2000 Mercury Mountaineer Tires & Wheels Problems

I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 2YRS. NOW. I KEEP UP THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR. I KEEP THE OIL CHANGED TIRES ROTATED, BRAKES FIXED, PASS THE EMISSION TEST EVERY YEAR SINCE PURCHASING IT. I'VE HAD THIS SQUEALING HIGH PITCH GRINDING NOISE COMIN FROM THE REAR TIRES.IT IS VERY LOUD. I HAVE NEW BRAKES ALL THE WAY AROUND,SHOES,ROTORS,PADS,IN IT STILL MAKES THIS VERY LOUD NOISE.IT HAS GOTTEN LOUDER SINCE I HAVE ALL NEW BRAKES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS NOISE IS, BUT I KNOW ITS EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE,CAUSE THE NOISE IS SO LOUD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES, SIZE P/235/75/R15. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY LOSE TIRE PRESSURE. HE TOOK THE TIRES TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INNER SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE OLD ONES. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,140.

THE TREADS ARE COMING APART. *NLM

I HAD A BLOW OUT WITH THE FIRESTONE RECALLED TIRES. THE RIM CRACKED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I MUST OF HIT SOMETHING TO CRACK THE RIM AND CAUSE THE FLAT BECAUSE THER WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE. I DID NOT! I SAID THE THE RIMS MAY BE DEFECTIVE OR IT WAS CAUSED BY THE UNSAFE TIRES. THEY DISMISSED IT RIGHT AWAY. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND GOT TANGLED UP IN ALOT OF RED TAPE. I'M WRITING SO THESE POSSIBLE RIM DEFECTS MAY BE INVESTIGATED, SO OTHER PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THESE SUV'S DON'T RUN THE RISK OF GETTING INJURED IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 15 INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 INCH )

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A MERCURY, MOUNTINEER 2000, P235/75R15 DOT E4027477. WHILE DRIVING CAN FEEL, AND HEAR/ FEEL A BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRE.*AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AFTER HEARING NOTHING FROM FIRESTONE AND REQUESTS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL 5 TIRES. *SLC

FIRESTONE RECALLED WILDERNESS AT FROM DECATUR, MY TIRES WERE NOT RECALLED. BECAUSE OF TIRE LOSING AIR PRESSURE AND BECOMING FLAT, I DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND PURCHASED 5 NEW TIRES; FIRESTONE AND FORD REFUSES TO GIVE ME ANY SATISFACTION IN THIS MATTER, AS NEITHER OF THEM WILL REIMBURSE MY $571.00 TO REPLACE FIRESTONE TIRES!!!( DOT NUMBER: ?? TIRE SIZE: P235/75/15 )

CONSUMER NOTICED A THREE INCH CRACK ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND FOUND ANOTHER ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE (THE TIRES HAD 8,600 MILES AT FAILURE), CONSUMERS TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 , (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P235/75R15. NLM

LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN 2 RIGHT-SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT OFF RIMS AND LEFT ME TO DRIVE ON ONLY THE RIMS.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

ALARMING VIBRATION FORD AWARE OF THIS DEFECT INTERNAL MEMO 11 OCT 1996 FORD AND THEIR DEALER WILL DO NOTHING( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75 )

ALARMING VIBRATION FORD AWARE OF THIS DEFECT INTERNAL MEMO 11 OCT 1996 FORD AND THEIR DEALER WILL DO NOTHING( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75 )

WHIL DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED OFF OF THE RIM. THIS MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM INVOLVED IN THE CURRENT FIRESTONE RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS OWNED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I AM A FORD MOTOR COMPANY EMPLOYEE WHO LEASES THE VEHICLE FROM THE COMPANY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/ATX REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A RIGHT REAR BLOWOUT(TIRE SIZE P235/75R15/DOT # UNAVAILABLE) WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH IN A 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. REPLACEMENT WAS MADE AT DEALER, AND TIRE NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P235/75/R15 *MW

THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH THE WRONG SIZE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READINGS. *MJS

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235/75R15) EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A THUD WHILE DRIVING 45MPH-50MPH, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES BECAUSE FIRESTONE AND FORD WOULD NOT HELP . *SLC

ALTHOUGH I DO NOT HAVE THE RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT WITH NON-RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES. I HAVE TRIED TALKING TO FORD, MY SELLING DEALER AND FIRESTONE DEALERS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR MY TIRES TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF 5 GOODYEAR REPLACEMENTS. I FEEL THAT FORD MADE THE DECISION TO PUT FIRESTONE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AT THE FACTORY AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CREDIT TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A SAFER TIRE. THIS WHOLE RECALL IS A MESS AND IS CONFUSING, I BELIEVE, ON PURPOSE. THE ONLY THING I HEAR IS HOW CONSUMERS WERE MIS-USING THE TIRES. HOW CAN YOU MISUSE A TIRE ON AN SUV? THE AUTOMAKERS SHOW THEM DRIVING ACROSS THE DESERT, UP MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH RIVERS.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH EXTREME VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT EXPERIENCING VIBRATION PROBLEMS. *MJS

TIRE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005 BUT DEALER DOESN'T HAVE ANY TIRES TO REPLACE THEM WITH(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 #VD). NLM

THESE TIRES ARE BRAND NEW ON A BRAND NEW 2000 MOUNTAINEER. THEY DID NOT FAIL IN ANY MANNER (I HAD TO PUT NUMBERS IN THE "FAILURE" FIELD OR THE FORM WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE REPORT)THERE WERE NO FAILURES WHATSOEVER. I AM ONLY CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY BE RECALLED DUE TO ALL THE FATALS INVOLVING THESE TIRES(DOT # ON INSIDE OF TIRES IS 8XHL) AND ALL THE PUBLICITY. THE DEALER ADVISES THESE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE CONFIRMATION FROM NHTSA THAT THESE PARTICULAR TIRES ARE SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL SPEEDS. I AM EMPLOYED BY THE NJ DIVISION OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY AND WE RECIEVE OUR FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM NHTSA REGION 2 IN WHITE PLAINS, NY. AGAIN, THIS REPORT WAS FILED ON THE ADVICE OF THE NHTSA WEBMASTER AND NO CRASHES OCCURRED AND THESE TIRES DID NOT FAIL BUT I AM CONCERNED ...THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANY INFO ABOUT THE SAFETY AND ROADWORTHINESS OF THESE TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 8XHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )