CONTINENTAL TIRES Complaints

Three 225/60 R17 tires bubbled in the sidewall and blew out causing loss of control. Two occurred on the same day another a few weeks earlier. The dot above is on the one remaining tire. This occurred on a brand new car purchased 2.5 months earlier from Bale Chevrolet. The dealer has been of no help what so ever. I had to tow and purchase new tires X 3

I leased and then bought a new 2020 Altima in 11/19 with 4 Continental tires. On 8/27/26 I saw a hole and fissures in the sidewall of the right-rear tire (Continental Pro Contact TX 215 / 55 R 17. All 4 tires had 7/32 wear on 11/30/25 and were rotated front to back. Threads are good.

The tire sidewall blew out. We were driving at 65 mph on an interstate highway in an urban area and had to change the tire in the triangular space between the highway lanes and an exit - very dangerous. These were sold as 60,000 mile tires, and this tire had 20,200 miles on it. It was maintained at proper pressure. Conditions were clear, dry, summer weather in Albuquerque, NM. The problem has not yet been confirmed by the service center, but we will be taking the damaged tire there because it is still under warranty. Tire size: 195 / 65 R 15

255 /40 R18 99Y XL BSW Continental CONTROLCONTACT SPORT SRS+ Tire date: 2125 DOT 1CN0FBF5W Tire pressure rear set at 38 psi checked a week prior. Tire pressure Sensor light was not on at time of incident. Purchased 7 months ago, Jan 16 2026, 3335 miles on the tire when the incident happened. Driving on a country road at 60 mph, i hear flopping coming from the rear. The tire separated from the sidewall on the inner side and folded outward extending pass the fender. Managed to pull to side and replace with spare. No one was called for assistance.

The contact owns a 2025 Cadillac XT4 equipped with Continental Tires, Tire Line: Pro Contact TX, Tire Size: 235/60/R18, DOT Number: (N/A). The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger’s side rear tires experienced a blowout. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where the tire was replaced, but six months later the driver’s side tire experienced a blowout, which caused significant damages to the driver’s side fender wheel well. The manufacturer was contacted but denied any financial assistance due to the purchase of the aftermarket tires. The contact replaced all four tires due to the concerns of another blowout. The approximate failure mileage was 9,114.

Four tires have split, all in the same place (inside) and around the entire tire with very little mileage, dealership inspected the vehicle and found nothing wrong with the car, all problems pointing to the tires, there is documentation and video of this issue however, they continue to put these tires on the car and the tires just keep splitting, really afraid to drive the car now that Iv'e read where others are having the same issues, this is a safty hazard and could cause serious injury, need someone to look into this asap Thanks

On Friday August 7th, I was driving my 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ Luxury AWD at approximately 25 mph near Byron road in Tracy. While crossing a railroad track under normal driving conditions, both passenger-side tires—the right-front and right-rear—suddenly lost air and sustained sidewall ruptures. I did not strike a pothole, curb, debris, or any other visible object, and no foreign object or tread puncture was found. Both tires were Continental CrossContact RX, size 245/50 R20 105H XL, tubeless and were the original factory-installed tires. The vehicle had approximately 12,850 miles, and the tires had approximately 12,850 miles. Before the incident, there was no tire-pressure warning or indication of a problem, and the tires were maintained at the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended pressure. The near-simultaneous failure of two tires on the same side required an immediate stop and created a serious risk of loss of vehicle control. Photographs show a substantial split in the tire sidewall. There were NO INJURIES and NO OTHER DAMAGE. Both failed tires have been retained and are available for inspection. I am requesting that NHTSA investigate whether these failures indicate a safety defect involving this tire model or its application on the vehicle.

On July 18, 2026, I was driving to work around 0530 am when my rear driver's side tire blew out from the tread sidewall to the rim ruptured, having a catastrophic failure that almost resulted in a crash. The tire only had 18,500 miles without any prior damage or hitting something. Their is a current recall for these tires for the very thing that happened yet my tire batch was not listed as part of the recall. This event was costly and prevented me from working that day. Continental CrossContact 275/40/R21

Hello, the tire blew out on the interstate and is only at 25k mileage. Warranty stated is 40k mileage and I’m an extremely safe driver, I bought the car brand new with the tires on it

We were driving down the highway and the vehicle started shaking. I immediately slowed down as I felt we had a flat. There was notification on the screen. I moved to the right onto the shoulder. Only after we were completely stopped did I see a low tire warning come on display. I slowly got out as the traffic was heavy. I could see the outer section of the tire came apart from both sides. As we were in a dangerous location someone called the police. Two police cars pulled behind us and provided us some safety. We agreed to swap out bad tire for spare as we were in a very dangerous location and needed to get vehicle moved before someone ran into all of us. We did look at the highway to ensure no objects were in the road. I didn’t see any while driving, but we wanted to verify to protect other drivers. There also weren’t any pot-holes in highway. We inspected tire after taking it off and there were no screws, nails, objects, or damage to the center tread/sides. The tire seemed to separate fairly cleanly on both sides. Tires were Continental Cross-contact 255/45 R22 107V LX20 (Eco plus) To repeat, no Warning Lights came on vehicle before tire came apart. I have sent message to my insurance company. No one has inspected tire and it is in my possession.