2000 Ford Ranger Tires

IT WAS 4 A.M. ON I65 INTERSTATE GOING HUNTING . I WAS TRAVELING @ 75 MPH AND MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW AND CAUSED ME TO SWERVE FROM THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO THE MEDIUM AND BACK TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER BEFORE I COULD GAIN CONTROL. IF IT HAD BEEN A FRONT TIRE OR I HAD BEEN IN SOME TRAFFIC THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABAD WRECK. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE TIRE WAS SHREADED BEFORE I COULD STOP. I CAN SUPPLY A DIGITAL PICTURE BY E-MAIL IF NEEDED. I REPORTED IT TO THE LOCAL FIRE STONE DEALER AND ALL HE DID WAS GIVE ME A CUSTOMER RELATIONS # TO CALL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU1PO-20 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

PE00 020 ; DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. ALSO TIRES DIDN'T HOLD AIR. P225/70R15, DOT W2UUVV. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON THE TIRES. FIRESTONE WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

PE00020, FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000, FORD RANGER, TIRE SIZE P22570R15. DRIVER'S REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT FROM SIDE WALL IN A SNOW STORM WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. FIRESTONE AND FORD NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. *AK *SLC

FOUR TIRES ARE 16 INCH TIRES. HOWEVER, EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE IS A 15 INCH TIRE. OWNERS MANUAL STATES IT IS UNSAFE TO PUT DIFFERENT SIZE TIRES ON SAME VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS ACTION INCREASES THE RISK OF A ROLLOVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THIS IS THE CURRENT RECALL TIRE. I HAVE A SLICE IN THE TIRE THAT WAS POINTED OUT AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN MUCH TALKED ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. SOME TALK ABOUT THE SLICES IN THE TIRES, AS WELL AS THE SEPERATION PROBLEMS. NOW I HAVE A SLOW LEEK IN THE REAR LEFT TIRE, (THE ONE WITH THE SLICE IN IT). IT IS A RECALL TIRE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 2-3 MONTHS BEFORE THE REPLACEMENTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN OUR AREA. SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP TO FIX IT, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE TIRE DUE TO THIS SLICE IN THE SIDEWALL. IN THE MEANTIME I AM ADDING AIR TO THIS TIRE EVERY DAY TO MAINTAIN IT UNTILL I CAN GET MY REPLACEMENT TIRES. MY QUESTION IS, DO I HAVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS OR RECOURSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD70 TIRESIZE: P24575R16)

IT ALL STARTED WITH I PULLED OVER DUE TO SEVERE STEERING DIFFICULTIES. FOUND TIRE FLAT. CONTACTED DISCOUNT TIRE COMPANY AND THEY SAID THE TIRE STEEL BELTS BUSTED. THEY SAID HAD I NOT PULLED OVER I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CRASHED THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIALLY DIED DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOWOUT. I CALLED FIRESTONE AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE OR DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED GETTING FIRESTONE TO PONY UP TO THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I SHOWED THE TIRE TO TWO OTHER TIRE RETAILERS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE - THAT SUCH SEPARATION SHOULD NOT OCCUR AFTER 31 MILES. I HAD MY HUSBAND THEN GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FIRESTONE TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I FINALLY, FEARING FOR MY SAFETY, HAD THEM PUT NEW TIRES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS (BF GOODRICH RADIAL T/A). I FIGURED IF FIRESTONE WASN'T GOING TO OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEMS IT WOULD TAKE MY DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING. I AM NOT WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK. I AM REPORTING THIS NOW BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHOM ELSE TO REPORT IT TO OTHER THAN THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. I LISTENED TO THE HEARINGS AND DECIDED TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT. I SUGGEST YOU CHECK NATIONWIDE WITH THE TIRE REPLACEMENT DEALERS IF YOU REALLY WANT AN ACCURATE NUMBER OF HOW MANY BLOWOUTS/TIRE FAILURES HAVE REALLY OCCURED. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT EVEN LIST OR DEAL WITH OURS SINCE THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND NO FATALITIES.. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/75 R1)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/75 R1 )

