Two problems related to tire bubble have been reported for the 2009 Mercedes Benz C300. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
01/11/2014. . . . 4:00 pm . I was driving into the rockaway mall in dover at approximately 10 mph when the tire hit a bump ( the left front drivers side) and went instantly flat. I had to contact aaa to change the tire to the spare. I was unable to have the tire repaired until January 13, 2014. I was told the sidewall blew out and the tire was unable to be repaired. I had to purchase a new tire in the amount of $268. 06. 02/01/2014. . . . 6:00 pm . I was up route 3 west in clifton driving approximately 50 miles per hour when the red light came on indicating there was a tire issue. I pulled into the closest gas station and my tire (the left front drivers side) was completely flat. I again contacted aaa to change the tire. Monday morning I brought the car to look at the tire, again I was told it was the sidewall blowing out, it could not be repaired and I was charged another $52. 99. This also happened in my previous mercedes c280 with a bubble I the sidewall twice with the same tire. I have to contact the repair person as to the price of the tire replacement. This is a dangerous situation which will cause someone their life. These continental pro conti tires 225/ r45/17 h91 need to be recalled a. S. A. P.
I own a 2009 C300 series Mercedes Benz. We bought our car in 2010 as a demo with only 12,000 miles on it from the mercedes dealership. We had to change out one of the tires 2 months after we got the car due to a big bubble not in the tire. A month later, we then had to change out the back tire due to a nail being in the tire and they said they wasn't able to fix it. These are continental tires which are very expensive. Today, 2011, these back tires are completely worn out and need to be changed again. I am not sure if these tires are defects are what. . . . I am very tired of this, I thought I was buying the best. . . .