Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | ||||||
| SQ00017 | CONTINENTAL TRAILER | 09/20/2000 | 04/23/2001 | CONTINENTAL 16 INCH CONTI TRAC AS TIRES | 00X004000 | |
| P245/75r16 contitrac as tires intended for the 1998-1999 model year lincoln navigator | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 05/30/2002 | 1 | 02/27/2002 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/28/2001 | 1 | 03/12/1999 | |
| 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 | |||
| 06/02/2002 | 4 | 09/04/1999 | |
| 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 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 02/01/2002 | 1 | 05/06/2000 | |
| 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 the dealer. (continental tire size p215/60r16) *yh | |||
| 09/18/2001 | 1 | 08/29/2001 | |
| 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 notified. *ak dealer replaced the steering rack, however steering continues to be loose. *yd | |||
| 10/31/2001 | 4 | ||
| 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 other 3 tires are dry rotted in the same area and some are beginning to show signs of splitting, consumer is requesting reimbursement. *jb | |||
| 08/11/2001 | 2 | ||
| 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 tires, and they were original equipment. *ak *yd | |||
| 10/04/2001 | 1 | 05/09/2000 | |
| 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 *yd | |||
| 06/28/2001 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 07/15/2000 | 4 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Bmw is claiming that it's a tire problem & not a system problem (tiresize: 235/45r-17)( dot number: tire size: 235/45r-17 ) | |||
| 10/14/2000 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| No summary (tiresize: p255/75 r1)( dot number: tire size: p255/75 r1 ) | |||
| 08/06/2000 | 4 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 10/15/2000 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 08/24/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| 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 waiting to hear from general about fixing my truck. after seeing my tire fall apart, my first thoughts were of firestone. my tire did exactly what firestone had done! thank you!*ak (tiresize: 235r70-16)( dot number: tire size: 235r70-16 ) | |||
| 09/20/2000 | 1 | 08/01/2000 | |
| 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. we drove to the les schwab tire dealer in burney. ca. they agreed the tire was unrepairable and sold us a replacement tire for $84. the tire dealer told us to go back where we bought the car to get reimbursed for the cost of the new tire. the lithia motors service department took possession of the defective tire, ordered and eventually replaced it with one of the same brand and size, and stated they would reimburse us for the cost of the les schwab tire. i asked for all the tires to be replaced since i was afraid another tire would fail. they said there were no recalls for that tire and they would not replace any other tires. *ak (dot number: acx8 tiresize: r21560r16) | |||
| 08/25/2000 | 08/01/2000 | ||
| Tire viberates at 55-60 miles. drives rough at all speed.( dot number: tire size: 17 ) | |||
| 04/06/2000 | 04/01/2000 | ||
| Dealer has attempted to balance these tires on three separate occasions within past 4 months without success.( dot number: tire size: p205/55/16 ) | |||
| 10/24/1999 | 2 | 03/01/1998 | |
| 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 tire was out of balance. i finally located the lump and had the tire replaced. i was informed at the time the belts had seperated. the tire was replaced but only after the price had been prorated according to the manufacturers warranty. the second incident was much more serious. while returning home from the northern part of the state the tread completely seperated on the right front tire. i was travelling on a highway known as the cimmaron turnpike. the speed limit on the turnpike is 75 mph. i noticed a vibration and then the whole tire let go. the tread stripprd off and tore up the whole inside of the fender as it continued to go around. it tore out the inner fender well liner . it looked exactly like the tires being shown on the news reports concerning firestone. after these two incidents these tires were replaced under the manufacturers warranty but only after they had been prorated. i replaced the two rear tires in april of 2000 prior to taking a trip because i thougt they might do the same thing.*ak( dot number: tire size: 235/70sr16 ) | |||
| 09/11/2000 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| 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. saw on abc news tonight ( 9/18/00) that these tires were being looked into for failure in saudi arabia. i think this problem needs to be looked into here in the united states also.while picking up my vehicle i was also informed that tire failure occured on a truck with the same tires at only 11,000 miles. i would appreciate more information, as i do not want to put my family in jeopardy if these tires are defective as suspected.( dot number: tire size: p245/75r16 ) | |||
| 06/30/1999 | 5 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Tread is seperating from tire casing on all five tires, steel belt is showing through, tire's are very dangerous!, gives no indication when tires suddenly deflate! i have pictures of the tires in question( dot number: lmpc pxbu tire size: 195/65r 15 ) | |||
| 08/19/2000 | 1 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Complete tiread separation and right axle separation, causing rollover. *ak( dot number: ) | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 3 | 04/01/1997 | |
| Delamination/separation of tire tread from caseing-3 of the 4 tires on the car, severe .( dot number: lmt8axbu tire size: 225/55r/16 ) | |||
| 08/29/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Tire began bumping, tread seperated at 70+mph( dot number: tire size: p245/75r16 ) | |||
| 08/24/2000 | 5 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Cracks developed in tire after only 6000 miles of use and dealer would not refund for faulty product.( dot number: e4 027269 tire size: 205/55 r16 ) | |||
| 08/21/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1999 | |
| Tires are eliptical, belts may be separating( dot number: lmpd axbu tire size: 205-65-15 ) | |||
| 02/01/2000 | |||
| The original equipment tires offer poor performance, especially in the rain. the car was so bad in the rain that my wife refused to drive the car. the oe tires have a treadwear rating of 520. i am afraid that the rubber is so hard (which will give long life) that grip was sacrificed. i changed the tires to continental contitouring contact ch95 which have a treadwear rating of 360. these tires are also original equipment on bmw, mercedes, volvo, audi among others. the car is much improved. wet performance is much, much better and dry performance is improved also. my wife now feels safe driving the car. i don't know if this is really a defect, but i wanted you to know. thanks. *ak( dot number: tire size: p215/60r16 ) | |||
