Problems with 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 TIRES

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500 with b.f goodrich rugged trail t/a tires, line size: lt265/70r/17. the contact stated that the side walls of the front passenger, front driver and rear driver's side tires were cracking, peeling and becoming dry rotten. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the tires were not replaced. the approximate failure mileage was 500. the vehicle failure mileage was 70,000. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500 with michelin - radial x tires, size p265/70/r17. the contact stated during routine maintenance at a local repair facility she was advised that all of the tires including the spare side walls were severely cracked. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who confirmed the diagnosis and stated that the tires needed to replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but only offered a discount for the tire replacements. the tires were not replaced. the failure and current mileage was 45,000. updated 07/21/11 *bf the consumer stated three separate tire stores informed her the tires were unsafe and subject to blow out.

Upon entering the freeway and just getting up to freeway speed, the right (driver-side) rear tire separated from the tread causing the vehicle swerve violently. driver was able to recover and stay on the road. extensive damage to wheel well, right rear quarter panel, bumper, taillight, and tailgate. no other vehicles involved. *tr

I was driving a dodge sprinter, and i stopped on a light to wait for a green to came, and when i stared moving, and all of the sudden i had to make stop, because a car on front of me, stopped, i pushed a brakes a few times, and it didn't work, and after i made an accident, someone tried a car, and it did work! i found this material on the web site, that i will give you a link to it. it will help you! http://www.automotix.net/autorepair/recalls/9149-recall/. *tr

Tipm issue when left turn signal is activated no response to wiring harness. which also would not activate trailer brake light due to no input from left signal. i think this is a problem when other drivers can't see brake lights all due to a bad tipm. was told the dealer will replace for $700. my opinion with so many 06 dodge 3500 with same problem this should be recalled. talked to other owners who have been to dealer and there is a wait for back order due to many others having same problem. *tr

A routine visual check of my tires resulted in finding that the outer sidewall rubber is degraded on all four tires. the nature of the degradation is that the sidewall rubber is separating from the core. this is apparent around the entire circumference of the tires. the separations shows as if they were a "fine slice" through the rubber such that the rubber is easily lifted away from the core. there have been no normal (or otherwise) driving incidents or vandalism where such "fine slice" type degradation would have resulted. the "fine slices" appear to start from where the main tread is on the side of the tire and is in a radial shape towards the tire center. these slices range from 1/2" to 2" in length at this time. the tires have been replaced with new tires. the worst case tire has been retained and is in my possession. digital pictures have been taken and are available. the tires are bf goodrich lt265/70r17, rugged trail t/a with dot code m3ah dr11 4005 load range "e". *tr

The bf goodrich rugged trail tire has numerous cracks in the sidewall. i had to replace one at 15k miles and now more cracks are showing up on the other tires at 30k miles. the tread life is good but the sidewalls are incredibly weak. *tr

I was driving south on i-95 when i heard my left front tire separating . i canceled my cruise control as soon as i realized what was happening , when i hit the cancel button the tire exploded. my truck had a total of 2500 miles on it when this happened . it damaged the bumper ,fender, headlight,door, cab, rim and step bar nothing has been done to repair my truck yet , i also still have the old tire. *jb