9999 CONTINENTAL TRAILER CONTINENTAL

0 recalls — 72 complaints

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Complaint Statistics

72 total complaints 3 crashes 7 injuries

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
TIRES	35
TIRES:TREAD/BELT	26
TIRES:SIDEWALL	7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
SUSPENSION:FRONT	1
WHEELS:RIM	1
TRAILER HITCHES	1

Incident date: Jun 10, 2010

UNIT #12005 CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK. THE 2000 CONTINENTAL TRAILER SUFFERED THE DAMAGE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END BUCKLED IN. *BF THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO UNIT #1 CHEVROLET TRUCK. THE DRIVER FOR INTERSTATE TOWING ADVISED THE LOCKING PIN ON THE BALL HITCH WAS NOT LOCKED IN PLACE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH R... Read more

Incident date: Aug 9, 2004

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE LUGS: NUTS, AND ROLLED ABOUT 3-400 FEET INTO THE WOODS. CONSUMER WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD BY ONE PERSON TO HAVE A NICE TRIP, AND HUNG UP. CONSUMER CALLED AGAIN... Read more

Incident date: Aug 23, 2002

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR TIRE BECAME FLAT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT AS THE CONSUMER WALKED AROUND THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS HALF FLAT.... Read more

Incident date: Jun 14, 2002

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, BMW, 318I WITH 30283 MILES. DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM PASSENGER'S REAR OF VEHICLE. TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED, CAUSING $ 4000.00 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK CONTINENTAL TOURING 205/60R15 91H CH95

Incident date: May 30, 2002

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT, OWNER THEN PULLED OVER, AND TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, TIRE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO OFFERED TO PAY PARTIAL AMOUNT. *AK *JB

Incident date: Jul 25, 2002

P255/75R17, WHILE DRIVING 60MPH TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.*AK CONSUMER REPLACED 2 OF THE TIRES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, DOT NUMBER AD9C448, FOR BOTH TIRES, CONTINENTAL. *SLC

Incident date: Jun 2, 2002

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CUPPING, AND AT 27000 MILES MANUFACTURER WANTS TO REPLACE THE TIRES. P215/60R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 27000 MILES MOUNTED ON LINCOLN LS, 2000. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED THREE TIMES BUT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CUPPED AND SHOWS WEAR. *YH

Incident date: Aug 28, 2001

RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AT 17 INCHES. CONSUMER TURNED IN TIRES BEFORE RETREIVING THE DOT NUMBER. *JG

Incident date: Jun 29, 2002

WHILE DRIVING DOWN 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT ALL TIRES WERE UNSAFE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RIGHT FRONT/ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, /P215/70R15 WITH LESS THAN 30000 MILES ON TIRES/D... Read more

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE NEW CONTINENTAL P26570R15 ALL OF THE FOUR TIRES ARE MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED HOWEVER UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*JB

Incident date: Jul 14, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. AFTERWARDS, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 22OOO MILES, CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMERICAN 275/60R17, MOUNTED ON A 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION. *AKTHE DOT NUMBER RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE LEFT REAR, DOT ADT 044T3... Read more

Incident date: Jun 28, 2002

E-PLUS, P195/65R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2002, VOLKSWAGEN, PASSAT WITH 10000 MILES. REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH.*AK WHILE TRAVELING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DISENTEGRATED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *JG *TS

Incident date: Apr 21, 2002

CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC, P275/60R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR WITH 16000 MILES. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AT 60-65 MPH, STEELBELT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK *YH

Incident date: Apr 13, 2002

CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC RADIAL, P265/75R15, DOT AD9V-3CW 306, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 20000 MILES ON A 1995 FORD F 150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING $ 1100.00 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

Incident date: Dec 1, 2001

WHILE DRIVING, REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. MECHANIC STATED TREAD WAS SEPARATING BECAUSE OF A BAD ALIGNMENT. BODY SHOP THAT DID THE ALIGNMENT GAVE A PRINT OUT OF THE ALIGNMENT WITH STATISTICS. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE BACK REAR TIRE WAS WORN OUT ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TREAD OF TH... Read more

Incident date: Jan 30, 2002

CONTINENTAL GRABBER AW SIZE 275-60R17 DOT#: ADT044T2600 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM *JG

Incident date: Feb 1, 2002

WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF DUE TO CORROSION. ALL FOUR TIRE WERE WARPED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED REAR RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAD FAILED AND WAS INSTALLED BY ... Read more

Incident date: Sep 18, 2001

VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WOULD COME FROM STEERING WHEEL OR COLUMN WHEN MAKING A TURN, ON COLD MORNINGS, THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK NOTICED FROM THE UNDERSIDE CENTER, CONTINENTAL TIRES SIZE #16, DOT #A3084531901, WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGES. DEALER NOTIFIE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 18, 2001

CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMERI, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, TAURUS, P215/60R16 SIZE, DOT# A3X844P1300. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SLITS ON SIDEWALL.*AK *SLC

Incident date: Oct 31, 2001

1999 MERCURY SABLE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P205/65R15, WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELT SPONGY. *AK DOT NUMBER P5UR4423900, CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A SPLIT ABOUT 1 INCH FROM THE RIM AND 1/4 OF AN INCH FROM THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 11, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN A 2000, FORD, WINDSTAR RIGHT/REAR CONTINENTAL TIRE, SIZE: P215/70R15, DOT: A3M344C249 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. UPON REPLACEMENT OF TIRE, A TIRE SHOP FOUND A BUBBLE FORMING IN THE TREAD OF LEFT/REAR CONTINENTAL TIRE. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 12200 MILES ON TIR... Read more

Incident date: Oct 4, 2001

DUELER RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, SIZE 225/70R19.5, DOT# CU9RIHTK0400 BLEW OUT WHILE PUTTING AIR INTO TIRE. CONSUMER RECEIVED HAND/ARM INJURIES. TIRE CONTRACTOR FOR CONTINENTAL TIRE WAS NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *AK *... Read more

1 injured

Incident date: Jun 28, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT TWENTY MILES ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. LEFT FRONT TIRE AIR CAME OUT. HE WAS FORCED OVER TO SHOULDER. CONTINENTAL GENERAL, P22570R19.5. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

Incident date: Jul 15, 2000

BMW IS CLAIMING THAT IT'S A TIRE PROBLEM & NOT A SYSTEM PROBLEM (TIRESIZE: 235/45R-17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/45R-17 )

Incident date: Aug 10, 2000

ALL 5 ORIGINAL TIRES HAD SIDEWALL SPLITTING/HERNIATION (INCLUDING THE SPARE), OTHER INSTANCES WERE REPORTED TO ME BY PEAKE BMW (I.E. 15 TO 20 OTHER SETS OF TIRES WERE REPLACED FOR A DISCOUNT AS UNDER WARRANTY). I AM CONCERNED BY THESE NUMBERS AND THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY 100% TO REPLACE THE ... Read more

VARIOUS POSITIONS AND MILES. APPEARS TO BE A "ZIPPER FAILURE IN THE SIDEWALL"*AK (DOT NUMBER: CU8RHMTJ TIRESIZE: 225/70R19.)

Incident date: Aug 11, 2000

ORIGINAL TIRE ON A FORD, TAURUS 2000, P215/60R16 94 T TOURING, DK6783834235, AT 65 MPH REAR TIRE CAME APART. *AK CONTINENTAL GENERAL IS THE BRAND NAME OF THE TIRE. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE CAUSED BY THE TIRE FAILURE. *YH

Incident date: Oct 14, 2000

NO SUMMARY (TIRESIZE: P255/75 R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/75 R1 )

1 injured

Incident date: Jul 19, 2000

CONSUMER NOTICED CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRES WERE LOSING AIR, DEALER INSPECTED THAT TIRES WERE CRACKING BETWEEN THE TREADS, DIVITS WERE ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, AND TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

Incident date: Aug 6, 2000

TREAD OF CONTINENTAL TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE CASING CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIRE BLEWOUT DAMAGING REAR QUARTER PANEL (CONTINENTAL AMERITECH ST GENERAL SIZE 215/75R15). NLM

Incident date: Aug 6, 2000

TREAD OF CONTINENTAL TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE CASING CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIRE BLEWOUT DAMAGING REAR QUARTER PANEL (CONTINENTAL AMERITECH ST GENERAL SIZE 215/75R15). NLM

Incident date: Aug 6, 2000

TREAD OF CONTINENTAL TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE CASING CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIRE BLEWOUT DAMAGING REAR QUARTER PANEL (CONTINENTAL AMERITECH ST GENERAL SIZE 215/75R15). NLM

