1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 35 MPH VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT.*AK

THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T OCCUR, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INJURY. THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDE, NOT ON THE TREAD. MY FORD DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE CHARGE OF A NEW TIRE AND REFUSED TO HEAR MY CONCERNS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ONGOING AND WANT TO MAKE MY INCIDENT KNOWN. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE FOR EVIDENCE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P22570R15)

ONE OF THE BOLTS HOLDING THE BRAKE CALIPER EITHER SHEARED OFF OR FELL OUT. THE BRAKE CALIPER ROTATED AND CONTACTED THE WHEEL. THIS CONTACT CRACKED THE WHEEL, RESULTING IN NEARLY INSTANTANEOUS DEFLATION OF THE TIRE AND LOCKED THE WHEEL.*AK

PE00 0200; LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE,WILDERNESS HT, 1P2049#W2KC. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, AND FIRESTONE WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK TIRE SIZE WAS P205/75R14, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL TIRES, THE FAILED TIRE HAD A TREAD DEPTH OF 3/32 INCH COMPARED TO 7/32 INCH. *SLC

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD RANGER XLT 1999 PICKUP ON A FOUR LANE ROAD ON 28 JULY 2001. THE ROAD WAS DRY AND AIR TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES FARENHEIT. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. THE WHOLE TREAD SEPARATED ROM THE SIDEWALLS. I TOOK THE TIRE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG ISSUE AND OFFERED A REPLACEMENT FOR $50. ALTHOUGH THIS TIRE ISN'T ONE OF THE RECALLED ONES, I FEEL THAT THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCED IS SIMILAR TO THE WILDERNESS AT FAILURES. MY CONCERN IS THAT THESE TIRES AREN'T SAFE. I REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON MY PICKUP AT MY EXPENSE. FORTUNATELY, IN THIS CASE THE ROAD TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOU APPLYIN THE BRAKES. THE SITUATION MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERNENT HAD THE BLOWOUT OCCURED FIVE MINUTES LATER WHEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON INTERSTATE 95 DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A CROWED ROAD. I AM SUBMITTING THIS REPORT BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TIRES. I DON'T THINK THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP DID THEIR JOB AND WEREN'T INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE DETAILS. DAN PIETZ. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UUIPO 10 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

DRIVING ON I-17 NB NORTH OF CAREFREE HWY AT 75 MPH. TIRE MADE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE WIND BUFFETING THE TRUCK BED. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND WE WERE IMMEDIATELY DRIVING ON THE RIM. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED. IT FELT LIKE THE STEEL BELTS HAD SEPARATED. THEY OFFERED TO SELL ME NEW TIRES, BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THESE. UNABLE TO AFFORD NEW TIRES I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH THESE. I HAVE SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

SIDEWALL SEPARATION TYPICAL OF OTHER RECALLED TIRES. PLEASE RECALL THESE ASAP. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/70R/15)

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BACK SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED INTO SEVERAL PIECES WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING, ALL THEY TELL ME IS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND I STILL CANT DRIVE IT !!!! I HAVE SPENT OVER $3,000 ON RENTAL CARS, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME???????????????3000. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 70MPH AND SHUT DOWN. SPEED SENSOR SIGNALS IS NOT TO MOVE AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN, IT CAN START BACK UP. IT COST THE CONSUMER $200 TO REPLACE SPEED SENSOR.*AK TRANSMISSION FAILED TOO. *YH