CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES Complaints

2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR- 21,000 MILES -CONTITRAC AT-P255/75R17 TIRES - DOT# AD9C 448 5100. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS ON I-95 AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH. (POSTED LIMITS ON I-95 ARE 65 AND 70) ON A SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 95 DEGREES. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST ALL IT'S TREAD AND IMMEDIATELY BLEW OUT. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 5 PM IN MODERATE TRAFFIC 7/16/2004. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER TO CHANGE TIRE. THE TIRE TREAD CAUSED BODY DAMAGE OF APPROXIMATELY $500.00 AND FORCED ME TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND ONE WHEEL AT A COST OF $868. (AT MY EXPENSE OF COARSE. THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.) I WILL RETAIN THE OLD TIRE AND WHEEL FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *LA

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (APPROX. 65 - 70 MPH) AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL. MY 2004 F-150 ONLY HAS 9700 MILES ON IT TO DATE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS OTHER TIRE STORES, DID NOT CARRY THIS PARTICULAR TIRE (255X65XR17). FORD LEAVES YOU WITH NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE EXCEPT TO PURCHASE ALL NEW WHEELS AND TIRES. *JB

AFTER 7500 MILES, TIRES ARE BALD. PORSCHE REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS THIS AS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OTHER INDEPENDENT/LISCENSED MECHANICS ALL CONCUR THAT THE TIRES ARE BALD AT 7500 MILES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY WITH PCNA, REGIONAL REP AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATE THAT BALD TIRES AT 7500 MILES ARE NORMAL.THE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY INFLATED, AND NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD. *LA

TIRE FAILURE DUE TO IMPACT WHILE DRIVING ON DIRT ROAD. TIRE SIDEWALL SHREDDED, BUT TRUCK WAS STOPPED SAFELY. THIS IS MY SECOND TIRE FAILURE IN 6 WEEKS, AND REPLACEMENTS IN THIS TIRE SIZE ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. I'VE BEEN W/OUT A SPARE FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS NOW.*AK

SINCE OWNING FIVE CONTINENTAL CONTI-TRAC TIRES, CONSUMER WAS SUBJECTED TO REPEATED FAILURE, UNSAFE TRAVELING CONDITION AND EXCESSIVE BURDEN DUE TO REPLACEMENT COSTS. *PH THERE WAS A REPEATED "TREAD SEPARATED" WITH THE NEW TIRES THAT WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN IN MARCH 2004, TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER REQUEST A REFUND FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST OF FIVE TIRES. *PH

UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES BY THE CONSUMER HE NOTICED CRACKS AROUND THE EDGES OF ALL FOUR TIRES. ALSO, TREAD BEGUN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT WORN OUT, AND 80% TREAD REMAINED THEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE TIRES HAD OVER 5,000 MILES.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR FROM LAUREL-FORD DEALER IN MISSISSIPPI ON AUGUST 21, 2003. AFTER ASKING THE DEALERSHIP IF ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCES WERE DONE ON VEHICLE MY FAMILY AND I LEFT FOR NEW YORK. I STILL HAD THE ORIGINAL MFR WARRANTIES AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE ON AUGUST 25TH THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. MY FAMILY AND I FEARED FOR OUR LIVES. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY, NO EMERGENCY BRAKES, NO STABLIZER, HEAVILY RUSTY LINKS, AND ETC. THE TOW TRUCK HAD TO TOW US TWICE. AFTER ARIVING IN NEW YORK, A DEALER, TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER SERVICED. THEY EXPLAINED IN DETIALED IN WRTING. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WAS ON VACTION WITH MY TWIN BOYS AND WIFE. I VERY ANGRIED WITH THE LAUREL-FORD DEALERSHIP IN MS AND ITS OWNERS. THE TIRES SEEM DRY ROTTED AND CORROSION WAS VERY VISIABLE UNDER THE SUV. SINCE THEN, I SPENT OVER $5000 GETTING THIS NAVIGATOR FIXED AND GOT VERY LITTLE SATISFACTIN FROM THE OWNER AND HIS DEALERSHIP. *AK

AN AFTERMARKET TIRE IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. CONSUMER SENT THE DAMAGED TIRE BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CLAIMED THAT BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION THIS WAS A SERVICE RELATED CONDITION BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURER. *AK TIRES WHERE ONLY 2 DAYS OLD, TIRE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE TIRE. *LA

COMPLAINT REGARDING MERCEDES PUTTING PERFORMANCE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE TIRES WERE ALL WEATHER TIRES, HOWEVER WHEN WINTER ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO GET SUFFICIENT TRACTION ON THE ICE AND SNOW. *JB

04 EXPEDITION. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS SET TO 35 PSI PER FACTORY SETTING ON DOOR, TPMS GOES OFF. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT AND THE TIRES ARE FINE. TPMS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK