VEHICLE WAS GOING SOUTH ON NYS RTE 41 AT 40MPH AND BEGAN PULLING LEFT, DRIVER STEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER THE VEHICLE HAD CROSSED THE NORTHBOUND LANE AND WAS ON ITS LEFT SIDE IN A 5 FT DITCH EAST OF THE NORTHBOUND LANE. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS OFF THE RIM LAYING UNDER THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. ALL TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT 26 LBS AS RECOMMENDED ON THE MANUFACTURES STICKER ON THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. THESE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL, AS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE "VD" DOT #. THE TREAD DID NOT SEPORATE, BUT WAS SIMILAR TO ACCIDENTS AS DEPICTED ON THE NATIONAL TV NEWS.( DOT NUMBER: W2HL 1PY TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
2006
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. ON A SNOWY DAY AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BACK REAR DOOR WINDOW WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS CRACKS OR EVIDENCE OF CRAKS IN THE WINDOW. THE LOCAL DEALER INFORMED HER THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. ON 4/12/07 THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE HYDRAULIC VALVE THAT KEPT THE WINDOW OPEN AND THE HEAD OF IT WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WINDOW TO BREAK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,100, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,001. *AK