1999 Mercury Mountaineer Tires & wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, SIZE: P265/75R15. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR BODY PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10928208

Incident

Nov 18, 2016

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES, LINE SIZE: P235/75/R15, DOT NUMBER: RTN-ST235-75-15105S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND DROVE INTO THE WOODS, CRASHING INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, HEAD, BACK AND SHOULDERS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 40-8691422). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10439000

Incident

Sep 30, 2011

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DRIVER PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,172 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,162.

NHTSA ID

10249272

Incident

Nov 19, 2008

Mileage

102,162 mi

1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER TIRE BLOW OUT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND.

NHTSA ID

10129122

Incident

Jul 1, 2005

1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TIRES, DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR, LINKAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT.*MR

NHTSA ID

10137734

Incident

Sep 1, 2005

TOTAL SIDEWALL AND BELT FAILURE ON RIGHT REAR TIRE ON A 1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE TIRES WERE THE REPLACEMENTS FOR THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL IN 2001. THE TIRES HAVE 28,000 MILE ON THEM IN THE FOUR YEARS

NHTSA ID

10120475

Incident

May 6, 2005

Mileage

49,273 mi

DT: WAS DRIVING AND THE SUV THREW ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION OF VEHICLE. IT WAS RAINING AND IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. FORD HAS SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGES #508000 DRIVE LINE TRASFER CASE CONCERNS. CONTACT HAS CONCERNS ABOUT NOT BEING NOTIFIED BY MANUFACTURER ABOUT PROBLEM.SUV IS AT DEALER NOW AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACT SAYS IS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC AND RAIN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10120444

Incident

May 8, 2005

Mileage

54,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. *AK THE TIRE REMAINED FULLY INFLATED WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10040028

Incident

Sep 8, 2003

Mileage

88,000 mi

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS ON THE FLOOR AND THAT THE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY MRS. ZELMA'S HUSBAND JOHN SULLIVAN. *AK *TC

NHTSA ID

10095411

Incident

Sep 29, 2004

Mileage

10,009 mi

ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2004, I WAS DRIVING ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY BY PUDDING STREET IN NEW YORK, MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED OUT OF NOWHERE. THERE WAS NO ABSOLUTELY NO HAZARDS ON THE ROADWAY AND IT WAS A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE. ALL MY GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES WERE NOT MORE THAN ONE MONTH OLD. GOODYEAR AND SEARS WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY SAYING THAT I WENT OVER SOMETHING ON THE ROAD WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE. SEARS FOUND A CRACK IN THE TREAD, BUTS SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE GOODYEAR WARRANTY. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS FOR THE COONSUMER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10096395

Incident

Oct 22, 2004

TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE FOUR TIME 9/2903 FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE SAME CODE KEEPS COMING UP AND IT IS GETTING OLD NOT TO HAVE THE TRUCK THAT WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR MONTHLY.ANND I HAVE ALL THE WORK ORDERS FOR WHAT THEY DID

NHTSA ID

10069447

Incident

Sep 15, 2003

Mileage

34,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED SEVEN TIMES WITHIN 70,000 MILES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE GEM CONTROL MODULE WAS THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE GEM CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE DIDN'T OPERATE. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050127

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH HIGH SPEED, THE RIGHT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *MR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10034449

Incident

Mar 3, 2003

Mileage

38,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE ON RECALL, AND REPLACED WITH LAREDO UNIROYAL TIRES, AT THAT TIME THE TIRES WERE ON BOTH FORD AND FIRESTONES APPROVE REPLACEMENT LIST. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING IN WRITING IF THE LAREDO UNIROYAL TIRES ARE APPROVED HIS VEHICLE. *YD

NHTSA ID

563919

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

MY RIGHT SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

NHTSA ID

745686

Incident

Apr 2, 2001

THE FIRESTONE RECALL FIASCO IS FAR FROM OVER. THE FACT THAT IT IS QUIET IN NO WAY MINIMIZES THE ONGOING SERIOUSNESS OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP ON BOTH FIRESTONE'S AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S PARTS. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT AN ADJUST. *AK

NHTSA ID

744000

CONSUMER TOOK FIRESTONE TIRES INTO DEALER TO GET THEM CHECKED AND THEY NOTICED TIRES HAD SOME SPLITS. CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY, LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD SOME SEPARATION. FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. P235 75 R15, MADE IN CANADA.*AK DOT# VNHL IPY. *SLC

NHTSA ID

883634

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

CONSUMER HAD NOTICED THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER AND WAS INSPECTED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT TIRES WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DOT, W2HL10Y518, P235/75R15, WITH 2,000 MILES.*AK THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

881995

Incident

Oct 9, 2000

THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD FAILURE, THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES WITH IDENTICAL TIRES WITH THE SAME FLAWS, CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE SCOPE BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TIRES IN THE RECALL. *MJS

NHTSA ID

559105

MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO BE ON THE ROAD IN ALL THE SOUTHERN STATES 6 DAYS A WEEK, IN HOT INTERSTATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE WILSON NC PLANT, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN BY NUMEROUS INVESTIGATIONS THAT THESE TIRES HAVE CAUSED MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. I MUST TELL YOU THAT I FEEL VERY "UNSAFE" AND UNEASY EVERY TIME I GET IN MY AUTOMOBILE. THIS IS A VERY UNEASY FEELING. I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES AND THE SPARE, WITH ANOTHER TIRE FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. I FEEL THIS COST SHOULD BE COVERED BY FIRESTONE, SINCE THEY MADE THE FAULTY TIRES IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NHTSA ID

739355

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P23575R15, DOT VDHL1P1323 WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, ALL 4 TIRES WERE CRACKED AROUND THE SIDEWALLS, FIRESTONE DENIED REFUND REQUEST BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR TIRE IS NOT ON RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

878050

Incident

Sep 26, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MP RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. THEN, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. P235/75R15, DOT W2, MERCURY, MOUNTANIER, 1999. *AK THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON A NEW VEHICLE WITH ONLY 4000 MILES. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REFUND THE CUSTOMER FOR REPLACEMENT TIRE. *YH

NHTSA ID

875766

Incident

Jul 1, 2000

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES HAVE VISIBLE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES, ON ONE OCCASION A TIRE BLEW BOUNCING THE REAR OF THE CAR OFF THE GROUND SO HARD THAT THE DASH LIGHTS, CD PLAYER AND ELECTRONIC MONITOR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. NLM

NHTSA ID

558200

CONSUMER WAS ON A WAITING TO GET REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES, CONSUMER FELT THE RISK WAS TOO GREAT TO TRAVEL ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP ON THE FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES AND REPLACED THEM, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

NHTSA ID

557423

Incident

Aug 25, 2000

OWNER WOULD LIKE ASSURANCE THAT TIRES ON VEHICLE ARE NOT INCLUDE IN RECALL (OOT-005). TIRES ARE WILDERNESS AT, DOT # BEGINNING WITH W2UL, RECALL NOTICE IS CONFUSING. *CJ

NHTSA ID

556944