After driving for 45 minutes on smooth highway, my front driver's side tire blew while I was going 75mph. Had I been closer to the vehicle I had just passed, there could have easily been a bad wreck as I had little control of the vehicle. I was fortunately able to pull over and slam on my brakes safely. The tires have under 40,000 miles on them and showed no signs of low pressure or issues prior to the blowout. I was told by Discout Tire that they would refund me for a replacement tire, but that the Falken Wildpeak R15s on my vehicle have not been recalled, a different size of this tire model have though. There was no reason for the sidewalls of this tire to blow. The air pressure was fine and there was plenty of life left on the tread. Based on the recall on the other size of this tire model, I would guess this size is defective in the sidewalls as well.
2004 Ford Ranger: tire blowout or tread separation
6 of the 405 complaints about the 2004 Ford Ranger describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford ranger equipped with b.f goodrich long trail ta tires, line size 235/70/r16. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was an abnormal thumping from the front passenger side tire. The contact stopped to check the tires and found an abnormal bulging on the tread belt. The tire failure was not impacted by a pothole or any other road hazard to cause the failure. The remaining tread depth was 1/4 inches. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The failure mileage was 81,000. Updated 05/03/11*lj updated 06/03/11
One of four original tires that came with my 2004 ford ranger edge truck with 4.0l engine failed and was replaced. The tire was goodyear wrangler rts (235/75 x 15) with only 22,852 miles on it. The tire sidewall exhibited crack lines all along the upper part of the sidewall and I took it to the tire shop for repairs the tire started bulging out along one section of the cracks and their was massive leak of air. I was concerned that other three tires would eventually blow out so I replaced all four tires with a brand new ones.
Dt: there was tread separation on all four tires. The tire manufacturer prorated the price to replace the tires. The left front tire was replaced on 6-21-05 and the other three were replaced on 7-26-05. *ak *nm *jb while driving above 35 MPH the consumer heard thumping noises and the steering wheel shook.
While driving 55 MPH, the driver heard a knocking noise. The consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and pulled over. The driver noticed that the front driver side and the rear passenger side tire blew out. The mechanic informed the driver that both tires needed to be replaced. *jb the first tire was replaced at no charge. The consumer was charged for the other tire.
While driving 60 MPH front tire exploded. As a result, vehicle landed in a ditch.
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Questions about the 2004 Ford Ranger tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 2004 Ford Ranger?
6 of 405 owner complaints about the 2004 Ford Ranger (1%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Ford Ranger?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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