2006 Ford Ranger Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 272 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 103,941miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the tires of the 2006 Ford Ranger, 1% of the 272 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 103,941 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving down the road and I hit a bump and my spare tire fell down and out of the truck onto the highway. I stopped immediately and retrieved my wheel of the highway and saw that it was still connected to part of the mount. The next day I drove to a repair shop to put the truck on a lift to look at the damage and realized that the entire frame had rotted under the truck. …”
NHTSA complaint #10552819, filed 2013-11, 17,882 miles“I bought a new 2006 Ford Ranger sports truck from akins Ford in april 2006. The truck had goodyear wrangler tires on the truck when I bought it. I rotated the truck several times since owning the truck and have even had a flat tire. The tire was replace, repaired and then put back on the truck. I was preparing for a highway trip to new orleans, so I was having the tires rotated when I discovered that all 4 four of the tires were dryrotting. Each tire had evidence of the dryrotting on the inside (the opposite side from the raised white lettering) of the tire. …”
NHTSA complaint #10284251, filed 2009-09“The contact owns a 2006 Ford Ranger. The contact stated the rear passengers tire blew. The contact was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and collided into another truck. The driver of the other vehicle lost control from the impact of the contacts vehicle and flipped over. The driver of the second vehicle was killed. A police report was available. The contacts vehicle was examined by a return expert who discovered that the failure was located at the rear passengers side valve stem. The valve stem was manufactured by dill, serial acp032, and model tr413. The manufacturer was contacted. …”
NHTSA complaint #10336865, filed 2010-06Related service bulletins
- 10018938Jan 1, 2005Vibration diagnosis - tire/wheel runout.
Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 | 1 | 1% |
| 2008 | 3 | 1% |
| 2007 | 5 | 2% |
| 2006 | 4 | 1% |
| 2005 | 8 | 3% |
| 2004 | 17 | 4% |
| 2003 | 10 | 4% |
| 2002 | 29 | 8% |
| 2001 | 39 | 8% |
| 2000 | 139 | 21% |
| 1999 | 178 | 24% |
| 1998 | 136 | 24% |
| 1997 | 57 | 14% |
| 1996 | 41 | 10% |
| 1995 | 28 | 9% |
| 1994 | 54 | 12% |
| 1993 | 32 | 14% |
| 1992 | 15 | 8% |
| 1991 | 13 | 10% |
| 1990 | 14 | 13% |
| 1989 | 7 | 10% |
| 1988 | 2 | 2% |
| 1987 | 2 | 4% |
| 1986 | 1 | 3% |
| 1985 | 1 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2006 Ford Ranger
175 complaintsBody and structure
26 complaintsSuspension
20 complaintsFuel system
16 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsEngine
12 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Ford Ranger
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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