1997 Mercury Mountaineer Tires & wheels Problems

1997 MOUNTAINEER FIRESTONE TIRE SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRES THAT HE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10177484

Incident

Jun 17, 2000

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE CONSUMER HAD FOUR TIRES INSTALLED ON THE SUV AND WHEN THEY REACHED 1/2 OF TREAD, THE TWO FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10037877

THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT ALL THE FIRESTONE TIRES BE REPLACED, TWO OF THE ORIGINAL WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT CONSUMER HAD ON HIS VEHICLE WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL, THERFORE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT.*YH

NHTSA ID

562514

Incident

Jul 3, 2000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH, AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND WRAPPED AROUND THE REAR AXLE. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ONLY AN HOUR AND 25 MINUTES AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DERGREES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: 4-P235/75R)

NHTSA ID

750069

Incident

Jul 17, 2001

THE TIRES FAILED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL FIRESTONE RECALL. NEITHER FIRESTONE NOR FORD IS WILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPALCING THE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NHTSA ID

746798

Incident

Dec 16, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY ROAD IN CLEAR CONDITIONS, THE CAR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TILT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE, SLIDING FOR ABOUT 60 FEET ON ITS SIDE THEN FLIPPING OVER ONTO THE ROOF SLIDING FOR ANOTHER 40 OR SO FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE TAKEN OFF IN AUGUST OF 2000 AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. I HAVE FORGOTTEN WHICH THEY ARE BUT CAN FIND OUT. I HAVE THE FULL POLICE REPORT IF YOU SHOULD REQUEST IT. I FEEL THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE DESIGN ITSELF IS THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

746340

Incident

Mar 20, 2001

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, MOUNTINEER, P235/75R15 SIZE, DOT#: YN. TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM SIDE.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

887895

Incident

May 9, 2001

SINCE OWNERSHIP THE TIRES WOULD NOT PROPERLY HOLD AIR,HAD TO WEEKLY ADD AIR TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE,TIRES WERE CHECKED FOR LEAKS NONE COULD BE FOUND ALL 4 FIRESTONE ATX (P235/75 R15) TIRES WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION, HOWEVER HAS NOT RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT AND THAT WAS OVER 8 MONTHS AGO. *JB

NHTSA ID

560837

Incident

Jan 31, 1997

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P235/75R15, DOT W2HLIPY296 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, DEALER SAID BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, HOWEVER A LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED THE TIRE AND DECLARED IT DEFECTIVE, THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

883221

Incident

Mar 13, 2001

THE LOWER BALL JOINT AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE WORN. NLM

NHTSA ID

560213

NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON A MERCURY, MOUNTINEER, 1997. 23575R15. WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT AND TIRE CAME OFF RIM, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

879990

Incident

Dec 7, 2000

DEALER REPLACED 1 WILDERNESS AT P2357R515 TIRE, UNDER RECALL (00T-005), ANOTHER TIRE OTHER THAN THAT ONE REPLACED IS OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE, OWNER WOULD LIKE ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES REPLACED. CJ

NHTSA ID

559514

Incident

Sep 6, 2000

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P23575R16, DOT NUMBER HYH11PLY508. RIGHT FRONTAL TIRE SIDEWALL WAS OUT OF ROUND OR OUT OF SHAPE, CAUSING A SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

878955

WAS DRIVING 55MPH; REAR END FELT LOOSE & VEHICLE STARTED TO BECOME WOBBLY. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AFTER AIR LEFT TIRE. VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO RIGHT, THEN BECAME STUCK IN SAND. CHECKED TIRES & NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD COMPLETELY LOST ITS TREAD.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P235/75R15, DOT VNHL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

