CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES Complaints

I HAVE HAD TWO BLOW OUTS IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS ON MY NAVIGATOR WHICH HAVE CONTENNTIAL TIRES. I HAVE HAD THESE TIRES LOOKED BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING HOWEVER, THEY SUGGET THAT I NOTIFY OF THIS PORBLEM. THESE TIRES COULD HAVE CAUSED ME AND MY CHIDREN OUR LIVES. L.WHITE

THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO ABRUPTLY PULL OVER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT FOUR MONTHS AGO. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED $3500 IN DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC AW, 275/60R17. *AK *NLM

DEALER WILL NOT HONOR RECALL LETTER FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT. THE TWO REAR TIRES BLEW OUT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR AAA TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC SUV. *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE HAD EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE TIRE WAS RIPPED IN A CIRCULAR TEAR. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T SUSTAIN ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOR DID THE VEHICLE. *PH *JB

NAR 06-10-2003. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS CONTACTED BY CONTINENTAL CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ABOUT HER TIRES BEING APART OF A REFERENCE RECALL PROGRAM , DESPITE THE CONFIRMATIONS AND THE CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AND THE ONLY ACCOMMODATIONS OFFERED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF CONTINENTAL WAS 20% OFF A SET OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS VERY OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED HOW CONTINENTAL HAS HANDLED MATTERS AND WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SWIFTLY RESOLVING THE SITUATION. (DAUGHTER MARINA SHEAR ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER ELLIE HICKS.) *CB ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING HER VEHICLE SERVICED, SHE WAS ASSURED THE TIRES WERE OK. FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS RECEIVED, ONE OF THE TIRES FELT SPONGY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIRE WAS LOW AND ON A SECOND OCCASION ONE OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT

THE CONTINENTAL TIRES VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE STEEL TIRE BELT CAME APART. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE RECALLED BUT HE CONSUMER WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FRO THE RECALL BECAUSE IT EXPIRED 2 DAYS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *MR *SCC *NLM

CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR - P265-70R-17 SIDEWALL CAME COMPLETELY APART AND ALMOST CAUSED A TRAGEDY. MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE WITH THESE TIRES ON MY NEW EXPEDITION - FOUND OUT CONTINENTAL HAD A RECALL IN 2002 AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OF ANOTHER PROBLEM - FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE MY TIRES - ONLY THE ONE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE TREAD - THE TIRE JUST COMPLETELY SEPERATED IN 2 PIECES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEND A PICTURE IF POSSIBLE, AND WOULD GIVE YOU THE TIRES FOR TESTING.

THE TRACTION ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE NOT GOOD WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *NLM *SCC *JB