1998 FORD RANGER Complaints

TIRE SIZE P22570R14, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, RANGER, 1998 WITH 38,000 MILES. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE EVIDENCE OF CRACKING ON OUTSIDE WHERE TREAD MEETS AND RUNS DOWN CIRCUMFERENCE ON ALL 4 CHANNELS. THERE IS STILL TREAD LEFT.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, DOT VDHLXBU1700. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, RANGER, P235/70R16 SIZE, DOT# VN081BU. SIDEWALL ON RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT 80MPH. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, RANGER, AND TIRES HAD 49000 MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAD NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION FROM OUTER SIDEWALL WHERE TREAD MET SIDEWALL. P265/75R15, DOT W2B1PK. *AK 2 FIRESTONE DEALERS AND 1 FORD DEALER STATED CONSUMER SHOULD REPLACE ALL TIRES, 1 OTHER FIRESTONE DEALER STATED TIRE CRACKING WAS OZONE CRACKING AND THAT THE TIRES WERE OKAY, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AT HIS COST. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TUOLPS, P235/75R15, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES THE STEEL WAS SHOWING THROUGH ONE OF THE TIRES, THESE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

SEAT BELT DOES NOT RESTRAIN. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO RESTRAIN SO OCCUPANTS CAN REACH FOR COFFEE, ETC.

COMPLAINTS OF VIBRATIONS IN FRONT END BEGAN 9-98. THIS TRANAMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 16321. COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME VIBRATION CONTINUED AND WAS NEVER ELIMINATED. AT ABOUT 50300 THE VIBRATION BE CAME MORE VIOLENT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION SEALS TO LEAK. THE THE RESULTS WAS A COMPLETE BREAK DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION LAST YEAR ON 3-14-2000. ALL 4 BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 29,000 MILES THEN. VEHICLE DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION AGAIN THIS YEAR AT 39,570 MILES. UPPER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. IN VIRGINIA, VEHICLES HAVE TO BE INSPECTED EVERY YEAR.*AK *SLC

REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUBBING ON REAR SHOCK ABSORBER WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO SHOCK ABSORBER. ALSO, WOULD CAUSE BRAKE LINE TO CHAFE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WOULD PERFORM REPAIRS UNDER CONSUMER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY.FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

DOOR WILL NOT REGISTER AS BEING CLOSED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. DASH SENSOR STATES THAT "DOOR IS AJAR" WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. ALSO, DOME LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF WHILE GOING AROUND TURNS. *AK THE DOOR IS AJAR STAYS ON SOMETIME AND GOES OFF IN A WHILE AT OTHER TIME. *YH

BRAKE LINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 40 THOUSAND MILES DUE TO SHOCKS RUBBING ON LINE. DUE TO LOST OF BREAK FLUID. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK