Ford Ranger Complaints (1998)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#867845August 15, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL TIME. A COUPLE OF TIMES SMOKE CAME FROM DOME. TRUCK HAS BEEN SEEN BY DEALERSHIP ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES. LIGHT STAYS OFF FOR A DAY OR TWO, AND COMES RIGHT BACK ON. PLEASE LIST ANY OTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727894August 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BOTH FRONT TIRES HAVE REGULAR PERIODIC RAISED TREAD PORTIONS, NOTICED INCREASE IN TIRE NOISE. HAVE NEVER SEEN TIRE WEAR LIKE THIS IN 34 YEARS OF DRIVING.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727702August 12, 2000
TIRES
HAVE TO ADD AIR SEVERAL TIMES ON REAR TIRES SINCE WE PURCHACED( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225R7015 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553768August 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RADIAL TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867556August 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P265/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE THIRD TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727157August 9, 2000
TIRES
THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 14,000 MILES AND THE FRONT, LEFT TIRE SPLIT APART WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL FREEWAY CONDITIONS.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P205/75R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727158August 9, 2000
TIRES
PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH THEIR FORD RANGER FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES. MY BAD EXPERIENCE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING A STRAIGHTAWAY ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY (H3) AT APPROX. 55-60 MPH. IT WAS AROUND 10:30 AM AND THE TEMP WAS 80-85 WITH SUNNY SKIES. I HAD EARLIER NOTICED STRANGE WEAR PATTERNS, BUT MY DEALER INFORMED ME THIS WAS NORMAL. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE COMPLETELY CAME APART LEAVING ONLY THE SIDEWALLS -- THE TREAD DETACHED COMPLETELY. AT THE TIME I ASSUMED IT WAS MERELY A BAD TIRE AND PURCHASED AN IDENTICAL REPLACEMENT (AT A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER) TO MAINTAIN A COMPLETE SET. THE DEALER KEPT THE FAULTY TIRE SO I CANNOT PROVIDE IT FOR INSPECTION. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED ALTHOUGH IT WAS QUITE SCARY WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANY DANGER OF ROLLOVER, BUT MY PICKUP BED WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME SO I'M UNSURE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER WITH A FULL LOAD. I'M PRETTY SURE I HAVE NO LEGAL RECOURSE AGAINST THE MANUFACTUROR, BUT MY EXPERIENCE IS SIMILAR TO THE RECENT REPORTS I'VE BEEN HEARING. I HOPE THIS INFO ASSISTS YOU IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. THE REMAINING TIRES ON MY TRUCK ARE EXHIBITING STRANGE WEAR PATTERNS AND AN ALIGNMENT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFO PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. THE THOUGHT THAT THESE TIRES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATHS IS VERY DISTURBING CONSIDERING I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY DAILY AND HAWAII IS TYPICALLY HOT AND SUNNY. THANK YOU, JIM DELACY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727218August 9, 2000
TIRES
TIRE EXPLODED AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING. AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED TWO DAYS BEFORE AND WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. ASKED TIRE DEALER ABOUT POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND HE SAID THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIRE LEFT TO DETERMINE CASUE OF FAILURE. TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD "SHREDDED"( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727344August 9, 2000
TIRES
THIS IS MY SON'S TRUCK. WITH ALMOST 18,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, THE TIRE POPPED AND ABOUT 18" OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. HE WAS JUST COMING OFF A STOP SIGN AND WAS GOING BETWEEN 20-25 MPH. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. WHEN I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED, THE MECHANIC TOLD US ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES ON THE TRUCK WAS ALSO BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A TREND AND DIDN'T THINK TO REPORT IT.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727392August 9, 2000
TIRES
CUSTOMER NO SERVICE AT FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER, WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726965August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE DEALER KNEW MY TIRES WERE CHOPPING BADLY AS WRITTEN IN THE WORK ORDER AND ONLY HAVING 4837 MILES DID NOTHING. CURRENTLY I HAVE 12,478 MILES ON THE TRUCK BUT CANNOT DRIVE OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR. THE TRUCK VIBRATES SEVERLY. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT IN THE TIRE BUSINESS BUT OFFERED TO PRORATE AND SELL ME NEW TIRES.THEY WAITED TILL MY TIRES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THEY WERE WORKING WITH FIRESTONE TIRE.FIRESTONE TIRE ALSO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING.I HAVE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY NEW TIRES AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TOO.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING MY TRUCK LIKE THIS BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE, I HAVE TO DRIVE IT.THE TIRES ARE SEVERLY CHOPPING, SMALL AND LARGE TREAD DEFECTS / GOUGES THRUOUT. TREAD AREAS ARE LIFTING UP.THEY SAY TO KEEP ROTATING THE TIRES AND IT WILL WEAR THEM DOWN. I HAVE DONE THAT AND IT GET'S WORSE.NOW WHAT?? THANK YOU. *AK,( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727094August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLEW OUT (DISINTEGRATED) ON FREEWAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726637August 4, 2000
TIRES
THREE TIRES HAVE HAD FAILURES ON THE HIGHWAY. 2 REPLACED W/PARTIAL WARRANTY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265-75R-15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726689August 4, 2000
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE I-5 IN FRESNO AT APPROXIMENTLY 70 MPH I HEARD A LOUD POP/BURST AND THE VEHICLE REAREND SLID TO THE LEFT INTO THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER I MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL AND THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF MY TRUCK SCRAPED ON THE CENTER DIVIDER, AFTER GAINING CONTROL I MOVED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR SECTION OF MY CAR WHILE MOVING TO THE SHOULDER. I GOT OUT AND SAW THAT MY RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD "EXPLODED" AND ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE BEADING, MELTED TO THE RIM, AND THE TREAD WRAPPED AROUND MY RIGHT REAR AXEL. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND PROCEEDED HOME. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726561August 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I ASKED THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT WHAT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE COULD BE, AND THE ANSWER GIVEN WAS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." THIS DOES NOT SEEM REASONABLE SINCE THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED BY THIS DEALERSHIP SINCE NEW, AND HAS NO SEVERE USE, OR UNUSUAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. MOST MILEAGE HAS BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH NO APPRECIABLE LOAD. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS APPROXIMATELY 150 OF THESE MACHINES ON A LONG TERM LEASE WHICH WILL EXPIRE AT APPROXIMATELLY FEB 2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726579August 3, 2000
TIRES
WE WERE IN A RAINSTORM ON I-95 TRAVELING 70 MPH, WE SLOWED TO 55 IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE TIRE STARTED TO WOBBLE, THEN IT BLEW. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. IF THE PAVEMENT HAD BEEN DRY. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 75MPH. IT COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE. THE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL ALL THE WAY AROUND. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT WHEN THE TIRES ARE ROTATED EVERY 6,000 AS ORDERED.WE FEEL THIS IS A TIRE DEFECT. ESPECIALLY SINCE WE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726492August 3, 2000
TIRES
FRONT 2 TIRES ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED (~$190) AND BACK 2 NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726146July 28, 2000
TIRES
TIRE DISINTEGRATED AT 80 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866208July 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND REAR LEFT TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE STARTED SMOKING AND COMPLETLY CAME APART. OTHER THREE SOUNDED FUNNY ON THE HIGHWAY. HE REPLACED THE OTHER THREE TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865246July 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANDTAILGATE DOOR JUST OPENED ON ITS ON. THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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