CENTENNIAL TIRES TIRES Complaints

THE CONTINENTAL TIRES AKA AS " CONTITOURING CONTACT CV95" ARE WEARING OUT PRETTY BAD WITH JUST 23000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED WAVING INSIDE THE WALLS OF THE TIRES AND ONE OF THEM ACTUALLY STARTED TO COME APART. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON LINE REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR TIRE FROM CONTINENTAL WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINS AS MINE, AND IT APPEARS CONTINENTAL IS BLOWING PEOPLE OFF, AND THE AUTO DEALERS ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY EITHER. AS FOR ME I BELIEVE THE TIRE SENSOR ON MY BMW COULD HAVE SAVE OUR LIVES. UPON GETTING A TIRE PRESSURE READING I PULLED OVER, FELT THE TIRES AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR TIRE WITH RIPPLES AND THE INSIDE TREADING COMING APART. I HAD JUST BEEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 70 MILES WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED CONTINENTAL VIA E-MAIL AND DO NOT EXPECT ANY RESPONSE SINCE SIMILAR PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED AND I HEAR CONTINENTAL TIRES IS NOT RESPONDING TO PEOPLE'S CONCERNS. THIS IS SCARY AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANKS *TR

THE FRONT END. I REPLACED SHOCKS ROTORS UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND STILL THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS INSPECTED , STILL CANT FIND THE SOURCE. *TR

TIRES ARE BAD ON DRIVERS SIDE ONLY AND DEALER WANTS TO PUT ON NEW TIRES AND RIMS ON FRONT END. I HAVE A WARRANTY AND THEY WONT COVER THIS. *TR

ABNORMAL TIRE WARE ON TOYOTA MATRIX 2007 XR AWD AROUND 16,000 MI. BAD CUPPING AND NOISE CONTINENTAL TIRES. *TR

3 OF THE 5 TIRES THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED, FORMING SEVERE BLEBS. 1 RUPTURED. THE FIRST WAS LAST YEAR. THE OTHER 2 OCCURED ON 05/05/04. THE VEHICLE JACK BROKE WHILE THE RUPTURED TIRE WAS BEING CHANGED. THERE ARE LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

04 EXPEDITION. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS SET TO 35PSI PER FACTORY SETTING ON DOOR, TMPS GOES OFF. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE SPEC ON THE TMPS IS 3-5PSI BELOW SET TIRE PRESSURE WHICH SHOULD BE 35PSI FACTORY SETTING. THE DEALER SPOKE TO THE FORD TECH THEY SAID TO INCREASE THE TIRE PRES TO 39 PSI, THE DEALER SET THE PRES TO 40PSI. THE TMPS HAS NOT GONE OFF, BUT MY CONCERN IS IT WORKING . THE SENSOR IS ACTUALLY SET 5PSI HIGHER THAN THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE, AND IF THE SENSOR IS WORKING NOW. IS THE SENSOR IN A CONDITION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW IT TO WORK. IN MY PROFESSION, MEDICAL VENTILATION REPAIR, IF A PRES SENSOR IS PUSHED TO ITS LIMIT IT HAS A TENDENCY TO STAY IN THIS POSITION (STUCK).IF THE TIRE DOES HAVE A PROBLEM WILL IT GO OFF, THE TMPS HAS GONE OFF CONTINUALLY SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SERVICE AT LEAST 3 DOCUMENTED TIMES AND NUMEROUS TIMES THEY JUST CHECKED THE TIRE PRESS AND ADJUST THE PRESS. FORD SHEET NUMBER 17030, OF FORD SUGGESTED FIXES. TIRE PRESSURE CHANGES APPROXIMATELY 1 PSI PER 10DEG OF TEMP CHANGE. TO CLEAR TMPS WARNING, SET TIRE PSI TO SPEC WITH A DIGITAL GAUGE NOTE TO REDUCE FALSE TMPS WARNINGS OR RIDE HARSHNESS DURING TIRE SERVICE OR PDI, THE DEALER SET TIRE PRESSURE TO 35PSI WITH A DIGITAL METER AND WE STILL GET THE LIGHT/MESSAGE. IF THE TIRE PRESSURE CHANGES 1 DEGREE FOR EVERY 10 DEGREE TEMERATURE CHANGE, SET AT 40PSI IN PRESSCOT WHERE I LIVE AND DRIVING TO PHOENIX COULD MAKE THE PRESS IN THE TIRE GREATER THAN THE MAX TIRE PRESSURE ON THE TIRE. THE MAX ON THE TIRE IS 44PSI. THIS IS ALSO THE CASE IN PRESSCOT WINTER VS. SUMMER.I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ADDING TIRE PRESS IS A CORRECT FIX.THE TMPS TO WHAT I HAVE READ DOESN'T ALARM YOU TO OVERPRESS, WHICH COULD CAUSE LACK OF TRACTION IN AN EMERGENCY SWERVE. YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME TRACTION AS THE TIRE SET AT A LOWER PRESS. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE TMPS WORK AS INTENDED WITH THE CORRECT PRESS STATED ON THE DRIVER DOOR. *AK

LET IT BE KNOWN AT MILES 2291 THE DOOR HANDLES REPLACEMENT CLEAR COAT OFF PAINT.TURNED SIGNALS,OIL LIGHT ON, FAILED COMPUTER SYSTEM.WHILE DRIVING, THE PARK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH AND WAS CONTINUOUS,REPLACMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE AND THE PART WAS NOT IN THE UNITED STATES. COMPLETED IN 15 DAYS. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2003 EXPEDITION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002. I REPORTED A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL, A CLANKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, ALONG WITH A SLIPPAGE WHEN TAKING OFF AS VEHICLE SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO RESPOND WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS. THEY STATED THE ENGINEERS WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND WHERE WORKING ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THESE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. ON THE 2 APPOINTMENT FOR MY VEHICLE I STATED TO THE SERVICE AREA THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, AND I WOULD HAVE NO BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME MY BRAKES WERE FINE ALTHOUGH THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING EVER SINCE. AS OF OCT. 9, 2003 THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE A WEEK, AND ARE STATING THEY DO NOT KNOW THESE PROBLEM EXISTING WITH ANY OTHER EXPEDITION SO THEY ARE UNSURE HOW TO FIX THE VEHICLE. AT YOUR WEBSITE THAT IS NOT TRUE, AS I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE SAME VEHICLE AS MINE. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MINE AND MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. *LA

THE TREAD OF THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AND CAME THROUGH THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE (DEFIANCE CENTENNIAL). NLM