1998 Ford Ranger complaints

RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED AT ONLY 38,000 MILES AND WITHIN 2 YEARS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

INSIDE/OUTSIDE EDGES OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P235/70R16 ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR, WAS HAVING STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS & VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER. LEFT TIRES ALONE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRES. DOT VN08 *SLC

DOOR AJAR - FALSE READING. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WITH DOOR CLOSED.

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. *AK

RIM RUPTURED AND DEFLATED, CONSUMER FELT IF HE WAS GOING ANY FASTER MAY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TIRE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE BEAD COMING THROUGH THE CRACK IN THE RIM, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 3 RIMS ON VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR, AND THE SIDEWALL WAS PEELED BACK TO THE RIM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU TIRESIZE: 235/70R16)

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE P225/70R15 DOT W2UU1P0069 WAS CAUSING A NOISE, SO CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SEE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE 1 TIRE, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES ALL TIRES ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH TREAD, FIRESTONE WILL NOT ASSIST UNLESS TIRES ARE ON A RECALL LIST. *SLC

THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE IN MY LANE. I CORRECTED MY VEHICLE TO COME BACK ONTO THE ROADWAY AND WHEN I TURNED BACK TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT FRON TIRE BLEW AND THE WEIGHT SHIFTEN FROM THE WEAK SPRINGS IN THE REAR, ROLLING MY VEHICLE FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, THEY WERE OVERSIZED (16 INCH, OFF-ROAD PACKAGE) AND UNSAFE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE 16 INCH TIRES ARE NO LONGER BEING PUT ONTO RANGERS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

DRIVER'S REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT OWL TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH.TIRES HAD 8200 MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. TIRE SIZE P225/70R15, DOT# UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD THUMPING NOISE AND WENT TO A TIRE DEALER WHO NOTICED TIRE TREAD HAD PEELED, DEALER ALSO NOTICED THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION, RIGT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P235/75R15 WAS REPLACED, DOT VNHL. *SLC

CONSUMER REPLACED ALL THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 225/70R15 TIRES, THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING HANDLING PROBLEMS AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. *MJS

WHILE WAITING AT EITHER AT STOP LIGHT OR SIGN VEHICLE WOULD START TO REV UP, AND LATER STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. SOMETIMES IT FELT AS IF ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW UP BECAUSE OF THE REVVING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB

A FORD REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF A RECALL REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL (POSSIBLY A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL), THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED A RECALL STATEMENT AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM ANY WORK. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FAILURE OF TIRES HAS NOT OCCURRED YET; HOWEVER, ALL 4 TIRES ARE FULL OF CRACKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE THREAD BLOCKS. ONE TREAD BLOCK ON ONE TIRE HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ON TIRES THAT ARE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND AT THIS MUCH MILEAGE. CONCERNED THAT TIRE FAILURE IS BOUND TO HAPPEN AND TIRES HAVE PLENTY OF USUABLE TREAD LEFT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: P225/70R15)

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION FOUND OUT THAT REAR BRAKES WERE STUCK TOGETHER. NEVER WERE REPAIRED BEFORE. EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS BROKEN, LIKE IT WAS RUBBING TO A PART OF VEHICLE, AND BRAKE PADS AND SHOES WORE OUT.*AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P235 75 R15) HAVE A LINE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE WHICH IS THE START OF TREAD SEPARATION, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED, CONSUMER REQUESTS HELP WITH GETTING THE TIRES. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ON A STEEP INCLINE AT 20 MPH PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FELL INTO THE LAP OF PASSENGER; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REINSTALLED AIR BAG. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ON ONE OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES THE STEEL BELT WAS SHOWING. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, RANGER P235/75R15 SIZE. TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE STARTED TO CRACK ALL THE WAY AROUND WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDE WALL.*AK

CRASH INVOLVED MY VEHICLE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH HAD TURNED INTO MY PATH TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A LIGHTED INTERSECTION. POLICE DETERMINED THAT OTHER DRIVER WAS AT FAULT. OTHER VEHICLE (A VW JETTA) WAS STRUCK IN THE SIDE, YET BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO BREAK FRONT AXLE, YET NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I CONTACTED DEALER WHO REFERRED ME TO THEIR 1-800 CUSTOMER HOTLINE, WHO THEN REFERRED ME BACK TO DEALER TO PURSUE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. THEREFORE, I'M NOW CONTACTING YOU.

