Ford Ranger Complaints (1999)

760 consumer complaints on file.

#555275September 29, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P245 75 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND LEAKING OF AIR, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732869September 29, 2000
TIRES
BLOWOUT CAUSED MYSELF SLIDE INTO A DITCH ON A MULTICURVE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555423September 28, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P245 75 R16 EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL PUNCTURE, A BLOWOUT, AND A CENTER TREAD PUNCTURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555219September 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P235 75 R15) ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKS AROUND THE TIRE WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL JOIN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871726September 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL 4 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P245/75R16 EXPERIENCED STRESS CRACKS WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A FIRESTONE STORE WHERE THEY STATED THE CRACKING WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER AN INDEPENDENT TIRE STORE STATED THAT THE CRACKING WAS NOT NORMAL, DOT # W2701RF288. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732610September 27, 2000
TIRES
THIS SIZE OF FIRESTONE TIRE CAME ON MY NEW 1999 FORD RANGER WHEN I PURCHASED IT ON 8/14/99. WHILE THEY HAVE NOT APPEARED YET ON ANY OFFICAL RECALL NOTICE, I FEAR DRIVING ANY GREAT DISTANCE BEACAUSE OF POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTS. I WANT FORD MOTOR COMPANY , AND FIRESTONE TO PAY TO REPLACE THESE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UUIP0229 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732617September 27, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I WAS CHECKING THE AIR IN THE TIRES WHEN I NOTICED VISIBLE SPLITS, TEARS, AND PEELINGS ON THREE OF THE SIDEWALLS. I WENT TO FORD THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT UNDER RECALL AND THE TIRE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE PROBLEM AND THE LOCAL NEWSTATION. I DO ALOT OF DRIVING BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT NEW TIRES ON RIGHT KNOW. IF THE DEFECTS ARE AS VISIBLE AS THEY ARE NOW WHY CAN'T ANYONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?*AK (TIRESIZE: 75R15 225)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 75R15 225 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871687September 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAD TIRES LOOKED AFTER RECALL ALERT. AFTER TAKING TIRES TO FORD, DEALER WAS TOLD THAT CONSUMER'S TIRES WERE OKAY. BUT, WHEN TOOK TIRES TO FIRESTONE, DEALER WAS TOLD THAT TIRES WERE UNSAFE, AND DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, 24575/16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555115September 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES (P225 70R 55L) EXPERIENCED LEAKS AND TREAD WEAR, DEALER IS STATING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732450September 25, 2000
TIRES
I ACTUALLY HAVE HAD 2 TIRES BLOW OUT. ONCE ON REAR LEFT, ONCE ON REAR RIGHT. ON REAR LEFT, THE TIRE BLEW IN HALF.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732305September 23, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES. THE STEEL BELTS WERE CLEARLY DISCERNABLE WHEN LOOKING AT THE SIDEWALL, INDICATING THE SEPARATION. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF REPLACEMENT TIRES LISTED ON FORD'S WEBSITE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: 4270IRF328 TIRE SIZE: P245/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732331September 23, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOOR ADJAR LIGHT COMES ON WITH NO DOORS OPEN AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND HEATS UP CAUSING AND COULD CAUSE FIRE PLEASE RECALL AND FIXED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732336September 23, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WHILE BACKING UP AT SLOW SPEED. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CUT OR ABRASION ON TIRE. THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE AT THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES APPEARS TO BE SOFT AND UNEVEN. THE REMAINING TIRES APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME UNEVENESS AROUND THE SIDEWALL. I AM AWARE OF THE RECALLS ON WILDERNESS AT TIRES BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO INCLUDE THESE 16 INCH MODELS. SHOULD IT? ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH 4 OF THESE TIRES BUT THE SPARE WAS A 15" WILDERNESS AT. FORD NOTIFIED ME BY LETTER THAT MY TIRES WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WTRONG HERE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732131September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE CRACKED BETWEEN TREAD AND SIDEWALL ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE, MANUFACTURER REPLACED ON PRO-RATED WARRENTY BASIS, CONCERNED BECAUSE ANOTHER TIRE IS SHOWNING VERY MINOR CRACKING ON INSIDE OF TIRE( DOT NUMBER: VD70 TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732070September 20, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY ON OFFRANP, TIRE "BLEW OUT" CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OFF CONTROL. (DRIVER SIDE, REAR TIRE). I PULLED OVER AND CHANGED TIRE. THE TIRE HAD A LARGE BOLGE IN THE TREAD THAT HAD RUPTURED. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIRE FOR FREE. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS, ALTHOUGH I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS TIRE. AS I REMEMBER, THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS IN THE SEVENTIES, ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE..*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731840September 19, 2000
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
FIRESTONE REFUSES TO TAKE MY SPARE TIRE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SPARE HAS ALL THE CORRECT NUMBERS ON IT. SPARE PRINTED WITH "FOR TEMPORARY USE ONLY" AND THEREFORE WILL NOT TAKE IT. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS POLICY. WHAT DOES TEMPORARY MEAN? HOW MANY MILES CAN I RUN ON IT? NOBODY CAN TELL ME. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO RUN ON YOUR SPARE A LONG TIME. IS THIS SPARE TIRE GOING TO BE SAFE ???? ???? ?( DOT NUMBER: VDHL1PY498 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731898September 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL 4 TIRES HAVE BEEN CRACKING AND COMING APART IN CHUNCKS, BESIDES THE ONE BLOW OUT. TIRES ARE SPLIT BETWEEN THE TREADS. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO ADMIT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTED, AND WON'T COVER THEM UNDER WARRANNTY. THE TIRES WON'T HOLD ADDED AIR, THEY KEEP DEFLATING. UNSAFE !!!!!( DOT NUMBER: 0274 76 TIRE SIZE: 22570 R-15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554743September 18, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P245/75R160) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLL 00T-005 BECAUSE IT IS A 16 INCH TIRE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554676September 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870774September 18, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P245/75R16 STARTED TO CRACK, BUBBLES APPEARED WHERE SIDEWALL MET THE TREAD, FIRESTONE OFFERED 50% OFF. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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