2000 Ford Ranger Tires & wheels Problems

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Ranger equipped with Kenda Tire, tire line Kenetica, tire size P235/75/R15, and Dot Number K3DK. The contact stated he notice that tread separation from the rear passenger side tire. On another occasion the contact had a blowout on the front driver side where the tread separation. The front driver side tire was replaced with a used tired and the rear tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was not contact. The failure mileage 5,000 and 24,449.

NHTSA ID

11480562

Incident

Jul 22, 2022

Mileage

24,449 mi

NOT REALLY AN INCIDENT, MORE OF A COMPLAINT. WE BOUGHT A 2000 RANGER APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING AND WE FOUND OUT WHY. THE SPARE TIRE WINCH ASSEMBLY WAS A BLOCK OF RUST AND THE SHEET METAL THAT MADE UP THE HOLDER THAT THE CARRIER WAS ATTACHED TO IS SO SEVERELY ROTTED THAT IT COULD NOT POSSIBLY EVEN HOLD A TIRE. THE SHEET METAL MENTIONED IS A STRUCTURAL PART OF THE REAR FRAME AND IT HAS MAJOR ROT AND SHOULD PROBABLY BE REPLACED. MY SON NEEDED A SPARE TIRE SO SINCE THERE WAS NO HOLDER HE PUT IT IN THE BED. WHEN HE PUT IT IN THE BED IN BOUNCED TO THE RIGHT AND PUT A LARGE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE BED JUST BEHIND THE CAB. WE STARTED TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE BED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS SO RUSTED THAT IT WAS LITERALLY STATING TO CRUMBLE IN SPOTS. WHILE CHECKING IT OUT WE PUT SEVERAL MORE HOLES IN THE FLOOR OF THE BED AND THE SIDES JUST BY POKING AROUND WITH A SCREWDRIVER. THE BED IS A STEPSIDE AND THERE IS NO METAL LEFT UNDER THE STEPS AT ALL, IF YOU WERE TO STEP ON EITHER SIDE YOU WOULD CRACK THE FIBERGLASS SIDES. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE BED. ALL OF THE BOLTS HAD TO BE CUT OUT DUE TO THE RUST. ONCE WE GOT THE BED OFF WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED TOP TO BOTTOM WITH RUST. I HAVE RESTORED OLDER TRUCKS IN THE PAST SOME FROM THE 40'S AND I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED RUST LIKE I HAVE SEEN ON THIS ONE, IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS NO PAINT ON IT FROM THE FACTORY AT ALL. WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF WIRE BRUSHING THE FRAME SO WE CAN SPRAY A RUST CONVERTER AND TRY TO REPAINT THE FRAME. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE RUST ON THESE TRUCKS AND FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE JUST LIKE TOYOTA WAS WHEN THEY HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION INVOLVING RUSTED FRAMES ON THEIR TRUCKS. TRUST ME I AM A DIE HARD FORD FAN BUT I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY SON AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547784

Incident

Oct 11, 2013

Mileage

168,000 mi

1. GOT A FLAT TIRE;. WENT TO REMOVE THE SPARE 3. SMALL PIECE REQUIRED TO REMOVE SPARE AND WORK THE JACK GOT STUCK INSIDE THE SPARE TIRE LOWERING MECHANISM. . THERE IS NO WAY TO RETRIEVE THIS SMALL PIECE (IT IS A SMALL HOOK-SHAPED PIECE OF METAL USED TO FIT INTO THE LOWERING MECHANISM AND THE JACK). 5. HAD NO WAY TO USE THE PROVIDED JACK TO LIFT TRUCK. 6. EVEN BETTER - THE SMALL PIECE EVENTUALLY FELL OUT AND IS NOW ROAD DEBRIS SOMEWHERE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10108318

Incident

Jan 31, 2005

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN. THIS WOULD CAUSE A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. GOODYEAR#. *JB

NHTSA ID

10097235

Incident

Aug 7, 2004

Mileage

43,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON HWY. 40 GOING 68 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE JUST POPPED OFF. I GOT CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY. BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND ME WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED I COULD NOT GET OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY ENOUGH AND THUS SO CAUSING THE ENTIRE RIM TO BE DESTROYED. THE TIRE CAME OFF IN ONE BIG RING AND FLEW INTO THE HIGHWAY CAUSING TRAFFIC TO HAVE TO GO AROUND IT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HAD TO DODGE TRAFFIC THAT WAS ALREADY HAVING TO GO AROUND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD TO BE ON TO GET THE TIRE OUT OF THE PATH OF ON COMMING CARS. I RETREIVED THE TIRE AND KEPT IT TO INVESTAGATE IF IT WAS A RECALL OR NOT. I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 5-12-04 WHEN ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES JUST LIKE THAT ONE HAD BLOWN OUT AND CAUSED MY TRUCK TO ROLL AND SKID DOWN THE HWY. ENDING UPSIDE DOWN. I HAD TO GO TO THE EMEGENCY ROOM AND BE CHECKED OUT. I SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUSIES AND BROKEN RIBS. I DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BE THE TIRES SINCE THESE WERE NOT THE TIRES THAT HAD THE RECALL ON THEM. BUT AFTER THE OTHER TIRE BLEW I FIGURED IT NEEDED LOOKING INTO.I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND PAY THE DEDUCTABLES FOR IT TO BE DONE. I PAID FOR TWO TIRES AND A RIM REPLACEMENT. THE INTERNET SAID THAT THERE WAS A VOLENTARY RECALL ON THE TIRES THAT I HAD AND GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CONTACT THEM ABOUT IT BUT WHEN I CALLED THE LADY SAID IT WAS NOT ONE THAT IS ONE THE LIST. I WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT IF THERE WERE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM MAYBE THEY WILL RECALL THESE ALSO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT REAL BAD OR LOSSES A LIFE. THERE TIRES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE ROADS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10091359

Incident

Aug 6, 2004

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. GOODYEAR WRANGLER P245/75R16 RTS/#DOT MK70D5DR1502. *JB

NHTSA ID

10091486

Incident

Sep 7, 2004

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE SIZE OF THE TIRE DOT# IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

NHTSA ID

10050027

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING A TIRE BLOWOUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10049909

Incident

Nov 30, 2003

I WENT THROUGH 3 SUPPOSEDLY NEW ALTERNATORS WITHIN ONE MONTH. DEALERSHIPS IN BOTH TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA DENIED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATORS AND REFUSED TO REPAIR/REPLACE THEM AT NO CHARGE. I PAID FOR THREE ALTERNATORS IN ONE MONTH!!!! DON'T TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. ALSO, THE FIRST REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NEW (I WAS CHARGED OVER $500 FOR IT) BUT AFTER IT FAILED AND WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A REBUILT ALTERNATOR. WHY DID THE DEALERSHIP CHARGE ME FOR A NEW ONE, AND WHY WASN'T I REFUNDED ANY MONEY?!?! ALSO, I HAVE WILDERNESS HT P225/10/R15 TIRES. THEY ALWAYS SQUEAL WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS OR OVER SPEED BUMPS, NO MATTER HOW SLOW I AM GOING. IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM? I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM. THANKS FOR THE HELP. *LA

NHTSA ID

10046848

Incident

Jun 9, 2003

Mileage

40,156 mi

REALLY ROUGH RIDE, AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE SIDEWALLS, TIRES HAVE MODERATE AMOUNT OF CRACKS AND GOOD SIZE SLITS ON THE SIDEWALLS, MAKES THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKE AT JUST ABOUT ANY SPEED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10037102

Incident

Sep 2, 2003

FIRESTONE TIRES ON A 2000 FORD RANGER PICKUP, WHICH EXPLODED (BLOW OUT) AND CAUSED OVER $4000 DAMAGE TO MY SONS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025307

Incident

Jul 2, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT#P225/7015). *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017968

Incident

May 1, 2003

THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10017559

Incident

Apr 24, 2003

THE VEHICLES LEFT REAR TIRE THREAD SEPARATED, BLEW OUT AND CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10017219

Incident

Apr 20, 2003

Mileage

38,000 mi

THE TIRES SHOW NO OTHER UNUSUAL SIGNS OF WEAR BUT DO SHOW SIGNS OF SEPARATION BESIDE THE TREAD THE VEHICLE HAS 28000 MILES ON IT AND I THINK THAT IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING AT THIS MILEAGE. THANKFULLY I NOTICED THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANY UNFORTUNATE EVENT HAPPENED WHILST DRIVING.*AK

NHTSA ID

763002

Incident

Jun 12, 2002

VEHICLE IS BURNING FUEL TOO FAST. VEHICLE ONLY GETS 12 GALLONS IN CITY WHEN IT SHOULD BE 15 MILES PER GALLON. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE POOR FUEL MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES WHICH WERE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE SPARE TIRE HOWEVER WAS NOT. THE SPARE IS A 15 INCH TIRE. IT WASN'T REPLACED BECAUSE IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JG

NHTSA ID

8010205

Incident

Nov 8, 2000

TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT - EMPTY TRUCK BED. *AK

NHTSA ID

761566

Incident

May 5, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P-225/70R15/. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8008793

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, SIDEWALL ON LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A FORD, RANGER, 2000 TIRE SIZE P225/70R15 DOT# W2UUIP01900. *AKTHE RIM/WHEEL WAS ALSO DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT. *JG

NHTSA ID

8007596

Incident

Apr 7, 2002

RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND BACK TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN MINTUES OF EACH OTHER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 16K MILES, MOUNTED ON A FORD, RANGER 2000.*AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8007096

Incident

Apr 7, 2002

SEVERE CRACKS IN SIDEWALLS OF TIRES FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P225?70R15 100S MTS

NHTSA ID

9006505

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 70MPH CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION AND THUMPING NOISE. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE HT. *AK

NHTSA ID

8005495

Incident

Mar 2, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

756755

REAR RIGHT TIRE LITERALLY EXPLODED LIKE AN EGG AT 55 TO 65MPH.

NHTSA ID

9003945

Incident

May 29, 2001

WHILE DRIVING TIRES MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE, TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED, BUT NOISE CONTINUES. CONSUMER HAS SPOKEN WITH DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, TIRE SIZE P225/70R15, DOT# W2UU1P01900. *YD

NHTSA ID

899385

Incident

Aug 12, 2000