878142

Incident

Oct 5, 1998

ABOUT 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE AUGUST 17, 2000 DATE, I NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE WAY THE TIRES FELT WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I THEN HAD MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY DOWN THE STREET AND I WALKED BEHIND AND NOTICED A BULGE IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE IN GARLAND, TEXAS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD PROBLEM. I KNEW I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD SINCE I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER OF 1999 AND IT HAD DRIVEN FINE UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. THEY SOLD ME A DISCOUNTED TIRE AND CHARGED ME $65.23 TO REPLACE IT. I HAD THEM MOVE THE SPARE (SAME DOT AND SIZE) TO THE LEFT REAR AND PUT THE NEW TIRE ON THE FRONT. THEY KEPT THE BAD TIRE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THEN ABOUT NOVEMBER, 2000 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE TIRE THAT I HAD THEM PUT ON THE LEFT REAR. I THEN TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER THAT SELLS FIRESTONE IN IRVING. THEY AGREED THAT THIS TIRE WAS FAILING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER WILDERNESS AT TO REPLACE IT WITH SO THEY GAVE ME A COMPETITORS SMALLER TIRE AND MADE IT THE SPARE. THEY GAVE ME THE TIRE TO KEEP SO I COULD HAVE IT REPLACED WITH THE OTHERS WHEN I COULD GET IT REPLACE WHEN THEY HAD A REPLACEMENT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: 23575R15)

NHTSA ID

738816

Incident

Aug 17, 2000

FIRESTONE TIRE (P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AND DAMAGES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

558693

Incident

Sep 9, 1998

TIRES EXHIBIT CRACKS AT THE TREAD LINE (ALL FOUR) AND HAVE NOT FAILED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THEM ON MY OWN BUT DECIDED TO REPORT THEM ANYWAY. I HAVE HI-RES PHOTOS AND CAN E-MAIL THEM IF YOU LIKE. ALL MEDIA RELATED TO THE TIRES THAT I HAVE SEEN SAYS THAT THE CRACKS ARE SIGNS OF TIRES NEAR FAILURE. AS MY TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I CHOSE NOT TO TAKE THE CHANCE. PLEASE CALL / E-MAIL IF INTERESTED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235-75-15 )

NHTSA ID

737413

3 OF THE CONSUMER'S FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER ARE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL OF THE TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557899

CONSUMER IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING REIMBURSED FOR FAULTY TIRES, THE CONSUMER HAS SENT ALL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS BUT THE MANUFACTURER CONTINUES TO ASK FOR ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION LEADING THE CONSUMER TO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LOST. NLM

NHTSA ID

558203

FIRESTONE TIRES DEVELOPED VERY ODD WEAR, THE LEFT TIRE BEGAN FALLING APART WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FEELS FIRESTONE IS NOT HANDLING THE RECALL SITUATION IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER, CONSUMER RERQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM A COMTETITIVE RETAILER PRIOR TO AUGUST 9, 2000 (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 SERIAL#VD). NLM

NHTSA ID

558193

HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER DUE TO CONTROLLING OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC NOTICED 2 REAR TIRES WERE CUPPED. HAD NO EXCESS OR UNEVEN WEAR ON THEM. TIRES STILL ON VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R15 WITH 35,000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

875451

ONE OF THE FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P235/75R15) HAD A STRIP OF TIRE MISSING, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE 2 FRONT TIRES, NOW THE CONSUMER HEARS ABOUT RECALL 00T-005 AND 3 OUT OF 5 TIRES WERE INCLUDED AND REPLACED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 2 TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE RECALL WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557743

Incident

Aug 4, 2000

CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES (P235/75R15) DUE TO A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES THUMPING, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557737

I HAD TWO FIRESTONE ATX RECALLED TIRES REPLACED ON 02 MAR 00 DUE TO BELTS SHIFTING WITHIN THE TIRES. TWO MONTHS LATER, ON 12 APR 00, TWO RECALLED FIRSTONE ATX TIRES "DELAMINATED" (WITHIN TWO HOURS OF EACH OTHER)WHILE I WAS DRVING ON I-10 THROUGH EL PASO,TEXAS AND THROUGH LORDSBURG NEW MEXICO. THE DAMAGE FROM THE TIRES DELAMINATING WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,800. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NHTSA ID

736285

Incident

Apr 12, 2000

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION AND A STEERING PROBLEM, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND INFORMED OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, TIRES ARE FIRSTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 DOT W2HL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

874861

Incident

Oct 11, 2000