1993 Ford Ranger tire problems

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. *AK THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE TREAD SEPARATION.

NHTSA complaint #10090070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. COOPER, COBRA, P225/70R14. EVOQ FILED BY GREG CRAWFORD 217-762-2182 *AK THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON A SMOOTH BLACKTOP ROAD. *SC THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE REPLACE THE TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10081383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX TIRE EQUIPMENT.*MR

NHTSA complaint #10055867 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

TIRE SIDEWALL LOSS--TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED THAT A.M., LOSS AT 3:00 P.M.*AK (DOT NUMBER: YDK6 TIRESIZE: 27/8.5/14)

NHTSA complaint #751156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TREAD SEPARATION ON ONE TIRE, CRACKING AROUND EDGES POSSIBLY LEADING TO EVENTUAL TREAD SEPARATION ON OTHERS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2FC 1PR TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)

NHTSA complaint #749367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2FC1PR TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)

NHTSA complaint #743424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

FIRESTONE FR 480 TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE PLUS THE COST OF THE THREE REMAINING TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #558847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

THE FIRESTONE P 225/70514 M+S DOT #W2FC1M9442FR480 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED AFTER ONE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AND DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE TIRES ON HER DAUGHTERS VEHICLE, WHICH IS ALSO A FORD RANGER 1993. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #557414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO CONSUMER RECEIVING RECALL 00T005, THE TIRES HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #556667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

THE FIRESTONE P 225/70514 M+S DOT #W2FC1M9442FR480 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED AFTER ONE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AND DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE TIRES ON HER DAUGHTERS VEHICLE, WHICH IS ALSO A FORD RANGER 1993. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #557414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

CONSUMERS RECALLED FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL WITH GOODYEAR HT TIRES, CONSUMER READ THAT THE GOODYEAR TIRE WAS NOT A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT FOR THE TRUCK AND BELIEVES THE SUBSTITUTED TIRES WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ARE OF CHEAPER QUALITY, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

NHTSA complaint #556261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THIS TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. WE TRIED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AT THE TIME IT OCCURED BUT NO ONE WANTED TO LISTEN, WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND IT IS CLEAR THAT IT WAS NOT OPERATOR ERROR BUT A DEFECT WITH THE TIRE AND WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO BE INJURED WHEN IT BLEW. PLEASE RECALL THIS YEAR TIRE AS WELL SINCE OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED! THANK YOU. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NHTSA complaint #733605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 93 RANGER P265/75R15 SIZE . TREAD ON FOUR OF THE TIRES HAVE DEVELPED HAIRLINE CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALL.*AK THESE ARE FIRESTONE ATX BRAND TIRES THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR FAILURES.

NHTSA complaint #873079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WIFE COMPLAINED OF NOISE FROM TIRE. UPON CHECKING, NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION SIMILAR TO THAT SHOWN ON RECALLED TIRES. NOT LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT; JUST WANT TO FILE REPORT AND BE NOTIFIED IF TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AS I STILL HAVE A 0 MILEAGE SPARE TIRE OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL. (TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

NHTSA complaint #733030 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #609972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TIRE BLEW OUT COMPLETELY AROUND TOTAL PERIMETER OF SIDEWALL. TIRES WER E PURCHASED ON 8/28/99 DEALER SAID ROAD HAZZARD WARANTY HAD EXPIRED DUE TO FACT THAT IT WAS 4 DAYS BEYOND THE 1 YEAR PERIOD, BLOWOUT CAUSED TRUCT TO SWERVE AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL, DAMAGE TO TIRE OBSERVED BY AAA CLUB AT SCENE. TIRE REPLACED BY DEALER AT NO COST FOR SAME BRAND DUE TO DISPUTE OVER BILLING ON AN UNRELATED MATTER. DEALER INSISTED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL TIRE AND THAT THE "ADVISORY" ON THE "HT" DID NOT APPLY, EVEN THOUGH I INSISTED THAT I DID NOT FELL SAFE WITH THE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225-70 R14 )

