DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 10 TO 15 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
2007
TIRES:VALVE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE VEHICLE HAS DILL-ACP TR-413 TIRE VALVES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN RIDING ROUGHLY. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED BULGES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND A FRACTURED VALVE STEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS MANUFACTURED DEFECTIVELY. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER TIRES. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT TIRE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE WENT FLAT. UPDATED 01/21/09.*JB