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Recently i have been experiencing intermittent vibrations while driving.i had the car inspected at an independent tire shop who found two out of four tires (one front, one rear) were out-of-round because of tread separation or belt slipping.i began to suspect that this was related to vibrations that i experienced early after buying the car used with new continental dws tires installed, from a volvo dealer, just over two years ago. Then i had assumed that the problem was a slight imbalance or poor wheel mounting.i had the car inspected at a continental tire dealer to initiate a warranty claim, because the tires were possibly unsafe to use after 2 years and 18000 miles (well within the 6 year workmanship, and 50000 mile treadwear warranty). They found uneven camber wear and cupping, but no tread separation, and the cars suspension and alignment checked out. Continental refused to honor the defect in workmanship warranty claiming that i had not maintained the tires because i had followed the cars manufactures service recommendation of not rotating tires (sacrificing treadwear for improved handling). I recontacted continental when the level of the vibrations and thumping noises subsided again because an intermittent vibration could not be explained by cupping and camber wear because they are permanent, thus supporting the independent shops claim that there is an internal defect in the tire allowing the belts to shift. Continental has dismissed this as a possible cause and is seemingly ignoring the fact that these tires could have a potentially dangerous manufacturing defect.
In november, i purchased 4 new continental extremecontact dws for my car. In march, during pothole season, i quickly learned that these new tires have soft sidewalls and easily develop sidewall bubbles. I had to replace two of the tires during this time period. I've never - in my 15 years of driving - had to replace a tire due to a sidewall bubble. Curious, i typed "continental dws sidewall bubble" into google and found online forums loaded with folks complaining of the same issue. It's pretty clear based on my own experience, and online reports from others, that the continental dws tires have weaker than usual sidewalls, and develop bubbles at a much higher rate than other tires. After spending so much on tires within a six month period, i asked continental to replace just one of the tires under warranty (the tire shop had mercy and replaced one for free!). Continental's initial warranty includes road hazard protection for the first 2/10ths of wear, which this tire easily fell under. After meeting all of continental's requirements for the warranty information, they have stopped responding to my customer service inquiries. They said it would take three weeks to receive a check. It's been three months. Please open an investigation into the sidewall issues of these tires. It is clearly a known issue, and continental refuses to take responsibility - even when they are supposed to be covered under warranty! my next complaint will be filed with the ftc for false warranty claims, since they refuse to honor the warranty under the rules they developed; rules that i met. Consider this filed complaint my official notice to continental. If i die due to a tire defect, this notice is placed in a file for my lawyer.
In november, i purchased 4 new continental extremecontact dws for my car. In march, during pothole season, i quickly learned that these new tires have soft sidewalls and easily develop sidewall bubbles. I had to replace two of the tires during this time period. I've never - in my 15 years of driving - had to replace a tire due to a sidewall bubble. Curious, i typed "continental dws sidewall bubble" into google and found online forums loaded with folks complaining of the same issue. It's pretty clear based on my own experience, and online reports from others, that the continental dws tires have weaker than usual sidewalls, and develop bubbles at a much higher rate than other tires. After spending so much on tires within a six month period, i asked continental to replace just one of the tires under warranty (the tire shop had mercy and replaced one for free!). Continental's initial warranty includes road hazard protection for the first 2/10ths of wear, which this tire easily fell under. After meeting all of continental's requirements for the warranty information, they have stopped responding to my customer service inquiries. They said it would take three weeks to receive a check. It's been three months. Please open an investigation into the sidewall issues of these tires. It is clearly a known issue, and continental refuses to take responsibility - even when they are supposed to be covered under warranty! my next complaint will be filed with the ftc for false warranty claims, since they refuse to honor the warranty under the rules they developed; rules that i met. Consider this filed complaint my official notice to continental. If i die due to a tire defect, this notice is placed in a file for my lawyer.
The contact owns a 2007 toyota scion tc.the vehicle has continental extreme contitrac tires, size 215 45 zr17 87w.one month ago, the front driver's side tire flattened while driving 80 mph.the contact took the tire to a tire shop and they stated that the issue was normal because they are low profile tires.after purchasing a new tire one month later, the front passenger side tire flattened due to a hole on the inside sidewall.the manufacturer stated that they would look into the issue, but could not guarantee that they would replace the tire.the dot number was unknown.the failure mileage was 26,900.
The contact owns a 2007 volkswagen new beetle with continental ms radial(na) tires, size p225/45 r17, dot number 50751. The contact was traveling 55 mph when the left front tire completely came apart. The sidewall split and the tread from the tire came off of the tire. The tires were on the vehicle when it was purchased. The contact was told that the tires were the original tires for the vehicle. The contact put 20000 miles on the vehicle after it was purchased. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage and current mileages were 37000.
Continental contiextremecontact radials size 205/55 r16 v speed rating, purchased on 7/10/08.tires have approximately 10,000 miles at incident date.upon arriving at destination after a 9 hour trip traveling at approximately 67mph average, both right side tires had large bulges in the sidewall.the right rear tire has a golfball sized bulge, the front right tire slightly smaller.the sidewall has obviously failed and the tire is quite spongy at the bulge.failure was caught before an accident was caused, however this could have been a loss of life accident if the tires had failed catastrophically.
