago and had to have a rear one replaced last weekend due to "bulging." Dealer told her she must have hit a curb or pothole so warranty would not cover the new tire. She doesn't recall hitting anything to cause this damage and after many calls with the Ford Dealership, she will not have to pay for this new tire, but they tell us they will not get reimbursed from Continental. After reading many reviews I am worried about her other three tires and my new Ford Focus. How many damaged tires have to blow before there will be a recall.

I bought Continental ContiProContact Tyres GxP 195/65 R15 from Discount Tyres blue area Islamabad, Pakistan for my Honda City on 30th June 2015. On 29 Sept., just after driving 3000 km, driving side wheel side wall leaked and when I took it to Mr. ** who is brother of Mr. **, they said it can't be taken in warranty as we brought these tyres as non custom paid through Afghanistan, and secondly it's because of some nail where as there was no such indication. I have come to the conclusion that these tyres are the most pathetic tyres with weakest side walls and price is high. I was charged Rs.30000/- pkr for 4 tyres along with 4 under use tyres of Euro Star which is very expensive, and this Discount Tyres is a fraud who gives his own warranty just to satisfy customers and when someone comes for claim, they simply say it's damaged due to some nail etc.

I have a 2015 VW Jetta I bought in July and I hit a bump in the road... and people do on occasion without anything happening. Well, it scratched the inside of the rim of the tire but NOT THERE was the hole that blew out the tire, the outside of the tire ripped completely away around the perimeter of the tire and you and the dealer say it is my fault because I hit a bump?? That is NOT what a blow out looks like. You don't hit a bump and an area not touched by the ditch rip apart and I had to buy another BS tire, because I don't want 3 tires of one brand and a different 4th. BUT next time, I WILL not be buying Continental.

Last night my son was pulling up in front of our house (I was outside with our dog) and the front passenger side tire blew out. BAM! - blew the side wall right out - unbelievable. The car is 3 months old with 1600 miles, Ford Focus 2015 Hatchback. Ford Roadside service changed it to the donut. The service guy said this was the 3rd Continental sidewall blowout he has seen in the past few months. I am thankful this did not happen on the highway! I do not think we should have to pay for a new tire. We'll see.

I just purchased a 2015 Honda CR-V. At 3,000 miles I noticed that the tires were getting bubbles in the sidewalls. I went to the Honda dealership that I bought the car from and was told that is not a problem, they all have that because of the way they are made. When I told them I have never seen this before in all of my years of owning cars and will take pictures and send letters to both Honda and Continental, they assured me there is nothing wrong with them. I said "I do not feel safe and have a long drive to work." Now I am reading about all of these tires blowing out, which is exactly what I am scared of! I want these tires replaced immediately with Michelins, which have never given me a problem. No satisfaction, writing this for the record, just in case, will have proof of complaint. I am also calling Honda and Continental first thing Monday morning. I cannot afford to get into an accident on the busy highways I drive!

I leased a 2014 Nissan Altima that came with Continental ContiPro Contact tires P215/60/R16. While making a left turn in an intersection, my right rear tire blew out through the side wall. I was traveling less than 15 miles per hour and had less than 6000 miles on the car! Brought it back to Nissan and they said there was no defect and it was not under warranty. So I had to buy a new tire. Now today my wife grazed a curb while parallel parking and AGAIN another blowout through the sidewall! And only 16,000 miles on the car. Clearly these tires are inferior and should be avoided at all cost.

Factory tires offered on 2014 Passat. Have replaced 3 with less than 20k miles. All side all damage on bead seal. Ride is noisy and will never buy another Continental tire.

Just sat on the expressway for 2 hours this afternoon waiting for help after one of the Continental brand tire literally blew up while I was driving my 2015 Honda Civic with less than 10,000 miles on the car! When the tow truck driver came to my rescue, he informed me that I was lucky that it was a rear tire and not a front tire. Otherwise the car would have caused a terrible accident. The sides of the tire literally "blew out". Never saw anything like it! Car and tire are going to the Honda dealership tomorrow. I am indeed very afraid to drive my new car with these horrible tires that could blow anytime. Please someone help us before someone gets killed! I am a very dissatisfied customer!!!!!

We purchased a 2013 Honda Odyssey (new) with new Continental Tires on it. Within 500 miles one tire blew out! At 13,000 miles another one blew out! 1,000 miles later the third tire blew out!!! ALL three were sidewall defects! In all my driving years of owning vehicles, I have NEVER had this much trouble with any tire! Do not under any circumstances buy Continental Tires! We have replaced all the tires on our Honda with Michelin tires.

Two months ago I barely tapped a curb and my tire blew out. I've bumped curves before without having a blowout! Last week I noticed a bubble in my other front tire, took it to the dealer who said I must have hit a pothole. I only have 7,000 miles on this car. The tires are ContiProContact 245/40/R18 97V.

It was 26 degrees here in the UK the other day and whilst checking my car over, (2014 Volvo XC70) I discovered the front near side tyre had developed a bubble in the sidewall which concerned me somewhat. Upon further investigation I then discovered that the rear near side tyre and the rear offside tyre had the same issue (all Continental!). The front offside tyre has already been changed for a Pirelli Scorpion and unsurprisingly had no bubble. All three Continental tyres have about 5mm + of tread so there is clearly a major problem with this particular tyre. The Volvo main dealer, (Dinnages, Brighton) have been contacted and as you might expect merely tried to suggest that the issue has come about as a result of hitting potholes, (this has NOT happened) and then fobbed us off with suggesting we contact Continental UK to discuss our concerns.

I purchased a new Mercedes ML 350 that came equipped with Continental Cross Contact LX Sport tires; the tires now have 4000 miles on them. While exiting a drive-thru lane at a Wendy's, my front right tire hit the six-inch asphalt curb and blew out the sidewall. I was only going 6-7 MPH and was amazed that this could happen so easily - I could barely feel the tire hit the curb. Upon investigation, I discovered that these tires have only a SINGLE-PLY sidewall!! In going online, I have discovered that there are numerous other similar experiences and a whole host of bubbled sidewalls that have blown out.

I have purchased two complete sets of Continental tires for my car and my wife's car. I so far have had to replace two tires on mine. Both with sidewall punctures... one a little screw and the other who knows. My wife just had a tire that was less than 4 months have a hole on the tread and a bubble on the side. I purchased these tires because I was told that they are awesome in the winter. Indeed they ARE awesome in the winter. But one of the reasons is that the sides are made so thinly that they flatten and adhere to the road during cold conditions... In the summer the tires sidewalls are toilet paper thin and a dirty look can make them blow out!

Purchased a set of four DWS in October 2013... 22 months later and 19300 miles, they are already to the wear bars. Even wear across all four treads and have been rotated every 5000+/- miles. Called Continental Customer Service (twice) and got two different responses. The first was that upon inspection of the dealer, Continental would determine warranty %. Second was return to dealer, BUY a new set of Continental or General at FULL PRICE then the dealer would return tires to mfr for determination of warranty %. Since I am really skeptical of their responses, I think I will stay away from BOTH of these brands.

I own a MB C300 2014 with 10K miles. Bubbled developed on front right tire. No speeding, rim damage or curb hugging. Pothole damaged unlikely. I contacted Continental USA & was brushed away - maybe when I said I am from Quebec, Canada. I had to buy a new tire $250$. Continental? Never again!

I have had to replace two front tires due to sidewall failures (2015 Buick Verano < 13K km). First probably from curbing tire?? Second, 6 weeks later, one-inch bulge on the driver side front sidewall. Explanation: pot hole. Over 40 years no sidewall failures. Two failures in nine months!!! No warranty. No replacements in Canada according to Continental head office.

I have a brand new Ford Focus 2014 with 2700 miles on it. My boyfriend had just taken it to work over 110 miles away and made it 20 mins from home and blew left rear tire for no reason.. no potholes, nothing in road. Damaged my rim. So unhappy especially after reading these reviews that there's no recall on Ford's behalf or continental. I thank god my car didn't get totaled and no one got hurt. Ford doesn't wanna fix it, says operator error... I'm appealing it and fighting it all the way. I hope no one dies from these unsafe tires.

I have a 2014 Subaru Outback that came with Continental tires. Similar to others, I have suffered 2 sidewall blowouts supposedly from road hazards. Continental refused to honor warranty. Subaru partially covered tires with extended warranty. These tires are defective and dangerous. Never had blow outs from the side walls in 30 yrs of driving. Glad I was not going at highway speeds when it happened. Replacing all tires with Goodyear.

New Audi Q3, got the special 19 inches wheels, supposed to be "off-road". Went over a curb at less than 20 mph, and the front tire was gone... Sidewall just opened up... After reading all these reviews I had no option than replace all four tires at 1,480 miles, about $1,350 cost. Not to mention that I was on my way to a hospital and my wife's surgery has been delayed. Never experienced anything like that in my 50 years of driving...

I bought my Nissan Sentra in 2013 with 6 miles on it. I have 26,000 miles on the car and I have had to repair one tire, replace another and have had to fill them countless times. In the past 20 years of driving cars I have never had this many issues. The one tire I had replaced in May 2015 is one of the ones leaking. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS BRAND!!

My 2014 Subaru Outback 3.6R came with Continental Pro Contact Gx P225/60 R17 tires and within 1st few months of purchase and only 3000 mi, front driver's side tire was significantly deflated. Took to dealer and I was told that there was a nail. However, I inspected the tire for that and there was no nail. Now my passenger side rear tire has a side wall bubble. I took to Subaru Dealer who did nothing and told me to call Continental Tires about warranty (didn't even warn me of the danger nor did they put the spare tire on).

These are the worst tires I have ever come across! Picked up a Chevrolet Malibu on Tuesday, certified Grime the local Chevrolet dealer. Before we pulled out of the lot had a flat tire, huge bubble in sidewall, no hole. They replaced the tire on Saturday, had a second flat, huge bubble in sidewall. These tires need to be recalled before someone gets killed! Firestone recalled their tires after people go killed a little too late! Is Continental going to wait for same problem?

8,700 miles hit a small curb going into 7/11 parking lot and tire blows! Never had this happen with any other tire. Concerns me to be driving on these tires! Would be interested in a class action suit as well, brand new Ford focus!

Purchased 2013 Fiat 500. Tires are making loud road noises like clapping and flapping. Mileage is 30,000 miles. What are my options against this company or Fiat? American consumers seem to have very little protection these days. I am personally tired of being ripped off. Cars that do not hold value such as the Fiat 500. I owe $15,000 and the car is only worth $7,500 to $8,000. What a joke and a rip off. The only winner in this deal is the dealership and the credit union. Cannot wait to get rid of it.

ContiProContact tires are horrible. This is the 2nd time in 2 years that I am having to purchase new tires, having only driven 12,000 miles on a 60,000 mile guarantee. I have a Mercedes S550 and purchased the Contiprocontact 255/45R18 tires and have had flats, bulges and now my Mercedes rep is telling me I have 0 tread on 2 tires I purchased 2 years ago and only 2000 miles left on 2 tires I purchased 1 year ago. I rotated and balanced them as directed but the hassle of having to drive back to the place where I bought them so they can "evaluate" and to save a few dollars is too inconvenient. I am so disappointed that a $300 tire has held up in this poor manner. It's not even emotionally driven because I try to control letting things make me angry but I feel totally ripped off. What can we do? The sheer number of people having these issues with this brand is staggering.

I'm at Sam's as I write this. Getting tires replaced. All 4 were funny and tires started making loud noise before 30,000. Rotated and it didn't change, sounded worse. They were on Honda Civic new in 2012.

Purchased and installed a set of Conti Cross ECO tires. Literally 1 month in, my pregnant wife has a highway blowout with our twins in the back. The sidewall was completely shredded and there was no puncture found in the tread at all. Despite a free replacement tire from the dealer, I'm a bit apprehensive driving with these tires but hoping there will be no further issue with them.

Mb e350 low profile tires - I had a blowout after 3 days and then 2 months later I had to replace 2 more tires due to bubbles on sidewall. Ridiculous at 350.00 a tire. Is there a class action suit on these tires? Do not recommend low profile tires at all unless you live where there are zero potholes - maybe Arizona or Florida.

