Wheel Problems of Ford Ranger - part 2

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Ranger pickup. The contact stated that the wheels were rusted due to a collection of rain. The contact was concerned that the tires would not provide adequate traction when driving in inclement weather. The dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but did not assist the contact. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 12,000.

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Front wheel bearings fialed while driving. I was able to safetly stop the vehicle.

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- the contact stated that the 2007 Ford Ranger continued to have problems while driving 45-60 mph. The vehicle shook uncontrollably. The contact called the dealership, and they informed him that the problem was due to weather. The contact called the manufacturer, they also informed him that the ice build up in the wheels and threw the wheels off balance. The manufacturer told him that the wheels were not manufactured to prevent wheel vibration. Updated 03/30/07.

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While driving 35 mph right wheel separated from the vehicle. This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. However, driver was able to stop the vehicle. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection.

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Consumer states when braking and gently touch the brake pedal the rear wheels lock up. Mr.

While observing a flat tire consumer noticed a 6-8 inch split in aluminum wheel. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

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While washing a wheel on truck the consumer sustained a deep cut to his finger on the edge of the razor sharp wheel spoke, after examination of the other wheels he found that all the spoke edges were sharp as well. Nlm.

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Driver front alloy wheel cracked in half, which almost cause a crash. The driver experienced difficulty in controlling the vehicle. The wheel cut in half like a sliced bagel.

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While driving 60 mph front left wheel bearing superheated and ignited lubrication of grease which caused a fire. And wheel off which almost caused a serious crash. Ford was not willing to assist consumer, even under warranty. Please provide further information.

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When the right front bearing assembly locked up due to lack of grease it almost put me in the ditch on the right side of the road. It had to be towed to the nearest Ford dealer,brandon Ford, and they replaced the whole right assembly costing about $600 and was covered under warranty. They did not,however,check or repalce the left side assembly which failed at higher speed. The left side assembly locked up 200 miles later while I was taking it in to have it replaced and this time at 65mph and almost threw me into a retaining wall being used on I-4 at mlk in tampa. I am filing this report with you so that if there are any more vehicles out there-explorers and Rangers that Ford failed to lubricate and are subject to failure ,it will be on record. As close as it was to causing a wreck,I feel that they should follow up to make sure that some unsuspecting and less alert driver doesn't get killed or kill someone else. Although they replaced the above items, they failed to replace both when the problem was found and I believe they need to be prodded to check out any other vehicles that might have been missed. Personally, I think that the problem was probably an automated "station" that was computer controlled and that ran out of grease and wasn't caught until much later. I also feel that when it was found they decided to let it pass rather than deal with the problem at that time and wait for the consumer to report a failure to his dealer. This isn't just cynicism, I have owned a 1987 cougar,firestone 500 tires and a chevy pu with side saddle gas tanks.

While driving in town on hwy 20, the front right wheel assembly separated from the axle. The vehicle pulled to the right causing me to collide with a boulder in the side of the hill. Hitting the boulder deployed both airbags, put the truck up on it's two left tires and sent the vehicle back into the highway. When the truck came to a stop I got out of the truck to find the right front tire/rim/brake assembly resting against the curb approximately 15 feet behind the vehicle.

The tires need to be trude and balanced almost every month, I have taken it back to Ford 4 or 5 times and they will do nothing about it its either the tire or rims and no one will help me with this problem in the past year I've spent over 1,000. 00 and more just to get it right and it is still not right. Ford is blameing firestone and firestone is blameing Ford I need help please. ( dot number: tire size: 235/70/14 ).

The consumer stated that the vehicle manufacturer was providing 15 inch spare wheels on vehicles equipped with 16 inch wheels, this may cause the vehicle to be out of balance, the consumer believes this is a safety issue and should be looked intoby the manufacturer.

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While backing vehicle out front wheels locked up as result of caliper cutting tire. Please provide further information.

Consumer states that the bolts on the tires sheared off causing the front wheels to beome loose. Please give any further details.