2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Tires & Wheels Problems

2ND RIM TO CRACK UNDER NORMAL USE [IN FL, NOT THE NORTH EAST WITH POTHOLES] MERCEDES MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THEY NEVER SHOULD HAVE MOUNTED LOW PROFILE TIRES ON THIS RIM. THE TIRES DO NOT OFFER ENOUGH PROTECTION FOR THE RIM FROM NORMAL DRIVING HAZARDS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS A CRACKED RIM CAUSES FLATS, AT HIGH SPEED THAT CAN BE DEADLY

I HAVE HAD 6 BLOW OUTS OR BUMPS IN MY TIMES IN 2.5 YEARS WITH THESE CONTIPROCONTACT 245/40 R 18 97V TIRES IN NORMAL, URBAN DRIVING. THE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TIRES AND HE DOES NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE. THE MOST RECENT BLOWOUT HAPPENED WITH I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND I DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP. THAT TIRE WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD WHEN IT BLEW. IN THE PREVIOUS 10 YEARS, I HAD 2 BLOW OUTS ON MY PREVIOUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

UNDER NORMAL, URBAN DRIVING CONDITIONS ON PAVED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, WE'VE HAD THREE (3) SIDEWALL FAILURES ON FRONT TIRES. A 2014 MB E350 SPORT SEDAN WITH 18" AMG WHEELS AND CONTINENTAL PROCONTACT 245/40 R18 TIRES. IN EACH CASE, WE NOTICED THE BUBBLED SIDEWALL BEFORE ANY INCIDENT. TIRES HAD 70% TREAD REMAINING WITH APPROX 10,000 MILES. FAILURE OCCURRED ON FRONT TIRES ONLY.

REPEATED FLAT TIRE/TIRE DAMAGE WHILE DRIVING OVER SMALL POTHOLES IN ROAD IN WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA(SMALL ROADS/HIGHWAY). FREQUENTLY 2 TIRES ARE DAMAGED ON THE SAME SIDE. . REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF NINE TIRES SINCE 2015 WITH FIVE TIRES CHANGED OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS(SINCE AUGUST 2018).APPARENTLY, LOW PROFILE CONTINENTAL TIRES(245/40R18) USED BY MERCEDES FOR THE E350 ARE KNOWN TO BE A ROAD HAZARD. ON ONE OCCASION, A "BUBBLE" WAS NOTED DURING INSPECTION OF TIRE. I WAS TOLD NO OTHER/MORE DURABLE TIRES CAN BE USED WITH THE E350 MODEL! CLEARLY, THIS TIRE MODEL IS PRONE FOR FREQUENT FAILURE AND MAY PRESENT A ROAD HAZARD FOR DRIVERS AND CAR OCCUPANTS.

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED WITH 10000 MILES IT NOW HAS APPROX 25000 SO IN 15000 I'VE HAD 6 TIRES CHANGED ON THE VEHICLES DO TO FLATS. IN ONE OF THE INSTANCE I GOT A DOUBLE FLAT AT THE SAME TIME AND SINCE THE TIRES ARE NEW ON THE VEHICLE I UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH THE SAME TIRES. THESE TIRE GO FLAT AT A BLINK THE SIDE WALLS ARE THIN AND GET SLICED EASLY THE TREAD PART OF THE TIRE GETS PUNCTUED EASILY AND OFTEN THE REPAIR SHOP TELLS YOU THAT THE FLATS HAVE DAMAGE THE TIRES AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED SO YOU HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE @$275.00. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD THIS MANY TIRE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY ARE EASILY DAMAGED. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THESE TIRES AND CONTINENTAL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEGING PEOPLES COMPLAINTS, SOME ONE NEEDS TO CHECK THESE OUT.

TIRE BRAND : CONTINENTAL TIRE LINE: CONTIPROCONTACT TIRE SIZE: 245/40R18 97V COMPONENT:SIDEWALL DOT NUMBER : HW2PN1H61314 SIDEWALL BLOWOUT IN DRIVEWAY WITHOUT HITTING ANYWHERE IN NORMAL TEMPERATURE. THREAD IS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION, UNDER 5,000 MILES DRIVEN. THERE ARE NO NAILS OR ANY ISSUES. IT JUST GOT BLOWOUT. CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AT 3.45 PM AND BLOWOUT HAPPENED AT 7.30 PM. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 83F.

I'M CURRENTLY DRIVING A 2104 E350 4MATIC WITH ABOUT 20,000MILES ON IT, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CRACKED FROM THE INSIDE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THE WHEELS CRACKING ON THE MERCEDES IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE HAS BEEN FILED IN NY FOR THE SAME. AFTER CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE IN THE DATABASE AND THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESCALATION LINE OR ANYONE THAT'S WILLING TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND TAKE CARE OF.

JULY 23RD 2016 MY TIRE HAD A LEAK FROM UNKNOWN REASON , HAD IT REPLACED AND HAD A LEAK AGAIN ON SAME WHEEL ON AUGUST 5TH 2016 SAME TYPE OF LEAK , CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT SIZE 245/40/18 97V SIZE

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR PRESSURE NOTIFICATION LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN 10 MINUTES I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY I GLANCED AT THE TIRES TO SEE IF THEY ARE LOW (ONLY 3 LBS DIFFERENCE WAS LIT UP ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE) AND NOTICED ON THE FRONT LEFT TIRE THAT A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL THAT HAD SUDDENLY APPEARED WHICH WAS NOT THERE EARLIER IN THE DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ E350 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 245/40R18. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

E350 SPORT MODEL W/ 18 INCH AMG WHEELS AND LOW PROFILE TIRES. JAN 19 I HIT A POTHOLE ON A BUSY BRIDGE DURING RUSH HOUR. MY 5TH BLOWOUT OF A FRONT TIRE ON THE SAME CAR. NARROWLY MISSED HITTING A TRACTOR TRAILER AS MY CAR SWERVED AS THE TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATED. TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED IN THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE A REAR TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL BUBBLE DEVELOP AFTER HITTING THE POTHOLE.. ONE AMG BENT RIM WAS REPLACED.THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT REVOLVING AROUND THE COST. I HAVE A TIRE AND WHEEL WARRANTY THAT COVERS ME FOR THE COST OF THESE BLOWOUTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I MUST POINT OUT THAT WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE I WATCHED HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES HIT THE SAME POTHOLE AND NOT ONE GOT A BLOW OUT UNTIL ALONG COMES ANOTHER E350 WHO HIT THE POTHOLE AND BLEW OUT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES. I SUFFERED TWO BLOWOUTS WITH THE SAME TIRES ON MY PREVIOUS 2012 E350. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE CONTINENTAL CONTICONTACT PRO. I AM ONLY CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER MERCEDES E350 OWNERS AND OTHER DRIVERS WHO COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED BY A MERCEDES E350 LOSING CONTROL IN A BLOWOUT. MY MERCEDES DEALERSHIP REPORTED TO ME THAT THEY REPLACED THOUSANDS OF TIRES RECENTLY FROM POTHOLE BLOWOUTS. MOST OF THEM ON E350S. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS EXIST ONLINE AND ON THIS WEBSITE. MERCEDES BENZ USA CUSTOMER CARE WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THIS PROBLEM REPRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. MERCEDES BENZ IS BURYING THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND AND HOPING THE COMPLAINERS WILL JUST GO AWAY.IT WILL TAKE DEATHS, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY OCCURRED, TO BRING THIS TO THE FOREFRONT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ACQUIRE THE ACTUAL BLOW OUT STATISTICS FROM ALL OF THE US MERCEDES BENZ DEALERS. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THAT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL DEALERSHIPS RATHER THAN MB USA WHO WILL PROBABLY NOT BE TRUTHFUL ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS. *JS

BOUGHT VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2013 THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 17K MILES.. I HAVE CHANGED THE TIRES ATLEAST 5 TIMES AND WHEELS ATLEAST 1 TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS BECAUSE I HIT A POT HOLE, BUT NEVER IN MY OTHER CARS FOR YEARS AND 6 TIMES ON THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

HIT POT HOLE ON HWY 216 NEAR ABERNANT , AL AND BUSTED 2 TIRES AND KNOCKED FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE BILL TO FIX THE CAR WAS $796.00 . I DRIVE A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ E350. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ E350 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 245/40R18 97V (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL OF THE TIRES HAD BLISTERS ON THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DOT NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,900.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE LIE IN NEW YORK I HIT A POT HOLE AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. THIS IS THE 5TH TIRE WITHIN 7 MONTHS ALWAYS IN THE FRONT AND I HAVE REPLACED WITH NEW TRIES.I WENT TO MERCEDES SERVICE AND THERE WERE 9 OTHERS IN THE SERVICE AREA WITH SAME PROBLEM. VERY HOLE OR BUMP THE TIRE EXPLODES, CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION OF HAVING TO STOP ABRUPTLY ON A HIGHWAY WITH CARS AND TRUCKS. LAST TIME I WAS IN THE HOV LANE AND HAD TO CROSS THE ENTIRE HIGHWAY TO GET OFF ALMOST GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. IT IS TO THE POINT MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE FOR FEAR OF BEING STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT OR ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I EXPLAINED TO MERCEDES I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANGER NOT TO HIT POT HOLES AND THEY DO NOT BUILD THE ROADS. I EXPLAINED BUT YOU BUILT THIS CAR TO DRIVE ON NY ROADS AND THIS DANGEROUS. I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE SERVICE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD 40 CARS COME IN WITH THE ISSUE LAST MONTH. I SERVICE MY CAR AT SILVER STAR MERCEDES IN LONG ISLAND CITY. *JS

THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 11/27/13. ON 12/2/13 PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND SUDDEN DROP TO THE CAR. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOOKING TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED WE NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL HAD DETACHED FROM THE CAR. POLICE WERE NOTIFIED RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE ROAD. MERCEDES BENZ EMBRACE WAS NOTIFIED DIRECTLY AFTERWARDS AND INFORMED AS TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO TAKE A BOLT OUT OF EACH REMAINING WHEEL TO RE-ATTACH THE ONE THAT CAME OFF TO LOAD THE VEHICLE ONTO THE FLAT BED. FOUR LUG BOLTS WERE MISSING. WE DID FIND A PIECE OF A BROKEN BOLT LAYING ON THE GROUND NOT FAR FROM THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MERCEDES BENZ IN MEMPHIS. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED TO SAVE THE LIFE OF OTHER DRIVERS, HAD THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE INTERSTATE WERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 70 MPH ALL OF US SITTING IN THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANKS *TR