1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER Complaints

PLEASE ADVISE RE: WILSON NC WILDERNESS AT RECALL POSSIBILTY - PER INFO AVAILABLE, THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN, WILSON MANUFACTURED TIRES ARE EVEN MORE LIKELY THAN THOSE FROM DECATUR TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEMS BUT AS OF YET DO NOT APPEAR TO BE RECALLED. WHY NOT? I AM DRIVING ON DOT W2... SERIAL TIRES AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO ANY DISTRIBUTION LISTS ON THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION ON A RECALL OF ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES AND FURTHER STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE WILSON LOCATION. THANK YOU. (DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

I'VE BEEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, BOTH TELL ME THAT MY TIRES AREN'T ON RECALL, BUT CAN SELL ME NEW ONES.MY TIRES ARE CRACKING AROUND THE TREADS JUST LIKE THE RECALLED ONES I'VE SEEN ON TELEVISION, BUT THEY BOTH ARE TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT! I JUST CAN'T GO OUT AND AFFORD NEW ONES, AND THESE ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. WHO CAN I GET TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THESE TIRES AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? THE FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF MY TYPE OF SPLITTING, BUT THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO (HE WAS QUITE RUDE ALSO) ABOUT IT EXCEPT SELL ME NEW ONES. NOW IF THESE FIRESTONES AREN'T RECALLED AND ARE BAD, WHY WOULD I PURCHASE OTHER NON-RECALLED FIRESTONES. I HAVE RETAINED AN AIR PRESSURE OF APPROX. 34PSI SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THESE TIRES ARE CRACKING AND ANYONE WHO WISHES TO VIEW THESE CAN JUST CONTACT ME AND I WILL MAKE THEM AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME. PLEASE CONTACT ME, I'M ABOUT AT THE END OF MY ROPE AND THESE TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED, UNLESS OF COURSE MINE ARE DEFFECTIVE ALONE, AND THEN THEY (FIRESTONE OR FORD) SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM TO..THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME..V/R, J. MATT DUFFIN (DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15) (DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

I DID PROCEED TO THE MERCUERY DEALER FOR SEAT BELTS, OUR RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WAS ON ORDER FOR 10 MONTHS AND MERCURY DEALER WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT . I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SEAL BEALTS NOT RETRATING AND THEY WOULD STICK, I DID FOLLOW UP WITH A LAW SUIT AND LOST BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT MY SEAT BELT WASN'T A PROBLEM. THE REAR RIGHT WAS ON ORDER FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS AND STILL NOTHING WAS DONE .IN NOV 1998 I HAD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE AND THE DEALER SHIP THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND NOTHING WAS DONE. WILL JUNE 2000 A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN BECAUSE UPTOWN COULD'T FIND A PROBLEM. THE MOST I WANT IS TO HAVE FORD TAKE THIS TRUCK BACK AND FORGET THAT LAWSUIT. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLEYS ARE NOT WORK . ITS A SAFTEY MATTER (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: P225/75R75)

TREAD IS SEPERATING FROM TIRE ON SIDE WALL, TIRES ARE NOT RECALLED TIRE DOT VDHL (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15). *ET

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P235 75 R15) DON'T HOLD AIR PRESSURE, CONSUMER HAD TIRES SERVICED EVERY 3-5 WEEKS BECAUSE OF THIS. *SLC

THESE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS/AT, P23575R15 ARE EQUIPPED ON A MERCURY, MOUNTAINEER 1998. THEY HAVE BEGAN TO DEVELOP CRACKS WERE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL AROUND THE WHOLE TIRE,AND PARTS HAVE SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, AND FORD CONTACTED.*AK THESE TIRES HAVE A C HEAT RATING WHICH MEANS THEY CAN BE DRIVEN AT 85 MILES PER HOUR FOR 30 MIN. *YH

LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NLM

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED UNEVEN WEAR, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00T005 AFTER ALREADY REPLACING TIRES NOT KNOWING IF THESE FAULTY TIRES WERE WITH THE RECALL, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE (P225 70 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT. *SLC

SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 I OWN A 1998 MOUNTAINEER. IT CAME WITH FIRESTONE P235/75R15 WILDERNESS AT TIRES. THE FOUR MOUNTED TIRES ARE ALL DOT W2HL 1PY 397. I RECENTLY HAD THESE TIRES INSPECTED BY MY FORD DEALER'S MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS GOING ON AN OUT OF STATE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY357 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)