Tire Tread/belt problems of the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer

One problem related to tire tread/belt has been reported for the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer based on all problems reported for the 2002 Mountaineer.

1 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 10/25/2014

The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer equipped with bf goodrich tires 105s rugged trail t/a tires, size: p245/65r17. The contact noticed excessive cracking around the tread for all four tires. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the tires needed to be replaced. The tires were not replaced. The tires were not original equipment. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate tire failure mileage was 10,000 and the vehicle failure mileage was 90,000.


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