Spare Tire Problems of Ford Ranger - part 1

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Ranger. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the contact had driven over a patch in the road which caused the spare tire located under the vehicle to detach from the vehicle. The tire rolled down the road and into a field. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The contact repaired the vehicle himself. The failure mileage was approximately 195,000.

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Not really an incident, more of a complaint. We bought a 2000 Ranger approximately a year ago. The spare tire was missing and we found out why. The spare tire winch assembly was a block of rust and the sheet metal that made up the holder that the carrier was attached to is so severely rotted that it could not possibly even hold a tire. The sheet metal mentioned is a structural part of the rear frame and it has major rot and should probably be replaced. My son needed a spare tire so since there was no holder he put it in the bed. When he put it in the bed in bounced to the right and put a large hole in the side of the bed just behind the cab. We started to check out the rest of the bed only to find out that it was so rusted that it was literally stating to crumble in spots. While checking it out we put several more holes in the floor of the bed and the sides just by poking around with a screwdriver. The bed is a stepside and there is no metal left under the steps at all, if you were to step on either side you would crack the fiberglass sides. We are now in the process of having to replace the bed. All of the bolts had to be cut out due to the rust. Once we got the bed off we were shocked to see that the frame was covered top to bottom with rust. I have restored older trucks in the past some from the 40's and I have never encountered rust like I have seen on this one, it almost looks like there was no paint on it from the factory at all. We are still in the process of wire brushing the frame so we can spray a rust converter and try to repaint the frame. I have read several other complaints regarding the rust on these trucks and firmly believe that Ford should be held accountable just like Toyota was when they had a similar situation involving rusted frames on their trucks. Trust me I am a die hard Ford fan but I bought this for my son and I am very disappointed.

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I was driving down the road and I hit a bump and my spare tire fell down and out of the truck onto the highway. I stopped immediately and retrieved my wheel of the highway and saw that it was still connected to part of the mount. The next day I drove to a repair shop to put the truck on a lift to look at the damage and realized that the entire frame had rotted under the truck. I left the repair garage and was heading home when I hit a pothole the entire driver side front frame rotted and the wheel fell partially off the truck, so I had the truck towed to my office parking lot and parked it, because it is not drivable anymore. I contacted Ford they told me to have it towed to a local dealership and they would send a rep out to look at it. So I did and the rep never came out and they told me to have it removed, that the rep called them and said they would not repair anything, so the truck still sits rotted and parked, and remember it only has 17,900 miles on it, thank you.

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1999 Ford Ranger with 130,000 miles. Leaf springs rusted out (both sides) and mounting brackets also rusted. Went to 3 autobody shops and nobody would touch it. Bumper just rusted out on both sides and spare tire well is completely rusted. Bumper and spare currently being held together with 2, 1900 lb chains. Ranger runs fine just body falling apart. Very concerned tire, bumper may become dislodged and cause further damage to myself or others. Gas tank also rusted but not leaking so far.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger equipped with hankook radial h714 tires, tire size 225/70/15. The dot number was 1guuaph. While driving approximately 65 mph, there was a loud noise outside of the vehicle. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road and noticed the front passenger side tire exploded. The tire was replaced with a spare tire. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

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Cable attaching spare tire to undercarriage of truck snapped, causing tire to fall into road. I contacted Ford with my concern, was told they would not repair this defect due to my truck being out of warranty.

: the contact stated the spare tire rim was 16 inches instead of 15 inches and the tire itself was 70 series instead of 75 series. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who did not find any problem. The consumer is requesting a proper sized spare tire. Updated 12/26/06.

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Consumer spare tire was not the correct size to fit on 2004 Ford Ranger. The dealer was not willing to give the consumer a spare tire at their expense.

1. Got a flat tire;. Went to remove the spare 3. Small piece required to remove spare and work the jack got stuck inside the spare tire lowering mechanism. . There is no way to retrieve this small piece (it is a small hook-shaped piece of metal used to fit into the lowering mechanism and the jack). 5. Had no way to use the provided jack to lift truck. 6. Even better - the small piece eventually fell out and is now road debris somewhere.

Problems with the size of the spare tire equipment on Ford Ranger. The spare and wheel are not the same size or same spec as the rest of the tires. The spare was not rated to carry the weight of a fully loaded truck. The truck has 4 wheel antilock brakes but the use of the spare tire and wheel rendered the antilock brakes inoperative.

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I purchased this vehicle in may of 2001. Today I was checking the air in the spare tire when I noticed the tire is 15" on a 15" wheel. The other wheels and tires are all 16". These tires were all changed from firestone to goodyear when the scare appeared. The dealer changed the tires and surely had to know the problem, but no one mentioned it or corrected it. What do I have to do to get a proper sized wheel and tire? I'm sure this could be a safety hazard or cause me problems if I have to use this spare.

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Consumer states vehicle's spare tire does not match the rest of the tires, the spare is a size 16 when the rest of the tires are 15. Dealer states all spares on that year an model are size 16.

The spare was smaller than the original. The consumer was concern because the spare isn't a full size.

Consumer states that the spare tire is too small for vehicle. Dealer notified.

For 3 days in a row I have had all 4 tires and the spare tires, making that 5 tires all together disintegrate. These were the wilderness ht size 14 from firestone. Neither Ford nor firestone want to be responsible. The steel belts have completely come through the tire and I have cracks and gouges in all 5 tires. Noone wants to replace them because they are not part of the recall. I would like to know what the size of the tire has to do with it. Obviously the way the tire is made is the problem. If they have to recall any of them than obviously the problem is with firestone. They should step up to the plate and take responsibility instead of trying to blame the consumer for their failures.

Ford company took off a firestone tire and replaced it with b. F. Goodrich of a different size. Currently tire is turning more resolutions than vehicle was designed to turn. Consumer stated that Ford motor company replaced the firestone tire size 16? with b. F. Goodrich spare tire size 15?, the tire will not fit in the spare compartment and leaving him to drive with one 15? and three 16?. Consumer is stating that this is a dangerous situation for his safety.

Four tires are 16 inch tires. However, emergency spare tire is a 15 inch tire. Owners manual states it is unsafe to put different size tires on same vehicle because this action increases the risk of a rollover. Please provide any additional information / attachments.

Spare tire is not the same size as regular tires, regular tires are size 24575r16, and spare tire size is 23575r15. Owners manual states that all tires should be the same size.

Driver side front tire just separated as I was traveling down the interstate. I nearly lost control of my vehicle. I feel that if traffic were heavier at the time I would have caused an accident because my vehicle swerved very abruptly when the tire blew. It was my spare tire that couldn't have had more than 3000 miles on it. I am very concerned with the rest of the tires on my truck. (dot number: w2hl1py138 tiresize: p235/75r15).

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Manufacturers equipping vehicle with 15" temporary spare tire instead of 16", which were standard equipments on vehicle. Manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that all vehicles came with these tires, unless consumer requested for standard size. Seeking help from NHTSA in this matter. The manufacturer had two different sizes of tires on the vehicle.

Driving to work at 6:00 am on main street in town at 40 miles an hr when I felt rear drivers side tire blow. Immendiately pulled off road and tread was completely pulled away from the tire. Put on spare tire and went on to work called local firestone dealer at 8:00 to report incident, they told me to bring it in and they would look at it. When I arrived they checked it and said it was not on the recall list, so they could do nothing about it, they said I would have to purchase a new tire. I questioned them concerning the low mileage and the warrenty that would be on the tire itself, they said I could have hit something and damaged the tire myself therefore, they could not cover the tire under the warrenty. The problem I have with that is that I did not hit anything then or in the past and my rim was not damaged a all, which was very clear to them. When I returned to work I called firestones toll free # direct the cust service rep advised me that since it was not on the recall list they could not do anything at this time, but in future if it did come on the recall list if I kept my tire and receipt they would refund my tire and money. I expressed my concern that I am still driving on the same tires, I was very surprised that I was not shown any concern in regards to this and was told to wait until it showed up on the recall list, I asked her how this got on the recall list she told me to contact this address. She said they do not investigate this, that the NHTSA would take care of it. All I want is for someone to look at my tires and assure me that they are safe and also refund my money considering the low milage that was on a 4 wheel drive truck that is suppose to have heavy duty tires. . (tiresize: p245/75r16)( dot number: tire size: p245/75r16 ).