I bought a brand new Nissan Altima a month ago. It now has 400 miles and yesterday I noticed a LARGE dent had developed in the front passenger side of this Continentals. (It looked quite unusual. I've been driving and buying cars for the past 30 years.) I had discussed these tires with the dealership at the time of purchase and they are not under any sort of warranty. I was expecting to replace them in September before winter. But not at 400 miles. Went to Costco and dropped 460.00 for new Michelins (on sale) and I think my life and my passengers lives are worth way more than that. I understand that the car manufacturers need to make as much as possible, but please. This is ridiculous.

Well, I guess I'm joining this party late after reading many pages of posts about cars tire blowouts. But I'll add my tale of woes. At first, I thought the tire blowouts were just on Mercedes Benz, but now see it is happening with many other car makes with the common denominator being the tire manufacturer, Continental. I previously owned a 2010 MB E550 and leased another new one in 2013. On the 2010 MB, I had less than 20,000 miles on it when I turned it in and never had a tire blowout. I don't know if it had Continental tires on it. On the 2013, I've had 3 OEM Continental tire blowouts on 2 separate occasions on my 2013 E550 Benz. The first time both tires on the left (driver's side) blew out after hitting a pothole. Only had about 5,000 miles on the car. The second time the right front tire blew out after hitting a pothole. Only had about 12,000 miles on it.

Three weeks ago I purchased a new 2015 F450 with Continental 19.5" tires. Here we are with only 2500 miles on the truck and it shakes so violently you can steer or stop it. I take it to a local tire dealer that I have known for 19 years and they immediately find two massively unbalanced front tires. Then the right rear dual is not even properly beaded on the rear causing the tire to wobble. If that was enough the two left side duals are chunking. Meaning chunks of rubber or coming off. Everybody is pointing a finger and I am stuck having to pay for new tires. I am NEVER buying another FORD and there will NEVER be Continental Tires on anything I ever drive again. Total cost to replace with Michelin's $3050. After 2500 miles! As usual the customer takes in the ass.

After 2k miles on a brand new Audi, my front driver side tire formed a bubble on the sidewall. Dealership said this was something not covered by Audi and Audi customer service said the same. I never had a problem with a tire before and to have a bubble form in 2k miles with no responsibility taken from the dealership or manufacturer is unacceptable. I will never pay for a car that comes with Continental Tires again.

Paid for brand new tires from Continental and today they are worn and this is unacceptable. I haven't even driven 40k miles to come close to the actual tire time frame stated for these tires. I only came to 25K miles and these tires are no good. I'm angry!!!

On November 28, 2014 I purchased and had installed 4 new ContiProContact tires. Today, while adding air to my tires, I noticed a bulge on the sidewall of the right front one. The new tires have a total of 8277 miles on them. I contacted Flagship Motorcars in Lynnfield, MA and was told that they would honor the 1 year tire hazard policy and replace the tire with a new one. However, I have to pay for the mounting and alignment. Cost to me will be about $45 plus taking up half a day getting the work done. The next time I get tires they will not be Continental.

Continental ContiProContact - These tires came on my new car purchased in July 2011. I only have 23,000 miles on the car and was informed by Honda that all four tires need replacing! The worst tire (3/32), two are 4/32, one is 5/32. I got a second opinion, and he agreed with Honda. All four are going bad. I do have a warranty for 70 months but not sure how it works. Will have to find out. I'm very dissatisfied with the life received out of these tires. This is my sixth vehicle (driver since 1974), and I have never had tires wear this quickly. Honda is recommending another set of Continentals... I don't think so!

I recently purchased 4 Continental tires from Pep Boys. Since, three tires have had to be replaced due to sidewall problems. I currently have a bubble rising on one of these. Heaven knows what's going on with the inside sides where I can't see. Reading the experiences of many hundreds of other who have complained to your site, it seems clear there is a sidewall defect problem and these tires should be recalled before people start dying from blow-outs, etc. Of course we all get the same song and dance from the dealer about road hazard damage.

22,000 miles on my VW Cc. Just found out that my Continental tires are cupping and causing horrible noise and shuddering sensations while driving. The tires have been rotated twice by the dealer. I believe that this problem is a manufacturer's defect and the tires should be replaced by Continental. I am just beginning the complaint process.