Ford Ranger Complaints (1994)

438 consumer complaints on file.

#731231September 13, 2000
TIRES
I HAVE BEEN WAITING SEVERAL WEEKS AND STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED REPLACEMENT TIRES. NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE EITHER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900217September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE BEING RE-CALLED, BLEW OUT AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL DAMAGE TO TRUCK. (CLAIM# 42-1281-305) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730723September 8, 2000
TIRES
I OWNED A 1994 FORD RANGER I WENT INTO A SLIDE & ROLLED THE TRUCK 4 TIMES & TOTALED IT OUT , I HAD WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THIS TRUCK 265/75R/15 ........ I THEN BOUGHT A 1997 FORD RANGER WITH 265/75R/15 WILDERNESS TIRES ,,,,, NOW COMES THIS RECALL ON WILDERNESS AT TIRES ...... I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES....... YET THE FORD DEALER SAYS MY TIRES ARE NOT ON THE LIST , THEN I CALL FIRESTONE & THEY TELL ME MY TIRES ARE NOT ON THE LIST , YET I RECENTLY ROLLED A FORD RANGER & LIVED THROUGH IT , THAT HAD WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON IT , & I WAS BEAT UP PRETTY GOOD , SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRES I HAVE ON MY TRUCK NOW...... I WORK AT A HOSPITAL & THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO SAY I AM VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE .......... SO IN CLOSING YES I AM WORRIED ABOUT THESE WILDERNESS AT TIRES I HAVE ON MY TRUCK ...........( DOT NUMBER: ?????????? TIRE SIZE: 265/R75/15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#554372September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL 4 OF COMSUMER FIRSTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION BETWEEN 17000 AND 26000 MILES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869816September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 68MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. VEHICLE THROWN INTO CENTER OF THE MEREDIAN STRIP. FRONT LEFT HAND SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869597September 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER SAID THAT THE TIRE WERE WOBBLING WHEN HE TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD. TIRES HAD BUBBLES AND STRESS MARKS. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE FIRESTONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869548September 5, 2000
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
FIRESTONE ATX TIRES, P26575R15, DOT W29VINS423 EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE JUMPED AND LEFT ROAD INTO A DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE TIRES SHOOK SO BAD AND CAUSED THE 4WD HUB TO ENGAGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO DRAG ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND STEER LEFT, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE HUB DID FAIL IN THE SUMMER OR FALL OF 2000 AND IT WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729156August 26, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE TREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE PEELED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH.( DOT NUMBER: W2HF1M2519 TIRE SIZE: P215 75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728979August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT OF LEFT FRONT TIRE WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING IN OCTOBER OF 1999. DAMAGED LEFT FRONT FENDER. BELT FAILURE AND PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN LARGE BULGE ON LEFT REAR TIRE IN AUGUST OF 2000.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868389August 23, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1994 RANGER, P265/7515 SIZE . TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAS SEPARATED. *AK THE TIRE WERE PRORATED ON PRICE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WITH NEW AND IDENTICAL TIRES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728736August 22, 2000
TIRES
ON 6/6/00, WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH 2 CARPOOL PASSENGERS THE LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED AT 70 MPH IN 105 DEGREE HEAT. THE FIRST INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT THUMPING FROM THE REAR. I THOUGHT AT FIRST THAT THE DRIVELINE BROKE AND WAS SMASHING THE PAVEMENT, BUT THEN, AFTER NO MORE THAN A SECOND, THE NOISE STOPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST WRENCHED FROM MY HANDS AS THE TRUCK LURCHED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT, HURTLING US TOWARDS THE BUSHES THAT ARE THE ONLY SEPARATION FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THAT STRETCH OF HWY 99 NEAR SELMA CA. THE WHEEL HAD ACTUALLY LOCKED UP FOR AN INSTANT AS THE FAILED TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE BEFORE RIPPING FREE. IN THE FRACTION OF A SECOND IT TOOK TO REALIZE I WAS NO LONGER IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS PROBABLY GOING TO CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE TREAD PEELED OFF ALL THE WAY. INSTANTLY, THE NOISE AND VIOLENT MOTION STOPPED AND I WATCHED THE TIRE'S TREAD TUMBLE INTO THE MEDIAN THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR. I NOTICED I HAD INSTINCTIVLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE, AND I WAS NOW CRUISING AT 60MPH WITH NO TROUBLE. I EASED INTO THE RIGHT LANE, SLOWING FURTHER, THING TO PULL OVER BUT THE TRUCK WAS HANDLING FINE. SEEING AN EXIT 1/4 MI. AHEAD, I HEADED FOR IT WITH FLASHERS AT ABOUT 50MPH. UPON STOPPING WE WERE AMAZED TO FIND THE LEFT REAR TIRE STRIPPED OF TREAD, BUT STILL FULLY INFLATED, (30 PSI ACCORDING TO MY GUAGE). THE SHREDDED TIRE IMPLODED MY REAR FENDER, LEFT BLACK GOUGES ABOVE AND AROUND THE FENDER, AND STRIPED AWAY THE MUDGUARD AND INTERIOR OF THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE AND DEPOSITING MY SHAKEN PASSENGERS AT OUR CARPOOL SITE,I WENT TO THE NEAREST TIRE DEALER AND BOUGHT A SET OF UNIROYAL TIGER PAWS. THEY THREW AWAY THE FIRESTONES AND I HAVE NO RECORD OF THEM, BUT I DO HAVE A RECORD FROM MY LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALEAR WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT WITH A COMPLAINT OF A STRONG PULL TO THE RIGHT. THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT TEST AND TOLD ME A BE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728743August 22, 2000
TIRES
TWO TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF SEPARATION, NOW THE REMAINING FOUR TIRES HAVE SEPARATED, THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT, VIBRATES IN THE REAR, AND FRONT. MY TIRES ARE ON MY TRUCK AND I CAN DELIVER MY TRUCK TO ANYONE WANTING TO EXAMINE IT.( DOT NUMBER: OBBN PUA TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728543August 21, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: W29V TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868246August 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT. THEN HE HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER, AND VEERED OVER TO THE RIGHT, HITTING A GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, SIZE P215 70R14 M/S, AND DOT W2HY1NK142. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728126August 16, 2000
TIRES
TIRE HAD BECOME FLAT AND NOTICED SIGNIFICANT WEAR BUT ASSUMED THAT IT HAD BEEN PUNCTURED BY A SHARP OBJECT BUT NEVER CONSIDERED PRODUCT FAILURE. A NEW ATX TIRE WAS BOUGHT TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE AT A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867219August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 75MPH TREAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE. LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK WAS TOREN UP DUE TO TIRE HITTING IT. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. CHANGED TIRE & CONTACTED FIRESTONE. MAILED TIRE TO FIRESTONE. BROUGHT NEW TIRES. HAD BROUGHT VEHICLE WITH USED TIRES ALREADY ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725755July 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724467June 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE RESULT OF FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC PLUGS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE AASTRO TRANSMISSION AND AUTOMOBLIE REPAIRS HAD REPORTED TO ME OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO HAD ENCOUNTERED OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE AND WITH THE SAME SITUATIONS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863971June 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
A FUSE BLEW OUT, CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE/ TAIL LIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO FUNCTION ERRATICALLY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863560June 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AT 55 MPH ,WENT DOWN A HILL AND OFF A 3 FOOT ENBANKMENT, LANDING AGAINST A CLIFF OF ROCKS. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, EVEN WITH FRONTAL AND REAREND DAMAGE . CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT WITH THAT MODEL OF TRUCK DUAL AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN A FRONTAL AND REAREND IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN INJURIES, SUCH AS TORN LIGAMENTS IN NECK AND BRUISES ON CHEST/ABDOMEN, AND A BRUISED BLADDER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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