1994 Dodge RAM 1500 Tires Problems

“I was driving along at about 50-55 MPH when suddenly the rear of the truck is violently propelled upwards, lifting the rear wheels up off the pavement. I look up in the rear view mirror trying to make sense of what just happened and I see my spare tire standing straight up in the middle of the road and other vehicles braking and weaving to avoid the dump my truck just took in the middle of the road. Once I looked under the bed of the truck I noticed a 4 to 5 inch piece of frayed cable is all that's left where my spare tire used to be. …”

“I own and drive a 1994 Dodge RAM 1500. On 4/13/05 I was driving on a four lane highway when the small cable that holds the spare tire under the truck bed in place snapped. The tire exited from underneath the vehicle and entered traffic. Miraculously, fellow motorist took evasive maneuvers and missed this tire and wheel bouncing all over four lanes of active traffic. I spent an extensive amount of time until I located the failed part from my truck. I was very dismayed when I discovered this tiny cable was all that retained the spare tire under the truck. …”

“Tread separation of sentry lt tire, size lt 265/75 r16 at low speed causing damage to fender well of bed of pickup. A prior failure in another of these tires was sidewall separation causing severe unbalance. I have two other tires which haven't failed but have been removed. The seller of these tires was western auto stores (a sears subsidiary). There is adequate tread left on the tires.”

“The contact owns a 1994 Dodge RAM 1500. The vehicle has cooper cobra radial g/t tires. While driving 67 MPH, the rear driver side tread had completely separated from the tire. The failure damaged the rear wheel well. The tire did not deflate and no crash occurred. The tires have not been diagnosed by the dealer. The VIN and failure mileage were unavailable.”