Continental Tires Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I went to a tire dealer recently and found that all four tires are almost completely bald on the inside tread. I have rotated my tires every 10,000 miles and my Escape does not have an alignment problem or tire pressure problem.

I purchased a Volvo S60 on mid-June 2011. Two weeks later, I have replaced three of the Continental contact 3 tyres through side wall blow-outs driving on ordinary city roads. I have driven 200 miles total. The dealer says I am just unlucky! Am I or does someone know differently? The tyres cost £241 each and the Volvo does not have a spare wheel! As a result, I needed to be recovered by a breakdown truck each time. Also, I have a damaged alloy wheel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I think my story may top the others. Short version: My husband purchased 4 Continental Tires (buy 3, get 1 free) on June 2010. While the technician was putting the tires on our SUV, one tire blew out on the tech. The repair shop called for a replacement Continental Tire. Once the replacement came, they put that one on and my husband left the shop.

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

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

At a routine auto checkup, I was notified that a sidewall bubble has formed on the inner and outer sidewalls of the front tire. This car was not driven through any significant potholes or road hazards and is still considered "new" with low mileage. I was advised to change tires due to safety concerns. In fact, this defect appears to be noted by the dealership (Mercedes Benz of Alexandria, VA), but they will not cover under warranty, where they advise customers to change to any tire brand other than "Continental", "General" or "Euzkadi" which are all Continental brands.

On 5/28/10, we were traveling to the NJ shore with our pickup camper. Approximate speed was 45 mph. The rear passenger side tire tread came off and tire blew. I am a fanatic about tire pressure. The proper tire pressure was used. The size of tire is 275 70 r18 LT ContiTrac. The truck sustained damage from the tread of tire in the amount of $1500. The tires were on my Ford F350 at time of purchase. These tires were 5 years old and about 20,000 miles. The tire on the driver’s side rear was 12/32. Driver’s side front was 13/32. Same on passenger on front. Since the spare tire had 16/32 without any road wear, there was very little road wear on the tire. I have pictures of the tire and truck. Also, I can make the tire available for investigation.

I drive a 2007 Beetle convertible with Continental 225/45 R17 91H tires and have 24,000 miles on the vehicle. At 18k miles, I had to replace 2 front tires because the sidewalls were splitting. Continental prorated the cost, but I still ended up pay for half of the expenses ($250 my expense). Now, at 24k miles, I have a 3rd tire with sidewalls splitting and read to blow.

I have a six month old Mercedes E550. I have already replaced two (2) of my front right tires due to bubbles on the tire. The second tire, I had it for six weeks. I am in my mid 50s and have never had a bubble on the side of a tire before. This should be a rare occurrence. My first tire actually had two distinct bubbles. The second tire is one slightly larger than a golf ball. The Mercedes service technician responded to my complaints with "You should feel lucky. I have one guy who is on his 8th tire!" Assuming the above is true (re: 8 tires), you don’t need much more empirical evidence to prove that this tire or at least this tire/car combination should never be used.

My mini back Hoe Loader use continental tires 15.0/50-17 and now I will buy that tire again but confuse because I can't find it anymore in Indonesia. Can you help me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I purchased a new BMW with Continental tires. I run flat tires in less than 30 miles. They continue to leak air, and the ride is terrible with poor traction. They now need to be replaced. I have your tires on my Smart Car, Honda, and motorhome. Is there some program to purchase 4 Continental tires, since I do like the product? I understand this is typical for running flats. I would appreciate any help. Thank you.

I purchased a VW Passat in January 2008 which came with Continental tires. About eight months later, I started hearing a thumping noise on the front of the car while driving (with less than 10,000 miles). I took it to the dealership to find out what the problem was. The dealer could explain to me what could have caused the problem, and I was told that I either would need to purchase a brand-new tire or ride it out.

My daughter was driving our 2008 Cobalt home from work in the Fort Worth area at 11:00 pm when the tread on the left front original factory installed tire came completely apart and did extensive body damage to the left front of the vehicle. I took the car to Chuck Fairbanks Chevrolet in Desoto, Texas and they informed me that nothing would be covered under warranty. The car has 25,000 miles on it and it has all the extended warranties we could buy at the time as well as 5 years, 50,000 miles from the factory.

