Continental Tires Reviews

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.

2014 AUDI A4 Continental Tires - Horrible tires. Vehicle was purchased brand new and at 10k miles the tires are legally bald. Continental is saying that because they are sport tires they will not cover it even though they don't specify that in their warranty booklet.

150 miles on brand new VW, and a stick about the size of a pencil pierced the sidewall while travelling about 3 mph down my driveway. $800 later, I'm much safer driving on Toyo's. VW should be embarrassed to put such garbage on their new cars.

I have had this car for 2 years. Last year I hit a pot hole and blew a tire. Just this weekend it happened again! What makes it worse is no one in the entire city of Houston had a tire in stock my size!!! I think there is something wrong with these tires after looking. There are not thick enough and dangerous! I've never had this kind of trouble before!

I purchased and leased a new Maserati Quattroporte Oct 2014. I have 7500 miles on vehicle and the tires are bald inside and outside tread. Maserati and Continental both are aware of this problem. With a 15k a year lease I will buy 2 sets of tires a year. The tires are over 300 apiece with mounting and balancing almost 400 per tire. That's 1600 x 6 or almost 10K. Maserati says they're willing to discount the tires and am trying to contact Continental for additional help. In my opinion this problem should be brought to the consumer's attention. Buyer Beware!!!

New crv purchased with Continental Cross Contact LX tires. With 16000 miles I have 3 tire failures. Two sidewalls and one blowout. These tires are dangerous and should be recalled.

I bought a new 2014 Mercedes and it had Continental tires on it. Within 14 months I've had 2 flat tires and had to replace 1 tire with a bulge in the sidewall. These are dangerous tires, BEWARE and avoid if at all possible... I will join any Class Action Suits that are in process.

Just purchased a 2015 Ford Fusion in 01/15 that came with Continental Tires. I only have 2,500 miles on my car. This past Saturday I notice a bump on the side wall of the front driver side tire. I took it to the dealership & was told it was caused by a pothole. I'm a very cautious driver and find it hard to believe since I don't recall hitting a pothole that large that would cause any damage to a tire and no other damage was done to my car (no rim damage, front end alignment is good, etc.).

I purchased a 2015 Nissan Altima. Great car, but lousy continental tires. If it is slightly windy, I have to fight to keep the car in it's lane. If you hit the smallest puddle, you get pulled off the side of the road. Have almost had two accidents now, and I've only put 3,400 miles on car. I am a great driver, have owned over 20 vehicles so far. My van tires from Walmart are better than these dangerous continental tires. Why would any manufacturer put these on a new vehicle? I am calling Nissan and complaining about the safety issue. They probably won't do anything, but at least i will have it on record if anything happens.

I bought a new 2014 Nissan Sentra that was equipped with Continental 205/50R17 tires. Tires are having excessive tread wear. They are very bad in raining weather. Experience hydroplaning even at slow speeds. I consider these tires a safety hazard.

I leased an Audi A3 2015 equipped with Continental Tires. In 3 months 3 tires were replaced for the same reasons stated in the complaints I read. For the 30 years I have been driven, 4 Michelin replaced 4 Michelin. Just imagine if I had to pay out of my wallet for 3 tires at over $400.00 each within 3 months. I understand the reason to buy a coverage for the Continental Tires. To that was unheard of. The tires company and car dealers scratch each other's hands.

Leased a new Mercedes E350 in September. My third Mercedes lease in a row. Three of continental tires developed side all bulges after 10k miles. Has to replace them. Was told the these are poor quality tires. Why does MB use them as OEM tires?

I have 2013 Volvo S60 and I have only 15,000 miles on this car. I had to BUY tires 2 times in last 3 months due to bubbles appearing on tires. I have contacted Volvo and they said they cannot do anything, its Continental tires and Continental tires never reply back to any issues. I can't wait for my lease to be over and I AM NOT BUYING OR LEASING A VOLVO AGAIN. I have other cars and this has never ever happened to me. I have wasted $400 on tires and Volvo gave a discount coupon for merchandise for their products. STOP USING THESE LOW QUALITY TIRES. If I get into any accident due to tire issue, they both will be responsible for this. I called and spoke to both Volvo and Continental about this.

I have a 2013 Mercedes ML-350 which came with Continental tires. I only have 13,500 miles on the car. Yesterday, I visited the dealership and showed them a bubble on my right rear tire. The rep at the dealership was very quick to blame all of the potholes in our area and would not even consider the possibility of the tire being defective. They replaced the tire for $410. When I replace all four tires, they definitely will not be Continentals. I have had much better tires for half the price of the tires currently on my car. Mercedes needs to stop using Continental tires.

I bought a 2014 Mercedes E350 and it was unfortunately equipped with Continental Tires. I went over a normal pothole and got a bubbles on the sidewall so I replaced it. It costs me $300+ at Town Fair Tire. 7 Months later I went over another may 1-inch deep pothole and again another sidewall bubble that I had to replace. Then tonight I went over another pothole on the highway going 70 miles per hour and the left front and the left rear tire blow out. I had AAA but come on 2 tires with bubbles on the side walls and two almost deadly blow outs. These Continental Tires SUCK. I have been driving for 41 years and have NEVER had suck crappy tires and they are expensive as well because they are deadly and a waste of money and almost a life. Avoid Continental Tires at all cost.

The Continental ContiPro Contact tires (235/r40-18) are terrible tires. Although rotated frequently and the alignment is good, these tires are terribly cupped and the road noise is unbearable. My first visit to the VW dealer was at 17k miles. Another visit was at 26k miles, another at 29k miles. The noise is so unbearable that I do not enjoy driving the car. A phone call to ** at Continental customer service was a waste of time; he was very defensive and was "defending" Continentals tire history before I could completely explain the steps that I have done for rotation and alignment. From his perspective, it is my fault that the tires have excessive road noise. I am very disappointed that Continental will not stand behind their warranty.

I owned a 2002 Mercedes C240 and drove it for almost 10 years (with Michelin Tires). I never had a problem with the tires on that car ever!!! November 2013 I bought a new Mercedes that came with Continental Tires. After almost a year of owning this car, I had to replace the 2 rear tires within 3 weeks of each other. They each had big gashes on the inside of the tires. I've never seen that before. I was told I must have hit something that bounced between the tires. If that's the case, why did it take 3 weeks for the other tire to lose air.

I have a 2009 NISSAN Maxima that I fitted with four Continental Tires since they were recommended by the shop I use. I am a very careful driver who avoids any bumps in the road when possible. I keep my tires inflated and rotate the as per manufacturer instruction. I have replaced 3 tires as of today after less than 9000 miles due to bubbles on the sidewalks. When asked about a warranty, I was told they weren't covered. Now at 205.00 a tire this becomes a problem. Please be aware of this product, there is a defect and as you have read here. I am not the only one who is complaining.

Have a 2013 Honda Odyssey with 14500 miles on Continental tires. Front tires had to be replaced due to excessive tread wear after only 14500 miles on them. One rear tire had a bulge in the sidewall as well. These tires are garbage and would not recommend them to anyone.

I purchased a new Honda Civic in July 2014. It isn't driven much, and has 3,770 miles on it. I noticed a bulge in the sidewall and took it to Honda only to be told "not covered" and to take it to Discount Tire. I heard the same thing there! They said I had been driving through potholes. I've never had this problem in my 50 years of driving. I read on tirerack.com that separation/bubbles that occur early in the life of tire are usually associated with a manufacturing defect, and a single impact with a pothole or curb can cause a new tire to be damaged.

My wife has a 2015 Hyundai with the contipro contact p215/45 r17 tires on it. The car has 9000 miles on it. We just discovered two bubbles on the outside sidewall. I had to replace the one tire as I had to use the car for work. Then I read the reviews... scary to say the least. After reading the reviews it seems like going back to the dealer or Continental is a waste of time. If someone starts a class action suit count me in. I would like only four new tires of a different brand, local tire dealers told me that the brands they carry do not match tread profile and they would not put a different brand tire on unless I went with all four.

Bought these tires for my 2001 Corvette Zo6. Put them on late last fall, so they only had 400 miles on them when I took the car out for the first time this spring. Put on about 100 miles yesterday 3/29/15 when suddenly I heard a loud pop from the left rear tire. I pulled off the highway as quickly as I could, only to find the sidewall blown out. This all happened on a smooth stretch without pot holes or other issues. Ended up loading the car on a flatbed to get it back home. Now waiting on Tire Rack to provide replacement. The replacement will be sold along with the other three tires, as I have lost all trust in these tires. Things could have been a lot worse. I was lucky!

On 03/14/2015 on the Pennsylvania Highway 81, around 2:00 AM with 39 degree, two tires blew - Initially I blamed the potholes but later I discovered a small side damage on both tires. I am 52 years old and I have been driving since I was 16, I had all kind of cars and trucks but this is the first time when something like that happened to me. The nearest VW dealer was 32 miles away but the dealer was closed on Sunday and Wal-Mart didn't carry the 235/40R18 from any brand so I had to sleep on a $10 hotel in St Clair, PA that cost me $70 because the life is like that. 32 miles destroyed the supposed run-on-flat tires and voided the warranty.

I am writing to follow up on a complaint I published on this site about defective Continental ContiTrac Pro tires. I contacted the company about my concern and they have compensated me for the amount tread life still on the tires. This is a satisfactory resolution and one they were not obligated to offer.

Today my daughter had her second tire fail on her new Hyundai Elantra (2015) car with less than 6000 miles on it. At less than 30 miles per hour she hit a small pot hole and popped her tire. As this is the second time in less than 2 months, I seriously question the quality of product Continental tires is providing to their customer base, or for that matter the quality tire Hyundai is using in their new car inventory. At a cost of $200 for replacement I have come to the conclusion that I need to change all 4 tires and switch to a new brand tire. Having driven for over 45 years, I have never seen this problem and believe a legal investigation should be initiated by Consumer Affairs and safety type organizations. Very frustrating that these unscrupulous type companies can exist in today's market place.

Potholes were bad this winter, but never have I blown out 3 tires. In fact, I have never blown out one and I have been driving for 32 years. First front tire went from 33 pounds of pressure to 1 in a matter of a minute. Then the back tire developed a large bubble. A wk later the cords in the middle of the left front tire went and that tire also had to be changed immediately. I have never had Continental tires before and I truly wish I would have read the reviews prior to purchasing. As each tire developed a problem I replaced it with the same tire. To the total cost of $661.32.

I had a 2006 Dodge Charger that came with Continental tires on it. They started wearing strange, so I had them rotated every 3 months. Then, one day, I was at my Dodge dealer and they gave me the paperwork to take part in a class action lawsuit against Continental Tires. Total junk tires! If I ever buy a new car and it has Continental Tires on it, I'd demand that the dealer swap them for another brand, or no sale. These court cases were 3 years apart. This tells me that Continental Tires know they sell crappy tires.

