1998 FORD RANGER Complaints

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P265/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE THIRD TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. *SLC

CUSTOMER NO SERVICE AT FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER, WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

THIS IS MY SON'S TRUCK. WITH ALMOST 18,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, THE TIRE POPPED AND ABOUT 18" OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. HE WAS JUST COMING OFF A STOP SIGN AND WAS GOING BETWEEN 20-25 MPH. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. WHEN I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED, THE MECHANIC TOLD US ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES ON THE TRUCK WAS ALSO BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A TREND AND DIDN'T THINK TO REPORT IT.( DOT NUMBER: )

TIRE EXPLODED AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING. AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED TWO DAYS BEFORE AND WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. ASKED TIRE DEALER ABOUT POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND HE SAID THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIRE LEFT TO DETERMINE CASUE OF FAILURE. TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD "SHREDDED"( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH THEIR FORD RANGER FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES. MY BAD EXPERIENCE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING A STRAIGHTAWAY ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY (H3) AT APPROX. 55-60 MPH. IT WAS AROUND 10:30 AM AND THE TEMP WAS 80-85 WITH SUNNY SKIES. I HAD EARLIER NOTICED STRANGE WEAR PATTERNS, BUT MY DEALER INFORMED ME THIS WAS NORMAL. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE COMPLETELY CAME APART LEAVING ONLY THE SIDEWALLS -- THE TREAD DETACHED COMPLETELY. AT THE TIME I ASSUMED IT WAS MERELY A BAD TIRE AND PURCHASED AN IDENTICAL REPLACEMENT (AT A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER) TO MAINTAIN A COMPLETE SET. THE DEALER KEPT THE FAULTY TIRE SO I CANNOT PROVIDE IT FOR INSPECTION. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED ALTHOUGH IT WAS QUITE SCARY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANY DANGER OF ROLLOVER, BUT MY PICKUP BED WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME SO I'M UNSURE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER WITH A FULL LOAD. I'M PRETTY SURE I HAVE NO LEGAL RECOURSE AGAINST THE MANUFACTUROR, BUT MY EXPERIENCE IS SIMILAR TO THE RECENT REPORTS I'VE BEEN HEARING. I HOPE THIS INFO ASSISTS YOU IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. THE REMAINING TIRES ON MY TRUCK ARE EXHIBITING STRANGE WEAR PATTERNS AND AN ALIGNMENT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFO PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. THE THOUGHT THAT THESE TIRES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATHS IS VERY DISTURBING CONSIDERING I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY DAILY AND HAWAII IS TYPICALLY HOT AND SUNNY. THANK YOU, JIM DELACY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 14,000 MILES AND THE FRONT, LEFT TIRE SPLIT APART WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL FREEWAY CONDITIONS.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P205/75R14 )

TIRE BLEW OUT (DISINTEGRATED) ON FREEWAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )

THE DEALER KNEW MY TIRES WERE CHOPPING BADLY AS WRITTEN IN THE WORK ORDER AND ONLY HAVING 4837 MILES DID NOTHING. CURRENTLY I HAVE 12,478 MILES ON THE TRUCK BUT CANNOT DRIVE OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE TRUCK VIBRATES SEVERLY. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT IN THE TIRE BUSINESS BUT OFFERED TO PRORATE AND SELL ME NEW TIRES.THEY WAITED TILL MY TIRES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THEY WERE WORKING WITH FIRESTONE TIRE.FIRESTONE TIRE ALSO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING.I HAVE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY NEW TIRES AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TOO.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING MY TRUCK LIKE THIS BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE, I HAVE TO DRIVE IT.THE TIRES ARE SEVERLY CHOPPING, SMALL AND LARGE TREAD DEFECTS / GOUGES THRUOUT. TREAD AREAS ARE LIFTING UP.THEY SAY TO KEEP ROTATING THE TIRES AND IT WILL WEAR THEM DOWN. I HAVE DONE THAT AND IT GET'S WORSE.NOW WHAT?? THANK YOU. *AK,( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE I-5 IN FRESNO AT APPROXIMENTLY 70 MPH I HEARD A LOUD POP/BURST AND THE VEHICLE REAREND SLID TO THE LEFT INTO THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER I MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL AND THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUCK SCRAPED ON THE CENTER DIVIDER, AFTER GAINING CONTROL I MOVED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR SECTION OF MY CAR WHILE MOVING TO THE SHOULDER. I GOT OUT AND SAW THAT MY RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD "EXPLODED" AND ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE BEADING, MELTED TO THE RIM, AND THE TREAD WRAPPED AROUND MY RIGHT REAR AXEL. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND PROCEEDED HOME. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THREE TIRES HAVE HAD FAILURES ON THE HIGHWAY. 2 REPLACED W/PARTIAL WARRANTY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265-75R-15 )