The contact owns a 1999 Mercury Sable ls. While driving 35 mph the vehicle drifted off of the road and into a wooded area. He sustained minor injuries. Upon further inspection he noticed that the corrosion on the chrome plated wheel caused the passenger front tire to lose pressure. All four wheels were replaced with alloyed wheels. The failure and current mileages were 122,000. Updated 04/01/10 the tire lost air pressure as a result of chroming of the tire sealing area. Updated 07/19/

- Bloomington, IN, USA

Rear left tire consistently low, even after being filled and re-filled on a weekly basis. After taking to a service station, mechanic stated the rim was faulty and tire was separating from the rim. They sealed the tire to the rim. After having all tires replaced a few months later, same issue with same rear left tire. Different mechanic also stated upon inspection that rim was warped. Car has not been in an accident, nor abused. Rims are standard manufacturers.

- Nashua, NH, USA

Rims on 1999 Mercury Sable are corroding (not easily visable, but when you pull the tires off). Will cause leakage of air out of tires. Dealerships will not even look at problem, says they are not covered. Also windshield wipers will occasionally just come on.

- Princeton, NJ, USA