Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Tires & wheels reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Jan 4, 2014
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 553 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.
Owner reports naming tire or wheel
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceOther / unspecifiedSteering+1 more
Filed Jan 4, 2014
WENT TO CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURES AND TOOK VALVE STEM COVER OFF AND IT SNAPPED THE TOP OF THE VALVE STEM OFF EVEN WITH THE TOP OF THE VALVE STEM....2 OTHER VALVE STEM COVERS ARE ALSO SEIZED ON THE VALVE STEMS ON THE TRUCK.. CALLED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE REPLACED HUNDREDS OF THEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THEM IS TO PUT ANOTHER SENSOR IN FOR 75 BUCKS CAUSE THEY CAN NOT PUT REGULAR VALVE STEMS IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE TPMS SENSORS IN THEM...THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY RECALLS TO DATE NOR COULD I FIND ANY ONLINE...THIS IS A OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH MANY DODGE VEHICLES WITH THIS METAL VALVE STEM AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR
NHTSA ID
10558437
Incident
Jan 2, 2014
Mileage
125,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed May 11, 2013
THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING INDICATING AN PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. AFTER CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES AND FINDING THEM TO BE NORMAL I WENT ABOUT MY DRIVING ACTIVITIES. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DIPPED DOWN AND I COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF A FLAT TIRING FLOPPING ABOUT. THE TIRE WENT FROM PERFECTLY FINE TO FLAT INSTANTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND COULD STOP SAFELY. WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE I NOTICED THE VALVE WAS MISSING. TAKING THE TIRE INTO A LOCAL SHOP THE MECHANIC HANDED MY THE TPMS SENSOR AND TOLD ME IT HAD FALLEN IN, TAKING THE VALVE STEM WITH IT. THE SENSOR FELL IN BECAUSE THE RETAINING NUT HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN OFF. IN APRIL 2013 THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TPMS NUT CRACKED AND CAUSED THAT TIRE TO SLOWLY GO FLAT. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE SYSTEM INDICATED A TIRE PROBLEM. I PULLED OFF AND CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE, ALL NORMAL. I CONTINUED ON MY JOURNEY TO A STATE HIGHWAY. ONCE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I STARTED TO GET SOME WOBBLE AND FLAT TIRE SOUNDS. PULLED OVER AND THE TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT. AS I WAS CHANGING THIS TIRE THE RETAINING NUT BROKE AND THE SENSOR FELL INTO THE TIRE. I EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR NUTS WERE CORRODED. *TR
NHTSA ID
10511524
Incident
Sep 21, 2012
Mileage
48,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Feb 6, 2012
GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP ALL TIRES CUPPED BEFORE 34,000 MILES. *TR
NHTSA ID
10446885
Incident
Dec 26, 2011
Mileage
34,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 10, 2011
VALVE STEM DAMAGED WHILE CHECKING AND FILLING TIRES. *KB
NHTSA ID
10429328
Incident
Sep 30, 2011
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 20, 2011
2008 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, MILAGE: 27471, DATE: 5/26/11, TIME 7:30AM, LOCATION: I475-US23, SPEED: 65 MPH. ORIGINAL OWNER / ORIGINAL TIRES. EVENT: TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED ABRUPTLY BY FLAPPING SOUND. STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. DISCOVERED FLAT TIRE AND ABSENCE OF TIRE VALVE STEM ON LEFT REAR TIRE. NO VISIBLE PUNCTURE TO TIRE SIDEWALL AND/OR TREAD. DEALER FOUND STEM/SENSOR INSIDE TIRE. NO FAILURE TO TIRE OTHER THAN SECONDARY DAMAGE TO SIDEWALL (UNSAFE). DEALER REPLACED TPMS SENSOR/VALVE ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. INSPECTION OF REMAINING TIRE VALVES AT OWNERS REQUEST RESULTED IN A VERBAL "ALL OK." OFFERED TO REPLACE TIRE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. **TT
NHTSA ID
10407648
Incident
May 26, 2011
Mileage
27,471 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 22, 2011
THIS IS ABOUT YET ANOTHER SET OF GOODYEAR P27560R20 WRANGLER HP . SIDE WALLS SPLIT OUT. 18,000 MILES. *TR
NHTSA ID
10384060
Incident
Feb 20, 2011
Mileage
18,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 4, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES, SIZE P265/70/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SIDEWALL ON THE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE P RATED INSTEAD OF A LIGHT TRUCK TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO SPEAK WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD HIM TO SPEAK WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.
NHTSA ID
10374091
Incident
Jan 1, 2011
Mileage
18,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 25, 2009
Crash reported
PREMATURE TREAD WEAR, CONSTANT LEAKS DUE TO ROCKS, SIDE WALL WEAR EXCESSIVE. I WAS AVOIDING A DEER AND TURNED SHARPLY. THE TIRE CAME SEPARATED FROM THE BEAD CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER CAUSING 7000.00 DOLLARS DAMAGE. THESE TIRES ARE A JOKE AND SHOULD NOT BE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON A 350 HORSE POWER 4X4 TRUCK! *TR
NHTSA ID
10281674
Incident
Jul 1, 2009
Mileage
4,000 mi
BrakesExterior lightingTires & wheels+1 more
Filed Apr 3, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PRODUCE THE PROPER LIGHTING TO SEE AT A DISTANCE. SHE PURCHASED NEW BULBS THAT WERE INSTALLED AT THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE FROZE TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD "JUMP" UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED MORE EXPERIENCE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRES COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO "JUMP". THE MECHANIC FURTHER STATED THAT THE ABS WAS LOCATED ONLY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WILL INCREASE. SHE INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS AND WAS ADVISED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE A LITTLE LONGER TO ALLOW THE SUSPENSION TO LOOSEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,800.
NHTSA ID
10264081
Incident
Jan 22, 2009
Mileage
120 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 8, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES. WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT EXAMINED HIS TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WERE DESIGNED FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, NOT LIGHT TRUCKS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OTHER TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,000. UPDATED 12/08/08. *LJ THE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE RIM. UPDATED 12/09/08 *JB
NHTSA ID
10244716
Incident
Jul 3, 2008
Mileage
3,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 21, 2008
Crash reported2 injuries reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP TIRES, SIZE P235/65R17. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HANDLING POORLY DURING ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TIRES JUST SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED SOME NECK BRUISING AND PAIN. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES ARE TO BLAME FOR THE CRASH, NOT THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS DURING ANY TYPE OF SUDDEN STOP. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 18-20 MPH, THE TIRES WILL BEGIN TO SKID. THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,044.
NHTSA ID
10239193
Incident
Apr 8, 2008
Mileage
25 mi
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