1998 Ford Ranger Tires

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, RANGER, P235/70R16 SIZE, DOT# VN081BU. SIDEWALL ON RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT 80MPH. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR, AND THE SIDEWALL WAS PEELED BACK TO THE RIM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU TIRESIZE: 235/70R16)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE P225/70R15 DOT W2UU1P0069 WAS CAUSING A NOISE, SO CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SEE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE 1 TIRE, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES ALL TIRES ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH TREAD, FIRESTONE WILL NOT ASSIST UNLESS TIRES ARE ON A RECALL LIST. *SLC

INSD WAS TRAVELING ON I-95, CLMT WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSURED, CLMT GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE INSD, INSD ATTEMPTED TO MOVE OVER TO ANOTHER LANE. THE INSD'S DRVIER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE INSD TO HIT THE WALL. THE ROADS WERE WET DUE TO THE RAIN. THIS VEHICLE HAD FIRESTONE TIRES..MODEL 225/70R14 ALTHOUGHT THESE ARE NOT THE TIRES IN QUESTION, HAVE ANY BLOW OUTS BEEN REPORTED. (CLAIM# 59-V210-100) *MW

FIRESTONE WRANGLER P265 75 R15 TIRES EXPERIENCED EARLY TREAD WEAR SO CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE BALANCED AND ALIGNED MANY TIMES AND PROBLEM NEVER CORRECTED, DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE PRESSURE OF THE TIRES WERE TOO HIGH FOR LARGE TIRES ON A SMALL TRUCK, ANOTHER DEALER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM TO BE THE RIMS BEING TO SMALL FOR SUCH BIG TIRES, ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH RADIAL ATX TIRES THAT DIDN'T DO ANY BETTER. *SLC

PEOO O20; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT THE TIRE GOING FLAT. HE PULLED OVER, AND LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT, P23575R15 #DOT W2HL. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK

HAVE TO ADD AIR SEVERAL TIMES ON REAR TIRES SINCE WE PURCHACED( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225R7015 )

THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE IN MY LANE. I CORRECTED MY VEHICLE TO COME BACK ONTO THE ROADWAY AND WHEN I TURNED BACK TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT FRON TIRE BLEW AND THE WEIGHT SHIFTEN FROM THE WEAK SPRINGS IN THE REAR, ROLLING MY VEHICLE FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, THEY WERE OVERSIZED (16 INCH, OFF-ROAD PACKAGE) AND UNSAFE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE 16 INCH TIRES ARE NO LONGER BEING PUT ONTO RANGERS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

I HAD ONE OF THE 16" FIRESTONE TIRES BLOW OUT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE WEATHER WAS WARM, PROBABLY LOW 80'S. THE TIRE WAS ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. I DID NOT LOOK FOR TREAD SEPARATION SINCE I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND, SO I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT TIRE INFORMATION AVAILABLE. I WAS RATHER FRUSTRATED WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE ONLY A YEAR OLD. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER, IN POCATELLO IDAHO WHERE THE BLOW OCCURED, THAT BLOW OUTS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE GAINED BY FILING A COMPLAINT. AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT, I WOULD HAVE FILED THIS AS A SUSPECTED DEFECT IF I HAD KNOWN HOW/WHERE TO REPORT IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. MARK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235R70/16 )

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE FAILED. *MJS

TREAD SEPARATION NOTICED WHEN INSPECTED BY CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN DURING ROUTINE SERVICE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRE SIZE: P22570R15 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P265/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE THIRD TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT RADIAL TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) HAVE A LINE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE WHICH IS THE START OF TREAD SEPARATION, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED, CONSUMER REQUESTS HELP WITH GETTING THE TIRES. *SLC

FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ONE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES THE STEEL BELT WAS SHOWING. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, RANGER P235/75R15 SIZE. TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE STARTED TO CRACK ALL THE WAY AROUND WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDE WALL.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRES HAD VISIBLE SPLITS AT THE TREAD/SIDEWALL INTERFAVE OF SEVERAL TIRES, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF TIRE AT 60MPH. FROM TREAD AROUND SIDEWALL HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE HAS A 2" VERTICLE BREAK IN IT'S SIDEWALL. UPON SEARCH OF THE LOCATION, I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT I MIGHT HAVE HIT AT THE TIME AND I DON'T RECALL HITTING ANYTHING WITH THAT TIRE IN THE PAST. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE TIRE HAS OTHER VERTICLE RIPPLES IN THE SIDEWALL AS WELL AS THE OTHER THREE STILL ON THE GROUND. THE TIRE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWO PLYS OF POLYESTER IN THE SIDEWALLS. UNLESS THEY ARE ADJACENT, I CAN ONLY IDENTIFY ONE IN THE BREAK. NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE OCCURED. (DOT NUMBER: W2FC IP4 TIRESIZE: P22570R14)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER REQUESTS TIRES BE REPLACED WITH QUALITY TIRES. *SLC

WAS DRIVING 45- 50MPH, HAD NO PRIOR WARNING, AND LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE. PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED TIRE WAS SHREDDED; REPLACED IT WITH SPARE; TOOK TIME FOR REPLACEMENT TIRE. DO NOT HAVE TIRE. P235/70R16 WITH 7,000 MILES ON A 1998 FORD RANGER.*AK THE OLD TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE CAUSE FOR BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE IS NOT KNOWN. *YH

SIDEWALL RIGHT WHERE THE TREAD IS CONNECTED TO THE TIRE BLEW OUT IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES WITHIN 18 INCHES OF EACH OTHER ON THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE, SOME OF THE TREAD WAS INCLUDED IN THE BLOWOUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P22570R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

WEARING UNEVEN, MY TIRES HAVE CHECKED BY FIRESTONE REP. ALLIED TIRE CENTER, 1529 MACARTHUR DRIVE , ALEXANDRIA, LA. 71301, ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED AS PER MANUAL , AIR PRESSURE CHECKED, BUT THE TIRES WHICH ARE 60,000 MILE TIRES IS NOT HOLDING UP , WIRE CAN BE SEEN IN THIS TIRES, WHATS NEEDED IS REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES BECAUSE ITS VERY UNSAFE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY WITH THESE TIRES IN THIS CONDITION, WHICH IS REAL UNSAFE. (TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

I HAVE HAD TWO BLOW OUTS ON THESE TIRES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK. THE FIRST WAS @ 10,000 MILES & THE SECOND @ 20,000 MILES. AFTER SEEING THE REPORT ON KHOU-TX IN HOUSTON I THINK MY TIRES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED - NORMAL INFLATION OF 80 PSI. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1X0 TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)