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Problems with 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 TIRES

On average, the 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 starts to “feel” problems with the TIRES and its various aspects after 134 872 miles.

Components Affected by TIRES Issues

We have classified the 11 complaints from 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 about TIRES into the following categories.

TREAD/BELT 5 SIDEWALL 3

Recently reported TIRES problems on 1999 Dodge Ram 1500

I had oneida the tires on back of my 1999 dodge ram 1500 on my way home on a dry saturday afternoon i way on the freeway running 75 mph when the tread came completely off of the tire it beat up front and backsides of my fender wells and support brackets and now i have to replace my bed as well as the tire i have only had the truck a little of 2months and the tire had 75percent tread left on it. *tr

Tl* the owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500 with enduro ht runaway tires, size: 265/70 r17. the contact stated the tires do not stop on wet pavement. the contact was driving 30 mph in rainy weather and on a slight incline when the brakes were applied and the vehicle begin to slide. the contact was unable to control the vehicle and crashed into another vehicle, and then a second vehicle. there were no injuries. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the tire failure mileage was unknown. the vehicle failure mileage was 230,000.

2 country squire tires lt245/75/16 threw their tread belts for no reason while i was driving. i went to my dealer and wanted to know why. they said there is nothing wrong with the tires. i explained that if these tires had been on the front, i would have been killed and asked them to check with the mfg. they told me they didn't know who the mfg. was and replaced one of the tires with another country squire 245/75/16. the other tire was replaced with a summit tire with similar tread. i paid for both tires. when these tires blew my fender was dented & the shrouds above the tire were destroyed. my mud flaps were torn off. dealer refused to make anything right. tough luck. i still have three of these tires on my pickup. what do i do? these tires had only been on my pickup for four months when i had trouble. *ak

Consumer states while driving the vehicle at 55mph and no warning right rear tire tread started to separate ,causing the tire to blowout. consumer had to pull over. goodyear, rangler sts ,p265/75r16, dot 4b73d582. dealer notified.*ak

Tire blow out while driving down highway

At 60mph tire sidewall blewout, and could have caused an accident. cause unknown. dealer notified. size unknown, dot#p21575.*ak

While traveling at approximately 45 to 50 and mph and pulling a trailer, right rear tire contacted a road hazard which punched a hole in tire. when consumer took vehicle to sam's club tire shop, mechanic stated that they could not replace tire because it had a hole punched in it, and it was "substandard" for that vehicle. michelin tire, p245/75r16 ltx a/s with a 35 psi. sticker on door stated that the tires were suppose to be p245/75r16 xl, extra load with a psi of 41 - which was a stronger tire. please provide any additional information/attachments. *ak

Split in sidewall near rim of wheel. it was noticed when oil was changed. goodyear said they were not having problems with these tires. *ak (tiresize: p245/75r16)( dot number: tire size: p245/75r16 )

Tread of tire seperated from sidewall (tiresize: p265/75r16)( dot number: tire size: p265/75r16 )

Tires split/crack at bead...sidewall separates from bead, starts as crack then eventually splits apart...all 4 tires on truck have done this now, first @ 9k miles, second @ 15k miles, third @ 22k miles, 4th @ 28k (tiresize: 245/75/16)( dot number: tire size: 245/75/16 )

Outside sidewall on two of goodyear wrangler ap tires, p245/75r16 have split. right front split 6 months ago while traveling at approximately 35 mph, and right rear tire split while traveling at approximately 25 mph on march 27th, 2001. *ak dot # m670ck0a248. *slc

Tires are not big enough for the load of the van. consumer took vehicle to dealership, and they are aware of the problem. *ak

Rear driver's side tire blew up & caused damage to side of car. (claim# 75-a269-021) *mw

While driving on the interstate noticed a foul smell, which seemed to be plastic burning. consumer cut the air conditioning off, suddenly clouds of smoke poured from under the engine. consumer pulled over to discover there was a fire coming from under the hood. also, cruise control and abs have stopped working, and all 4 tires had to be replaced after 15000 miles. *ak *ml

Consumer took vehicle to goodyear for tires. she said that vehicle wasn't driving correctly. mechanic told her that vehicle was too heavy for the size of tires.*ak

While appempting to stop the brakes did not stop the vehicle (vehicle has anti-lock brakes on rear wheels only), the seat belt did not hold the passenger causing him to move forward and hit both knees on the dash, the seat belt grabbed yanking passenger back into door and the passenger hit head on the window, air bags also failed to deploy. nlm

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