We have classified the 3 complaints from 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 about WHEELS into the following categories.
Both front tires are exhibiting bubbled sidewalls on the lt235/85r16 tires suggesting early stages of tread separation from carcass. driver's side looks to be out of round as well. lot numbers are identical elw0408. no accident as yet, but appearance is worrisome based on listed failures in in the nhtsa database. after the recent reports on the poor tracking of tire failures and lack of accountability, i believe this report is relevant and pertinent to public safety.
Had a flat tire and could not get the rims off the wheel hub--went to dealer and he said to get under vehicle and hit rims with a sledge hammer---this has been ongoing since 2001--right now going thru this problem again after dealer said that it was fixed. *tr
Brakes overheating causing wheels to become hot. wheels are condinsating on inside causing rust on inside of wheel causing valve stem failure and tires to become gaulted to wheel making it imposable to save tire for repare. (dot number: m32k tiresize: lt24575r16)
While driving on highway, approached a traffic light, applied brakes and vehicle pulled to the right extremely hard, and went out of control. contacted dealer. they repaired vehicle by putting shims behind the driver's side front wheel. wheel was not on hub after installing shims, shims did not fix problem. *ak *ml