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ASK YOU JUST SIMPLE QUESTIONS. ALL I WANT TO ASK IS HOW MANY FIRESTONE AT TIRE FAILUES HAVE OCCURRED ON FORD RANGER TRUCKS ACCORDING TO YOUR ACCIDENT DATA BASE. THANK YOU.*AK

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY SEPARATED FORM THE REMAINING PART OF THE TIRE ON 4TH OF JULY, 2001, AS MY FAMILY AND I WERE RETURNING HOME AT APPROX. 8:25 PM ON I-37 N TO SAN ANTONIO. BEFORE THE TIRE SEPERATED, MY FIANCE AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE- DURING WHICH TIME I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE GAS. ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER WE FIRST HEARD THE NOISE, THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY FISHTAILED IN THE REAR END, AND I PROCEEDED TO GENTLY APPLY THE BRAKES UNTIL WE CAME TO A STOP. THAT NIGHT WHILE I WAS WORKING MY NIGHTSHIFT- I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO TOLD ME TO SPEAK TO MY DEALERSHIP. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, MY DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS NEW TIRE HAD SEPERATED DUE TO A SMALL PUNCTURE IN THE TREAD. FIRESTONE REFUSES TO REPLACE THIS NEW TIRE, AS THIS TRUCK WAS SOLD TO ME WITHOUT ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE ON THIS TIRE. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE- I HAVE HAD OTHER FLATS ON OTHER VEHICLE THAT I OWNED WITHOUT THE TIRES SEPERATING WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER- I FAIL TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE NORMAL REACTION OF A TIRE WITH A MINOR 2MM PUNCTION IN THE TREAD. MY TIRE MECHANIC WHERE I TOOK THIS TIRE TO OBTAIN A 3RD OPINION AGREES WITH MY ASSESSMENT IN THIS MATTER. I VALUE HIS JUDGMENT ABOVE ALL, HE HAS NOTHING TO GAIN BY GIVING ME A FALSE STATEMENT, WHEREAS MY DEALERSHIP, AND FIRESTONE OBVIOUSLY HAVE PLENTY TO LOSE IN ADMITTING THAT THIS TIRE MAY BE A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT. (DOT NUMBER: W2UUIPO140 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

SIDEWALL BLEW WHILE PARKED. FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANY APPARENT REASON FOR BLOW OUT. REPLACED FAULTY TIRE AT NO CHARGE, BUT WILL NOT CONSDER RELACEMENT FOR REMAINING 4 TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 22570R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ONE OF REAR TIRES BLEWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION.*AK TIRE BLEW OUT THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE, HEAT WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE BLOWOUT, FIRESTONE HT TIRES, P225/70R15, DOT W2UU1P02500. *SLC

AFTER LARGE SNOW STORM BED OF TRUCK WAS FULL OF SNOW WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM FT TIRES THEY WERE ROTATED AT DEALER NOW NOISE IN REAR. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN A FORD, RANGER 2000 LEFT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE. SIZE OF THE TIREIS P205/75R14, AND THE DOT NUMBER IS W2KC1P2. *AK *SLC

TIRE WENT FLAT,PULLED OVER CHANGED TIRE, NO VISIBLE DAMAGE(IE. NAILS,CUTS ETC), TOOK TO REVEL'S CHRYSLER IN STARKE FL., FOR REPAIR AT WHICH TIME UNDER LESS THAN 20 PSI TIRE BLEW AT TREAD/SIDEWALL ATTACH PT., FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND BULGES/BUBBLES INSIDE OF TIRE TREAD AREA.I STILL HAVE ALL TIRES. I OF COURSE CHANGED OUT WITH NON FIRESTONE TIRES. HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE DEALER, REFERRED TO LOCAL DISTICT REP, FURTHER REFERED TO REGIONAL REP IN ATLANTA AND HAVE NOT HEARED FROM SINCE. SEEMS LIKE THEY JUST DONT GIVE A DARN! I DID NOT RUN THIS TIRE WHILE IT WAS FLAT. I HAVE A WITTNESS WITH ME AT TIME OF FAILURE PLUS THE TECH AND MANAGER OF THE DEALER I TOOK THE TIRE TO GET REPAIRED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: HYUU TIRESIZE: P225 R7015)