I bought a new 2014 Ford Focus from John Kennedy Ford in Pottstown. It was 3 months after I bought the vehicle that I started having problems with the tires. I was sitting in Wawa parking lot drinking my morning coffee and I heard a loud bang from under my car. My tire popped, split along the seam of the sidewall and the tread. I was evaluating the situation when I noticed a large bubble in the side of another tire. I replaced the 2 tires at Pep Boys and drove to the dealership to show them what happened. They took pictures, put the car on the lift to look for damage to my vehicle to see if I hit something. They found no evidence of careless or reckless driving - the car still looked brand new. They said they would forward everything to Continental Tires.

I bought a Mercedes 550 4Matic last July. I asked at purchase time if I could choose the tires and was told no. The car came with Continental ContiSportContact 5-18 (245/40R18 97 Y) tires. Before the car had even 4000 miles on it, the right front tire had a bulge. This happened when I was driving in Calgary, Canada, where there were no pot holes. I took my car to a tire dealer whose first opinion was that I had hit a pot hole. After removing the tire and checking it, both the tech and the supervisor opined that it must have been defective. The Mercedes dealer was of no help and neither was Continental.

I hit a pothole going at a low speed since I was through an intersection and I was accelerating from being at a stop light. It was night time so I couldn't see the pothole. I have had these tires and rotate them and maintain them with the 13th of March making it a full year since I have had these tires on my Mazda 3. Tire Rack's old warranty is similar to Continental's, which is 2 yrs. or the first 2/32 wear of the tire. Hoping that the tires were under a year of use, the dealer said the tires were at 5/32 wear already and there was nothing that Tire Rack or Continental could do.

ProContacts 235/45/r18 on 2015 VW Passat TDI - In the past year of owning this car, I had 3 blown tires and 2 bent rims. The choices auto-makers use for tires on their vehicles is not right for the consumer. Also the tire companies makes plenty of money when one has to replace these tires even when hitting potholes that aren't really that big.

I purchased a new Audi A3 in July 2014 that was equipped with Continental 225/40 R18 low profile tires. I did not purchase the road hazard warranty from the dealer (it was VERY expensive) and because I never had issues with 30+ years of driving with tire problems before. That changed with these tires... 3 blow-outs in less than 7 months. All due from potholes, all hit at speeds less than 30 mph. At first I was blaming the potholes, but at the speeds I was going, and the type of damage to the tire (all three tires had sidewall blowouts) I am now suspecting defective tires.

Never knew anything was wrong until I happened to glance at left front tire and noticed a bulge in sidewall. Read a lot of reviews and seems to be a common problem with this tire. I've never had a tire to do this before. I called Hyundai but got nowhere. I will call the dealership tomorrow since I bought the extended warranty, hoping they will work with me. Car only has 7000 miles on it. :(

I have been driving for 30 years on different cars with different tires. It has never happened that during the first three months of driving Mercedes benz, three tires are destroyed completely. I probably need to find the lawyer to make the claim about the safety of the tires and the outrageous quality of the product. I cannot imagine how the producers of such an expensive car could agree to install poor quality tires.

I wanted to write in and report what appear to be faulty tires manufactured by Continental. In my 15 years, and well over 800,000 miles of driving in NJ, I have never before experienced a blow-out until this year, my first harsh winter on the Continental PureContact with EcoPlus Technology tires on all 4 corners. This occurred not once, but twice this winter so far, once due to a pothole, the other is to-this-day unknown. And when I say blow-out, I mean in such a spectacular fashion that I wouldn't expect from the cheapest pep-boy specials. The first incident that happened roughly a month ago ripped a 12" gash from the center of the tread all the way up to the rim at over 50 MPH. The second one failed last night and ripped a 8" u-shaped hole in the sidewall of the tire.

Just got E350 2014 3 months back and in the last 1 month I had to replace 4 tires. I have had E350 2012 for 3 years before this car and only changed one tire. There is a major quality issue with the tires!!!!

Own 2008 VW Passat Lux, Contiprocontact 245/40/18 almost new two have bulges in the side wall. Two of the tires make so much road noise you cannot stand driving the car. Tires have wore very poorly. Would not recommend anybody purchase Continental tires and there should be a recall for the side wall problems with their tires. Very poor quality.

In 2012 I purchased a Honda Odyssey. It came with Continental tires OEM. From the very beginning inflation warning alarm would sound about every two weeks. I would take the vehicle to have the tires inflated and one of them or more would be low. Eventually the dealer changed the tire pressure warning sending units. They unmounted and remounted the tires. Nothing helped. At about 30,000 miles after a tire went flat in my garage, I replaced the Continental tires with Michelins. Since that time I have put an additional 12,000 miles on the vehicle and have not had a low pressure warning alarm since. As far as I'm concerned, Continental tires are crap. I will never purchase a vehicle with an installed nor will I ever buy another set of them.

Bought an expensive Mercedes E class sedan 6/2013. Discovered 4th bubble in Continental tire 2/18/15. Experienced 4 bubbles & 1 flat in 20 months. Have driven Volvo & Oldsmobile for 18 years, experienced 1 bubble & 4 flats. Same house, job, driving habits, road hazards in past 30 years. Have to conclude Continental Tires are defective. Continental website "ensures quality & performance". They want nothing to do with their tires that are attached to my car.

Tire # 235/40-R19-96V continental extra load. Will not buy a car with continental tires again.

If I could mark this with negative stars I would. These tires are terrible and dangerous. My wife (who does not drive like a crazy person) has already suffered two complete catastrophic tire blowouts on her 2014 Fiat 500 riding on ContiProContact tires in under 6000 miles. Of course there is no spare so Fiat has had to arrange flat-bed towing to the dealer. The dealer has done nothing other than charge me for two new tires, mounting and balancing. These failures were both front tires which can be extremely dangerous at highway speeds. I could buy an optional spare tire kit instead of the can of goopy air supplied by Fiat, but this certainly does not solve the problem of poor quality dangerous tires.

Purchased new 2014 Subaru Outback with Continental tires. Not too long after we seemed to be getting low pressure indicator and filling tires frequently..... then started to realize that the tires were wearing extremely fast, now at 22,000 mi. there is almost nothing left on all 4... No uneven wear just no tread, so new tires all the way around! Not sure Subaru knows the problem but have been extremely happy with all my past Subaru's... They need to take a look at this as it does reflect on them and other manufacturers that use questionable tires.

On my brand new car I've had 6 sidewall blowouts in 14 months. These tires are garbage and I would never recommend them or use them again. For VW to use these as factory equipment is absurd. It's a ripoff and Continental knows it and refuses to do anything about it.

2014 Mercedes E350 with 4000 miles. I hit a pothole traveling at 35 mph. Both right side tires blew. I have driven cars 50,000 per year for over 30 years and have never experienced anything close to this. Of course the tires were not Continental.

My wife could have been killed - her 2013 VW Jetta has had two tires blow out. Picture here is of the second time it happened, just a few days ago. The first tire blew at 10K miles after hitting a curb. This Continental tire literally shredded on the rim as she drove. Her car has just 12,000 miles on it. These were new tires, the car was brand new when we bought it. I will never buy Continental ever!!!

I had tiger paws on my 06 Mercury Milan Premier. It was great in the Michigan winters. I loved my car after... until blowing a tire one night and only one shop was still open, they said I needed tires all the way around and ended up replacing my tires with 225 50 17 Continental contitouring contacts as they were all they had in stock for 17s. These tires are horrible.

I bought a Nissan Altima 2015 3 months ago that came with Continental Tires 215 55 17 93V. Last week I was driving on the highway and drove over a regular pothole that everyone else also drove over and the next thing I know my car is spinning out of control and my front left tire goes flat. I went to Mavis discount tire to see what happened and how much it would be to replace it, and it turns out it's gonna cost me 175$ to replace. I could've been severely injured. No tire should rapture as easily, especially after only 1700 miles of use. I can't believe nissan put this worthless product on my altima. My last altima had michelins on it and I drove over some serious potholes in NYC and NEVER had a problem. This is extremely awful. I called continental to see if I couldn't be reimbursed and it said that mailbox is full. I couldn't even speak to anyone. I am considering suing this company soon as I find a lawyer. Absolutely disgusted.

18" sport rims and tires Mercedes Benz e350 4 matic sport 4dr sd - I have replaced 8 tires from hitting potholes in 2 years. Never before have I had a problem with an E350 or Audi A6. This is the first car with 18" rims. My driving characteristics haven't changed, the roads are the same - what is the problem? The tires are Conti Pro Contact 245/40/18. Is it the car, the tire, or the nut behind the wheel?

We have a 2014 Mercedes E-class sport sedan. We just found bubbles in 2 tires. That's 8 failed tires in 14 months - 3 with bubbles and 5 flats! I can't remember having more than a flat every few years before that, even with a sports car! Tires are junk or completely mismatched to car. Getting crazy.

Continental Tires blow out at 4500 miles at 25 miles per hour. Not too happy with them. Less than 5 months old side walls look thin to me. Their 60,000 mile tires never have had blow before this one, I did hit smaller pot hole at 25mph. Could not believe it. Then it blow out. If I had been doing 55 or 60 mph I could see having it blow out then but not at 25.

Purchased a new Ford Escape 6 months ago. I have been in sales for 27 years and driven nearly 1 million miles without ever having a flat tire. As previous complaints said, my Continental tires have been signaling low tire pressure frequently requiring fill ups. At 4,300 miles on my vehicle my left rear tire blew, sidewall has a jagged rip, and I have never so much as hit a curb or gone over a pothole. Luckily I was safely able to pull to the side of the highway. After reading these complaints, I will cancel the replacement tire I ordered and get 2 new back tires and as soon as financially able, 2 front tires to replace those Continental tires. Finally, after having purchased many new cars, this is the first time I had a car without road hazard insurance included on my tires.

I just dropped off my 2014 E-Class (Sport) for service and was pointed to a blister on the sidewall. This is the 3rd such blister of these tires in a year. At $350 a pop to replace, I am annoyed to say the least. I previously had a 2011 E-Class Coupe with Michelins and no such problems for 3 years. I wish I had accepted the Dealer's offer for insurance. At $1200 I would have been even now with more years ahead. Never, in 40+ years, have I had this experience. Can you spell "class action"?

My new Nissan Altima came with Continental tires and 2 of them have failed in the first year. The second tire blew when I was driving on the freeway and almost killed me. It's a shame that Nissan is using the garbage tires on their vehicles. Disappointing!!!

I was driving in the city less than 25 mph and heard a loud BANG then I got warnings that I had no air in one tire. It was completely FLAT! I then had to wait 35 minutes for roadside assistance and then had the tire replaced the next day. $225 for one tire that is not warranted by Buick, the tire company, no one. I'm over 50, never had a tire blow out nor one that lasted only 1,000. After talking to several people, seems this is a KNOWN issue with these Continental Tires. And supposed it's due to anything like a chuck hole, bumping a curve. Have they not seen the roads in the US. They are taking advantage of the consumer and running up the costs on the car owner while filling their own pockets. I am so livid, had I known about these tires, I would have NEVER got the Buick, it isn't worth worrying everytime you drive that you run the risk of a chuck hole, or curb blowing a tire out. I hold GM accountable as well as this tire company for lack of disclosure about the poor quality and the cost to the consumer. I'm not rich so that tire really hurt my income. What a disappointment.

I bought a Volvo on 12/4/2014, drove, and 1900 miles since, I noticed a baseball-size bubble on the outer sidewall and two golf-size bubbles on the inner tire. I was told it's not covered because I hit a pothole. Really? I would have known it hit a pot hole that significant to do that much damage. I've had plenty of other tire brands and never had a problem. They didn't offer any discount or credit towards another tire, even though it was a brand new tire. Wow, last time I buy Continental and I'll make sure I let everyone know my experience before they make the wrong purchase.

I purchased a new 2013 Buick Encore. I have been driving for over 30 years and drive quite a bit as a salesperson. In one year's time I have replace all 4 tires on this vehicle, at my expense. In all of my years driving, I have hit potholes, curbs, objects in the road, etc and have NEVER replaced a tire due to that. These tires are the worst I have ever had on a vehicle and though my dealership has helped in every way possible Continental needs to do something for their customers! The dealership told me they have seen this all winter and spring, customers continually replacing these tires. Contriprocontact 215/55R18 95H Stinks!!!! Be cautious of purchasing a vehicle with this tire.

We have just had our 3rd flat tire on our 2014 Ford Escape, purchased in Feb 2014 and equipped with Continental contiprocontact 235/50R18 tires. My husband recalls one minor curb contact and last night a more significant brush against a low cement paving stone which tore the sidewall of our tire completely out. In over 40 years of driving we haven't experienced this degree of tire failure. Online complaints of Continental tire failure are telling us this is a brand to be avoided at all costs. We will replace all four tires with Michelin or Toyo and make a complaint to Ford for putting inadequate tires on their cars.

I bought a new 2013 Hyundai Elantra with Continental tires already on it. I took the new car home after dark and in pouring rain and after test driving the same model at another dealership - so I didn't test drive this one. When I drove it to work in good conditions, I found I constantly had to steer the car. The dealer said two tires had "flat" spots and that they would round themselves out. I now know better. At the first oil change I had these tires rotated. At the second oil change I was told the back tires could not be moved to the front as they were in poor condition. They had 13,000 miles on them!!!

I have a 2013 Nissan Rogue, with only 8394 miles. Fortunately I didn't have a blow out, but was told in order to pass inspection I need new tires - tread is bad. The tires are Continental Tires. My previous Nissan had 10,000 miles before I had to replace them..This should have been a warning sign when I leased my 2013 Nissan. I'm on a fixed income and have to buy new tires with such low mileage!! Really!??? The new tires I'm purchasing have a 65,000 mile warranty. I was told that dealers are now putting crap tires on new cars, so that when you test drive a car you get a nice soft, smooth ride. Give me a hard, bumpy ride with tires that last!!! Will ask about the brand of tire on my next lease, research that tire, and go with a dealer that has decent tires on their cars. Continental should be put out of business after reading other complaints. Consumers beware of Continental Tires!!

Budges in side walls and severe road noise - I had to replace both front tires which had full tread depth. No action could be taken by Continental Tire. I have to take car to the shop and try to determine just what all the road noise I had been hearing that starting when I rotated the tires from the front to the back. It is not wheel bearing or CV joint noise. I will be buying new tires but not in Continental Tires. Worst tires I have ever owned.

Bought the 2012 Nissan Rogue in January 2013 new with 15 miles or so on it. It had Continental Tires 205/60/17 from the dealer in Florida. No snow, no rough terrain, nor was I doing donuts in it, just driving to and from work, 5-mile radius. Since I purchase a new car every couple of years, I'm knowledgeable of vehicles, and opt for the better options when purchasing, especially tires for safety reasons. In December of 2013, the TPS would appear on the dash. I would go fill up air, check pressure on the tires, yada yada. This went on for 6 months. TPS, low pressure, every other week checking tires! Took the car in dealer service in July 2014 for rotation, oil change, at 15,000 miles. The tires were at 8/32 and 5/32, which means in a few months, I would need new ones? At 15,000 miles??

Our 18-year-old daughter has only been driving her new 2014 Ford Focus for 3 months. She mainly drives her car to school and ballet class on streets with low speed limits. Last night while driving through the parking lot of her ballet class, her back left tire grazed a curb and the tire blew out. There is now a huge hole in the tire. I have been driving for 33 years and have hit quite a few curbs myself while turning in parking lots. I have never had a tire blow out from grazing or even hitting a curb. I knew that this was abnormal, so decided to investigate the tires. We are now having to purchase new, higher quality tires. It terrifies me to think of her having a blowout on the road. Why doesn't Ford find a better tire company?

On July 3, 2014, I had to replace two of my tires on my 2013 Hyundai Elantra due to bubbles in the sidewalls. The Hyundai had 15,400 miles at the time. The tires were/are Continental ContiPro Contact P215/45 R17. Yesterday, November 12, 2014, I was told one of these new tires has a sidewall bubble. I drive on relatively good paved roads and have never had a bubble in any other tire I have owned in my 49 years of driving. These tires are horrible and dangerous... I WILL NEVER BUY A CONTINENTAL TIRE AGAIN!!!!!

I had purchased Continental Premium tires (195/65 R15) for my Maruti Ertiga a few months back. I started having a problem of leakage in all the 4 tires only after 10,000 km so I booked a complaint. A person named Himanshu ** visited for inspection on 10/10/2014, although verbally he agreed on the depleted condition of all the 4 tires but finalized replacement for only one of the tires (Insp report attached for your reference). His behavior was not appropriate and was very rude. And now after passing of another 20-25 days the problem has become more severe. I am feeling bad as to why I bought such an expensive tires from Continental. On one hand where the cheaper tires of other brands run more than 50,000 kms, this expensive continental tires condition got worse only after 17,000 kms. I would like you to kindly arrange for the re-inspection and replacement of my tires. I would insist for the replacement of the tires as such a quality was not expected from Continental, an expensive brand in the market, not justifying the cost of the tires. Hope you can understand my concern and would take some prompt action.

I was traveling to Texas from Virginia doing the speed limit of 70 mph, in the passing lane, surrounded by 18 wheelers when the tire explodes. It blew a hole in the outer wall of the tire about the size of a golf ball and shredded the inner wall of the tire in a complete circle. I have been driving for 52 years on many different makes of tires but never had a blowout. This tire was on a 2013 Ford Escape. I would encourage anyone thinking about buying a new tire to stay away from Continental tires. Are these tires made in China?

I just bought a new Ford 2 months ago and only have a few thousand miles on my car. Just driving down the freeway, didn't hit or drive over anything and my left rear tire had a blowout on the sidewall. Less than a month later, I was driving down the freeway again and my right front had a sidewall blowout that nearly cost me my life as I narrowly missed hitting the semi traveling next to me. As soon as I can afford to I will replace the two remaining Continentals on my car. They are horribly unsafe and unreliable tires.

I purchased a 2014 Subaru Outback and it came with these tires. One year and 26,000 miles later, the back driver side tire blew out while driving 55 on county highway. The smell of the hot rubber was awful along with the sound it made. Got to the side of the road, tire changed, went back to dealership and was told they had never seen a tire look like this one. They couldn't figure out what might have happened. There was no puncture in the tire, the sidewall just blew out. They took a picture and sent it to the Pro-Continental tire company. When they saw it, they said they see that all the time and it's not covered under warranty. SERIOUSLY, it happens all the time, yet they are supposed to last 80k, not 26k. I didn't want to leave that dealership with any of those tires on my car knowing it could happen again. My car dealership stepped up to the plate and sold me 4 new tires... Cooper tires... at half the cost like the tire company should have done. I will never ever buy Pro-continental tires and I will be sure to tell my family and friends to get rid of theirs!

Awful tires. These came standard on our 2013 Ford Escape. We have 17,000 miles and the tires are wearing badly. We've had more nails/screws in these tires than any of my last 4 vehicles combined. The tire pressure monitoring sensor is working overtime. The tires drop down to 15 p.s.i after 20 or so days. Constant rim leak from two of the four tires. I'm sure I won't see 30,000 miles out of these tires. We rotate the tires every 5000 miles. These tires came on the new car. I won't replace them with identical tires the next go round.

2011 E350 w/ Continental Tires 245/40R18 "Extra Load" - During parallel parking, managed to scratch the wheel. During replacement of the wheel, ~10000mi, after reinstalling the tire, tech noticed "bubbles." The bubbles were on the inside. There was no indication of the wheel or tire getting hit by road debris. I was assured this happens a lot to low profile tires due mostly to "Virginia potholes." Well, I grew up in Pittsburgh, these potholes, we'd call 'bumps.' My wife is a very "gentle" driver, it's her car, and I can't remember hitting a big pothole with the car. I'm just not getting this on a car that is reputed to being well engineered. I've owned cars for about 35 years. I had a Legend-GS for years, comparable car (albeit much cheaper back then), it had Goodyears, then Michelins, no issues until they wore out. Never saw bubbles like this. Has anyone heard of this before? Is this just a story they tell?

Continental ExtremeContact DWS - These are absolutely the best A/S tires purchased for a sedan (2005 MB E320). I like to swiftly drive & my car has great roadability to do so. With the change in tires (mileage at 85K now 120K) - the performance and safety factor quite noticeably improved dramatically. But only have 35K miles on them before needing to replace the rears (could be variety of reasons for middle wear). The General Grabber AT for my SUV was the only other set of tires where I genuinely noticed significant improvement in driveability, handling & wintry condition driving (Bridgestone, Dunlops, BF Goodrich, Pirelli all $$sucked$$ big time).

After less than 5000 miles in my new Honda CRV, my right passenger Continental tire blew out going full speed on the freeway. I have been driving over 35 years with never a blow out and surely ridden on worn tires without incident. A brand new car does this?! Moments earlier, I was cruising along in the far left lane but had moved to right lane just before the blowout occurred. My front passenger tire blew out with such force I barely made it to the shoulder with the tire smoking heavily. When I saw the tire, it was literally hanging off the rim! My service plan thankfully included replacement but with the same tires. I am going to bite the bullet and replace them all as this is dangerously poor manufacturing! So sad that there are so many stories and yet reputable car manufacturers continue to put these time bombs onto new cars!

