Five problems related to tire have been reported for the 2004 Ford Ranger. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Ford Ranger based on all problems reported for the 2004 Ranger.
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.
While traveling northbound on I-75, near lake city, FL. , the rear, passenger side tire tread came completely off the tire. The tread damaged the rear, passenger side of my Ford Ranger truck. Fortunately, I managed to pull over to the emergency lane and no one was injured. When my mechanic inspected the rest of the tires he discovered that a half dollar sized chunk of tire was missing from the driver's side rear tire. The condition of this tire, coupled with the other one, forced me to purchase a complete set of new tires. Needless to say, I wasn't very happy over this whole incident. I am, however, happy/lucky to be alive and writing this complaint to you. P. S. , just fyi, I am still in possession of all four general tires.
Tl - the contact owns a 2004 Ford Ranger with dunlop radial rover tires, line size 255/70/r16. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph she heard a banging noised, she realized that the front passenger tire tread and part of the wires separated which later that day exploded. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 170,030. Pm.
Excessive tire wear (inside edge) on front tires at low mileage (5,000+) and continuing. Vehicle has been aligned by the dealer twice since purchase.
While driving 60 mph front tire exploded. As a result, vehicle landed in a ditch.