[jwasbury]

Mrs jwasbury's Mini got new OE conti tires this summer (from Tire Rack). Within a month, one of the tires had formed a bubble on the sidewall. Tire rack's initial response was it likely hit a pothole, and would be covered under road hazard insurance they include with every tire. Inspection of the tire revealed no evidence of road hazard damage and it was ultimately covered under the manufacturer warranty.

One month later, another sidewall bubble forms, wife gets tire replaced at dealer, brings old tire home so I can deal with tire rack on warranty (I'm thinking bad batch of tires from Tire Rack, but haven't dealt with it yet).

Today, I note another sidewall bubble has appeared. Looking back at invoice from dealer, I see that its the same tire they just replaced. WTF? Is it possible that there is something wrong with the wheel that would lead to the sidewall bubble? Or is it more likely that Continental has made a huge run of $hit tires?