Problems with 2000 Ford Ranger TIRES

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 ...

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.*ak

While driving, a loud clanking noise was heard coming from the rear. the consumer was able to pull over and the noticed that the passenger tire tread separated from the wheel. the driver was able to change the tire. goodyear wrangler p245/75r16 rts/#dot mk70d5dr1502. *jb

The rear tires were worn. this would cause a vibration in the vehicle when driving. please provide more information. goodyear#. *jb

I was driving on hwy. 40 going 68 miles per hour when the right front tire just popped off. i got control of the truck and made it to the side of the hwy. because there were cars all around me when the incident occured i could not get off the road quickly enough and thus so causing the entire rim to be destroyed. the tire came off in one big ring and flew into the highway causing traffic to have to go around it at a high rate of speed. i had to dodge traffic that was already having to go around to the side of the road i had to be on to get the tire out of the path of on comming cars. i retreived the tire and kept it to investagate if it was a recall or not. i had an accident on 5-12-04 when one of the other tires just like that one had blown out and caused my truck to roll and skid down the hwy. ending upside down. i had to go to the emegency room and be checked out. i sustained scrapes and brusies and broken ribs. i didnt think it ...

While driving the vehicle at 35 mph, the driver heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. the consumer pulled over to investigate the noise and noticed that the left rear tire had blown out. the size of the tire dot# is unknown. please add any additional information. *ph

While driving 35 mph front passenger's side tire tread separated, causing a tire blowout. consumer managed to pull over to change the tire.*ak

Really rough ride, and after looking at the sidewalls, tires have moderate amount of cracks and good size slits on the sidewalls, makes the whole truck shake at just about any speed.*ak

Firestone tires on a 2000 ford ranger pickup, which exploded (blow out) and caused over $4000 damage to my sons vehicle. *ak

I went through 3 supposedly new alternators within one month. dealerships in both tennessee and georgia denied any problem with the alternators and refused to repair/replace them at no charge. i paid for three alternators in one month!!!! don't tell me there's nothing wrong with them. also, the first replacement alternator was supposed to be new (i was charged over $500 for it) but after it failed and was inspected, it was determined that it was a rebuilt alternator. why did the dealership charge me for a new one, and why wasn't i refunded any money?!?! also, i have wilderness ht p225/10/r15 tires. they always squeal when going around corners or over speed bumps, no matter how slow i am going. is there something wrong with them? i have read a lot of complaints about them. thanks for the help. *la

While driving 60 mph the driver side tire tread separated from the wheel (firestone wilderness ht#p225/7015). *nlm

The driver's side tire experienced tread separation. *jb

The vehicles left rear tire thread separated, blew out and came completely off the rim. *nlm

The tires show no other unusual signs of wear but do show signs of separation beside the tread the vehicle has 28000 miles on it and i think that it is totally unacceptable for this to be happening at this mileage. thankfully i noticed the problem before any unfortunate event happened whilst driving.*ak

Tread separation blowout - empty truck bed. *ak