Ford Ranger Complaints (2000)

677 consumer complaints on file.

#869453September 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH TWO FRONT WILDERNESS/AT P245/75R16 TIRES COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM RIM, COMING OFF THE TRUCK, AND CAUSING ROLLOVER. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P245/75/R16 *MW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#869458September 5, 2000
TIRES
THIS FORD RANGER 2000 HAS WILDERNESS/HT P225/70RX15 TIRES ON IT. CONSUMER HAS NOTICED DRY CRACKS IN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE, JUST BELOW THE TREAD ON THE SIDEWALL. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730146September 4, 2000
TIRES
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MARTIN INGLIS, VP FORD NORTH AMERICA, STATING MY "2000 RANGER WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL". TODAY I HAD TO CHANGE MY LEFT REAR WILDERNESS AT P245/75R16- DOT W270 AS IT WAS FLAT. WHEN THE SPARE WAS LOWERED DOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME, I NOTICED IT WAS A RADIAL ATX P235/75R15. ON THE BACK OF MR. INGLIS'S LETTER OF 8.17.00 IT STATES ALL P235/75R15 TIRES WERE RECALLED. PERHAPS, OTHER FORD OWNERS WHO RECEIVED THAT LETTER MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THEIR SPARES. OBVIOUSLY, ONE CANNOT RELY ON FORD TO SUPPLY ACCURATE INFORMATION..0( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730081September 4, 2000
TIRES
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH IN WEST BRANSON, MISSOURI ON SAID DATE (090100). THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON IT. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 100+ DEGREES. THE TIRE WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. NO LOAD WAS IN THE BED OF TRUCK. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE RIM OF THE TIRE WAS BENT, TOO.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/70R15? )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729913September 1, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT REAR TIRE. CENTER TREAD OF TIER CAME COMPLETLE APART JUST LIKE A RETREAD. MADE IT TO A FIRESTONE TIRE CENTER.THANK GOD IT WAS A REAR TIRE AND NOT A FRONT TIRE WHERE ALL THE WIEGHT IS.( DOT NUMBER: W2UU1P0419 TIRE SIZE: 222570R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729778August 31, 2000
TIRES
NO DAMAGE DONE.TIRES ARE VERY UNSTABLE AND CAUSE TRUCK TO WANT TO ROLL OVER WHEN YOU HAVE TO BREAK HARD . LIKE SOMEONE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF YOU OR JUST HARD BREAKING !!( DOT NUMBER: ??? TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729559August 30, 2000
TIRES
I HAVE THE 16" FIRESTONE TIRES NOT UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AFTER LEARNING OF THE RECALL I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES OF MY NEW VEHICLE COLD. RIGHT FRONT AT 34.5 PSI, RIGHT REAR AT 33.5 PSI,LEFT FRONT AT 32.5 PSI, AND LEFT REAR AT 32 PSI. THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN INFLATED TO 30 PSI. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT FORD DOES NOT CONTROL THE INFLATION OF THE TIRES CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729404August 29, 2000
TIRES
I WANT ALL 5 TIRES REPLACED( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869057August 29, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE CHECKING TIRES NOTICED CRACKS. TIRES ON THIS MAKE/MODEL WERE NOT UNDER RECALL #P245/75R16. THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554025August 28, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FIRESTONE (P245/75R16) WILDERNESS TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL, THE TIRE HAD 874 MILES ON IT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868931August 28, 2000
TIRES
PE00020, ORIGINAL TIRES ON A, FORD RANGER, 2000, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT, 22570R15. ALL 4 TIRES ARE NOT COMPLETELY ROUND. THIS CAUSES A VIBRATION FROM THE FLOOR ALL THE WAY TO THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES BUT ALL OF THEM VIBRATED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED TIRES WITH GOODYEAR AND THE REST WITH DUNLOP TIRES AND NO VIBRATION OCCURED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729207August 26, 2000
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY I-25 IN COLORADO WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A "WEIRD" SOUND AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SWING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER. I MANAGED TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL AND PUT IT ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED. FIRESTONE BLAMED IT ON ME, SAID THAT I DROVE OVER A NAIL OR SOMETHING AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T COVER ANYTHING. IT WAS CLEARLY VISIBLE THAT THE THREAD HAD SEPERATED, ALL AROUND. I HAD LOST MY CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES SINCE ONE OTHER TIRE SHOWED MARKS ON THE SIDE AND I BOUGHT BRIDGESTONE TIRES. AFTER A LONG DISCUSSION, THEY AGREED TO REFUND ME FOR ONE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728992August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT, IT LEFT A BIG HOLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND PART OF THE TREAD WAS GONE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729089August 25, 2000
TIRES
ALL FOUR TIRES SINCE PURCHASE HAVE PROBLEMS HOLDING AIR. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SIMPLY EXPLODED (SIDEWALL BLOW OUT) WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 50MPH.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868425August 23, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, RANGER 2000, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE SIZE P245/75R16, DOT NUMBER W2701RF419. CONSUMER NOTED ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL AND ACROSS THE TREAD AREA. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728663August 22, 2000
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT, THE BLOWOUT PUSHED ME INTO THE CURB AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO OF HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE BLOWOUT. I HIT THE CURB AFTER THE BLOWOUT OCCURED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR REPAIRS UNDER COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE WITH A $250.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I BELIEVE ALL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED AND I SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY SINCE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, AND I SHOULD BE RE-IMBURSED MY DEDUCTIBLE, ALONG WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY BEING RE-IMBURSED( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728669August 22, 2000
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT, THE BLOWOUT PUSHED ME INTO THE CURB AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO OF HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE BLOWOUT. I HIT THE CURB AFTER THE BLOWOUT OCCURED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR REPAIRS UNDER COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE WITH A $250.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I BELIEVE ALL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED AND I SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY SINCE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, AND I SHOULD BE RE-IMBURSED MY DEDUCTIBLE, ALONG WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY BEING RE-IMBURSED( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728708August 22, 2000
TIRES
CALLED THE NUMBER ABOVE LAST WEEK, STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A FORM FROM NHTSA. FORD NOR FIRESTONE ARE WILLING TO DO ANTHING ABOUT REPLACING THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THEY SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRE SIZE: 225/70R 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728547August 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "BOOM" ON THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. I HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND DISCOVERED MY TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. UPON INSPECTING THE TIRE, I NOTICED A 1 INCH RUPTURE IN THE CENTER OF TIRE BETWEEN THE TREADS. I'M LUCKY THIS RUPTURE WAS NOT BIGGER. I HAVE UNDER 7000 MILES ON THESE TIRES AND QUITE FRANKLY I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THEM. I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THESE TIRES AS WELL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/70/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868185August 21, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. OWNER TRIED TO TURN AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND DRIVER HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND ROLLED OVER. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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