Continental contiextremecontact radials size 205/55 r16 v speed rating, purchased on 7/10/08.tires have approximately 10,000 miles at incident date.upon arriving at destination after a 9 hour trip traveling at approximately 67mph average, both right side tires had large bulges in the sidewall.the right rear tire has a golfball sized bulge, the front right tire slightly smaller.the sidewall has obviously failed and the tire is quite spongy at the bulge.failure was caught before an accident was caused, however this could have been a loss of life accident if the tires had failed catastrophically.
In november, i purchased 4 new continental extremecontact dws for my car. In march, during pothole season, i quickly learned that these new tires have soft sidewalls and easily develop sidewall bubbles. I had to replace two of the tires during this time period. I've never - in my 15 years of driving - had to replace a tire due to a sidewall bubble. Curious, i typed "continental dws sidewall bubble" into google and found online forums loaded with folks complaining of the same issue. It's pretty clear based on my own experience, and online reports from others, that the continental dws tires have weaker than usual sidewalls, and develop bubbles at a much higher rate than other tires. After spending so much on tires within a six month period, i asked continental to replace just one of the tires under warranty (the tire shop had mercy and replaced one for free!). Continental's initial warranty includes road hazard protection for the first 2/10ths of wear, which this tire easily fell under. After meeting all of continental's requirements for the warranty information, they have stopped responding to my customer service inquiries. They said it would take three weeks to receive a check. It's been three months. Please open an investigation into the sidewall issues of these tires. It is clearly a known issue, and continental refuses to take responsibility - even when they are supposed to be covered under warranty! my next complaint will be filed with the ftc for false warranty claims, since they refuse to honor the warranty under the rules they developed; rules that i met. Consider this filed complaint my official notice to continental. If i die due to a tire defect, this notice is placed in a file for my lawyer.
The contact owns a 2007 toyota scion tc.the vehicle has continental extreme contitrac tires, size 215 45 zr17 87w.one month ago, the front driver's side tire flattened while driving 80 mph.the contact took the tire to a tire shop and they stated that the issue was normal because they are low profile tires.after purchasing a new tire one month later, the front passenger side tire flattened due to a hole on the inside sidewall.the manufacturer stated that they would look into the issue, but could not guarantee that they would replace the tire.the dot number was unknown.the failure mileage was 26,900.
The contact owns a 2007 volkswagen new beetle with continental ms radial(na) tires, size p225/45 r17, dot number 50751. The contact was traveling 55 mph when the left front tire completely came apart. The sidewall split and the tread from the tire came off of the tire. The tires were on the vehicle when it was purchased. The contact was told that the tires were the original tires for the vehicle. The contact put 20000 miles on the vehicle after it was purchased. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage and current mileages were 37000.
In november, i purchased 4 new continental extremecontact dws for my car. In march, during pothole season, i quickly learned that these new tires have soft sidewalls and easily develop sidewall bubbles. I had to replace two of the tires during this time period. I've never - in my 15 years of driving - had to replace a tire due to a sidewall bubble. Curious, i typed "continental dws sidewall bubble" into google and found online forums loaded with folks complaining of the same issue. It's pretty clear based on my own experience, and online reports from others, that the continental dws tires have weaker than usual sidewalls, and develop bubbles at a much higher rate than other tires. After spending so much on tires within a six month period, i asked continental to replace just one of the tires under warranty (the tire shop had mercy and replaced one for free!). Continental's initial warranty includes road hazard protection for the first 2/10ths of wear, which this tire easily fell under. After meeting all of continental's requirements for the warranty information, they have stopped responding to my customer service inquiries. They said it would take three weeks to receive a check. It's been three months. Please open an investigation into the sidewall issues of these tires. It is clearly a known issue, and continental refuses to take responsibility - even when they are supposed to be covered under warranty! my next complaint will be filed with the ftc for false warranty claims, since they refuse to honor the warranty under the rules they developed; rules that i met. Consider this filed complaint my official notice to continental. If i die due to a tire defect, this notice is placed in a file for my lawyer.
Recently i have been experiencing intermittent vibrations while driving.i had the car inspected at an independent tire shop who found two out of four tires (one front, one rear) were out-of-round because of tread separation or belt slipping.i began to suspect that this was related to vibrations that i experienced early after buying the car used with new continental dws tires installed, from a volvo dealer, just over two years ago. Then i had assumed that the problem was a slight imbalance or poor wheel mounting.i had the car inspected at a continental tire dealer to initiate a warranty claim, because the tires were possibly unsafe to use after 2 years and 18000 miles (well within the 6 year workmanship, and 50000 mile treadwear warranty). They found uneven camber wear and cupping, but no tread separation, and the cars suspension and alignment checked out. Continental refused to honor the defect in workmanship warranty claiming that i had not maintained the tires because i had followed the cars manufactures service recommendation of not rotating tires (sacrificing treadwear for improved handling). I recontacted continental when the level of the vibrations and thumping noises subsided again because an intermittent vibration could not be explained by cupping and camber wear because they are permanent, thus supporting the independent shops claim that there is an internal defect in the tire allowing the belts to shift. Continental has dismissed this as a possible cause and is seemingly ignoring the fact that these tires could have a potentially dangerous manufacturing defect.
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