CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT CONTRITRACT TOURING CT 95 TIRES, SIZE P215/60 R17 WERE MISSING CHUNKS OF RUBBER. THERE WERE 6,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER THE CONTACT ONCE AGAIN NOTICED MISSING CHUNKS OF RUBBER. THE NEWLY REPLACED TIRES HAD 2,000 MILES ON THEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 8,000.*AK

2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES, ONLY 17,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, ALL 4 TIRES ARE SEPARATING BETWEEN TREADS. ONE TIRE HAD 2 SEPARATE FRACTURES ON TIRE IN DIFFERENT PLACES CAUSING TIRE TO GO FLAT. I DID RESEARCH ON THESE TIRES, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS AND FRACTURES BETWEEN TREADS. THIS HAS CAUSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN BODY DAMAGE AND CONSUMERS HAVING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. CONTINENTAL NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND RECALL AND REPLACE ALL THE TIRES AT NO EXPENSE TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR LT275/70R18 TIRES BOUGHT 3 FORD F-350 BRAND NEW WITH THESE TIRES ON THEM AND WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON ONE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU CAN SEE THE SIDEWALL IS BLISTERING ON THE OTHERS- 15 TIRES IN TOTAL. THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE TIRES IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US.*JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 11000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND THEY TOLD HER THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CUPPING. DUE TO THE VEHICLES LOW MILEAGE THE CONTACT FEELS THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF TIRE DAMAGE. THE SHOP STATED THAT UNEVEN TIRE TREAD WEAR WAS THE REASON FOR THE CUPPING. *NM

DRIVING ON I-10 WHEN MY REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING MY SUV TO SERVE AND ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. IT CAUSED OVER $3,000 IN DAMAGE. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED AND NO ONE WAS HURT. IT IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REVIEWED BY THE TIRE COMPANY TO SEE IF IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR. *JB

DT: CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES ON NEW 2005 FORD F150. HE HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REBALANCED EVERY 100-200 MILES .THE DEALER REPLACED 3 OF THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THEM TO BALANCE WITHIN THE LIMITS. THE FIRST TIRE WAS REPLACED AT 56 MILES. NOW THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAS A HUNK OF TREAD OUT OF THE TIRE. THEY WERE SAYING VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS, BUT VEHICLE HAS NOT HIT ANYTHING, AND THAT THE TIRE WAS A ROAD HAZARD . ALSO, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH. THEY PUT A STABILIZER ON THE LEFT REAR IN THE FRAME TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE TIRES STILL WERE UNBALANCED. *AK

DT: WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A SOUND OF EXPLOSION AND IT WAS THE TIRE THAT EXPLODED ON THE FREEWAY. WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THEN PULLED OVER TO CHANGE IT WITH THE SPARE. I SAW A HOLE ABOUT SIX INCHES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TIRE WALL NOT IN FRONT SIDE. THIS WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. CALLED NISSAN DEALER. THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER CALLED CONTINENTAL TIRES. AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. THE ONLY OPTION WAS THAT CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW TIRES WHICH COST $300.00. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CAR WAS CHECKED , AND HAD NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS . NISSAN DEALER SAID TO CALL BACK CONTINENTAL TIRES. CALLED THE AGAIN AND CONTINENTAL TIRES DID NOT WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. AS OF NOW CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE WITH THE SPARE TIRE, AND COMPLAINED AGAINST CONTINENTAL TIRES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. *AK THE TIRE REMAINED FULLY INFLATED WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. *SC *JB

CHECKED PRESSURE AT 40 # AT 9AM. LEFT ON A TRIP AT 1130. AT 1150 THERE DEVELOPED A HEAVY VIBRATION AT 70 MPH. SLOWED TO 45 AND THE RIGHT REAR SUFFERED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR DURING SEPARATION. OLD TREAD IS STILL ON SHOULDER OF I75, REST OF TIRE REPLACED IN TAMPA AT A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2004 F150 SUPERCAB 2X4 AUGUST 12 AND PAID MY FIRST PAYMENT TO FORD MOTOR CREDIT SEPTEMBER 11. IT HAS 4500 MILES ON IT AND ALREADY NEEDED FOUR NEW TIRES! DURING THE PAST MONTH I HAVE HAD SEVEN (7) FLATS. GRANTED, I DRIVE FIVE MILES (ONE WAY) DOWN A DIRT ROAD SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I WANTED A TRUCK, I THOUGHT IT COULD HANDLE IT. I SHOWED THE TIRES TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK, THEIR RESPONSE: IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY HAS BEEN PEELING OUT ON GRAVEL THAT GRAVEL IS REALLY EATING UP THIS TRUCK" "I'M SORRY, WE CAN'T HELP YOU". ACTUALLY, THE TIRES LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY HAS BEEN DOING DONUTS ON BARBED WIRE OR RUN THROUGH A MEAT TENDERIZER, CHEWED UP. ROCKS THE SIZE OF ENGLISH PEAS ARE CUTTING / PUNCTURING THESE TIRES. IS ANYBODY ELSE HAVING THE SAME TIRE ISSUE? *AK