NHTSA Complaint #10258367 — 2002 FORD RANGER

THE TIRES STARTED TO WEAR IN AN ODD CUPPING SHAPE AFTER CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE CONSTANTLY TO VERIFY THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR. ADDITIONALLY MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS HAD BEEN PERFORMED TO ALSO VERIFY THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE WEAR. AFTER DRIVING FOR WEEKS LATER, THE TIRE FAILED AT 35 MPH IN A BUSY SUBURBAN STATE ROUTE INTERSECTION. AFTER PULLING ASIDE AND REPLACING THE TIRE, I DISCOVERED A DELAMINATION OF THE TREAD. I HAD INSPECTED THE TIRES AND HAD SEEN ANOTHER STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF DELAMINATION. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PRICE TIRES. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THE TIRE IS NOT ON THE RECALL. THREE DAYS LATER, AND THE OTHER TIRE IS CLEARLY DELAMINATED. I FEEL BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILES ON THE TIRES, THE CONSTANT AND PROPER PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR