2000 Mercury Mountaineer tires problems
Owners reported tires problems in 22 complaints for the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 13% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Lost complete control of vehicle when 2 right-side tires blew out off rims and left me to drive on only the rims.( DOT number: tire size: p255/70r16 )
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mercury mountaineer. The vehicle has goodyear wrangler rts tires, size p/235/75/r15. The contact noticed that the front passenger side tire would spontaneously lose tire pressure. He took the tires to a tire repair shop and a technician stated that the inner sidewall was separating on all four tires. He concluded that the tires needed to be replaced. All of the tires were replaced and the contact still has possession of the old ones. The vehicle failure mileage was 30,000.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer
- Cruise control 28 complaints
- Electrical system 19 complaints