This is only one of the many experience I had with this tires on my 2 years old leased MB 350ML Bluetec, which is an amazing fuel efficiency vehicle where I have now reason to believe that mercedes benz USA is saving money on tires. Leased from Ray Catena in Edison, the vehicle is two years old, the tires are almost all new and still running in to the various problems that I am going to describe below:

Continental Extreme Contact DW - The date of manufacture was 26th week of 2012. These have roughly 12k miles on them and plenty of tread left. The splitting was initially noticed on the driver front. The tire spec and pressure are correct for a B6 S4 (35psi). The crack is around 80% of the perimeter. I had the car up on ramps and noticed the sidewall is splitting on ALL 4 TIRES. Tried submitting a claim into Continental and obviously got a canned response to send the tire back to where it was purchased for warranty consideration. I bought the tires off a buddy (needless to say the tires were fine when I bought them). I'm sure it'll be a PITA to try to get something started with Conti when I wasn't the original purchaser. I liked these tires but normal day to day driving should never produce splitting like I have. Oh well, never again.

We have a 2012 Honda Civic with 32,000 miles. The tires were rotated every 6,000 miles. At inspection time the tires did not pass inspection and we needed to purchase 4 new tires. This is unacceptable. I would expect to get at least 40,000 miles out of tires. We replaced the tires on our Accord at 40,000 also. Stay away from Continental Tires.

I purchased a Volkswagen Passat TDI 2012, and has these tires, and they have been great, almost 50,000 miles, and no issues. I don't understand all the complaints. I'm very happy with them, and will buy another set, and hope to get the same service out of them. I was going to plan on purchase, the Michelins, but had friends with complaints, too much noise, and too hard riding. Thank you.

I leased a new 2013 VW Jetta SportWagen in December of 2012. It is now September of 2014. I've put 28,000 miles on and the tires had to be replaced. Worn down to the wear bars. Seems to me like these tires should have lasted double this mileage. They were the Continental brand. I am now sporting Michelins. I am very disappointed in the Continental Tire and will not purchase that brand again.

In April of 2014 with 20K miles on my Beetle, I had complete blowouts on different tires in two weeks. In each case, I replaced two tires since the car is FWD. If I had known, I was going to have the same problem a week later, I would have switched to Michelin. On September 3, I had my third complete blowout in rush hour 65 mph traffic in Atlanta. I made it to the side of the road but about 2" of the outside of the tire fused to the rim. At least I had road hazard for this event. I have parked the car and am driving our 4Runner until I replace the Continentals.

2012, brand new car for daughter came with continentals - 27k miles had to be replaced - slow leaks, poor wet traction, very rough ride. Brand new 2014, at 750 miles, tires started leaking. Dealer said they fixed the beads - 2000 miles, another leaky tire. Dealer said it was a road hazard (nail) that was plugged, 2400 miles, sidewall bulges started showing up. 4400 miles another flat, at 4401 miles having michelins installed... will shy away from continental tires for life now.

I have had three Audis and one VW CC with horrible tires. The tires on the Audi wore out far to do on bad. The same tires on my VW started making noises at 9,000 miles. There are complaints all over the Net on these tires but VW Audi ignores it.

I bought a Nissan Rogue in 2012. It has continental tires on it. I have around 27,000 miles on this car and it already needs new tires. It looks to me like a new car should have better tires than that on them.

Had one tire replace when I picked up a nail at about 5000 miles. Cost me about $150.00. At 22,002 miles had to have another tire replaced as chunk of the tread gone and could see cords below. $312.41. Now at 22,900 miles another tire needs replacing as they tell me they can see cords below and again a chunk of the tire is gone. Now $280.00 but cannot get tire as none in stock. I believe maybe none in stock as this tire might be defective and have had to replace so many. None in stock in the country? My tires look like someone chewed them. I have drive on rough Arizona Gravel roads but today shouldn't a tire be able to drive Gravel roads. I have read recently AZ Gravel roads are really rough compared to rest of our country, but I am not sure of that?

I recently had a harrowing experience with a rear tire blow out. I contacted the Volkswagen dealership and got no positive response. The dealership says the tire is not defective but the pictures of the tire prove otherwise. My complaint is not with the type tire but with the dealership refusing to be responsible or to give me the courtesy of a contact number for Continental Tire manufacturer. My car only has 8900 miles on it so I believe the tires would be under a warranty. Can anyone assist me in obtaining the contact information for Continental Tires?

While I was voting in local elections yesterday, my wife called my attention to the above as I exited the polling facility. She was showing our vehicle to an elderly gentleman that was admiring it and while walking around the perimeter, this damage above was noticed with only 10,245 miles on the vehicle. Neither of us have hit any road object or curb since we leased this vehicle eleven months ago. The break looks identical to your site's photo with the tire failure on the silver rim above.

Continental Contipro tires - I just leased a 2014 Honda Accord (July 2014) from Rt 112 Honda and within 2 days of my lease date, my front tire blew out. Upon my inspection, it appeared the tire had a tear (I have pics). Honda actually replaced that tire but unfortunately did not replace my rim that now has a scratch from when the tire blew. Now, Aug. 11, 2014, my second front tire has a tear that just surfaced! I am calling Honda today, but want this reported! Someone is going to get hurt or die from these defective tires!

Purchased this brand new 2014 Chevy Malibu in Dec 2013 thinking I should be problem free for the next three years or so. Guess not. In April 2014 at 5600 miles, busted tire on the freeway late at night. Was able to get a replacement tire but the tire place indicated the tire I had was not fixable since it was busted on the side. Thought nothing of it - just a road hazard.

I've had my 2013 Volvo XC70 for less than 2 years and I've had 3 flat tires. In addition, the tires are constantly losing air. I have to check them every 2-3 months and pump them up. I don't recall the brands I had on my BMW before the Volvo, or on my prior Toyotas, but between 1995 and 2012, I never had to pump up any of my tires, and I had perhaps 3 flats--in all that time. It seems to me that the tires Volvo supplied are defective, and I've just written to them demanding free replacements. We'll see how far that gets. Unfortunately, I expect lots of B.S. Have to check Federal websites to see if there's any relief.

Continental contiprocontact - I have these on my 2014 VW passat that I bought in April. I replaced my third tire today. They suck don't hit a bump. It will cost you $240 a month.

We purchased a new Ford Escape in June of 2014. Brand new off the truck, we drove it for a month and had a flat tire. We fixed it and the next day had another flat on the front while we were driving. My husband changed it and put on the spare. We drove all the way back to dealer. They said that the wiring inside the tire came loose causing the flat. They said it was factory defect, not covered by Ford, we'd have to go through Continental tire. We ended up having to buy a new tire. A friend of ours bought an Escape also with same tires and had a blow out when they were out of town also, and had same run around. This is not fair. We're worried now about the remaining three tires. We don't feel safe!

I bought a Nissan Versa in 2012 and since then have had five flat tires! I've asked several tire dealers and they say, "Just bad luck. If there were anything wrong with the tires, there'd be a recall." Really? If all the consumers get that same story from all the dealers, that would only lead to a bunch of people bummed about their "bad luck" - not a recall. Of course, they ALL recommended I buy a set of $600.00 Michelins. "Why?", I asked. "You just got done telling me that you don't repair one brand of tire more frequently than another. If it's just luck, sell me the cheapest, and I'll pick up a rabbit's foot on the way out." Of course, everyone knows about tire ratings. Why were these people giving me info that contradicts itself? Do tire manufacturers have some influence over dealers? I should add that I also drive a Geo Tracker to all the same places as well as much scarier ones, and have never had a flat. In fact, in over fifty years of driving, I've only had four flats other than the five in my Versa.

I have a brand new Jaguar XF with Continental low profile tires, car has 2,100 miles. I got my first flat Tuesday. It also took Jaguar roadside assistance 4 hours to help me, it was 97 outside. Last night I get another flat in the torrential rain we had in NJ. We pull into a covered garage, change the tire. We then back out of the space and the back tire goes. I drove over a rock and not a big one. I have been driving for over 40 years and never had issues like this. My last car had ultra low profile Pirelli tires and I never had an issue. I drove over unavoidable pot holes and they were fine.

I was going to my job out of town on 6/28/14 when I noticed my low pressure indicator light appeared as I was pulling out of my garage. I got about 40 miles before my right rear tire blew out in two places and I only had 38,000 miles on my car. I took pictures and plan to contact the company since I had to get all of my tires replaced. The right front was showing wear in the same area and wouldn't last either.

Bought a brand new 2013 Nissan Sentra in July 2013 with Continental tires. Within the first 3 months I had an unfixable flat and had to replace the tire. Four months later, another flat with one of the other Continental tires. Again, a "hole" in the side wall, can not be replaced. I highway drive every day. How things kept hitting the sidewall, I have no idea. Two weeks ago I bought a brand new 2014 Nissan Rogue. Lo and Behold, Continental Tires. This morning with 1000 miles on the car (I had taken a highway road trip over the weekend) my tire pressure light comes on. I stop at the dealership and what do I hear... "A pin hole size leak in the sidewall. Unfixable". I have to buy a new tire. Thank goodness they didn't have any Continentals in stock because I would not choose to have those tires on my vehicle by choice. Definitely keeping a watch on the other 3 and comparing them to the different brand I just had to put on.

I purchased a new 2013 Honda Pilot in January 2013 with Continental tires. At 8,000 miles, August 2013 while traveling I started to have flat tires - would not hold air. The tires basically were junk! I replaced 2 of the 4 tires with 2 new Continental tires (seeing that the vehicle was basically brand new). Now, at 20,000 miles the other 2 tires that were original tires (June 2014) basically wouldn't hold air. Then last week, the 2 new tires purchased in August 2013 went bad. ALL 6 CONTINENTAL tires were rated 7/32 (basically 80% tread). I bought Cooper Tires last week! I will never buy another Continental tire. I opened a claim with Continental Tires and they stated they would give me credit towards purchase of new Continental Tires, but why would I want to waste more good money to chase bad tires. My opinion, they are junk and are not safe to be on the road.

2009 Jetta Wagon came with Conti Pro contact tires. Had to replace all at 28,000 miles. Purchased same tires at $180.99/each!! Falsely advertised 60,000 mile tire! Now at 55,000 miles (local driving & rotated every 3,000 miles) & need all four replaced! BUYER BEWARE!!

The 4th tire being mounted for my car blew up with only 20psi setting the bead. I have photos of the tire. I wanted a full refund and get different brand of tires. But the consumer person from the email said to take them back and have the ones on my car checked for WARRANTY replacement. I don't care about warranty. I do not trust these tires on my car anymore.

I bought my first Mercedes last year and it came with Continental Tires, I have now had four flats from small nails in one year. The previous 25 years living in the same house, I drove a Town Car with Michelin tires and never had a flat. I drive the same roads and park in the same spot in my driveway where I parked and drove with no flats. The MB dealer tells me that all low profile tires are sensitive to going flat with even small finishing nails. This is hard to believe with all the low profile tires on the road today. A new set of Michelin tires runs about $1200, but I don't feel safe with what I have.

I bought a new 2013 Hyundai Elantra in Summer of 2012. It is now June of 2014. My Elantra has 37,000 miles on it. I drive safely and conservatively at all times, but yet these tires are BALD! The dealership nor the manufacturer of the tire make any warranty, explanation or even show embarrassment/remorse regarding these cheap worthless tires. I'm stuck with the cost or replacing my tires after only 37,000 miles.

I have owned a TDI Jetta since 2012, stocked with Continental standard tires. I had not had a flat since 1996. Since I have owned this car I have replaced seven tires, 3 for premature wear and 4 for blow outs. These tires are clearly inferior and I am ditching them for a more reliable brand.

Had purchased a Ford F350 in 2008, new which had Continental tires. At 15,000 miles had to replace the tires. But you can bet did put Continental's on the Ford. Purchased a 2013 Elantra new, unfortunately it also had Continental tires and at 28,000 miles, they are almost done for. Went to Subaru dealer looking to purchase a 2014 Outback. First thing I looked at were tires and guess what? Continental junk tires on it. Told Salesman I would purchase vehicle only if the junk tires were replaced with Michelin Defender. Was told they would do so at my cost and I could do what I wished with the Continentals. Told salesman they are crazy. No sale. I have not been able to find anyone who willing purchased Continental tires as replacement tires. Seems only manufactures purchase them to put the junk tires on new vehicles.

I purchased a 2014 Ford Escape. It came with Continental Tires 235/45 R19 95H. With 13,000 miles on my new car, this car is only 5 months old. We were traveling back from Denver on highway 76 to Nebraska at 75 miles per hour. The front right tire exploded and came off the rim. After inspecting the tire, I could not believe how thin the side walls were. I never hit a pothole or a curb. In my 50 years of driving, I have never had a blow-out like this. The car has some wheel well and rim damage. So far I'm getting the run around. The dealership says go to the tire company and the tire company says go to the dealership. I wish I read about all the Problems with Continental tires and their customer service. I do not feel comfortable with my existing tires and I believe there should be class action suit. What about our safety?

Bought a new 2012 Honda Odyssey with Continental tires. Very loud road noise with tires. Changed them at 30000 miles.

2013 Jetta TDI 8800 miles - Got the "it's your fault you hit a pothole" response. I've had cars since 1978 and this has NEVER happened to me in all these years and I live in Wisconsin. These tires are defective!

Just bought 2015 Mercedes E350 in November 2013 after a lifetime admiring the quality & class I believed it represented. Approx 3 mos later, I had my 1st defective tire, drove directly to the dealer who promptly said it was my responsibility - I "must have hit pothole" because the tire was over $400. I opted to go to another place. Here it is 6 mo. owning this car & 5,000 miles, I noticed a Bubble, again no help from Mercedes dealer who let me leave their facility which is disturbing now that I'm reading can possibly blow out! I called Mercedes USA but per their rep said it's "been a tough winter" & blamed potholes which I didn't hit. I told her my friend's Mercerdes had the same bubble yet it was shipped to Florida for the winter... no reply. I'm beyond disappointed as I now am reading this online as a major possible defect. I will try to reach out to Continental directly.

2012 Nissan Altima went through 8 Continental tires (OEM). The first four went bad because of tread separation before 13,000 miles... The other four wore out due to separation. All 8 were discarded as soon as they wore to the wear bars at around 50,000 miles... I now have Michelins.

My 2012 Focus with 29k miles has developed a sidewall bubble on the driver's side front tire. The bubble appears just where the sidewall meets the tread section and there is a slight split at that point, as if the sections are starting to separate. I don't recall any recent pothole hits. Just started to research this, but from reading the other responses, it doesn't look like I'll get anywhere with a warranty claim so I'll be buying 2 new tires to replace the front pair.

When I was in the process of buying my fourth Conti tire in the first 14,000 miles the car was owned, I did a web search and found out the Conti tires have a lot of problems. Mine were getting bubbles, and not as the result of any damage. I don't recall ever damaging or replacing any tires in the last 30 years. I confronted the service representative and he denied any problems.... I just bit the bullet and put on name brand radials..

I rented a Mercedes Benz E350 from Sixt Rent A Car at the Atlanta airport 28 Jan - 2 Feb 14 with 5871 miles. It was returned with 6873 miles, but in Athens, GA, 75 miles away, a bulge in the sidewall of the right front tire (Continental P245/40R18 Conti Pro CTAC) was noticed by me. Fearing a blow out, I changed the tire on a Sunday afternoon and pointed this to the rental agent on return. Sixt wants to hold me responsible for what I consider a defective tire and have returned such comments as follows, "Our records show that just over 1,000 miles were put on the vehicle. If it had been defective upon inspection and replacement, it would have been replaced under warranty, but that is not the case... Because there is no damage to the rim, it does not mean the tire itself is not damage. . We took the vehicle to our tire shop and they advised us the tire was not defective, if it would have been, they would've replaced the tire and sent it back to Continental for a warranty replacement".

I had purchased a new 2011 vw cc sport. After 7000 miles all 4 tires had sidewall bubbles which the dealer or tire company would not help me. I paid for 4 new Good years, no problems. I now have a new 2013 vw cc with 3000 miles and I have one tire that has a sidewall bubble. I spoke with the tire company and they offered me 75% one time good will gesture! which is not acceptable. I still have the 4 tires that came off the 2011 vw. I feel they should replace all 4 tires on my 2013 vw due to past experience. I checked the dot # on all 8 tires I have, they all came from the same manufacture plant in 2010.

I just bought a 2014 328i BMW and in less than 8 hours of drive, the car is in the service in less than 2 days being bought. Is a shame that cars like BMW and Mercedes are sold with the worst tires in the market. It blew up from the inside out and the run-flat feature didn't even worked as intended. A friend also had a Mercedes and had 3 tires blow-up at the same time. That is to show the tires have a problem. I will not buy this brand of tires ever. If had noticed that my car was equipped with this tires, I would had complained about it. Even my Hyundai Accent had Bridgestones... way better tires than the BMW I just bought.

I purchased a new VW Tiguan in January 2013 with Continental ContiProContact tires on it. As we speak, I have already had to purchase 2 brand new tires because of bubbles on both and also had to pay for 2 tires to be patched due to leaks. Now minutes ago, I noticed while standing in my garage that one of the same tires that I had to replace with a brand new tire in May 2013 now AGAIN has a bubble. Are you kidding me? I have purchased many new vehicles and have NEVER had the problems with any other brand tire that I have had with these. I refuse to put more money out of my pocket again. These are obviously defective tires. When are they going to recall these tires and do right by consumers who have purchased new vehicles in good faith and stand behind your product?!!!!

I have been driving over 70 years. I usually buy the least expensive tires that I can get. Most of my driving years were in Penna, known for bad roads. Over all those years of driving, and hitting many potholes, I never had a tire damaged. I never wore the tires down past the tread wear indicators, and no problems. I recently moved to Ohio and bought a new Hyundai Accent. Last Nov. my original equipment tires had 21,000 on them, so I decided to get new tires for the winter. The tire dealer recommended Continentals. They were the most expensive tires that I ever bought. Last week , after hitting a pothole, I noticed a bubble on the drivers front tire. I went back to the dealer today and they found bubbles on three of the four tires. Since there was very little wear on them, they replaced the three for just the labor charge. That was great, but I am afraid to drive on them, after this experience. I will never buy another Continental tire.

My wife lease a 2013 BMW 328i. The problem is that when she got the car she was in wear, she needed tires. From what it looks like when she went in with me @ Weatherford in Berkeley month ago, they said she need 3 rear tires, which the car has Continental, run flats. The problem is when you buy or lease a new car its not fair if you just got the car in Sept of last year that you have to buy tires that cost 800 bucks a set. Should tires hold up? Yes. These tires didn't, they suck. Last week I was in San Francisco taking my wife to work and what took place is the tire had got little tear on firewall and I had to plug it. Not good at all. That tire should have a problem at all much as it cost but it did, and I want Continental to replace my tires asap.

I purchased a 2011 Nissan Rogue which had Continental tires on them (16 inch 4x4). When I took my vehicle to a shop for oil change, the people told me my tires were "dry cracked" in between the treads. I further checked with four other shops and all said the same. I bought the car right from the showroom with 0 miles, and now only have 14,597 miles. Continental said they needed to see the tires to check if they would warranty them, so I would have to purchase new tires and send them the ones on the car before they would even think about warrantying them. I am upset because I cannot afford new tires, nor think I need to replace them already. I feel the Continental tire company should replace these tires for me instead of pro-rating or/and possibly covering under their warranty.

These Continental ContiPro Contact tires came on my used 2005 S-type Jaguar. Within the first few months, we notice a bumpy noise and felt a bump when we drove on the highway. We decide to replace 2 tires spring 2012. In spring of 2013, driving on a residential road, I got a blow out but was going slow enough to just slow down and get a tow. The tire blow out along the sidewall in a circular pattern. Since it was still within the year, I got a full replacement on that tire. For the last past weeks, I noticed a lumpy, bumpy noise when driving on the highway. I suspected the front driver's side tire and sure enough I noticed a bubble there. When I got home I inspected all tires. On another Continental ContiPro Contact tire, there were 2 bubbles (rear driver side). My husband says it is dangerous to drive the car like that because it will blow out. You can see the cracking on the sidewall. I spent over $200 on each tire not to mention the replacements. Now they all have to be replaced because they are dangerous. The company should recall them. If they have not already be the cause of a death, they will cause a death soon enough.

I've had many cars and they've all needed tires... but never have I seen a situation like my experience with Continental tires I bought for my 2007 Lexus GS 350. I had all tires replaced with new Continentals and within a few days, I noticed that the ride was bumpy. At first, I passed it off as just uneven but I eventually examined the tires. Sure enough, the front right tire had a "bubble." After reading all of the comments, this is obviously a known defect which the company is doing nothing about. They are making a business decision to not recall and risk YOUR life. Obviously, their bottom line ranks higher than the life of your family. AVOID PURCHASE AND SUE IF NECESSARY.

I bought my 2012 Buick Verano with 18,000 miles on it. A couple days later, I noticed a huge bubble on the side of the front left tire. I called the dealership and they replaced it for free. Tonight I was driving on a freeway and the front left tire blew out. I didn't hit anything in the road but there was a huge hole in the side of the tire! After reading the reviews, this seems to be a very common occurrence with Continental tires!

Continental tires r16 93h - I have had three of them blow out within 6 months. On my Ford Focus 2013, driver's front, driver's rear and one passenger rear. Did not hit pothole or any kind bump in the road, they just blew. I'm afraid to drive it because the passenger front hasn't blown yet and I know it will, just don't know when. Ford is in denial that they have a problem.

I own a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, they came with Continental Tires. Only after 5000 Miles both the front tires sidewall have bubbles. There seems to be a tire defect. The company said the tires issues were caused by going on potholes on the road. I do not agree with it. I feel very unsafe driving. I reached out to Hyundai and Continental, Hyundai refused to do anything. Also the dealer Brad Benson refused to do anything. Continental agreed to pay 50% of the cost still I had to pay 160 dollars. I am worried the rear tires might have the same problems. I feel the Continental Tires are not good. I have had no problems on my other cars with different tires.

Continental ContiProContact - 12000 miles on the tire. Developed bulges that look like the beginning of sidewall failure and because it is a pre-owned car Continental Tire US refuses to do anything about it even though they have acknowledged the issue. I was treated quite abysmal by their customer service. Spoke to Marcos from customer service department who treated me awfully and accused me of improper handling of the tires. I am writing this review in the hope that somebody from Continental will wake up and do the right thing.

2003 Passat AWD - 4 new Conti pro tires installed in March 2012 on new rims. First tire blew out in February 2012. Less than 15K. Second tire deflated September 2013. 25K. March 2015 car wobbles & took it in for an alignment. Garage pointed out the issue was a broken belt. Rear right. Replaced Tire 1 and 2 with same Continentals. The first 2 tires stayed at garage. I have the third with broken belt. Anyone out there need my tire to evaluate for a lawsuit? 3 tire issues in 2 years? Something is wrong.

I have a 2014 Mercedes E250 had an issue with the Continental tire that came with the car at 2200 km, the tire has a bulge and Mercedes told me that it was my responsibility to replace, so I did. $320 later and now at 4300 km my left front driver's side tire now has 2 massive bulges and my front right passenger side tire has a bulge on it also. Seriously, wtf? Anyone know or have any insight as to what to do from here. I've never experience this before and I have friends that drive other luxury cars and have been for years and have never experienced this. I've found on the net that a lot of people are having similar issues. Why doesn't either Continental or Mercedes step up to rectify issue. Clearly Continental has a contract with Mercedes to provide tires but not to endangered the lives of the people who drive their cars. Am I wrong?

Purchased these tires on 2/17/14 for my wife's 2000 Subaru Legacy GT that we'd just purchased. She on the night of 3/15/14 hit a pothole, she stopped, did a visual inspection of the tires & continued on. 10 miles later the right front passenger tire blew completely out, what I could only describe as a catastrophic sidewall failure. The next day, I checked the other tires & noticed a bulge in the rear passenger tire as well. The tires have a grand total without exaggeration of 177 miles on them! I had the car taken by roll back to the tire store & my dad contacted his sales rep (my dad is a used retail car dealer). Upon their inspection of the tires, they say a curb was hit with the rear tire and because there was so little left of the front that she must have driven on the flat.

I bought the car new in 09 Nissan Altima, had a slow leak in 2 for 2 years before I replaced them. Recently just got rid of them because the tread was at a dangerous level and I'm only at 30k on them, I think that's insane, I've normally had mustangs and used Pirelli tires and get easily 50k on them. I didn't think I would need to replace them til at least 50k in general, at 30k I just think it's ridiculous. I found it even more disgusting that Nissan is still using these tires on their cars still.

After only 4700 miles on my 2013 ML 350, the front tire has bulged out. I have a huge safety concern. I contacted Mercedes, they will not replace. Read reviews of this tire company. Internet is full of single star, bad reviews about Continental tires bubbles. It seems this company does not care for passenger's safety. It must be a manufacturing defect. The company should recall all tires since inner layers of rubber is thinning out due to some impact due to potholes (?). I have owned three Mercedes cars in last 10 years. This is the worst experience I have had as a Mercedes Customer. I relied on Mercedes for every component they fit in the Car caring safety for its customers. In this case Mercedes failed to look after Customer's safety.

A friend of mine Purchase a new Volkswagen CC in 2013. It has 22,000 miles on it. Light was on saying it was low on air so I checked the tires and they were fine. But Dam the left tire had a 8 ball size bubble on the sidewall. I called the dealer and told him about the tire and he said, "Well, you're out of luck." I said why Continental tires do that all the time and they will say that you were hard on them so you will have to buy a new one. Are you kidding me!!! Never hit a curb and most of Florida had great roads, we don't have snow. So now they want $300.00 + cost of putting them on. Hell no!! Continental should pay for it. Guess what, no more cars with Continental tires on them. They are JUNK!!!!! Everyone on here say the same Continental tires are very dangerous to be on any cars. Recall them!!

I own a 2014 Volkswagen that came standard with Continental tires (235/45 R-17). Within one year of ownership I have had 2 tires develop bubbles. The first I blamed on potholes and replaced outright ($276.00 out the door). Now, 7 months later, I have another tire with a bubble. I have owned 5 other cars and have never had this issue happen with any of them (all different makes/models, not VW). I am looking for an answer to this, as I do not want to continually have to replace tire after tire. Wondering if there is any recourse out there. Any recalls?

We were driving down I-94 north going back to lacrosse wisconsin. The front drivers tire blows out. Once we get the car pulled over, I look at the front tire and it looks like a slug was shot through it. I looked down at the other back drivers side tire and it has a bubble on it like its about to blow out. After this, I try to find the spare, but there was none. So I don't really know what I can do. I can't take 2 tires off the vehicle to take them to get them replaced with my jack. (They have no spare or jack in this new vehicle) now I'm stuck on the side of the road.

I bought a 2007 ranger brand new with continental tires. I got a grand total of 21k on these tires before they needed to be replaced. I kept the right air pressure and rotated the tires. When looking for new tires, I could not find anything in my town that would fit my truck except continental tires. I bought them anyway. After about 10k I can see the tires will be lucky if they get 20k. Sorry tires.

One week ago I purchased a 2014 Subaru Outback with Continental ProContact GX 225/60R/17 tires. After only having driven the vehicle 856 miles the right rear tire developed a leak where the belts and sidewall meet. On closer inspection there was a bulge in the sidewall near the leak. Upon further inspection of the remaining three tires the front left and right tires have obvious dimples in the sidewalls.

I purchased a 2013 Ford Focus from McMahon Ford, St. Louis, MO about 7 months ago. One month ago I noticed a large bubble in one of the front tires on a Sunday. We've had a bad winter so I thought I had hit a pothole so I just replaced one tire at a Dobbs tire store. Today I looked at the tires on the car and noticed that another Continental tire had a bubble. The dealer says I must have "pinched" the tire. Baloney. These tires need to be recalled. They are dangerous and now I find out they have been causing accidents.

I own a 2012 VW Golf TDI. The car has 22,500 miles on it, and it was recently serviced by a VW dealer at 20,000 miles.... never had an accident... never had any issues, whatsoever, with the car, nor the tires - aside from needing to have the tire light reset during my 10,000 mile service. On March 4, 2014, I was driving on I287 North in New Jersey, between Rt. 24 and I80. I was heading to I80. My tire light came on right around the time I got onto I287, off of Rt. 24. Within 2 minutes of the tire light coming-on, my left front tire flew off of my car, as I was driving around 60 MPH. The tire literally flew off of the wheel, and it landed on the highway and was rolling in front of my car, until it veered off to the side. Please see the attached picture. This is a Continental tire that comes standard on the VW TDI. I asked the VW dealership if they report issue like this to Continental, and their answer was, "No." There's no line of communication from the dealership to the manufacturer, even in the case of a catastrophic failure.

The new car I bought came with Continental pro contact p205/55r16 89 tires. These tires have flat spot in them. When car set overnight in my garage they get flat spot in them. The car ride very bad next fifteen miles. Then they smooth out some but not completed. My two front tires wobble. Both front tires are out of round. The tires were put on 2013 HONDA CIVIC EX.

I bought a 2013 Ford Escape SE in August 2013. As I have owned previous Ford products, I never questioned the tire selected for it's vehicles, until now. My previous vehicle, a 2008 Ford Escape had Continental Conti Contact(s) which were totally incredible in all kinds of weather. My current vehicle has Continental Conti Pro Contact(s), which are billed as a "Touring Tire". It is meant to deliver a quieter ride (it does), wet weather (it does) and light snow. It may handle light snow, but it does poorly on 4+ inches of snow. Sloppy handling and a significant reduction in traction. This tire does everything as sold, but Ford that knowingly markets a car in the Northeast needs to reconsider what it selects for tires. If I cannot resolve anything soon, I will have to buy other tires. Continental suggested I buy snow tires; why should I? Has anyone else had this issue?

Terrible tire on an even worse car design. We have a 2013 Hyundai Elantra which drove nice on the nice dry day we bought the car. The tires when we handle bad and appear spongy on the freeway, have to keep the speed low. The even worse issue is so far in the last couple of months, three tires developed bubbles/bulges on the sidewalls and had to be replaced, one blew out. Also of the two replaced one was replaced twice within three months! The cost at the dealership is $180 each time so the three that went bad cost us so far $540. I contacted continental today after seeing so many similar complaints online and am going to file with the NTHSB. Everyone should be filing their complaints against these tires with the NTHSB!!

Problems started with my Continental tires on an Audi A4 S-Line at 16,000 kilometers. Driving was wobbly and noisy. At the Continental dealership I was told the tyres had a wavy surface but I had already been advised by my Audi dealer about this defect at 10K kms, which was when the wobbling started, but milder. Then came the bulge, which happened at 35,000 kilometers, and I have the report on this. I’m very disappointed with the whole experience, from the wobble and noise too early in the life of the tyres and the recent bulge (blamed on a mysterious impact while it could have been caused by the wobbling itself). I’ve changed to Michelin now and they are less noisy and offer better overall performance. Had I came here first I might have not even bought the Audi. The soul of driving is to a great extent in the performance of the tires.

I have 2010 VW Jetta, had my tires rotated and looked after I thought. To be fair my car had 130,000KM on it, so I guess I was lucky? What I was shocked about was that all my tires looked as if someone with huge fingernails had gouged them out and all four of them went at the same time. I was lucky I did not have a blowout on the freeway or to work. What I want to know is Why is VW continuing to use these crap tires? Why are other reputable car manufacturers continuing to use these tires? Are they waiting for a lawsuit or until someone is seriously injured?

