1997 Mercury Mountaineer tires problems

“TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE CONSUMER HAD FOUR TIRES INSTALLED ON THE SUV AND WHEN THEY REACHED 1/2 OF TREAD, THE TWO FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *PH *JB”

“MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH, AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND WRAPPED AROUND THE REAR AXLE. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ONLY AN HOUR AND 25 MINUTES AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 85 DERGREES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: 4-P235/75R)”

“THE TIRES FAILED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL FIRESTONE RECALL. NEITHER FIRESTONE NOR FORD IS WILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPALCING THE TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )”

“WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY ROAD IN CLEAR CONDITIONS, THE CAR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TILT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE, SLIDING FOR ABOUT 60 FEET ON ITS SIDE THEN FLIPPING OVER ONTO THE ROOF SLIDING FOR ANOTHER 40 OR SO FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE TAKEN OFF IN AUGUST OF 2000 AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. I HAVE FORGOTTEN WHICH THEY ARE BUT CAN FIND OUT. I HAVE THE FULL POLICE REPORT IF YOU SHOULD REQUEST IT. I FEEL THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE DESIGN ITSELF IS THE PROBLEM.*AK”

“SINCE OWNERSHIP THE TIRES WOULD NOT PROPERLY HOLD AIR,HAD TO WEEKLY ADD AIR TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE,TIRES WERE CHECKED FOR LEAKS NONE COULD BE FOUND ALL 4 FIRESTONE ATX (P235/75 R15) TIRES WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION, HOWEVER HAS NOT RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT AND THAT WAS OVER 8 MONTHS AGO. *JB”

“FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P235/75R15, DOT W2HLIPY296 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, DEALER SAID BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, HOWEVER A LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED THE TIRE AND DECLARED IT DEFECTIVE, THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE WELL WITHIN MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. *SLC”