1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT OF VOLUNTARY RECALL CONSUMER INSPECTED HIS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES AND FOUND CRACKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF ALL 5 TIRES (INCLUDING THE SPARE), CONSUMER TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. NLM

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND THE BACK TAIL LIGHT, CONSUMER LATER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ALIGNMENT SO A DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE, THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, AND THE SPARE TIRE THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED CRACKING BELOW TIRE TREADS. *SLC

WE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND UPON EXAMINATION DISCOVERED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE LEFT FRONT. BOTH TIRES WERE ORIGINAL. THESE TIRES ARE NOT IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE RECALL, BUT WERE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. I REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES AT 40,977 MILES AND HAVE NOW PURCHASED 5 NEW TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: P235 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

BECAUSE OF A RECENT FLAT TIRE, I REALIZED THE TIRES I HAD. ALL MY TIRES HAVE THE TREAD CRACKING BOTH INSIDE AND OUT BUT THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID BECAUSE THERE ARE 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID! AFTER 3 INSPECTIONS AT OTHER TIRE DEALERSHIPS, MY TIRES HAVE WEAR OF 7/32 TO 10/32. WOULDN'T THERE BE LESS TREAD IF THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ON THE CAR? (DOT NUMBER: VN TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE HAD AN AREA OF UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRE AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, CONSUMER FELT THEIR TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

1997, MERCURY, MOUNTINEER. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW IF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235 75 R15) TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES. LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BUBBLE, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FIST, FORMING ON THE TIRE. TOKK TO FIRESTONE, AND THEY REPLACED TIRE.*AK DOT # W2HL1PY476. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED CRACKING AT THE TREADLINE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005, CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS OBTAINING REPLACEMENT TIRES AT FIRESTONE AND WENT TO A COMPETITOR TO GET TIRES REPLACED, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION, MORE SO IN THE BACK, FIRESTONE WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)