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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 36 of 232 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Tires. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
31 crash reports14 fire reports18 injury reports
What owners actually said
232 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 14, 2000
Tires
I HAD 4 FIRESTONE FR480 THAT CAME WITH MY PICKUP. I REPLACED TWO. THE OTHER TWO HAVE 8/32 TREAD LEFT AS OF THIS DATE. HOWEVER, THE TREAD IS STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES. I CANNOT RECEIVE ANY SATISFACTION OUT OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HERE IN PETOSKEY MICHIGAN SO I AM ASKING YOU WHAT I CAN DO. I DON'T WANT TO DIE IN A VEHI…
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I HAD 4 FIRESTONE FR480 THAT CAME WITH MY PICKUP. I REPLACED TWO. THE OTHER TWO HAVE 8/32 TREAD LEFT AS OF THIS DATE. HOWEVER, THE TREAD IS STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES. I CANNOT RECEIVE ANY SATISFACTION OUT OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HERE IN PETOSKEY MICHIGAN SO I AM ASKING YOU WHAT I CAN DO. I DON'T WANT TO DIE IN A VEHICLE CRASH WHEN THEY SEPARATE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22570R14 )
NHTSA ODI #727871
Mileage unknown · Aug 10, 2000
Tires
DRIVING ON I-26 AT 55 MPH, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK STARTED GETTING LOW, ABLE TO GET TRUCK TO SAFE BERM AREA OF AN ACCESS RAMP AND GET STOPPED. UPON CHANGING TIRE, THE TIRE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THOSE BEING DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA, WITH THETREAD PEELING OFF THE TIRE CASING ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE VISIBLE DAMAGE …
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DRIVING ON I-26 AT 55 MPH, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK STARTED GETTING LOW, ABLE TO GET TRUCK TO SAFE BERM AREA OF AN ACCESS RAMP AND GET STOPPED. UPON CHANGING TIRE, THE TIRE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THOSE BEING DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA, WITH THETREAD PEELING OFF THE TIRE CASING ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS IN THE OUTER WALL AND TREAD AREA. LOOKING INTO SEVERAL OF THE LARGER HOLES YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE TREAD HAS SEPERATED FROM THE CASING. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE THE SAME TYPE DAMAGE THAT OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES ARE HAVING.*AK( DOT NUMBER: W2FC 1M9 2 TIRE SIZE: P225/70R14 )
NHTSA ODI #727446
Mileage unknown · Aug 8, 2000
Tires
PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1993 RANGER; PASSSENGER'S REAR TREAD SEPARATED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THREE OTHER TIRES HAVE CRACKS ON THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL. *AK THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THESE TIRES, ACCORDING TO FIRESTONE DEALER. TIRE SIZE P265/75R15 AND DOT # W29V 1N3143. *YH
NHTSA ODI #867135
Mileage unknown · Aug 6, 2000
Tires
I WAS TRAVELLING AT 50 MPH AND PULLING A 14 FT ALUMINUM BOAT TO OUR CAMP. I HAD JUST WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND HAD MY OIL & FILER CHANGED AS WELL AS CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL 4 TIRES & THE SPARE. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW. IT JUST DID NOT GO F…
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I WAS TRAVELLING AT 50 MPH AND PULLING A 14 FT ALUMINUM BOAT TO OUR CAMP. I HAD JUST WENT TO THE SERVICE STATION AND HAD MY OIL & FILER CHANGED AS WELL AS CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL 4 TIRES & THE SPARE. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW. IT JUST DID NOT GO FLAT, BUT BLEW. I RECALL THAT THERE WERE NO OBJECTS ON THE HIGHWAY THAT CAUSED THIS. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND I OBSERVED THAT THE TIRE LOOKED DEFECTIVE. THERE WERE NO EXTRERNAL MARKINGS OR PUNCTURES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THIS TIRE TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER IN LAFAYETTE,LA ON JOHNSTON STREET AND HE SAID I RAN OVER SOMETHING, WHICH I KNEW I DID NOT. HE THOUGHT I HIT A CURB, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THERE ARE NONE ON STATE HWY 82. HE THEN TELLS ME IT WAS PROBABLY LOW PRESSURE, WHICH I THEN INFORMED HIM IT WAS JUST CHECKED PRIOR TO STARTING MY TRIP. HE SAID HE WAS ALL OUT OF SUGGESTIONS. I SAID HOW ABOUT DEFECTIVE? TO WHICH HE REPLIED, PROBABLY NOT, THE TIRE IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD. HE AND I OBSERVED THE TIRE WHICH SHOWS THE SIDEWALL PHYSICALLY TORE / SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD WITHOUT ANY PUNCTURES OR MARKINGS. HE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY. I NO LONGER BUY FIRESTONE TIRES AND I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265R15 )
NHTSA ODI #726791
Mileage unknown · Aug 5, 2000
Tires
TIRE WAS WORN. GRAVEL ROAD. TIRE CASING BLOWOUT CAUSED NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY, BUT THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS A RESULT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P165/75R15 )
NHTSA ODI #726742
Mileage unknown · Jun 21, 2000
Seat BeltsSteeringCrashInjury
VEHICLE GOT OUT OF CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH ON WET ROAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLOVER. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #864003
Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2000
Seat Belts
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING SEATBELT NOT TO LATCH. THIS WONT PROTECT THE DRIVER IN EVENT OF CRASH. *AK
NHTSA ODI #863079
Mileage unknown · May 31, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES TO DISINGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN BACK TO THE SPEED THAT WAS SET ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #723420
Mileage unknown · May 2, 2000
Seats
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK BOLT WHICH HOLDS DRIVER'S SEAT UP RIGHT SHRADED OFF. THE SEAT BACK FELL HORIZONTALLY WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO REACH FOR SEAT BELT OVER HIS SHOULDER. *YH
NHTSA ODI #861258
Mileage unknown · Mar 2, 2000
Parking BrakeService Brakes, Hydraulic
REAR BRAKES LOCKING DURING WET WEATHER DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE SHOES. NLM
THE STUDS WHICH ATTACH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AFTER BEING OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOCATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A CRACK OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN ONE OR BOTH STUDS FRACTURING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PREVENTING THE SERVICE BRAKES FROM ACTIVATING INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.
DURING EXTREME COLD, NORTHERN CLIMATE WINTER CONDITIONS, ICE CAN FORM IN THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE THROTTLE PLATE TO REMAIN IN THE HIGHWAY CRUISING POSITION AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED OR THE SPEED CONTROL IS DEACTIVATED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCES CAN BE INCREASED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE DUCT AND VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH REVISED UNITS.
THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF-ADJUST RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE RACHET.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.
Remedy: A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.
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NHTSA investigations
2
EA95018 · Separation Of Master Cylinder
Opened Jun 19, 1995 · Closed Apr 2, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD CONTINUES TO SUDY THE PROBLEM ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY STUD FRACTURES ARE NOT FREQUENTLY OCCURRING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.LIKEWISE, ODI CONTINUES GATHERING INFORMATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE RECALL SCOPE SHOULD INCLUDE OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS.IF EVIDENCE INDICATES THE SCOPE SHOULD BE EXPANDED, ODI WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED.
PE93045 · Steering Gear Bolt Broken
Opened May 7, 1993 · Closed Aug 31, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available
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