1999 Ford Ranger tire problems

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

I NOTICED HEAVY RUST SCALE ON GROUND AND INSPECTED TO SEE MY SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING, THERE IS A LARGE HOLE RUSTED ALL THE WAY THRU THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE LEFT REAR SPRING SHACKLE AND A CRACK IN THE FRAME IN FRONT OF THE FRONT SHACKLE ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CHANNEL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED ALL CROSS MEMBERS, GAS TANK STRAP AND BED SUPPORTS ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME RAIL FOLLOWING SUIT WITH THE LEFT FRAME RAIL. THE REMAINDER OF THE TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A TRUCK WITH THIS AGE AND MILEAGE.

NHTSA complaint #10513461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

1999 FORD RANGER WITH 130,000 MILES. LEAF SPRINGS RUSTED OUT (BOTH SIDES) AND MOUNTING BRACKETS ALSO RUSTED. WENT TO 3 AUTOBODY SHOPS AND NOBODY WOULD TOUCH IT. BUMPER JUST RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES AND SPARE TIRE WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. BUMPER AND SPARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH 2, 1900 LB CHAINS. RANGER RUNS FINE JUST BODY FALLING APART. VERY CONCERNED TIRE, BUMPER MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. GAS TANK ALSO RUSTED BUT NOT LEAKING SO FAR.

NHTSA complaint #10448484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

CABLE ATTACHING SPARE TIRE TO UNDERCARRIAGE OF TRUCK SNAPPED, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL INTO ROAD. I CONTACTED FORD WITH MY CONCERN, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS DEFECT DUE TO MY TRUCK BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10260058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I HAVE HAD 2 OF THESE TIRES BLOW OUT ON ME. THE FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. HEARD A LOUD BOOM AT 10 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT. WENT OUTSIDE AND FOUND A GASH IN THE TIRE ON THE SIDE WALL ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES LONG. I HAD THOUGH SOME ONE HAD SLASHED THE TIRE BUT THE POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE 99 FORD RANGER PICK UP. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH THE SAME TIRE BRAND AND MODEL. THE SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT 6/24 WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 81. THIS WAS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE SIDE WALL HAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEPARATION STARTS RIGHT ABOVE THE RAISED WHITE LETTERING. ONE OF THE OTHER 2 ORIGINAL TIRES HAS SOME OF THE WHITE BEGINNING TO SHOW ABOVE THE WHITE LETTERING. THE TIRE THAT WAS REPLACED 3 WEEKS AGO IS ALSO BEGINNING TO HAVE SOME OF THE WHITE THAT IS UNDER THE BLACK COLOR OF THE TIRE SHOW THROUGH RIGHT ABOVE THE LETTERING. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WITH KELLY TIRES. I HAVE THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES IF YOU WANT THEM.

NHTSA complaint #10232354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD RANGER. THE VEHICLE HAS SUMITOMO TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE STRANDS FROM THE TIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE MUD FLAPS OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAD TO BE PULLED APART TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE BRAKE LINE. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000. THE MILEAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WAS 102,000.

NHTSA complaint #10202742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE OF THE TIRE ON HIS 1999 FORD RANGER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE ITSELF REMAINED INFLATED. THE LOCATION WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE. THE CONSUMER MAILED THE TIRE AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED. FIRESTONE DID THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT, AND IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, P205/75R14. *AK FIRESTONE CLAIMED THE MOISTURE CAUSED THE TREAD SEPARATION.

NHTSA complaint #10136754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

CONSUMER REQUEST ASSISTANCE RE THE DIFFICULTY HE IS EXPERIENCING IN GETTING FORD TO REPLACE THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON HIS 1999 FORD RANGER. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE COULD REPLACE THE RECALLED TIRES AT ANY TIME, FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER HE HAS SINCE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT TOO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED AND HE MUST PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES HIMSELF.

NHTSA complaint #10127921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

DT: FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES THAT FORD SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE AT ANY TIME. THESE TIRES WERE RECALLED, AND CONSUMER CHOSE NOT TO REPLACE AT THAT TIME. FORD TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE COULD REPLACE AT ANY TIME. CONSUMER WASN'T NOTIFIED OF ANY CHANGES THAT FORD MADE.

NHTSA complaint #10121068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT LEFT DRIVER TIRES WITH TIRE TREAD FAILURE AND BLOWOUT. TIRES 2 YEARS OLD AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTAINANCE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO MY 1999 FORD RANGER SUPERCAB XLT RWD.

NHTSA complaint #10081244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL SIDEWALL FAILURE ON THE MICHILEN LTX A/T TIRE SIZE 75/15. BOTH INSTANCES HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE PICK-UP I WAS DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #10074496 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THERE IS 3 OR 4 RECALLS ON MY RANGER AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY. WITH THE TIRES I TRIED TO DO SOMETHING AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BECAUSE I CHANGED THE TIRES MYSELF TO SOMETHING ELSE BEFORE I EVEN NEW THEY MAY BE PROBLEMS. I ALSO OWN A 1998 FORD ESCORT AND COULD NOT PULL UP THAT MODEL CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS ON THAT ONE. THANK YOU.

NHTSA complaint #10042978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. *JB.....

