1998 Dodge RAM 1500 tire problems

TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE RAISED UP. THE SPARE TIRE HAD DETACHED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT HE NOTICED THE CABLE WHICH HELD THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE HAD POPPED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO DETACH FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

NHTSA complaint #10401136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER S/T TIRES, SIZE 37X12.50R17LT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE ENTIRE TIRE BENEATH THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT COMPLETELY. THERE WAS A RECALL INITIATED BY COOPER TIRES; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE DAMAGES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE VIN, DOT NUMBER, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #10259976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE 265/75R/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLISTERING. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TIRES. THE SPARE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07T005000 (TREAD/BELT), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT ALL THREE TIRES BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,351 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,627.

NHTSA complaint #10258038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE 265/75R/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLISTERING. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TIRES. THE SPARE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07T005000 (TREAD/BELT), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT ALL THREE TIRES BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,627. THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT FILED FOR THIS FAILURE, ODI NUMBER 10258038.

NHTSA complaint #10258050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND TIRE WERE DAMAGED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04T018000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,242. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 06/05/08 *BF UPDATED 05/28/08

NHTSA complaint #10226648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TIRE FAILURES-GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT. ALL 4 TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATIONS WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD.

NHTSA complaint #10146775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TREAD SEPARATIONS/BLOWOUT TRAVELING 62 MPH, HAZLETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA. OLD TIRES HAD TO BE LEFT AT TETLOW TIRES IN SMITHERS, B.C. CANADA.

NHTSA complaint #10146782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

TREAD SEPARATION AND SIDEWALL FAILURE, INSIDE EDGE OF TIRE NEXT TO RIM. THIS IS THE FINAL TIRE TO FAIL PREMATURELY OF FOUR. THESE TIRES WERE RATED AS 60,000 MILE TIRES, THIS ONE FAILED AT 54,532. TIRE 1 FAILED 5/10/05 AT 40,838 MI WITH TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE 2 SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT EAST OF HAZLETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA. THIS WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR. THE THIRD TIRE ALSO SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AT THIS TIME ON THE RIGHT FRONT. THIS TIRE WAS ON VEHICLE LEFT FRONT AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10146785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRES ON 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE ALL 5 (4+SPARE) DUE TO SPLITS IN THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE RIM. THE FIRST ONE WAS 2 SUMMERS AGO, 3 MORE TIRES LAST LAST SUMMER, AND THE LAST ONE NOW. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND THE PROBLEM BEFORE BLOW OUTS.

NHTSA complaint #10093603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

DYNAMIC TIRE SEPARATION, SEARS TRAIL HANDLER TIRES OF SIZE: 26575R16. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE RUNNING AT 70 MPH. A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH ALMOST LED TO AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10041378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE THE WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10042264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVERS TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH. CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAS LOST IT'S FRONT TIRE. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10002426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT ON A DODGE, RAM,1998, TIRE SIZE P26575R16, AND MILEAGE 30,000. *AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT BACK LEFT TIRE SIDEWALL IS STARTING TO PEEL AT FIRESTONE MARKINGS, DOT NUMBERS FOR TIRES ARE BM14474-3 AND BM14976-1.

NHTSA complaint #898297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

CRONIC PROBLEMS IN SAFTEY RELATED ITEMS: STEERING, TIRES, MIRRORS FUEL SYSTEM

NHTSA complaint #746543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSGENER IN A 1998, DODGE, RAM 1500; AFTERMARKET TIRE INSTALLED AT 35,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P265/75R15, DOT# 7BHPUB286; TIRE CTR. NOTIFIED AND WILLING TO EXCHANGE TIRE AT A PRORATED DEAL. *AK CONSUMER STATES SINCE TIRE FAILURE, THE OTHER TWO REMAINING TIRES HAVE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION, ALL TIRES HAVE VISIBLE BULGES ON THE RUNNING TREAD, CAUSING OSCILLATIONS OF THE VEHICLE AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND VIBRATIONS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, ONE OTHER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO THE ONE REPORTED, THIS OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #888436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A BANG, STOPPED AND GOT OUT, AND TIRE HAD EXPLODED, CAUSING IT TO RIP OFF TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #881636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME APART. THE TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT IN MULTIPLE AREAS. THE RESPONDING TROOPER ADVISED IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST HE HAD SEEN AND SIMILAR TO THE FIRESTONE PROBLEM. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

NHTSA complaint #740209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

GOODYEAR WRANGLER AFTER MARKET TIRE, LT235/85R16 SIZE. TREAD ON 9 OF TIRES SEPARATED FROM CASING. DOT MK0RKRHV079. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #877729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE PAVED PORTION OF NEVADA STATE ROURE 290 AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ABOUT A 10 INCH LONG PORTION OF THE TIRE JUST SHREDED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER HE REFUSED TO MAKE GOOD ON IT. HE CLAIMED I HAD RUN OVER A CURB OR SOME OTHER OBSTACLE. I HAD NEVER RUBBED A CURB, LET ALONE HIT ONE, OR HIT ANY OTHER OBSTACLE. I FIGURED IT WAS NOT WORTH THE TIME AND EFFORT TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN CARSON CITY WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN RACKED OVER THE COALS. I TINK IT IS TIME TO, AT LEAST, INVESTIGATE GOODYEAR TO SEE HOW SAFE THEIR TIRES ARE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

NHTSA complaint #733101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TIRE WHEEL FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #607350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

GOOD YEAR TIRE (P245/75 R 16) HAS SLOW AIR LEAK. YH

NHTSA complaint #608703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

REAR TIRE BLEW OUT (GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP P245/75R16).YH

NHTSA complaint #608691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

GOOFYEAR P265/75R26 TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, REPLACED FOUR TIMES. YH

NHTSA complaint #606504 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED, DUE TO FAILURE (GOODYEAR AP 245/75R16).

NHTSA complaint #606776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.