1995 Ford Ranger: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jan 6, 2004 · Tires · 40,721 miles · TX

While driving, the rear driver's side tire separated without warning. As a result, the vehicle vibrated violently. *ak suddenly the consumer heard a loud noise and the tread had separated and was banging against the body and frame. The consumer pulled over and changed the tire , the accident caused some body damage. *cb

Filed Oct 8, 2003 · Tires · LA

While driving at normal speed and with no warning right front tire tread separated, causing the tire to blowout. It damaged the right fender. Firestone, size# p225/r15, dot#w2001po.

Filed Sep 7, 2001 · Tires · ME

Replacement equipment on firestone, wilderness at tires, size 265/75r15 with fourtythousand miles on them tread separated. Dealer has yet to be contacted. *ak consumer stated all 4 tires were replaced.

Filed Oct 11, 2000 · Tires · MN

Received notice 00t005000/ manufacturer's recall 1704550 & contacted manufacturer. Was informed tires prior to notice & exchanged between 1/1/00 & 8/31/00 would not be done. Owner had tires exchanged prior to receiving notice & seeking reimbursement. Had problem with tires due to tread separation. Firestone atx, p235/75r15.

Filed Oct 8, 2000 · Tires · PA

Pe 00 020/tire tread separation: right rear tire experienced a blowout while traveling at 20 MPH with driver only in a 1995 ford, ranger, original equipment, p215/70r14, dot# unavailable. Please feel free to provide any further details. *ak

Filed Oct 3, 2000 · Tires · MD · 1 injury

On 01/16/98 my 1995 ford ranger had a blowout and tread seperation at about 55 MPH ,no accident resulted. The tread seperated about 6 to 10 inches and the tire cord blew out a slitt about 3 to 4 inches in length. I still have the original ford ranger truck ,the original firestone tires and the supporting paperwok from the firestone shop that sold me a new firstone tire. I reported this to ford but got a form e mail reply saying thanks for the memories but not interested in the catistropic failure?and I am a ford stock holder! Call me for more info as I am also an aeronautical maintenance technition and know about tire failure modes.*ak (tiresize: p23560r15)( dot number: tire size: p23560r15 )

Filed Sep 30, 2000 · Tires · UT

Tread separation blowout. Occurred after turning back on highway after doing about 50 miles off road. Almost immediately upon getting to freeway speed (75mph) tire failed. I felt with the recent info on p235 wilderness tire failures, I should report that same thing happened with the p265 wilderness provided as standard equipment on my ford ranger. (tiresize: p265/75r15)( dot number: tire size: p265/75r15 )

Filed Sep 12, 2000 · Tires · TX

Firestone: older claim re-opened insured alleges accident caused by tire failure. Tire came off rim. (claim# 53-c110-288)

Filed Sep 11, 2000 · Tires · IL

This consumer will send in information concerning tire tread separation.

Filed Sep 5, 2000 · Tires · MO

Tires were blowouts. Jack was too small for the size of tires that came with the vehicle and could not withstand the weight and would not raise the truck high enough to change the tire. *ak( dot number: tire size: p26575r16 )

Filed Aug 9, 2000 · Tires · TX

I had a blow out june 2000. The blow out occurred on the driver's side front tire. The tire was a firestone wilderness ht, and for no apperent reason the tire just blow out. The tire had approximately 7000 miles on it. I bought the tire in nov. Of 1999.( dot number: tire size: p225/70r14 )

Filed Jul 28, 2000 · Tires · CA

Identical problem with the firestone atx tire happened to us, where we heard a big sound while driving, almost lost control of the car where it almost flipped over but didn't as we were able to use all freeway lanes to regain control of the truck (there were no cars around us at that time). We pulled over and discovered a rear tire tread separated from the tire in a big way. *ak( dot number: tire size: p235/60r15 )