296 of the
16,087 complaints filed about the Dodge RAM 1500
are about the tires —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2009.
The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that the steering wheel and the front wheels were uncontrollable. While driving from Georgia to Memphis, there was an unknown object loose by the wheel. The ball joint suspension was replaced by an independent mechanic. The low tire pressure warning light was illuminated. The contact was unable to control the vehicle and had the vehicle towed to an unstated location. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.
NHTSA complaint #11704481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2006 RAM 1500 equipped with Arroyo Tires, Tire Line: Tamarock A/T, Tire Size: 33X12.50/R18, DOT Number: 1TBDDP35C0924 and 1TBDDP35C0824. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel started to vibrate excessively. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the tires needed to be balanced. The contact was later informed that the tires could not be properly balanced due to irregularities in the inner liner. The contact was advised that all four tires needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 20,000.
NHTSA complaint #11680930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2011 Ram 1500 equipped with Goodyear Tires, Tire Line: Wrangler A/T, Tire Size: 265/70/R17, DOT Number: 1PL1YJC1R. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in for routine maintenance, the mechanic discovered that all four tires had sustained severe cracking and tread separation. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 15,467.
NHTSA complaint #11616033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2011 Ram 1500 equipped with Goodyear Tires, Tire Line: Wrangler AT Adventure, Tire Size: 265/70/R17, DOT Number: PL1YJC1R0219. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the TPMS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the tires were diagnosed with tread separation. The contact was informed that all 4 tires needed to be replaced. The tires were replacement tires. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The tire failure mileage was approximately 15,000. The vehicle failure mileage was unknown.
NHTSA complaint #11592195 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, there was an abnormal thump, prompting the contact to look through the review mirror, where he observed that the spare tire was on the roadway. After a visual inspection, the contact observed that the spare tire hoist cable had detached, allowing the spare tire to fall from the spare tire compartment. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,600. The VIN was not available.
NHTSA complaint #11552042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TOYO OPEN COUNTRY XTREAM AT2 - LT 275 / 85 R 17 LOAD RANGE E. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN 1000 MILES OF EACH OTHER. TIRE ARE NEARING THE END OF LIFE WITH APPROX 7500 MILES REMAINING UNTIL THEY MUST BE REPLACED. TREAD WEAR INDICATORS ARE STILL BELOW THE TREAD ON THE TIRES. TIRES ARE RUN AT PROPER INFLATION PRESSURE ON HEAVY DUTY PICKUP AT 75 PSI. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS BECAUSE I NOTICED BOTH TIRES BEING OUT OF ROUND BEFORE THEY FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #11528188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
My 2 rear tires the side walls have started comping apart on my cooper discoverer a/t 275/55/r20 I have tried to take them back to where I have purchased them and they told me the warranty is past 2 days ago and they could not replace them so here I am with 2 tires and no vehicle to drive with 3 month old tires so I looked up to see about the recall and it is for the a/t 3 but not the a/t so I don't know what to do the tires only have 1200 miles on them
NHTSA complaint #11514702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I was driving on the highway at about 65mph and at first I noticed that it felt like my tie rod ends were going bad. And then all of a sudden I felt an explosion and my truck made a sharp right dive into the right hand lane and caused the car in that lane to swerve right. I was then able to gain back control and gradually came to a stop on the right hand berm of the highway. The right rear tire appeared just as it does in the attached photos. The tire size is p264/70R17 no authorities were notified and the tire has not been inspected by anyone.
NHTSA complaint #11466612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
GALAVIZ AUTO REPAIR & TIRES748 N ARIZONA AVE, CHANDLER, AZ 85225 ACCORDING TO THEM I GOT A DEAL, 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR MY DODGE RAM 1500 FOR 400. ME BEING A FEMALE, NOT KNOWING MUCH, DIDN'T NOTICE THE BRANDS WERE NOT EVEN THE SAME AND SIZE ON TWO WERE NOT LIKE THE OTHER TWO. THEY WEREN'T BRAND NEW, USED AND SUPPOSEDLY A YEAR WARRANTY. THE REASON I WENT BACK WAS TO CHECK ON THE TIRE RECALL, OWNER AND SON SAID THEY DON'T DO RECALLS OR REPORT AND TRANSACTIONS WITH NHTSA. HAVE NO RECORDS OF TIRES SOLD AT THERE SHOP. I WAS SCREWED OVER BY AN EX CO WORKER SELLING TIRES AT HIS OWN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. THEY COULDN'T HELP ME WITH ANY THING THAT HAS TO DO WITH RECALLS.
NHTSA complaint #11377778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH MASTERCRAFT COURSER MT TIRES, SIZE: 35/12.50R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE DOT NUMBER AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #11133101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL AT/S TIRES, SIZE 265/75R16. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEEL TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS TORN APART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
NHTSA complaint #11128551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PERKINS MOTORS (1205 MOTOR CITY DR., COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905, 855-832-3989) FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE ROTATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE TWO OF THE TIRES WERE OF DIFFERENT BRANDS; THEREFORE, THE TREAD DEPTHS WERE UNEVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE TIRES HAD TO HAVE THE SAME TREAD DEPTH IN ORDER TO BE ROTATED. THE CONTACT ASKED FOR THE INFORMATION IN WRITING SINCE IT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE OWNER'S SERVICE MANUAL. THE TECHNICIAN REPLIED THAT IT WAS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND COULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC. THE TIRES WERE NOT ROTATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,609.
NHTSA complaint #11100371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR TRACKER 2 SERIES TIRES, SIZE: P265/70R17 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SENT AN EMAIL TO WALMART'S STORE MANAGER VIA THE CORPORATE WEBSITE, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT ALSO SENT AN EMAIL TO THE MANUFACTURER AND DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT CONSUMER ONLY HAD ABOUT 2,000 MILES ON THOSE TIRES BEFORE REPLACING UPDATED 9/21/18
NHTSA complaint #11099818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2012 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH HIS FRONT LEFT TIRES EXPLODED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES BEING USED WERE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P275/60 R20. *LD
NHTSA complaint #11093009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON THE WAY BACK TO BUFFALO MISSOURI AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM ( TRAVELING 65MPH), THE RIGHT REAR TIRE STARTED TO MAKE A VERY LOUD WINDING SOUND AND SHAKE. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY (55MPH) AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL, CAUSING MY TRUCK TO SEVERELY FISH TAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO LANE ROAD, NARROWLY MISSING ON-COMING TRAFFIC. ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017 I TOOK MY TRUCK AND BLOWN OUT TIRE TO JBC TIRE AND AUTOMOTIVE (AUTHORIZED DEALER OF COOPER TIRES). JOSH MOUTREY WAS THE MANAGER ON DUTY. I INFORMED OF THE BLOW OUT. JOSH AND HIS MECHANIC CHECKED THE TIRE OF ANY FOREIGN DEBRIS, NAILS OR CUTS IN THE TIRE. AFTER THE INSPECTION ON THE BLOW OUT AND THE OTHER TIRES, JOSH STATED THAT THE TREAD ON THE THREE REMAINING TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR (LF HI:5, LOW:4; RF HI:5, LOW:4; LR HI: 5, LOW:4). ON THE BLOWN OUT TIRE FROM THE RR TIRE THEY FOUND NO FOREIGN DEBRIS, NAILS, CUTS OR ANY REASON THAT THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT THE SIDE WALL. JOSH CALLED COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER AT THEIR 800-573-9523 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND TALKED TO THE ON DUTY SUPERVISOR (DOUG). I WAS LISTENING ON SPEAKER TO JOSH AND DOUG DISCUSSING THE TIRE. JOSH STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE: DISCOVER AT3; 265/10/17; DOT# UT1Y 1A6 3214 ON ALL 4 TIRES CAME FROM THE SAME BATCH# AND LOT#. JOSH STATED TO DOUG THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON THE RR TIRE SHOULD HAVE BLOWN AND THAT THERE WAS NO FOREIGN DEBRIS FOUND. JOSH STATED TO DOUG THAT THE ONLY REASON FOR THE BLOW OUT WAS MANUFACTURES SIDE WALL DEFECT. JOSH ALSO, STATED THE REMAINING THREE TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR BEYOND ANY NORMAL WEAR FOR TIRES RATED AT A 60K MILE WARRANTY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE RUBBER. DOUG (C.S. SUPERVISOR) STATED THE ONLY THING HE COULD DUE, WAS PRO-RATE THE BLOWN OUT TIRE AND PRO-RATE THE REMAINING 3 TIRES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES BY COOPER TIRE, ATD (AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTOR OR JBC TIRE AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #11024837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES. 265/70R17 JENJ FTP 4411. TIRE BLOWOUT WITH APP 15,000 MILES ON TIRE. ANOTHER TIRE SEPARATED WITH APP 22000 MILES ON TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #11023946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED 4 NEW VEE RUBBER TIRES ON 12/5/15. SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE PUT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE TIRES AND HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED TWO COMPLETE BLOWOUTS IN WHICH THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRES APPEARS TO HAVE DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY OR AT A SPEED OVER 45 MPH I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY IF NOT DEATH.
NHTSA complaint #10992841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
NHTSA complaint #10980935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER AUTHORITY TIRES, SIZE: LT265/70R17 (NA). THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND EXCESSIVE WEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE STEEL BELTS TO BECOME EXPOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO PREVIOUS TIRES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,592.
NHTSA complaint #10969793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH NITTO TERRA GRAPPLER TIRES, SIZE: 285/70R17 116-T. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT APPLIED A SPARE TIRE TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE HOW THE TIRE SEPARATION OCCURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10957352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.