1999 FORD RANGER Complaints

TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WHILE BACKING UP AT SLOW SPEED. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CUT OR ABRASION ON TIRE. THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE AT THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES APPEARS TO BE SOFT AND UNEVEN. THE REMAINING TIRES APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME UNEVENESS AROUND THE SIDEWALL. I AM AWARE OF THE RECALLS ON WILDERNESS AT TIRES BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO INCLUDE THESE 16 INCH MODELS. SHOULD IT? ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH 4 OF THESE TIRES BUT THE SPARE WAS A 15" WILDERNESS AT. FORD NOTIFIED ME BY LETTER THAT MY TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WTRONG HERE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

DOOR ADJAR LIGHT COMES ON WITH NO DOORS OPEN AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND HEATS UP CAUSING AND COULD CAUSE FIRE PLEASE RECALL AND FIXED IT. *AK

TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES. THE STEEL BELTS WERE CLEARLY DISCERNABLE WHEN LOOKING AT THE SIDEWALL, INDICATING THE SEPARATION. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF REPLACEMENT TIRES LISTED ON FORD'S WEBSITE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: 4270IRF328 TIRE SIZE: P245/75/16 )

TIRE CRACKED BETWEEN TREAD AND SIDEWALL ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, MANUFACTURER REPLACED ON PRO-RATED WARRENTY BASIS, CONCERNED BECAUSE ANOTHER TIRE IS SHOWNING VERY MINOR CRACKING ON INSIDE OF TIRE( DOT NUMBER: VD70 TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY ON OFFRANP, TIRE "BLEW OUT" CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OFF CONTROL. (DRIVER SIDE, REAR TIRE). I PULLED OVER AND CHANGED TIRE. THE TIRE HAD A LARGE BOLGE IN THE TREAD THAT HAD RUPTURED. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIRE FOR FREE. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS, ALTHOUGH I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS TIRE. AS I REMEMBER, THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS IN THE SEVENTIES, ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE..*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P24575R16 )

ALL 4 TIRES HAVE BEEN CRACKING AND COMING APART IN CHUNCKS, BESIDES THE ONE BLOW OUT. TIRES ARE SPLIT BETWEEN THE TREADS. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO ADMIT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTED, AND WON'T COVER THEM UNDER WARRANNTY. THE TIRES WON'T HOLD ADDED AIR, THEY KEEP DEFLATING. UNSAFE !!!!!( DOT NUMBER: 0274 76 TIRE SIZE: 22570 R-15 )

FIRESTONE REFUSES TO TAKE MY SPARE TIRE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SPARE HAS ALL THE CORRECT NUMBERS ON IT. SPARE PRINTED WITH "FOR TEMPORARY USE ONLY" AND THEREFORE WILL NOT TAKE IT. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS POLICY. WHAT DOES TEMPORARY MEAN? HOW MANY MILES CAN I RUN ON IT? NOBODY CAN TELL ME. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO RUN ON YOUR SPARE A LONG TIME. IS THIS SPARE TIRE GOING TO BE SAFE ???? ???? ?( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PY498 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P245/75R16 STARTED TO CRACK, BUBBLES APPEARED WHERE SIDEWALL MET THE TREAD, FIRESTONE OFFERED 50% OFF. *SLC

TIRE IS BEGINNING TO CRACK AROUND EDGES WITH STEEL BANDS PROTRUDING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75/16 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P245/75R160) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLL 00T-005 BECAUSE IT IS A 16 INCH TIRE. NLM