FIRESTONE TIRES HAD VISIBLE SPLITS AT THE TREAD/SIDEWALL INTERFAVE OF SEVERAL TIRES, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF TIRE AT 60MPH. FROM TREAD AROUND SIDEWALL HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE TIRE. (DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW. THE TIRE HAS A 2" VERTICLE BREAK IN IT'S SIDEWALL. UPON SEARCH OF THE LOCATION, I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT I MIGHT HAVE HIT AT THE TIME AND I DON'T RECALL HITTING ANYTHING WITH THAT TIRE IN THE PAST. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE TIRE HAS OTHER VERTICLE RIPPLES IN THE SIDEWALL AS WELL AS THE OTHER THREE STILL ON THE GROUND. THE TIRE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE TWO PLYS OF POLYESTER IN THE SIDEWALLS. UNLESS THEY ARE ADJACENT, I CAN ONLY IDENTIFY ONE IN THE BREAK. NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE OCCURED. (DOT NUMBER: W2FC IP4 TIRESIZE: P22570R14)

WAS DRIVING 45- 50MPH, HAD NO PRIOR WARNING, AND LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE. PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED TIRE WAS SHREDDED; REPLACED IT WITH SPARE; TOOK TIME FOR REPLACEMENT TIRE. DO NOT HAVE TIRE. P235/70R16 WITH 7,000 MILES ON A 1998 FORD RANGER.*AK THE OLD TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND THE CAUSE FOR BLOW OUT OF THE TIRE IS NOT KNOWN. *YH

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER REQUESTS TIRES BE REPLACED WITH QUALITY TIRES. *SLC

SIDEWALL RIGHT WHERE THE TREAD IS CONNECTED TO THE TIRE BLEW OUT IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES WITHIN 18 INCHES OF EACH OTHER ON THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE, SOME OF THE TREAD WAS INCLUDED IN THE BLOWOUT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P22570R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )

MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT 9,000 AND 31,000 MILES. WHEN IT FAILS, THE ENGINE STALLS, AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART AND KEEP RUNNING. WITHOUT ENGINE POWER, THERE IS LIMITED BRAKE AND POWER STEERING FUNCTIONING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT OCCURS IN A MOVING TRAFFIC SITUATION. FORD IS UNABLE (UNWILLING?) TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE FAILURE RATE.*AK

WEARING UNEVEN, MY TIRES HAVE CHECKED BY FIRESTONE REP. ALLIED TIRE CENTER, 1529 MACARTHUR DRIVE , ALEXANDRIA, LA. 71301, ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED AS PER MANUAL , AIR PRESSURE CHECKED, BUT THE TIRES WHICH ARE 60,000 MILE TIRES IS NOT HOLDING UP , WIRE CAN BE SEEN IN THIS TIRES, WHATS NEEDED IS REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES BECAUSE ITS VERY UNSAFE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY WITH THESE TIRES IN THIS CONDITION, WHICH IS REAL UNSAFE. (TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AT 60 MPH EARLIER THIS YEAR. MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE UNDER THE ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY BUT WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE FORD RANGER. USAA HAS THE DAMAGE REPORT AND FIRESTONE HAS THE TIRE FAILURE REPORT. THE ONLY THING I HAVE ARE THE PICTURES OF THE FAILED WILDERNESS AT 16 INCH TIRE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

COIL PACK KEEPS FAILING DUE TO FAULTY SENSORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO QUIT RUNNING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED PACK AT LEAST TWICE. *AK

ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE TIRE THREAD. ONE TIRE HAD 14" SPLIT, SECOND TIRE HAD 4" SPLIT, THIRD TIRE HAD NUMEROUS 1" SPLITS AND THE FOURTH TIRE MANY 1/2" SPLITS. LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER STATED ROAD HAZARD CAUSED SPLITS. OLSEN TIRES (PURCHASED ROAD HAZARD PROTECTION) STATED TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, SPLITS IN THREADS WERE NOT CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD AND TIRES WERE WORN OUT. REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES WITH FOUR NEW COOPER TIRES PURCHASED FROM ACTION GATOR TIRE DEALER. I HAVE THE FOUR OLD FIRESTONE TIRES IN MY POSSESSION FOR OBSERVATION BY NHTSA OR FIRESTONE. (DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRESIZE: P235-70R16)

I REPLACED ALL MY FIRESTONE TIRES WITH A LES SCHWAB BRAND THE DAY AFTER THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE WILDERNESS ATS I HAD WEREN'T COVERED BY THE RECALL. I SENT A LETTER TO THE FIRESTONE CORPORATE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICES ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED DESCRIBING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. KEITH RAHONAN OF FIRESTONE CALLED ME SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CONFIRMING THAT THEY HAD RECIEVED MY LETTER. HE TOLD ME THEY HAD A FILE ON RECORD WITH MY INFORMATION AND TOLD ME TO HOLD ON TO ALL OF THE PAPERWORK AND THE TIRE THAT HAD FAILED. I OFFERED TO SEND HIM PICTURES (THEY WEREN'T DEVELOPED AT THE TIME I SENT THE LETTER) OF THE FAILED TIRE, BUT HE REFUSED THEM SAYING THAT THEY WOULDN'T SHOW HIM ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE PICTURES CLEARLY SHOW A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE TIRE AND THE SIDEWALL, AS WELL AS A BUBBLING UP OF THE MATERIAL AROUND THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WALL. I HAD TAKEN ALL SAFELY PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING PROPER TIRE INFLATION, WHICH I MEASURED ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDED INFLATION RATE ON THE TIRE ITSELF. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUNAROUND BY FIRESTONE, AND I FEEL THEY AREN'T TAKING THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST IS THAT THEY ARE USING OTHER WILDERNESS TIRES TO REPLACE THE ONES BEING RECALLED--TIRES I FEEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY AREN'T SAFE. BECAUSE FIRESTONE HASN'T DEMONSTRATED TO ME THAT THEY CARE AND ARE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, I'VE FILED THIS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA NOW HOPING IT WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

WHILE TRAVELING AND AFTER PARKING NOTICED TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATED. TIRES WERE NOT PART OF RECALL. *AK

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. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DASH SMELLS LIKE IT IS BURNING, DOOR AJAR ALARM ALL WAYS STAY ON AND DOME LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT FOR HOURS AT A TIME DASH GETS HOT, LAST TIME TOOK IT INTO BE FIX CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND WILL NOT GO OUT AT ALL ANY MORE WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT UNTIL ENGINE BLOUS UP, SPEED DOARMERE LIGHT AND FUEL LIGHT ON DASH HAS WENT OUT WILL NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL. THE DASH IS ALL WAYS HOT AND SMELLS LIKE IT IS BURNING. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO FORD AND THE DEALER AND NO ONE WILL DO ANY THING ABOUT IT AND WHEN I HAVE THEY ALL WAYS SAY TO MANY MILES AND WHEN THERE WAS NOT TO MANY MILES ON IT THEY WILL NOT EVERN FIX IT AND I HAVE TOOK IT BACK SO MANY TIMES I GOT SICK OF IT. MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN FIX FROM THE DAY I HAVE BOUGHT IT FROM AJ MOTORS OR FORD. WHEN I CALLED FOR THEY WORD HANG UP ON ME OR GIVE ME A RUN AROUND EVEN TO THIS DAY. "" ( NO HELP AT ALL FROM FORD AND STILL MY TRUCK IS NOT FIXED) ""*AK

TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED - NORMAL INFLATION OF 80 PSI. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1X0 TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)

DEALER TOLD ME THESE TIRES WAS NOT PART OF RECALL, BUT THE SIDEWALLS APPEAR TO HAVE A PROBLEM. FROM SEVERAL FEET AWAY I SEE WAVEY PLACES IN THE WALLS. THERE ARE NO SCUFF MARKS ON THE WALLS. IT SEEMS THE WALLS ARE VERY THIN . IM FEARFUL DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/70/14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/70/14 )

