Ford Ranger Complaints (1999)

760 consumer complaints on file.

#730504September 6, 2000
TIRES
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I AM WRITING THIS IN HOPES YOU WILL HAVE FIRESTONE RECALL ALL OF ITS' WILDERNESS AT TIRES, NO MATTER WHAT SIZE THE TIRE MAY BE. I LEASED THIS 99 RANGER 4X4 LAST MAY IN ORDER TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY SON TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL, FOOTBALL, & HOME AGAIN. NOW THIS RECALL! I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM FIRESTONE STATING THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE SAFE! SHOULD BE! I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A COMPLETE RECALL SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN STOP WORRYING IF OUR CHILD WILL COME HOME OR WILL HE/SHE BE THE NEXT FATALITY. PLEASE DON'T LET MORE PEOPLE DIE BEFORE FIRESTONE RECALLS ALL THEIR WILDERNESS BRAND TIRES! FORD NOR FIRESTONE ARE ABLE TO BRING BACK THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY DIED, PLEASE STEP IN NOW!! A CONCERNED AND ANGRY MOTHER - ASK THE CEO'S OF THESE COMPANIES - WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE IF IT WERE THEIR SON/DAUGHTER THAT HAD DIED BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IN THE GOOD OLD DOLLAR VERSES HUMAN LIFE!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730480September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 2 OF OUR TIRES IN LESS THAN 17,000 MILES. BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR WE BROUGHT OUR RANGER BACK TO DEALERSHIP, FOR A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. TURNED OUT ONE OF THE TIRES, WHICH HAS BEEN PROPERLY INFLATED TO CORRECT AIR PRESSURE HAD DEVELOPED LUMPS. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY DID NOT WARRANTY TIRES. NOW WE HAVE THE SAMETHING HAPPENING TO A SECOND TIRE. WE FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, IF FOR NO OTHER REASON, PEACE OF MIND! THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD REPLY TO THIS LETTER IN A TIMELY MANNER AND HOPFULLY YOU CAN REGAIN OUR FAITH, ONCE AGAIN IN BIG BUSINESSES. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869689September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999 FORD, RANGER, TIRE SIZE P23575R15, DOT VN. PASSENGER 'S TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P235/75/R15 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730187September 5, 2000
TIRES
THIS TIRE FAILED DUE A SO CALLED ROAD HAZARD FAILURE DUE TO A SMALL ROCK PUNCTURED AT 600 MILES. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER FO REPAIR WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ROCK HAD CUT THROUGH THE CORD AND THEY COULD NOT LEGAL REPAIR IT .THE LOCAL COLUMBIA FORD DEALER AND THE LES SCHWAB DEALER IN LONGVIEW WASH. BOTH INFORMED ME THAT THE WAY THE GUARANTEE WAS WRITTEN THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY REMEDY AND THAT THEY WERE VERY SORRY BUT THE GUARANTY AMOUNTED TO SO MUCH TOILET PAPER I HAD HAD AN UNEASY FEELING ABOUT THE WAY THE TRUCK HANDLED WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES ,[KIND OF AN INTUITIVE FEELING AND SINCE THE RECENT PUBLICITY ON FIRESTONE TIRES ,I AM EVEN MORE CONCERNED SINCERELY /PAUL L, EVERDELL AT [email protected]( DOT NUMBER: 00 TIRE SIZE: P265R15/AT )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730348September 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WIDSHIELD WIPERS START UNEXPECTEDLY ,CYCLE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 TIMES CAN FIND NO PATTEREN AT THIS TIME I DO BELEIVE SOME ARE CAUSED BY TURNING ON DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS. SOME TIME JUST GOING DOWN SMOOTH STRIGHT ROAD THEY WILL START. WHEN THEY DO CYCLE IT IS NOT AT FAST RATE. CONCERNED IT COULD BE SHORT SOME PLACE IN STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869620September 5, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
PE00 020 ; VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTISIDE OF CONSUMER'S HOME. HE WENT TO INSPECT THE TIRES, AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD STRESS MARKS AND CRACKS, UNIFORM CRACKS ALL ROUND SIDEWALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869480September 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2 TIRES ON RIGHT REAR HAVE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH SAME TYPE OF TIRE. *AK THE TIRES TEARS AT SIDE WALL OR DEVELOP HOLES INSIDE WALLS, BUT THERE WAS NO TREAD SEPARATION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730095September 4, 2000
TIRES
ON 08/11/2000, I VISITED THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER BECAUSE ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WERE AND STILL ARE CRACKING ALL THE WAY AROUND ABOUT 2 AND 1/2 INCHES IN FROM THE OUTER TREAD. THE DEALER SENT ME TO THE FIRESTONE FACTORY STORE ON BROADWAY AVE. IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. THE STORE MANAGER INSPECTED MY TIRES AND ADVISED THAT HE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS A COSMETIC FLAW THAT NORMALLY SHOWS UP ON TIRES WITH 25,000 MILES ON THEM. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES FOR FREE AS WITH THE RECALLED MODELS AND WOULD ONLY SELL ME ANOTHER SET AFTER PRO-RATING THE TIRES. WELL ON 09/03/2000, THE SO CALLED COSMETIC FLAW ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ON MY TRUCK GAVE WAY. FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE TIRE HAD BEEN MAKING A BUMPING SOUND AND ON 09/03/2000 IT BECAME A ROAR THEN THE TIRE WENT. LUCKY FOR ME AND MY PASSENGER IT DID NOT TOTALLY BLOW OUT. THE TIRE ACTUALLY SPLIT APART LAYER BY LAYER AND MUST HAVE BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE CORE, THUS RELEASING THE PRESSURE BEFORE IT HAD TIME TO BLOW. I WILL HAVE PICTURES TAKEN OF THE TIRE FOR MY PROOF AND WILL PROVIDE COPIES UPON REQUEST.( DOT NUMBER: W270 TIRE SIZE: P245-75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729881September 1, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES DEVELOPED A "HOP" "SKITTER" BOUNCE, MOMENTARY LOSS OF TRACTION, WHATEVER,"PUSHED" THRU CURVES, OR DURING AVOIDANCE MANUVERS. THE SITUATION WAS SOMEWHAT AMELIORATED BY PUTTING THE COLD INFLATION UP TO "MAX" NOT FORDS' RECOMMENDS... THE GARAGE HAD THE PATENT OBFUSCATION READY, "IT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST" AND WOULD DO NOTHING. THE TIRES WERE EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER BRAND ALL-WEATHER M+S TIRE, WHICH WAS SPEED RATED (SUSTAINED 130+) TRACTION A, TEMPERATURE A ... DURING THE TRADE-OUT IT WAS DISCOVERED; BY THE TIRE DEALER, THAT A RIM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE POINT BEING THE DEALER; EITHER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO REALLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, OR HIS STAFF WAS INCOMPETENT. THE NEW TIRES PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY, EVEN IN HEAVY RAINS AT HI-SPEED. WE WOULD BE WILLING TO BET THAT THE WILDERNESS AT AND THE FIRESTONE ATX HAVE WEAK SIDEWALLS THAT FLEX TOO MUCH, ESP' AT THE FORD RECOMMEND PSI' OR LAZY PEOPLE RUNNING THE TIRE UNDERINFLATED AT AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS LEVEL, GENERATING TREMENDOUS HEAT AND FAILURES AT HIWAY SPEEDS, ESP WHERE THE AIR GETS VERY HOT... THERE IS ALSO A "COMPUTER CONTROLLED" ENGINE KILL/SHUT DOWN THAT MANIFESTED ITSELF AT THE APEX OF 7 VEHICLE PASS, ON A 2-LANE AND ALMOST GOT ME KILLED: THE DEALER DENIED ITS' EXISTENCE, FAILED TO SAY IT WAS THERE AFTER A FORD REP ADMITTED IT WAS THERE AS PART OF COMPLIANCE TO MEET CAFE REQUIREMENTS(THIS COULD HAVE ALREADY CAUSED A LOT ACCIDENTS, AND IS FRAUD). FINALLY THE LAST THING IS; MAYBE MINOR, BUT A LARGE NUMBER OF CONTROL WIRES FOR THE X-MISSION AND X-FER CASE ARE EXPOSED AND CAN BE RIPPED OUT TRAVELLING OVER "BUSH" OR "SCRUB." POTENTIAL FATAL PROBLEMS COULD ARISE... THANKS FOR LISTENING I( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729896September 1, 2000
TIRES
THESE ARE THE SAME TIRES THEY ARE RECALLING JUST 30 MILLIMETERS WIDER FIRESTONE IS RUDE HUNG THE PHONE UP ON ME. I WANT THEM TO FIX MY TIRES( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: 265/75/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869301September 1, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: NOTICE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING WHILE REFUELING A 1999 FORD RANGER ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; P245/75R16; DOT# UNAVAILABLE. NOTIFIED FIRESTONE, AND REPLACED TIRE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK TREADS FOR THREE TIRES WERE SEPARATING JUST UNDER THE TREAD LINE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729726August 31, 2000
TIRES
PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, I SENT A COPY OF AN E-MAIL THAT I SENT TO FORD & FIRESTONE THAT INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE TIRES. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE WEBMASTER FOR THIS INFORMATION AS IT WAS SENT TO THAT ADDRESS.( DOT NUMBER: NOT SURE TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869153August 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAD FOUND OUT CRACKS ON THE TREAD OF THE TIRES AFTER HEARING THAT FIRESTONE TIRES HAD BEEN RECALLED, ESPECIALLY TIRES THAT HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED IN DECATUR, IL. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 245/75 R16 DOT VD70. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 245/75/R16 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869156August 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAS 1999 FORD RANGER. FRONT RIGHT TIRES HAD A LUMP ON THE OUTSIDE. DEALER INSPECTED THE TIRE, AND SAID IT WAS NO PROBLEM TO GO AHEAD & DRIVE ON IT. CONSUMER WENT TO FIRESTONE & THEY CONFIRMED IT WASN'T A RECALL TIRE, BUT THEY WULD REPLACE IT FOR $43. VEHICLE NEEDED ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER GOT A 3RD OPINION & WAS TOLD THAT NO ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED & BUT THE TIRE WAS BAD. DOT# WZVV1PO508. TIRE SIZE P235/70R15. *AK THE CUSTOMER BOUGHT 5 NEW TIRES OF CHOICE TO REPLACE THE FIRESTONE TIRES AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED BY FORD OR FIRESTONE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554120August 29, 2000
TIRES
THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BUBBLE BETWEEN THE BELTS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729386August 29, 2000
TIRES
ACTUAL TREAD SEPARATION. IT LOOKED LIKE THE TIRES HAD CRACKED AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE TREAD AT THE SIDEWALL, AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN "PLUGGED" SEVERAL TIMES PER TIRE. FIRESTONE WANTED TO "SELL" ME TIRES. I FINALLY GOT FORD TO REPLACE THEM.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729421August 29, 2000
TIRES
TIRE UNDERWENT COMPLETE SIDEWALL FALIURE, AND PARTIAL TREAD SEPERATION WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ENTIRE SIDEWALL OF TIRE SHREADED AND SEPERATED FROM TIRE, WHILE THERE WAS PARTIAL TREAD SEPERATION. OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT OF TIRE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO RIM, THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED AT WHICH THE TRUCK WAS PROCEEDING AT. AFTER CONTACTING A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP(MULLINAX FORD, NOW RENAMED MAROONE FORD OF MARGATE), I WAS INFORMED THAT WHILE THERE WAS A RECALL ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 15" TIRES, THE TYPE ON MY TRUCK, WILDERNESS HT'S, WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD AN EQUIPMENT FALIURE, I WOULD NOT GET REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR MY VEHICLE, NOR BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TIRE I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY OWN EXPENSE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729482August 29, 2000
TIRES
ALL OF MY TIRES ARE SEPARATING AT THE TREAD JUST LIKE THE 15 INCH WILDERNESS AT TIRES. TWO OF WHICH ARE WORSE THAN THE OTHER TWO. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T LOOK AT THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT RECALLED, NOR WILL THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALERS. YOU CAN SEE THE SEPARATION (YOU CAN SEE WIRES HANGING OUT AT THE SEPARATION. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REPLACEMENT TIRES(GOOD YEAR) THE COMPETITORS BRAND BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY.( DOT NUMBER: W270 TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729374August 28, 2000
TIRES
I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN AUG 17 LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. RE. THE TIRE RECALL. THOUGH I DO NOT HAVE THE RECALLED TIRES I CONTACTED A LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAD THEM INSPECT THE TIRES. 3 TIRES ARE SHOWING CRACKING AND BUBBLING AT THE TREAD JUNCTION WITH THE TIRE SHOULDER. IN ADDITION, ONE TIRE HAS UNDERLYING CORD MATERIAL ERUPTING FROM THE BUBBLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE FOR A PLANNED INSPECTION. SEEMS THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES AND I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW.( DOT NUMBER: W270 TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729276August 27, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: W2KC TIRE SIZE: P20575R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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