Tire Problems of Mercury Grand Marquis

Tl the contact owns a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis equipped with firestone fr380 tires, size: p225/60r16. The contact stated that the tires had premature blisters and tread deterioration. The tire repair facility (firestone complete auto care, 4401 n first Ave, evansville, in 47710, (812) 618-3542) diagnosed that the tires needed to be replaced. The tire manufacturer indicated that a similar tire model had been recalled, but not this particular model. The manufacturer recommended that the tires be inspected by an authorized firestone complete auto care facility. The tire and vehicle failure mileage and VIN were not available.

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I purchased a set of bridgestone insignia se200 5/2013 . 4months later I replaced 1 tire due to side wall splitting. Today 12/14/13 I replaced the tire that I bought in 9/13 for the same problem. I contacted bridgestone via email but got no responds I contacted them by phone they told me there was reason for me to be concerned about the tire failures I had experienced even though 40 % of the tires had purchased this year. 3,000 miles on first tire even less on the second tire ,the tire dealer contacted bridgstone and replaced the tire with a firestone tire since bridgestone no longer maker the insignia and he did not want to use another insignia because of what he felt was a manufacturing defect that had been seen in the insignias and other tires that bridgstone makes some of witch have already recalled I will keep a close eye on rest of tires. In my 40 years of driving this is by far the worst set of tires I have ever owned . Bridgestone should do the right thing and recall this tire before a tire failure causes a fatal injury to some one . But I am sure because of the lack of responce and unconcern of the people that I had spoke to at bridgestone . My local tire dealer is send my failed tire to bridgestones tech's lets see what they have to say.

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Reference NHTSA action number pe 08060. On 7 April, 2011 I had failure of two tire valves and destruction of ome tire. Both valves leaking air at point of insertion, ie cracked stems. Visited local Ford dealer, carbone Ford-Lincoln on 11 April 2011. Was told no recall would fix for a price. Told him of NHTSA report and that it was a manufacturing defect and Ford should be respnsibe and was ttolg I was being unfair. In my request. Got nowhere with forg , they did not even want to inspect problem, just pay or leave. On 12 April 2011, icontacted Ford motors by phone and spoke with denise. Denise was surprised to hear of such a problem (???) told me the service manager should not have been rude to me and informed me there were no recalls on my vehicle. I told her that the problem was present in vehicles, Mercury Grand Marquis built between December 2006 and March 2007 and that my car was built in March 2007. She said it didnt apply to mine and that I can return to the Ford dealer and have it repaired for a price and would get a 12 month warranty with the paid repair. I remedied the situation by purchasing a new set of four tires instead of spending $200 0n one tire I dont like to match th oe michelin lx. I live in snow country and the lx do not go in snow at all.

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2002 Mercury Grand Marquis. Consumer writes in regards to two sets of failed michelin hydroedge tires the consumer stated he as well as his passengers felt a slight shimmy in the car at low speeds. Soon, afterwards the shimmy became percussively worse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that at least one of the tires were separating and the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The repair shop stated the vehicle was properly maintained and that the tire wear was not normal. It was also stated that the tires were uneven around the circumference of the tires at the same distance in from the edge. The consumer also owns a 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis with the same tire problem.

Tires from walmart store#1541, with less then 10,000, rotated & balanced,at 45-55 mph tires wobble & shake. They rebalanced them today x2 but still not correct at 50-60 mph they still wobble. I just couldn't go back a third time. The store manager just said fix them to his staff and walked away.

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Vehicle would shake violently at any speed from 45-80mph. Took to a mechanic said the front end needed to be replaced. $800. 00 later it still did it, then took back said the tires needed to be replaced although we had 80,000 mile tires, and only had 35,000 miles put on them. Replaced the tires for $600. 00. Still shook, took to a different mechanic said it was the transmission failing. During scheduled maintenance found cracked intake manifold, antifreeze and oil in spark plugs, cleaned out changed spark plugs, ran fine until the manifold leaked more coolant into the spark plugs and now we are at square one. Researched online found a bunch of places saying it was recalled, when I called the dealership they said no recalls. Price of replacing the part was $615. 00 if I had one alternator, or $650. 00 if I had another.

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Fuel pump and crankshaft sensor both went out on vehicle at same time. Repair of crankshaft sensor was a $400 and fuel pump repair was $740. Doors do not lock properly when using the key remote and lights inside the vehicle on controls flicker on and off. Heating element in leather seat on passenger side has never worked and had to replace tires due to unusual wear and tear. Cost to replace tires was $478. Driver sides door will not shut all the way due to alignment problems and this problem has not been corrected. Had to replace fuel filter due to leaking and this cost $178. Car has become a money pit and it only has 77,000 miles on it.

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While traveling on vacation tires deflated to 10 psi and overheated.

The contact owns toyo spectrum, p/225/60/r16 on a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated when driving he would hear roaring coming from the tires. Upon further inspection he noticed that all four tires have abnormal tread wear. He was in the process of having the tires replaced. However he has taken the vehicle for routine inspection, and was never notified of the defect. The failure and current mileages were 18,000.

I purchased a new Mercury 2007 Grand Marquis LS. I have michelin lx4 energy tires. I had a blow out on front left tire at 4700 miles, the side wall came apart. I had a second blow out on front right tire at 5840 miles again side wall came apart. I had third blow out at 6000 miles on left rear same side wall damage, at this time I replaced right rear tire because I was traveling out of my area. I tried to get dealer to replace tires under warranty but they refused and said it was a michelin problem. I replaced tires with michelins which I am sorry I did this.

Noticed front end vibration in Mercury grand prix. Asked mechanic to verify if wheel bearing bad. No problem there so took to sears tire store in hemet to verify if tire problem. Advised that 3 of 4 tires have tread separation and would have to be replaced at my expense even though under warranty because I did not have road hazard coverage. My dispute with service writer included assistant manager who supported his position. My position was that this was a material failure and should be covered to no avail so left store with 3 bad tires. Went to temecula branch of sears where service writer immediately recognized the problem and set about changing tires under warranty to my satisfaction. These tires are bridgestone brand with 65,000 mile warranty and about 40,000 miles use.

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: the contact stated while shifting from drive to park the gear locked in reverse and while driving at low speeds at night the headlights would not go from low beam to high beam. Additionally, the tires slowly deflate. The dealership was alerted. They repaired the gear column, headlight switch and suggested to check the tires weekly and add air.

While driving any speed or when making a turn, consumer could feel tires not attaching to road and making vehicle slip, consumer lost control of vehicle, consumer had contacted dealer for tire situation, but they could not fix problem. Mercury, Grand Marquis, 2001. . Consumer also stated that the rear suspension feels soft. (michelin radial f 123ap).

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Rumbling at 60 mph. Dealer confirms symptom with unknown cause. Manf. Confirms symptom with unknown repair. Both say vehicle is safe to drive. Question: if cause is unknown, how can I be sure vehicle is safe to drive?.

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Michelin tire (p255/60 r16) failed. Yh.

Vehicle has no traction on wet pavements, consumer states that this has almost caused 2 accidents.

Tires failed, one tire was so bad you could feel it slip in a left turn on the highway, replace tire 3 times, told vehicle needed to be balanced, replace right front tire, this resolved the slip on the left turn, left front tire pull to the left. P225/60 trx16 all seas.

The tire noise is so loud that consumer would not hear an emergency vehicle siren while driving (michelin p225/60r16 97s m+s symmetry xgreen all season at 35psi).

The tires wore prematurely at 24k miles (michelin xw4). Nlm.

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The michelin tires on the vehicle perform poorly while driving on wet pavement, while attempting to stop during wet weater the tires slid and the car ended up half a cars length beyond the white stop line on the pavement (michelin xw4 whitewalls). Nlm.

Consumer states, while driving, vehicle suddenly skidded on wet pavement losing control of vehicle and hitting the guard rail. The vehicle proceeded left while turning onto the ramp requiring only minor negotiation of a slight hilled and curved road, it proceeded into a right diagnonal turn into the guard rail and would have plunged into the adjacent ditch absent the rail. The vehicle then bounced off the rail and rather than proceed straight as the steering wheel directed it with a slight left turn of the wheel, it took a sharp left diagonally proceeding straight towards the median strip of oncoming traffic less than approximately 1/4 of a mile away.