1999 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 1999 FORD MOUNTINEER; MECHANIC THAT SERVICED VEHICLE TOLD CONSUMER TIRE WAS BAD, CONSUMER WAS EXPIERENCING A VERY BAD VIBRATION, SO CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES WITH MICHELIN, AND THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P225/70/R15 *MW

PE00.020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE . TIRES RUN OUT SIDEWAY, AND CONSUMER TOOKS HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TIRE ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS#AT P235/75R1. HE HAS NOTIFIED FIRESTONE.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/15 *MW

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999, MERCURY MOUNTAINEER,TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT VDHLIPY4198. PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD BLEWOUT OF THE RIM WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. LUCKILY, DRIVER HAD CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE FIRESTONE TIRES, P235/75R15 VD. HAS TO WAIT ON A WAITING LIST TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED. *AK

THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OF THE OBVIOUS TIRE PROBLEM. THE DEALER BALANCED, ROTATED AND ALIGNED THE TIRES. WHEN THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THE DEALER ADVISED THAT I NOTIFY THE FIRESTONE TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER. I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRES WAS TOLD THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE BELTS INSIDE THE TIRE WERE SEPARATING. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO CHECKED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND FOUND IT TO ALSO HAVE SEPARATED BELTS. THE FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE RECOMMENDED FOR SAFETY THAT I REPLACE ALL 5 TIRES. THE DEALER PRORATED THE TIRES BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TREAD REMAINING ON THE TIRES. AS A SAFETY MEASURE I HAD THE TIRES (WILDERNESS AT) REPLACED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAWS AT A COST OF $200.32. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BEAR THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRES. THE BELTS WERE SEPARATING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. AS A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL WHO USES THE VEHICLE EXTENSIVELY TO TRAVEL THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE A SAFETY HAZARD.( DOT NUMBER: W2/235 TIRE SIZE: 75 15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P23575R15) WORE UNEVENLY EVEN WITH TIRE ROTATIONS EVERY 3 MONTHS. NLM

CONSUMER HAS A 99 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SEE IF TIRES WERE OKAY. FIRESTONE CENTER PUT THE VEHICLE UP ON A RACK & FOUND THAT TREAD COULD BE EASILY PULLED OFF BY THE FINGER. 10 INCHES & 12 INCH PORTION FROM EACH SIDE. THEY IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THAT ONE WITH A FIRESTONE RECALL TIRE. ANOTHER FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED THE SET WITH BRIDGESTONE HT. THE DOT# UNKNOWN.*AK THE DEALER CHARGED THE CUSTOMER 50% OF THE COST OF REPLACING NON RECALL TIRES. THE CUSTOMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT OF THE EXPENSES. *YH

RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIM, THE BLOWOUT WAS SO SEVERE IT TOOK OVER A HALF HOUR TO CHANGE THE TIRE. NLM

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BAD SIDEWALL CRACKING ALONG TIRE BEADS, HAVE TALKED TO LOCAL MERCURY DEALER IN ALGONAC MI AND SENT E-MAIL IN REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM TO FORD. IN BOTH CASE TO NO RESULTS.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

VEHICLE WAS GOING SOUTH ON NYS RTE 41 AT 40MPH AND BEGAN PULLING LEFT, DRIVER STEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER THE VEHICLE HAD CROSSED THE NORTHBOUND LANE AND WAS ON ITS LEFT SIDE IN A 5 FT DITCH EAST OF THE NORTHBOUND LANE. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS OFF THE RIM LAYING UNDER THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. ALL TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT 26 LBS AS RECOMMENDED ON THE MANUFACTURES STICKER ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL, AS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE "VD" DOT #. THE TREAD DID NOT SEPORATE, BUT WAS SIMILAR TO ACCIDENTS AS DEPICTED ON THE NATIONAL TV NEWS.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL 1PY TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )