CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES Complaints

STEERING COLUMN SHIMMIED WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE; STEERING COLUMN MADE RUBBING NOISE; TWO TIRES BLEW OUT; ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION LIGHT TURNED ON; POOR FM RECEPTION; FRONT SEATS ROCK. MR

COMPLETE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE LEAVING IT TO DRIVE WTIH EXPOSED STEEL. TIRE DID NOT LOSE AIR AND VEHICLE WAS SAFELY BROUGHT TO A STOP. TIRE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE AFTER SERIOUS NEGOTIATION (ARGUEMENT) THEY AGREED FORD HAD WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACED TIRE AND ARE GOING TO REPAIR BODY DAMAGE FROM THE INCIDENT.*AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SIDEWALLS CAVED IN WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 30000 MILES, MOUNTED PN A 1999, LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR, P245/75R16, DOT # AD70449-248. *AK

P275/60R17, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001 LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR WITH 22000 MILES. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC, 65 MPH, ON AUGUST 12, 2002 REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT 70 MPH.*AK

CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC AT, P255/75R17, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998 LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR WITH 46500 MILES. TREAD SEPARATION ON REAR PASSENGER TIRE AT 45-50 MPH.*AK

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AT 50 MPH. THE TIRE STAYED INFLATED HOWEVER THE TREAD CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMBER AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL PANEL. FORTUNATE FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND BRING IT TO A STOP WITH OUT INJURY TO ANYONE ELSE OR MYSELF. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF ABNORMAL WEAR AND NO VISUAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED ON THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I'M A COMMERCIAL "TRANSPORT CATEGORY" AIRCRAFT MECHANIC SO I DO KNOW HOW TO INSPECT TIRES AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. AND STILL THIS HAPPEN TO ME, THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. PLEASE GET THEM OFF THE ROADS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. SIZE P255/75R17, DOTE4025825 , ORINGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK

CONTINENTAL AND THE DEALER CONSPIRED TOGETHER AND MY FIRST TIRE WAS THROWN AWAY IN 2 DAYS AGAINST MY WISHES.NO SAFETY DEFECT NOTED. *AK

CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC AW, P275/60R17, DOT ADT044U1800, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR WITH 27000 MILES. ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION.*AK

CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC, AW, P275/60R17, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR WITH 39953 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, 12 INCH PIECE OF TREAD. *AK