My 2006 Audi A4 Quattro had 70,000 miles on the OEM Continental tires. A history of one flat tire in 6 years. NO BLOWOUTS. Due to tread wear I bought 4 235/45R-17 Continental Purecontact with Eco-Plus technology tires. Mounted by very reputable service place in Chicago. After 5 days right front tire sidewall failed. Tire replaced. Same day tire replaced left front sidewall blew out! Driving at relatively slow speed in the City. Maybe 200 miles on each tire. Never had a problem with OEM tires. Sure Chicago streets are chewed up - but I did not go over any major put holes. And those same chewed up streets never bothered my OEM tires. There must be some manufacturing defect in these new tires but The Tire Rack in Indiana tells me that they have had no other similar complaints. I did notify the U.S. government's care safety web site -- for whatever that may be worth. This seems like a potential major safety risk to me.

I was the owner of a BMW 3 series convertible. On August 2, 2006, me, my husband, youngest daughter & youngest niece were traveling back home from vacation (another vehicle with our other 2 daughters & nieces & nephews was following behind us) when my right rear tire EXPLODED. The noise sounded like a cannon and everyone woke up. I was driving. We were on a 4-lane interstate and traveling at 75MPH. As soon as the tire exploded, the rear end of the car swung around. That is the last thing I remember. The next thing I remember is a brief flash of going airborne in the median. After that, all of my memories of the accident DID NOT actually happen. My family tells me that the car began to spin 360 degrees down the highway (during this time I lost consciousness).

I have a 2012 Subaru Outback. Subaru cheaped out and continues to use these poor performing tires and I cannot imagine why. I drive normally, not unlike 95% of the population. We've had a lot of rain here recently, and these tires hydroplane so bad, that they apparently break traction enough when going through water that it causes my traction control light to flash in the dash!! I can feel the steering wheel getting "taken" from my hands when going through water, and I cannot believe such a worthless and unsafe tire is available for purchase, let alone comes standard on a car that is supposed to do so many things. I don't like this car anyway, but the tires are at the very top of my dislike list. Pure garbage, and shame on Subaru for using such a poor product.

We have a Honda CRV which required new tires (May 2012) and the dealer in Pembroke recommended Continental Tires. Initially, they had more road noise than my previous ones. However, the dealer did recommend rotating them June 2013. This escalated the road noise and since I am the principal driver of the car. I commented to my husband: "I find it makes me immediately tired/exhausting after driving with this noise." My husband took it to an independent garage in Nov. 2013, where he was informed there was cupping on all four tires. The mechanic noted that the tires had been rotated and the previous mechanic should have mentioned something.

With less than 12,000 miles on directional Continental Tires on my 2012 Mercedes CLS 550, after gently "rubbing" sidewalls on curbs both front and rear left side walls of tires and the right front sidewall of tire blew out! No hazard coverage provision on tires. Warranty didn't apply. Forced to have car towed for tire replacement and spend approximately $1050.00! My tire of choice on previous Lexus and Mercedes vehicles - EXCELLENT Warranty coverage... Able to purchase road hazard insurance...no problems whatsoever! I'll never use Continental tires again...ever!

Had tires rotated at 7,500 miles and again at 15,000 miles. During that rotation the Honda dealer advised me that the tires were feathering and I need a front end alignment, which I had them do. I had some tire winning noise before and now it is worse. They explained that the feathered edges need to wear a little to ease the noise and for me that isn't very good. Other front drive cars I had gave good tire wear and it seems that these tires aren't the best for the car. I have had several vehicles with Michelin tires that gave great mileage and never any tire noise. What is wrong here? The dealer denies any need for new tires. At present and after reading some reviews, I do not plan to purchase any Continental tires.

I had an issue with Continentals on my 2009 Corolla where they could not be balanced after 32,000k on them (Toyota said they were rated for 70k) but told me the tires were shot and had to go at my cost. I've just had to live with it. Now my one daughter has a 2010 Suzuki SX4 that the same thing has happened to. She managed to get 36,000k...lucky for her.

Continental Eco Contact Exploded after 900 miles - I bought a couple of Continental tyres from Black Circles an online Tyre Co owned by Tesco the biggest supermarket group in the UK and these were fitted on 26 July 2013. You buy the tyres and these are sent to your local garage for fitting. I had a blowout on one tyre. I was overtaking in an outside lane at about forty mph, and had not bumped a kerb or similar. There was no puncture. The sidewall had split. (The RAC rescued me quite quickly, I am delighted to say.) Punctures caused by nails etc are normal hazards but I don't think that a sidewall should split out of nowhere. I suggested the retailer should replace the tyre for me and take this up with the manufacturer. I have used Continental tyres for many years but am now forced to reconsider. (They did tell me in the past that they do not concentrate on the British market but on the Far East.)

As a Customer Service Manager myself, I felt the need to write to your organization. I am writing to express my EXTREME frustration and disappointment in both Hyundai and Continental for the predicament that I find myself in with my 2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS.

I've had the same problem as a number of other complainants on this website. I bought a Mercedes with new Continental Tires that had a bulge in the sidewall when bought and the Dealership would not fix it even with pre-purchase photographic evidence that they had on file.

After going round and round with VW and Continental, I just replaced all four with Michelins on my dime! Problem solved! Ultra serious road noise from cupping or cutting with Continentals! I have owned 5 VW’s, and this is my last!

I have a 2010 VW CC that has been meticulously serviced. It is equipped with Continental Tires. I had zero problems until I hit 18,000 miles and then the tire noise was awful. I took it back to the VW Dealer for the factory service interval at 20K and had them do a workup on the noise. They called it "Tire Chop" and said it was normal. They rotated the tires, which was scheduled to be done at 20K anyway, and the noise was worse. Keep in mind, these Conti OEM tires also show up on Mercedes. I had a 2008 MBZ E350 with the same tires. That car didn't see many miles from me and I let it go with 11,000 miles on it. I saw the car again when it hit 20,000 miles and the Conti OEM tires sounded almost as bad as on my VW CC.

I bought a Nissan Versa in October 2012 with only three original miles. Within five months of local driving, the tires felt spongy... they actually felt spongy the day I drove off the dealer lot. The ride feels like a floating experience with little road traction. I accidentally turned a corner too close to the curb and hit the curb, not exceptionally hard, but hard enough to feel it. Within a week, the tire was flat. Prior to purchasing the Nissan, I had rented a PT Cruiser, a Chevy HR, and had the same experience... all with Continental Tires. I realize I shouldn't be hitting curbs, but really, when a tire costs $140 for a "small" tire, shouldn't it be a little more durable and shouldn't the manufacturer be willing to compensate something for it? Maybe this is just part of our "discard it" societal mentality, but it sure gets annoyingly expensive to have to replace these needed tires to get around.

I bought a 2013 VW Jetta 1 month ago. I've owned and driven a Golf (03) with Goodyear tires and had no issues whatsoever. Our first family road trip in new car went as follows: Day 1 was failure to launch... there was a flat tire in the yard before the trip started. After 3 hrs and 130 km. driven to get it fixed, we were on the road. Still on day 1, we got to destination 2.5 hrs from home with another flat. This was a rock that punctured the tire. That was another 3 hrs and over 100 more km. on the car to get it fixed. I really don't think this is all just a "bad-luck" experience and from reading these reviews, I am convinced that these tires are CRAP. I want my Goodyears back please! Maybe Nascar will switch to Continental?? NOT.

My story started when I bought a brand new e350 Mercedes on 12/22/12 with Continental Tires. After 2 weeks, it had about 500 miles on it. While I was driving on the freeway at a speed of about 75mph, my car started wagging. I found out my left front tire blew, like exploded, as if a bomb went off from the inside of the tire. I DID not hit any curb or pothole. I went to the Mercedes dealer hoping they can repair it. They told me they're beyond repairable, and there's a surprise to this. My right front tire also has a bubble that is not repairable and is unsafe to drive. I had to buy 2 front tires and paid $627.00 to be exact. I called the dealer where I bought the car. The internet sales manager told me, “Oh, bring it here and we will see. We should be able to reimburse you. It should come with warranty."

We have a new Honda CRV 2012 with 5000 miles on it, and we just noticed that all four tires developed a fold/scallops on the side of the tires. We went to Honda today and they told us to contact Continental. How is it possible that Honda knowing the history of these tires, they continue to sell them, and then they tell you that by law they have nothing to do with the tires? I will call Continental Tires tomorrow and see what they have to say.

I purchased a 2011 Nissan Altima Coupe, with SBRP215/55TR17 Continental Conti Pro Contact All-Season tires. I've had problems with them from the beginning. The check tire pressure light was a daily occurrence. I took the car back to the dealership and local tire shops on numerous occasions. I almost traded in the vehicle because of the constant concern about the reliability of the tires. I have always maintained my vehicles; and I have new vehicles because I don’t want the headaches of used. At 30K miles, I purchased a new set of tires. I was tired of living the nightmare. I'm not even fighting it with the dealership or Continental; that would be even more aggravation that I don't need. Clearly, these tires are defective.

I have a 2009 Nissan Altima with a little over 35,000 miles on it. My wife and I use this vehicle to travel to the coast, which is about 150 miles away and to do chores around town. We are in our early 70s so we do not speed or break suddenly. I took my vehicle for a tire check twice within a 5-day period. The tire technician checked the tires and informed me that the two rear tires had flat spots. I had to replace these Continental tires as the tech informed us that although these were 80,000 mile tires, the original warranty only covers the tires if they become separated. The tech also stated that Continental was one of the better tires. I really doubt it.

I have a 2010 VW Jetta with Continental tire size 225/45R17 91H. After 6,000 miles, a bubble developed on the sidewall and had to be replaced. Another bubble developed on the sidewall of another tire after 21,000 miles! There has to be something wrong with these tires! Continental or VW will do nothing about this!

195/6515 Pro Contact Eco Plus, 4 tires - Severe wear on tire and bands. Need for replacement after only 14,000 miles of normal driving. Totally unacceptable. Tires were purchased at Tires Plus, LLC 10/31/11, 860-739-3485. Ask for Justin ** to verify.

I bought 3 tires from Jha Brothers (Kandivali E, Mumbai) in the month of September/October. This is the first time that I am buying Continental Tires for my personal car. M/s Jha Brothers actually persuaded me to buy the tires and if I face any issue, he would support me. Unfortunately, one tire (which was fitted on rear co-driver side) bursted a few weeks back while I was on a family trip. While I gave that for repairing, we found that there were bubble kind of defect and one of the bubbles had bursted. These bubbles were on the inner side and across the whole tire side wall.

I own a 2009 328i BMW and the BMW dealership I go to recommended I replace my old Continental tires with the new ExtremeContact DWS RFT, so I tried them out. Talk about the most pathetic tires I've ever driven with. The right front passenger side tire leaked every time it was cold, so our local garage patched it up. One month later, the same tire gets a nail in it. Patched it up. The same month, a nail goes inside the right passenger back tire. I brought it to the garage and I patched it up. By now, I am angry that BMW sells me trash. Two months later, my right back tire on the driver side goes flat. I bring it to the garage and once they put it on the jack, you can notice the steel wiring from the Run Flats coming out the tire just destroying itself. I only had about 10,000 miles on these tires. The tires are very weak.

The brand new 2011 Honda CRV from the dealer had only 23,000 miles. This highway-driven vehicle (mostly) had seen the dealer at every service calls as specified - I hold all paper records. When we took the CRV for the latest oil change around 1/12/13, we indicated the road noise. The service reported that all tires have to be replaced since it has developed scallop. We were asked to contact Continental Tires. When contacted them, C asked us to contact a local dealer after opening a Claim number. The local dealer also found the same issue - the scallop on all four. Now C is saying that the vehicle was not maintained per specs against all records that meet every bit of proper maintenance. This is crappy and we need fair treatment as these tires have not met the minimum road worthiness.

I purchased a set of General Grabber AT2 tires for my 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4. The first set I purchased was in late summer. When the first cold snap arrived, the tires had terrible flat spotting problems. So, the company I purchased them from replaced them, no questions asked. The second set only had 500 miles on them when I had to brake extremely hard, to avoid deer that ran in front of me. What followed was alarming to me. The tires tread had gouged in the area where it contacted the pavement which resulted in severe flat spots. Upon returning to the store from where they were purchased, I was told that there was nothing they could and even the manufacturer (Continental), would do nothing as well. As per Continental, flat spots are not covered by their warranty.

In April of 2011, I bought a Mercedes ML350 for the safety features the car offered compared to other SUVs. But to my surprise on my first 5,000 miles, I noticed my tires were looking a bit different. As a first time Mercedes driver, I found it odd but nothing else. At 10,000 miles, I went back to the dealer and the tires were in bad condition, but with my car expertise I thought the dealer was trying to make a buck or two on me. Last week, I was driving to work when I realized there was something going on the right side of the car and sure enough, it was a huge nail. I drove it to my Mercedes-Benz dealership in Coconut Creek and was I surprised to find out my tires were in dangerous conditions at 15,353 miles.

I had purchased a Mercedes E350 car from Valley Motor Co., Salem, OR in Dec 2010, which was fitted with 4 brand new Continental Tires on 09/30/2010 at 29,550 miles per details provided below:

I bought my 2012 Subaru Outback in December of 2011. Since then, I have blown four tires; two from curbs and two from nails. The Continental Tires that came with my Subaru in my opinion are very weak tires. And Subaru Outbacks are supposed to be all terrain; shame on Subaru.

I had a 2007 MB E350 with 4 Continental ContiProContact tires. It only had 12,000 miles on the tires. One tire blew up on the highway. I went to the mechanic to replace the tire. They found that all three remaining tires had inside sidewall crack. They could all blow up a day or another. The tire looks new from all other side. The dealer told me it's normal for the tires. I just need to go there for service every year (so you will be safe). This is adding salt to the wound. We don't know how much they charge for "service." It’s a cheap and dangerous tire. The MB dealership is arrogant and unhelpful.

I have a late 2011 Mercedes R350CDI. I have been driving for 29 years without ever having a tire blow out. Six months of driving with Continental Contact Sport 2 265/40 21", I had a front tire blow out while doing 100 kph at 9pm on a Sunday, 100kms. from the city. I replaced the tire, assuming it must be just my bad luck. All the other tires were checked to be okay. Three weeks later, another tire from the other side of the car, a rear tire this time, developed a side wall bubble and was about to blow out. The Mercedes dealer has now set up their own internal tire business, as they said lots of customers were having tire failures. They say all tire failures are the customers' fault. If I had chosen an optional tire/wheel combo, I could understand it possibly being my fault. But the tires are the default standard wheel/tire package fitted to the car. So I do not believe it should be my fault if Mercedes chose the wrong wheel/tire combo as being standard. I am now awaiting the outcome of the tire inspection from Continental over a week ago.

I have a new Hyundai Elantra that came with Continental tires and 6,000 miles on it. I was driving down Sawgrass Expressway at 65 mph and out of nowhere, I hear a loud noise and the car starts swerving. Fortunately I was able to pull over safely and the whole side of the tire was demolished. In my many years of driving (well, over 1 million miles), I have never had this occur. By the other complaints I have read, I can see that there is a pattern of defects that Continental is well aware of and they seem to be ignoring a certain accident waiting to happen situation. I am in touch with my attorney and I am demanding a investigation of these tires and that they replace my tires with a tire that is safe and defect free and not Continental. I neglected to tell you all that my 2-year old granddaughter was in the car with me and my wife.

ContiProContact tires sidewall bubble - 6 months after buying a VW Jetta TDI certified used car, I got a sidewall bubble when the car was just over 25K miles. The dealer would not give any discount and I had to replace it. After reading many complaints, I decided not to replace with a Continental tire and went with Michelin. A couple months later, my son's Continental on his Jetta got a sidewall bubble, but the tire had much less miles and we agreed to replace with Michelin as it seems to be a better tire and they offered a discount. Sears was excellent in helping us work with Michelin. In the past, I bought Goodyear tire insurance and then when I had a problem, they refused to pay one cent. Too many defects on these expensive tires. I wonder how many accidents and deaths were caused by poorly manufactured tires that companies say will last 50-100K miles, when they know what an exaggerated lie that is and what fools we are for trusting our lives with them.

I purchased a new 2011 Honda CRV, which now have 15,000 miles on its tires that are worn down to the wear bars, 2/32. There is no cupping on them or side-to-side wear across the tread face. They are simply worn down.

I own a Mercedes repair shop and I have installed set of 4 Continental Extreme contact DWS 255/50/ZR19 107W on our ML350. Approximately 2000 miles after that, my wife was parking the vehicle and the tire hit the curb slightly; suddenly the tire blew up. Same thing happened yesterday about 3000 miles after the new tires were installed. This time I was present outside the vehicle. She barely touched the curb, something you will do almost every time you park a vehicle in tight spot and - walla! - the tire blew up.

I had Continental ExtremeWinterContact tires and their extreme contact DWS tires on my '02 BMW 540i. Both sets have developed an aneurysm within the sidewall in less than 10,000 miles of driving. Fortunately, the tire from the winter tire set was replaced during the warranty period. The second tire from the DWS set is, unfortunately, out of warranty. Each tire from the DWS set costs $250 (including the mounting/balancing). Tires have been kept properly inflated and have not sustained any road hazard. This is unacceptable for such an expensive tire and unfair for me to have to pay out of pocket.

Continental Tires side wall failure - I purchased a new 2011 Mercedes and after 10,000 miles, I noticed a bubble on the left rear tire. Upon calling the dealer, they made a goodwill decision to replace two tires free of charge, but I was to pay for two additional tires at a cost of $700.00. I demanded that Mercedes reimburse me the out of pocket expense; they refused to honor my request. I think this is an unfair decision and is not right and just. I have seen reports of failures on Continental tires on Consumer Affairs.

I purchased a 2011 Mercedes C300 with about 2000 miles on it. I drove this car around town and just the other day, I noticed a bubble on both the front and back passenger tires. The car now has 13,000 miles and lucky for Mercedes and Continental, it is just out of warranty. Come to find out, this is a common problem with these tires that no one likes to take fault for. Instead, we'll just keep passing along our cheap product to the consumer. Had the tires not come with the car, I would certainly not have bought them. Never again a Continental customer!

I bought a new 2011 VW Jetta SportWagen. I rotated the tires every 3000 miles. Half worn after 10,000 miles. It had a very bad rapid thumping noise coming out of the front end. Continental replaced them with ExtremeContact DWS last week for 80%. I still paid $200 to get them mounted and the whole front end of the car shakes and vibrates. It still has a loud, rapid thumping noise at 53 mph like the front end is going to explode off the car. Why doesn't the government step in and kill these **? I've had it with these people. I guess they don't care if we die on the highway as long as they sell their junk and make money off of us poor fools.

I took my VW CC in for it's first service appointment. Upon getting the car back, the service agent informed me to expect a noise from the tires. He then told me the noise should disappear within a few weeks. I was told that sometimes this happens when the tires are first rotated. Well, I waited three, almost four weeks. The noise was still there, and the noise and the ride was like a 4 x 4 vehicle. I called service and told them the noise was still there and the car drove horribly. The car was perfect up until my service.

I bought four Continental Extreme Contact tires for my daughter's Mazda3 205/50/17. I was told they are a very good and safe tire. A couple of months later, I saw a large bubble in the side wall. I brought the car back and they told me she must have hit a curb. I saw no indication of this. I did not argue. I had to purchase another tire. Five months later, another tire is doing the same thing - a large bubble in the side wall. There is no way she hit anything. I took pictures this time. There is something wrong. I would prefer not to go back to the same garage and I cannot afford to keep on replacing tires. What can we do about this?

I was just about accelerating at around 60 mph when the front wheel started violently to shake. I just managed to stop and then I heard a loud pop when the front tire (Continental BMW K1300R tire) actually burst. When inspecting the tire, I found a flap of rubber roughly 3 inches long has come off. After I removed the tire in a garage, I could clearly see the defect on the inside of the tire at a length of about 10 inches where the layers have separated. Those were stock tires fitted by BMW! Photos are available.

My brand new 2010 VW Jetta SportWagen TDI, purchased last December 31, 2010, came with 4 new ContiPro Contact 225/45 R17 91H tires. I have 27k miles on my car and have the car serviced, tires rotated, maintained correct tire pressure, etc. regularly per the service warranty. I've had the car for just 14 months now. I had a severe blowout on the 1-5 FWY last night and I thank my lucky stars that I am safe and alive. Anyone that has experienced a blowout driving at FWY speeds knows how frightening this is, especially struggling to maintain control of the car while trying to safely exit, surrounded by semi-trucks, etc. Two huge child's fist-sized holes were visible on the side wall (rear passenger tire). When the AAA guy pulled the tire off, the back of the entire tire was separated, torn, and hanging off—basically my rim was fully exposed. This really seems like a defective tire, especially after reading the posts on this site.

Continental Tires has very inferior and unsafe tires. I bought my brand new Honda CRV 4wd in Florida in July 2010. I do not drive a lot and have never spun my tires or pressed them very hard. My car has 22,000 miles on it and when I took it to the Honda dealership here in PA, they told me that my tires would need to be replaced soon as they were getting very worn down treads (2/32nds). I was in shock! I have had my tires rotated and aligned several times and keep them inflated properly. I would never put these tires on my car again. I'm very disappointed that Honda uses them at their factories. They are very dangerous, cheap and shoddy!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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