2000 FORD RANGER Tires Problems

THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN. THIS WOULD CAUSE A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. GOODYEAR#. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE SIZE OF THE TIRE DOT# IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

I WENT THROUGH 3 SUPPOSEDLY NEW ALTERNATORS WITHIN ONE MONTH. DEALERSHIPS IN BOTH TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA DENIED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATORS AND REFUSED TO REPAIR/REPLACE THEM AT NO CHARGE. I PAID FOR THREE ALTERNATORS IN ONE MONTH!!!! DON'T TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. ALSO, THE FIRST REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NEW (I WAS CHARGED OVER $500 FOR IT) BUT AFTER IT FAILED AND WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A REBUILT ALTERNATOR. WHY DID THE DEALERSHIP CHARGE ME FOR A NEW ONE, AND WHY WASN'T I REFUNDED ANY MONEY?!?! ALSO, I HAVE WILDERNESS HT P225/10/R15 TIRES. THEY ALWAYS SQUEAL WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS OR OVER SPEED BUMPS, NO MATTER HOW SLOW I AM GOING. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM? I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM. THANKS FOR THE HELP. *LA

FIRESTONE TIRES ON A 2000 FORD RANGER PICKUP, WHICH EXPLODED (BLOW OUT) AND CAUSED OVER $4000 DAMAGE TO MY SONS VEHICLE. *AK

THE TIRES SHOW NO OTHER UNUSUAL SIGNS OF WEAR BUT DO SHOW SIGNS OF SEPARATION BESIDE THE TREAD THE VEHICLE HAS 28000 MILES ON IT AND I THINK THAT IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING AT THIS MILEAGE. THANKFULLY I NOTICED THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANY UNFORTUNATE EVENT HAPPENED WHILST DRIVING.*AK

VEHICLE IS BURNING FUEL TOO FAST. VEHICLE ONLY GETS 12 GALLONS IN CITY WHEN IT SHOULD BE 15 MILES PER GALLON. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE POOR FUEL MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH WERE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE SPARE TIRE HOWEVER WAS NOT. THE SPARE IS A 15 INCH TIRE. IT WASN'T REPLACED BECAUSE IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JG

REAR RIGHT TIRE LITERALLY EXPLODED LIKE AN EGG AT 55 TO 65MPH.

LARGE CHUNKS OR RUBBER FELL OFF TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/70R/15)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TIRES MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE, TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED, BUT NOISE CONTINUES. CONSUMER HAS SPOKEN WITH DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, TIRE SIZE P225/70R15, DOT# W2UU1P01900. *YD

BOTH FRONT TIRES WEARING, FEATHERING AND CUPPING. ALIGNED TWICE AND HAD TIRES ROTATED TWICE AND THEY ARE STILL WEARING, CUPPING AND FEATHERING. THESE TIRES ARE GOING TO BE SHREDDED BEFORE I HIT 25,000 MILES. WE DO NOT DRIVE OUR TRUCK EXCEPT FOR SHORT TRIPS AROUND TOWN BECAUSE WE DO NOT TRUST TIRES AND WEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. THAT FORD WILL NEVER REPLACE THE TIRES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. WE FEEL THIS TRUCK THEY WAY THE TIRES ARE WEARING MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT WE ARE PUT IN A POSITION AND HAVE TO DRIVE IT SO WE CAN SHOW THE TIRES ARE WEARING SEVERELY. WE FEEL THIS PUTS OUR LIVES IN DANGER. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 2945 MILES. ELK GROVE FORD WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TOLD US THEY PUT ON A NEW TRANSMISSION AND DISCOVERED IT WAS REBUILT. THEY REFUSED...

