Ford Ranger Complaints (1993)

232 consumer complaints on file.

#870145September 11, 2000
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.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730843September 9, 2000
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 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869839September 7, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE ENGAGED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869921September 7, 2000
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.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730260September 5, 2000
TIRES
I HAVE HAD THREE TIRES DETREAD ON THE ROAD ALL OF THESE TIRES WERE VERY NEW (SOME LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OLD)AND SHOULD HAVE HELD UP FIRESTONE IS NOT COVERING ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES THEY SHOULD RECALL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265 R15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#869418September 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A UNDER HOOD FIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH ON THE STREET, LOCAL FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DEALER/MFR'S WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869386September 1, 2000
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. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729167August 26, 2000
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 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728857August 24, 2000
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 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728180August 16, 2000
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 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727871August 14, 2000
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 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727446August 10, 2000
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 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867135August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1993 RANGER; PASSSENGER'S REAR TREAD SEPARATED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THREE OTHER TIRES HAVE CRACKS ON THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. *AK THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES, ACCORDING TO FIRESTONE DEALER. TIRE SIZE P265/75R15 AND DOT # W29V 1N3143. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726791August 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS TRAVELLING AT 50 MPH AND PULLING A 14 FT ALUMINUM BOAT TO OUR CAMP. I HAD JUST WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND HAD MY OIL & FILER CHANGED AS WELL AS CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL 4 TIRES & THE SPARE. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW. IT JUST DID NOT GO FLAT, BUT BLEW. I RECALL THAT THERE WERE NO OBJECTS ON THE HIGHWAY THAT CAUSED THIS. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND I OBSERVED THAT THE TIRE LOOKED DEFECTIVE. THERE WERE NO EXTRERNAL MARKINGS OR PUNCTURES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THIS TIRE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN LAFAYETTE,LA ON JOHNSTON STREET AND HE SAID I RAN OVER SOMETHING, WHICH I KNEW I DID NOT. HE THOUGHT I HIT A CURB, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THERE ARE NONE ON STATE HWY 82. HE THEN TELLS ME IT WAS PROBABLY LOW PRESSURE, WHICH I THEN INFORMED HIM IT WAS JUST CHECKED PRIOR TO STARTING MY TRIP. HE SAID HE WAS ALL OUT OF SUGGESTIONS. I SAID HOW ABOUT DEFECTIVE? TO WHICH HE REPLIED, PROBABLY NOT, THE TIRE IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD. HE AND I OBSERVED THE TIRE WHICH SHOWS THE SIDEWALL PHYSICALLY TORE / SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD WITHOUT ANY PUNCTURES OR MARKINGS. HE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY. I NO LONGER BUY FIRESTONE TIRES AND I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726742August 5, 2000
TIRES
TIRE WAS WORN. GRAVEL ROAD. TIRE CASING BLOWOUT CAUSED NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY, BUT THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS A RESULT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P165/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864003June 21, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE GOT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH ON WET ROAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLOVER. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#863079June 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING SEATBELT NOT TO LATCH. THIS WONT PROTECT THE DRIVER IN EVENT OF CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723420May 31, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES TO DISINGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN BACK TO THE SPEED THAT WAS SET ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861258May 2, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK BOLT WHICH HOLDS DRIVER'S SEAT UP RIGHT SHRADED OFF. THE SEAT BACK FELL HORIZONTALLY WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO REACH FOR SEAT BELT OVER HIS SHOULDER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551189March 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, PARKING BRAKE
REAR BRAKES LOCKING DURING WET WEATHER DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE SHOES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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