1994 Ford Ranger Tires

PE00.020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#HT, P235/7515. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK

AFTER MARKET TIRES, P235/75R15, DOT#VDHL. TIRES BEGAN TO CRACK ALONG THE SIDEWALL. *AK

I HAVE NOTICED THAT 14 INCH TIRES ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. ARE THERE SIGNIFICANT ENGINEERING DESIGN DIFFERENCES IN 14 INCH AND 15 INCH TIRES, OR HAVE THEY JUST BEEN OVERLOOKED SINCE THEY ARE NOT A VERY COMMON SIZE. I HAVE HAD TO SPECIAL ORDER THEM. I AM CURRENTLY NEEDING TO REPLACE MY SECOND SET OF WILDERNESS HT TIRES. BOTH SETS ONLY LASTED ABOUT 20,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH I MAINTAINED THEM THE SAME AS ANY OTHER TIRES I OWNED WHICH LASTED 60,000 MILES. THANKYOU. WILL BE MONITORING YOUR PRESS RELEASES. CONTACT ME IF YOU'D LIKE. KAREN( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

I HAVE NOTICED THAT 14 INCH TIRES ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. ARE THERE SIGNIFICANT ENGINEERING DESIGN DIFFERENCES IN 14 INCH AND 15 INCH TIRES, OR HAVE THEY JUST BEEN OVERLOOKED SINCE THEY ARE NOT A VERY COMMON SIZE. I HAVE HAD TO SPECIAL ORDER THEM. I AM CURRENTLY NEEDING TO REPLACE MY SECOND SET OF WILDERNESS HT TIRES. BOTH SETS ONLY LASTED ABOUT 20,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH I MAINTAINED THEM THE SAME AS ANY OTHER TIRES I OWNED WHICH LASTED 60,000 MILES. THANKYOU. WILL BE MONITORING YOUR PRESS RELEASES. CONTACT ME IF YOU'D LIKE. KAREN( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

I HAVE BEEN WAITING SEVERAL WEEKS AND STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED REPLACEMENT TIRES. NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE EITHER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

CONDITIONS: ENTIRE TREAD AND ATTACHED SIDE WALL EXTENDING ABOUT HALF WAY TO THE WHEEL RIM SEPERATED. THERE WAS NO AUDABLE SOUND. WEATHER: CLEAR DAY, ABOUT 80 DEG. F. SPEED: ABOUT 70 MPH. TIRE INSTALLED 6/6/00 AND RUN FOR ABOUT 8,300 MILES. IDENTICAL TIRE ON RIGHT SIDE HAS NOT FAILED BUT WILL BE REPLACED. THE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE FAILED TIRE APPEARS TO BE: 32097. PRECEEDING THAT NUMBER IN A COLUMN OF NUMBERS ARE: P1107AA2 FOLLOWED BY E-25931 (DOT NUMBER: CN72U479 TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)

THE TIRE TREAD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE PEELED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH.( DOT NUMBER: W2HF1M2519 TIRE SIZE: P215 75R15 )

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT OF LEFT FRONT TIRE WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING IN OCTOBER OF 1999. DAMAGED LEFT FRONT FENDER. BELT FAILURE AND PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN LARGE BULGE ON LEFT REAR TIRE IN AUGUST OF 2000.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/60R15 )

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1994 RANGER, P265/7515 SIZE . TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAS SEPARATED. *AK THE TIRE WERE PRORATED ON PRICE UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRES WITH NEW AND IDENTICAL TIRES. *YH

TWO TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF SEPARATION, NOW THE REMAINING FOUR TIRES HAVE SEPARATED, THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT, VIBRATES IN THE REAR, AND FRONT. MY TIRES ARE ON MY TRUCK AND I CAN DELIVER MY TRUCK TO ANYONE WANTING TO EXAMINE IT.( DOT NUMBER: OBBN PUA TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

ON 6/6/00, WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH 2 CARPOOL PASSENGERS THE LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED AT 70 MPH IN 105 DEGREE HEAT. THE FIRST INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT THUMPING FROM THE REAR. I THOUGHT AT FIRST THAT THE DRIVELINE BROKE AND WAS SMASHING THE PAVEMENT, BUT THEN, AFTER NO MORE THAN A SECOND, THE NOISE STOPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST WRENCHED FROM MY HANDS AS THE TRUCK LURCHED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT, HURTLING US TOWARDS THE BUSHES THAT ARE THE ONLY SEPARATION FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THAT STRETCH OF HWY 99 NEAR SELMA CA. THE WHEEL HAD ACTUALLY LOCKED UP FOR AN INSTANT AS THE FAILED TREAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE BEFORE RIPPING FREE. IN THE FRACTION OF A SECOND IT TOOK TO REALIZE I WAS NO LONGER IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS PROBABLY GOING TO CRASH INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE TREAD PEELED OFF ALL THE WAY. INSTANTLY, THE NOISE AND VIOLENT MOTION STOPPED AND I WATCHED THE TIRE'S TREAD TUMBLE INTO THE MEDIAN THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR. I NOTICED I HAD INSTINCTIVLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE, AND I WAS NOW CRUISING AT 60MPH WITH NO TROUBLE. I EASED INTO THE RIGHT LANE, SLOWING FURTHER, THING TO PULL OVER BUT THE TRUCK WAS HANDLING FINE. SEEING AN EXIT 1/4 MI. AHEAD, I HEADED FOR IT WITH FLASHERS AT ABOUT 50MPH. UPON STOPPING WE WERE AMAZED TO FIND THE LEFT REAR TIRE STRIPPED OF TREAD, BUT STILL FULLY INFLATED, (30 PSI ACCORDING TO MY GUAGE). THE SHREDDED TIRE IMPLODED MY REAR FENDER, LEFT BLACK GOUGES ABOVE AND AROUND THE FENDER, AND STRIPED AWAY THE MUDGUARD AND INTERIOR OF THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE AND DEPOSITING MY SHAKEN PASSENGERS AT OUR CARPOOL SITE,I WENT TO THE NEAREST TIRE DEALER AND BOUGHT A SET OF UNIROYAL TIGER PAWS. THEY THREW AWAY THE FIRESTONES AND I HAVE NO RECORD OF THEM, BUT I DO HAVE A RECORD FROM MY LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALEAR WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT WITH A COMPLAINT OF A STRONG PULL TO THE RIGHT. THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT TEST AND TOLD ME A BE

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: W29V TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT. THEN HE HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER, AND VEERED OVER TO THE RIGHT, HITTING A GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, SIZE P215 70R14 M/S, AND DOT W2HY1NK142. *AK

TIRE HAD BECOME FLAT AND NOTICED SIGNIFICANT WEAR BUT ASSUMED THAT IT HAD BEEN PUNCTURED BY A SHARP OBJECT BUT NEVER CONSIDERED PRODUCT FAILURE. A NEW ATX TIRE WAS BOUGHT TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE AT A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

I OWNED A 1994 FORD RANGER I WENT INTO A SLIDE & ROLLED THE TRUCK 4 TIMES & TOTALED IT OUT , I HAD WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THIS TRUCK 265/75R/15 ........ I THEN BOUGHT A 1997 FORD RANGER WITH 265/75R/15 WILDERNESS TIRES ,,,,, NOW COMES THIS RECALL ON WILDERNESS AT TIRES ...... I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TIRES....... YET THE FORD DEALER SAYS MY TIRES ARE NOT ON THE LIST , THEN I CALL FIRESTONE & THEY TELL ME MY TIRES ARE NOT ON THE LIST , YET I RECENTLY ROLLED A FORD RANGER & LIVED THROUGH IT , THAT HAD WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON IT , & I WAS BEAT UP PRETTY GOOD , SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRES I HAVE ON MY TRUCK NOW...... I WORK AT A HOSPITAL & THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO SAY I AM VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE .......... SO IN CLOSING YES I AM WORRIED ABOUT THESE WILDERNESS AT TIRES I HAVE ON MY TRUCK ...........( DOT NUMBER: ?????????? TIRE SIZE: 265/R75/15 )

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH TREAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE. LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK WAS TOREN UP DUE TO TIRE HITTING IT. TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. CHANGED TIRE & CONTACTED FIRESTONE. MAILED TIRE TO FIRESTONE. BROUGHT NEW TIRES. HAD BROUGHT VEHICLE WITH USED TIRES ALREADY ON IT. *AK

ONE TIRE LOCATED ON THE RIGHT REAR DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL, GOING COMPLETELY AROUND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE IN THE SAME LINE AS THE TIRE SIZE. THIS TIRE ALSO HAS A CRACK BEGINNING TO FORM AT THE OUTER BASE OF THE TREAD. AFTER HAVING THE TIRES REMOVED I FOUND A HAIRLINE CRACK BEGINNING AT THE BASE OF THE TREAD ON THE INSIDE OF ANOTHER TIRE. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED AND WEREN'T MARKED. THE OTHER TWO TIRES DOT VD 60 AW4 108 SHOW SIGNS THAT A CRACK MAY BE BEGINNING TO FORM ON THE OUTER SIDEWALL BUT SHOW NO OBVIOUS FAILURE AT THIS POINT. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED IN CONCERN FOR SAFETY AND HAVE THEM IN STORAGE PENDING RECALL OR WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT. THE COMPLETE TIRE SIZE IS 31X10.50 LT R15. THE BOX WOULDN'T TAKE THIS MANY LETTERS IN THE QUESTIONAIRE. IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE TIRES, SINCE THEY ARE NOT UNDER RECALL, THEY NEED TO CONTACT ME PROMPTLY. I MUST RETURN THEM FOR ADJUSTMENT IF THEY ARE NOT RECALLED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VD60AW4288 TIRESIZE: 31X10.50LT)

ALL 4 OF COMSUMER FIRSTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION BETWEEN 17000 AND 26000 MILES. NLM

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 68MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. VEHICLE THROWN INTO CENTER OF THE MEREDIAN STRIP. FRONT LEFT HAND SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER SAID THAT THE TIRE WERE WOBBLING WHEN HE TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD. TIRES HAD BUBBLES AND STRESS MARKS. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE FIRESTONE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT, APROXIMATELY 75 MPH. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FELT A JERK, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVE HAD FLAT TIRES IN THE PAST, AND THIS WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FEEL. MY STEERING WAS ALMOST INOP, AND BREAKING WAS ALMOST NON EXISTANT. I ONLY THANK GOD FOR LOOKING DOWN ON ME AT THAT MOMENT. AFTER NEARLY CRASHING, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TWO LANES AND FINALLY COME TO A STOP. WHEN I INSPECTED THE TIRE, I HAD FOUND IT COMPLETELY SEPERATED IN ONE WHOLE PIECE. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, I HAD TO LITERALLY UNRAP THE WHOLE TREAD THAT HAD RAPPED AROUND MY TIE ROD END, AND KICK THE OTHER PORTION THAT WAS JAMMED IN BY BRAKE. I HAVE WORKED ON AIRPLANES I N THE USAF FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS AND NEVER ONCE EXPERIENCED A TIRE THAT BADLY MUTILATED. IT APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. YOU MIGHT ASK YOURSELF HOW CAN I MAKE THAT ASSUMPTION? I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS IN AVIATION, AND I SEE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE A BACHELORS IN PROFESSIONAL AERONAUTICS, WITH A MINOR IN AVIATION SAFETY. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE MAKING A SERIOUS MISTAKE BY ONLY RECALLING ATX P35/75 R15S. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH MORE ATX TIRES. THE QUESTION IS, HOW MANY LIVES WILL IT TAKE BEFORE MORE TIRE SIZES ARE RECALLED. REMINDS ME OF THE "BLOOD PRIORITY". I WILL BE TAKING PICTURES TOMORROW OF THE DAMAGED TIRE AND THE WHOLE TREAD THAT WAS SEPERATED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE PICTURES, I WILL GLADLY SEND THEM. I AM STILL SEVERELY SHAKEN UP OVER THIS WHOLE EPISODE, SO I APOLIGIZE FOR ANY TYPOS OR GRAMATICAL ERRORS. BESIDES, IT IS VERY HARD TO TYPE IN THIS SMALL SKINNY WINDOW. I DONT QUITE UNDERSTAND THE RATIONAL OF IT. I'M SURE YOU GET THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS A DAY, AND YET, I HOPE YOU SEE THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

A LARGE CHUNK OF TREAD CAME OFF OF THIS TIRE. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF.*AK (TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

LEFT REAR FIRESTONE ATX RADIAL TIRE P235/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, UPON INSPECTION OF THE OTHER TIRES, DEALER NOTICED RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATION, CONSUMER HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES, WHEN RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED CONSUMER WAS TOLD HE COULD GET NO COMPENSATION DUE TO THE FAILURES HAPPENING BEFORE AUGUST. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *AK

TWO FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURES. *AK