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P225/70R15, DOT W2UU1P0080, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH 6653 MILES ON A 2000, FORD, RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. NO ACCIDENT.*AK *JB

THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS DUE TO MY WILDERNESS HT TIRES I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THESE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I TO THE REQUIRED PROCEDURE IN TAKING CARE OF TIRES( ROTATE THEM EVERY 3000 MILES, CHECK TIRE PRESSURE,ETC.) THEY MAKE MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT ALL SPEEDS AND I AM AFRAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT WHAT I NEED TO DO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

16" TIRES ON VEHICLE---15" SPARE TIRE. *AK

ON INTERSTATE THE TIRE BLEW.THE TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A KNIFE AND CUT THE TREAD OFF THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS THE OUTSIDE RIM OF TIRE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURES YOU SEE ON TV OF THE RECALLED TIRES.I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREE IT IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE AND IS A TIRE FAILURE. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AND SAY IT IS A FIRESTONE PROBLEM. I FEEL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES ANYMORE AND FEEL THEY ARE DANGROUS TO DRIVE ON. I FEEL LUCKY THAT IT WAS A REAR TIRE AND NOT A FRONT TIRE. I KNOW I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE EARLIER THIS WEEK AND IT WAS GOOD.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU MIKE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W244 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

REAR LEFT FIRESTONE TIRE DISENTEGRATED AND ANOTHER FRONT TIRE MADE THUMPING NOISES, P225/70R15 MS. *SLC

THIS IS THE CURRENT RECALL TIRE. I HAVE A SLICE IN THE TIRE THAT WAS POINTED OUT AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN MUCH TALKED ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. SOME TALK ABOUT THE SLICES IN THE TIRES, AS WELL AS THE SEPERATION PROBLEMS. NOW I HAVE A SLOW LEEK IN THE REAR LEFT TIRE, (THE ONE WITH THE SLICE IN IT). IT IS A RECALL TIRE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 2-3 MONTHS BEFORE THE REPLACEMENTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN OUR AREA. SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP TO FIX IT, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE TIRE DUE TO THIS SLICE IN THE SIDEWALL. IN THE MEANTIME I AM ADDING AIR TO THIS TIRE EVERY DAY TO MAINTAIN IT UNTILL I...

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ASK YOU JUST SIMPLE QUESTIONS. ALL I WANT TO ASK IS HOW MANY FIRESTONE AT TIRE FAILUES HAVE OCCURRED ON FORD RANGER TRUCKS ACCORDING TO YOUR ACCIDENT DATA BASE. THANK YOU.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRES, CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ARE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF CRACKING ON OUTSIDE. *AK

AFTER LARGE SNOW STORM BED OF TRUCK WAS FULL OF SNOW WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM FT TIRES THEY WERE ROTATED AT DEALER NOW NOISE IN REAR. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AFTER 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. THEN, AGAIN AFTER 3 MONTHS DUE TO GRINDING NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CURRENTLY, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND THIS WAS DUE TO CALIPERS BEING FAULTY, ROTORS AND PADS NEED REPLACED AGAIN AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATED RIMS AND TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED, SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS NOT GIVEN. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD70)

THE FIRESTONE TIRE (WILDERNESS AT P 215/75R15) TIRE ON THE FRONT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND VEHICLE COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, TWO INJURIES TO CONSUMERS DUE TO FAILURES. *MJS

WOULD BE DRIVING AND HAD VIBRATION IN LEFT REAR. IT BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WOULD FEEL LIKE A FLAT TIRE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF VIBRATION.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING OF THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION, ALSO STATING IF THIS WERE A TIRE PROBLEM, THE LEFT REAR TIRE WOULD NOT BE THE ONLY ONE BEING AFFECTED, COULD BE A TIRE PROBLEM THOUGH, CONSUMER HAS FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, DOT 8XHLIP4. *SLC

THE CONSUMER RENTED THIS VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES 225/70R15). NLM

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE HANDLING. I PULLED OFF TO FIND THE FRONT TIRE DEFLATING. FIRESTONE TOLD ME THAT I DID NOT PICK UP ANYTHING, BUT I BLEW THE INNER WALL FROM DRIVING ON IT WHILE IT WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS STILL PARTIALLY INFLATED UNTIL AFTER IT SAT PARKED FOR A FEW MOMENTS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/R17 )

RIGHT FRONT TIRE, FIRESTONE P22570R14 DOT: VNFC1PR506, BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. BEFORE BLOWOUT, CONSUMER NOTICED A 'FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION, AND INSPECTION AFTERWARDS REVEALED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LUMP IN TREAD OF TIRE. THIS WAS SECOND TIRE THAT CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NO BLOWOUT, AND TREAD SEPARATED AT LOCATION OF LUMP, ALSO THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED IN OCTOBER 2000 WAS A SLIPPED BELT.*JB

SIDEWALL BLEW WHILE PARKED. FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANY APPARENT REASON FOR BLOW OUT. REPLACED FAULTY TIRE AT NO CHARGE, BUT WILL NOT CONSDER RELACEMENT FOR REMAINING 4 TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )

CONSUMERS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRUCK WEAVING AND MAKING NOISE ON CURVES, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES BECAUSE HE FELT THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75R15 OWL A/T DOT W2HL 1PLY, SPARE P235/75X15 DOT VDHL FIRSETONE ATX MAX SPEED 50 MPH). NLM

ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES, P225/70R15, DOT W2UUITO170. THERE IS A HOWLING SOUND COMING FROM TIRES. *AK *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, RANGER P245/75R16 SIZE, DOT# VD701RF120. TIRES ARE CRACKING INSIDE GROVE, AND TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THAT CASING. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK FIRESTONE CLAIMS THE 16 INCH TIRES HAVE NO PROBLEM, BUT THE CONSUMER POINTS OUT TO THE CONTRARY. FURTHERMORE, THE CONSUMER SAYS THESE TIRES WERE DANGEROUS. *YH

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT (22570R15) TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND OUT OF ROUND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FEEL AS IS IF IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *MJS

SLOW SKID ON ICE COVERED ROAD CAUSED RIGHT FRONT TIRE TO DETACH FROM RIM AND DEFLATE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT , DAMAGING FRONT LOWER AIR FOIL. DAMAGED LIMITED DUE TO SLOW SPEED AND SNOW COVERED BANK. NOW HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES AND THUS DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN REPLACE THE TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRESIZE: P22570R15)

BLOWOUT CAUSED P/U TO ROLL. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

AT THE END OF AUGUST, BEGINNING OF SEPTEMEBER, WE WERE SENT A LETTER TELLING US THAT OUR VEHICLE WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE TIRE RECALLS. AND NOW WITH MORE REPORTS OUT OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING WILDERNESS A/V TIRES, I HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED AS OF 12/10/00 THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. WE HAVE OUR TRUCK ON A LEASE AND I JUST WANTED TO INFORM SOMEONE THAT NOONE IS MAKING AN EFFORT TO BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THESE TIRES TO OUR ATTENTION. *AK

CONSUMER HAD 4 TIRE FLATS ALL BECAUSE OF RIDING IN GRAVEL, GRAVEL WORKS ITS WAY INTO TIRE. TIRES ARE TOO THIN, AND THEY GET PIERCED. THIS CAUSES A FLAT.*AK THE A/T ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS FOR ALL TERRAIN WHICH MEANS RESISTANT TO MORE HAZARDS THAN NORMAL TIRES. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT EVEN SUITABLE FOR IN TOWN DRIVING. *YH

TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CATOSTROPHIC FAILURE. THE TIRES ARE SPLITTING AT THE TREAD /SIDEWALL INTERFACE. ADDITIONALLY THE TIRES STARTED TO "THUMP / VIBRATE, AND CAUSE A STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, AND ALSO CAUSED A LOW SPEED ROCKING OF THE VEHICLE". I CONTACTED TWO FIRESTONE DEALERS, AND A FORD DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I PURCHASED NEW TIRES (MICHELIN LTX) AND THAT ELIMINATED THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PROBLEMS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2 TIRESIZE: P235-75R15)

