2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Tires & wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 265/70517 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10897677

Incident

Jul 6, 2016

Mileage

197,000 mi

I HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN VIRGINIA. I WAS ON VACATION, THE TIRE HAS A 70K MILE WARRANTY AND I HAD 44K MILES ON THE TIRE. THE TIRE BLEW OUT NO WARNING, IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB HAD EXPLODED. THE TIRE BLOW OUT, KNOCKED OUT MY FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY, KNOCKED THE FRONT BUMPER A LOOSE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER, DENTED THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER AND PASSENGER DOOR. THANK GOD I DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE NOR WAS ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING BESIDE ME.

NHTSA ID

10782526

Incident

Oct 9, 2015

Mileage

194,782 mi

THE INNER TREAD IS FALLING APART AT 6975 MILES AND 6 MONTH. ALL THE INNER TREAD IS CRACKED AND BREAKING OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10491873

Incident

Jan 8, 2013

Mileage

76,701 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO PULLING A 2006 THOR COMFORT TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH TOWMASTER TRAILER RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 225/75/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE SHOULDER IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED FOLLOWED BY THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AILING THREE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY UNDER INFLATION AND SEVERAL OTHER VARIANTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10479433

Incident

Feb 3, 2012

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH,WHEN A BIG BANG HAPPENED AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO DRIFT AS IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE. AFTER STOPPING THE TRUCK,I NOTICED ONE TIRE HAD THE TREAD COMPLETELY COME OFF AND HAD DAMAGED THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK SEVERLY. THE TIRE WAS NOT FLAT,,BUT HAD NO TREAD LEFT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10449356

Incident

Dec 6, 2011

Mileage

96,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S TIRES, SIZE WAS LT265/70R17. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED FROM RIM TO RIM. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 231,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 4BT6FDDR3809.

NHTSA ID

10361193

Incident

Oct 15, 2010

Mileage

231,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD ST/SLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER ROD AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,900. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT ON THE OUTSIDE ONLY. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES ROTATED THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINED THE SAME. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/09/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10279950

Incident

Aug 3, 2009

Mileage

109,500 mi

2004 DODGE RAM DIESEL 2500 TRANSFER CASE FAILED AT 59,865 MILES AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY (MAXIMUM PROTECTION WARRANTY UPGRADE PURCHASED) DUE TO NO OIL IN TRANSFER CASE (IMPROPER MAINTENANCE). I CONTACTED VERNON AT TRANSFER CASE EXPRESS (510) 533-2273 AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSFER CASE THAT IT WILL DEVELOP A LEAK AT THE REAR SEAL AND ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WILL LEAK OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY BLUMENTHAL TRANSMISSION A DIRECT DISTRIBUTOR OF THESE TRANSFER CASES. THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY THE FACT THAT NO DODGE DEALER IN THE USA HAS THIS PART AS IT IS ON BACK ORDER STATUS GREATER THAN 30 DAYS LEAD TIME. THIS PRESENTS AS A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE (FEELS LIKE A TIRE IS FALLING OFF). *TR

NHTSA ID

10221759

Incident

Mar 12, 2008

Mileage

59,865 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE APART AND STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HUB. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE NOISE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND FOUND THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

NHTSA ID

10207636

Incident

Oct 7, 2007

Mileage

85,000 mi

TREAD SEPARATION AT FREEWAY SPEED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10201739

Incident

Sep 1, 2007

Mileage

103,220 mi

LEFT WHEEL BEARING ON MY 2004 RAM 2500 TRUCK HAS BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE WORKED ON THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION. THE SEAL OF THE WHEEL BEARING HAS BEEN BROKEN EVERY TIME. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2200 MILES. RECENTLY, THE LAST FOUR TIMES, THE SEAL WAS BROKEN APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3000 MILES. DODGE DEALERSHIP (ARRIGO DODGE, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA) CLAIMS THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THEM TO REPAIR ADDITIONAL PARTS (SPINDLES, FRONT END, ETC.), HOWEVER, A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE HAS STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN WITH THIS TYPE OF REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10139747

Incident

Oct 10, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10113463

Incident

Oct 22, 2004

Mileage

50 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, TURNING BECAME DIFFICULT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10083227

Incident

Jul 19, 2004

Mileage

300 mi