Firestone fr 480 mts p22570r14nts tires failed, one punctured and repaired however 3,000 miles later the tread separated, removed tire 2 from tire rack under bed and noticed spare tire sidewall damaged due to storage.

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The spare tire is a 15 inch tire while the regular tire size is 16 inches. This may result in a loss of control/crash.

The vehicle came equipped with 16 inch tires, however the vehicle spar tire is only 15 inches.

The vehicle came equipped with a "15" spare tire. If the tire was used with the 4 wheel drive engaged, it would put a bind on the axle and cause it to break. 16 inch tires won't fit under the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted. The consumer felt that the dealer should replace the tires with 15 inch tire and wheel with 16 inch tire and wheel. Scc.

The consumers vehicle had 16 inch original wheels and tires, but the spare tire and wheel were only 15 inches. Consumer feels this is illogical and could pose a serious problem. Consumer thinks Ford should correct the problem by mounting a 16 inch tire as a spare instead of the 15 inch.

The truck came with a 15" inch spare tire. Thge dealer indicated that when this tire iss used on the truck it causes the rear end and the trainee to bind and go out because the truck leans. The other tires on the truck are 16" inches.

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My tires on the vehicle are 16" and the spare tire is 15" the problem is the spare tire being a smaller size than the others is that it can cause an accident or make the vehicle roll over or damage the differential of the vehicle I want to stress that this is not a "donut "tire. This is suppose to be a regular tire accoding to the owners manual if it was a "donut " it would be labeled as such it has no such markings. I contacted the dealer and the manufacturer and got the same answer from both that's the way you bought it that's the way it is so I assumed that they shipped out many vehicle that were equipped that same way it is a safety issue to not notify the owner but it will also in my opinion cause an accident ie. Rollover vehicle parts failure thank you for your time please keep me notified of your findings. Thank you signed estel keefer.

Firestone refuses to take my spare tire for reimbursement. Spare has all the correct numbers on it. Spare printed with "for temporary use only" and therefore will not take it. I have not heard of this policy. What does temporary mean? how many miles can I run on it? nobody can tell me. Sometimes you have to run on your spare a long time. Is this spare tire going to be safe ???? ???? ?( dot number: vdhl1py498 tire size: p235/75r15 ).

16" tires on vehicle---15" spare tire.

Sparetire is 15 inch, other 4 are 16 inch, and spare is not clearly marked as "temporary" creating potential unsafe and mechanically problematic situation if spare is installed for more than a short period/distance.

Spare tire given by Ford is p235 75 r15, this is the only size that will fit into the spare tire well, consumer currently has firestone wilderness p265 75 r15 and would not be able to put a spare on if needed due to the differences in size.

Firestone will not honor recall on temp use only spare tire. I feel a 15'' spare on a truck with 16'' oem tires would make the spare more prone to blow out in use. (dot number: vdhl tiresize: p235/75r15).

The vehicle came equipped with a spare tire that was not the same size of the tires that were already on the vehicle, also the spare tire does not fit properly under the vehicle, the tire binds up on boths sides and is within an inch of the exhaust pipe.

Truck came equipped with p 245 75 r 16 tires and wheels, but has a p235 75 r 15 for a spare. Was informed by dealer not to use 4x4 with this combo due to stress on drivetrain. I am also concerned about this from a safety point. I ask that Ford replace the 15 inch wheel combination with the correct size. They are reluctant to do so.