Tire Related Problems of the 1997 Mercury Tracer

Table 1 shows four common tire related problems of the 1997 Mercury Tracer. The number one most common problem is related to the tire (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the tire tread/belt (three problems).

Table 1. Tire related problems of Mercury Tracer


Recently reported Tire problems of the 1997 Mercury Tracer

The Tire problem

While driving felt severe vibration and loud noise at all speeds and car pulling to the right hard. Vibration became worse about 8 miles later, car was not drivable and almost ran off the road. The tread separated from the tire. Pulled over, put the spare on.   Read details...

The Tire Tread/belt problem

Upon inspection the tire had uneven wear and there was a crack down the center of the right rear tire which was causing noise while drivng over 35 mph (bf goodrich advantage plus 185/65/14 dotbf76tu1135). Nlm   Read details...

The Tire Sidewall problem

While inspecting the tires on my car, I saw the inside sidewall had peeled away from the casing. This condition is on both front tires and consists of about 12 inches of damage per tire. I called goodyear customer relations and they gave me the impression that it was not of any great concern and   Read details...


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