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

After 32k miles on my car, I started to hear a rolling or bearing kind of noise on my Mercedes car (E350 W4). When I took it to the dealer, they changed the bearing on the front left wheel where the noise was coming from. That did not resolve the problem. They said the tire was out of round but the warranty would not cover it. I purchased a new tire and replaced it on the front left which eliminated the noise. I had already had replaced the right side twice due to blow out going over a pothole (they go out on a smallest pot hole). After few months, at about 35k, the rear tire started to make similar noise. In my 35 years of driving experience and 12 different vehicles with different brand of tires (not Continental), I had never experienced rolling annoying noise that penetrated through the car's body like this with any of the tires I have had in the past. This was my first experience with Continental tires. I was surprised that the Mercedes company would go with a lousy tire co. like this. I would not recommend to anyone Continental Tires.

Like the rest of the unsuspecting customers that buy cars with Continental tires installed on them, I too have gone through two sets of P225 60R 18" tires on my 2005 Magnum. I was thinking of a third set that were taken of a 300c. I'm looking for the rims to mount snow tires on. I thought it would be a good deal. I guess not! How stupid would that be? You would think one of the many TV programs that take aim at poor quality products would highlight this safety concern.

I purchased a Ford Focus car in January 2009 from Ford agency, Ghreiwati, with Continental tires, and after only two months of using the car, one of the tires had been damaged, and I changed it without any complaint from Bitamani Co., your agent in Syria. After only another two months, another tire has been damaged, again, without any wrong from my side, so I visited the Ford agency and asked them to change it. The officers there told me that the responsibility of the tire problems is related to the Continental agent in Syria, so I went to Bitamani Co. again and asked them that two tires had been damaged within four months without any wrong from my side and they should guarantee the tires as the Ford officer told me. Unfortunately, the manager of Bitamani justified the damages with two unconvincing reasons without any solution for my problem and the reasons, as your agent said, are:

The vehicle has 31,000 miles. A flat tire occurred and the vehicle was taken for repair. The repair facility indicated that they could not repair the tire since the tread had reached through the wear bars. This vehicle has been properly maintained with correct tire pressure and tire rotations. No accident or injuries were sustained as a result of the incident, but the tire wear was not an issue at the last service. And f it were not for the flat tire, it would not have been noticed until the next service which would have occurred after the start of the snow and ice season. The tire was on the right rear. The left rear tire was also showing considerable wear, just short of the wear bars. The cost is $600.00 to replace shoddy tires.

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

I purchased a new Toyota Matrix in 2002 and it came with Continental tires. I had to replace them 4 years and 32,000 miles later. The tires were bare and had been hydroplaning. I purchased 4 brand new ContiTouringContact tires in November 2006. Now, 3 years and 20,000 miles later, the tires are completely bare in the front and the rears are worn on the inside and have all sorts of cracks on the sidewalls. I service my vehicle at the Toyota dealership per the recommended service schedule and rotate my tires every 5,000 miles. I called the dealership and they told me there is nothing to be done. I contacted Continental and was rudely told that if my tires were worn, I needed to replace them because they are not responsible for the tires once they wear out. That argument is very circular. These are pieces of crap and I will never buy this or the General brand also owned by Continental again. It has resulted to $700 for four new tires and a 4-wheel alignment and now another $700 is needed.

I have bought a new Mercedes Benz C 300 Sport in June 2008, have around 16,100 miles and have Continental tires on my car which was given to me when I got the car. All was well until I took it Firestone and they said my both rear tires are worn out completely and also there is a flat spot in both the front tires and because of this, my wheel has been vibrating. The front tires are pretty much new and one of the tires is having around 8' of tread and the other 6.

Continental Tires should be taken off the market. I bought my car in October 2005 and have been through 5 tires plus the tires on it when I bought it. I am retired and at least $125 per tire is not fun.

My husband and I purchased a 2008 Honda CRV at the end of Sept 2008. We are the original owners of the car and I used the car to mainly drive back and forth from home and work, which is about 15-20 miles. We have maintained the car as directed with scheduled rotations, balance, etc. We have had a lot of issues with the TPMS light coming on and would check the air pressure to find it was fine. We started hearing road noise and took the car to Honda. The Honda dealership noted cupping on the tires and noted on our paperwork that this is a known problem on the 2008 CRVs with these tires. Honda would not honor the warranty for free replacement and said we had to go through a distributor for the tires.

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

I purchased 4 new tires from them through Team Ford in Tarboro, NC 27886 in January of 2008. I just had to replace them because they roared so bad that it was embarrassing to ride around with them on my car. I wrote the company and received one call from them for me to call back and every time I called got nowhere. Finally, on 08-20-09, I spoke with a Carmen and she as good as told me that since I had replaced them that they would do nothing to satisfy the customer.

I had purchased a new 2007 Nissan Altima that came with the Continental ContiProContact 16 inch tires. I have 33,000 miles on my vehicle. The car is still under warranty and these tires are down to the tread bar. I rotated the tires every other oil change. I pulled up information on these tires and they are supposed to have an 80,000 mile guarantee. Don't ever purchase these tires. I find it disgraceful that Nissan would even put this junk on a new vehicle. I have to purchase new tires for a vehicle under warranty. I am stretched to the limit as it is now with this economy and this will just incur more debt. The auto companies wonder why they have difficulties? Things like this.

Beware of Continental tires. The tread on all 4 of my tires have separated. I was taking my wife to work and noticed a roaring sound coming from the rear of the car .The car was rocking back and forth. I took the car in to the shop only thinking an alignment problem. I watched the mechanic as he raised the car up. Suddenly, his mouth opened and he moved back. He quickly came in to get me, but at this time I had already started out the waiting area and to the bay.

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

My husband and I bought a new 2007 Escape with Continental Tires. We have 21, 000 miles on the tires, live in a rural area and don't drive long distances or in a reckless manner. We have the tires rotated every 3,000 miles when it's serviced. We noticed a thumping noise over the past year and my husband had the tires checked each time we took it for servicing. Nothing was found, but he became so annoyed with the noise that he made an appointment last week and they said 3 of the tires were cupping, but didn't mention this to him when he had the vehicle serviced in June.

I bought new Honda CRV in November 2008. I have maintained air pressure as required, rotated tires at 10,000 miles, drive very easy in rural setting. I am the only driver of this vehicle. At 14,331, the tires are worn down to tread wear indicator. This is the second bad episode with Continental tires. I bought a new Mazda Tribute, 2005. Within 18 months, the tires were so loud you could not hear the radio at moderate volume or the passenger conversation.

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

I bought a truck with Continental tires. The truck had 2,500 miles on it and the tires looked like they already had 25,000 miles on them. Two of the four tires blew the treads out long before their life should have been up. They are garbage! Thank goodness my wife and children didn't have an accident!

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

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

I bought a 2006 Mercury Montego in early 2007 from the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer. Car had 7500 miles on it with four Continental tires. After about two months in our possession, the car developed humming noises at the right rear side. It sounded like the wheel bearing was going. Noise really got worse when hitting any speed above 45 miles/hr. I put up with noise for about another month until it got to be unbearable. I took the car in to the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer. I explained the problem to the service rep. who looked at me a little skeptical and stated that wheel bearing don't wear that fast on a new car. She inspected the tires and after rubbing her hand across the left rear tire came up with a hand-full of little rubber pellets from the tire. Defective Continental tire! Dry rot!

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

I purchased a new 2005 Volkswagen Jetta with Continental ContiProContact tires (size 225 45R17) in August 2006. In late 2007, we noticed cracks in the tires around the area where the tread meets the sidewalls. I took them back to the dealer who referred us to a tire dealer who replaced them with 2 Continental tires of the same brand and size at a prorated rate. The 2 replaced tires were the only ones showing cracks. Early in 2009, we noticed the same type of cracking on the 2 other Continental tires. Since they were worn, I replaced them with Yokahama tires of the same size. Last night, my daughter had a blowout on one of the 2 remaining Continental tires. It’s very scary for this father and more so for my daughter. Coincidence? Maybe. I strongly feel that these tires warrant an investigation. Is this the same company that had the big issues with the SUV tires for the Ford Explorer?

I have a 2006 VW Jetta GLI. The ContiProContacts came on the car stock. The tires have always been maintained and have only 25K on them. Two of the four have serious cracks on the side walls but tread is still good. I'm afraid to drive the car because the tires could blow.

I purchased a new 2007 X-Type Jaguar on 2/20/07. Around 19k, on 01/06/09, the steering wheel was shaking. When I took the car to the dealer, I was told the front tire had a bubble and I was lucky it didn't blow out. They told me I needed four tires new tires as they could not be balanced because of the side walls. I called the 1-800 number for Continental. I talked to Renee who was very rude and said there is nothing they would do.

I purchased a Mercedes C300 in December 2008. Since that time, I have had to replace my Continental tires 9 times! The tires do not hold up well at all in any road condition. While I do drive 50 miles each way to work, I have done so for the last 25 years of my life and have never replaced any tires other than for normal wear and tear. These tires are extremely sensitive to road conditions and going over any type of pothole/dent in the road causes bubbles/flat tires rather easily.

I purchased a 2008 Ford Escape in April 2009 from the local dealer. The vehicle had 4,000 miles on it, but I bought it as "new" as it had been used as a demo for Continental tires. I have already had to have one of the tires replaced due to uneven wear. Now, all four tires are wearing unevenly. I travel I-95 at the speed limit and after reading comments from this site, I fear for my safety and that of other drivers on the road near me. This set of tires now has 9,500 miles on them.

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

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

I bought a brand new 2007 Honda CRV with Continental Tires P225/65R17. After 28,000 miles I was told I needed new tires. After 36,000 miles and less than two years under normal driving conditions, the tires are totally bald. Tires were properly maintained. The consequence is $585 for 4 new tires.

We bought a new Mercedes CLK less than six months ago that has less than 2,200 miles on it before we noticed a bubble on one of the Continental ContiProContact Auto Performance Touring tires. This was replaced but in the future, we will buy another brand of tires. We spent $194 to replace one tire. I've never had a tire bubble like this before and cannot remember going over something that would have caused this. I am posting this to prevent someone else from buying or replacing this brand of tires. They must be defective.

The Continental tires on my 2008 F250 Ford truck will not grip the road when the pavement is wet. The truck slides all over the road causing extreme danger and causing me to have a wreck from the rear tires breaking loose and sliding around, causing damage to my truck and trailer.

I just bought 4 new Continental ContiExtreme tires and found out that I had a "bubble" in one of my tires. After reading other individual's account, I agree that the tire needs to be replaced at no charge to me. Unfortunately, this is not occurring. I have purchased many tires in my lifetime and this is the first time I got a "bubble" in my tire after driving it less than 6 months. Yes, I was told the same thing, I hit a pothole, which caused the "bubble". I have to replace the tire cost plus the installation cost, which will be an extra $130 or $140 out-of-pocket expense for me. I am not counting the extra time and loss of wages this is costing me as well to have the replacement done. I will be contacting the manufacturer, attorney general's office, insurance board and any other institution that governs, regulates and penalizes for "substandard" equipment.

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

Yesterday, I noticed a bulge in the L/F tire of my 2008 BMW 528i. Upon closer inspection, I noticed a similar but smaller bulge in the L/R tire. I only use the car locally and although it is 14 months old, it has less than 10,000 miles on it and it is treated with great care. I brought the car back to the BMW dealership and they said the bulges were due to hitting a pothole and that the manufacturer would not warranty the tires. I had to pay out of pocket to replace the tires and the cost of mounting and balancing, nearly $500. I never hit any pothole! There is no evidence of any such impact on the tires themselves or the rims which were inspected and determined to be just fine. Those tires were defective! There are numerous complaints on your website for the same thing with these tires. The manufacturer must be held accountable! My tires were Conti Touring Contact CV95 225X50R17. I filed a complaint with Continental Tire on their website. There was no response.

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

I purchased a 2008 Jaguar with Continental tires. After about a year of driving, local only, with less that 10K miles, I developed bubbles on the side walls of both the front and back driver's side tires. When I went to the dealer thinking I was under warranty, they told me no, I wasn't, and that I would have to pay to replace because I evidently hit a pothole. This did not happen. I drive local streets only, less than 1 mile each way! When I brought the car to be fixed to Jaguar, they wanted about $300 a tire. So I went to a tire store.

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

I purchased a 2008 Nissan Rouge SL AWD in April 2008. I have 22K miles on the car (several long trips have been taken). I drive the interstate to work and home 5 nights a week at 60 to 70mph. I am now shopping for my second tire in less than 5 months. The first one was patchable, but several places have refused to patch the current tire due to low tread and sidewall deterioration. I have always been a Michelin person and will begin replacing the Continentals with Michelin after reading this site. Thanks for the warnings.

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

I purchased a 2008 Mercedes Benz Sport 300 Sedan in October of 2007 with less than 30 miles on the vehicle. I took it in at the Mercedes dealership for every scheduled maintenance and complimentary tire inspection at 7022 miles. Vehicle inspection at 26,000 miles reveals that rear tires were at wear bars and needed to be replaced. Dealership stated that I would have to pay for the replacement. I called the Continental Tires customer service and talked to a representative. He stated that that was normal wear on the tire and that it was not covered by the 60,000-mile warranty. He stated that it only covered tires purchased and not tires purchased on a new vehicle. I asked him what the difference was. The tires were new.

I currently drive a 2009 Mercedes Benz C300 with Continental Tires. The car has only 2,300 miles on it. While driving the car one weekend, the right front and rear tires blew up. The car was then towed to the dealership. The dealership employees told me that Continental Tire Company will not cover the damage nor replace the tires since damage was categorized as wear and tear, meaning that a pothole is probably to be blamed. However, there was no pothole, the tires just blew up. How can that be when the car was only 5 months old and has only 2300 miles? I started to browse the internet and found that I am not the only one who experienced the same problem. Something needs to be done. I am planning to contact the media about this and have them investigate the numerous complaints with the Continental Tire Company. Now that I have learned that Continental Tires have so many complaints, I will be replacing the two other tires to be safe. I was told this will cost me about $1K to replace all 4 tires.

I have had two Mercury Milans, and both came from the dealership with the Continental Tire Brand. I have had 10 flat tires in with these tires! They are $120.00 per piece to replace. These tires should be banned. They should definitely not be placed on new cars that are being sold. I have replaced four on my car that I bought in October of 2009. Ten tires at $120.00 per piece is over $1,200.00 in new tire purchases.

The sidewalls on my daughter's Toyota Tacoma truck were peeling away. They were Continental SUV tires from Walmart. Walmart replaced them with Michelins - absolutely great. I wouldn't put Continentals or Generals on my garbage can. They are crap! Continental's consumer service department is awful. They blame everyone else but them. Very bad!!!

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

I purchased a 2009 Nissan Rogue SL in Dec. 2008. It's exactly one month old. I got a nail on the side of the tire so it's a road hazard claim. Well, neither the dealership nor the tire company covers road hazard and I'm having to dish out close to $200 for a new tire for a brand new vehicle I've had for a month.

I purchased a new 2006 Jaguar X-type sport wagon which was equipped with Continental Tires. During state inspection, I was told that all tires needed to be replaced due to dry rot. The car has 23k miles on it, is used daily, and is parked in a garage. Given the climate of PA and the consistent use and care of the car, I questioned the cause of dry rot. After doing research on Continental Tires, I discovered an extensive history of defects particularly with cracking sidewalls, bubbling and dry rot. The dealership was willing to provide a 25% discount on the cost of new tires; however, I feel that there should be NO cost to the consumer with tires that have a history of this specific defect. Bennett Jaguar continues to use Continental Tires on their X-types. I will be pursuing this further with the dealership.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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