CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350 WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES, LINE SIZE LP275/65R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER TIRED TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. ...UPDATED 10/17/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TEN MILES BEFORE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT , THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE PICK UP (2011) AND THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER (2012) THAT IT WAS TOWING WERE BOTH TOTALED. THE DRIVER HAD MINOR NECK INJURY. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD MINOR CUTS FROM THE PASSENGER WINDOW WHICH BROKE. UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2009 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES, SIZE 225/65/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT TWICE IN LESS THEN 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT HANDLED THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE OF ROAD CONDITIONS OR AN UNIDENTIFIED FAILURE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 5,000 MILES AND THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURED AT 15,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR TIRES (SIZE:P245/65R17) THAT WERE USED ON THE FRONT AND REAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WALLS HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AN ABNORMAL WOBBLE NOISE WAS BEING EMITTED FROM THE TIRES WHEN DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 51,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. . ....UPDATED 05/23/12 *BF CONSUMER STATED TWO TIRES ON VEHICLE FAILED WITHIN 1500 MILES OF EACH OTHER (FIRST ONE FAILED ON DRIVERS SIDE AND SECOND ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR). CONSUMER CONTACTED CONTINENTAL TIRES ABOUT HAVING TIRES REPLACED BUT BECAUSE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED CONTINENTAL TIRES WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM . CONSUMER CALLED NHTSA AND FILED A COMPLAINT. UPDATED 6/6/12 *SD

ON MARCH 23, 2012, WHILE TOWING MY RV ON I16, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF MY 2009 F350 PEELED OFF. MY FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC LT275/65R18. ACCORDING TO CONTINENTAL THESE TIRES WERE NOT A PART OF RECALL #11T002000 AND YET, GIVEN THE EXACT SAME FAILURE, I WONDER IF MY TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE TRUCK HAD VERY LOW MILEAGE, THE TREAD STILL HAD A DEPTH OF 11 AND THE BED LOAD WAS ONLY 2700 LBS(USING CAT WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS.) OF THE TRUCK'S 4000 LB CAPACITY. THE TIRE PRESSURE, BEFORE LEAVING 2 HOURS EARLIER, WAS AT THE RECOMMENDED 80 LBS. AFTER TALKING TO MY FORD DEALER IN AUSTIN, TX I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS NOTIFICATION 11B24 CONCERNING THESE TIRES. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS I WOULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION. TO THIS END I HAD ALL 5 TIRES REPLACED BEFORE I AGAIN TOWED THE RV. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, I COULD NOT TAKE THE CHANCE OF TEMPTING FATE ANOTHER TIME. AS THE TRUCK LEFT QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED I DID START A CLAIM FOR REPAIR WITH CONTINENTAL. BASED ON ANY RESPONSE FROM YOU I WILL ALSO REQUEST PRO-RATED COMPENSATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. I SAVED THE FAILED TIRE AND CONTINENTAL HAS REQUESTED THAT I SEND IT TO THEM. I WILL DO THIS WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. *TR

PURCHASED 4 LT CONTINENTAL CONITRAC 275/70R18 TIRES/FORD OEM WHEELS FROM BARNEY'S TIRE AND WHEEL IN TEMECULA, CA FOR MY 2003 F350 FORD TRUCK. THESE TIRE AND WHEELS WERE IN NEW CONDITION. JUNE 2, 2011 I HAD DINSAUR TIRE LOCATED IN CALIMESA CA REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DUE TO TIRE SEPARATION. NEITHER I OR DINOSAUR TIRE WERE AWARE OF THE CONTINENTAL TIRE RECALL. MARCH 22, I HAD THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATE AND AGAIN CONTACTED DINOSAUR TIRE TO SCHEDULE A REPLACEMENT. AGAIN, THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. THINKING TWO TIRE SEPARATIONS WERE ODD, I PERFORMED A SEARCH ON THE WEB FOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THESE TIRES AND DISCOVERED CONTINENTAL HAD RECALLED CERTAIN TIRES. EMAILED CONTINENTAL THE DOT NUMBERS OF THE TIRES AND THEY CONFIRMED WITH A EMAIL THESE WERE TIRES SUBJECT TO THE RECALL AND I WAS DIRECTED TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. CONTACTED DINOSAUR TIRE (AUTHORIZED DEALER) AND FAXED ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THEM. THEY WERE STILL UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND DID NOT KNOW THE PROCESS TO FILE A CLAIM. DINOSAUR TIRE CALLED CONTINENTAL WITH ME IN THEIR COMPANY TO GET AN AUTHORIZATION. UNFORTUNATELY AND WRONGFULLY, CONTINENTAL WILL ONLY PRORATE THE REMAINING THREE TIRES BECAUSE THERE WAS A COMPLIANCE DATE OF OCTOBER 15, 2011 AND STATED ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED THE TIRES WERE CONTACTED. HAD THE AUTHORIZED DEALER DINOSAUR TIRE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE RECALLED TIRES LAST JUNE, I COULD OF REPLACED THE 4 TIRES WITHOUT ANY FEES AND FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE CONTINENTAL FAILED TO COMMUNICATE THIS TO THE PUBLIC AND AUTHORIZED CONTINENTAL DEALERSHIPS, DEMONSTRATES A LACK TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC FOR TIRES THE PUBLIC ACCIDENTALLY CAME IN POSSESSION OF, AND SOLD BY UNAWARE TIRE COMPANIES. CONTINENTAL WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE REPLACED LAST JUNE, 2011. AGAIN - FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE THE RECALL TO THE PUBLIC DEMONSTRATES A LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR SIZE LT275/70/R18 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11T002000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE, BUT NOT THE REMAINING TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR TIRES, SIZED 265/70/R17 WITH A DOT NUMBER OF A3T645RW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND THE CONTACT BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, EXTENSIVE DAMAGED WAS INFLICTED ON THE REAR BUMPED AND TAIL LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE STATED TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

ONE OF 4 CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC LT 275/65 R 18 TIRES, DOT # P5B9 1VUB, HAS MULTIPLE (14+) TINY AIR LEAKS THROUGH THE TREAD OF THE TIRE. THERE IS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OR TREAD. THE TIRES HAVE JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY 2008 FORD F250 2WD MANUAL TRANSMISSION DIESEL CREW CAB PICK UP WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A COMPLETE THREAD SEPARATION IN ONE OF THE REAR TIRES, (CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC SUV, P265-70R17), THE TRIMMING BEHIND THE TIRE WELL WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER REGISTERS 43,993 MILES. *TR

RT READ TIRE INNER BELT BROKE CAUSE DANGEROUS SHIMMY IN THE READ END OF MY PICK UP. RT FRONT TIRE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SPLITTING FROM THE SIDEWALL AS WELL AS THE LF READ TIRE. TIRES HAVE 12, 038 MILES ON THEM. CONTINENTAL REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THE DOT #'S DO NOT MATCH "THEIR" RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME MALFUNCTIONS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS NOW AND I NEED THOSE TIRES REPLACED! THESE DOT NUMBERS NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL: P515 1VUB 4707 P515 1VUB 4607 P515 1V3B 0807 *TR