FIRST 2 FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 19525 MILES BECAUSE THE TREAD WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE AND THE STEEL WAS SHOWING THROUGH. ON 11/4/01, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY @ 65 MPH AND HEARD A VERY LOUD SOUND FROM THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS UNCONTROLABLE AND I SLOWED TO A STOPPING SPEED AND PULLED OVER. THE REAR PASSANGER SIDE TIRE HAD THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD OF THE TIRE AND WE WERE ON THE RIM. THE ENTIRE TIRE IS IN TWO PIECES, SEPARATED AT THE SEAM OF THE TIRE. WE WENT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN TOWN AND HE TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO...AND ASSUMED THAT WE HAD NOT ROTATED OUR TIRES, THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE FRONT, AND THE "BLOW OUT" MUST HAVE BEEN DUE TO A HOLE IN THE TIRE. HE WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE TIRE. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRE, WE NOTICED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TIRE WAS VERY WORN AND CLOSE TO SEPARATION, ALSO. WE HAVE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND CAN SEND PICTURES. (DOT NUMBER: W2UUIPO399 TIRESIZE: P255/70R15)

16" TIRES ON VEHICLE---15" SPARE TIRE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE HANDLING. I PULLED OFF TO FIND THE FRONT TIRE DEFLATING. FIRESTONE TOLD ME THAT I DID NOT PICK UP ANYTHING, BUT I BLEW THE INNER WALL FROM DRIVING ON IT WHILE IT WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS STILL PARTIALLY INFLATED UNTIL AFTER IT SAT PARKED FOR A FEW MOMENTS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/R17 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD70)

PE 00 020/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, WITH DRIVER ONLY IN A 2000, FORD, RANGER; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P225/70R15, DOT# HYUUIPO130. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK *SLC

FIRESTONE WILL NOT HONOR RECALL ON TEMP USE ONLY SPARE TIRE. I FEEL A 15'' SPARE ON A TRUCK WITH 16'' OEM TIRES WOULD MAKE THE SPARE MORE PRONE TO BLOW OUT IN USE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

THE REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS DUE TO MY WILDERNESS HT TIRES I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THESE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I TO THE REQUIRED PROCEDURE IN TAKING CARE OF TIRES( ROTATE THEM EVERY 3000 MILES, CHECK TIRE PRESSURE,ETC.) THEY MAKE MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT ALL SPEEDS AND I AM AFRAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT WHAT I NEED TO DO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UU TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

ON INTERSTATE THE TIRE BLEW.THE TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A KNIFE AND CUT THE TREAD OFF THE SIDEWALL. IT WAS THE OUTSIDE RIM OF TIRE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURES YOU SEE ON TV OF THE RECALLED TIRES.I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREE IT IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE AND IS A TIRE FAILURE. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AND SAY IT IS A FIRESTONE PROBLEM. I FEEL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES ANYMORE AND FEEL THEY ARE DANGROUS TO DRIVE ON. I FEEL LUCKY THAT IT WAS A REAR TIRE AND NOT A FRONT TIRE. I KNOW I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE EARLIER THIS WEEK AND IT WAS GOOD.I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU MIKE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W244 TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

LARGE CHUNKS OR RUBBER FELL OFF TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/70R/15)

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, THE RIGHT FRONT WILDERNESS HT TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *CJ

RIGHT FRONT TIRE, FIRESTONE P22570R14 DOT: VNFC1PR506, BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. BEFORE BLOWOUT, CONSUMER NOTICED A 'FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION, AND INSPECTION AFTERWARDS REVEALED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LUMP IN TREAD OF TIRE. THIS WAS SECOND TIRE THAT CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NO BLOWOUT, AND TREAD SEPARATED AT LOCATION OF LUMP, ALSO THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED IN OCTOBER 2000 WAS A SLIPPED BELT.*JB