NHTSA complaint #730843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TIRE BLEW OUT COMPLETELY AROUND TOTAL PERIMETER OF SIDEWALL. TIRES WER E PURCHASED ON 8/28/99 DEALER SAID ROAD HAZZARD WARANTY HAD EXPIRED DUE TO FACT THAT IT WAS 4 DAYS BEYOND THE 1 YEAR PERIOD, BLOWOUT CAUSED TRUCT TO SWERVE AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL, DAMAGE TO TIRE OBSERVED BY AAA CLUB AT SCENE. TIRE REPLACED BY DEALER AT NO COST FOR SAME BRAND DUE TO DISPUTE OVER BILLING ON AN UNRELATED MATTER. DEALER INSISTED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL TIRE AND THAT THE "ADVISORY" ON THE "HT" DID NOT APPLY, EVEN THOUGH I INSISTED THAT I DID NOT FELL SAFE WITH THE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225-70 R14 )

NHTSA complaint #730843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

FIRESTONE TIRE FR480, P22570R14 COMES ON FORD RANGERAS STANDARD EQUIPMENT. TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON FRONT AND REAR RIGHT SIDES OF VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #870145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE,TREAD WAS HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. TIRE SEAPARTED, LEFT RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAME APART. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THEY WERE FIRESTONE, #ATX RADIALS, 2657515 . HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND FORD, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE TIRES WEREN'T ON RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #869921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON AN HWY 59 IN NORTH WEST IA . AT 55 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD SEPERATED THE STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING . I HAD JUST RECENTLY DICARDED THE TIRE IN PERRY, IA. I KNOW ITS NOT UNDER RECALL BUT THEY MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM. IF ANYTHING COMES UP PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME THANK YOU, RICH O'DELL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

NHTSA complaint #728857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

FIRESTONE'S TIRE PROBLEM GOES FAR BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE CURRENT RECALL. I REPLACED MY 265/75R15 TIRES 4 YEARS AGO BECAUSE THEY (ALL 4) WERE CRACKED ALL ALONG THE OUTSIDE TREAD, THE SAME AREA WHERE THE TREADS ARE SEPERATING ON THE 235/75R15. MY CURRENT SET IS DOING THE SAME! LES SHWAB TIRE COMPANY SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY TIRES IS DEFINATELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THESE TIRES ARE ALL MANUFACTURED THE SAME, JUST IN DIFFERENT WIDTHS. DEFECTS THAT ARE AFFECTING ONE SIZE WILL BE AFFECTING THE WHOLE TIRE LINE. WHEN WILL THE REST OF US GET OUR TIRES REPLACED? BEFORE OR AFTER A MAJOR ACCIDENT?( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R15 )

NHTSA complaint #729167 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT JUST AFTER THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATED. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN, THE CUSTOMER HAD REQUESTED FIRESTONE TO REPLACE THE TWO THAT DID NOT FAIL AS WELL. FIRESTONE DID NOT AGREE.

NHTSA complaint #869386 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

ON 17 JANUARY 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 PM THE OUTSIDE 2/3'S OF THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A SAFE STOP WITH ONLY DAMAGE BEING TO THE RIGHT REAR MUDFLAP. THE NEXT DAY, 18 JANUARY 2000, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY IN ZANESVILLE, OH TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED. THESE TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES ON THEM. FOLLOWING INSPECTION, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE LEFT (DRIVER) FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPERATION. DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES, I ELECTED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES WITH NEW ATX'S.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R75-15 )

NHTSA complaint #728180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

I HAD 4 FIRESTONE FR480 THAT CAME WITH MY PICKUP. I REPLACED TWO. THE OTHER TWO HAVE 8/32 TREAD LEFT AS OF THIS DATE. HOWEVER, THE TREAD IS STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES. I CANNOT RECEIVE ANY SATISFACTION OUT OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HERE IN PETOSKEY MICHIGAN SO I AM ASKING YOU WHAT I CAN DO. I DON'T WANT TO DIE IN A VEHICLE CRASH WHEN THEY SEPARATE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

NHTSA complaint #727871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

DRIVING ON I-26 AT 55 MPH, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK STARTED GETTING LOW, ABLE TO GET TRUCK TO SAFE BERM AREA OF AN ACCESS RAMP AND GET STOPPED. UPON CHANGING TIRE, THE TIRE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THOSE BEING DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA, WITH THETREAD PEELING OFF THE TIRE CASING ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS IN THE OUTER WALL AND TREAD AREA. LOOKING INTO SEVERAL OF THE LARGER HOLES YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE TREAD HAS SEPERATED FROM THE CASING. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE THE SAME TYPE DAMAGE THAT OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES ARE HAVING.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W2FC 1M9 2 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

NHTSA complaint #727446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.