1998 FORD RANGER Complaints

AT 18,000 MILES TIRE STARTED GETTING FLAT WHEN TRAVELING ON GRAVEL ROAD. EXPERIENCE FIVE FLATS IN THREE TRIPS.

I'M FILING THIS FOR MY DAD, WHO BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN 98.WHEN HE FIRST GOT THE TRUCK, A LARGE PIECE OF TREAD CAME OFF AND WHEN HE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY STEERED HIM TOWARD FIRESTONE WHO SAID HE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.HE KNOWS HE DIDNT HIT ANYTHING...BESIDES WHY WOULD IT ONLY HIT ONE TIRE IF HE RAN OVER SOMETHING SHARP ENOUGH TO CUT THE TREAD, BUT THAT DIDNT STICK IN THE TIRE? THERE IS ALSO A TERRIBLE ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE TIRES.AFTER THIS RECALL STARTED HE TOOK THE TRUCK OVER TO FIRESTONE AGAIN AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES, AND SAID YES THERE WAS A LARGE KNOT ON ONE OF THE TIRES. WHEN HE TOOK IT IN TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THEY SAID THEY'D DO FREE OF CHARGE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES HAD BEEN DRIVEN WITH THE IMPROPER WEIGHTS, OUT OF BALANCE AND WITH THE WRONG INFLATION. FIRESTONE ARE THE ONES WHO DO ALL HIS MAITENENCE!! SO IF THEY WERE WRONG, FIRESTONE DID IT! PLEASE HELP ME HELP MY DAD! I KNOW THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE FOR HIM AND MY MOM TO BE DRIVING ON!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 14 )

HAD A PROBLEM ON A DRIVE TO PALM SPRINGS, THE LOCAL DEALER JUST BALANCED TIRES, HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

TIRES WILL NOT HOLD UP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I AM RUNNING 8 PLUGS IN THESE TIRES. I DRIVE ONLY ON PAVED ROADS - TIRES LOOK GOOD, BUT DO NOT HOLD AIR. I HAVE TO INFLATE MY TIRES AFTER IT SETS OVERNIGHT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75R15 )

THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK ARE NOT THE ONES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED BUT I AM HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS: THE TIRES LOOK LIKE THEY ARE DRY ROTTED; WEARING OFF ON THE OUTER EDGES; TREAD COMING APART FROM THE TIRES(SEPERATING). I HAVE TAKED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY SERVICE IS DONE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A SET OF TIRES DO THIS AWAY BEFORE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVERICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE TIRES FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED TWICE AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO ACTUAL REPAIRS BEING MADE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. I KNOW THAT THESE TIRES ARE A SAFETY HAZZARD, ALL I WANT IS FOR SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME ABOUT THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

TIRE EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BUT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER VEHICLE TO SAFETY. I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY FLAT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES.

ON GOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IN HOT WEATHER CONDITION WHEN APPLYING TRANSMISSION TO STOP OR DECLINE FROM A HILL. IT CAUSES RMPS TO INCREASE TO 1500. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

STEEL BELT EXPOSED AT RIGHT EDGE HALF INCH WITH TREAD SEPARATION ONE INCH, SAFETY ISSUE, I PAID FOR TWO NEW FRONT TIRES.BUT THERE WAS STILL TREAD LIFE ON THESE ORIGINAL TIRES. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THESE TIRES TO PROTECT ALL CONSUMERS.ES. TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH , DRIVER & ONE PASSENGER ON A 1998 FORD ,RANGER , ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT,P235/70R16, DOT UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTIONE NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED TIRE AT DISCOUNT PRICE. *AK

THESE TIRES STARTED TO FAIL ON A RECENT TRIP TO LUBBOCK, TX. ON 08/23/2000. I HAD THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN LIBERAL, KS LOOK AT THEM.HIS COMMENT TO ME WAS THAT HE COULD PRO-RATE THEM AND ADJUST THEM. HE ALSO SAID HE DID'NT HAVE ANY TIRES TO PUT ON AT THE TIME(08/25/2000)THE TIRE FAILURE IS THE TREADS WERE STARTING TO CRACK AND SEPERATE.( DOT NUMBER: W2HLIPY507 TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )