2006 Jaguar XJ Tires & Wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR X TYPE EQUIPPED WITH EZ AUTO M1ZKA LUG NUTS, SIZE: 12MM/1.5, MODEL NUMBER: M1ZBY ML. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ORIGINAL LUG NUTS FROM THE WHEELS AND REPLACED THEM WITH THE NEW LUG NUTS; HOWEVER, THE NEW LUG NUTS FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MATERIAL ON THE LUG NUTS WAS SCRATCHED AND WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG I94 AND AN SUDDENLY AND LIGHT VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, AND SOON AFTER, I SAY THE TIRE CROSSING THE HIGHWAY. THE WHOLE CONTACT ARE OF THE TIRE RIP OFF THE WALLS OF THE TIRE. COMPLETELY GONE. ONLY THE TWO OUTER WALLS REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE RIM. TIRES INSTALLED BY OUR JAGUAR DEALER AND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT 225/45 R17 91H DOT P5TY PXH6 SERIAL 50751 077449. PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE AVAILABLE. MADE IN MEXICO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JAGUAR XJ TYPE. THE VEHICLE HAS TWO CONTINENTAL CONTI TOURING TIRES, LINE SIZE 235/50/18 ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TREAD ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE HAD SEPARATED AND WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACTS SPARE TIRE, WHICH WAS THE SAME TIRE AS THE ONE THAT HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,200. UPDATED 11/03/10 *LJ

CONTINENTAL CONTI PROCONTACT TIRE - LEFT FRONT 2006 JAGUAR SPORTWAGON X TYPE-FAILED ON MASSPIKE. AAA REP OBSERVED THAT TREAD SEPARATED .NO ROAD HAZARD. REPLACEMENT PURCHASED AND TIRE DESCRIBED AS FAILURE IN "WORKMANSHIP" 20K . LEFT FRONT FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO RIGHT FRONT TIRE FAILURE 5 WEEKS B/4.THUS 2 FAILURE S AT 20K MILES AND 19K MILES. FORTUNATELY GOING SLOW OR COULD HAVE BEEN REAL PROBLEM. REPLACED 2 TIRES AT ALMOST 200 A PIECE. ONE TIRE IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN 2006 AND 2007, OEM CONTINENTAL TOURING TIRES 225/45R17 ON MY 2006 JAGUAR X-TYPE SPORT SEDAN SUFFERED SPONTANEOUS, CATASTROPHIC BLOW OUT FAILURE UNDER WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. {I-95, I-495, CLEAR DRY PAVEMENT, SPEED BELOW 80 MPH]. SINCE THOSE EVENTS, REMAINING TIRES HAVE EXHIBITED SIDEWALL BULGING AND OTHER EVIDENCE OF CORD SEPARATION. TODAY (12/26/2008) WHILE VISITING SAFETY WEBSITE, LEARNED OF AT LEAST 50 SIMILAR SPONTANEOUS FAILURES OF SAME PRODUCT, WHICH IS ALSO OE TIRE ON MERCEDES C300 AND BMW 3 SERIES SEDANS. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN COINCIDENCE. *TR