2003 Ford Ranger: tire blowout or tread separation

5 of the 243 complaints about the 2003 Ford Ranger describe tire blowout or tread separation.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 63,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Tire blowout or tread separation by model year

2024
1
2022
1
2019
1
2009
1
2008
1
2006
1
2005
4
2004
6
2003
5
2002
5
2001
10
2000
57
1999
56
1998
53
1997
32
1996
23
1995
14
1994
21
1993
14
1992
6
1991
6
1990
3

What owners say

Filed Jul 17, 2016 · 120,000 miles · TN

Two tires, douglas xtra-trac ii, bought from a local big retailer are not under warranty. Both tires bought on april 8, 2016 with less than 5000 miles on them are showing signs of band separation in the outer sidewall. I must contact the manufacturer to get any assistance with the issue. I plan to do this immediately, however, I am concerned that I may have a blowout while driving. Please investigate these tires and save many low income consumers from further auto damage and greater expense. The vehicle is shuddering when operating at speed of 43-65 MPH.

Filed May 24, 2016 · Engine · 142,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford ranger. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the spark plug shot out of the engine and left a large hole in the engine block. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and was later towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed a spark plug blowout and stated that a repair kit was needed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer. The contact was informed that there were no recalls. The failure was not remedied. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 142,000.

Filed Dec 28, 2009 · Tires · 63,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

I had a tire blowout due to tread separation. Caused me to lose control on the freeway and I went down a 40 foot embankment through a state chainlink fence and I landed in a concrete water drainage ditch. Resulting in my truck being a total loss.

Filed Jul 4, 2009 · Tires · 44,000 miles · SC

My wife was driving our ford ranger when a goodyear wrangler tire had a sidewall blowout in 3 spots. She hit nothing or ran over nothing. Tire size is as follows ( 235/75r15) 105s m + s .

Filed Jul 23, 2005 · Tires · 20,000 miles · TX

In may 2005, I found that I had a nail in on of my wrangler goodyear tires and I took the truck to goodyear. When they removed the tire they found a crack near the bead. The tire only had 20,000 miles on it. They claimed this was the fault of ford motor company for improper mounting of tire. They claimed this was common. My tire was replaced immediately with an adjusted for wear. I contacted goodyear and ford and both blamed this problem on the other. Both companies should be ashamed of their deceptive practices. It is good that I had a nail in my tire or I could have been injured with a blowout.