NHTSA complaint #10015682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD RANGER ON JANUARY 31 2003 WHICH HAS THE WILDERNESS AT. TIRES . I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM THEY NO LONGER REPLACE THOSE TIRES ,COULD YOU PLEASE HELP THEY GOT REALLY HATEFUL SAID THEY GAVE CUSTOMERS A YEAR TO GET THIS DONE ,BUT I JUST GOT THE TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #10005213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND SAID THE TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO FEATHER CAUSING THE TIRE TO SPIN. TS THE TIRES SPIN AND SLIP ON ANY SURFACE.

NHTSA complaint #10001570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

AFTER HAVING BRAKE JOB DONE AND TIRES ROTATED I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL JERKING OCCURRED. PULLED OVER AND CALLED AUTO REPAIR SERVICE WHO HAD JUST WORKED ON VEHICLE TO COME INSPECT. HE SAYS NOTHING THEY DID WRONG, BELTS IN TIRE APPEAR TO BE SEPARATING. NOT BELIEVING, TOOK VEHICLE TO 3RD PARTY WHO SAID SAME THING. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999 FOR RANGER PICK UP. FORD SAYS CONTACT FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE SAYS THAT PROBABLY ISN'T WHAT IT IS BUT WILL SELL ME NEW FIRESTONES WITH PRO-RATE FOR USAGE. THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. DT

NHTSA complaint #769497 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. CONSUMER HAD TIRES REPLACED AT LOCAL FIRESTONE MERCHANT WITH BRIDGESTONE WILDERNESS AT 15 INCH TIRES. SOON AFTER, CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES WERE ALSO INSUFFICIENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE BRIDGESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED BY FIRESTONE BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PART OF THE FIRESTONE RECALL. CONSUMER IS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION FROM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #565956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE, 225/70/R15, CLAIM NUMBER WAS NOT GIVEN. NLM

NHTSA complaint #6901075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE, 225/70/R15, CLAIM NUMBER WAS NOT GIVEN. NLM

NHTSA complaint #6901075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

FOR 3 DAYS IN A ROW I HAVE HAD ALL 4 TIRES AND THE SPARE TIRES, MAKING THAT 5 TIRES ALL TOGETHER DISINTEGRATE. THESE WERE THE WILDERNESS HT SIZE 14 FROM FIRESTONE. NEITHER FORD NOR FIRESTONE WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE. THE STEEL BELTS HAVE COMPLETELY COME THROUGH THE TIRE AND I HAVE CRACKS AND GOUGES IN ALL 5 TIRES. NOONE WANTS TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE SIZE OF THE TIRE HAS TO DO WITH IT. OBVIOUSLY THE WAY THE TIRE IS MADE IS THE PROBLEM. IF THEY HAVE TO RECALL ANY OF THEM THAN OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS WITH FIRESTONE. THEY SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO BLAME THE CONSUMER FOR THEIR FAILURES.

NHTSA complaint #761094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR TIRE MAINTENANCE AND WHEEL BALANCE OVER 3 DAYS.

NHTSA complaint #556738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I JUST DISCOVERED THAT MY 1999 FORD RANGER 4X4 OFF-ROAD PICKUP, WHICH WAS FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH 16" TIRES, HAS A 15" SPARE. THE ENGINEERS AT FORD HAVE DECIDED THAT MISMATCHING TIRE SIZES POSES NO ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR CONSUMERS. I FEEL THAT EMERGENCY HANDLING WITH A 15" SPARE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WOULD BE A CHALLENGE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I DOUBT THAT ANY TIRE MANUFACTURERS WOULD RECOMMEND OR SUPPORT THIS PRACTICE. WHAT DID THE DEALERSHIP OR FORD MOTOR COMPANY DO WHEN I BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THEIR ATTENTION, YOU ASK? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! IT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE THE RESULTS FROM SOME INDEPENDENT TEST CONDUCTED BY A CONSUMER GROUP OR FROM ANY TESTS THAT FORD MAY HAVE PERFORMED. COULD THIS BE ANOTHER RECALL IN THE MAKING? I HOPE SO, AS I THINK THAT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, DRIVING A VEHICLE IN THIS CONFIGURATION COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS! THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 1999 MODEL YEAR. FORD HAS DONE THIS ON THE 2000, 2001 AND IS STILL DOING IT ON THEIR 2002 RANGERS EQUIPPED WITH 16 TIRES. APPARENTLY FORD HAS NO PROBLEM AGGRESSIVELY MARKETING AND UPGRADING THE STANDARD 15 TIRES TO OPTIONAL 16 TIRES. THEY JUST DONT SEE ANY NEED TO UPGRADE THE SPARE. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH FORDS ATTITUDE, AS I SEE A REAL PROBLEM WITH DRIVING MISMATCHED TIRES EVEN TEMPORARILY, AND ESPECIALLY ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

NHTSA complaint #756673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

PE00 020; ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, HT TIRES.

NHTSA complaint #897704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION.

NHTSA complaint #897705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE TRAVELING 60-65MPH ON HIGHWAY FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT TIRES, SIZE P225R70R15, DOTW2UU1P0, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND MILES ON THEM EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED BUT REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR DAMAGE AND TIRES TO VEHICLE. *AK *NLM

NHTSA complaint #896648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

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)

NHTSA complaint #750696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

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

NHTSA complaint #893847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

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)

NHTSA complaint #749388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.