Tire Blowout problems of the 2002 Ford Ranger

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger with two front firestone destination le p245/75r16 tires. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle started vibrating. The contact decreased the speed expecting the vibration to stop; however, while driving 55 mph, the front driver side tire blew out. The impact caused the left front fender to extend outward approximately one inch. A local repair facility mechanic stated that the blow out was caused by road hazard materials. The contact was concerned that the vibration caused the tire blow out. The manufacturer stated that they inspected the tires and since they were unable to determine how long the tires were on the vehicle they were unable to replace them free of charge. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 45,000. Updated 10/06/09.

Cruise control set at 70 mph. Traveling in left hand lane I-70 w illinois. Tire blew out. Maintained control of truck. This incident was not caused by any external damage. Tires were well maintained. 2002 Ford Ranger XLT 4 wheel drive. Goodyear wrangler rt-s p255-70r16. Currently, goodyear's response is blame the consumer" will only provide 50% replacement cost of destroyed tire.

My daughter was driving my 2002 Ford Ranger on the freeway. It was rush hour traffic, clear skies, sun out and no rain. She felt the truck violently veered to the right, and thought the passenger side front tire had a blown out. But the truck was thrown into the guard rail, a witness behind her said the wheel flew off the truck, then it went airborne and flew back to the left over three lanes of traffic. Fortunately, my daughter had only mild injuries and was transported to the e. R. Via ambulance. In addition, there were no other vehicles involved with the truck or the flying wheel. When I saw the car at the wrecker yard, I noted the whole wheel and part of the axle were missing. My daughter's boyfriend found the tire on the side of the road with the axle and part of the brake components still attached. Has there been any other reports of a wheel breaking off of a Ford Ranger? in retrospect, this truck has only 6000 miles and there has been two blown outs on the driver's side rear tire in which I had to replace the tire within the past two months. The tires are goodyear. Could this be related as well or is it a difference problem?.