Continental Tires Reviews

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.