1998 FORD RANGER Complaints

ALL TIRES ARE SHOWING CRACKS ON SIDEWALLS, THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THOMAS FORD IN BEVERLY,MA. AND THE TRUCK WAS DROPPED OFF FOR MANT. AND TO CHECK THE TIRES, ALL FORD WOULD SAY IS THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, WHEN I ASKED IF THEY LOOKED AT THE CRACKS THEY SAID NO,ALL THEY WOULD DO IS CHECK THE DOT CODE, I UNDER STAND THAT IF THEY ARE NOT ON THE RECALL THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING, BUT I FEEL THEYY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST LOOK AT THE CRACKING, I HAD PROVIDED THEM WITH PHOTOS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT THEM ( I CAN EMAIL THE PHOTO TO YOU IF IT WOULD BE OF ANY HELP ) FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED BY EMAIL BUT ALL I'VE GOTTEN IS AN AUTOMATED RESPONCE ( TRACKING # WT20000815_0000000266 ) WHEN I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THEM BY PHONE IT'S JUST A LONG HOLD, AND LIKE YOU I CAN'T STAY ON THE PHONE FOR AN HOUR JUST WAITING TO TALK TO SOMEONE MY BOSS WILL KILL ME, TAHANKS FOR ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM!!!( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT 225/70R15.*AK

STRUCK PIECE 2X4 LUMBER ON ROADWAY. TIRE CAME APART. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WAS ROAD HAZARD AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I ORDERED A TIRE FROM NTB IN ST. PETERS ,MO AFTER 4 WEEKS THEY SIAD THEY COULD NOT GET DELIVERY ON THE TIRE, I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR THE TIRE AND THEY SHOWED THIS SIZE WITH SIGNIFICANT BACKORDER. I FINALLY CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR FIRESTONE AND THEY FINALLY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY HAD LOCATED ONE TIRE AT FIRESTONE DEALER IN ST. CHARLES MO NOW I SEE REPORTS ON THE 15 INCH TIRE FAILURE AND MY FAILURE OF THE 16 INCH APPEARS SIMILAR. THE FIRESTONE CUSTOMER RELATION PERSON SAID THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRES AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THEM. I HAVE SENT FIRESTONE EMAILS BUT AM ONLY GETTING THERE STANDARD RECALL INFORMATION. TRACKING NUMBER IS WT20000817_0000000126( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )

I ALSO PUCHASED ANOTHER SET OF THE SAME SIZE THAT I HAD TO REPLACE DATE OF REPLACEMENT 8-16-2000 BECAUSE OF VIBRATIONS COMING FROM TIRES/REPLACED WITH MICHELIN TIRES AND VIBRATIONS ARE NO LONGER NOTICEABLE /THE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE BALANCED 3 TIMES BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265X75R15 )

TIRE FAILURE CAUSED TRUCK TO VEER INTO DITCH-REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH LARGER SIZE FOR SAFETY( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P235/70/16 )

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 5 CAR PILE UP ACCIDENT, CONSUMER'S CAR WAS THE LAST CAR HIT. WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES BODY WENT FORWARD AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, AND IS VERY UNSAFE.*AK

THIS TIRE HAD A FOOT LONG SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD EXPOSING THE STEEL BELT. I DID NOT STRIKE NOR ABUSE THE TIRE IN ANY MANNER TO CAUSE THIS. THE TIRE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THIS TIRE REPLACED ALSO WITNESSED MANY OTHER TIRES OF THE SAME TYPE WITH I. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2FC TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL TIME. A COUPLE OF TIMES SMOKE CAME FROM DOME. TRUCK HAS BEEN SEEN BY DEALERSHIP ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES. LIGHT STAYS OFF FOR A DAY OR TWO, AND COMES RIGHT BACK ON. PLEASE LIST ANY OTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BOTH FRONT TIRES HAVE REGULAR PERIODIC RAISED TREAD PORTIONS, NOTICED INCREASE IN TIRE NOISE. HAVE NEVER SEEN TIRE WEAR LIKE THIS IN 34 YEARS OF DRIVING.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

HAVE TO ADD AIR SEVERAL TIMES ON REAR TIRES SINCE WE PURCHACED( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225R7015 )