Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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.
DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY, GRINDING NOISE ,SMOKE . WE HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 40 MPH. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THE TRANSFER CASE IS BUSTED. WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK IN NUMEROUIS TIMES AND TOLD THEM WE FELT LIKE WE WERE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW OUR TRUCK IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OUR EXT. WARRANTY REFUSES TO PAY THE CLAIM. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN DODGE TRUCKS, CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE? DEALER WE BOUGHT FROM IS OUT OF BUSINESS(CROWN DODGE).
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
THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER SAYS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE KEEPS WEARING FASTER. ALSO, DEALER STATES THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. *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
MICHELIN TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT (MICHELIN LTX A/S/ P245/76R16). NLM
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
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
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 )
WHILE DRIVING, MICHELIN LTS AS IRE (P245 75 R16) WENT FLAT. *SLC
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
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 )
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW UP & CAUSED DAMAGE TO SIDE OF CAR. (CLAIM# 75-A269-021) *MW
TIRES ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THE LOAD OF THE VAN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
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
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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