| While traveling and without any indication tires had a blowout. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| All 4 tires need to be replaced even before 20,000 miles or the car 2 yrs old. *ak( dot number: tire size: 205/60 15 ) | |||
| 08/06/1995 | 6 | ||
| Continental tire failure caused accident. *dsh | |||
| 03/17/1995 | 7 | ||
| Replaced four continental tires because of cracking on the sidewall. | |||
| 03/12/1995 | 2 | ||
| Four continental tires cracked on side wall. | |||
| 05/31/1995 | |||
| Blister forms on inside sidwall of the tires. this is the second occurance. tt | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 06/28/2002 | 9400 | 1 | 02/17/2002 |
| 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 | |||
| 01/18/2001 | 1 | ||
| Continental general ameri, original equipment on a 2000, taurus, p215/60r16 size, dot# a3x844p1300. all four tires have slits on sidewall.*ak *slc | |||
| 08/10/2000 | 5 | 03/01/1999 | |
| 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 tires. i am also concerned as to how they report this data and whether they are collecting the data in a manner sufficient to determine whether a recall is warranted.*ak (dot number: 205 tiresize: 205/55r16c) | |||
| 15 | 06/01/2000 | ||
| Various positions and miles. appears to be a zipper failure in the sidewall*ak (dot number: cu8rhmtj tiresize: 225/70r19.) | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 4 | 06/01/1997 | |
| 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 | |||
| 4 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| Local tire dealer has stated that this model of tire (lte 3000) has problem with separation of layers in sidewall.( dot number: tire size: p205/65r15 ) | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 07/01/1997 | ||
| The sidewall on the front right tire shredded. there is no information stamped on tire or in owner's manual regarding recommended air pressure. *ak( dot number: ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/23/2002 | 4 | ||
| 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. the consumer took the vehicle to the tire store and was told that they were seperating on the outside. the left two were seperating on the inside of the tires. the consumer feels that he shouldn't have to pay for replacing the tires because the tire were faulty. *scc | |||
| 06/14/2002 | 1 | 02/01/1998 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/25/2002 | 4 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 06/29/2002 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| 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/dot no. a3m344h0499. *ak the consumer adds that the tires have been properly inflated and taken care of, and feels that maybe they had a poor choice on an expensive vehicle. (nissan van-1999) *scc | |||
| 10/13/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumers vehicle experienced tread separation (continental general ameri 550 as 16 inch tire, dot unknown), which sent his entire family to the hospital for two weeks and also resulted in one death of a 7 year old boy.*jb *tt | |||
| 07/14/2002 | 2 | 10/01/1999 | |
| 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 044t369. *jg | |||
| 04/21/2002 | 1 | 04/01/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| 04/13/2002 | 1 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/01/2001 | 2 | 03/01/2001 | |
| 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 the tire, all tires have since been replaced.*jb | |||
| 01/30/2002 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 08/11/2000 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/06/2000 | 4 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 07/19/2000 | 4 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 08/06/2000 | 4 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 07/19/2000 | 4 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 09/08/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1999 | |
| 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. *ak (dot number: 70 449 338 tiresize: p245/75/r1) | |||
| 10/01/1999 | 2 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Continental contitrac as 16 tires experienced tread separation. *slc | |||
| 12/23/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Continental tires experienced dry rot, cracking, and tread separation. *slc | |||
| 07/17/2000 | 1 | ||
| The continental contitrac at p255/75r17 tire on the vehicle experienced blowout from tread separation which caused damage to the vehicle. *mjs | |||
| 09/29/2000 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| 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) | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 2 | 04/01/1998 | |
| 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. continental has replaced the contrans tires with their vanco tires. we are concerned that others are still driving with the dangerous contrans tires. winnebago seems totally unconcerned about this safety matter. the belt separation on out tires was discovered by accident while having our vehicle serviced on an extented trip. the mechanics and tire service reps all agreed that we are lucky we did not have a serious or fatal accident. please check into this matter before someone else has that accident. (dot number: lm8x 4574 tiresize: 215/70r15c) | |||
| 09/30/2000 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 09/04/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| Tread seperated from tire( dot number: ) | |||
| 01/01/2000 | |||
| Original equipment on 1996 ford taurus, tires p20565r15, driver rear tire tread came off in pieces which may have caused a crash. on april 20, 2000 with 42,000 miles, on driver front tiretread came off which may have causd a crash. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 09/08/2000 | 4 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Tire tread is seperating from tire. there are cracks all the way around the tire. mfg will replace tire(prorated) with the same tire. however i don't feel confortable with the same tire since it only has 13000 miles on the ones that are on the car. i have an in-law that has the same car and his tires are doing the same thing. i have talked with both bmw of na and general tire and asked if it takes a fatality to get something done. bmw is not acknoledging a problem and general tire is not willing to work with the consumer. *ak( dot number: tire size: p20555r16 ) | |||
| 12/01/1995 | |||
| I purchased 4 of these tires in nov 1998 and the 1st tire had tread separation in nov 1999(it was the driver side front)the 2nd tire had tread separation in mar 2000(driver side rear)----the 1st tire left damage on the inner wheel well of the driver side front---approximate damage $300( dot number: tire size: p20565r15 ) | |||
| 06/20/2000 | 1 | ||
| Model continental lte 3000 tire p17570r14 ; tread shreaded off a tire while driving at 55 mph, causing damage to wheelwell/tore off mud slap, and turn light housing.tire only had 28,000 miles, and stayed inflated. *ak dot# acfp3cc447. *slc | |||