CRACK LINES AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNHL1PY028 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

PART OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID AT THE TIME IT WAS A " ROAD HAZARD, THAT YOU MUST HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING." AND CHARGED ME FOR A NEW TIRE TO REPLACE IT. I KNOW I DIDN'T RUN OVER ANYTHING, BUT AT THE TIME WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO? NOW THAT I'M HEARING ABOUT THE RECALL, I THOUGHT I SHOULD LET SOMEONE KNOW IT'S NOT JUST THE 15" TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P2357016 )

ON FEB 12 2000, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT (DRIVER SIDE) TIRE - IT BUCKLED OFF THE RIM. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON A CURVE AT THE TOP OF A HILL. BECAUSE OF THE CURVE THE TRAVEL SPEED WAS AROUND 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM, MY SON COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK HIT AN EMBANKMENT, AND THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER. WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY (NATIONWIDE), THEY TOOK THE TRUCK TO A RECOVERY /LOSS CENTER. WE ASKED IF SOME ONE WOULD INVESTIGATE WHY THE TIRE WOULD HAVE COME OFF THE RIM AND THEY SAID TIRES BLOW OUT ALL THE TIME. WE WERE HAPPY NO ONE WAS HURT AND ACCEPTED THE ANSWER. BUT EVERY DAY I HEAR MORE ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE FIRESTONE TIRES AND I AM CONCERNED THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS, BESIDES THE TREAD SEPARATION. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT A SLOW SPEED. SOME ONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THE TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21575RX15 )

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD CLICKING NOISE COMING FORM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER . CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, AND WIITHIN SECONDS CAB BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER GOT OUT, AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS FLAMES WENT THROUGH THE HOOD, AND MELTED ALL ENGINE COM PARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, AND STATED AND CAUSE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO FUEL PUMP OR FUEL LINES. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES FAILED CAUSING A THUMPING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

PE00-020; TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT W2HL, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, RANGER, 1998 WITH 31,000 MILES. RIGHT REAR TIRE HAS CRACKS RIGHT BELOW TREAD, AND THAT RUNS ALL AROUND TIRE ON BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF TIRES.*AK TIRE WAS NOT ON RECALL AND THE CUSOMER REPLACED ALL 4 OF THEM. *YH

PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, RANGER ,1998 WITH 30,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15, DOT VNHL307. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CONTINUOUS CRACKS ALL AROUND THE TIRES ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF TIRES. IT LOOKED LIKE IT COULD BE PEELING OFF.*AK

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY AROUND THE EDGES. MIDDLE OF TIRES ARE DOING FINE. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED DUE TO THE RIGHT TIRE FAILING TO MAINTAIN AIR. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. FORD DEALER WILL NOT EXCHANGE THE TIRES. INDICATED NOT ON RECALL. FIRESTONE RETAILER INDICATED THE SAME. TIRES HAS 50,000 MILES ON A 1998 FORD RANGER. P235/75R15. *AK THE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. BUT THESE TIRES WERE CRACKING AROUND THE TREAD JUST LIKE THOSE ON RECALL. *YH

APPEARS TO BE A STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF TIRE BETWEEN SIDEWALL AND TREAD, PARTIAL TREAD DELAMINATION, SIDEWALL TORN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, AND NOTHING WAS HIT PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. ALLOY WHEEL DAMAGED, LIKELY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: VNFC 1P4 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )

DRIVING ALONG, LUCKILLY NOT VERY FAST. TIRE SHREDDED. I DO NOT BELEIVE I HIT ANYTHING. THE OTHER THREE TIRES SIDEWALLS RIGHT AROUND THE LETTERING ARE ALSO STARTING TO LOOK FUNNY. THE BLACK AROUND THE LETTERS IS COMING OFF.( DOT NUMBER: D2UU TIRE SIZE: P225-70-R1 )

ONE TIRE HAS SPLIT IN TREAD 60% OF CIRCUMFERENCE. OTHERS HAVE SMALLER CRACKS/SPLITS.( DOT NUMBER: VN08 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )