Consumer Complaint Detail

CONTINENTAL / UNKNOWN / 9999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026179 Incident Date: May, 31 2005
Consumer's City: HOUSTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Continental Tire the Americas, LLC
Model Name: UNKNOWN Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 26 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 13 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Faulty tires on 2005 chrysler crossfire convetible. continental tires came standard on this $40,000 car. we were told that they were "run flats". not true! the car had less than 1,000 when minor road debris caused the left rear tire to go flat. car had to be towed and the tire exploded when tire store tried to repair it. about a month later a small nail pierced the "side" of the right rear and when taken to be repaired, the tire split when taken off the wheel. chrysler, continental tire and jim archer chrysler did nothing. we ended up replacing all 4 tires with michelins at a very big expense, since the car come with no spare. nothing but a can of fix flat. jim archer chrysler threated to call the police, when we approached then regarding the tires. absolutely no help!