2007 Mercury Milan Tires & Wheels Problems

MY VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ITS 90,000 MILE SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE REAR TWO TIRES WERE CRACKED AT THE TREAD-TO-TIRE INTERFACE. THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TIRE SHOP THAT INSTALLED THE TIRES FOR AN EVALUATION. THEY DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD THIS SAFETY CONDITION AND WERE REPLACED ON A PRORATED COST. IT WAS AS IF THE TIRE TREAD COULD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE SHELL OF THE TIRE AT ANY TIME. THE TIRES ARE YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S MODEL. HAD ONLY 20,200 MILES ON THEM AND ONLY 2.67 YEARS OLD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER AT HIGH SPEED FOR MY SON OR DAUGHTER HAD THIS NOT BEEN NOTICED. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN ABUSED AND WERE ROTATED AT 10,000 MILE INTERVALS. I WAS EXPECTING THESE TIRES TO LAST 60,000 MILES.

(ACCIDENTALLY FILLED THIS OUT ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE COMPLAINT PAGE, SORRY) I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 90,000 MILE SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME BOTH REAR TIRES HAD CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE SHELL OF THE TIRE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE INSTALLING TIRE SHOP FOR EVALUATION. IT TURNS OUT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE REPLACED ON A PRORATED BASIS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER FOR MY SON OR DAUGHTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! THE TIRES HAD ONLY 20,200 MILES AND WERE 2.67 YEARS OLD. I EXPECTED MORE LIKE 60,000 MILES AND NO DEFECTS. YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S, 205/60 R 16

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. THE VALVE STEMS ON EACH TIRE WERE CRACKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE FACILITY WHERE THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED ACCORDINGLY. THE FAILURE WAS 35,801 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000 UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/17/10.*JB

TIRE VALVES FAILED ON MY 2007 MERCURY MILAN. HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES AND AVOIDED FURTHER TIRE DAMAGE WHEN I HAD REMAINING TIRE VALVES REPLACED DUE TO UNDER-INFLATED TIRES. SOMEONE AT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION BUT APPARENTLY NOT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE OR DEALERS. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA HAS BEE AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2008. YOU MIGHT WANT TO FOLLOW UP BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER EXPLORER/FIRESTONE TYPE CRISIS. *TR

BLOWOUT OF REAR TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. WE HAD EXITED THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY ABOUT 10 MINUTES PRIOR AND LUCKILY THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON A BACK ROAD WHICH WAS NOT HEAVILY TRAVELED. THE MECHANIC SENT BY AAA TO CHANGE THE TIRE ADVISED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN PURCHASED IN 05/2007 AND AT THAT TIME HAD SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 20,000 MILES SO IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY TOOK PHOTOS OF THE TIRE AND SENT THEM OVER THE INTERNET TO RECEIVE APPROVAL TO REPLACE THE TIRE. FORD DENIED THE REQUEST. I CONTACTED A LOCAL MICHELIN DEALER AND WAS ADVISED IF FORD HAD DENIED REPLACEMENT, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. SINCE FORD WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY, I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE FROM THE MECHANIC WHO HAS DONE ALL MY AUTO REPAIRS FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. HE ALSO INDICATED THE TIRE WAS DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE. *TR

SINCE NOVEMBER 2008, I'VE HAD TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES AND REPLACE THE VALVE STEMS ON THE OTHER TWO TIRES ON MY 2007 MERCURY MILAN. FAULTY VALVE STEMS COST ME $450 ON A CAR THAT WASN'T EVEN TWO YEARS OLD. THE MECHANICS WHO WORKED ON MY CAR ALL INFORMED ME OF THE BAD VALVE STEMS THAT WENT OUT IN 2007, SO WHY AS AN OWNER WAS I NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR? ISN'T IT THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM THE CUSTOMER OR BE PRO-ACTIVE AND REPLACE THE TIRES? *TR

ON 9/9/08 WE WERE TRAVELING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN OUR TIRE COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. WE HAD THAT TIRE REPLACED. ON 9/26/08 A SECOND TIRE WAS SEPARATING FROM THE SIDEWALL. IN LESS THAN 25000 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE A THIRD TIRE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE BECAUSE WE CAUGHT IT IN TIME AND USED WISDOM. ONE TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IT IS AT THE DEALER AT THE MOMENT. THE OTHER TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED AND WAS REPAIRED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE FIRST TIRE REPLACED WAS FLAT AND LEAKING AT THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS REPLACED SOME TIME AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE TIRES WOULD LOSE COMPLETE AIR PRESSURE. THE FAILURE INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED ALL OF THE VALVE STEMS, EXCEPT FOR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VALVE STEM INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I AM A VICTIM OF THE CHINESE VALVE STEM ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE TIRE WENT DOWN. I PUT ON THE SPARE AND DROVE HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED. I PUT IN A NEW STEM, AND WENT TO INFLATE THE TIRE, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL, SO THE TIRE WAS NO GOOD. TODAY I LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE WHEELS, AND INSPECTED THE REMAINING STEMS, ALL WERE CRACKED. THE CAR IS A 2007, AND WAS PLACED IN SERVICE ON MARCH 2007 IN SYRACUSE, NY, AND HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT, WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN P235/55R17 TIRES. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TIRES FLATTENED. THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED ON EACH TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

I HAVE A 2007 MERCURY MILAN AND I HAVE BEEN BOTHERED BY SLOW LEAKS IN THE TIRES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2007. THE TIRE PRESSURE DECREASES AT A SLOW RATE, CAUSING ME TO REFILL THE TIRES TO BRING THEM TO PROPER PRESSURE EVERY FEW DAYS. I SAW AN ARTICLE CONCERNING THE TIRE VALVES FOR THESE FORD PRODUCTS AND BELIEVE MY SITUATION IS THE SAME. *TR