1999 Mercury Mountaineer Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 51about this part
- Share
- 34%of 151 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 64,636miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 51 complaints about the tires of the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer, 34% of the 151 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,636 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Took the truck back to the dealer for the four time 9/2903 for the check engine light came on again and the same code keeps coming up and it is getting old not to have the truck that we are still paying for monthly.annd I have all the work orders for what they did”
NHTSA complaint #10069447, filed 2004-01, 34,000 miles“Total sidewall and belt failure on right rear tire on a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer. The tires were the replacements for the firestone tire recall in 2001. The tires have 28,000 mile on them in the four years”
NHTSA complaint #10120475, filed 2005-05, 49,273 miles“While driving at 65 MPH, the rear driver side tire tread separated, which caused the vehicle to spin out of control. The tire remained fully inflated when the tread separated.”
NHTSA complaint #10040028, filed 2005-03, 88,000 miles“Tires were inspected under recall and front tires had separationn.all four tires were replaced. I sent in all the paper work that firestone needed under the recall but they refused to reimburse any money I laided out because the code on my tires were not the v.d code the code on my tires were w.2 code. (DOT number: w2hl1py159 tiresize: 235/75/15)”
NHTSA complaint #732823, filed 2000-09“I reviewed blowout/failure data and saw a large number of w2hl tires that failed, I am not convinced these tires are any better than the vdhl recalled tires and want the recall to be widened to include the tires made at the wilson, north carolina plant, as they seem to have an unacceptable failure rate. ( DOT number: w2hl tire size: 235 75 r15 )”
NHTSA complaint #731952, filed 2000-09Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 | 2 | 2% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 | 8 | 2% |
| 2001 | 3 | 14% |
| 2000 | 22 | 18% |
| 1999 | 51 | 34% |
| 1998 | 95 | 40% |
| 1997 | 138 | 42% |
Other parts of the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
22 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsEquipment
6 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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