1998 Ford Ranger

I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE WILDERNESS HT P225/70R15-100S. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO ANY EFFECTIVE FIRESTONE RECALLS. I STILL HAVE ALL OF THE TIRES WHICH I BELIEVE ARE DEFECTIVE. I REPLACED THE TIRES AT THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER, PRIOR TO ANY RECALLS BY FIRESTONE, AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO FROM HERE.( DOT NUMBER: )

YOU SHOULD NOT REPLACE PARTIALLY WORN TIRES WITH NEW TIRES UNLESS IN SETS! FIRESTONE ONLY REPLACES THE "VD" WILDERNESS TIRES. MY VEHICLE HAS 5 TIRES ON IT AND THEY GET ROTATED REGULARLY. THEY HAD WEAR ON ALL TIRES EQUALLY. ONLY 1 TIRE MET THE RECALL CRITERIA (VD). BUT I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE FORD IN ORDER TO ASSURE EVENLY WORN TIRES. WHEN SAFETY IS AT STAKE, I SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF PROPERLY REPLACING MY TIRES ON ALL 5 WHEELS, WHEN THEY WERE ALL THE SAME TYPE, KIND, AND MANUFACTURER! FIRESTONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE REPLACEMENT TIRES! HOW DID THEY ONLY PUT 1 OF THE DEFECTIVE (PROVEN) TIRES ON MY TRUCK AT THE SAME TIME WHEN I BOUGHT THEM ALL AT THE SAME DEALER? IF A TIRE LINE IS BAD, IT'S BAD THROUGHOUT! NOT JUST AT ONE PLANT! GIVE THE CONSUMER A BREAK! FORCE FIRESTONE TO RECALL THE ENTIRE WILDERNESS AT LINE OF TIRES!!!( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P225/R7515 )

I'M FILING THIS FOR MY DAD, WHO BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN 98.WHEN HE FIRST GOT THE TRUCK, A LARGE PIECE OF TREAD CAME OFF AND WHEN HE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY STEERED HIM TOWARD FIRESTONE WHO SAID HE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.HE KNOWS HE DIDNT HIT ANYTHING...BESIDES WHY WOULD IT ONLY HIT ONE TIRE IF HE RAN OVER SOMETHING SHARP ENOUGH TO CUT THE TREAD, BUT THAT DIDNT STICK IN THE TIRE? THERE IS ALSO A TERRIBLE ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE TIRES.AFTER THIS RECALL STARTED HE TOOK THE TRUCK OVER TO FIRESTONE AGAIN AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES, AND SAID YES THERE WAS A LARGE KNOT ON ONE OF THE TIRES. WHEN HE TOOK IT IN TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THEY SAID THEY'D DO FREE OF CHARGE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES HAD BEEN DRIVEN WITH THE IMPROPER WEIGHTS, OUT OF BALANCE AND WITH THE WRONG INFLATION. FIRESTONE ARE THE ONES WHO DO ALL HIS MAITENENCE!! SO IF THEY WERE WRONG, FIRESTONE DID IT! PLEASE HELP ME HELP MY DAD! I KNOW THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE FOR HIM AND MY MOM TO BE DRIVING ON!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 14 )

THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK ARE NOT THE ONES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED BUT I AM HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS: THE TIRES LOOK LIKE THEY ARE DRY ROTTED; WEARING OFF ON THE OUTER EDGES; TREAD COMING APART FROM THE TIRES(SEPERATING). I HAVE TAKED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY SERVICE IS DONE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A SET OF TIRES DO THIS AWAY BEFORE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVERICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE TIRES FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED TWICE AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO ACTUAL REPAIRS BEING MADE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. I KNOW THAT THESE TIRES ARE A SAFETY HAZZARD, ALL I WANT IS FOR SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME ABOUT THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )