Mercury Mountaineer Complaints (1999)

151 consumer complaints on file.

#744000April 13, 2001
TIRES
THE FIRESTONE RECALL FIASCO IS FAR FROM OVER. THE FACT THAT IT IS QUIET IN NO WAY MINIMIZES THE ONGOING SERIOUSNESS OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP ON BOTH FIRESTONE'S AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S PARTS. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT AN ADJUST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883634March 21, 2001
TIRES
CONSUMER TOOK FIRESTONE TIRES INTO DEALER TO GET THEM CHECKED AND THEY NOTICED TIRES HAD SOME SPLITS. CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY, LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD SOME SEPARATION. FIRST SET OF TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. P235 75 R15, MADE IN CANADA.*AK DOT# VNHL IPY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881995March 2, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAD NOTICED THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER AND WAS INSPECTED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT TIRES WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DOT, W2HL10Y518, P235/75R15, WITH 2,000 MILES.*AK THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559870February 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE, THE MOST RECENT IS FOR THE PCM (00S45), THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE WAS POORLY PUT TOGETHER AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559105January 22, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD FAILURE, THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES WITH IDENTICAL TIRES WITH THE SAME FLAWS, CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE SCOPE BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TIRES IN THE RECALL. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739355January 14, 2001
TIRES
MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO BE ON THE ROAD IN ALL THE SOUTHERN STATES 6 DAYS A WEEK, IN HOT INTERSTATE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE WILSON NC PLANT, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN BY NUMEROUS INVESTIGATIONS THAT THESE TIRES HAVE CAUSED MANY FATAL ACCIDENTS BY TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. I MUST TELL YOU THAT I FEEL VERY "UNSAFE" AND UNEASY EVERY TIME I GET IN MY AUTOMOBILE. THIS IS A VERY UNEASY FEELING. I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES AND THE SPARE, WITH ANOTHER TIRE FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. I FEEL THIS COST SHOULD BE COVERED BY FIRESTONE, SINCE THEY MADE THE FAULTY TIRES IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878050January 11, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, P23575R15, DOT VDHL1P1323 WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, ALL 4 TIRES WERE CRACKED AROUND THE SIDEWALLS, FIRESTONE DENIED REFUND REQUEST BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR TIRE IS NOT ON RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875766November 30, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MP RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. THEN, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. P235/75R15, DOT W2, MERCURY, MOUNTANIER, 1999. *AK THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON A NEW VEHICLE WITH ONLY 4000 MILES. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REFUND THE CUSTOMER FOR REPLACEMENT TIRE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558200November 29, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES HAVE VISIBLE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES, ON ONE OCCASION A TIRE BLEW BOUNCING THE REAR OF THE CAR OFF THE GROUND SO HARD THAT THE DASH LIGHTS, CD PLAYER AND ELECTRONIC MONITOR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736779November 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITH ONLY 61000 MILES AND AT THE 60000 MILE CHECK UP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING GUIDES ARE DISINTEGRATING. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $900.00. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FAITHFULLY AT THE DEALERS SERVICE CENTER. AT 49500 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE A NORMAL OIL CHANGE AND I ASKED TO HAVE A 50000 MILE CHECK UP. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T OFFER A CHECKUP AT THAT MILEAGE. (PROBABLY BECAUSE IF ANY PROBLEMS ARE FOUND AT THAT MILEAGE THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY!) IT APPEARS A LITTLE STRANGE THAT A PART THAT SHOULD GIVE OVER 100000 MILES SHOULD FAIL. (I HAVE HAD MANY FOREIGN VEHICLES THAT PROVIDED OVER 200000 MILES WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM.) PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND IF THERE IS A RECALL OR IF I HAVE ANY REMEDY AVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [email protected]. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735965November 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY NOW SAY THAT ROTORS ARE BELOW SPECS, AND THAT SOMEONE HAS TURNED THEM TO GET THEM THAT WAY. ALL BRAKE PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE ORIGINAL AND HAVE ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY A REGISTERED MERCURY DEALERSHIP. I AHVE TALKED TO THE MERCURY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT TWO TIMES ALSO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE CANNOT GET ANYWHERE BUT THEY NOW SAY WE MUST REBUILD THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE FRONT OF THIS VEHICLE AT OUR EXPENSE. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS A GRINDING DRAGGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT THAT HAS WENT ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. WE ARE JUST SEEKING SATISFACTION AND FOR MERCURY TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557423November 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS ON A WAITING TO GET REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES, CONSUMER FELT THE RISK WAS TOO GREAT TO TRAVEL ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP ON THE FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES AND REPLACED THEM, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556944November 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
OWNER WOULD LIKE ASSURANCE THAT TIRES ON VEHICLE ARE NOT INCLUDE IN RECALL (OOT-005). TIRES ARE WILDERNESS AT, DOT # BEGINNING WITH W2UL, RECALL NOTICE IS CONFUSING. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556447October 30, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (P235 70 R15) EXPERIENCED FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734723October 19, 2000
TIRES
AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL. I WAS CONCERN ABOUT MY TIRES. I WENT TO A FIRESTONE STORE AND THEY INSPECTED MY TIRES AND SAID THAT MY TIRES ARE NOT THE RECALL TIRES. I AM AFFRAID TO DRIVE MY MOUNTAINEER FAR OR AT A HIGH SPEED LIKE 55 OR 60 MPH. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? I HAVE THE SAME TIRES THAT BEING RECALL, BUT THE FIRESTONE TIRE STORE SAID YOU ARE NOT IN ANY DANGER, YOUR TIRES CAME FROM A DIFFERENT PLANT. THESE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS A/T TIRES I AM AFFRAY FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. WHAT CAN I DO? (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15) (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734603October 18, 2000
TIRES
PRIOR TO PUBLICIZED REPORTS OR RECALLS ON FIRESTONE TIRES I HAD MY FIRST 2 TIRE BLOWOUTS IN MY 20 YEARS OF DRIVING ON MY NEW MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE FIRST WAS CONSIDERED A PUNCTURE WHICH I ACCEPTED. THE SECOND WAS CONSIDERED A ROAD HAZARD BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER. THE SECOND TIRE BLOW OUT APPEARED MUCH LIKE A BAD HAIR PIECE, I AM NOW AWARE OF THE TERM - TREAD SEPARARTION. AGAIN, THIS OCCURED PRIOR TO ANY REPORTS OF ANY FIRESTONE TIRE DEFECTS. I WENT TO ANOTHER TIRE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT AS I WAS NOT SATISIFIED WITH THE FIRESTONE DEALERS EXPLAINATION. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL027477 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556238October 17, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEWOUT, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT FIRESTONE DENIED REQUEST BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS NOT PURCHASED ON A PRO-RATED BASIS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734262October 13, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE REAR 3 POINT SEATBELTS LOCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION WHEN WORN CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO HAVE TO UNBUCKLE THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE TENSION IN ORDER TO CONTINUE WEARING THE SEATBELT. BOTH REAR SEATBELTS CONTINUE TO RATCHET TIGHTER EACH TIME THE OCCUPANT LEANS BACK. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BELTS ONCE, BUT THE SAME SYMPTOMS PERSIST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871963October 2, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS/AT, P23575R15, TREAD WAS DISCOVERED RIP ON SIDE WALL. THIS IS ON A MERCURY, MOUNTAINEER, 1999. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732823September 29, 2000
TIRES
TIRES WERE INSPECTED UNDER RECALL AND FRONT TIRES HAD SEPARATIONN.ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. I SENT IN ALL THE PAPER WORK THAT FIRESTONE NEEDED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ANY MONEY I LAIDED OUT BECAUSE THE CODE ON MY TIRES WERE NOT THE V.D CODE THE CODE ON MY TIRES WERE W.2 CODE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY159 TIRESIZE: 235/75/15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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