Incident date: Aug 6, 2000

TREAD OF CONTINENTAL TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE CASING CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, THE SECOND TIRE BLEWOUT DAMAGING REAR QUARTER PANEL (CONTINENTAL AMERITECH ST GENERAL SIZE 215/75R15). NLM

Incident date: Jul 19, 2000

Incident date: Sep 8, 2000

THE TIRES TREAD COMPLETLY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS. ALL THAT WAS LEFT ON THE RIM AFTER STOPPING WERE THE TWO SIDEWALLS STANDING LIKE DOUGHNUTS ON THE EDGES OF THE RIM. OTHER DRIVERS SAW CHUNKS OF RUBBER FLYING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT I HAD RUN OVER A TRACTOR TRAILER SHED RECAP. *... Read more

Incident date: Oct 15, 2000

CONSUMER HAS A 1993 FORD, F150. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH & DRIVER'S REAR TIRE HAD CHUNKS COMING FROM IT, INSIDE 2ND TREAD WS SEPARATED. 3 TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AND STEEL BELT WAS SHOWING. STEERING WAS MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT ON ACCELERATION. TRIE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT# UNKNOWN.*AK

Incident date: Jul 17, 2000

THE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AT P255/75R17 TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT FROM TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS

Incident date: Dec 23, 1999

CONTINENTAL TIRES EXPERIENCED DRY ROT, CRACKING, AND TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

Incident date: Oct 1, 1999

CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AS 16" TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

Incident date: Aug 24, 2000

I WAS EXPERIENCING MY VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT SO I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 65 MPH. I THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT MY TRUCK JUMP. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SAW THAT MY TREAD WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE CROWN OF THE TIRE. THE TREAD COMING OFF CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I AM... Read more

Incident date: Sep 20, 2000

WE WERE ON A TRIP ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 ON A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 58 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 1200 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND THE OPERATOR CHANGED THE TIRE AND STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE... Read more

Incident date: Sep 29, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAYTIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED, CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEFLATION. TIRE SIDEWALL IS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ACOF 3FW TIRESIZE: 205/55R16)

Incident date: Jun 1, 2000

ORIGINAL TIRES RECALLED AND REPLACED AT 5300 MILES. BELT SEPARATION ON BOTH REPLACEMENT REAR TIRES AFTER 16,000 MILES. WINNEBAGO NOTIFIED JULY AND OCT 1998 OF OUR CONCERNS WITH REPLACEMENT TIRES. WE SUGGESTED ENGINEERING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. THEY RESPONDED THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE WHEELS ALIGNED.... Read more

Incident date: Sep 30, 2000

CONTINENTAL, CONTOUR TIRE, P205/70R16 SIZE, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, FORD, E320. TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AT 45MPH, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

Incident date: Aug 25, 2000

TIRE VIBERATES AT 55-60 MILES. DRIVES ROUGH AT ALL SPEED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

Incident date: Aug 25, 2000

TIRE VIBERATES AT 55-60 MILES. DRIVES ROUGH AT ALL SPEED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

Incident date: Sep 11, 2000

CAR STARTED VIBRATING HEAVILY IN SPEED OVER 30MPH. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. PURCHASED NEW TIRES FROM DEALER . WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS APPROACHED BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHO HAD ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE TIRES ON THEIR NAVIGATOR HAD FAILED AT 30,000 MILES. S... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2000

3 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAVE SIGNS OF SIDEWALL SEPARATION. TIRE IS A CONTITRAC AT, P255/75R17. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR. TIRE MILEAGE AT 40,000. CONTINENTAL WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

Incident date: Oct 24, 1999

THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH AN OCCURENCE DATE OF 10/9/99 WAS WHEN I LOCATED A LUMP IN THE LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE SIDE TO SIDE AS THE LUMP OR RAISED PORTION OF THE WHEEL WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT FELT LIKE THE TI... Read more

Incident date: Apr 6, 2000

DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THESE TIRES ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN PAST 4 MONTHS WITHOUT SUCCESS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/55/16 )

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CONTINENTAL 16 INCH CONTI TRAC AS TIRES

P245/75R16 CONTITRAC AS TIRES INTENDED FOR THE 1998-1999 MODEL YEAR LINCOLN NAVIGATOR

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0 Reported Deaths

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