2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

I HAD A BLOW OUT WITH THE FIRESTONE RECALLED TIRES. THE RIM CRACKED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I MUST OF HIT SOMETHING TO CRACK THE RIM AND CAUSE THE FLAT BECAUSE THER WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE. I DID NOT! I SAID THE THE RIMS MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR IT WAS CAUSED BY THE UNSAFE TIRES. THEY DISMISSED IT RIGHT AWAY. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND GOT TANGLED UP IN ALOT OF RED TAPE. I'M WRITING SO THESE POSSIBLE RIM DEFECTS MAY BE INVESTIGATED, SO OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THESE SUV'S DON'T RUN THE RISK OF GETTING INJURED IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 15 INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 INCH )

THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH THE WRONG SIZE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READINGS. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CONSUMER CHANGED FLOOR MATS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING UNDER THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER AFTER THE CHANGE IT HAPPENED AGAIN CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION, DEALER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *SLC

AT 25 MPH WHILE APPLYING GAS PEDAL, ENGINE REVVED, BUT VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN INSTEAD. TOOK TO DEALER WHO FOUND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORD WILL REPLACE IT WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *AK TRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BADLY. *YH

AT 25 MPH WHILE APPLYING GAS PEDAL, ENGINE REVVED, BUT VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN INSTEAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORD REPLACED IT WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *AK AT A SPEED OF 30 TO 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

CONSUMER NOTICED A THREE INCH CRACK ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND FOUND ANOTHER ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE (THE TIRES HAD 8,600 MILES AT FAILURE), CONSUMERS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 , (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75R15. NLM

IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT THE RECALL OF TIRES IS NOT BROADENED TO ENCOMPASS ALL MANUFACTURER CODES VERSUS JUST THE DECATUR PLANT. WITHOUT DEFINITIVE REPORTS THAT ONLY THE DECATUR PLANT CODE IS 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHREDDING TIRES, NO ONE WITH THESE TIRES CAN FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE A REPORT THAT CLEARLY DEFINES ONLY THE DECATUR CODE IS SHREDDING AND NONE OTHER.*AK (TIRESIZE: 275R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 275R15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AFTER HEARING NOTHING FROM FIRESTONE AND REQUESTS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL 5 TIRES. *SLC

VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD ON EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFELY HAZARD AS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES SHOULD NOT ROLL BACKWARD. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING AS THEY SAY THIS IS HOW THE TRUCKS NORMALLY WORK.*AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A MERCURY, MOUNTINEER 2000, P235/75R15 DOT E4027477. WHILE DRIVING CAN FEEL, AND HEAR/ FEEL A BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRE.*AK