Tire Valve Problems of Mercury Mariner

On July 5, 2009 while driving my Mercury Mariner the passenger side rear tire went flat. Cause was a bad valve stem; on September 4, 2009 I had the same problem with the driver side rear tire. The auto tech at wall mart showed me the valve stem was dry rotted and had to be replaced. I also had him replace both valve stems on the front tires, which also showed signs of dry rot.

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I received a notice dated may, 2009 on June 3, 2009 from Ford regarding reports of tire valve stem cracks and air leaks on 2007 Mercury Mariner. They claim it is not a recall. I had a problem with one tire on February, 23 2009 on my way to the airport in the early a. M. And had it repaired - was valve stem leak. My husband checked the car with a magnifying glass and flashlight (only way to see cracks) and found the other three stem valves were cracked. No one with the naked eye could possibly see this. My husband said I could have had 3 flat tires simultaneously. I could have been seriously injured. Ford refuses to make any refunds under their program. I was told by the dealership that they were told not to bring this matter to the attention of their customers. Do the work only if the customer asks them too. This is much too dangerous a situation and Ford should make this recall to all vehicle owners who could be in danger. The refund would be nice since we weren't informed of this when we should have been but the lives of innocent people are at stake because Ford won't fess up to calling this a recall.

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In July 2008 , "check tire pressure" light became present. Upon placing air in left-rear tire a crack/ leak in valve stem became present. Valve stem was replaced. In August 2008 same issue occurred with right rear stem. Today, October 26th 2008 the issue occurred with the right front valve stem. All valve stems on my vehicle have now been replaced.