1998 Dodge RAM 2500 Tires Problems

“While parked at my house, in my driveway, the front right tire exploded. The tire was a michelin ltx m/s lt245/75r16 the truck had not been moved for 9 days. The blowout left a 14 tear in the sidewall of the tire with shard of rubber clad steel belt material sticking out of the gash. No one was near the truck when the explosion occurred. I hear a loud report at about 11:30am when the tire blew. The temperature at the time was between 75f and 80f.”

“On a 1998 Dodge RAM 2500 three of the five stock goodyear wrangler rt/s 245/75 r16 tires have been voluntarily replaced by the manufacturer for sidewall separation. The fourth tire blew one week ago while towing a light boat (2000lbs) at approximately 65mph. I was able to maintain control, but I had my wife and two children aboard and am upset that the same problem has occurred repeatedly due to an admitted manufacturer error. The tires have less than 45,000 miles on them and the replacements are showing minute signs of sidewall separation with less than 10,000 miles. …”

“Driving on hwy880 north bound just past 238 junction pulling my boat. My boat weighs approx 7000#. I had just merged onto the highway and I was going about 50mph when I noticed a severe vibration. The vibration got worse and all of a sudden a huge piece of tread separated from the rear drivers side tire. I can say this because I saw it fly past me in the lane to my left. Following the tread separation the tire exploded and my truck started to fishtail. I was able to signal and make my way to the right hand shoulder. The tire had 3/4 of the tread missing and had a huge hole in the sidewall. …”

“On 4-21-2006, my right rear tire catastrophically blew out. The entire perimeter of tread separated, doing at least $2,158.80 damage to my truck. I did not lose control and there was no other damage. On 4-22-2006, 234 miles after the first blowout, the left rear tire blew out in a similar fashion. Damage this time was $1,896.82. The tires were cooper dominator sport a/t, size lt 265/75-16e. The DOT code for both tires was upw8 xdj 3104. The first tire had 22,467 miles at the time of blowout; the second 22,701. …”

“While traveling on the highway on january 23,20 04. At approximately 60 MPH, the tread on the front passenger side tire separated, resulting in complete destruction of the tire. On march 23, 2004 while driving at the same speed, the tread on the rear driver side tire separated, resulting in tire failure. Hercules, terra track, r123, lt245/75r16, the tires had only 17,000 miles on them. The first incident occurred with no warning. The vehicle jerked and pulled to the right. The tire was inflated but the tread in the center was gone. The second incident occurred while in motion. …”