2000 Ford Ranger Tires Problems
Owners have filed 139 complaints with NHTSA about tires problems on the 2000 Ford Ranger, 21% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 40,156 miles. The words owners use most often: “tire size” (26% of reports).
- 139tires complaints
- 40,156median miles at failure
- 10mention a crash
- 10mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 61%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Tire size: mentioned in 36 of 139 complaints (26%)
- Firestone wilderness: mentioned in 33 of 139 complaints (24%)
- P225 70R15: mentioned in 24 of 139 complaints (17%)
- P245 75R16: mentioned in 12 of 139 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do tires problems happen?
Based on 7 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 139 complaints, 10 mention a crash, 10 an injury.
Ford Ranger tires complaints by model year
| Model year | Tires complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Ranger | 2 | 2% | 14 |
| 2019 Ranger | 2 | 1% | 55,750 |
| 2011 Ranger | 1 | 0% | — |
| 2010 Ranger | 1 | 1% | 10,830 |
| 2009 Ranger | 1 | 1% | 350 |
| 2008 Ranger | 3 | 1% | 8,300 |
| 2007 Ranger | 5 | 2% | 34,500 |
| 2006 Ranger | 4 | 1% | 103,941 |
| 2005 Ranger | 8 | 3% | 30,895 |
| 2004 Ranger | 17 | 4% | 35,500 |
| 2003 Ranger | 10 | 4% | 20,000 |
| 2002 Ranger | 29 | 8% | 37,000 |
| 2001 Ranger | 39 | 8% | 39,000 |
| 2000 Ranger | 139 | 21% | 40,156 |
| 1999 Ranger | 178 | 24% | 103,000 |
| 1998 Ranger | 136 | 24% | 50,580 |
| 1997 Ranger | 57 | 14% | 50,379 |
| 1996 Ranger | 41 | 10% | 175,604 |
| 1995 Ranger | 28 | 9% | 140,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists tires for the 2000 Ford Ranger. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Ranger equipped with Kenda Tire, tire line Kenetica, tire size P235/75/R15, and Dot Number K3DK. The contact stated he notice that tread separation from the rear passenger side tire. On another occasion the contact had a blowout on the front driver side where the tread…
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…
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)…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2000 Ford Rangers have tires problems?
No. NHTSA has 139 owner complaints about tires for the 2000 Ford Ranger (21% of the 670 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2000 Ford Ranger tires?
No recall currently lists tires for this vehicle.
At what mileage do tires problems start?
The median reported mileage is 40,156 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about tires problems on the 2000 Ford Ranger?
The most frequent phrase is “tire size”, in 36 of 139 complaints, followed by “firestone wilderness” (33).
Other 2000 Ford Ranger problems
See all 2000 Ford Ranger problems or tires problems across all Ranger years.