Continental Tires Reviews

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.