RENTED FROM BUDGET RENTAL AS REPLACEMENT FOR TRUCK ROLLED 10/22/00 WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES (ALSO RENTED FROM BUDGET) I WAS ASSURED @ BOTH TIMES OF RENTAL THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL LIST 2 BLOW-OUTS IN 1 WEEK!*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

A SPLIT THAT CASUSED A HOLE CAUSED TIRE TO LEAK TO FLAT FAST ON THE SIDEWALL NOT TREAD (DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRESIZE: P22570R15)

FIRESTONE RECALL IS ABOUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AREN'T ALL TIRES MADE IN DECATUR AFFECTED, AND WHY ARE PASSENGER TIRES BEING PUT ON SUVS AND LIGHT TRUCKS? SHOULDN'T TIRES ON MY FORD RANGER BE "LT 245/75R16" AND NOT "P 245/75R16"?*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD70IRF419 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

MY COMPANY OWNS 5 FORD RANGERS. OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH NORTHPOINT FORD AND WITH FIRESTONE TO GET THESE TIRES REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I HAVE HAD TWO TRUCKS WHERE THE TIRES HAVE SPLIT AND GOT NO RESPONSE. ONE TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT, THE TIRES ARE WORN OUT AND THE TRUCK TODAY THAT BLEW THE SIDEWALLS OUT AND ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND NORTHPOINT FORD AND THEY BOTH ARE TELLING ME IT IS THE OTHER ONES RESPONSIBILITIE TO REPLACE. SO I AM CONTACTING YOU TO SEE IF YOU CAN HELP ME SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BUY TWENTY TIRES TO KEEP MY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD SAFELY. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. CAREY GILL.*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )

DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAME APART. THERE WAS NO WARNING. WE HAVE BEEN CHECKING THESE TIRES ALMOST DAILY BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT RECALL OF OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. THEY APPEARED FINE. WHEN THE TIRE CAME APART THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE EXPRESSWAY TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT THE FREEWAY OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS ON 2 WHEELS AT ONE TIME, BUT DID NOT ROLL OVER. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE IN THE CENTER FRONT. THE DRIVER HAD TRIED TO STEER AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE, BUT THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WE STILL HAVE OUR DRIVER. OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. PLEASE HELP GET ALL THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES OFF THE ROAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD70 TIRESIZE: P24575R16)

FIRESTONE TIRES P245 75 R16 EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES P245 75 R16 EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V070 TIRESIZE: 245 75 16)

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL START TO SHAKE. I SLOWED DOWN AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT I HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE OR THE HANDLING OF MY TRUCK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU IPO TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

ON DECEMBER 30, 1999, I TOOK A TRIP TO ROBERT LEE, TX WITH MY NEW VEHICLE. UPON AWAKING THE NEXT MORNING AT MY HOTEL, I DISCOVERED THAT MY LEFT REAR TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND FLAT. UPON MY RETURN, I CONTACTED FORD, WHO INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH FIRESTONE. I WENT TO FIRESTONE, THE TECHNICIAN TRIED TO TELL ME THAT I HAD HIT THE CURB WITH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE, WHEN IN FACT, IT WAS MY LEFT REAR TIRE THAT HAD MY SPARE ON IT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH FIRESTONE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF THE PRICE OF A NEW TIRE. THEY WERE DOING THIS AS GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AT THAT TIME, THEY KNEW IN FACT, THAT THERE WAS TROUBLE WITH THEIR TIRES AND FAILED TO INFORM ME. INSTEAD THEY HAD ME FOOT THE BILL...

TIRE SUFFERED BLOWOUT AND INSTANTLY DISINTEGRATED ON FREEWAY AT 75MPH. ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO RIM AND WHEEL WELL COMPONENTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VD....... TIRE SIZE: P245/75-16 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. 8AK( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )

FORD AND FIRESTONE WANT ME TO PAY THEM TO REPLACE RECALLED TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )