CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES Complaints

TIRES WORE OUT AND WERE BALD AT APPROX 24,500 MILES. PRODUCT CAME NEW ON NEW VEHICLE 2009 NISSAN VERSA. TIRE MANUFACTURE DENIED WARRANTY COVERING WEAR/TREAD EVEN THOUGH TIRES ARE SOLD WITH 60,000 MILE OR 6 YEAR WARRANTY. TIRES WERE ROTATED/BALANCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES, SIZE P205/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RIMS AND BOTH TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 328I EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 205/55/R16, DOT NUMBER: 1LT4 BXH62711. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES WOULD CONSISTENTLY LOOSE AIR AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 11/17/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. SHE ALSO STATED THE TIRES MUST BE CHECKED ON A WEEKLY BASIS. UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS

THIS IS PART 2 OF ORIGINAL COMPLAINT # 10422477. SINCE I HAVE A 2ND DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

I HAVE A SUBARU OUTBACK 2011 WITH 16,000 MILES ON IT. THE NON DRIVER-SIDE TIRES HAVE BUBBLES ON THEM. I DETECTED THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR MISHAP, YET. HOWEVER, SINCE I HAD TO ORDER 2 IDENTICAL TIRES TO USE WITH THE 2 GOOD TIRES, I NOTICED THAT THESE PARTICULAR TIRES ARE ON BACK ORDER FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND WONDERED IF THERE IS ANY RECORD OF ANY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIRE FAILURES WITH THIS TIRE? THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL 225/60R17 CONTIPRO CONTACT TIRES. *TR

PURCHASED MY 2011 OUTBACK IN JULY IF LAST YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AND THUMPING IN THE TIRES...ALMOST LIKE THERE WAS FLAT SPOTS IN THE TIRES. THEY FIRST TOLD ME IT WAS FLAT SPOTS AND IT MAY TAKE UP TO 3000 MILES BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT, HOWEVER IT NEVER DID AND GOT WORSE. I TOOK IT BACK 2 MORE TIMES AND THEY FINALLY DID A FORCE BALANCE AND PUT A VIBRATION KIT ON THE STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT VIBRATE/SHIMMY ANY LONGER, HOWEVER THE REST OF THE CAR STILL DOES. THEY HAD TO REPLACE 2 OF THE TIRES AFTER SEVERAL FORCE BALANCES. I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR STILL HAS THE THUMPING...YOU CAN"T HEAR IT, BUT YOU FEEL IT, AND THE VIBRATION IS STILL THERE. YOU DON'T NOTICE IT AS MUCH AT A LOWER SPEED, BUT WHEN YOUR SPEED INCREASES YOU SURE CAN. THEY ARE TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. HOW IS THAT? IT WAS A BRAND NEW CAR, AND I CALLED THEM AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE PROBLEM RIGHT OFF. THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT'S STILL THERE. THIS IS A $30,000 VEHICLE, AND IS A LEMON. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. I KNOW IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR, BUT AS I SAID EVERY TIME I MENTION IT AT MY OIL CHANGES THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING MORE I CAN DO. I HAVE LISTED MY PERSONAL INFORMATION BELOW. ANY INFORMATION OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. [XXX]- CAR IS IN MY HUSBAND NAME [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE SAN MATEO BRIDGE AT APPROX 65 MPH, WHILE ON THE BRIDGE MY TPM ALARM CAME ON THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BACKEND OF THE CAR STARTED TO SWERVE. I PULLED OVER ASAP AND AS I CAME TO A STOP THE TREAD PORTION OF MY REAR TIRE CAME BOUNCING PAST ME. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I SAW MY CAR SITTING ON THE RIM. LATER INSPECTION OF THE TIRE AND SIDEWALLS SHOWED NO OTHER DAMAGE EXCEPT THAT THE TIRE APPEARED TO COME APART RIGHT ALONG THE EDGE OF THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER TIRES, THE STYLE OR MODEL OF TIRE HAS A SIDEWALL GROOVE IN THE MOLD. IT APPEARS THAT THE TIRE FAILED ALONG THIS GROOVE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRE. NO OTHER PUNCTURE MARKS OR OTHER SIDEWALL TRAUMA WAS PRESENT. ALONG THIS SAME GROOVE ON THE OTHER TIRES, THE RUBBER APPEARS TO HAVE IMPERFECTIONS, LITTLE BUBBLES AND VOIDS IN THE RUBBER THAT APPEAR AS IF THE RUBBER DID NOT FULLY FILL THE MOLD FOR THE TIRE. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND SIDEWALLS FOR INSPECTION & PICTURES THAT CAN ME EMAILED. *TR

RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED AT 20K FOR BUBBLE THAT FORMED ON THE SIDE WALL AFTER HITTING SMALL POT HOLE; RIGHT FRONT TIRE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW FOR THE SAME REASON. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH ON DRY, FLAT PAVEMENT...NO POTHOLES OR ROAD HAZARDS. HEARD THUMP FROM REAR TIRE ON PASSENGER SIDE (THOUGHT SOMETHING FELL OVER IN TRUNK). DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE TO HOME AND WHEN EXITING VEHICLE HEARD HISSING NOISE FROM TIRE. THE TIRE HAS A SLIT IN THE TREAD/SIDEWALL OF APPROXIMATELY ONE-INCH IN LENGTH. *TR

UPON INSPECTING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF MY 2010 AUDI A6, I NOTICED A "BUBBLE" IN THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. THE BUBBLE WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND BULGED ABOUT 1/2 INCH OUTWARD. BECAUSE THIS CAN COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF THE TIRE, I REQUESTED THE AUDI DEALER REPLACE THE TIRE WITH A NEW ONE. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE 6500. *TR